Señor Burro — Restaurant in La Mesa

This place is good, clean and has a huge unique menu with good prices on most items, I will never pay $10 for a burrito though... Some staff are friendlier than others (I just think most of them are shy 😉)... But I have to leave a balanced review.. so here it is... I've added some photos as well.

I've eaten here a lot throughout the past month. Over a two week time frame I decided to order the same thing for one week during breakfast hours. And then again on a whole other week during late lunch - early dinner hours.

For breakfast I got a basic breakfast burrito, eggs, beans and fries. Not one of their signature menu burritos with sour cream. (Sour cream is in almost everything here 🤢) more on that burrito later. Upon ordering it I usually have to repeat myself "Eggs, Fries and beans" several times until it gets entered into the computer. It's made well everytime 👏 Usually it takes less than 10 minutes to get my order. Which, I think is good. I give the burrito a 7/10 adding Pico I will give it 8 /10. If they used potatoes instead of fries it would be a 9/10 😁

For lunch - early dinner I got the Adobada Street Tacos no guac. Pretty basic, nothing crazy.. Takes almost 20 minutes to get my food, consistently.

I'm taking into consideration of how busy the shop at this time. This place is way less busy than other taco shops I've gone to in my 30 years of going to taco shops. So I don't think the street tacos should be taking almost 20 minutes. Overall I give the street tacos, a 7 out of 10, sometimes they are dry.

Now let's talk about portion size .. I look for consistency and quality. When I get a breakfast burrito with beans, the majority of the burrito becomes a mostly beans and fries with very little egg burrito. If I get it without beans, there's a nice balance between eggs and fries. But if I get the Jessie Buritto without sour cream which is kinda same thing only with ham, I get a soft soupy mess of a burrito, the eggs are super runny and the beans are all over the place with what looks like butter oozing out.

As for the quality on the Adobada tacos... I have gotten a few different variations of portions and quality. Sometimes the meat is more over cooked than other times. Sometimes more greasy than other occasions as well.

Last but not least the salsa... I cannot seem to be able to pour salsa and put a lid on the container without getting salsa or water all over my hands. But the salsa is fabulous...❤️ Especially the habanero. It goes great with the food. But it does seem like it's becoming less consistent with the spice and flavor as time goes by. From my experience I know that the locals complain about sauces from taco shops being too hot and how they should change it. Hopefully this is not the case here.

Overall because they have ingredients in their food that I cannot eat (ie. Cheese and sour cream) .. it's more difficult for them to take my order. I hope they get their timing and consistency down for the various times of the day and I hope they do well here in the community. Last word, a California burrito should not cost $10, especially if I take out the sour cream, guac and cheese. I guess at that point it's no longer a Cali...

I decided I would eat here three times before I left a review. Overall my experience has been pretty solid. I'm a big lover of the California Burrito therefore that is what I have primarily eaten here. My girlfriend has ordered something different each time. The restaurant is clean with nice employees and short wait times. The carne asada has never been dry, seasoned well, and tastes great. My only gripe is the value. The ingredients seem to be good quality however the pricing is on the higher side. 10 dollars for a california burrito is not uncommon however they are usually a little bigger. Sometimes I'm more tempted to drive down to Los Titos just because I know I will get a little more food. Overall I still like Senor Burro and will continue to come here. My only other down side. I'm a big coca cola fan so Pepsi products is a let down. I didint let that influence my rating however because that's my...

This is a nice little neighborhood taco shop, clean and great food. My husbands fav is the Momma’s recipe burrito with chicken and tonight I have the shrimp and carne asada bowl - very good! I will have left overs. We have been pleased with the food every time we come but since they re-opened after the COVID issue the customer service is lacking. We come at dinner during the week and the young lady behind the counter is very unfriendly. Also, not refilling our drinks hasn’t left a good impression with us either. We are thrilled they put tables outside so we can dine here and don’t understand why the inside isn’t open yet. It would be fairly easy to use proper distancing. Thank you!! And just found out the restrooms are closed! I think we need to review the importance of...