Cinco de Mayo.

Any excuse to eat a burrito is ok by me. I usually like to go every cinco de week, but eating for the purposes of celebration is fun. I'm always reminded on this day of my ancestors who were at Puebla for the defeat of the French. They weren't Mexican, and they didn't actually fight, they just picked a very poor time to vacation. But the deal they found on Expedia was too good to pass up. It would be over 100 years until that "dot cooooom" slogan would make any sense to them.
People in SF have a strange loyalty to their taquerias. It's like people in NY with pizza places, or people in Delaware with their, um, something. Everyone thinks theirs is the best.
But seriously, my taqueria is the best.
For a while I was pretty loyal to Casa Mexicana because their fresh salsa CANNOT be beat. Although, Tommy's salsa verde is like dipping a tortilla chip into a liquid Mexican Heaven. But lately Taqueria El Castillito has been unbeatable. They make the best veggie burrito I've ever had in my entire life. It honestly weighs like 3 pounds and it so full of fresh goodness if it had wings, it would be a little foil-wrapped angel in Mexican Heaven.
Sorry for the references. I took a World Religion course called Rice, Beans, and Jesus: The Ideology of Mexican Heaven. I'm just trying to put it to use.
But the reason I keep going back is because the people there are SO nice. and also, because I like to play, "Count the Lady." If they say 'lady' less than 10 times, they win. More than 10, I win. Prizes have yet to be determined, but it's so much fun.
-What do you want, lady?
-Flour tortilla, lady?
-Regular or super, lady?
-Spicy, lady?
-Cheese, lady?
-cilantro, lady?
-what do you have, lady?
-chips, lady?
-something to drink, lady?
-for here, lady?
-thank you lady.
I love it.
So go grab a burrito and a Negra Modelo, it's the least you can do.
oh, and a great little site for the holiday. burritoeater.com