I got dinner from Taqueria Eduardo a couple of days ago as it was the closest place to where I was staying at the time. It is located almost in the heart of downtown San Jose in an area that tends to become deserted after 9 pm. There is no parking lot so you have to find street parking which is a little difficult on this block even late at night.

Even around 9:30 pm it was around half full so its definitely popular with the locals. After going through the menu, I decide to get a Super Burrito ($7.99) with Carne Asada and coughed up another $1.30 to have it made “Wet” i.e. topped with red salsa and cheese. While waiting for my order I helped myself to a couple of sauces from the well-stocked salsa bar. Again, I saw them heat the burrito placed in the plastic container in a regular microwave (as the plastic from the container leaches into the food) which is something that I really dislike but it seems to be the norm in San Jose. This turned out to be a futile exercise as I did not get any free chips with my order. After ordering it was a 10-minute wait and I was on my way with my order.

I got a decent sized container with a huge burrito. With the red sauce on top it looked pretty inviting. Unfortunately, the taste it did not live up to its looks. It was almost tasteless. Also, a lot of the stuffing inside the burrito was of extremely low quality and even though I was hungry I could not get myself to eat more than half of the burrito before confining the rest to safety of the trash can.

Price-wise it was slightly more expensive than what you would pay for a wet burrito at say La Chingada Taqueria but the quality was just not there. I’m not sure what the locals see in this place but I definitely don’t see any reason for a return visit.