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Mexican · Lower Pacific Heights · $$$
Lamb rib birria with blue corn tortillas, fermented rajas and consommé
Mexican · Bernal Heights · $$
Lightly fried in rich beef consomme, these tacos arrive crispy-edged and deeply flavorful with a side of broth for dipping
Mexican · Nob Hill · $$
Cheese-griddled birria taco with consomme
Taqueria · Lower Nob Hill · $$
Slow‑cooked birria served in tacos with fresh tortillas and toppings—rich, tender, deeply flavored
Mexican · Mission District · $
Slow-braised birria in crispy tortillas with consume
Indian & South Asian · Marina District · $$$$
Indian-Mexican fusion taco with jackfruit
Mexican · Lower Nob Hill · $
Achiote garlic sourdough sandwich with prime beef birria and melted cheeses, served with consommé
Prime beef short rib braised in red chile broth, served on tortillas griddled in beef jus.
Cheesy, indulgent birria‑style quesadilla hybrid—rich and fun
Taqueria · Mission District · $
Slow-braised beef birria tacos - a truck specialty.
Mexican · Duboce Triangle · $
A hearty broth-based dish featuring tender birria meat and noodles, a unique fusion.
Mexican · Visitacion Valley · $
A fusion bowl marrying birria broth with ramen noodles — an ambitious cross-cultural experiment with shredded beef and rich, spiced consomme
Mexican · Panhandle · $$
Grass‑fed beef stewed in ancho chile, roasted tomatoes, beer, sesame seeds & spices—rich, savory, served with rice, salsa de árbol & tortillas
American · Mission District · $
Mexican · Fort Mason · $$$
Taqueria · Yerba Buena · $$
Taqueria · Cathedral Hill · $
American · SoMa · $
Double corn tortilla dipped in chile-infused oil, stuffed with braised beef, onions, and cilantro, served with a cup of rich consommé for dipping
Taqueria · Lower Haight · $
Mexican · Excelsior · $
A highly-rated birria-style beef taco with melted cheese, onions, cilantro, and salsa, offering bold flavors.
Mexican · Laurel Heights · $
Crispy tortillas encase tender stewed beef, complemented by cheese and served with a rich consommé for dipping.
Italian · SoMa · $$
A fusion of Mexican birria and Italian lasagna, layering tender beef with pasta.
Taqueria · Cole Valley · $$
Slow-braised beef tacos on house-made tortillas, the order over carnitas.
Italian · Lower Nob Hill · $$
A unique Thursday-Sunday special featuring tender shredded birria and a homemade sauce on a pizza crust, praised for its bold flavors.
Slow-stewed beef in chile-spiced broth with consomme for dipping tortillas.
Mexican · Outer Richmond · $
Tender, slow-cooked meat served with a rich, flavorful consommé for dipping, noted as a standout.
Salad topped with shredded birria
Latin American & Caribbean · Mission Bay · $
A creative fusion dish featuring a flavorful birria consommé broth with noodles.
Stewed beef tacos served with consommé for dipping.
Filipino · North of the Panhandle · $$
Slow-braised pork tacos served with a rich, savory consommé for dipping.
Braised beef tacos served with consommé for dipping.
Tender, braised meat served with a rich consommé for dipping, offering a deeply savory and comforting experience.
Stewed beef birria taco — really good, absolutely stuffed with meat per reviewers.
Latin American & Caribbean · Outer Sunset · $$
Slow-braised, consomme-dipped tacos with melted cheese — messy, rich, and deeply satisfying
Bar · Parkside · $$
Slow-cooked beef tacos with consomme.
Taqueria · Lower Nob Hill · $
Stewed beef tacos served with consommé.
Mexican · Mission District · $$
A hearty soup featuring tender beef and a deeply flavorful broth, served with accompaniments.
Five-tortilla birria with Oaxaca cheese, queso cotija, and consume sauce
Peruvian · West of Twin Peaks · $$
Slow-cooked beef birria tacos, called out as flavorful and high-quality.
A classic entrée plate with tender birria served alongside traditional Mexican rice and beans.
Mexican · Dolores Heights · $$
Melty Oaxaca cheese and beef birria in a crisp tortilla with salsa verde—hearty and savory
A single blue corn heirloom taco filled with birria, cheese, beans, and guacamole.
American · Mission District · $$
Crispy birria-stuffed cheese balls, a quirky shareable that fits the eclectic menu.
A rich stewed meat dish served with its flavorful consommé, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Mexican · South Beach · $$$
A creative short rib preparation, though noted by some reviewers for being structurally difficult to eat.