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I love burritos.
The first time I tried (non-TacoBell) burritos was when I was still at Toronto. One time while I was visiting the local Shopper's Drug Mart, I saw a sign in front of it about a place that sells supposedly very good food in a 2009 review. Curiosity got the best of me, so I found the place and went in.
I kind of knew what burritos were (I ate them at Taco Bell before, which were very distasteful), but I have not been to other Mexican fast-food before. As soon as I saw the menu i was completely overwhelmed since many ingredients were "in Spanish". Within five seconds I was getting ready to retreat, before the employee there said:
How are you doing today, sir?
Ah crap. Now I am trapped and I have to buy something now. After grunting a little, I decided to order a burrito of the cheapest option (no meat, just bean and cheese).
A lot of complications ensued. First was the choice of tortilla (I didn't know they were called tortilla before because I never pay attention to them in grocery stores). Then it was the choice of ingredients (a variety of different kinds of beans, sauces of varying spiciness, and what the hell is guacamole). The guy working there probably noticed that I had few experience with burritos before, so he offered me an "everything in it" option, which I complied.
A few minutes later I took a bite on the most amazing food I had ever eaten in many years. It was spicy (which I love), had bean and cheese (which I love), rice (I am Asian, so this one is self-explanatory), and guacamole tastes amazing. This place also toast their burritos; so the tortilla was nice and crispy. The everything-on-it option was excellent.
From that day on I was hooked. I would get a burrito from that place every Tuesdays and Thursdays (I would have eaten one everyday if it didn't have such high calories in it). It's too bad that I am not in Toronto anymore; none of the burrito places I find in Seattle make burritos that way (nor offer guacamole for free).
![[image loading]](http://messyandpicky.com/wp-content/themes/messy-and-picky/images/DSC_2377-taqueria-burrito.jpg)
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![[image loading]](http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/restaurants/blog/burrito.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/kitten-burrito-in-a-spinach-tortilla.jpg)
OK. The last picture is not an actual burrito; it is something peculiar I found when I used Google Image.
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Good to hear people's experiences with decent restaurants in Toronto. I'll pass on the place for people to try.
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Smix
United States4549 Posts
I've been craving mexican food for a week now, even after having some chipotle, authentic mexican, and another burrito yesterday. Guac/sour cream so gooood.
Also rofl at the "rice, (i'm asian so this is easy to explain) hahahah
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dude I do that to my cat and he fuckin hates it.
OT- burritos are delicious.
Taco bell is garbage, my brother goes to a school with like 80% mexican immigrants and they hate it when people refer to taco bell as mexican food.
Always try to find genuine south american restaurants though, it makes a huge difference.
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You know, reading this blog makes me glad I'm in Tucson. :o
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You should check out this yelp page. The best places that serve authentic Mexican are typically the hidden gems that aren't huge chains.
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United States13896 Posts
Damn it this blog just made me so hungry, and I just ate pizza not an hour ago. Will have to go to chipotle when I go to campus Tuesday.
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On September 05 2011 07:12 Smix wrote:
I've been craving mexican food for a week now, even after having some chipotle, authentic mexican, and another burrito yesterday. Guac/sour cream so gooood.
Also rofl at the "rice, (i'm asian so this is easy to explain) hahahah
Aww yeah real burritos are so delicious man, carne asada burritos are the best with guacamole omfg mmmmmmm good thing I have Mexican food everyday ALL DAY YEAH BE JEALOUS.
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The last picture looks tastiest 
You should also try wet burritos, which IMO are superior to dry burritos in taste:
![[image loading]](http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/images/2008/08/02/img_0695.jpg)
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guys.. why.. why do you make me hungry  .. why do you make me crave awesome mexican food? really? was this neccessary? ................
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i so wanna eat this now ..... soooooo wanna eat this!
burritos look interestingly similar to the turkish lahmacun (as served in germany)
![[image loading]](http://pixers.de/image/nBn_uEjVwdHZsJmQ4VjMHpH_OZ-_LdTbtFjWyIDWVlVQycTRfBTO4YDO2UjMfZ0XwADNvgjNvgjNvUjMvADMvcGcq9Cdl5mLuR2Y0ZmLxQ-LvoDc0RH_/bild-poster-lahmacun-mit-doenerfleisch,25686890.jpg) not a burrito
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Portugal1621 Posts
Damn dude!
Now I'm hungry too...!!
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If only I could find places that sell burritos in here T_T
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Fuck yes. A new mexican cantina place just opened up near where I live as well, so fucking amazing.
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Before today the only burritos i have ever had was Taco bell which was nasty, then they recently opened a Chipotle in my area, I went and it is amazing. The burrito you linked before the cat picture is of a burrito from "Chipotle" I believe.
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On September 05 2011 07:49 Newbistic wrote:The last picture looks tastiest You should also try wet burritos, which IMO are superior to dry burritos in taste:
Never heard of wet burritos, and that thing looks gross.
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On September 05 2011 07:49 Newbistic wrote:The last picture looks tastiest + Show Spoiler +You should also try wet burritos, which IMO are superior to dry burritos in taste:
I'm no Mexican food expert. But isn't that just......an enchilada?
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wet burritos are burritos with more sauce and more grease, of course they taste better.
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I miss burritos..sadly no taco bells in korea
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On September 05 2011 12:15 jimmyjingle wrote:
wet burritos are burritos with more sauce and more grease, of course they taste better.
Puddles of grease are the things that I hate most about bad mexican food.
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I generally prefer Tex-Mex over pure mexican, although an occasional chorizo or asada burrito is hard to argue with.
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Living in Southern California, as I do, burritos are everywhere. Just this last Friday, I had a conversation with my office partner, who is of Mexican heritage, who pointed out that authentic burritos are quite small. He then jokingly referred to the much larger kind we often find in California or places farther North or East as "American burritos."
I think your photos mostly depict American burritos.
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My first time did involve taco bell and a toilet seat. Took me good four years to muster up some courage and try that thing elsewere. I kind of like burritos now.
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The first time you tried a burrito was in the last 2-3 years? Were you born yesterday?
The haters have never tasted authentic Mexican food. It's wonderful.
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On September 05 2011 11:49 DystopiaX wrote:Show nested quote +On September 05 2011 07:49 Newbistic wrote:The last picture looks tastiest You should also try wet burritos, which IMO are superior to dry burritos in taste: Never heard of wet burritos, and that thing looks gross.
If by looks gross you mean looks mouth watering(????)ly good then yes. you are correct
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I'm from new mexico and this thread is hilarious. That is all.
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