The home of the Mission Burrito hasn’t changed in decades
La Cumbre used to be my favorite taquería, bar none, back in the 20th century. I think I originally discovered it during college, and it was a special treat that Mike and I would share when we found ourselves in the Mission district of San Francisco. The burritos were not super expensive – and they still aren’t – but getting to the Mission is always a trek when you live in the East Bay.
We stopped going to La Cumbre, however, when we moved to San Leandro and discovered that this town had taquerias that were almost as good. Los Pericos quickly became our favorite.
Last night, however, Mike found himself in the Mission and decided to go to La Cumbre for old times sake. He found that the once busy taqueria was pretty empty but the burritos hadn’t changed much in the last quarter century.
He got a couple of burritos to go, which were doubly wrapped on aluminum foil and were still warm when he got home about an hour later!
I had the all meat burrito with carne asada, which came with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo – I skipped the lettuce. The meat felt knife chopped and it was very flavorful. The whole burrito was quite tasty, and I liked it more than the quesadillas I get at Los Pericos, but not more enough to go out of my way to get one. The one minus was that the tortilla was overtoasted in some areas.
Mike had a super burrito with steak, black beans and spicy pico de gallo. He was also quite happy with it – though I don’think he’d go out of his way to get it either.
He didn’t bring the bill home, but he feels he paid around $32, after tax, for both burritos – which makes them quite competitive with those at Los Pericos.
I am glad that La Cumbre is still going after so many decades, and that the food is still as reliable.
La Cumbre Taqueria
515 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA
(415) 863-8205
M -Th 11 AM - 10 PM
F -Sa 11 AM - 2 AM
Su 11 AM - 9 PM
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