I've been staying away from La Taqueria for quite a while, for several not-particularly-good reasons. Their riceless burrito strikes me as very quesadillalike, and the crowded interior and solid wall full of awards means that nobody really cares what I think anyway. But I was down there today, not egregiously hungry, and I decided to give it a whirl. Well, here's a shot of my carne asada burrito: Small, huh? Especially for $6.50. I can categorically say that the carne asada is up there with anything I've had. It's juicy, packed with flavor, tender, smoky...I'd eat buckets of it if they sold it that way. The salsa was good, but...
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Imagine a burrito retailer that a levies a $1.00 surcharge for your food to not include beans. Imagine La Taqueria. No other San Francisco taqueria stirs as much civic controversy. For every Hatfield who swears by this shop’s intermediate-sized burritos, exceptional cheesework, and wholesale aversion to rice, there’s a McCoy bemoaning “The Taqueria”’s neon sign that pompously proclaims theirs the "Best Tacos and Burritos in the Whole World.” The fact that we regularly pitch our tent in the McCoy camp at La Taqueria’s KOA brings us in for an occasional razzing from Burritoeater readers, so there’s never a shortage of material for our Obstinate User Commentary feature in each month’s Intestinal Apocalypse. Minimal outdoor seating available. (p.s. The neon’s half-right: a La Taqueria taco is an indisputable treat.)
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The past week I did nothing but sit in silence. Literally. Against my stomach's protests, I signed up for an eight-day retreat at a Zen monastery in Calaveras County, in the California Gold Country. My intention was to get away from the busyness of urban life to gain some clarity about myself and my career goals. One perhaps unintended result was that I became intimately acquainted with my appetite.
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La Taqueria would have to be my most anticipated restaurant review since they are suppose the be the best taqueria joint in the bay area. I prepared for this taste test by fasting from mexican food for 3 days and skipping breakfast today. I was starving and eager to savor fine mexican cuisine. The parking situation is not too bad if you park between 25th and 26th on Mission street (well, I did go on a Sunday afternoon so Im not sure how bad it is during a weekday). Other than that, parking situation in Mission District is hellish, take a bus or cab if possible.
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