So I’ve been asking around to find really big burritos in order to warm up for my quest to take on the B3 at the Sahara in Las Vegas. My neighbor told me that TLH (I’m just going to use the initials because I’m way to lazy to keep typing the name) had a fairly good sized burrito called the super burrito. Time for a little warm up…
Taqueria La Hermita – Ventura – Johnson Blvd
TLH is really only big enough to be run by two people at a time: a cashier and a cook. The cook is right next to the cashier so he was cooking my food as I was ordering it. I ordered their carne asada super burrito with everything. They told me that it was a bit over 2lbs, so it’s a good warm up. I didn’t want to order more than one because I was a bit worried I wouldn’t like it.
They handed me the goods and it felt pretty heavy. It was a pretty large burrito, and definitely not one you’re going to pick up and eat. The tortillas they use are pretty good and very fresh. The sauce has a great kick and it’s kinda nice to have a burrito with a little bite. They have a pretty good salsa and it has great jalapeno action happening.
It was pretty much down hill from there, which really sucks, because they have some great prices on their combo meals. The carne is so diced up I could almost eat it through a straw, not to mention that it was closer to grey than brown. I’ve never had meat so cut up. What adds to the whole dicing thing is that the cheese is all crumbly, not shredded or even cubed, but crumbly. The guacamole seemed a bit off too.
The beans and rice were fairly bland and the sour cream was tasteless too. Their salsa saves the burrito as far as flavor, but it’s not enough to bail out a burrito of this size. I ate the whole thing because I needed the practice, but my search is definitely going to have to continue for an even larger, and hopefully better tasting, burrito.
If you recommend places for me to try, don’t just give me some place that puts together a really large burrito. Let’s try and make sure it tastes good to so that I’ll actually want to finish it. This burrito was more like the last few Nicolas Cage movies. You wanna like it, and really hope it gets better by the end, but alas……….
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