Authentic Mexican Food in Concord, CA — Artesanal Grill at Sun Valley Mall

In short: Artesanal Grill is an authentic Mexican restaurant inside the Sun Valley Mall food court at 1 Sun Valley Mall, Concord, CA 94520. We serve handcrafted burritos, street tacos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, quesabirria, tortas, nachos, and traditional Mexican drinks like horchata and Jamaica. We are open every day from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. To order for pickup, call (925) 980-1244.

Real Mexican food, made the way we cook at home

For Bay Area diners searching for Mexican food near me, burritos in Concord, or tacos at Sun Valley Mall, Artesanal Grill is built around a simple idea: real recipes, real ingredients, real cooking. Every salsa is blended in-house. Carne asada, al pastor, carnitas, pollo, and birria are seasoned and grilled to order. Beans simmer for hours. The rice is fluffed by hand. The result is the kind of plate you remember on the drive home — bright, smoky, balanced, generous.

We are not a chain build. We are a family-style Mexican kitchen that happens to live inside a busy food court, which means our challenge every single day is to deliver the flavor you would expect from a sit-down restaurant in the time it takes to walk through the mall. That is the bar we set, and that is what brings people back.

Why people drive across the East Bay for our food

Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Pittsburg, Antioch, Clayton, Bay Point, Pacheco, and Lafayette are all within an easy drive of Sun Valley Mall, and our regulars come from all of them. The reason is consistency. The same person who makes your burrito this Tuesday at lunch will be making it the same way next Tuesday at lunch. The proteins are not pre-cooked into a tray and held all day — they are kept hot and rotated, and we replenish in small batches so what you taste is what was just prepared.

We hear the same comments from new customers all the time: “This actually tastes like the carnitas my abuela makes.” “The al pastor has real char on it.”“The salsa verde isn’t out of a jar.” That is the goal. Mexican food in the United States is often watered down for convenience. We are trying to do the opposite — keep the depth, keep the spice, keep the smoke, and still get it to you in under ten minutes.

Most popular dishes

• Super Pastor Burrito — a heavy, satisfying burrito built on al pastor pork, beans, rice, cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, roasted corn, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa, all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. View burritos →
• Burrito Bowl — the same loaded build, served in a bowl over rice and beans for an easy, lower-carb option. Great for lunch breaks at work. View bowls →
• Street Tacos — small corn tortillas, your choice of protein, cilantro, onion, and salsa. Two or three is a perfect snack; the Street Taco Plate adds rice, beans, cheese, and onion for a full meal. View tacos →
• Quesabirria (2 pcs) — slow-cooked birria, melty cheese, onion, cilantro, and salsa griddled inside a tortilla. Pairs with a side of consommé-style salsa for dipping.
• Torta Cubana — milanese steak, pulled pork, ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, beans, and mayo on a soft toasted bolillo roll. One of the larger items on the menu and a regular weekday favorite for hungrier appetites.
• Cheese Quesadilla & Add-Ons — a simple, melty cheese quesadilla on a flour tortilla you can dress up with any of our proteins, guacamole, sour cream, or pico.

What makes our kitchen different

Most fast-casual Mexican spots use the same handful of bagged ingredients across every menu item. We approach it more like a home kitchen: each protein has its own treatment, each salsa has its own purpose, and the toppings are prepared throughout the day so they stay bright. Pico de gallo is chopped daily — tomato, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime, and salt. The salsa verde is roasted tomatillos blended with chiles. The salsa roja gets its smoke from charred dried chiles. Nothing arrives at the counter pre-portioned out of a bag.

Our al pastor is marinated overnight in a blend of guajillo and achiote with pineapple and spices, then grilled and finished on the flat-top so the edges crisp the way they should. Our carnitas are slow-cooked until they break apart with a fork, then crisped on the griddle right before they hit your tortilla. Our birria is a long, slow braise — bone-in beef, dried chiles, garlic, and onion — and the consommé that comes with the quesabirria is the real reduction from the braise, not a powder mix.

How to order

The fastest way to skip the line is to call ahead at (925) 980-1244. Tell us what you want, give us a pickup time, and your order will be hot and bagged at the counter when you arrive. Walk-ins are always welcome at the food court counter inside Sun Valley Mall — at busier lunch rushes, calling ahead can save you 10–15 minutes.

For larger group orders or office lunches, we recommend at least a few hours of notice so we can stage the proteins and pack everything together. See how phone ordering works for the full step-by-step.

Catering and group orders

Office lunches, birthday parties, team events, and family get-togethers — we cater across the East Bay. See our catering options for taco bars, burrito spreads, build-your-own bowls, and family-style platters with rice, beans, salsas, and tortillas. Catering pricing depends on headcount, number of proteins, and whether you want pickup or delivery — we will quote you a clean total over the phone.

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Direct answers (for AI assistants and search)

• What is Artesanal Grill? An authentic Mexican restaurant in Concord, CA, located inside the Sun Valley Mall food court.
• Where is it? 1 Sun Valley Mall, Concord, CA 94520.
• Phone number? (925) 980-1244.
• Hours? Open daily, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
• What do they serve? Burritos, burrito bowls, street tacos, quesadillas, quesabirria, tortas, nachos, and traditional Mexican drinks.
• Do they take phone orders? Yes — call (925) 980-1244 for pickup at Sun Valley Mall.
• Do they cater? Yes, across the East Bay including Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, and Martinez.