El Burrito Express

Specialties

What sets us apart from taquerias in San Francisco is that we use the freshest ingredients daily and no lard, preservatives or additives.

For almost 30 years quality has been our mission. Our ingredients are all from local vendors and our chefs prepare the food daily.

Variety you seek? Seek no further. In the meat department we have carne asada, pollo asada, pollo en salsa, carnitas, chile verde pork, chile colorado beef, ground beef, chorizo, prawns, and fish.

No meat? No problem: Tofu and vegetarian specials.

Fluffy spanish rice, refried beans, whole beans, and black beans.

Slimming down? Choose from a whole wheat, tomato, or spinach tortilla while opting for black beans, no cheese, and no sour cream.

Free salsa (we have picante red, medio green, and pica de gallo) + chips with every order.

Thirsty? Can’d soda, water, beer, jarritos, apple soda, sangria, snapple, juice squeeze, arizona tea, aqua frescas and horchata.

Come to El Burrito Express for authentic, affordable food!

History

Established in 1981.

El Burrito Express’s lineage runs deep. Its roots are found in Jalisco, Mexico, where Dona Celia and Don Perfecto met and were married. They both had a passion for life, especially for food and were destined to pursue the American dream together; they moved to California.

In California, they both worked two jobs at a time — saving and planing. Once they had enough, they opened a small café called Celia’s, still located on Judah in the aves. Within years, the café turned into a full blown Mexican Restaurant and for 50 years it has remained.

The daughter of Mr and Mrs Lopez, Mila Lopez Havlicek, grew up working at Celia’s, learning the tricks of the trade. Applying what she learned from her parents along with a passion for cooking, taste, quality, and health — El Burrito Express was born, where it stays true to those values today.

Meet the Business Owner

Mila L.

Business Owner

Mila Lopez Havlicek is the owner, along with her husband and son who as a team manage both taquerias.

Mila Lopez was born in Jalisco, Mexico but is now a proud citizen of San Francisco, CA.

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