Plate # 3 - Rachels Taqueria

Two words -

Burger Burrito.

This strange culinary concoction was introduced to me by a friend and as such i had to try it.So traveling down to the manicured streets of Park Slope, I navigated through the throngs of rain covered parents, and screaming strollers, to finally end up in a cozy little Mexican joint called Rachel's. Feet soaked, hat dripping water, i sat down to a meal that, well, tasted good at least...

Onward -

Ground beef, black beans, pico de gallo, cheese, and of course, french fries.This is what makes up a Chula Vista* ("burger burrito" was written in pen on the menu.) This pile of greasy nonsense was neatly wrapped in a floury tortilla shell and over all was an interesting way to prepare a burger.








Weird for sure, but like i said, interesting enough to try out. Disregarding all that i ever knew about a burger, i commenced to chow down on this grease squirting wrap of yum yum. The completely over cooked burger meat was fresh and burger tasty, but otherwise bland. The rest of the items were sort of mish - mashed into a frothy mess of flavor, jumping around from the potato starchiness of soggy french fries, to cheesy goo. The entire thing was screaming with an ever constant flavor battle between black beans and pico de gallo. In the end this overabundance succeeded in drowning out most of the other flavors. Combine that with avocado green hamburger juice squirting through every single crack and you got a burger burrito mess!

Over all, it was an interesting run at something different, tasted OK, and was filling. All for 5 bucks. You can't expect much more than that..but to my chagrin the burger burrito was just beginning to work its burger burrito magic and what happened after i ate this thing changed my view completely..

Its always a culinary gamble when you eat cheap food, i know it and take that chance. This time i lost... Out of respect for the reader, (particularly my favorite blog groupie) I will not go into detail the horror that i experienced from eating this thing. It was an unholy ordeal, and i will NEVER be the same for it....NEVER. After what i went through, I would not recommend this plate of pestilence to anyone who has even a fraction of respect for their body.



May the devil eat the burger burrito and choke on it. Hell, he probably made the damn thing...Oh yeah, if you see this guy on the street kick him the balls for suggesting i eat that specimen from Hades in the first place, and then laughing at me after i told him about the gut demon this aberration planted in my body. YES he looks EXACTLY like this, because he is EVIL.


Dick!







In its defense Rachel's did have a nice vibe to it, and if i ever start a Mexican food blog I will surely check it out. It was clean, had a great ambiance, and the staff were really nice. But since this IS a burger blog Rachel's sadly fails. Sorry senorita, but stick to making good old fashioned Mexican food and leave this dish where it belongs..anywhere but in a burrito.


***Rachels Burger Burrito gets a 1 Burger rating***

Rachel's Taqueria
408 5th Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-1137


- Burger Eater T


* My friend graciously corrected me, and i confirmed with Rachel's that in fact the Chula vista, though close, is NOT the burger burrito. My bad!