Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
5 al pastor tacos across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Leo's Tacos · Outer Sunset
17 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
LA trompo transplant on the Great Highway: thin crisp-edged pastor, pineapple hunk, $3 street taco. Infatuation holy-grail plate.
Tacos El Charro · Mission
6 dish-specific mentions · 83% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Puebla trompo carved streetside on Mission: crispy edges, savory adobo, pineapple on request. Late-night stand hours only.
Al Pastor Papi · Union Square
13 dish-specific mentions · 69% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
CDMX trompo pioneer now at Union Square: sweet-sour heat, generous pineapple. Photo from Chronicle truck-era plate; downtown price soft ~$5.
Al Carajo · Mission
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Yucatán pastor negro off the spit then plancha-crisped, dark recado and grilled pineapple. Sold as a two-taco plate.
El Farolito · Mission
3 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Classic Mission regular taco with al pastor at the late-night counter. Huge salsa bar; photo evidence is aged.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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