Place Category: Catering, Mexican, Outside Dining, and TaqueriasPlace Tags: Chef Owned and Operated and Dog Friendly Patio
At El Metate, we make every visit fun and fabulous. With brightly painted walls, bumping music, energetic and friendly staff, and excellent food, you won’t be disappointed. From our famous fish tacos, delicious tortas, big burritos, tasty quesadillas, nachos to flan or tamarind horchata, we’ve got it all. We even have vegan and vegetarian options!
El Metate Menu - San Francisco Updated 2/25/2023
Menu and prices subject to changePrices include sales tax
TORTAS
Chicken Milanesa Torta 15.00
Dutch crunch bread served with a special spread, lettuce, avocado, jalapeños, queso fresco, tomatoes, onions and gourmet breaded chicken breast with Mexican spices pan-fry corn oil.Carnitas Torta 14.00
Dutch crunch bread served with a special spread, lettuce, avocado, jalapeéos, queso fresco, tomatoes, onions and cooked pork in very hot oil to create very tender meat and delicious flavor.Grilled Steak Torta 15.00
Dutch crunch bread served with a special spread, lettuce, avocado, jalapeños, queso fresco, tomatoes, onions, and flap meat cut and cool in small pieces to cook evenly.Al Pastor Torta 14.00
Dutch crunch bread served with a special spread, lettuce, avocado, jalapeños, queso fresco, tomatoes, onions and marinated pork with Mexican spices.Fish Torta 15.00
Dutch crunch bread served with a special spread, lettuce, avocado, jalapeños, queso fresco, tomatoes, onions, and fried marinated fish, lightly breaded.Grilled Chicken Torta 14.00
Dutch crunch bread served with a special spread, lettuce, avocado, jalapeños, queso fresco, tomatoes, onions and marinated chicken thing with Mexican spices.Vegetables Torta 14.00
Vegetarian. Dutch crunch bread served with a special spread, lettuce, avocado, jalapeños, queso fresco, tomatoes, onions and sautéed zucchini, carrots, cabbage, and broccoli.
BURRITOS
All prices include taxGrilled Steak Burrito 13.00
Top menu item. Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and flap meat cut and cool in small pieces to cook evenly. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Grilled Chicken Burrito 12.00
Top menu item. Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and marinated chicken thing with Mexican spices. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Carnitas Burrito 12.00
Top menu item. Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and cooked pork in very hot oil to create a very tender meat and delicious flavor. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Vegetables Burrito 12.00
Top menu item. Vegetarian. Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and sautéed zucchini, carrots, cabbage, and broccoli. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Al Pastor Burrito 12.00
Top menu item. Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and marinated pork with Mexican spices. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Shrimp Burrito 16.00
Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and sautéed prawns with three kinds of salsas. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Chile Verde Burrito 12.00
Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and pork carnitas in a tomatillo sauce. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Fish Burrito 13.00
Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and fried marinated fish, lightly breaded. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Bistec a la Mexicana Burrito 13.00
Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and steak with sautéed onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Chicken Milanesa Burrito 12.00
Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and gourmet breaded chicken breast with Mexican spices pan fry corn oil. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Pollo in Chile Rojo Burrito 12.00
Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and chicken in a mild tomato sauce. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Chile Colorado Burrito 13.00
Flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, beans, salsa fresca, and steak and potatoes in a dry red pepper sauce. Wrapped and folded in a foil.
TACOS
All prices include taxFish Taco 6.00
Corn tortillas served with fried marinated fish, lightly breaded, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Al Pastor Taco 5.00
Corn tortillas served with marinated pork with Mexican spices, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Grilled Steak Taco 6.00
Corn tortillas served with flap meat cut and cool in small pieces to cook evenly, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Carnitas Taco 5.00
Corn tortillas served with cooked pork in very hot oil to create a very tender meat and delicious flavor, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Grilled Chicken Taco 5.00
Corn tortillas served with marinated chicken thing with Mexican spices, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Bistec a la Mexicana Taco 6.00
Corn tortillas served with steak and sautéed onions, peppers, and tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Vegetables Taco 5.00
Vegetarian. Corn tortillas served with sautéed zucchini, carrots, cabbage, and broccoli, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Chicken Milanesa Taco 6.00
Corn tortillas served with gourmet breaded chicken breast with Mexican spices pan fry corn oil, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Chile Verde Taco 5.00
Corn tortillas served with pork carnitas in a tomatillo sauce, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Pollo in Chile Rojo Taco 5.00
Corn tortillas served with chicken in a mild tomato sauce, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.Chile Colorado Tacos 5.00
Corn tortillas served with steak and potatoes in a dry red pepper sauce, onions, cilantro, and salsa brava.
QUESADILLAS
All prices include taxGrilled Chicken Quesadilla 13.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with marinated chicken thing with Mexican spices, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca and sour cream.Grilled Steak Quesadilla 14.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with flap meat cut and cool in small pieces to cook evenly, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca, and sour cream.Al Pastor Quesadilla 13.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with marinated pork with Mexican spices, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca, and sour cream.Vegetables Quesadilla 13.00
Vegetarian. Flour tortilla stuffed with sauteed zucchini, carrots, cabbage, and broccoli, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca and sour cream.Carnitas Quesadilla 13.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with cooked pork in very hot oil to create very tender meat and delicious flavor, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca, and sour cream.Chicken Milanesa Quesadilla 14.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with gourmet breaded chicken breast with Mexican spices pan-fries corn oil, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca, and sour cream.Bistec a la Mexicana Quesadilla 14.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with steak and sautéed onions, peppers, and tomatoes, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca, and sour cream.Chile Verde Quesadilla 13.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with pork carnitas in a tomatillo sauce, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca and sour cream.Fish Quesadilla 14.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with fried marinated fish, lightly breaded, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca, and sour cream.Pollo in Chile Rojo Quesadilla 13.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken in a mild tomato sauce, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese, and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca, and sour cream.Chile Colorado Quesadilla 13.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with steak and potatoes in a dry red pepper sauce, oaxaca cheese, monterey jack cheese and queso fresco. Served with guacamole, salsa fresca and sour cream.
NACHOS
All prices include taxGrilled Steak Nachos 14.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese, and flap meat cut and cool in small pieces to cook evenly. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Grilled Chicken Nachos 13.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese and the marinated chicken thing with Mexican spices. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Carnitas Nachos 13.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese and cooked pork in very hot oil to create very tender meat and delicious flavor. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Al Pastor Nachos 13.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted Monterrey jack cheese and marinated pork with Mexican spices. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Vegetables Nachos 13.00
Vegetarian. Fresh fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese and sautéed zucchini, carrots, cabbage, and broccoli. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Bistec a la Mexicana Nachos 14.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese, and steak and sautéed onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Chile Verde Nachos 13.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese and pork carnitas in a tomatillo sauce. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Chicken Milanesa Nachos 14.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese, and gourmet breaded chicken breast with Mexican spices pan-fry corn oil. topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Pollo in Chile Rojo Nachos 13.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese and chicken in a mild tomato sauce. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Chile Colorado Nachos 14.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese and steak with potatoes in a dry red pepper sauce. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.Fish Nachos 14.00
Freshly fried corn chips topped with beans, melted monterrey jack cheese, and fried marinated fish, lightly breaded. Topped with lettuce, guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, jalapeños, and queso fresco.
PLATOS CON SABOR A MEXICO
All prices include taxTaco Plate 15.00
Choose two tacos. Served with rice, choice of beans and salad.Chicken Enchiladas Plate 15.00
Corn tortillas stuffed and rolled with chicken with homemade red dry peppers (mild sauce) or a green tomatillo and cilantro sauce topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, choice of beans and salad.Cheese Enchiladas Plate 14.00
Corn tortillas stuffed and rolled with monterey cheese with homemade red dry peppers (mild sauce) or a green tomatillo and cilantro sauce topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, choice of beans and salad.Chicken Flautas Plate 15.00
Corn tortillas stuffed with chicken rolled and pan fry to order topped with guacamole, salsa fresca, sour cream, and queso fresco. Served with rice, choice of beans and salad.Steak Enchiladas Plate 16.00
Corn tortillas stuffed and rolled with steak with homemade red dry peppers (mild sauce) or a green tomatillo and cilantro sauce topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, choice of beans and salad.Chicken Milanesa Plate 16.00
Gourmet breaded chicken breast with Mexican spices pan fy to order. Served with rice, choice of beans and salad.
FISH DISHES
All prices include taxFish Taco Plate 16.00
2 tacos Rice & bean an side saladFish Burrito 14.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with fried marinated fish, lightly breaded, rice, beans, and salsa fresca. Wrapped and folded in a foil.Panchis Fish Taco 6.00
Corn tortillas, fried marinated fish and lightly breaded, rice, lettuce, salsa fresca, and limes.Fish Quesadilla 14.00
Flour tortilla with monterey jack cheese and fried marinated fish, lightly breaded, folded grilled, topped with queso fresco. Served with salsa fresca, sour cream, and guacamole.
SHRIMP DISHES
All prices include taxShrimp Quesadilla 16.00
Flour tortilla with monterey jack cheese and shrimp folded frilly topped with queso fresco. Served with salsa fresca, sour cream, and guacamole. Sautéed prawns with three kinds of salsas.Shrimp Burrito 15.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp, rice, beans, and salsa fresca. Wrapped and folded in a foil. Sauteed prawns with three kinds of salsas.Shrimp Taco 7.00
Corn tortillas with shrimp, rice, onions, cilantro, and hot sauce. Sautéed prawns with three kinds of salsas.Shrimp Taco Plate 17.00
2 Tacos Rice, Beans and salad.
SPECIAL OF THE DAY
All prices include taxMole Enchiladas 16.00
CHICKEN RED MOLE AWARD WINNER
Home made Mole Sauce Served with : Rice, Pinto Beans and Salsa Fresca.Mole Burrito 13.00
CHICKEN RED MOLE AWARD WINNER
Home made Mole Sauce Served with : Rice, Pinto Beans and Salsa Fresca.Mole Plate 16.00
CHICKEN RED MOLE AWARD WINNER
Home made Mole Sauce Served with : Rice, Pinto Beans and Salsa Fresca.Pozole 15.00
Pork Stew with: Hominy Corn in home made Red Sauce. Served with: Lettuce, Onions and Radish
