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This one is an absolute no brainer. I am a software programmer and fortunate enough to work for a company that allows me to work from home, I try my best to make a point of living in a different city every year, I pack light and go. I've gone from southern cali, mid-west to the east coast and NOTHING compares to the mexican food in San Diego! Travel just 60 miles up the coast to Los Angeles and the difference is night and day, doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same category. San Diego is on the border of Mexico, and the mexican food gets exponentially worse the farther you get from it. Ask anyone who has actually tried mexican food in mulitple cities, I will guarantee the same response, San Diego hands down. Anyone who calls them nachos instead of carne asada chips, or taquitos instead of rolled tacos can automatically be discredited in this discussion. Those of you who have lived in San Diego will know what I mean.



I do like to think of myself as burrito expert of some degree. I got into the 3 burrito a week habit some years ago...

For my money no burrito shop offers a better burrito or taco than...
Taqueria Mi Familia in San Rafael on 55 Bellam Blvd.

The three keys to finding a good burrito shop:
Menudo is served on the weekends
Sour cream and guacamole are standard
They don’t have whole wheat torillias

I use to believe the best shops were cash only, but these days it seems everyone takes plastic.

As for those who argue San Diego offers a better burrito, you can’t compare the two... They have nothing in common with each other

Jeff
http://screamingfresh.com

The burritos in SF are OK, but I prefer them the way I find them in San Diego and Los Angeles without the flavor muting, pasty texture, and heavy carb load that comes from these unwarranted fillers. Beans and rice are OK in a bean and cheese or vegetarian version, but don't really belong in a burrito if it has meat in it. Should really just be meat, guacamole (optional); pico de gallo, onion, or cilantro (all optional); and some type of strongly flavored, high capsaicin salsa. To each his own though.

Taqueria Can-Cun in the Mission gets my vote. Although my all-time favorite in the Bay Area is Taqueria Santa Rosa (in Santa Rosa).

Adam, you've found it. I lived just outside Glen Park for the last couple of years and La Corneta is very very high on the list of things I miss about the city now that I've moved away. I've eaten other good burritos in SF but I've eaten none that are better than La Corneta's.

Thankfully (I can't believe I'm about to write this and that it's true), I've landed back in Charlottesville, VA where the local Chipotle serves carnitas made using only local, Polyface farms pork using a recipe designed just for that pork and this store. It's remarkable and the burritos they turn out using it rival many San Francisco options. So I can get a fix now and again.

And, KingT, no one here claimed that San Francisco burritos were even remotely authentic Mexican. Adam asked only where to find good San Francisco burritos.

I thought I'd been to most of the Taquerias in the Bay Area. I guess I miss one. I'll have to try La Corneta. My problem with burritos is most of the Taquerias put way too much rice in them. I like good burrito without the rice. Put the rice on the side. But that's just the way I like them. Now I have a new place to try. Thank you for the info. I will also added them to my site.
my compliments to the photographer. makes me want to go out in order burrito.

Don
http://www.discovering-sanfrancisco.com

It's funny that the term "baby burrito" showed up in this post...I often refer to the burritos I get from Chipotle/Qdoba as 'baby burritos' or 'wet baby burritos' due to their size...being almost that of a newborn baby. A bit disgusting, I admit. But definitely accurate and funny if you have a sick sense of humor. Teehee.

The San Francisco burrito is good for what it is, but San Diego is where it's at. Beans and rice are side dishes. A burrito is about the meat.

I've had many burritos at La Corneta in Glen Park (and their Mission Street location) and have almost always left satisfied. I love that you can get a baby burrito which will fill you without overstuffing you. La Taqueria, Cancun (for the veggie burrito only), and the many taco trucks around the city (the ones run by Los Compadres -- I haven't been to the others) are all good and worth checking out. IMHO, Pancho Villa is wildly overrated, and I would rather eat Taco Bell than subject myself to another one of their burritos, long lines and poor service. Also, if you're here six days, you could easily fit in six burritos -- you can never eat too many!

Tucson, Arizona. Glad to see so many giving love to The Old Pueblo.

1) Sonoran Hot Dogs (El Guero Canelo/BK's) - bacon wrapped hot dogs with beans, onions, mustard, mayo, tomatoes, your choice of salsas, cheese and grilled peppers/green onions on a soft bolillo roll. $2.29, $1.75 on Wednesdays.

2) 24 hour drive through taquerias. Under $4 for a burrito? At 3am?

3) Really good sit down Mexican restaurants. Mi Nidito. Love the nopales simmered in red chile sauce with freshly made flour tortillas.

4) Even the U of A's Mexican place, Cafe Sonora, has decent mole and chimichangas. If a damn college cafeteria can provide good Mexican food, there should be no argument.

I rest my case.

Corn Muffins - omGAH yes!

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy Pumpkin Cheesecake :)~

Brined Turkey, baby! (Ok, the stuffing muffins look pretty excellent too.)