Los Burritos Juarez — Restaurant in New York

Being an LA native, my outlook on Mexican food in New York is beyond bleak. This seems to be a hot take out here, which just sort of makes me laugh. I get hit with "there's this one spot in Jackson Heights that's AMAZING, you don't know what you're talking about you bum transplant..." One spot deep in Jackson heights!?! In LA you can get good Mexican food damn near everywhere... but I digress.

A fellow LA to NY transplant informed me about Los Burritos Juarez that just opened in Brooklyn 2 days earlier, and she said the burritos held up with our nose-in-the-air LA Mexican food standards.

I was shocked when I pulled up and this place was POPPIN. Standing room only. I felt the aura. I guess Chef Alan Delgado is the mastermind behind this place, who was previously the Director of R&D at the Michelin starred Oxomoco. He has the juice.

I took a look at the menu as I waited in line, and saw a burrito was only $11. My goodness. A good burrito at a reasonable price in New York City!?! GOD STEPPED IN.

However, when I got to the front of the line the gentleman taking my order informed me it would be about an hour wait. An hour!?!? Oof... but I came all the way out here so I ordered a Verde beef burrito ($11), chips and guac ($8), and a Mexican coke for the plot.

When I ordered, the guy sheepishly said "If you're really hungry, you should order 2 burritos." I imagine he saw the desperate look of confusion on my face as he followed up with "they're pretty small..."

Damn. I knew it was too good to be true. He wasn't lying either.

I ended up adding a chicken mole burrito to my order, and sat there for 54 minutes watching them make these "burritos." They give you a tiny spoonful of beans as the base layer on a fresh handmade flour tortilla, and one scoop of meat before they wrap it up. It's really a mini burrito.

I was disappointed, but at $11 what could I expect? 2 of them was still more food than the typical burrito and at $22, it's about right in line with market price for a NYC burrito. I also can eat like a small horse, so I will acknowledge that the general population may prefer these smaller portions.

Portion sizes aside, this quality was FANTASTIC. Phenomenal. Sensational. The tortilla is a true Mexican flour tortilla with a thick, pillowy texture. You can see them handmaking each one right there in front of you. Guac was clearly made fresh in house too.

I preferred the chicken mole to the grass fed beef verde, but both had me giving an audible "damn..." Just a blast of flavor on every bite, and the fresh salsa they provide takes it up a notch.

All in all, a damn good "burrito" and making me slowly respect the NYC Mexican food scene more and more. If this was closer to me, I'd be living in here.

IG...

Welcome Mexico 🇲🇽 or Welcome San Diego and LA. The Burritos from of the Juárez–El Paso border, arrived to Brooklyn NYC. The small, flavorful, wrapped in a soft, pillowy flour tortilla burritos 🌯 ate more a flute 🪈 and I tried them many years ago in Mexico City , LA and San Diego, they are rare and the name comes from EL Paso city in Texas and ciudad Juàrez , Chihuahua Mexican cities at the border. The tortillas are made fresh with LARD ( animal fat ) which gives them a different texture and better taste, rolled fresh with cooked Mexican beef and chicken adding mole, onion, pinto beans & black beans and more. U had the mole and the verde that were delicious fluffy, juicy, and the meat was tender and full of flavors. I love my flute 🪈 burrito 🌯 It is a different experience than the traditional the familiar big Burrito 🌯 and the most common one. It shows the magnificent range and the variation of the Mexican 🇲🇽cuisine which I believe is one of the greatest cuisine ever. The staff are cool and nice and the vibe is fresh like the food. A must visit 🇲🇽 viva la Border and the flute...

The most bland and unexciting burrito I’ve ever had. I live in the neighborhood and I was actually excited for this place. However, the moment I started to see the clientele line up outside, I became a bit skeptical about the flavor and options. Go see it for yourself and you’ll know what I’m talking about, it’s giving instagram/tiktok recommendation.

The flour tortilla was “fresh and homemade” but it was literally raw in some areas and not fully cooked?!? . Also the filling I bought was the mole option which tasted like cardboard with zero spice/flavor. I feel like this is trying to be gourmet Taco Bell.

As a fellow Mexican, this was really disappointing as reading a bit about the chef and his background, I was expecting something savory with an actual flavor profile. I can understand the hype around this place though because I forget many people are big fans of bland tasting food with zero spice/flavor.

Would not recommend if you’re looking for flavor/spice. Do yourself a favor and go to the taco truck nearby which is way better,...