Burrito Reviews

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

A&E Battle of the burritos

Zoe Macknicki

Copy Editor

It’s time to settle the ongoing debate on which Mexican restaurant has the best burrito in Arcata and the Pepperbox staffers are here to help.

Staffers sampled and formed an opinion on four burritos from four different food places without knowing which burrito was from which restaurant.

The burritos that were tasted were from Ritas, Estebans, Hey Juan’s Burritos, and Carmelas.

While sampling the burritos, the students rated and described the taste, texture, and the consistency of each.

The lowest rated burrito was from Hey Juan’s Burritos, with a rating of 1.8 out of 5 stars.

Senior Lila Cohen states it has “plain white rice and a bad tortilla.”

Sydney Trieu, says it was “very bland.”

The second to last rated burrito was Estabans with a rating of 3.4/5 stars.

Seri Welsh says it had a very good taste but there was too much tortilla compared to other ingredients.”

On this burrito Trieu says “there is a better ratio to bean, rice, and cheese.”

This burrito was placed lower down within the ratings.

There were still burritos that ranked higher than the one from Estabans.

The next burrito was from Carmelas, with a rating of 3.6/5 stars.

Haley Kenyon, says there’s a “good balance between beans, rice, and cheese.”

Another staffer, Aidan Shelton, states it was “very flavorful.”

The burrito with the highest rating was Ritas, with a rating of 3.7/5 stars.

On this burrito, Kenyon states “the tortilla was soft, the rice was cooked throughout, and there was a good amount of cheese.”

The best burrito rated by fellow students was the burrito from Ritas.

The students gave their opinions and rated this one the best.

All of these places are within walking distance of Arcata High.

If anyone is looking for a good place to go grab a bite to eat, check out Rita’s, and try their stellar bean rice and cheese burrito.

Lila Cohen/PEPPERBOX