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Found a burrito spot in Denver that does $5 lunch bowls with fresh pico
Been going to Tacos El Norte on Federal for the last three weeks and a full bowl with rice, beans, meat, and all the toppings comes to $5.50 tax included, anyone else got a hidden gem like this in their city?
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jordan1841d agoMost Upvoted
Hows the meat quality holding up at that price? Ive seen some places cut corners on the steak when theyre charging under six bucks, like using a ton of gristle or re-heating old scraps from the day before. Are they doing real carne asada or is it that chopped mystery meat that tastes like it came out of a can? Im always skeptical of super cheap burrito spots because you gotta wonder where the savings come from, and usually its the protein quality or the portion size. So is the bowl actually filling or do you feel like you need a second one an hour later?
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kelly_henderson831d ago
Ask for the salsa verde on the side first time, it tells you a lot about the place.
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nelson.gavin20h ago
kelly_henderson83 nailed it about the salsa verde on the side. But here is something I NEVER see anyone mention: what kind of FIRE are they using? A place doing real carne asada should be cooking over charcoal or wood, not a flat top griddle. If you walk in and it smells like propane and burnt oil instead of mesquite or oak, that tells you everything about the shortcuts they take. I swear you can taste the difference, charcoal gives the meat that smoky char that flat tops just cant fake. Plus places with real fire usually take PRIDE in their meat, so the portion sizes are bigger and the gristle is cut out. Watch how they cook it, not what the menu says. That is the real test.
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