Comments on: NYC: Burrito Watch

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By: Mission Burritos for Rhodes Scholars « Mission Mission

Mission Burritos for Rhodes Scholars « Mission Mission — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:59:03 +0000

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By: Taylen

Taylen — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:34:22 +0000

yeah, but even bay area burritos suck…socal (aka san diego) is the only place to get a real burrito in cali…

By: Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:31:27 +0000

“As a San Francisco native…” — that explains a lot….

Frijoles refritos are not a “white man’s invention”. Unless said white man was in a very small village in Mexico 80 years ago and taught my wife’s grandmother how to cook Mexican food.

By: CIGAR

CIGAR — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:14:08 +0000

As a San Francisco Native I am extremely dissapointed buy the response to this thread. Re fried beans were a white mans idea so that the beans would stay fresh in a can. Yes, tortillas are traditionally grilled, but the steaming of them allows for a greater amount of cheese to be melted and better fuse with the tortilla. I will grant you this, el farlito is a far cry from what it used to be back in the day when it catered to local customers instead of the steady stream of transplants who don’t mind the cheeper cheese, half-cooked beans, and moldy avacados because thats all you’ve ever had in LA or Peonix or New York. Ah, yes, new york I almost forgot. Manhattan has boasted a host of “San Francisco Mission Style Burrito” restaurants for a years now. I remember walking down Broadway 2005 or six, and right where it veers and runs into fifth there was a tiny little burrito bistro of sorts, replete with white table cloth, black-tie waiters, ceiling fans and mojito’s. I laughed all the way back to Bushwick. Yes i know no one who didn’t grow up here will ever truly understand what it means to sit on top of the box at dolores park and enjoy the greatest pleasure possible inside tinfoil (and i don’t mean crack)but thats chill. I always will.

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:00:24 +0000

Also, I have been known to take my burrito home and toss it in a buttered pan. But that’s different now that burritos cost $6+

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:59:29 +0000

El Farolito, right?

By: Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:34:21 +0000

Thank you! Somebody finally understands that steaming a tortilla is a horrible idea! As far as beans go, they should be refried and have a relatively thick consistency. The watery whole beans that so many of these so-called burrito places serve is a disgrace to the Awesomeness that is a burrito. Don’t even get me started on the option of black beans in a burrito.

I usually order without rice because so many places use way too much rice in an effort to make the burrito look bigger without adding much cost.

Are there any really good (grilled tortilla, refried beans, flavorful meats) burritos in the Mission?

By: Bob Dole

Bob Dole — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:18:54 +0000

I thought it was just me that hated steam pressed burritos. Food for thought: Burritos in the City are only worth their “beans” if they cook them on the grill.

If I wanted a shitty burrito, I would’ve just gone to El Faro’s.

By: Andrew Sarkarati

Andrew Sarkarati — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:05:48 +0000

beans taste good

By: egadz

egadz — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:31:19 +0000

I think they should copycat burritos in Southern Cali. I never understood why it became ok for every taco shop in SF to steam a flour tortilla then put it in a foil wrapper. The tortillas become soggy and chewy. The world needs flour tortillas right off of the grill. You don’t steam pita bread right? F*#K no. And what’s the deal with SF burrito places puttin beans in every burrito? The soupy beans dilute the taste of the meat, seasonings meant to be enjoyed on their own. El Farolito is great at 3am, after I and everyone else is piss drunk.

By: SlobDog

SlobDog — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:17:39 +0000

Don’t really care about NYC state of burrito for some reason however I think it stinks in the Mission we don’t have a late night grocery store and sandwich shop. It’s also too bad bars don’t stay open until 4am or have a 24hr Revolution Cafe like place here.

By: Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:11:35 +0000

New York usually gets things right, so I suspect they will end with El Taco Zamorano East. Because Zamorano is what SF burritos want to be when they grow up.