SlabtoberfestOctober 2011
October Taqueria Visits
10/30: Taq. El Castillito on Church can’t fail. Not this time, anyway.
10/26: In San Francisco’s best-burrito-in-worst-location competition, Andalé laps the field.
10/23: Our 8.45-mustache super chile relleno burrito at La Espiga de Oro cheeses us off in all the right ways.
10/20: Among the three Los Compadres slabwagons around town, there’s only one whose burritowork warrants your cash. And it’s not the one at Spear and Folsom.
10/17: Even on a comparatively off-day, Papalote continues to make San Franciscans' lives better.
10/12: Our panel enjoys instant barbecue — sorry, BBQ — gratification at El Rancho Grande.
10/5: Serious concerns over Taq. Cazadores' ingredient mix acumen hamstring the tiny red taqueria's mustachioed fortunes.
10/30: Taq. El Castillito on Church can’t fail. Not this time, anyway.
10/26: In San Francisco’s best-burrito-in-worst-location competition, Andalé laps the field.
10/23: Our 8.45-mustache super chile relleno burrito at La Espiga de Oro cheeses us off in all the right ways.
10/20: Among the three Los Compadres slabwagons around town, there’s only one whose burritowork warrants your cash. And it’s not the one at Spear and Folsom.
10/17: Even on a comparatively off-day, Papalote continues to make San Franciscans' lives better.
10/12: Our panel enjoys instant barbecue — sorry, BBQ — gratification at El Rancho Grande.
10/5: Serious concerns over Taq. Cazadores' ingredient mix acumen hamstring the tiny red taqueria's mustachioed fortunes.
Slabs de SeptiembreSeptember 2011
September Taqueria Visits
9/26: Taq. La Cumbre scuzzes the fiftieth anniversary of the super burrito with a 6.08-mustache denigration. Thanks!
9/23: It’s more graduate-level shruggery at UCSF’s Carmelina’s Taq.
9/18: Who knew Taq. San Jose’s kitchen had an 8.75-mustache near-masterfoodpiece up its saucy sleeve after years and years of mediocrity? Not us.
9/13: Despite weak intangibility and the abominable inclusion of shredded lettuce, La Piñata debuts on the strong side.
9/11: Pastor powerhouse Taq. El Castillito on Mission surprises us with an 8.75-mustache carnitas burrito. Never mind that it was as dry as the Los Angeles River.
9/8: Extra-flavorful ground beef is undercut by moist seepage and a couple other flaws at Chavo's.
9/6: Taq. El Buen Sabor serves up joyless sub-mediocrity in a chewy tortilla down in Visitacion Valley.
9/26: Taq. La Cumbre scuzzes the fiftieth anniversary of the super burrito with a 6.08-mustache denigration. Thanks!
9/23: It’s more graduate-level shruggery at UCSF’s Carmelina’s Taq.
9/18: Who knew Taq. San Jose’s kitchen had an 8.75-mustache near-masterfoodpiece up its saucy sleeve after years and years of mediocrity? Not us.
9/13: Despite weak intangibility and the abominable inclusion of shredded lettuce, La Piñata debuts on the strong side.
9/11: Pastor powerhouse Taq. El Castillito on Mission surprises us with an 8.75-mustache carnitas burrito. Never mind that it was as dry as the Los Angeles River.
9/8: Extra-flavorful ground beef is undercut by moist seepage and a couple other flaws at Chavo's.
9/6: Taq. El Buen Sabor serves up joyless sub-mediocrity in a chewy tortilla down in Visitacion Valley.
Slab This, Slab ThatAugust 2011
August Taqueria Visits
8/12: The Excelsior’s Taq. Vallarta gets high test scores and solid grades, boasts plenty of extracurricular involvement, has all the right colleges sending letters of interest, and yet is such a dead-boring kid.
8/5: Our panel follows the crowd and goes the super vegetarian route at Taq. Can-cún on lower Mission. In this case, the crowd knows what's good.
8/12: The Excelsior’s Taq. Vallarta gets high test scores and solid grades, boasts plenty of extracurricular involvement, has all the right colleges sending letters of interest, and yet is such a dead-boring kid.
8/5: Our panel follows the crowd and goes the super vegetarian route at Taq. Can-cún on lower Mission. In this case, the crowd knows what's good.
Who -- Us? Slabular Gluttons?July 2011
July Taqueria Visits
7/29: Taq. El Gallo Giro reclaims its distant-history reputation as a slabular stronghold on wheels.
7/23: A minor behemoth at Taq. La Iguana Azul delivers major mustaches.
7/19: For the first time since 2007, Taq. Can-cún (Mission/19th St. edition) delivers eight-mustache success -- in widemouth form, no less.
7/17: It’s slender-shaped mediocrity on a Sunday evening at Taq. El Buen Sabor.
7/13: Taq. Angelica's concocts an uncommonly delicious slab that adds up to way more than the sum of its 7.75-mustache parts.
7/7: Gordo Taq. on 9th Ave. lays down the burrito of the year (to date); naturally, our opportunistic panel scoops it up and devours it.
7/1: Our slow-starting panel scores breakfast — 8.77 mustaches worth of breakfast — at 1:30 PM at Taq. El Farolito in the Excelsior.
7/29: Taq. El Gallo Giro reclaims its distant-history reputation as a slabular stronghold on wheels.
7/23: A minor behemoth at Taq. La Iguana Azul delivers major mustaches.
7/19: For the first time since 2007, Taq. Can-cún (Mission/19th St. edition) delivers eight-mustache success -- in widemouth form, no less.
7/17: It’s slender-shaped mediocrity on a Sunday evening at Taq. El Buen Sabor.
7/13: Taq. Angelica's concocts an uncommonly delicious slab that adds up to way more than the sum of its 7.75-mustache parts.
7/7: Gordo Taq. on 9th Ave. lays down the burrito of the year (to date); naturally, our opportunistic panel scoops it up and devours it.
7/1: Our slow-starting panel scores breakfast — 8.77 mustaches worth of breakfast — at 1:30 PM at Taq. El Farolito in the Excelsior.
