In late 2021, Tia Margarita was added to San Francisco’s Legacy Business registry, solidifying its status as a neighborhood anchor. The mural-painted walls and enormous portions are reminiscent of many Mexican restaurants, but Tia’s also features historic artifacts, including Aztec masks from the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island and a neon sign dating back to 1963.
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The 1980s stained-glass windows and dark wood paneling lend the restaurant a church-like feel - if margaritas were the religion. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.) There’s a reason the San Francisco Chronicle dubbed it one of the “20 funnest restaurants in San Francisco” a few years ago.
The margaritas are flowing, strangers chatter at the horseshoe bar, and Corwin teases regulars who always order the same thing. Today, a Saturday night at Tia’s is still a lively scene. Photo by Angela DeCenzo courtesy of Tia Margarita The margaritas are made with fresh lime, Montezuma triple sec and Hornitos tequila. … I believe it did put the margarita on the map in San Francisco.”īar manager Pedro Davalos shows off a fresh batch of signature margaritas at Tia Margarita in San Francisco. And our signature, which is still our signature today, were fresh lime margaritas. “I mean, Tia Margarita was so crazy busy,” said Corwin of the restaurant’s early years. A 1964 article in the San Francisco Examiner about Tia Margarita takes the time to define a margarita as “an original Mexican drink,” suggesting it wasn’t well known at the time. That’s it: no margarita mix, no soda water - just fresh lime and alcohol.Ĭorwin is very proud of this and believes that Tia Margarita was instrumental in popularizing margaritas in San Francisco. They hired a chef named Alejandro Espinosa, who developed a classic northern Mexican menu of carne asada, chili rellenos, chili con queso and gambas al ajillo.Īnd, of course, their famous margarita, which is made with fresh lime, Montezuma triple sec and Hornitos tequila. Her grandparents, Alex and Virginia Hobbs, decided to open a restaurant with their best friends, John and Myrtle Holbrook, after coming across the bar space on 19th Avenue and Clement Street. (Photos by Angela DeCenzo, courtesy of Tia Margarita)Ĭorwin is the third generation of her family to run Tia Margarita.
(Photos by Angela DeCenzo, courtesy of Tia Margarita) Tia Margarita has been operating in San Francisco's Richmond District since 1963, serving its signature margaritas, upper left, and carne asada plate, lower right. Tia Margarita has been operating in San Francisco's Richmond District since 1963, serving its signature margaritas, upper left, and carne asada plate, lower right.
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