Taqueria La Bamba

Details:

• Rating: 6.99
• Order: Burrito - $10.20
• Meat: Carne Asada - 8
• Beans: Refried - 4
• Rice: 7
• Guacamole: 8
• Crema: 7
• Salsa: 9
• Tortilla: 8
• Cheese: 6
• Size: 5
• Taste: 7.5

Description:

The defining factor of a Taqueria La Bamba burrito is definitely the quality ingredients. I would say that every single filling was good to great (except the refried beans), which is pretty rare for a burrito. The meat was relatively un-marinated and seasoned, but that allowed the beefiness to shine through and it wasn't overcooked. The rice was unassuming but cooked perfectly. The guacamole and crema overflowed the middle part of the burrito and both were tasty. The pico de gallo added a nice cilantro and raw onion flavor throughout. Tortilla, cheese and salsa on the side were also good. However, even though all of the ingredients were very good on their own, the burrito missed a bit of the wow factor. I think a part of that was the style of the carne. Often a burrito will have very greasy, salty meat which can impart a lot of flavor the other ingredients that are naturally less flavorful (rice, crema, etc.). Because La Bamba's meat focused more on the natural flavor, the burrito as a whole lacked that huge burst of flavor all the way through. The other part that detracted from the burrito was the ingredient distribution. The top of my burrito was all meat and salsa. The middle was all guacamole and crema. The bottom was all rice and beans (which I thought they left out until the last three bites). So the beginning of the burrito did have a little bit of a wow, but because of the distribution the right flavors didn't quite come through in every bite. In the end it was still a great burrito because regardless of which fillings I was eating, they were all good. The rating right on the level of "solid" fits perfectly, I would recommend La Bamba to people in the area.

Other Notes:

Sit down taqueria with free small chips and one salsa. The wait time was long for non-takeout.