- Rating: 7.63
- Order: Burrito - $10.87
- Meat: Carne Asada - 7
- Beans: Pinto- 9
- Rice: 10
- Guacamole: 8
- Crema: 7
- Salsa: 8
- Tortilla: 10
- Cheese: 8
- Size: 7
- Taste: 8
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It feels so good to be back to burritos after a two month hiatus. I almost forgot how good burritos are. During my time away I had a lot of recommendations for Rico Rico so it was an obvious next spot to try. I was a bit skeptical because it is so trendy, but I can’t argue with their very good burritos. It was one of those burritos that had incredibly delicious individual ingredients but somehow still lacked the wow factor. I think that is mostly attributed to the meat just being good, but nothing more than good. It definitely wasn’t bad asada, but all of their meats were extremely oily to the point of leaking out of the foil. The oil also wasn’t the flavorful meaty oil you often get, but instead took away from the burrito overall. The rice, however, was the real star of the show. It was a deep orange color and had so much great flavor, ensuring that no burrito bite was unsatisfying. The beans were also really good. They don’t have refried beans, but their pinto beans are soft, flavorful and creamy. The crema and guac were pretty good too. The guac is really more of an avocado salsa, but they did it well. So take all of those great ingredients, wrap it in a great tortilla, grilled both before and after wrapping, and you’ve got a solid burrito spot in an relatively burritoless spot of Oakland. Given the size of the burrito and rising burrito prices, it’s not a bad bang for your buck either. Their tacos, on the other hand, are almost half the price of the burrito and don’t even have the rice! (But their homemade thick corn tortillas look good, so I’ll still have to try a taco someday).
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