Monday, March 8, 2010

Papalote- Winner of the Burrito Throwdown

The Triple Threat Burrito
A Full Serving of Tender Grilled Chicken!
A Full Serving of Tangy Carne Asada!
Four Succulent Grilled Prawns!

A week after learning that this place won the Burrito Throwdown with Bobby Flay, I was worried that it would be super busy on a Friday night.  When we arrived at the Fulton location, we were pleasantly surprised that we only had one other person in front of us in line.  Not bad.  Most of the clientele at this place were college students since it's 2 blocks away from USF so they probably went for their fill before partying that night.  As I looked at the menu, I was originally gung-ho for the prawn quesadilla, but Jake wanted to get the Triple Threat since that was the featured dish on the show.  Unfortunately, it was $20 so we just decided to split it since I thought it was going to be absolutely huge and I didn't want to eat much so late at night.  When the cook handed us the to-go bag, it looked kinda small.  I was already worried..  The main draw of this place is their famous chips and salsa.  After trying it, I really didn't see what the big deal was.  I have had better at Chevy's!!  Anyway, on to the burrito.  I liked the fact they cooked the meat in front on you and it was nice to have carne asade, chicken, and prawns in one burrito, but...FOR TWENTY DOLLARS, I WAS EXPECTING WAY MORE.  I ate my half without problem.  Hell, I even ate an ice cream bar afterwards so I wasn't that full.  I guess it kinda ruined it as well that there was rice included.  I hate fillers so occasionally when I would bite into it, all I got was rice and sour cream.  Not fun!  So all in all, would I go back? No, thanks.  I would rather go to Gordo's for 1/3 the price.

Source:
http://www.papalote-sf.com/menu.html

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