Best Shrimp Burritos: Cotijas

Friday, February 19, 2010

Cotija's Diablo Shrimp Burrito

Nestled on the south side of Highland Avenue, Cotija Taco Shop still wears the architectural uniform of times past; the simple taco shop stands almost unappealing across a recently remodeled KFC, within an equally remodeled shopping center.

Spurred by a loyal reader's recommendation, Neil and I headed over to Cotija Taco Shop to try its much hyped Diablo Shrimp Burrito (DSB henceforth). The DSB had everything I look for in a shrimp burrito: Mexican rice and a fair amount of shrimps. The DSB, despite the hype, did not impress me--the regular shrimp burrito tasted a lot better. The rice and sauce in the DSB did not impress, it was bland. The only thing I liked about the DSB is the amount of shrimps, I counted 20. At $5.70 (tax included) it's one of the more expensive shrimp burritos; I will not be buying this again.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Cotijas - Shrimp Burrito Review (2/16/2010)

Cotijas

740 East 30th Street

National City, CA 91950-7428

(619) 474-7430

I've been to this taco shop many times but I've only tried their California burrito and carne asada burrito. They used to offer a a 99 cent bean burrito back in the days that was pretty fulfilling. We had a request a review and they mentioned to try out their Diablo Shrimp Burrito and I found some reviews stating it's the best shrimp burrito in San Diego. You can find the review on the Diable Shrimp Burrito here.

Shrimp Burrito Review:

Ingredients: Shrimp, onion, white sauce & Mexican salsa.

Size: 8/10
Burrito is above average in size. It's not small in any way and is worth the money.

Taste: 9/10
This burrito was very tasty and will be on my top 5. The sauce is really delicious, as the white sauce and Mexican salsa blend very well together. There was no "filler" type of ingredient like rice or lettuce which is how I prefer shrimp burritos.

Will I Get Full? 8/10
I did get full from this burrito and it did satisfy my hunger.

Shrimp count: 19
Tons of shrimp, you will get some shrimp with almost every bite. The shrimp was VERY soft and tender and above average in size.

Recommend? YES!
So far this is my favorite shrimp burrito out of the 3 taco shops I've reviewed thus far. I recommend this shrimp burrito to everybody and you can taste it for yourself. The white sauce and Mexican salsa taste delicious.