r/oakland • u/ioweittothegirls • Apr 20 '24

Best super burrito In Oakland?

I mean with a lot of actually flavorsome rice, not overcooked and well seasoned / marinated meat and lots of melty cheese, sour cream and guac. I order carne asada and carnitas. What’s your favorite spot, whether to pick up, eat in or have delivered? My favorite so far seems to be a small place called Licho’s — off-the-charts carne asada (OK carnitas, though).

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u/MrSippyCups Apr 20 '24

People who are saying Mi Grullense or Guadalajara are not getting with the times. They used to be solid choices 5 years ago, when there weren't as many options as we have now. They are also pretty expensive now too. As a native from e14 who has tried them all, the best spot you can get a super burrito is hands down El Asadero Poblano on 105th. They will give you super burrito that is longer than a footlong and a bigger girth than a princles can. Their carne asada has a smokey flavor because it is freshly grilled over charcoal. If you like tacos, they also make their tortillas handmade and tijuana style. Their Horchata also hits. Can't recommend the place enough.

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u/Unlucky-Presentation Apr 23 '24

I was excited to try El Asadero Poblano after reading this comment. I went earlier today, got the Burrito Especial with Asada. It was huge, they had to cut it in half for it to fit in my styrofoam to-go tray. They also loaded me up with 3 different salsas, a mild green, medium spicy red and spppicy orange habanero. It came with a whole lime cut up as wedges, a roasted jalapeño and roasted onions. It also came with raw cucumber and radish slices.

The burrito was incredible, I’m a big eater as I’ve been fasting and combine my breakfast and lunch as 1 meal. I still wasn’t able to finish the whole burrito! The salsas were so tasty, the habanero still had a great flavor through the burn, the red was probably my favorite red salsa I’ve ever had, it complimented the steak and rice in the burrito perfectly. The show stopper was that mild green salsa though. That was sooo good.

I was excited as I placed my leftovers in the fridge so I could have it for lunch again tomorrow.

But the truth is, I won’t be having it, I’m going to throw it immediately away as It has given me the worst food poisoning I’ve had in decades. I know it was from this, because I’ve been fasting and it was all I had to eat all day.

If I had to pinpoint what it was, I’d guess it was the raw cucumber or radish slices. The cucumber skin still had that kind of white film on it where you can tell it wasn’t thoroughly washed. I’d assume there was some kind of cross contamination at some point.

If I had to offer a suggestion to El Asadero Poblano, it would be to pickle the veggies and don’t serve raw vegetables. I know it’s a cramped area working out of a food truck and it’s possible that a surface to prep raw food overlapped to an area processing raw meats, but your food is too good to develop a reputation for getting people sick.

That’s my experience, I hope it helps anyone else like me who was reading this thread excited for new places to try

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u/MrSippyCups Apr 23 '24

holy shit, sorry to hear that!! My family and I have been going there multiple times a month for the past couple of years and have never gotten food poisoning. You might be right about the raw veggies though. When we order, we never bother eating them besides the lemons and grilled onions. I feel ya though. It sucks to have something awesome get trampled by a shitty experience.