La Taqueria is a taqueria budget eat in The Mission, San Francisco.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 2889 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Good Mong Kok in San Francisco is the Stockton Street Cantonese takeaway window with a ten-item haul for under fifteen dollars on a Saturday morning queue.
TryChar siu bao and shrimp dumplings
TipCash only; bring a clear list of items because the line behind you moves at speed.
Saigon Sandwich in San Francisco is the Larkin Street banh mi window: six bucks for a hot baguette and a long lunch line that turns over fast every weekday.
TryPork banh mi
TipCash only; order four at once and bring them home; the bread stays good for three hours wrapped.
Shalimar in San Francisco is the Tenderloin Pakistani counter where a tandoor-fired chicken tikka, naan and dal lands under thirteen dollars at lunch service.
TryChicken tikka with naan and dal
TipEat at the back tables; the front counter has the tandoor view but no chairs.
Yuet Lee in San Francisco is the Chinatown late-night Cantonese counter, where a plate of salt-and-pepper squid plus rice and beer runs twenty dollars.
TrySalt and pepper squid
TipCash only after midnight; the kitchen window seats fill the fastest at 23:30.
Rooster & Rice in San Francisco is the Thai khao man gai counter, with poached chicken on rice cooked in chicken fat, for thirteen dollars across four sites.
TryKhao man gai (Thai poached chicken on rice)
TipOrder the steamed and fried combo; you get both proteins for a couple of dollars more.
Souvla in San Francisco is the Hayes Valley Greek spit-roast sandwich counter, with a lamb sandwich, a frozen Greek yogurt and a take-away built for a fast.
TryLamb sandwich
TipOrder ahead via the app and skip the 12:30 line; the frozen yogurt is the closer.
