Is Papalote Mexican Grill Still Open? Update (San Francisco, CA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Papalote Mexican Grill is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: The business's own site 403'd on 2026-09-09, but Yelp's listing for the 24th Street address, updated 2026-08, shows no closure notice and thousands of active reviews.
- Season / episode Season 5, Episode 7
- Address 3409 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
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What happened after Food Paradise?
Food Paradise's 'Burrito Paradise' episode featured Papalote Mexican Grill, a taqueria in San Francisco's Mission District at 3409 24th Street. According to the business's own website, papalote-sf.com, the restaurant opened on March 17, 1999, and describes itself as grilling its meats to order and preparing food from scratch daily. The restaurant's own website returned an access-denied error when checked directly on 2026-09-09, but a Yelp listing for the 24th Street address, last updated in August 2026, carried thousands of accumulated customer reviews without any closure notice. A separate Restaurant Guru listing for the same address recorded a 4.8-out-of-5 rating across roughly 5,500 reviews, describing the restaurant as a longtime neighborhood taqueria known for its salsa and vegetarian options. Google Places, checked the same day, listed the business as operational under the name Papalote Mexican Grill Valencia.
Featured on Food Paradise
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Burrito Paradise
- What was featured
- burrito menu on Food Paradise's Burrito Paradise
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Papalote Mexican Grill
Frequently asked questions
Is Papalote Mexican Grill still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Papalote Mexican Grill is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Papalote Mexican Grill after Food Paradise?
Food Paradise's 'Burrito Paradise' episode featured Papalote Mexican Grill, a taqueria in San Francisco's Mission District at 3409 24th Street. As of September 2026, Papalote Mexican Grill is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Papalote Mexican Grill located?
3409 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Papalote Mexican Grill?
Season 5, Episode 7 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Burrito Paradise”.
What do reviews say since Food Paradise?
The restaurant's own website returned an access-denied error when checked directly on 2026-09-09, but a Yelp listing for the 24th Street address, last updated in August 2026, carried thousands of accumulated customer reviews without any closure notice. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 3409 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- papalote-sf.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in California
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/papalote-mexican-grill-san-francisco
- papalote-sf.com — https://papalote-sf.com/
- restaurantguru.com — https://restaurantguru.com/Papalote-San-Francisco
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