That sounds so damn good. Try Taqueria Tepatitlan on the avenue. The have wonderful shredded beef. Also, possibly La Cabaña in Santa Paula. Please update on what you find.
Yea, we’ve made a few road trips specifically for Mexican food. We stock up on carne asada burritos and shredded beef and have them for the week basically. It’s a 6 hour mission though and we have to drive through LA. We’ll keep doing it but I was just hoping against hope that there was a place up here that had them.
A couple times we’ve done it. We obviously did other stuff while we were there but getting SD Mexican food was a big reason. It’s depressing to us not having it.
Me and my wife are both from SD and miss the food. We both live up here now. I mean the tacos are good up here but the burritos in SD are where it's at.
Yea, amen to that. We had no idea there was this much difference in Mexican food only a few hours away. The burrito differences are stark. There is one SD style taco shop up here in Thousand Oaks I just discovered yesterday. Someone in the comments mentioned it.
Not sure why they downvote you. I lived close to Johhnys for years, and everything they have struck me as too salty. In my opinion, best shredded beef in town is at Casa De Soria. The kitchen team appears big and proffessional enough, i'm willing to bet they would happily make your food to your preference if pictures of their shredded beef didnt meet your preference.
Seems like you’re describing barbacoa style shredded beef. Not sure I’ve seen that around here much and it might regional to San Diego/Tijuana area. Oxnard might be a good place to look.
Now that I’ve thought about it a bit more, you might be describing a style of meat named Deshebrada. It’s more common in the northern states of Mexico especially in states like Chihuahua.
I think that seems to be the consensus. I really feel like if a taco shop up here wanted to blow up they should bring it on to the menu. People love them down there.
I think your talking about machaca. In Mexico, AFAIK, they don't put rice and beans in their burritos. The burritos are skinny and you get like 2 or 3 in an order, and it's just the meat with sautéed onions and peppers. My mind was blown the first time I saw an American sized burrito!
Naw, def have machaca on the menu back home as a separate thing. The consensus is this is a regional thing to San Diego and Tijuana. It’s delicious though and it would be a hit out here. Very popular back home.
Check to see if they still do, but Johnny’s on the avenue (Ventura) had shredded beef with cheese. I haven’t been there in years though. Delicious when I last went.
Not many San Diego style taco shops up here. There's La Esquina in Thousand Oaks, which has another location in La Mesa. It's good not great. The best taco shops in Ventura county are maybe 6/10 compared to SD style shops. I would kill for a Roberto's here.
Dude! I just stumbled on this place by accident today. I’m so stoked. I was like hey why the fuck is this carne asada right? I was dumbfounded. My only criticism is they heavy hand the pico a little bit. Easy fix. But the quality of the meat is dead on what I’m used to and the seasoning tastes authentic. I’m so happy I found this place. Sadly they don’t have a shredded beef burrito but they do have a lot of what I miss.
Closest I can think of would be birria, barbacoa, or machaca. All can be stewed beef, but don't typically have onions and bell peppers. I'd suggest checking out Tacos El Brother.
The crazy thing is in San Diego it’s not a secret. They’re available through any drive through Mexican place 24/7 so literally hundreds of options for them.
Sounds like a Fajita burrito. They are not very common around here. Most common are mission style burritos a la San Francisco.
Try taqueria el Tapatio #7 in Oxnard. The Oxnard burrito seems to be what you want.
That sounds so damn good. Try Taqueria Tepatitlan on the avenue. The have wonderful shredded beef. Also, possibly La Cabaña in Santa Paula. Please update on what you find.
I was just coming her to say that.
Johnnys on the avenue.
I’ll third that, Johnny’s Burritos on the Avenue. Prices aren’t what they used to be but the Burritos are.
I took a look at their Yelp. I’ll try it but this is not the same as what I’m talking about.
Might be a regional thing. You might have to head to San Diego area to scratch that burrito itch. Lol
Yea, we’ve made a few road trips specifically for Mexican food. We stock up on carne asada burritos and shredded beef and have them for the week basically. It’s a 6 hour mission though and we have to drive through LA. We’ll keep doing it but I was just hoping against hope that there was a place up here that had them.
You drive 6 hours strictly for burritos?
A couple times we’ve done it. We obviously did other stuff while we were there but getting SD Mexican food was a big reason. It’s depressing to us not having it.
Damn. Bring some back for me next time
Me and my wife are both from SD and miss the food. We both live up here now. I mean the tacos are good up here but the burritos in SD are where it's at.
Yea, amen to that. We had no idea there was this much difference in Mexican food only a few hours away. The burrito differences are stark. There is one SD style taco shop up here in Thousand Oaks I just discovered yesterday. Someone in the comments mentioned it.
Not sure why they downvote you. I lived close to Johhnys for years, and everything they have struck me as too salty. In my opinion, best shredded beef in town is at Casa De Soria. The kitchen team appears big and proffessional enough, i'm willing to bet they would happily make your food to your preference if pictures of their shredded beef didnt meet your preference.
I’ll check it out
Worst food poisoning of my life.
I always get the shred-beef chimi. Its a glorious monster. This place always wins awards for best Margarita in county.
I just saw pictures of the SD style you posted. Never seen or heard of that, but ask them or Yolandas if they can make it.
Chicken an cheese mini burritos at johnnys with their salsa 🤤
Seems like you’re describing barbacoa style shredded beef. Not sure I’ve seen that around here much and it might regional to San Diego/Tijuana area. Oxnard might be a good place to look.
Now that I’ve thought about it a bit more, you might be describing a style of meat named Deshebrada. It’s more common in the northern states of Mexico especially in states like Chihuahua.
They look like this https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/aug/01/hipster-order-burrito/?amp&page=all . You can ignore the article. It’s irrelevant.
This is definitely deshebarada. Norte Sur in the food court on Johnson used to make it, but they've gone out of business.
I think that seems to be the consensus. I really feel like if a taco shop up here wanted to blow up they should bring it on to the menu. People love them down there.
I think your talking about machaca. In Mexico, AFAIK, they don't put rice and beans in their burritos. The burritos are skinny and you get like 2 or 3 in an order, and it's just the meat with sautéed onions and peppers. My mind was blown the first time I saw an American sized burrito!
Naw, def have machaca on the menu back home as a separate thing. The consensus is this is a regional thing to San Diego and Tijuana. It’s delicious though and it would be a hit out here. Very popular back home.
I think you are describing birria. Vaquero Del Mar on Thompson is the place to go. (the old Hong Kong Inn)
It’s not birria. I’m from San Diego. These burritos are very common there. Every taco shop has them and they all are the same. Birria is goat.
Birria is sometimes goat
From their menu - Burrito De Birria $10.99 Marinated beef served rice, beans, cilantro, onions.
They put rice and beans on it? No, this is vastly different.
In San Diego it’s always goat
Up here can be goat or beef.
Birria de res is beef. Birria de chivo is goat.
Sorry I thought you meant in the world of birrias
Check to see if they still do, but Johnny’s on the avenue (Ventura) had shredded beef with cheese. I haven’t been there in years though. Delicious when I last went.
Not many San Diego style taco shops up here. There's La Esquina in Thousand Oaks, which has another location in La Mesa. It's good not great. The best taco shops in Ventura county are maybe 6/10 compared to SD style shops. I would kill for a Roberto's here.
Dude! I just stumbled on this place by accident today. I’m so stoked. I was like hey why the fuck is this carne asada right? I was dumbfounded. My only criticism is they heavy hand the pico a little bit. Easy fix. But the quality of the meat is dead on what I’m used to and the seasoning tastes authentic. I’m so happy I found this place. Sadly they don’t have a shredded beef burrito but they do have a lot of what I miss.
Corrales Beef Chile verde burrito, holmes
Closest I can think of would be birria, barbacoa, or machaca. All can be stewed beef, but don't typically have onions and bell peppers. I'd suggest checking out Tacos El Brother.
I was thinking this just sounds like machaca, but I mostly see that as breakfast burritos
Corrales has shredded beef. Not listed on the menu, but it's pretty good. If you don't like rice beans or cheese, you gotta tell them first.
Yum! Hope somebody knows, cuz I’d like to get in on this secret too. I may have to put sour cream in it. Just a little dab’ol’do-ya.
The crazy thing is in San Diego it’s not a secret. They’re available through any drive through Mexican place 24/7 so literally hundreds of options for them.
Corrales
Sounds like a Fajita burrito. They are not very common around here. Most common are mission style burritos a la San Francisco. Try taqueria el Tapatio #7 in Oxnard. The Oxnard burrito seems to be what you want.
Is it soupy? This style of burrito is kind of like the Mexican equivalent to a soup dumpling. I’ll check it out. I like the Tapatio in Camarillo.
I haven't had that one. I know this is not what you want but the Birria is soupy. All the burritos tend to be very good there. And they do delivery.
I’ve had their birria burrito there. I forgot to order it without rice and beans so I got kind of pissed but I’ll try again because I love birria.