The parking lot is always full here for good reason. It’s a well know and much loved spot for high quality Mexican food. Picante turns out excellent burritos, tacos and fajitas using the freshest ingredients, and they make delicious fresh salsas (medium and hot) to augment the tasty flavors in every dish. The restaurant is spacious with tables and booth seating and the TVs are usually turned to a soccer match. Picante does a healthy take out business too and provides the home made salsas in a refrigerator for take out customers to bring home in small containers. Service is very quick and they will call your number at the counter to pick up and take to your own table. No waitstaff and there is a designated area to deposit your dirty dishes after you dine. Very efficient and excellent operation at Picante! Try it—it’s great!
Food was very fresh and authentic, which felt like a rare experience with Mexican food in Marin. I also liked that you could order at the counter instead of waiting for table service. Atmosphere was also great with a jukebox and Liga MX playing on the TV
This is the best Mexican eatery in the SF North Bay! Everything is made fresh daily and delicious. Service is friendly and warm, and everything we’ve ordered from the menu is fantastic. This restaurant is very well managed and the staff I see working here has been here for years- no turnover. Happy employees! Picante is a staple for good food in San Rafael! They also do a big To Go business, just call in your order if you’re traveling 101 or 580- very convenient location (be advised when you Google it that this Picante is in San Rafael, Marin County- NOT the unrelated Picante in Berkeley.)
Everything was delicious...fish tacos were fresh and especially enjoyed the watermelon juice😋
(As a dine in customer refills should be free but she wanted to charge for another cup)
Best burrito in San Rafael. Super with chorizo/pollo 👌🏽
Shrimp burrito and pepitas salad also great.
Nice staff, super fast, and the price is right.
Yum! Love going to Picante! Great service, tasty food at reasonable prices and they don't dilly dally ... Food gets made quickly making it a great place to go for lunch sitting a work day!! Pic of the Fish Tacos 😍
comida perfecta y buena gente!
amazing food, great service and very pleasant ambiance. they had delicious vegan options on the menu with a butternut squash burrito. great prices too. very seldom do i find good food in marin, so this place is a total gem. will be back soon!
Yum! Got the fish tacos (they are grilled not fried) and they were delicious. The super burrito was awesome as well, but it doesn’t come with guac so make sure to add it if desired.
Excellent cuisine. Just would like to have a pictures of dishes, because of language skills. Thank you chefs😋
The super vegetarian burrito is good! Not the best vegetarian I've had however it is above average! Great prices too. Definitely not an expensive place to eat at. My mom also enjoyed her super burrito with meat too.
Fish tacos. Excellent portions, service is quick and friendly staff. A solid place for eats where normally one has to spend $30 for a meal in Marin. Not here.
This place has the best Super burrito fajitas since the last 27 + years !!
My new favorite Mexican restaurant in San Rafael. It may even be a realistic challenger to Mi Peublo in Novato... Yes, it's that good.
The best taqueria that I know of in the north bay. Most taquerias are like carbon copies, nothing unique. Their squash burrito is great, even if you're not a vegetarian. They have the best fish tacos around. The chicken for the salad is amazingly tasty and tender. The only thing I would say is that their chips are really just okay. They could definitely be improved upon.
They have awesome vegetarian options vegan options and the best fish tacos in town I highly recommended them to anyone who likes top quality food
Great food. Great prices. Love their Salsa.
Always the best taqueria in San Rafael. Friendly staff and very filling food. The Picante House salad with grilled chicken is amazing. I also love the Aguas frescas!
To Ryan Bauer, who recently left a 1 star review because Picante would not correct the problem without a receipt. Please understand, Picante has a policy of providing a refund or replacing the food only when a customer provides a receipt or brings back the uneaten food. This policy was implemented because they frequently had people pretending to be paying customers, trying to get free food or free money in a variety of dishonest ways. Picante cares deeply about their customers (especially regular long time customers), but they also need to have common sense policies like this. Requiring either the uneaten food or a receipt to get a refund or the order replaced is both reasonable and fair.
Had the salad pepitas and shrimp. The shrimp were very flavorful and cooked perfectly! The salad was simple but very summery. The restaurant was super hot so we ate outside on the patio and it was very pleasant. Would definitely come back and order something else to try.
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