SUBSCRIBE to
the Intestinal Apocalypse Monthly

  

Burritoeater.com Apparel Bazaar

San Buena, Tacos (Sansome/Sutter) Financial DistrictOMR: 7.75
Sansome
cross street: Sutter
ph. none
Map Visits: 1
Hey look, there’s a second Tacos San Buena slabwagon in the Financial District, and it’s a mere eight blocks south of the other one. Burritowork here seems to be perfectly adequate, although by downtown standards, it’s comparatively strong. Seating available in the adjacent atrium across the Sansome sidewalk. Cash only. Absent evenings and weekends.

Will My Health Be Violated?

07/15/09Super Pastor$7.007.75 Mustaches
Swish: tortilla (10); burstage abatement (9); size (8); rice (8); spiciness (8); temperature (8)
Shrug: meat (7); vegetables (7); sauciness (7); ingredient mix (7); beans (6); cheese (6)
Clang: no elements clanged
Intangibility bonus: 2 (of 2)

There were a few things to vigorously applaud, a few more to simply shrug at, and fortunately, nothing to start a major food fight over on our first visit to Tacos San Buena’s Market St.-adjacent truck. Our super burrito looked like a super burrito ought to look, and we’ll admit we had visions of nine-mustache alchemy when early foil-tearing revealed one of the more gorgeously grilled tortillas we’d seen downtown in some time — none more perfect, all the way down to its gentle flakiness. All kinds of onion — two kinds, anyway — anchored a capable veggie congregation sadly short on green roughage, save one stray stalk of cilantro; other areas of adequacy barreled in via well-slathered but internally parched pork, whole pinto beans that added little to the slabular experience, and a few pods of Jack cheese that weren’t as fully melted as they should have been. Nonetheless, both intangible goodness and spice ebbed less than they flowed, while some relatively harmless burstage on the penultimate bite spoiled a perfect rating there. But even with the alfresco dining, this burrito could have remained hotter.