Archive for: August 2007

August 25, 2007

Intrastate Debate

Filed under: Feedback - 25 Aug 2007

So, when I was interviewed in the paper about burritos, my comments regarding San Francisco’s burritos garnered the most vocal response, both from San Diegans and San Franciscans. I don’t want the focus of this site to be the debate …

August 11, 2007

El Porvenir

Filed under: Reviews - 11 Aug 2007

      El Porvenir in Barrio Logan is, I imagine, a trip back in the evolution of the San Diego burrito. It’s like one of those Paleolithic fishes found deep, deep in the ocean …

August 5, 2007

Yeasayer

Filed under: Other - 05 Aug 2007

I guess it was nearly a 2 years back that I went to NYC to visit friends and it was late one night that my friend Casey called to ask us to stop by the Cake Shop where he worked …

E-Letters

Filed under: Feedback - 05 Aug 2007

Mike wrote:

Subject: its all in the beef

Message: It may not be an authentic Mexican burrito, but one of the
tastiest burritos can be found at Tacos Del Mar in Mission Valley.
My favorite is a Mondo burrito with ground beef and refried …

Dos Brasos

Filed under: Reviews - 05 Aug 2007

Dos Brasos is a cool place. It’s changed its name and ownership a few times over the years, but it’s always been good and reliably so.

Dos brasos means “two arms,” which is a weird name, but so is Crawford: “Te …

El Nopalito

Filed under: Reviews - 05 Aug 2007

El Nopalito is quite a place, where carne asada, fresh tortillas, and Coronas are the orders of the day. At this popular spot, customers—mostly men, mostly appearing to be manual laborers—order steaming platos and speak Spanish. This isn’t fast food …