Another Year of BurritoeatingJanuary 2013
January Taqueria Visits
1/30: Tacos San Buena in the Mission does not have the knack, and has not had it for quite some time.
1/27: Despite serious cheese inadequacies, Taq. Guadalajara in the Mission kicks down an eight-mustache AM slab...in the PM.
1/19: The burrito scene at the Iron Cactus hasn't gotten any better than when the place opened in 2009.
1/13: Ordering a chile verde pork burrito soon at Taq. La Paz? Some slurping may be required.
1/9: Dos Piñas Taq. gets all mushy and stuff on us. And not in a good way.
1/7: The fourth and newest El Faro in town, over yonder on Haight Street, doesn't endear itself to our panel of judge-boneheads.
1/30: Tacos San Buena in the Mission does not have the knack, and has not had it for quite some time.
1/27: Despite serious cheese inadequacies, Taq. Guadalajara in the Mission kicks down an eight-mustache AM slab...in the PM.
1/19: The burrito scene at the Iron Cactus hasn't gotten any better than when the place opened in 2009.
1/13: Ordering a chile verde pork burrito soon at Taq. La Paz? Some slurping may be required.
1/9: Dos Piñas Taq. gets all mushy and stuff on us. And not in a good way.
1/7: The fourth and newest El Faro in town, over yonder on Haight Street, doesn't endear itself to our panel of judge-boneheads.
2012 Scrum Champ: Taq. Can-cúnDecember 2012
December Taqueria Visits
12/5: Taq. Can-cún (Mission/Valencia edition) wins our 2012 Slab Scrum and drops out of our Mustache Chart's top ten in one fell swoop. That's not how it's supposed to work, is it?
12/3: With its first Scrum title within reach, La Laguna Taq. doles out an impossibly hot and sorta greasy slab. Hmm.
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2012 Slab Scrum!
Scrum is done! Go cheggit right now.
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2012 Hiatus #4
Kindly hold the fort until late December...or perhaps early January. Why? Because it's time for some Cuban foods.
12/5: Taq. Can-cún (Mission/Valencia edition) wins our 2012 Slab Scrum and drops out of our Mustache Chart's top ten in one fell swoop. That's not how it's supposed to work, is it?
12/3: With its first Scrum title within reach, La Laguna Taq. doles out an impossibly hot and sorta greasy slab. Hmm.
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2012 Slab Scrum!
Scrum is done! Go cheggit right now.
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2012 Hiatus #4
Kindly hold the fort until late December...or perhaps early January. Why? Because it's time for some Cuban foods.
Scrum Coming: Mustaches Ahead!November 2012
November Taqueria Visits
11/29: It's 8.75 hairy ones and chunky-style carnitas at Gordo Taq. on Clement, which falls from Position One to position three on our Mustache Chart.
11/27: Shrug all you want about our panel's affection for Tacobar's kitchen skills. Them burros at California and Fillmore are super-legit.
11/25: Taq. Can-cún on lower Mission crosses our critical finish line in nine mustaches flat. Taq. Can-cún, alright.
11/20: For the second time in three visits to Taq. El Farolito's highest-profile shop on Mission, the Little Light's kitchen can't even muster eight mustaches.
11/17: Our dunch slab at purported Scrum contender Taq. San Francisco is the venerable burritoteria's latest postseason letdown.
11/14: La Laguna Taq. almost spices us out of the building, but still manages to ratchet up nearly nine mustaches.
11/11: 8.50 mustaches represents a career high-water mark for most taquerias. For Papalote on Fulton, it represents an off-night.
11/7: Toeing the slab with 8.67-mustache grace, La Espiga de Oro tosses out the first pitch of our 2012 Slab Scrum.
11/4: La Rosa Taq. & Grill's onion-laden pastor helps the tiny slabbery debut just north of our eight-mustache equator of burrito criticism.
11/2: Previously ever-mediocre Casa Mexicana demonstrates its al pastor supremacy in Noe Valley. Who knew?
11/29: It's 8.75 hairy ones and chunky-style carnitas at Gordo Taq. on Clement, which falls from Position One to position three on our Mustache Chart.
11/27: Shrug all you want about our panel's affection for Tacobar's kitchen skills. Them burros at California and Fillmore are super-legit.
11/25: Taq. Can-cún on lower Mission crosses our critical finish line in nine mustaches flat. Taq. Can-cún, alright.
11/20: For the second time in three visits to Taq. El Farolito's highest-profile shop on Mission, the Little Light's kitchen can't even muster eight mustaches.
11/17: Our dunch slab at purported Scrum contender Taq. San Francisco is the venerable burritoteria's latest postseason letdown.
11/14: La Laguna Taq. almost spices us out of the building, but still manages to ratchet up nearly nine mustaches.
11/11: 8.50 mustaches represents a career high-water mark for most taquerias. For Papalote on Fulton, it represents an off-night.
11/7: Toeing the slab with 8.67-mustache grace, La Espiga de Oro tosses out the first pitch of our 2012 Slab Scrum.
11/4: La Rosa Taq. & Grill's onion-laden pastor helps the tiny slabbery debut just north of our eight-mustache equator of burrito criticism.
11/2: Previously ever-mediocre Casa Mexicana demonstrates its al pastor supremacy in Noe Valley. Who knew?
Burrito Ha Ha BurritoOctober 2012
October Taqueria Visits
10/26: El Burrito Express in the Western Addition / Lower Pacific Heights / whathaveyou presents us with an ultramega breakfast burrito studded with...carnitas. Whump.
10/22: For the first time in our 11 on-record visits, a burrito from Taq. El Castillito on Golden Gate near Larkin fails to earn at least eight mustaches. The horror.
10/18: It's the same old song and dance at El Faro on 1st St.: Impressive overall rating, flawed burrito, sad dining experience.
10/16: We order a San Francisco Chicken at Tacko. (No, really — a San Francisco Chicken.) Hella mustaches ensue.
10/14: Tacobar rings up a pair of nines: A nonstop-rad 9.17-mustache burrito with a steep $9.95 price tag that's so worth it.
10/12: There are precious few San Francisco taquerias where 8.67 mustaches constitute a below-grade outing. Gordo Taq. in the Inner Sunset is one such burritoteria.
10/10: Taq. El Castillito on Mission slings forth a weird one. It's not the first time.
10/3: It's 8.08 mustaches with a bit of a struggle at UCSF Mission Bay's Público.
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Slabs 'n' Snickers
Yes, burritos. No, not the Mars, Inc.-produced chocolate bar. Rather, the San Francisco Comedy & Burrito Festival.
This first-time event, which runs October 11-13, brings together two essential elements of a rightly lived existence — laughter and San Francisco burritos. Three nights of comedy shows at a range of Mission venues (including Esta Noche, Sub-Mission Gallery, and the Dark Room)? Combined with coupons for free super burritos from ever-popular Mission burrito purveyors Taq. Pancho Villa and El Toro? It's a recipe for side-splitting antics and full bellies all weekend long.
Tickets and further information here.
10/26: El Burrito Express in the Western Addition / Lower Pacific Heights / whathaveyou presents us with an ultramega breakfast burrito studded with...carnitas. Whump.
10/22: For the first time in our 11 on-record visits, a burrito from Taq. El Castillito on Golden Gate near Larkin fails to earn at least eight mustaches. The horror.
10/18: It's the same old song and dance at El Faro on 1st St.: Impressive overall rating, flawed burrito, sad dining experience.
10/16: We order a San Francisco Chicken at Tacko. (No, really — a San Francisco Chicken.) Hella mustaches ensue.
10/14: Tacobar rings up a pair of nines: A nonstop-rad 9.17-mustache burrito with a steep $9.95 price tag that's so worth it.
10/12: There are precious few San Francisco taquerias where 8.67 mustaches constitute a below-grade outing. Gordo Taq. in the Inner Sunset is one such burritoteria.
10/10: Taq. El Castillito on Mission slings forth a weird one. It's not the first time.
10/3: It's 8.08 mustaches with a bit of a struggle at UCSF Mission Bay's Público.
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Slabs 'n' Snickers
Yes, burritos. No, not the Mars, Inc.-produced chocolate bar. Rather, the San Francisco Comedy & Burrito Festival.
This first-time event, which runs October 11-13, brings together two essential elements of a rightly lived existence — laughter and San Francisco burritos. Three nights of comedy shows at a range of Mission venues (including Esta Noche, Sub-Mission Gallery, and the Dark Room)? Combined with coupons for free super burritos from ever-popular Mission burrito purveyors Taq. Pancho Villa and El Toro? It's a recipe for side-splitting antics and full bellies all weekend long.
Tickets and further information here.
