Tortas Ahogadas Mi Barrio — Restaurant in Oakland

Wow! I can't believe I've never tried this place. I got a steak burrito for $15 which to me is an average burrito price. However, that burrito was anything but average.

There's been a lot of skimping on the meat lately and the ingredients and overfilling with rice in Mexican food lately. This place makes burritos like I used to remember them. Mouthfuls of cheese and every bite, visible mountains of meat on both sides of the burrito every bite.

This burrito was jam-packed full of meat and cheese and all the usual suspects. It's so great to see properly filled burrito in Oakland.

This place definitely deserves more recognition just for that. And the service was great. Very fast to make the burrito about 5 minutes and the cashier...

The food was just okay. I ordered a super burrito de buche, which is not generally my go-to, but they didn't offer cabeza. The buche was good, but the tortilla didn't taste cooked, and for a super burrito it felt lacking. It has no sour cream, no picó de gallo, no salsa roja or verde. It just fell short all around. I also had a michelada, which also fell short. It was missing tajín and didn't have enough lemon, also it seemed that there was more salt on the rim, than in the drink. Overall nothing was done well. Though I will say next time (if there is a next time), I'll definitely try their tortas ahogadas, because they didn't look bad, and it's their...

Great customer service. They greeted us quickly right after they saw us. Gave me the menu and in less than 2 minutes, we had a little basket of chips in front of us with some traditional slasa. Only wish the salsa was a little spicier. My spouse and I ordered a torta ahogada to split and some crispy potato tacos for each to try. Both plates were pretty good, especially because of the spicy sauce. Now that's a spicy Mexican sauce. Only complaint I have is both lack a tiny bit of salt but overall it's a yummy authentic Mexican...