Tacos El Jaliciense

Details:

• Rating: 5.37
• Order: Super Burrito - $7.50
• Meat: Carne Asada - 7
• Beans: Pinto - 4
• Rice: 3.5
• Guacamole: No
• Crema: 9
• Salsa: On the side - 7
• Tortilla: 6
• Cheese: 2
• Size: 3.5
• Taste: 5

Description:

This is about as typical a taco truck as it gets, equipped with it's very own sketchy parking lot. It was an easy stop pre-A's game and far better than hot dogs and peanuts. But, it was not a top tier burrito by any means. This starts off with the fact that they do not carry guacamole at all. The two things that stood out in the burrito were the meat and crema. The carne asada had a great marinade, but had no grill char at all. The crema was about as good as it gets, though. Beans and rice were...there. Cheese was a few little unmelted strings floating in the crema. Tortilla was grilled but still soft and chewy. Simple burrito, simple review. Probably won't go back, but it might still be one of the better burritos in the coliseum area.

Other Notes:

N/A

Kelly's Deli

Details:

• Rating: 4.86
• Order: Super Burrito - $8.50
• Meat: Carne Asada - 4
• Beans: Pinto - 6
• Rice: 5
• Guacamole: No
• Crema: 6
• Salsa: Spicy - 7
• Tortilla: 1
• Cheese: 3
• Size: 4
• Taste: 5

Description:

Kelly’s Deli is attached to the outside of Home Depot. Sooo...yeah. There isn’t too much to say about this burrito besides that it wasn’t very good. Hard to say exactly why, but not good. The meat was definitely not great. It was almost like ground beef and tasted like some odd type of pork. The tortilla had a huge wad of packed up thick tortilla at the seam (see picture). The salsa was so spicy that it masked the flavors of almost everything else. The cheese was completely unmelted, and there was oil dripping everywhere (but not yummy oil). Ok, well I guess it wasn't too hard to say exactly why this wasn't a good burrito. But with that being said, there were some redeeming factors. The meat was flavorful (albeit odd flavor) and the beans were good. They overloaded on the good ingredients and not rice. And the crema and salsa were good, but spicy. The salsa had lots of onions and cilantro that were very nice. But still, I can’t recommend it beyond saying it’s a filling and convenient stop while shopping at Home Depot.

Other Notes:
No chips or salsa.

La Mission

Details:

• Rating: 5.54
• Order: Burrito - $10.30
• Meat: Carne Asada - 8.5
• Beans: Refried - 7
• Rice: 3
• Guacamole: No
• Crema: 4
• Salsa: Tomatillo - 6
• Tortilla: 3
• Cheese: 7.5
• Size: 4
• Taste: 6

Description:

Right off the bat, this place is a little bit more Americanized than your typical taqueria. So, the higher price point is not too surprising, but definitely not a plus. The highlight of the burrito was clearly the freshly grilled carne asada. It was flavorful and nicely charred, but not too oily (which I would’ve preferred more oil). The rest of the burrito was pretty average at best. The tortilla was almost uncooked and about half of the burrito was only undercooked rice. And not even very good rice. But, the beans were good, the scarce salsa was good, and the cheese was nicely melted even though it was thrown on cold. The crema was extra sour and not very creamy or plentiful. The burrito was an average to small size, which is still filling enough. The meat got a solid “wow” on first impression, but not enough of it and a whole lot of “meh” from the other ingredients make this an expensive burrito only worth getting if you’re already in the area. Oh yeah and guacamole is your typical $2 extra, guac and crema are 35¢ each...dumb.

Other Notes:
No chips, no salsa bar.

Taqueria Los Pericos

Details:

• Rating: 7.77
• Order: Burrito - $7.50
• Meat: Carne Asada - 8
• Beans: Refried - 9.5
• Rice: 7.5
• Guacamole: Yes - 5
• Crema: 8
• Salsa: Yes - 10
• Tortilla: 8
• Cheese: 5
• Size: 5
• Taste: 8.5

Description:

Santa Cruz may not be by THE Bay, but is is by A bay so we'll count it. Plus, it has at least one great taqueria so it must be included on this list. I will start by saying that I went with a large group of people and the burritos were not very consistent. Some were much larger and mine was not constructed very well. So it may be a little hit or miss, but that just makes the range of burritos go from good to great. My specific burrito did not hold its shape very well and was medium sized. I didn't get one of those immediate "wow" first bites, but almost everything about the burrito was top tier. The carne asada was good, the refried beans were great, the rice was perfectly cooked but not super flavorful, the tortilla was grilled but still soft. The guac and crema and cheese were lacking a little bit but the whole burrito was still very juicy so that wasn't a big loss. I'm not sure why, but the burrito seemed like it didn't have enough rice and meat and guac...but that doesn't make sense or it would have been empty. Even so, each bite was great so that shows what a quality burrito it was. However, the best part might have been the salsa bar. Serve yourself unlimited chips (which more than made up for an average sized burrito), plentiful salsa options and charred jalapeños added the final touch to a great burrito. The habañero salsa was not so hot but still sweet and delicious. The green salsa and pico de gallo were both great. Highly recommended place for those just outside the real bay.
Other Notes:
Unlimited serve yourself chips with a great salsa bar.

Taqueria El Castillito

Details:

• Rating: 6.59
• Order: Super Burrito - $9.99
• Meat: Carne Asada - 7.5
• Beans: Refried - 6.5
• Rice: 5
• Guacamole: Avocado - 6
• Crema: 5
• Salsa: Yes - 3
• Tortilla: 8
• Cheese: 8
• Size: 8
• Taste: 7

Description:

This burrito falls firmly in the upper end of "solid burritos but nothing too special". The meat was decent, the rice was ok, the beans were pretty good, the cheese was nice. There wasn't quite enough crema (except dripping out onto the foil), the guacamole was just avocado pieces and the salsa was extremely sour. The sourness was a bit offputting but was more surprising than bad. The tortilla was very good and it was a pretty large burrito. The distribution was poor at the top but got better down toward the bottom. Overall I can't say anything stood out with this burrito, but it was everything a burrito should be and on the upper end of that tier. It was a bit expensive though.

Other Notes:
Decent green and red salsa with serve yourself chips.

Estrellas De Sinaloa

Details:

• Rating: 5.65
• Order: Super Burrito - $8.95
• Meat: Carne Asada - 6
• Beans: Pinto - 5
• Rice: 6
• Guacamole: Yes - 3
• Crema: 3
• Salsa: Yes - 3
• Tortilla: 5
• Cheese: 6
• Size: 8
• Taste: 6

Description:

This burrito was very interesting. It was quite large and came with chips and salsa. Everything about it was decent, but it tasted very strongly of seafood or shrimp. I'm guessing they used the same grill for carne asada as for their seafood. Luckily I like seafood so it wasn't bad, but it was an unexpected and unwelcome flavor. The burrito was juicy and had the right distribution of ingredients for the most part. The meat was pretty good except the seafood flavor, but nothing else was great. Also the taqueria was playing music so loud it felt like a club...so weird.

Other Notes:
Comes with chips and salsa.

La Penca Azul Truck

Details:

• Rating: 7.99
• Order: Super Burrito - $10.25
• Meat: Carne Asada - 9
• Beans: Refried - 6
• Rice: 9
• Guacamole: Yes - 7
• Crema: 7
• Salsa: No
• Tortilla: 8
• Cheese: 8
• Size: 6
• Taste: 9

Description:

This burrito was pretty bomb. It was pretty average sized, but the super burrito is two tortillas and enormous (extra $3). The asada was pretty incredible. It was quite salty but with that it packed a ton of flavor. It wasn't particularly charred, but it was cooked well and there was a ton of it. The seasoning on it was great and the oil seeped through the burrito and mixed with the guac/crema/cheese to make a really nice juicy filling. The guac/crema/cheese all added to the burrito, but none quite stood out as amazing. The beans were solid but nothing special. The rice was a really good flavorful mexican style rice. It was a bit darker and was cooked perfectly. Tortilla was grilled style and was solid. The guac/crema/cheese cost an extra $3.25 though which is pretty ridiculous. So the burrito without it is pretty cheap and with is pretty expensive.

Other Notes:
Guac/crema/cheese cost a lot extra. Came with jalapenos, carrots, grilled onions, salsa.