A storied, 65-year-old San Francisco taqueria — one that lays claim to being the inventor of the super burrito, or Mission-style burrito — is up for sale after the landlord doubled the rent.
El Faro, at 2399 Folsom St. in San Francisco’s Mission District, is currently for sale, according to owners Raymunda Ramirez and Patrick Kocourek. The rent was recently raised from $3,250 to $7,500, according to Laura Kocourek, stepdaughter of owner Ramirez. The restaurant is currently listed on Facebook Marketplace for $225,000. But the owners are looking at the possibility of hiring a broker in the near future.
“Ideally, it would be someone who could keep the doors open,” Laura told SFGATE in an interview. “[Raymunda is] really just trying to avoid going bankrupt and having to end the legacy in that way.”…