Don Willy - Oakland - Carne Asada Burrito

2011-12-08T18:08:00.000-08:00

I went to a local Mexican restaurant recommended by a friend of mine. Usually when I go to a Mexican restaurant I always try their Carne Asada (steak) Burrito (aside the fact I love burritos). While looking at the menu I noticed that the prices were on the higher side for the type of restaurant. Overall the place was kept nice and clean and when I went (12pm on a weekday) there was not a line out the door. I ended up paying just under $7.00 for the burrito and a glass of water. Since I like to usually spend under $10 for a lunch I found just getting one burrito a but pricy. Normally I spend around $7.00 including a drink.

After finally getting my food the burrito was on the small side. After unwrapping my burrito and took a bite I was surprised oh how fresh the ingredients were. One thing my burrito was missing was my beans. After nearly completing the entire burrito I found my beans. Now I am not much of a re-fried beans type of guy and I actually ordered black beans this time around but come to find out...I was given re-fried beans. Most of the time in the past at other burrito places, their beans would be pasty and dry, so surprisingly I was not too discussed by the beans besides...I was almost don't and you cant take the burrito back to try to get a new one after it was almost done. The taste of the burrito overall I would give it 3.5 stars out of 5 when you compare value vs taste and amount you receive. If money is not an issue this might be a good spot for you but I don't think the taste matches the value.

The salsa provided with the food was actually fairly good. Not as spicy as I would like it to be but good otherwise.

The chips felt a bit unsalted but were fresh and not stale.

This place is located in Oakland, their address is:

Don Willy's Taqueria & More

333 17th Street, Oakland, CA

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Tel:(510) 839-2228

Yelp Reviews

My over all review stands at 3.5 for the carne burrito as the taste to price ratio does not match.
Overall this place is clean. The service was just ok. Not super friendly but not bad.

That Thing I Ate

Don Willy - Oakland - Carne Asada Burrito