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"gtr" > wrote in message news:2012051018214983593-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2012-05-10 22:35:51 +0000, Julie Bove said:
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>>> It wasn't the size that was my distinction it was the amount of meat.
>>> You say a couple of tablespoons, my experience is that it is an
>>> consistently too much. That may well differ north to south. I couldn't
>>> guess.

>>
>> We have some places here that put beans and rice in the burritos.

>
> Where are you on the planet?


Washington state but I have lived in the Bay area.
>
>> I like beans in them. Rice? Not so much. Thankfully the sit down
>> restaurants who do this put only a small amount of rice and they are
>> served "wet". I'm okay with that. But the other place is a taqueria.
>> They serve huge burritos to be eaten out of hand and they are filled with
>> mostly rice. Not for me.

>
> In OC, we actually we tell them exactly what we want in them every time we
> order them. The wife specifically orders beans/cheese/rice. If I get a
> carnitas or asada burrito, I tell them to do it regular. They never add
> rice.


This is the place in Alameda. It's a chain. And it looks like they have
seriously changed their menu since I lived there. Used to be just burritos
and you could order online.

http://www.360gb.com/about.html


The place here that loads with rice is:

http://tacosguaymas.com/

They have very good food. It's just that the burritos are mostly beans and
rice.