Taqueria San Bruno — Restaurant in San Bruno

After visiting my Millbrae DDS (from San Jose) I decided to hit Yelp for some amazing Mexican cuisine recommendations. I thought I had tried them all by now? However, I came upon a 25 year establishment named Taqueria San Bruno on San Mateo. After several loops around the mixed industrial/residential area, I finally squated at the FedEx hub directly across the street. Upon entry, I asked the owner where all his patrons actually park? The answer was "FedEx".

Down to the review: this authentic establishment may be off the beaten path where parking may be challenging but well worth it in the end. The salsa bar is delicious, chips are perfect in texture, flavor and thickness. The enchiladas are a perfect size with plenty of meat, cheese and sour cream. The rice is fluffy and ideal in color and texture (it's all in the rinsing). The "soft" (only) tacos are savory in their simplicity and their "super" Burrito's are to die for (no lettuce yay). They do not offer tamales but their assorted meats and salsas stand on their own.

The service was top notch and I was immediately greeted by the best smile and care. I was served chips and four nice sized "to go" salsa containers whilst I waited for my large "to go" order. The place was vibrant, has plasma TV's with local news on and nice murals to keep a solo person visually entertained. The wall of cuisine photos are stellar. Every restaurant should follow suit. Coupled by very friendly patrons, this was an all around fantastic experience, super yum and reasonably priced.

For perspective, I'm a San Francisco native, finished HS in Pacifica and I'm 50% Hispanic and also cook. As mentioned, I thought I had tried them all in the north bay. Suffice it to say, this industrial nestled neighborhood gem is a...

Located in the cutty outskirts of San Bruno, a light 7 min walk from the San Bruno CalTrain stop. 10 min light walk from Bart, and Tanforan Mall. A tiny Mexican joint, with plenty of seating inside for family and solo dining. Clean bathrooms for you to use. Parking nearby. I went with a super burrito de carne asada con todo. Had to go with a Sprite on the side. Don't by shy to grab the salsas from the bar, and experiment with them. The salsas won't disappoint one bit, trust me. Chips were free so that was great! From my first few bites, already know this was the best burrito in town. I stood there confused because I had to ask myself, "why haven't I been here?". That was the first thing that came to mind. I live next door in SSF, and I have Taqueria Pencas, Tapatía, Morena, Celaya, Metates, and Farolito; and some other good mentions nearby. All good, and cheap Mexican joints. But those spots do not come close to how GOOD the burrito was from this spot.

Meat and ingredients was definitely fresh, and the carne asada was tender and juicier than those spots I have close to home. Had to put the carne asada to the test. Burrito was hittin, felt every bite in my soul.

Lady was super kind at the register, and the order came out in about 10 min or less with 5-6+ others waiting for their order as well. Ordered to eat inside. In the meanwhile, I tuned into the Warriors game they had on inside.

Burrito was a 5/5, and the salsas made it break the scale. Hands down, best burrito in town and within a 30 mile radius. Sure you can find some great Mexican food heading down SJ. Will definitely choose this spot over every other spot close to home. This is the best burritos we got out here. The mechanics next door definitely...

Taqueria San Bruno has this interesting “a hole in the wall that got famous” vibe that I really haven’t seen until this place. It’s one room and seats about 15 to 20 people at the absolute max, with adorable hand-painted murals on every wall. The menu was quite large, and the portion sizes were huge for everything across the board. Like we took home 4 containers total after ordering for 2 people.

The food that was good, was excellent - the ones that flopped, however, flopped hard. I’d stick with the tacos, burritos, and salsa. We ordered the wet burrito, the steak fajitas and a shrimp taco. The shrimp taco was probably the best tasting I’ve had, but a bit overloaded - impossible to eat without making an absolute mess. My friend got the wet burrito, and it was the size of two burritos. He said it was pretty good. The steak fajitas were unseasoned and tasted stewed instead of just frying them on a typical restaurant grill. A little weird for fajitas to miss since they’re a pretty distinct classic - they needed to be drowned in salsa to taste like anything. I’d probably just stick with the tacos or anything that’s not one of their “plate” offerings. The service was fine, just...