On the edge of a rapidly gentrifying Classen Ten-Penn sits one of the mejor taquerias in town, Taqueria Rafita’s, 1222 N. Penn. Holding on tight for a few years now, Rafita’s has steadfastly maintained its own dominant personalidad as the area has mostly changed and gained more CBD shops than I can count on both hands.
Additionally, it’s not that far from my house when I want to make quick lunch plans, as I did when I rode my bike to meet an old friend visiting from Dallas there last week. Typically on these noon-time jaunts I enjoy their casi perfecto milanesa tortas and hand-cut fries, but, looking over the tarpaulin menu on the wall, this time I was charmed enough to try Rafita’s own creation, the California Burrito ($12.00).
Man, I wish they all could be California Burritos.
Large, large, large ‘till your daddy takes the hot sauce away, this burrito is visibly Van Nuys pornographic—there’s at least two or three meals here, guys—but packed with enough Tijuana flavor to make anyone look past that $12 dollar charge; dutifully reborn with your choice of carne or pollo—I selected carne today, ese—as well as mas que suficiente of cheese, potatoes and beans, as well as sour cream and guacamole, forget about even two-handing this bestia de delicias.