El Comal, North Park
6 people recommendvia r/sandiego, r/asksandiego6 comments cited below
What people say, in short
People recommend El Comal, and a couple of commenters name its North Park location. One commenter says the mole is good, and another says the food is rich in flavor and the tamales are excellent.
Address
El Comal North Park, 3946 Illinois St, San Diego, CA 92104
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Starving_Kids in r/sandiego · Apr 2026
Points to the North Park El Comal as the response to a question about mole.
- Recommendsu/MrMcWhiskers2010 in r/sandiego · Oct 2026
Names El Comal as a pick, with no detail.
- Recommendsu/Larrea_tridentata in r/sandiego · Apr 2026
Agrees with the first suggestion and calls El Comal a gem.
- Recommendsu/Olderbutnotdead619 in r/sandiego · Apr 2026taste
Says El Comal has good mole.
- Recommendsu/cmfreeman in r/sandiego · Oct 2026taste
Finds El Comal's food rich in flavour and says the tamales are excellent.
- Recommendsu/jenny_jen_jen in r/asksandiego · Feb 2026
Chooses El Comal as the sit-down Mexican option.
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Details last checked 3 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.