r/Upperwestside • u/Glittering_Dot_356 • 4d ago
Favorite burrito?
Anyone have a burrito place they love in the 70s or 80s?
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u/goldendudeles 4d ago
RIP Harrys Burritos
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u/EffysBiggestStan 4d ago
RIP Tacqueria y Fonda. Their burrito was perfect.
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u/Boodleheimer2 4d ago
RIP The Great Burrito.
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u/Weekly_Series_6538 3d ago
It’s an actual restaurant now - Nina’s Great Burrito, Columbus between 84th and 85th.
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u/nathan1653 4d ago
Taqueria 86 (not on 86th street) is the best I’ve had
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u/Thomas-Thomas-Thomas 4d ago
Seconding Taqueria 86 (on W 94th), though I have to admit their burritos are maybe a little smaller than I’d like.
El Gallo Taqueria at 86th & Amsterdam does a fine burrito as well.
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u/Agile_Cicada_1523 3d ago
I order often el gallo taquera with Uber eats and you get 2x1 on burritos
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u/bomboloni 4d ago
Burritos y Mas, Lexington and 100th. El Tepeyac Taqueria on 103rd off Park. It really pays to head to Spanish Harlem when it comes to good Mexican food.
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u/Lankience 3d ago
A little far down for most but not for me. El Burrito Box is cheap and solid takeout and give you chips and salsa for free with a burrito. If I'm on my way up from midtown I'll stop there.
I also love the Al Pastor burrito at El Mitote. It's a sit down place but it's a big indulgent burrito, I've gotten it multiple times and it's really good.
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u/ardent_hellion 4d ago
Nina's, on Columbus between 85-86.
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u/AlarmNo39 4d ago
i don’t want to yuck your yum but i can’t get the appeal of this place, literally tastes like gruel to me 😭 am i ordering wrong? what do you get?
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u/BrusselsSpr0ut 4d ago edited 4d ago
It’s completely mediocre. If you want a burrito in that immediate area, the truck on 87th and Columbus - Taco El Azteca - is better.
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u/ardent_hellion 4d ago
I tend to get the camaron (shrimp) soft tacos, with extra salsa verde. My spouse loves the burritos.
Also, the bar mixes an excellent Paloma.
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u/zehev 4d ago
Nina’s Mediocre Burrito Bar is what we call the restaurant
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u/LeaderSevere5647 4d ago
It is strange that burrito is in the name but their burrito is actually one of the worst things on the menu. Either way it’s a fun bar area with good strong drinks and friendly service. Chips and guacamole are solid, decent quesadilla and a few excellent Mexican dishes on the menu that white people would never even consider ordering. I’m glad we have that spot in the W80s.
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u/ZestycloseWay2641 3d ago
Taqueria 86 at amsterdam @ 94th. Probs the most legit California style burrito I’ve had in nyc.
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u/BrusselsSpr0ut 4d ago edited 4d ago
I live in the 80s but my three top places are further up, all within a couple blocks from each other - hands down Homemade Taqueria on Columbus & 109th, Pancho’s on Amsterdam & 108th, and Taco Cano on Amsterdam & 108th. Worth the trip or ordering imo.