Details:
- Rating: 6.29
- Order: Burrito - $12.80
- Meat: Carne Asada - 6.5
- Beans: Refried - 7
- Rice: 5
- Guacamole: 9
- Crema: 7
- Salsa: 8
- Tortilla: 7
- Cheese: 3
- Size: 6
- Taste: 7
Description:
Taqueria Talavera is another one of those "does the job, but nothing special" burritos. Don't get me wrong, you will be satisfied and happy with this burrito, there's nothing really wrong with this burrito. It just lacks that oomph to get it above the "solid" range of burritos.
It actually should probably be higher in the rankings based on taste, but this burrito gets no love for being over $12 including $3 for guac, crema and cheese. I just can't possibly understand how a place can charge 50¢ for a couple shreds of cold, unmelted awful jack cheese. At least the guacamole was very good, but $2 for a little scoop is just ridiculous. The only reason I got it was to be consistent on this list because I'm definitely not guacamole-level rich yet.
Pretty much the rest of the burrito was solid but nothing special. The meat was under-seasoned, but beefy. Beans were pretty good and rice was not awful. Crema and salsa were good. Cheese was trash. Tortilla was a little better than standard. It was about on par size if not a bit bigger than average. The salsas were pretty good. It may be more than halfway down the ranking list, but that is more a testament to the quality of Bay Area burritos than it is a knock on Talavera. And it's also one of the rare spots in Berkeley that isn't terrible, so that definitely gives it some extra points if you're in the area.
It actually should probably be higher in the rankings based on taste, but this burrito gets no love for being over $12 including $3 for guac, crema and cheese. I just can't possibly understand how a place can charge 50¢ for a couple shreds of cold, unmelted awful jack cheese. At least the guacamole was very good, but $2 for a little scoop is just ridiculous. The only reason I got it was to be consistent on this list because I'm definitely not guacamole-level rich yet.
Pretty much the rest of the burrito was solid but nothing special. The meat was under-seasoned, but beefy. Beans were pretty good and rice was not awful. Crema and salsa were good. Cheese was trash. Tortilla was a little better than standard. It was about on par size if not a bit bigger than average. The salsas were pretty good. It may be more than halfway down the ranking list, but that is more a testament to the quality of Bay Area burritos than it is a knock on Talavera. And it's also one of the rare spots in Berkeley that isn't terrible, so that definitely gives it some extra points if you're in the area.
Other Notes:
Comes with chips and two types of salsa.
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