Comments on: Battle of the Bertos: San Diego http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/ Tips, News & Articles from FoodieView Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:17:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: howie http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-38219 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:22:19 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-38219 Barry(berto), sorry about the delayed response. I lived in the Bay Area for almost 10 years, and I totally agree with you about the burritos up North. Mission-style burritos (with rice and beans inside) are one of my biggest food pet peeves; they make everything (the meat, the rice, and the beans) taste worse than they would be on their own. The beans make the meat taste muddy; the meat and rice make the beans lose their creaminess; the flavor of the rice is too subtle to be tasted with the beans and meat covering it. I cannot for the life of me understand why people would prefer their burritos this way. Barry(berto), sorry about the delayed response. I lived in the Bay Area for almost 10 years, and I totally agree with you about the burritos up North.

Mission-style burritos (with rice and beans inside) are one of my biggest food pet peeves; they make everything (the meat, the rice, and the beans) taste worse than they would be on their own. The beans make the meat taste muddy; the meat and rice make the beans lose their creaminess; the flavor of the rice is too subtle to be tasted with the beans and meat covering it. I cannot for the life of me understand why people would prefer their burritos this way.

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: Barry http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-37229 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:08:10 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-37229 So, your poll is odd, It doesn't take into account number of locations among other variables. That said, as someone who lived in SD for 20 years and now exiled elsewhere, to anyone outside of San Diego it doesn't matter. Any place in San Diego is going to make THE BEST carne asada burrito anywhere. I now am sentenced to live in San Jose, CA and it is amazingly bad up here. It seems anyone with a taqueria or small shop dropped the flavor as they moved north. Like rice and beans to dominate every burrito? Then you're in luck, San Jose provides that in spades. God, would it kill someone to open a good Mexican restaurant ( Hilberto's, Roberto's, etc.)? I'm dyin' up here. So, your poll is odd, It doesn’t take into account number of locations among other variables. That said, as someone who lived in SD for 20 years and now exiled elsewhere, to anyone outside of San Diego it doesn’t matter. Any place in San Diego is going to make THE BEST carne asada burrito anywhere. I now am sentenced to live in San Jose, CA and it is amazingly bad up here. It seems anyone with a taqueria or small shop dropped the flavor as they moved north. Like rice and beans to dominate every burrito? Then you’re in luck, San Jose provides that in spades. God, would it kill someone to open a good Mexican restaurant ( Hilberto’s, Roberto’s, etc.)? I’m dyin’ up here.

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: howie http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-23222 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:36 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-23222 Hi, J-Berto, I'm sorry, but if it ain't called Something-berto, it wasn't going on this taste test, but rest assured we'll put them on the list when we do a more general taqueria showdown. Hi, J-Berto, I’m sorry, but if it ain’t called Something-berto, it wasn’t going on this taste test, but rest assured we’ll put them on the list when we do a more general taqueria showdown.

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: J http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-23220 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:49:25 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-23220 Alejandros (formerly Albertos for those old-schoolers) in Mira Mesa and Super Sergios on Convoy FTW. It's a travesty that not one of those was even on the taste test. Alejandros (formerly Albertos for those old-schoolers) in Mira Mesa and Super Sergios on Convoy FTW. It’s a travesty that not one of those was even on the taste test.

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: howie http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-23011 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:48:34 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-23011 Thanks for the tip, omiberto! I've definitely been guilty of not exploring Chula Vista properly. I'll have to get over that in my quest for the best burrito. Thanks for the tip, omiberto! I’ve definitely been guilty of not exploring Chula Vista properly. I’ll have to get over that in my quest for the best burrito.

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: omiberto http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-22823 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:21:25 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-22823 try the carne asada burrito at the robertos on broadway in chula vista. been there for many years n it's in chula juana. wouldn't you think best mexican food would be close to border? only the best mexcian joints survive here. come on you south of the 94 phobics! get with it try the carne asada burrito at the robertos on broadway in chula vista. been there for many years n it’s in chula juana. wouldn’t you think best mexican food would be close to border? only the best mexcian joints survive here. come on you south of the 94 phobics! get with it

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: eddie http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-21749 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:06:55 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-21749 I personally think most all are average, I'm still surching for the ultimate burrito, unless you drive to Tijuana, and have the real thing. You can visit www.sdro.com/tijuana.htm for information. I personally think most all are average, I’m still surching for the ultimate burrito, unless you drive to Tijuana, and have the real thing. You can visit www.sdro.com/tijuana.htm for information.

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: howie http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-20822 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:39:17 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-20822 Hi, AliceQBerto! Looks like we'll have to add Rolberto's to our Battle of the Bertos Part Deux. I hope you were able to upgrade your ring since then :-) Hi, AliceQBerto!

Looks like we’ll have to add Rolberto’s to our Battle of the Bertos Part Deux. I hope you were able to upgrade your ring since then :-)

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: Alice Q. Foodie http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-20796 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:42:53 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-20796 Oh man, you missed my favorite - Rolberto's on Adams Avenue. My engagement ring even came from the 25 cent machine there! Oh man, you missed my favorite - Rolberto’s on Adams Avenue. My engagement ring even came from the 25 cent machine there!

]]> Comment on Battle of the Bertos: San Diego by: howie http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-20410 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:44:28 +0000 http://www.foodieview.com/blog/2008/01/25/battle-of-the-bertos-san-diego/#comment-20410 Tony(berto), I haven't had a chance to try Rodrigo's yet, but I'll put it on my to-eat list. Dave(berto), I didn't realize the Limonz wasn't doing well. I'll have to check them out; they seemed pretty promising. Matt(berto), Adalberto's has been my default taqueria too (I love their Texas burrito). I was hoping that they would fare well in the taste test, but I feared they might not since I've always thought their carne asada was just OK. Oddly, I was the only person on the panel to give them just an OK score in the taste test. Moniberta, you will be dismayed to learn that we actually ended up throwing away most of the end pieces. We tried to give everyone a middle part to ensure they got enough beef. I think in our case though, the end parts weren't as great because we just sliced them up flat. When you eat them vertically, they meat juices flow to the bottom making those last few bites all the more succulent. But that wouldn't be the case with our chopped-up burrito tasting. Tony(berto), I haven’t had a chance to try Rodrigo’s yet, but I’ll put it on my to-eat list.

Dave(berto), I didn’t realize the Limonz wasn’t doing well. I’ll have to check them out; they seemed pretty promising.

Matt(berto), Adalberto’s has been my default taqueria too (I love their Texas burrito). I was hoping that they would fare well in the taste test, but I feared they might not since I’ve always thought their carne asada was just OK. Oddly, I was the only person on the panel to give them just an OK score in the taste test.

Moniberta, you will be dismayed to learn that we actually ended up throwing away most of the end pieces. We tried to give everyone a middle part to ensure they got enough beef. I think in our case though, the end parts weren’t as great because we just sliced them up flat. When you eat them vertically, they meat juices flow to the bottom making those last few bites all the more succulent. But that wouldn’t be the case with our chopped-up burrito tasting.

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