A great start
posted by (2/02/2010 08:41:00 AM) #
“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on your burrito, send him to the cemetery.”
– Malcolm X
– Malcolm X
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Campos Tacos (Los Angeles, CA)
Reviewed by BrianAlbers
Not the best neighborhood, at least at night. Daytime I'm sure is just fine, because this place is just a block from the beach right smack in the middle of the busiest part of the boardwalk in Venice Beach. But once the sun sets you'd be smart not to wander around alone. Probably less weaponry around than Escape from New York or The Warriors, but just as scary.
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Hope for State workers
posted by (1/30/2010 09:09:00 PM) #
Instead of a breakfast shindig for my coworker's 40th, we're having a burrito bar. This combines two of my favorite things: "Burrito" and "Bar." Assuming I don't get screwed on Tuesday by my civic duty a.k.a. jury duty, I'll be bringing a large quantity of al pastor from Mercado Loco as my contribution to the festivities.
This is the kinda shizzle that almost makes Furlough Fridays worthwhile.
This is the kinda shizzle that almost makes Furlough Fridays worthwhile.
The tiny dog
posted by (10/19/2009 10:01:00 PM) #
Went over to the Little Chihuahua today, and was pleased to note that
1) The place was packed on a Monday night
2) There were little notices on the walls that asked for our patience while they remodeled - they're putting in more seats.
It's nice to see a place with good food keep it going. Super carne asada tonight; a wonderful meal.
1) The place was packed on a Monday night
2) There were little notices on the walls that asked for our patience while they remodeled - they're putting in more seats.
It's nice to see a place with good food keep it going. Super carne asada tonight; a wonderful meal.
Deluxe transportation
posted by (8/22/2009 09:30:00 AM) #
75 hours... 7 burritos...
posted by (7/24/2009 07:13:00 PM) #
OK, that pace is really high, more than even i should really be trying. But my new home exists in a burrito desert, and i was on a business trip to the Bay Area, so i had to load up as best i could.
Shortly after arriving on monday, i tried a new place, Ceviche. Over the next couple days, i hit some of my faves, Los Pericos, Charlie's, Pancho Villa and De Amigos.
Wednesday eve i met up with Dan and Aaron at El Faro, a new experience for all of us. Finally, while on the way to a company event in Half Moon Bay, i had to stop by Tres Amigos.
Overall, a good trip and some darn fine slabs. But it's a lot to scarf down in a short period of time. I may need to come out more often than every 6 months to pace myself better.
Shortly after arriving on monday, i tried a new place, Ceviche. Over the next couple days, i hit some of my faves, Los Pericos, Charlie's, Pancho Villa and De Amigos.
Wednesday eve i met up with Dan and Aaron at El Faro, a new experience for all of us. Finally, while on the way to a company event in Half Moon Bay, i had to stop by Tres Amigos.
Overall, a good trip and some darn fine slabs. But it's a lot to scarf down in a short period of time. I may need to come out more often than every 6 months to pace myself better.
Where it all began
posted by (7/23/2009 11:02:00 PM) #
You know those movies or books or records that everyone says were groundbreaking? Your high school English teacher would go completely nuts over, say The Catcher in the Rye, or you'd read a breathy review of Rebel Without a Cause, or listen to the first Doors record, and you would think something like geez, what's the big deal? You've seen better films, read more relevant books, and...well, pretty much anything every recorded is better than Jim Morrison's pedantic dreck. But I digress. The point is that some art is best enjoyed when it is contemporary and only then, because after breaking new ground, you open up new places and things for other folks to surpass the original innovator.
That was kind of how I felt my visit to El Faro last night went. It's the oldest burrito joint in town, the place that has the best argument to have invented the NorCal style slab, and, were I to write a review, it would echo what Chris has so ably written, albeit with just-OK pastor instead of made-on-the-fly chile verde. Not so bad, but certainly nothing special. It was like seeing a reunion tour with a new lead guitarist, fourth drummer, and an aging lead singer who still wears leather and has sings the high parts an octave down. Still enjoyable in its own way, but other, hungrier places have long-since passed it by.
That was kind of how I felt my visit to El Faro last night went. It's the oldest burrito joint in town, the place that has the best argument to have invented the NorCal style slab, and, were I to write a review, it would echo what Chris has so ably written, albeit with just-OK pastor instead of made-on-the-fly chile verde. Not so bad, but certainly nothing special. It was like seeing a reunion tour with a new lead guitarist, fourth drummer, and an aging lead singer who still wears leather and has sings the high parts an octave down. Still enjoyable in its own way, but other, hungrier places have long-since passed it by.
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