Another ‘Best’ Burrito

It looks like another arbiter of taste has come along and declared another San Francisco taqueria “the best.” This time it’s Decider.com showering love on El Metate.

Now, it should be said straight-off that we’re Metate novices. The bright paint-job has always been something of a turn-off, and since it’s so close to Taqueria San Francisco that we always just end up there. But writer Andrew Simmons actually sells it, at least enough to get us in there:

These burritos aren’t cruise missiles; they’re long, lean, and notable for the rich fillings—not their sheer gut-stretching mass, which is the principle selling point of too many of El Metate’s peers.

As much as we like bang for buck, there’s something to be said for being able to walk away from a meal under your own power.

But people come out with proclamations like this all the time, often surrounding a group of usual suspect, one of which usually isn’t El Metate. Burritoeater almost always favors Papalote, while Chronicle readers tend to swing between that and La Taqueria.

Perhaps parsing out the single best burrito in the city is a losing game, though. At some point your top-level contenders could win or lose the title on a by-meal basis. Personal favorites often come down to how much you like the vibe inside. It sounds like El Metate has a good thing going in that department, so perhaps it’s worth a detour through that garish yellow doorway on 22nd Street.

[Photo: Via Burritoeater]

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Another ‘Best’ Burrito