http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool Food Adventures For Your Urban Lunch Hour en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:23:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://midtownlunch.com/forums/search.php http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/3#post-4780 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:27:45 -0500 moriath 4780@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>I hit up Dos Toros today for lunch. Had a carnitas taco and chips and guacamole. Taco was fine, I liked the spicy hot sauce, but the guacamole was terrible. I don't claim to be a guacamole expert, but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to actually have a taste and *not* be the texture of paste. </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/3#post-4749 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:13:13 -0500 Steve 4749@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>I stopped by DT last night. It may have been that I was ill from watching the giants, but it was pretty meh-tastic.</p> <p>Basically the same as chipotle but plain rice. Goats, you may like this place, no cilantro in the rice. </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4691 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:34 -0500 stevenp 4691@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>I've checked out Anna's in Boston several times and DT is in the same vein. Bigger, tighter burritos would help a lot. I didn't find my rice to be mushy but, as noted above, a few pinto beans were undercooked. </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4681 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:41:11 -0500 MikeNYC 4681@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>Anna's is good, but in Boston I was more of a Boca Grande guy, esp. the pre-divorce Boca, when they were just starting up. The original one in East Cambridge was amazing and they did seem to slip a bit over the years at each location. Boca, by the way, uses, or used, I don't know now, the 'steam with cheese' method. It's not that unusual.</p> <p>In any event, it's sad that for years Boston had not one but two different burrito shops better than anything in NYC. I hope Dos Toros marks the end of that. I'm definitely trying them out this weekend. </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4680 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:49:28 -0500 brezinst 4680@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>honestly, new york would benefit by just importing anna's taqueria from boston if they can't get a california style burrito. anna's manages to do an amazing burrito in boston for not a ridiculous amount of money. why does that not work in new york? </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4677 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:53:05 -0500 anri 4677@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>The steak was extremely flavorful and tasty, but like bltz, I found the rice to be overcooked and mushy :( </p> <p>I guess I'll try it out once more in a month or so to see if there were any improvements made! </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4596 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:37:07 -0500 stevenp 4596@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>I made it by DTT yesterday. Steak was extremely tasty. Had to repeat my order 3 times, even though there was no one else being served! (Black beans? No, I said pintos. Chicken? No, I said carne asada....) It was a very good burito, not quite the bomb-sized burrito from SF, but a good balance of flavors. The burritos need to be wrapped more TIGHTLY though--this is important. Some of the pintos were undercooked, but not a major problem. I was disappointed by the small spoon of guacamole that I paid an extra buck for. </p> <p>Overall, a very tasty burrito with balanced flavors, far better than the Chipotle rice-ball-in-a-tortilla. The spicy salsa added a nice bite. Not sure if it's quite worth $9 for a not-quite-bomb-sized burrito. Could've used a bit more meat. Unlike a SF burrito, I had room after finishing to eat a second.</p> <p>Oh yeah--and they don't have their liquor license yet, so no beer, alas. </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4545 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:37:59 -0500 bltz 4545@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>Tried the Dos Toros. Smaller than the SF burrito's Ive had, (and smaller than a Chipotle, by way of reference) and the rice, while flavorful, seemed overcooked/mushy. First rate steak and Carnitas inside, though. </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4536 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:31:03 -0500 TonyJaguar 4536@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>In the early 90's there was a spot on Broadway @ 72nd called The San Francisco Burrito Co. Being from S.F. I was excited, until I sampled their slabs. Does anyone remember this? </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4518 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:58:19 -0500 MikeNYC 4518@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>Leo, I hope to try one this week. Good luck with your burrito shop. </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4507 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:42:19 -0500 stevenp 4507@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>Update: I just checked out their website and they also have very cheap beers-- $2.30 for a Tecate???? This will be a long lunch indeed. Good job Leo! </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4505 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:30:21 -0500 stevenp 4505@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>Are you guys open yet? I'll be right over!!!!! </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4500 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:33:54 -0500 DT Taqueria 4500@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>Hey Guys,</p> <p>I'm one of the owners of Dos Toros. Just wanted to say that we're fully about being a legit bay area style taqueria. No brown rice, no whole wheat tortillas, no soyrizo/tofu fillings. Just the real deal. </p> <p>MikeNYC - you're skepticism is completely understandable. The thing is, we didn't work at taquerias in the bay, we just ate burritos everyday. So all the cooking and testing was figuring out how to make everything the way we knew it ought to taste. </p> <p>We're really happy with our product, and I promise we're mighty discerning. Come check it out and let us know what you think!</p> <p>Thanks,<br /> Leo</p> <p>Hope to see you soon!<br /> Thanks,<br /> Leo </p> http://midtownlunch.com/forums/topic/mission-burrito-drool/page/2#post-4366 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:08:53 -0500 stevenp 4366@http://midtownlunch.com/forums/ <p>Maybe they had to get things right using locally available ingredients? (Darn, trying to avoid the cautious pessimism here!) </p>