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Owner story · Philadelphia

“There is an undeniable, palpable energy you feel when you visit somewhere like Mexico City or Mission District.”

Sam Mink · Founder and co-owner, Mission Taqueria

$60Kof Mission’s food delivered by PinkbotSince March 2026
674deliveries from Sansom St to the doorSince March 2026
A Mission Taqueria takeout bag with a juice and a margarita glass
Tacos, a seafood plate and drinks on a round wooden table at Mission

2nd floor above Oyster House

A lively Mexican cantina, one flight up from a Philly institution.

Sam Mink’s family has served seafood in Philadelphia since 1947, and his father opened Oyster House on Sansom St in 1976. In 2016 Sam went upstairs, into the old Nodding Head Brewery, and opened Mission with Oyster House chef Brett Naylor, after nine years in San Francisco’s Mission District and trips to Mexico City. Daniel McLaughlin, who has run Mission since it opened, is now its co-owner. Both restaurants are LGBTQ+-owned and family-run.

“We’re hoping to replicate that and create a space and menu that really transports you.”Sam Mink, to PA Eats, 2016
Mission’s dining room: pink neon, whitewashed brick and bay windows over Sansom St

The menu

The whole menu is gluten free. “Even the churros. :)”

Every tortilla is handmade from fresh masa, ground from heirloom corn imported from Mexico. Tacos come off a wood-fired grill with four house salsas, juices are pressed at the bar, and margaritas come by the pitcher: “lo quieres spicy!? ¿si o no?”

Fried mahi mahi, carnitas, cauliflower al pastor and more, on handmade tortillas

Off the wood-fired grill

TacosFried mahi mahi, carnitas, cauliflower al pastor and more, on handmade tortillas
Fresca, verde, roja and habanero

Choose 3 or 5

SalsasFresca, verde, roja and habanero
Green: kale, ginger, cucumber, pineapple. Yellow: pineapple, jícama, mango

Juice bar

JugosGreen: kale, ginger, cucumber, pineapple. Yellow: pineapple, jícama, mango
Taco kits, guacamole and chips, all the salsas, plantains, rice and beans

Pick up or delivery

Mission Fiesta KitTaco kits, guacamole and chips, all the salsas, plantains, rice and beans
Toasted coconut, mango purée, pineapple, lime zest

Postres

Tres lechesToasted coconut, mango purée, pineapple, lime zest
Mexican chocolate and dulce de leche

Postres

ChurrosMexican chocolate and dulce de leche
Mission’s neon sign over Sansom St, with a Center City tower behind it

Pinkbot at Mission

Pinkbot delivers Mission’s orders from Sansom St to the door.

  • March 26, 2026The first Pinkbot delivery left 1516 Sansom St, one week after Mission went live on Pinkbot.
  • 674 deliveriesFrom Mission’s kitchen to the door since March 2026.
  • $60K of foodOf Mission’s food, delivered by Pinkbot since March 2026.
  • 7 months togetherFrom the first delivery in March through November 2026.

Visit Mission

Tacos, margs, queso: all the things.

1516 Sansom St, 2nd floorPhiladelphia, PA 19102
Order onlineReserve on Resy@missiontaqueria
Mission’s window sign, pink bar stools and the bar beyond
Big Taco turned 10 this year.Tuesday to Saturday, one flight up from Oyster House, with brunch every Saturday.

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