Micheal wrote:
The Taquerias in SF vary from fantastic to awful. Get local recommendations before you try them, should you be visiting SF. I don't stop for burritos there often, simply because we have plenty of good places here in Sacramento, but yes, the Mission Burrito is a meal by itself and the good places make some great ones.
SF, you can get pretty much any cuisine you want if you look for it. I usually look for something I can't get here.
Taquerias everywhere vary like that. Down here they range from "ZOMGSOGOODGIMMEMOAR" to "**** atrocious". They do have an advantage though: price. I can go into one good one I know of and get a plate of 3 tacos (remember, everything in South Texas is a taco, even if it's actually not) plus refried beans and rice, with a plate of chips and salsa on the table prior to the meal for about $6, not counting the drink. By contrast, I can go into Taco Palenque (a south Texas chain taco place that's surprisingly good for semi-fast-food) and 2 tacos with nothing else at all cost me almost $10. The tip evens those prices up, but you still get way more food at the smaller place.