mission burrito

28 Jun 2024

A Love Letter to San Francisco’s Mission District in 2006

Of all the things I miss the most about living in SF, I miss The Mission in 2006 the most. Back in 2006, The Mission looked much different than it does today. I look back on the mid-2000s with fondness… favorite thrift stores, hole-in-the-wall spots to eat, and the best

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13 Jan 2021

El Farolito Owner Salvador ‘Don Chava’ Lopez Has Died

Bay Area burrito enthusiasts and late-night drunken hooligans are eating our grief with today’s news in SFGate that ‘Don Chava’ Salvador Lopez, the owner of the El Farolito taqueria chain has passed away. Lopez emigrated from Mexico in 1975 and eventually opened the original El Farolito at 24th and Mission

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18 Sep 2015

The California Burrito Dispute and Why Arguing About Food is Dumb

Off Menu Screed: Two distinct camps: those who champion the Mission Burrito and them who wave the flag for the San Diego version

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