"I get people from the Peninsula, from Antioch and Pittsburg, they come back to here (the neighborhood) and they say, 'Chuy, can you open another store near us? We can't get any Mexican food like this,' said owner Gil Antonio Figueroa in an interview with SFGATE."
"Don Chuy's Mexi-Mercado, at 544 Excelsior Ave., is one of the few corner stores in San Francisco that serves as a bastion of Mexican food, not turkey on Dutch crunch. To the people of the Excelsior, Don Chuy's is well known - it's not uncommon to see a line of cars double-parked out front while someone goes in to order a carne asada burrito, carnitas torta or garlic shrimp quesadilla."
Don Chuy's Mexi-Mercado operates as both a corner store and taqueria in San Francisco's Excelsior neighborhood, distinguishing itself by serving authentic Mexican cuisine rather than typical deli fare. Located at 544 Excelsior Avenue, the establishment is known for crispy carnitas, carne asada burritos, carnitas tortas, and garlic shrimp quesadillas that draw customers from the Peninsula, Antioch, and Pittsburg. Owner Gil Antonio Figueroa has operated the store since 2002. The building has functioned as a grocery market since the late 1940s, originally called Garnero & Harris Groceteria, later becoming Azteca Market in the 1990s when the taqueria was first added. The store's reputation extends throughout the Bay Area, with customers regularly requesting additional locations.
Read at SFGATE
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]