Win Lunch from Lucy’s Mexican Cantina
Photos courtesy of the Lucy’s website
You know what was completely lost in yesterday’s MomoMadness? Lucy’s Cantina Royale (aka Lucy’s Mexican Cantina) opened Wednesday on 34th Street and 8th Ave. Anybody check it out? I’m still thinking the menu might be a tad bit too expensive to be a Midtown Lunch, but I’m willing to keep an open mind and check it out. They actually invited me to have lunch there today, on the house, but you know I don’t roll like that.
I will, however, accept free food on behalf of my readers!
I floated the idea to Lucy’s, and they agreed to give one Midtown Lunch reader a $50 gift certificate to the newly opened restaurant. All you have to do is post your favorite burrito of all time (ingredients or location or both) in the comments below, and you’re entered to win. The gift certificate will be good for an entire year, but hopefully you’ll use it soon- because we want a full report! Good luck freeloaders. (A winner will be drawn at random on Tuesday at Noon.)
Posted: 11:45 am, November 13th, 2009 under Contest, Lucy's Mexican Cantina.
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Chicken burito from Baja Fresh.
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I’d probably go with the tacos over burritos if I won…but would review their burritos for Midtown Lunch.
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I dunno, ever since you excalimed “Indian Burrito, where have you been all my life!”, no other burrito can surpass the Kati Roll (aka, the Indian Burrito).
So in that case, my favorite “burrito” is the kati roll from the biryani cart :)
p.s. Until I had Indian food, mexican food was my favorite.
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The Bob Marley Burrito (jerk chicken) from the defunct Burritoville on 9th ave and 42nd….
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Chioptle???
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, one positive trend swept the city of New Orleans: The Mobile Taco Stand.
Prior to Katrina, the Mexican population in the city was non-existant. However, the economic opportunities created by the rebuilding effort drew tens of thousands of Mexicans to the city that had never been there before. With them came their food.
My favorite burrito of all-time is from Taqueria Sanchez – A trailor parked in the lot of a bar in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. I would drive a half hour to get my hands on the $6 standard burrito. Nothing special ingredients-wise, except for the freshness and authenticity.
Also – the hot sauce at Taqueria Sanchez was homeade and hands-down the best I’ve ever had. It was my craving of the hot sauce that drove me to that parking lot time and time again. The disparity between crappy pre-made hot sauce and quality homemade hot sauce is enormous. I am so thankful to have been a part of that uniquely interesting moments of food history.
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Ramerioz in San Diego Cali, pretty much any one in Cali
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Ground beef, black and refried bean from Juanito’s in Red Bank New Jersey.
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I’m with Adam. Kati roll me please!
(otherwise, I guess the burrito at Poblanitas wasn’t too bad, but on the East coast I’m more a taco fan) -
This is definitely a non-traditional burrito, but it’ll score me points with the readers here…
BACON BURRITO DOG from the famous Pink’s Hotdogs (out in LA) contains:
Big flour tortilla wrapped around 2 hot dogs,
2 slices of cheese, 3 slices of bacon, chili & onionsalso included is a whole lot of heartburn
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i do love a kati roll. i also enjoy blockheads burritos w/ chicken…i think they have one with bbq flavors that i like.
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Oh shoot I misread. Of “all time” well then, ignore my last post. Favorite burrito is the chile verde burrito at Moreno’s in Santa Cruz. Though their Al Pastor chimichanga takes second place. It’s a gut-bomb!
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@ Jeff, I love Pinks! The best hot dogs ever! (unless you do a Chicago dog -which I need to try soon! But it looks amazing)
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Carnitas super burrito from Anna’s Taqueria in Boston w/ refried beans, salsa, guac, sour cream jalapenos and hot sauce.
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1st burrito I ever had was my favorite. El Faro in the mission district of SF about 20 years ago. It was phenomenal, and I’ve never had it’s equal.
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carnitas super burrito @Anna’s in BOS yrs ago…YUMMM
GL LUCYS! -
My favorite burrito was at La Costa Taqueria in LA — it was a breakfast burrito with a deliciously spicy chorizo with fresh pico de gallo and guacamole, three egg whites and some kind of heavenly queso blanco or queso fresco. Choose me to be the official ML freeloader!
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Best burrito I ever had was in a border town in Reynosa, Mexico. I can’t recall the name of the restaurant, but it was on a street that the locals called “Taco Street.”
I was also duped into buying a small cask of tequila that I later discovered to be just plain old Mexican water. Lesson learned, burrito enjoyed.
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OMG! ^SAME AS ABOVES. Carnitas super burrito @ Annas Taqueria in Boston with rice, refried beans, guac, sour cream, 3 different types of salsa, and hot sauce! TO DIE FOR.
PLUS, their nachos and salsa. Perfect hint of cilantro. So fresh, So good.
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Arizona Burrito at Filiberto’s…steak, potatoes, cheese, pico de gallo…nothing hits the spot better at 4AM
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how about a “Burro Oaxaqueno” (grilled skirt steak, guacamole, red rice & black beans) from El Centro (824 9th ave at West 54th Street) with their delicious Roasted Pork Pozole (White Hominy Stew With Avocado & Radish)?
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I just ate it last weekend. It was a glorious pork burrito from Calexico in Bklyn. I loved it because the rice wasn’t overwhelming and the array of salsas were amazing. The pork was *so* tender.
And now I’m hungry for lunch.
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Ha…funny that Anna’s Taqueria is getting love on here. My brother raves about that place.
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I’m also going to go with Annas Taqueria’s rice beans cheese burrito(yes I KNOW THEIR RICE HAS CHICKEN STOCK IN IT) with guac. And guac on the side.
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This is tough.Probably Papa Chano’s in Sand City, Ca – best carnitas I’ve ever had. This was about 10 years ago. Maybe tied with a chicken mole burrito from a restaurant in Santa Barbara I don’t remember the name of.
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Dessert Burrito:
Banana, glazed pecans, caramel, coconut, chocolate sauce wrapped in a crepe.
My kitchen.
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Sante Fe Burrito at Mi Nidito. ww tortilla, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, cheese, green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots. mmmmmmmmm.
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love the chipotle burritos but can’t beat albertaco’s (socal) – both the carne asada and california burrito – it has fries in it!
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I go for tacos in NY over burritos. More complex flavor, less filler. Favorite burrito has to be the green chili burrito from a truck stand in Taos. Green chilis and pork with real refried beans. Never had anything like it on the East Coast.
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I like the Pampano Taqueria burrito in Brooklyn.
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Best i ever had was in the Mission in SF late one night many years ago. Never found the place again…
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I don’t know if this counts, but the Breafast Burrito from Flemingo Cage in Key West is phenomenal. It’s packed with flavor and freshness. You can really taste the sausage and the several different kinds of peppers in it. The salsa and the quacamole to go with it are also fantastic.
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Well I’ll tell you:
Albuquerque, NM. The Frontier Restaurant. Fronteir burrito, stuffed with beans, beef and green chile, smothered in green chile stew and cheddar.
I have tried a thousand times to recreate this. It just can’t be done.
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Anyone who says Chipotle should be automatically disqualified. It goes against the basic core of this site. Just sayin’ :-P
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El Pelon in Boston. Huge Burrito, including the infamous sweet plantains. Great seasoning, cheap prices. Place burned down last year though.
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Hello Anna’s Taqueria!! It’s been a long time but I like their chicken burritos with rice and beans and anything else they can squeeze into the tortilla.
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I’m going to put down–for the benefit of any Southern California types–Naugles. Not because it was my favorite, but because I have fond memories of going to the drive-thru at the one on Atlantic in the middle of the night during undergrad days. Macho combo! (Here in town, I’m on a Zaragoza Mexican Grocery kick lately.)
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Best Burrito— Outside of a Grateful Dead Concert, circa 1985.. A tourhead, with a wicker basket full of burritos… Shouting “Veggie Burritos, $1.00″… They consisted of beans, cheese, rice and eau de hippie. Good times and good burritos… :-)
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any burrito works for me, as long as there’s some stewed pork in there and maybe steak too… mmm…
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Tlaloc in SF!
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I’d have to say Cosmic Cantina’s Old School Deluxe Vegetarian Burriito, circa 2003. A great overall burrito for NY with a really good tortilla, which is important. Plus they’d give you a gallon (literally) of Tecate with it for $15 on Wednesday and Saturdays. I used to eat it three or four times a week back then. Unfortunately, the place really took a turn for the worst a few years ago and all their items suffered.
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Jalepenos in Santa Cruz, CA. Their Chicken Mole burrito is my ideal of everything that is tasty in burritodom.
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Anna’s Taqueria in Boston. Super steak burrito with melted cheese, lettuce, sour cream, EXTRA GUACAMOLE. With chips and a mexican soda.
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I envy all of you who’ve been to California and enjoyed burritos there.
As for me, the best burrito I’ve ever had comes from the Mexican grocery with the green awning, just off of 30th Ave. is Astoria. I don’t recall the name of the place, but the burritos blew my mind. (The green awning part is important – It’s not the Mexican grocery store with the blue awning that’s actually *on* 30th Ave.)
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I’m nostalgic for the Mystical Frisco from the long lost Burritoville on 9th ave!
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My favorite burrito of all time is from Baja Burrito in (of all places) Nashville, TN. Mmmmmmmm fish burrito…..
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Never had a burrito that blew me away but I remember visiting some part of mexico when I was younger and had some pretty awesome tacos. The ingredients were really fresh and I’m pretty sure I had cow brain or something.
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The dessert burrito at Mad 4 Mex in West Philly is the best!
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The best burrito I ever had was 10 years ago in the Mission in SF, but I can’t for the life of me remember what the place was called.
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Bean and cheese burrito (beautiful in its simplicity) with salsa from Tito’s Tacos in Culver City, CA
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I’ve never really met a burrito I didn’t like, but I do love Portland burrito from Papacitos in Greenpoint BK. Who wouldn’t like tater tots IN their breakfast burrito???
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Ta Cocina on 9th (the take out, not the full restaurant) has great burritos. Can’t figure out why people still go to the chains!!
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I enjoy the carnitas burritos at El Paso Taqueria with all the salsas on 103rd stop. However, nothing beats the ones made by the grandmas back in Texas.
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I love the ones at Cinegual (3rd and 40, I think?). Delish!
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StreetMezzon should be disqualified for naming (*ugh*) Chipotle! My best burrito (timeliness may affect this) is the carne asada I had a few weeks back in SF at Tacqueria Cancun. Burritoville used to be OK (I did like the Bob Marley) and much better than sh!tpotle. ANd there were probably som ebetter burritos I’ve had way back when, like a hatch chile-covered breakfast burrito in New Mexico way back when.
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i’m cool with pretty much any kind of meat, no beans, and TONS of cilantro…corn and tomato salsa is key.
also a fan of adding some mangos, and of course I love spicy :)
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Gotta be my one and only West Coast burrito. Enjoyed while watching the sea lions and overlooking Alctraz in San Francisco. Nothing fancy in terms of ingredients (rice, beans, chicken, salsa, etc), but man was that an awesome burrito.
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Chile Relleno burrito from Anita’s, a counter in the back of Jonsey’s Liqour Store, Santa Paula, CA. True to my Southern CA roots, rice doesn’t belong in a burrito. So good.
@Jeff, ever have Oki Dog in California? Sort of like the Pink’s monstrosity you describe.
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The Chili Burrito at Bomber’s Burrito Bar on Lark Street in Albany. I moved away almost 4 years ago and I still fantasize about that place…. If I still had a car I’d make a daytrip there just for the tofu fries.
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Wow, lots of these are coming from CA – no surprise. My fave is at Tommy’s Salsa in Novato, CA. Order the Brontosaurus burrito with braised chicken and extra salsa. The salsas are made fresh several times a day. La Hacienda Taqueria, also in Novato, has a banging wet burrito. Get the grilled steak, an extra fork, and bring a friend (or two). Best NY burritos are from my kitchen, tell the truth. But maybe Lucy’s can be a contenda?
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Haven’t had one in a long time, so my memory may be a little foggy, but I have fond recollections of the fajita steak burrito from La Tapatia Taqueria in Houston. It could also be that they’d still serve you beer in soda cups after hours, but that’s neither here nor there.
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My favorite burrito is a breakfast burrito from a restaurant in Denver Colorado called the Breakfast Inn.
It’s eggs, sausage, potatoes,cheese etc and roasted green chile smothered on top. It’s so amazing! -
I had this amazing burrito at this hole in the wall Mexican place in Philly…don’t remember the name of the place, unfortunately, but I had the this burrito stuffed with carnitas and just UGH. So good.
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I love the beef burrito that is served at 5 Burro Cafe in Forest Hills.
Its thick slices of seared strip steak that almost taste buttery and moist in your mouth! That with a nice portion of mexican rice, pepper, onions, lots of guac, sour cream and HOT SAUCE. yum -
best burrito was made by casa del mundo on lake atitlan in guatemala.
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having never had a west coast / mission-style burrito, i feel underqualified to respond, choices being limited to chipotle and qdoba. sorry. that being said, they are decent food if one isn’t expecting authenticity. i have to go with the ancho chile bbq pulled pork i just had from q today; bogo coupon didn’t hurt either.
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burrito max’s pulled pork burrito, kenmore square, boston. RIP! I loved that burrito :(
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….always most comments for a free lunch…..oppps…..i mean begging letters.
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The Chicken Diablo from Baja Fresh…. Xtra spicy, of course.
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whole wheat tortilla with slow cooked chunks of bulgogi with lettuce and kimchi salsa.
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Had a yummy burrito from the truck on 96th & bway!
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El Pelon’s Grilled Veggie burrito w/ added spicy, shredded pork and guacamole. Haven’t been back since it burnt down about 4 times, but yum!
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The junior burrito the size of my head that I got in Long Beach, can’t remember the name of the place but it was big on margaritas (obviously).
Also there’s a place in 50s /9th which is pretty good too but restaurant prices…
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Fish burrito at Pancho Villa Taqueria in San Francisco
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Ridiculous burrito, too big to hold, from a little place in Teaneck NJ. Alas it is no more.
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carnitas, black beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream and hot salsa.
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Rita’s burritos! Love the veggie burrito.
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Qdoba’s Ancho BBQ burritos are pretty tasty.
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El Famous Burrito in Chicago.
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It pains me to say this as a NYer, but the best burrito I’ve had is from Anna’s Taqueria in the MIT student center in Cambridge MA. You could tell me they put crack in those things and I wouldn’t be surprised. Carnitas and everything except olives. nom nom nom.
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I’m a sucker for a queso burrito from Qdoba…sad but true. 90% of the time the buy one get one free coupon gets me…every time.
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Does Korean bbq count? It’s kind of like an Asian burrito… If so, love the spicy pork at Wonjo… Otherwise, I have to say, *meh* to most of the burritos I’ve had…sadly… Guess that’s what I get for living in NYC–my brief visit to LA showed me the East Coast has nothing on the Southwest…
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I love Nuevo Mexico in Brooklyn–their pork burritos are great.
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Whenever I’m in Atlanta, I always stop at Willy’s for a burrito–it was the local Chipotle predecessor, and it’s still just a bit better, fuller-spiced, meaty and delicious. My favorite thing to do is eat it out of the wrap with their tortilla chips. Oh man. Willy’s.
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Favorite is also an Indian burrito: the Chennai Kati roll from the Biryani cart! However if it has to be Mexican, Maz Mezcal on the UES has great burritos.
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The Monster Burrito on Black Mountain Road in San Diego. I forget what it’s called exaclty, but it’s SOO GOOD!
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Jerk Chicken Good Burrito from the one and only Benny’s Burritos. Yum
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Even tho its so commercialized, I still love Chipotle’s burritos, there is something about the fact that they are as big as a small toddler, and I think they have amazing guacamole! I usually go for the chicken with rice, black beans, lettuce, cheese and guac. Haven’t had one in forever tho, but its making me hungry!
Maybe the next time I will say, a burrito from Lucy’s!
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Nobody for Freebirds? This Texas chain is my favorite for burritos.
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My first Baja Fresh burrito-maybe 10 years ago. Changed my life.
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does it compare to baja fresh in nyc? i actually just placed my order online at baja fresh to pickup at 1245 (1441 b’way)…first time at baja, hope its delish!
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Best burrito I ever had was a mission-style one from Pancho Villa in San Fran…
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Hand down… “Best Burrito” was in Chelsea (farm fresh) San Francisco style
Yucatan pork stew burrito with Pinto beans, Whole Grain rice, White onion/cilantro, and House Hot Sauce Wrapped in a White/whole Wheat/spinach Tomato or Jalapeño Flour Tortilla
Followed by the ancho chile devil’s food cake. –Heavenly!!
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i had an amazing burrito in mexico last year….i can still taste it.
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Tacos Y Salsa in Denver – their roast pork was outstanding.
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Calexico burrito carne asada
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back from baja fresh, have to say, not bad…for the freeloaders…they have free taco’s…assuming one per person from what i could tell ($3 value)…not sure ending time or how it works though, but when i picked up my online order they just keep giving them out
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Uncle Moes Burrito & Taco Shop!!!! Its on 19th & 5th and pretty much does not suck in any way at all.
I don’t have a fav. of all time but always welcome free food.
If I have to choose, then possibly Chipotle’s with chicken and/or steak.