Casa de la Condesa Restaurant — Restaurant in San Francisco

Nestled between a bodega and a frutería on the always vibrant Mission Street, you'll find the unassuming Casa de la Condesa. The air is thick with the dramatic tones of a Mexican soap opera blaring from the TV, and I'm the only gringo in sight—a sure sign I've made the right choice for my inaugural taco birria experience.

Yes, I admit it: this is my first time eating taco birria. But if you're going to lose your birria virginity, this is the place to do it. The consommé hits first, a robust, beefy broth spiked with raw onion and cilantro, a punch of flavor that wakes up your senses.

The taco itself is a marvel of simplicity and indulgence. Soft, shredded beef piled generously inside a tortilla that's been lightly fried to perfection—crispy on the outside, yet soft and inviting within. The raw onions add a sharp counterpoint to the savory, salty meat. And the salsa roja is probably the best I’ve had. I’ll be sure to add vinegar to my...

We were looking for birria tacos and randomly found this place in the Mission. And what a find it is! Their quesabirrias, made with handmade tortillas drenched in consomme before hitting the grill, are flavorful and crispy, and they come with the consomme for you to dip into even more of that tasty, beefy goodness. We were then surprised by the absolutely delightful puffy tacos (a San Antonio specialty, according to the menu); these savory, sizeable, crunchy tacos, which can be filled with birria, ground beef, or chicken, were fantastic and became an instant favorite. For years, I walked by this restaurant so many times without ever realizing how fantastic it is because it just looks like your everyday hole in the wall. Don't make that same mistake. Do yourself a favor and give this place a shot, and make sure to eat everything as fresh from the kitchen...

😑 The reviews on here have got to be as fake as cubic zirconia because ain’t no way… Today I purchased some birria tacos from this establishment and yeah, no… heck no. They were soggy as a matter of fact, they were not cooked all the way(and NO, I did not “request” some soggy undercooked tacos). That tortilla is way too big for that little bit of filling and the tortillas were very bland. The birria was super dry (like sitting out all day dry) and did not have any flavor, and there was not a lot of cilantro or onions in the tacos. The only thing that had any flavor was the consommé but that was “salt and pepper” bland too(no depth). I paid a pretty penny for some very tacky, passionless, loveless, sad, and...