I have a weird relationship with Cilantro. I know I’ve been here before, but I swear it wasn’t called Cilantro then. The first time I went was after a night of heavy drinking which was the one and only time a girl bought me drinks at a bar and for some reason gave me a fake name. Obviously the fact that “Sylvan” and I enjoyed beers at Hemlock led to our enjoying burritos at Cilantro later in the evening. This of course led in to the fact that despite being in a crappy relationship with a girl who was out of town at the time, I was still a delicate gentleman (read:wuss) who couldn’t close the deal with this strange drink-buying girl. That and the fact I was in my later 20′s, was really full of beer and burrito, and had a crap coming on played a great deal in to my call of fealty.
The other time I was there, I swear it still wasn’t called Cilantro and evarels and I enjoyed the burritos we had although this time I bought the drinks. Of course now I see that it has been Yelped down to a 2.5 out of 5 with 38 reviews, maybe I hit it at its peak. It does get extra points for being located across the street from Koko as anything should, tranny hooker or otherwise.
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I liked it a lot when it was Yucateco. it was run by an old guy from Yucatan. they had a dish called Salbutes… fried…I miss them so.
Ya shoulda run across to Koko and dropped the kids off at the pool. No door on the crapper back then either. It’s an adventure!
Here’s what Tablehopper had to say about this place in her newsletter from 7/15/08:
Eater has been avidly tracking the opening of ~CILANTRO~ (be prepared for a website that reminded me of something from Geocities), a casual Mexican joint that is just across the street from KoKo Cocktails in the lower Polk area. You can check out a PDF of the menu here. The early and late hours should make both neighbors and drinkers who are just passing through pretty happy. Mornings bring huevos rancheros and omelets, while the main menu has standards like tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, plus salads (one with nopales!), tostadas de tinga, Oaxacan chicken, and some other house specialties. Open Mon–Wed 8am–10pm, and Thu–Sat 8am–3am. 1035 Geary at Van Ness, 415-931-6065.
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I forgot about this place! I’m reading your posts backwards, so I may have to revise and say this is my favorite, not El Tesoro! I just don’t eat here very often, and when I do I’m probably out at the bars which never helps with the memory. Anyway, great food!
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