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Capt.Joseph Kerbertson

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I just picked me up a super monster from Freebirds :cool:, grilled steak, white cilantro rice, monterey jack cheese, refried beans, queso, pico de gallo, onion, on 2 12 inch flour tortillas... all wrapped up in 15 sheets of foil. Thing is as thick as my forearm and just as long. Where do you get your favorite burrito from? What do you get on it?

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Up to about five years ago, there was nowhere to get a burrito in Dublin. Now there's at least 4 chains, and probably a few more if I was to go looking.

Personally I go to Boojum -- they're the only chain that seems to have chorizo on the menu, though I do try to limit it to no more than 5 times a week.

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The best burrito I've had was the Fajita Burrito from Casa Lupita, a hole-in-the-wall taco joint founded by a cordon-blue trained chef in White Bear Lake, MN. Sadly, the family no longer owns it, and the name on the door is just "Tacos", and it's not nearly as good.

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Just about any eatery in the southwestern U.S. serves burritos. At several chains and locales, one burrito is so large that it could almost fill a trucker. :wink:

Amusingly, there are not too many good Mexican places in Prescott. There used to be a really good one called Hugo's right near downtown, but they closed about six months ago. Taco Don's is not bad, but it's very 'muricanized. I grew up in Southern California, and back there great Mexican places are a dime a dozen. Just pick a dive where you have to order in Spanish and you're in for a treat.

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I went to this place a few times:

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Seriously quirky... It was run by a south Asian family. They had all sorts of decorations on the wall written in what my wife tells me is urdu script. Their "burritos" would be filled with stuff like curried chicken and you could get them to put their home made super hot sauce on it if you dared. It was always a really good meal. Unfortunately, I don't think it is there anymore.

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TythosEternal

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The best burritos are usually at sketchy, hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurants where the signage hasn't been updated since Pancho Villa stopped by for taquila shots and a taco. Here are some of the more reliable indicators I've found for quality, authentic burritos here in the United States:

* Meats are cooked to-order, on a grill within line-of-sight of the waiting customer.

* Bottled sodas are the only available beverage, all of which were imported from Mexico. Bonus points if they serve Jarritos.

* Carnitas al pastor--it's your acid test, and when you've had it cooked right, you'll never feel a need to try anything else.

* Their tortillas are a) gigantic (18 inches or more in diameter), and B) made daily. Look for a circular, rotating griddle. If you come in before eight o'clock in the morning, the owner's mother, grandmother, and/or mother-in-law (minimum required age is seventy-three) should be working on that day's batch in a flour-dusted apron that's been handed down from the Mexican-American war.

* The better the establishment, the fewer ingredients they can get away with putting in while still making an awesome meal. At the very best spots, this means a burrito has four things inside the tortilla: meat, beans, rice, and sauce. Lots of sauce.

Last comment: There are so many styles of Mexican food, all of which can be amazing. The above description applies to the "hole-in-the-wall" style, which (when you can find a place that doesn't make you sick) is the best (IMHO) and most authentic. Other common styles here in the United States include family restaurant, Tito's Tacos (literally in a class all its own), street taco / taco truck, American gourmet (oh, Chipotle, you got me through both college and grad school), taquila & taco house (increasingly common), and your obligatory fast-food drive-through chains that don't really deserve the name. Most have their own unique strong points.

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TythosEternal

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Just pick a dive where you have to order in Spanish and you're in for a treat.

This is Truth, and I'm kicking myself for not including this in my criteria (see above). Of course, if item #4 is true, you probably won't have much luck ordering in English.

Another thing I neglected to mention, given the original post: I've personally categorized Freebirds under the "Americanized gourmet" style, but it's possible to make a minimist order that leverages a good sauce. Another chain that does a good job of approximating authentic meals is Cafe Rio--great tortillas, great sauces, and a recipe for carnitas barbacoa that will knock your socks off.

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Capt.Joseph Kerbertson

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This is Truth, and I'm kicking myself for not including this in my criteria (see above). Of course, if item #4 is true, you probably won't have much luck ordering in English.

Another thing I neglected to mention, given the original post: I've personally categorized Freebirds under the "Americanized gourmet" style, but it's possible to make a minimist order that leverages a good sauce. Another chain that does a good job of approximating authentic meals is Cafe Rio--great tortillas, great sauces, and a recipe for carnitas barbacoa that will knock your socks off.

Americanized or not... it's a great burrito, personal opinion. Mama Ninfas (here in Houston) makes a killer burrito and fajitas that are to die for... literally, I'd die for them.

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I'm probably going to get punched for saying this, but taco bell burritos are my favorite *Runs away yelling "PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!"*

i personally have never eaten at a taco bell and not felt like puking 15 minutes later. though i generally feel this way about most fast food places.

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A burrito is typically a Mexican dish comprising of a tortilla, rice, beans (black or refried) a meat (carnitas, chicken, chorizo or barbocoa) some cheese, salsa (I prefer pico de gallo) some other sauces. wrapped up and eaten over the course of a full day.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ9bzAo98e-kE2zFjM8yTc3AgFbq2L9tiXmENzciiR0uHkmE0K7 (this is a freebirds burrito BTW)

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Hmm, if I'm near my hometown (north San Diego) then Cortez. If I'm near my current town (southern orange county) then Chronic Taco. Just get a big ol' burro with carne asada, queso, and guacamole. Pure heaven *drool*

Damn, now I'm gonna go get one after work...

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Hmm, if I'm near my hometown (north San Diego) then Cortez. If I'm near my current town (southern orange county) then Chronic Taco. Just get a big ol' burro with carne asada, queso, and guacamole. Pure heaven *drool*

Damn, now I'm gonna go get one after work...

Try Cotija's, up the hill from the I-5's Clairemont exit. Really hard to go wrong. San Diego is heaven for crazy-good (and authentic) Mexican food.

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