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| - This is quite silly of me, but I have to be honest with you. While my favourite burrito on the list is the Juicy Vegan (Hell-o pressed tofu, eggplant, shitake mushrooms, glass noodles, guacamole, tomatoes, edamame beans, red onions, black beans, green peppers, cilantro and all that other good stuff that goes into the other ones too!), I'm often dissuaded to get it because it's a dollar more expensive than all the rest of them ($7.99 v.s. $6.99). I know it's just a buck, but that's a lot when you're nickel and dining. Besides, why should I pay more for about the same amount (which I'm unlikely to actually be able to finish anyway)? If the ingredients are more expensive, they should really just put less in and charge the same price.
In any case, I'm usually happy enough to save a dollar to go towards a tasty Jarrito ("natural" Mexican pop in tasty fruit flavours like mandarin and mango) and go for the fish burrito or the always tempting (because it's fleeting and zany) weekly special. On my latest visit, it was sweet Korean style beef. While the signage touts that the slow roasted pork is the best, I'm not entirely sold. It can at times be a bit dry for my liking.
The toujours friendly staff at Chino Locos sometimes makes me wonder whether there's something in the burritos. It's too dark up there and business seems to be a lot slower in the winter (maybe everyone is just taking them home), but they're always extremely nice and chatty.
The sparse decor and dim lighting admittedly leave quite a bit to be desired if you're going to eat in this easily missed second floor location of Chino Locos. However, if you're lucky enough to grab the table by the window, the prime overhead Church Street people watching (a.k.a. voyeuring) viewpoint will most definitely change all that. I actually really like the vintage prints of painted movie posters that are hanging on the walls. They have just been hung in rather strange spots. Perhaps it would help if there were more of them.
I can hardly wait until the weather gets warmer and we can take these tasty bundles al fresco again!
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