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Burrito Trail

The Grandview Independent has been embarking on a culinary adventure to explore every taqueria, food truck, and restaurant in Richmond. This initiative, dubbed the “Richmond Burrito Trail,” aims to showcase our city’s diverse and delectable burritos.

Burrito Trail

The Grandview Independent has been embarking on a culinary adventure to explore every taqueria, food truck, and restaurant in Richmond. This initiative, dubbed the “Richmond Burrito Trail,” aims to showcase our city’s diverse and delectable burritos.

Burrito Trail   -   Dec 03, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Hilltop Mall’s El Burrito Loco
El Burrito Loco

Nestled inside a gas station taqueria on Hilltop Mall’s Ring Road, El Burrito Loco delivered a culinary surprise: tender carnitas and a generous helping of guacamole that lent each bite a creamy embrace. The Chevron Burrito defied expectations with every bite. The Super Carnitas Burrito assembly invited reflection — each

Burrito Trail   -   Nov 26, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Angel's Restaurant breakfast edition
On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Angel's Restaurant breakfast edition

We were greeted with a question.  Do you want a burrito?  Yes, but how did she know?  She knew. It was a cold morning, but we were motivated to venture out into the world and find something warm and tasty. A sandwich board placed on the sidewalk out front lured

On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Hilltop’s recently opened Chipotle Mexican Grill
Burrito Trail   -   Dec 17, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Hilltop’s recently opened Chipotle Mexican Grill

It was OK.  If we were on a road trip far home and stopped for lunch, we would probably be really happy with these burritos from Chipotle. But we live in a burrito wonderland, not a burrito desert. Chipotle’s slab must stack up to local favorites like Taqueria La

by Soren Hemmila
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Burrito Trail   -   Dec 17, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Hilltop’s recently opened Chipotle Mexican Grill
On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Hilltop’s recently opened Chipotle Mexican Grill

It was OK.  If we were on a road trip far home and stopped for lunch, we would probably be really happy with these burritos from Chipotle. But we live in a burrito wonderland, not a burrito desert. Chipotle’s slab must stack up to local favorites like Taqueria La

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Dec 03, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Hilltop Mall’s El Burrito Loco
El Burrito Loco

Nestled inside a gas station taqueria on Hilltop Mall’s Ring Road, El Burrito Loco delivered a culinary surprise: tender carnitas and a generous helping of guacamole that lent each bite a creamy embrace. The Chevron Burrito defied expectations with every bite. The Super Carnitas Burrito assembly invited reflection — each

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Nov 26, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Angel's Restaurant breakfast edition
On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Angel's Restaurant breakfast edition

We were greeted with a question.  Do you want a burrito?  Yes, but how did she know?  She knew. It was a cold morning, but we were motivated to venture out into the world and find something warm and tasty. A sandwich board placed on the sidewalk out front lured

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Nov 19, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: 23rd Street’s La Estrella Taqueria & Food Truck
On the Richmond Burrito Trail: 23rd Street’s La Estrella Taqueria & Food Truck

The Grandview Independent has been embarking on a culinary adventure to explore every taqueria, food truck, and restaurant in Richmond.

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Nov 12, 2024 On The Richmond Burrito Trail: Rumrill Boulvard’s Pollos Asados Don Rafa
On The Richmond Burrito Trail: Rumrill Boulvard’s Pollos Asados Don Rafa

We heard a delicious taqueria serving Sinalo-style mesquite grilled chicken was located inside the Food Barn grocery store on Rumrill Boulevard, and we kind of didn’t believe it.  But, we were encouraged as we pulled into the Food Barn parking lot and spied a huge smoking grill trailer, a

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Nov 05, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Macdonald Avenue’s walk-up restaurant Tacos El Indio
On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Macdonald Avenue’s walk-up restaurant Tacos El Indio

Tacos El Indio is an order-at-the-window restaurant attached to the La Fortuna Latina Mercado Y Carniceria on Macdonald Avenue. The cheerfully painted red and green concession stand-style food place blends into the grocery store so well that we’d never noticed it.  We were four Yelp pages in when we

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Oct 29, 2024 On The Richmond Burrito Trail: La Alma de Sol Mexican Cuisine leaves you wanting more
On The Richmond Burrito Trail: La Alma de Sol Mexican Cuisine leaves you wanting more

We've passed La Alma de Sol Mexican Cuisine's bright green food truck in the La Familia Market on the corner of 37th and Macdonald Avenue a million times.  Today, we stopped, ordered a Carne Asada Burrito, took it home, weighed it, cut it in half, arranged

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Oct 22, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Lidia’s Restaurant brings big flavors to Fourth and Nevin
On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Lidia’s Restaurant brings big flavors to Fourth and Nevin

Lidia’s Restaurant is the latest stop on Richmond’s Burrito Trail. It offers Mission-Style Burritos in a building that has long served the community. Located near Kaiser Permanente, the Richmond History Museum, and Nevin Community Center, the restaurant occupies the same space that housed La Perla Delicatessen – a neighborhood

by Soren Hemmila
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