How I Will Rate the Burritos

All official testings will adhere to the following guidelines:

* The Super Veggie Burrito is the best thing to order for overall superiority. As mentioned, black beans will generally be sought out, but not necessarily. Super Veggie Burritos must contain: rice, beans, cheese, avo/guac, and sour cream. While it is okay to score based on a burrito other then a super veggie, it should only be done in special circumstances. In general, if the place I am visiting has a burrito they call a "Veggie Burrito" I will generally choose that.

* Each Burrito will be graded on:
- Composition (5 points). This mostly means how the burrito is wrapped, if it stays together the whole way through, how easy it is to eat, how evenly distributed the ingredients are in the wrap. Good burritos should stay delicious the whole way through, not getting too soggy or falling apart.

- Ingredients (5 points). This both means the quality of the ingredients added, but also any special ingredients specific to the local taqueria, or anything else that qualifies.

- Size (3 points). A good burrito should be enormous. Ideally, finishing the best burrito in one sitting is a menacing challenge, however not necessarily. The easiest way to lose points here is for me to finish a burrito on a relatively empty stomach and still be starving (especially if I had a soda and some chips).

- Taste (10 points). After all, this is what really matters isn't it? Great taste can trump any of these other factors. I will do my best not to let intoxication factor into this scoring, but I cannot promise. And finally,

- Value (5 points). Not just how much the burrito was, but how much it felt like it was worth. Burritos should be between 5 and 8 dollars.

This does only add up to 28, but that's my age as of writing this, 5 points on size just seemed like too much, and I couldn't think of any other categories.

*subject to change if I feel like it cuz I'm in charge*

Taqueria Master List

Okay, so this is the list I'll be working off. I'm grabbing my locations from Yelp, although if I find a place that isn't listed in Yelp it will still count. While I see potentials for problems w. alphabetical organization, it makes more sense then an east-to-west or other method.

This is a work in progress! At some point in time (hopefully) I will feel this list is complete and will say as much. At that point, please feel free to leave a comment with any taquerias I have missed that fall within my geographical confines (as well as location) and I will promptly add it. Until then - let me figure it out (that means no suggestions until I change the above text). Thanks for your cooperation.

I recognize that this means many of the places I have visited will not be reviewed officially. Also, if a taqueria has more then one location, I MUST visit the one in the Mission to count. And if a taqueria has more then one location in the Mission, I will review them separately. Further rules may follow.

La Altena (Mission & 22nd) 8.5
El Balazo (Mission & 18th)
El Buen Sabor (18th & Valencia)
Taqueria Cancun (18th & Mission)
Casa Sanchez (24th & Hampshire)
El Castillito (Mission & 18th)
La Corneta (Mission & 23rd)
Los Coyotes (16th & Mission)
La Espiga de Oro (24th & Alabama) 22
El Farolito (Mission & 24th)
Taqueria Guadalajara (24th & Shotwell)
Mariachi's Taqueria (Valencia & 16th)
El Metate (Bryant & 21st) 23.5
La Palma Mexicatessen (24th & Bryant)
Pancho Villa Taqueria (16th & Valencia)
Papalote (Valencia & 24th)
La Parilla Grill(Folsom & 25th)
La Pinata Tortas Y Jugos (Mission & 21st) 18
Taqueria San Jose (Mission & 24th) 7
Taqueria San Francisco (24th & York) 20
El Taco Loco (24th & Mission)
La Taqueria (Mission & 25th)
El Tepa (18th & Folsom) 15.5
El Tonayense (24th & Shotwell)
El Toro (Valencia & 16th)
Vallarta Taqueria (24th & Treat)