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360° Gourmet (Steuart) South of MarketOMR: 6.33
1 Market
cross street: Steuart
ph. 415/357-1190
Map Visits: 2
Located inside One Market Plaza’s “Bayside Cuisines” food court, 360° Gourmet caters to the downtown-employed with an insatiable craving for disappointing food, although its green tomatillo salsa isn't bad. Burrito "bowls" are available, as the menu puts it, "for those who love burritos, but prefer silverware." Enter from Steuart. Limited outdoor seating. Breakfast available. Credit cards accepted. Closed evenings and weekends.

Will My Health Be Violated?

09/11/07Chicken Breast$6.946.33 Mustaches
Swish: cheese (9); burstage abatement (9); beans (8); temperature (8)
Shrug: tortilla (7); meat (7); vegetables (7); size (6); ingredient mix (6)
Clang: rice (5); sauciness (2); spiciness (1)
Intangibility bonus: 1 (of 2)

It took us nearly four years to brave up and return to this upmarket burrito counter, and when we did, we made damn sure to steer clear of all things romaine in our skimpily foiled slab. Instead, we anted up an additional 99 cents for avocado, which along with the passable pico de gallo helped send the vegetables rating soaring to seven mustaches. Other feel-good stories re: this short, but acceptably girthsome burrito included the surprisingly fine pinto beans, airtight burstage abatement, and sharply melted jack cheese. Other than those elements working in 360° Gourmet's favor, it was bad business as usual here at the food court: super-bland rice, sauciness that was a complete rumor from top to bottom, and spice that made the sauciness look positively robust in comparison. The chicken displayed a mildly charred flavor, but also fell on the dry side of the fence. Just because this burrito was better than we expected doesn't excuse its myriad deficiencies.

11/26/03Flame Broiled Steak$6.854.92 Mustaches
By the burrito's name, you’d think you were ordering a Whopper. Do you enjoy unmelted cheese and romaine lettuce in your undersized, overpriced, spiceless, cold bite-laden burrito? Are you a complete moron? We’ll say it again: romaine lettuce. Argh.