Contreras Market, Taqueria, Tortilleria - Livermore

 

Ed’s Rating: Go Back Again

This week’s burrito Safari took us to Contreras Market in Livermore. Inside this little grocery store is a taqueria. We are not sure what’s on the menu because there isn’t one. Our burrito maker gave us a quick rundown of the meats then we made our orders. They didn’t have my usual Chili Verde, so I went with a Carne Asada burrito. Ordering at this store is a little different than other taquerias. You don’t pay at the counter, get a number, and wait. Instead it is much more active, you order at the counter, go pay at check out, and then take your receipt back to the counter. The nice part is you can see the burrito being made once you make it back to the counter. Warning, Contreras burritos are very large. Mine was excellent with fresh ingredients, large pieces of meat, and it just the right temperature.  Our usual Safari has us stalking the Chips and Salsa bar, but this isn’t possible here because it is only a myth like Big Foot.

Miquel's Rating:  Go Back Again
The Establishment…
The First thing you’ll notice as you enter this Market/Taqueria is the street vendor selling DVDs. Hmm, I see now why Blockbuster went out of Business, it was clearly this guy who sent them to their grave. Once inside, you’ll have to find your way to the far right of the store…there you’ll find a friendly, busy counter man eager to take your order.
The Burrito…
Having had this Burrito before, I knew what I was expecting…A Fresh, Tasty Burrito and got nothing less. One thing I did forget was the size of this monster, these Burritos are HUGE! As delicious as they are, I could only eat half. I hurt me to waste such a tasty Burrito, but I just had to, I don’t believe in making it to go for later.

Conclusion…

Don’t let the entrance to this place scare you, give it a try and you’ll be fortunate enough to enjoy a HUGE, delicious burrito.
Last Comment…
Ed’s driving was phenomenal today!...Thank You Ed!

Dean’s Rating: Go Back Again

This was a disaster in the making; it began with searching for the menu board that we never found, moved on to placing an order then taking your ticket to the front of the store to pay for it and getting our ticket stamped “PAID”.  We handed our ticket back to the chef (I use the term loosely) and sit and wait for our cylindrical treat. No chips and no salsa!!!  Finally we were called up to the counter to retrieve our food. It was big, bigger than most and only $5.50. I defoiled it in the usual manner and took a bite. It was fabulous, if I could rate this place higher I would just on the burrito! It was loaded with great pico and fresh green chillies. I couldn’t finish it again, but felt like I left nothing behind because it was so good!

I have nothing to add about the behavior of the others due to the bliss that came with the first bite. Nothing else matters.