“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on your burrito, send him to the cemetery.”
– Malcolm X
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Reviewed by Burritoholic
In the IE (inland Empire) you really can find too many places that serve up a good California burrito, you usually have to travel two hours south to San Diego but Jilberto's is one of those places. After leaving a bar, driving around some of my drunken cohorts in search for some greasy heart clogging Mexican food, we found it Jilberto's. There were some drunken college students in there talking about how jilberto's had the best carne asada fries, and great quesadillas, but I decided on the California burrito.
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posted by Chris (7/01/2008 05:41:00 AM) #
Hello all. As Dan so nicely introduced me, I'm the newest member of the Burritophile crew. I'm quite happy and excited to be here.
I first discovered Burritophile in 2005, and quickly read up and tried new places. Soon I was eating 3-4 per week. In '06 I began writing my own reviews, lending my own humble voice in the quest to bring a staple of SF cuisine to the larger stage.
Now Dan has done me the immense honor of knighting me. I want to thank him and indeed all the Burritophile gang for letting me be a part of it. But more than that, for creating and running the site so well for the last several years, thanks guys!
posted by Dan (6/30/2008 10:57:00 AM) #
To our newest editor! We're happy and proud to welcome longtime contributor
Chris (known usually by his nom de guerre fizzump04) to our panel of editors. He'll likely stop by the Files sometime in the next day or so to say hi, but I wanted to launch a preemptive welcome. Glad to have you aboard!
posted by Dan (6/16/2008 02:40:00 PM) #
Not the most inspiring day here in the city - it's foggy and cold, but I just had a wonderful pollo asado burrito from
Cuco's. I also had a very good al pastor from
Taqueria La Gran Chiquita last Friday, a place that might rival Cuco's for "friendliness of ownership." Now, if I can just get this little cut on the corner my mouth to heal properly, I'd be able to enjoy them more. Methinks that habanero salsa doesn't do much for the healing process.
posted by Dan (6/04/2008 03:33:00 PM) #
On my way back from Pleasanton today, I hopped off of BART and walked over to my favorite street in Oakland - International Boulevard. There were a few people waiting outside of
Taqueria 16 de Septiembre, so I walked on in. Everyone ahead of me ordered carne asada, so I did the same.
My burrito was quite good, mostly because of the fiery salsa, crunch onions, and amazing ingredient integration. This might have been the best-integrated burrito I've ever had; the friendly woman behind the counter took great care in making it, and that care showed in every bite. She spoke only Spanish, so I did the best I could in that language, and she was kind enough to tell me that I spoke very well. What a wonderful place.
posted by Dan (5/26/2008 05:15:00 PM) #
We were planning on hitting the San Mateo branch of
La Cumbre after hearing a sparkling recommendation from a friend, but Cumbre was closed for the holiday. After a few fits and starts ("Hey, that's not a taqueria...it's a jewelry store!") we ended up at
Las Palomas. It's more of an LA-style joint than the other places in town. I did get this photo - this is a super and a super baby burrito, together on a table. Quite the difference in size here.
posted by Dan (5/20/2008 02:39:00 PM) #
Because I haven't posted much lately, I give you a picture of the super carnitas I had from
Cuco's the other day.
Not bad. Check that cilantro...yum.
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