Mexican Food In Bkk

[Jingthing]

I only ate at a Qdoba once but found it better than Chiptole, better being closer to the Mission District San Francisco standard. Speaking of San Francisco, after living there for many years in the Mission District, I later discovered a nirvana of burritodom in the suburbs, in Mountain View, specifically at La Bamba and La Costena. If you want some serious burrito porn, check this site. Ex Bay Area people, you can revisit your old favorites, twisted I know, but whatever floats your burrito:

http://www.jatbar.com/reviews/Mountain_Vie...ia_La_Bamba.asp

I don't think Chipotle is interested in being an international chain (I contacted them and thats what they told me).

Edited September 17, 2008 by Jingthing

[jfchandler]

I never knew so much had been written about the lowly burrito..... but.... very fun to read.... Thanks for posting that UG....

I worked for about a decade at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, and on the street outside, was a very famous, little non-Mexican food shack that served a very famous "burrito" in which the main ingredient was sliced pastrami....

Don't get me wrong...I love and prefer authentic Mexican food as well as the California variations. But that little shack used to sell a ton of those pastrami burritos every day for lunch....and they were known throughout downtown Los Angeles.

I wish I could remember all the the ingredients: regular large white flour tortilla, lots of sliced pastrami, some kind of melted cheese or cheese sauce, grilled onions I think, and I can't remember what all else... I had a few thru the years when out with co-workers, but it wasn't exactly my cup of tequila...

It does go to show, however, that "burritos" have been turned into all kinds of different things.

[DP25]

Chipotle serves up the worst burritos I've ever been unfortunate to eat.

At least Sunrise serves Mexican rice instead of that awful plain white stuff you get at Chipotle.

[jfchandler]

Ahh.... it was called "Kosher Burrito..." both the burrito and the shop....

I never knew so much had been written about the lowly burrito..... but.... very fun to read.... Thanks for posting that UG....

I worked for about a decade at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, and on the street outside, was a very famous, little non-Mexican food shack that served a very famous "burrito" in which the main ingredient was sliced pastrami....

Don't get me wrong...I love and prefer authentic Mexican food as well as the California variations. But that little shack used to sell a ton of those pastrami burritos every day for lunch....and they were known throughout downtown Los Angeles.

I wish I could remember all the the ingredients: regular large white flour tortilla, lots of sliced pastrami, some kind of melted cheese or cheese sauce, grilled onions I think, and I can't remember what all else... I had a few thru the years when out with co-workers, but it wasn't exactly my cup of tequila...

It does go to show, however, that "burritos" have been turned into all kinds of different things.

[sabaijai]

I don't mind innovations in national cuisines, all national cuisines are themselves cooking fusions anyway, when you get down to it. Just hold the blurring, blandifying effects of American sourcream on Mexican food ....

There are a lot of people who think that the Mission Street Burrito is the best in the world and most of their customers are Mexicans and Mexican Americans. If you ask for a Super-Burrito you usually get guacamole, cheese (queso), and sour cream without asking.

San Francisco burrito

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

complete article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_burrito

The Mission does have some very interesting variations on Mexican food and I have had some great burritos there. Personally I think the overgrown burrito style originated in LA, whatever Wiki says. Either way, California 'for sure'

Had a burrito at Sunrise last night. Very San Francisco or LA style, huge and wrapped in foil, excellent. This time I checked the guac more closely. I was wrong, it does contain tomatoes. Which is a shame, but not so many you'd notice it much ...

[Ulysses G.]

Had a burrito at Sunrise last night. Very San Francisco or LA style, excellent.

When I ate at Sunrise last year, it seemed a lot more like something my mother would have whipped up from a recipe in a housewive's cooking magazine - Tasty, but in no way authentic. Maybe they brought over a Mexican chef to spice things up since then?

Edited September 19, 2008 by Ulysses G.

[JSixpack]

Sour cream on any Mexican food sucks, never see it in Mexico Strictly an American practice.

Sour cream on Mexican food - how vile. If they dumped it on my burrito, I'd scrape as much of it off as possible and try to soak up the rest w/ a napkin.

[Ulysses G.]

Joe Sixpack ain't known for good taste. You probably prefer Heinz Catsup.

Edited September 21, 2008 by Ulysses G.

[JSixpack]

Joe Sixpack ain't known for good taste. You probably prefer Heinz Catsup.

Ain't known to whom? I prefer good salsa. So should everyone.

[mrtingtong]

the first and last time I ordered from Sunrise (giant burrito) I had sore guts and the shits the next day. Wasn't too good.

[GaiYaang]

the first and last time I ordered from Sunrise (giant burrito) I had sore guts and the shits the next day. Wasn't too good.

[wayfarer108]

the first and last time I ordered from Sunrise (giant burrito) I had sore guts and the shits the next day. Wasn't too good.

I've eaten Sunrise burritos many times, never had a problem. Are you sure it wasn't something else you ate that day?

Or perhaps a hangover?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/search.html&...sult_type=posts

[jfchandler]

Same here... eaten many good meals from Sunrise Soi 12, and never had the slightest stomach problem...

[mrtingtong]

the first and last time I ordered from Sunrise (giant burrito) I had sore guts and the shits the next day. Wasn't too good.

I've eaten Sunrise burritos many times, never had a problem. Are you sure it wasn't something else you ate that day?

Or perhaps a hangover?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/search.html&...sult_type=posts

Maybe I am just unlucky?

Defo not a hangover as I had work the next day and got it delivered to my apartment.

[sabaijai]

Stopped in at Tacos y Salsa with a couple of friends last night (both Americans, from New Orleans and LA, both with extensive Mexico travel experience). Owned and operated by a Mexico City native. Excellent margaritas, prepared properly (shaken and strained, not frozen); excellent guacamole; terrific homemade house salsas; very good beef burrito. Interesting spot, just a narrow shop with a row of dinette-style stools and tables, on Sukhumvit Soi 18. We'll be back.

Also 2-for-1 happy hour from 4-7pm, makes the imported Corona more affordable and the margaritas cheap.

[dantilley]

Sounds good, not too far from my workplace also. Stopped by at Sunrise yesterday to discover their prices have been bumped up quite considerably, which certainly puts it out of the "quick stop in for a snack" league, so it's good to know there are other options nearby.

[sabaijai]

Dropped by Tacos & Salsa again last night for chilaquiles, a dish you don't often find outside Mexico, and they tasted very much like typical chilaquiles (in this case chilaquiles verdes) I've had in Mexico, spicy and filling. Not a dish for the those who like 'mild' Mexican. Service was quick and friendly.

[thecatman]

I noticed an advert in the Bangkok Post recently advertising Mexican dishes at MaMacita's Kitchen @ Foodloft, 7th Floor Central World. I think it's for a limited time only (15 Nov 08 - 4 Jan 09).

[bkkjames]

Dropped by Tacos & Salsa again last night for chilaquiles, a dish you don't often find outside Mexico, and they tasted very much like typical chilaquiles (in this case chilaquiles verdes) I've had in Mexico, spicy and filling. Not a dish for the those who like 'mild' Mexican. Service was quick and friendly.

Thanks for the tips on this place, all sounds good, SJ, how far up 18 is it?

Cheers

[sabaijai]

It's very close to Sukhumvit, less than a hundred metres. However it's easy to walk right past it. Look for a garish-looking Indian restaurant on the right. It's right before that, sort of clinging to the side of it.

I went again two nights ago and noticed the menu had been further expanded. They've added a tostada topped with tinga, one of my favorite Mexican dishes and one again you see relatively rarely outside Mexico. Also a delicious chipotle-seasoned sopa azteca (tortilla soup), one of the best I've had anywhere. Guacamole and totopos (tortilla chips). The owner happened to be in that night and said he has plans to add a 2nd, larger BKK location on Soi 20.

[jfchandler]

Thanks for posting a copy of their menu... It's looks interesting...especially with your good comments....

Interesting... they don't list most of their prices on their menu...?

[sabaijai]

The menu at the resto does have all prices. I had asked the owner if I could take one of the menus home and he gave me a link where I could find a draft of the menu online, which is the one I linked to above - missing prices, couple typos as well.

There's another thread on Mexican restos around Thailand, with most posts actually in reference to BKK:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2458753

[bazmlb]

I have always liked Larrys Dive - Bar and Grill for its mexican.

And the frozen Margaritas are great.

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[onethailand]

I noticed an advert in the Bangkok Post recently advertising Mexican dishes at MaMacita's Kitchen @ Foodloft, 7th Floor Central World. I think it's for a limited time only (15 Nov 08 - 4 Jan 09).

I happened to pass by Food Loft the other day - and saw Mamacita's.

Have to say - the display items didn't look all that good, and small to boot. You would be getting double the amount at Sunrise for the same prices. So I didn't bother trying.

[SaigonDaze]

Sunrise I thought was pretty bad. Looking forward to trying Tacos Y Salsa in a few weeks. Thanks for the tip!