Welcome!

Welcome to Burritos by the Bay! Check out the Reviews page for descriptions of each burrito. Head over to the Rankings tab to see a full detailed table of how each burrito stacks up. Wondering how the ratings work? Go check out to the About section. Contact me in the Contact tab and subscribe for email alerts with the Follow button.

November 20, 2017

Ole Ole Burrito Express

Details:
  • Rating: 4.29
  • Order: Super Burrito - $7.85
  • Meat: Carne Asada - 3.5
  • Beans: Refried - 5
  • Rice: 3
  • Guacamole: Avocado - 4
  • Crema: 5
  • Salsa: Yes - 3
  • Tortilla: 7
  • Cheese: 6
  • Size: 6
  • Taste: 3

Description:
A little bit larger than medium size. The word to describe this whole experience was "bland". The meat was overcooked and bland but at least had an ok char to it. Beans were mushy and rather flavorless. Rice was dry and had been sitting out too long. Avo was just a couple pieces right in the middle. Crema was decent but not much of it. Salsa was bland. Tortilla was pretty good. Cheese was unmelted but there was a lot of it at least! It was all in the first few bites of the burrito so it was basically all cheese there. The salsa bar was also very bland. The distribution in the burrito was totally off too. Nothing here was terrible, but every part of it was subpar for sure.

Other Notes:
Comes with chips and salsa.

November 4, 2017

Papalote

Details:
  • Rating: 5.35
  • Order: Burrito w/ the works - $11.94
  • Meat: Carne Asada - 7.5
  • Beans: Black Refried - 6
  • Rice: 7
  • Guacamole: Yes - 4
  • Crema: 4
  • Salsa: Yes - 3
  • Tortilla: 2
  • Cheese: 6
  • Size: 5.5
  • Taste: 6
Description:
This was a pretty medium sized burrito. The asada was a full grilled steak that was cooked medium which was nice that it wasn't overcooked. The meat flavor was good and stood out on certain bites, but a lack of seasoning and underheated grill caused a lack of grill/char flavor to compliment the meatiness. Black refried beans are a rare treat, but they were a bit old and underwhelming. Rice was a nicely flavored achiote-like rice, but was a little dry as if it had been sitting out a while. Guac, crema and salsa were pretty sparse especially considering you had to pay extra for them. "The works" was not worth it at all. The salsa was pretty bad in the burrito. The tortilla was falling apart and flaky in a bad way. Not very good at all. Overall, the meat saved this burrito and brought it back to decent because the rest of it was not great.

Other Notes:
Comes with chips and tomato sauce like salsa.

November 2, 2017

El Paisa@.com

Details:
  • Rating: 7.74
  • Order: Burrito - $9.50
  • Meat: Carne Asada - 6.5
  • Beans: Pinto - 6
  • Rice: 8
  • Guacamole: No
  • Crema: 10
  • Salsa: No
  • Tortilla: 4
  • Cheese: 8
  • Size: 10
  • Taste: 8
Description:
So this burrito is enormous. If that's not enough, it also comes with chips, onions and nopales along with the full salsa/topping bar. First bite had a solid wow, distribution was great top to bottom. There was plenty of asada, though it wasn't the best ever. But it had a nice flavor and definitely dominated the burrito as it should. They only have pinto beans which was a bummer, but they had good flavor and weren't overcooked at all. Rice was very nice. Pretty simple, but perfectly cooked, the right amount and tasted great. No guac or salsa which was a bit sad. The crema was the real star of the show though. Flavor really came through and it was a generous amount of great thick crema. So good. The cheese was also really good in the areas that had it. It had pockets of a lot or a little so somewhat hit or miss. The tortilla was not so great. It was pretty thick, but missed on both the steamed/grilled sides. It was just kind of...there. Didn't even eat dinner after having this for lunch cause I was still full.

Other Notes:
Huge salsa/toppings bar. Comes with chips and fried onions and nopales!