best corn tortillas in the Mission?

[Robert Lauriston]

I need some tortillas for tomorrow and will be in the Mission so that seems like a logical place to buy them. Whose are the best? I'm on BART so within 10-15 blocks of the 16th or 24th station.

[srr]

La Palma has their regular tortillas, which are delicious, and also some hand-made ones that are usually on the back counter. Awesome tortillas. A little more expensive, but still really cheap.

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La Palma Mexicatessen
2884 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

[boris_qd]

Are there stores that sell La Palma tortillas? Say something closer to the northern edge of the Mission?

Down that way most of the corner stores seem to sell thick handmade corn tortillas - anybody know where they're coming from?

[mariacarmen]

i assumed they were homemade by someone local who the store buys from, but i could be wrong....

[David Farris]

though they're enticing, i've never liked those ubiquitous handmade tortillas at the corner markets.

(at least) one of those markets had bunches of jars of homemade pickled vegetables from somewhere or other; caribbean, perhaps? about $4/tub. at the time, i did not wish to carry pickled vegetables in containers of dubious durability in my backpack while bicycling, but i was curious. anyone know them?

[rworange]

Do the thick tortillas come in a clear plastic bag with a gold seal? If so, I cal search and find the name.

If Robert is getting tortillas, I'd go for those made at La Palma rather than a store that might sell them. Freshness counts in tortillas.

If you are going to go the Guatemalan routhe of Palacio Latinn, you might see if Universal Bakery sells them. Suprisingly, twice I've heard a good mention of Universal by Gautemalns here. Once in a blog and once by someone I was talking to in Antigua and had been to SF. They also mentioned Universal.

As I said, I don't know if they have tortillas, but I can vouch for their pan Frances which are the ubiquitous rolls eaten daily in Guatemala. It is the first Guatemalan thing I ate back in the late 90's and I fell in love with them. I can still remember them and if they haven't changed, they stand up to the best I've had in Guatemala.

Edit: Eh, didn't notice this was from January. Where'd you buy the tortillas, Robert?

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Universal Bakery
3458 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

[Robert Lauriston]

I ended up going to La Palma. I was nearby and the tortillas had just been (were still being) made.

These were for enchiladas, so the thick ones would have been totally wrong.

[Melanie Wong]

If you feel like doing a taste comparison. La Espiga de Oro is a stone's throw from La Palma. I've not tried the tortillas yet but have eyed the gorditas sitting on the counter. Another poster mentioned that La makes its own nixtamal.

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La Palma Mexicatessen
2884 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

La Espiga de Oro Tamaleria
2916 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

[jjeffjayhawk]

Not sure where they get them, but Weird Fish has the best tortillas I've ever had.

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Weird Fish
2193 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

[mariacarmen]

I had breakfast at Palacio Latino, a Guatamalan restaurant, last week, and had the best homemade tortillas (not to mention the breakfast itself - longaniza and eggs). i don't know for a fact if you can order them in volume, but you could ask. they were really special.

http://sanfrancisco.menupages.com/res...
415.626.4879
2240 Mission St, San Francisco CA94110
(Btwn 18th & 19th St

)

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Palacio Latino Restaurant
5925 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94112

[vulber]

definitely La Palma

make sure you get a snack for yourself when you're there; the tamales are incredible