Tommy's Mexican Restaurant

Richard Sheehy

Above and beyond the best margaritas in THE WORLD!!! We discovered several renown upscale eateries in Europe list ‘Tommy’s Margarita’ on their specialty cocktail list due to it’s unique mix. Always 100% agave, always a great mix of international patrons at the bar savoring the drink in animated conversations with new found friends. My go to when guests come to visit or just a place to feel comfortable and at home.

Greg Wolf

In the crowded restaurant scene in San Francisco, finding Tommy's Mexican Joint is a real jewel! So happy it was recommended to us by a friend. Family owned and operated for more than 50 years! Tells you it must be good, right? And, it is! Great food, and big tequila assortment of drinks for those so inclined. You can find this place in the Richmond district. Highly recommend!

Don Nordloff

Urban cantina with friendly staff. They boast to be the best tequila bar. Margaritas were great! The food was OK, but nothing special. Looks like a good local joint. I'd return for the drinks.

400heavy

The salsa was extremely salty but I didn’t say anything. I ordered the Poc Chuc, a pork dish, and it was so salty that I had to send it back. The young waitress was not very nice about it but the older woman (her mom?) asked me what else I would like. I told her that I wanted the same thing, but not so much salt this time. She took it away . I did not mention the salty salsa…I just let it ride and never touched it again. While I was waiting for the food, I asked three men sitting across from me if their salsa was also salty. One admitted that the first batch they had was really salty, but the refill was not. They told me to try their Margaritas, which they are famous for, so I ordered one (it never came!). A few minutes later the young woman brought me back the same plate of Poc Chuc that I rejected! I knew it had been only a few minutes since the older lady took it away—not enough time to make me a new one, plus I could plainly see the side that I had eaten from, so I knew that was my first plate. She took it from me and consulted with the older woman, who set her straight. By the way, the young woman was very unfriendly to me—borderline rude. I could sense it. However, the older woman made up for it—she was extremely sweet and friendly towards me. Finally, my second plate came and it was much, much better, but definitely not worth $18.95. Nothing great or special I’m sorry to say. How they rated it one of the Top 10 is ludicrous—there are better Taqueria’s in San Francisco’s Mission District. A small portion of rice and black beans, and an average amount of pork. I had seen this restaurant on the Travel Channel and they said it was one of the Top 10 Mexican restaurants in the United States! I found that crazy, as I had grown up in the Richmond District of San Francisco and had walked or driven past it a million times, but never ate there. I think because the name—Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant never hit me as being a legitimate Mexican Restaurant (it’s actually Yucatán). I was really excited to try it and was so disappointed in the food and the attitude from the younger woman. I wish that I could have tried their Margaritas but the younger woman, who ordered it, never followed up on my drink order…and I didn’t remind her because I just wanted to finish my meal and get out of there.