The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007) • Hacker News Board

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by acchow » Sun, May 02, 2021, 11:27 PM UTC

dnautics wrote: post #4

mushufasa wrote: post #3

in seriousness, I'm hoping people will comment here with the best places to get a mission burrito in NYC

what I really want to know is the best place to get a san diego burrito in SF. Key differentiators: - no fillers (no rice, no beans; beans acceptable in breakfast burritos) - generous portions of meats - chicken that is finished by grilling on the grill, not ropa-style pulled straight out of a dewey plastic bin - wrap that is toasted - wax paper wrap instead of foil (lets the burrito breathe instead of becoming damp…

“No fillers”

Go for the real thing - tacos. Forget burritos. They’re universally subpar.

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by bernulli » Sun, May 02, 2021, 11:29 PM UTC

Metacelsus wrote: post #16

>the quickest route between two points is along a straight line through the Earth’s interior. Not true, it's a hypocycloid curve. https://demonstrations.wolfram.com/SphereWithTunnelBrachisto...

Only if there is no propulsion and whatever goes through the tunnel exclusively relies on gravity.

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by belinder » Sun, May 02, 2021, 11:35 PM UTC

walrus01 wrote: post #15

cup_of_joe wrote: post #7

If anyone is looking to pair up on a burrito-ranking site for NYC, please reach out. Have been working on a side project for it and would love a partner to build with. I already have the domain name for it (nycburritos.com)

If you do this, maybe make something like the guy who ate every slice of pizza in manhattan? https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbx3vv/this-man-ate-every-sl... http://www.sliceharvester.com/ other good domain names available: burrito.is burrito.inc burrito. burrito.engineering burrito.guru burrito.center burrito.services burrito.technology burrito.reviews burrito.catering burrito.services burrito.supply burrito.builders…

Can't find a way to sort the slice ranking... what's the best slice?!

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by moioci » Sun, May 02, 2021, 11:42 PM UTC

I was totally with them until this bit: "The burritos already came conveniently wrapped in aluminum foil - it would be trivial to accelerate them with powerful magnets."

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by a-dub » Sun, May 02, 2021, 11:50 PM UTC

swivelmaster wrote: post #18

a-dub wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

more of a taco guy, but... calexico, dos toros, oaxaca the morelos empire: 2nd and a, north 6 and bedford, grand and graham (edit: they had/have a storefront in the east village, don't remember where now but near superiority burger i believe) also there's supposedly some legit birria trucks about, but i have not tried them. and, i don't know if anyone closed due to the pandemic.

Good to see Dos Toros on the list, I know one of the founders. Used to play shows with his band in the Bay Area in the early 2000s!

LOL

for the uninitiated: dos toros was started by the (bassist?) of third eye blind. it was modeled after the classic sf taqueria gordo. some of the shops have pictures of gordo on the wall.

what band did you play in?

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by a-dub » Sun, May 02, 2021, 11:53 PM UTC

ericbarrett wrote: post #19

a-dub wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

more of a taco guy, but... calexico, dos toros, oaxaca the morelos empire: 2nd and a, north 6 and bedford, grand and graham (edit: they had/have a storefront in the east village, don't remember where now but near superiority burger i believe) also there's supposedly some legit birria trucks about, but i have not tried them. and, i don't know if anyone closed due to the pandemic.

Dos Toros burritos are not great (though to be fair you said tacos), I wish people would stop recommending it. I spent years looking for a good Mission burrito in New York City, and never found it. Lots of good food, but every burrito was Tex-Mex or San Diego style or some such. Also, I never found a place with real al pastor; it was always grilled.

oh you mean like one of those middle eastern style rotating meat machines with pineapple?

i think morelos had one of those. someone in new york does, i remember because that's when i got into al pastor.

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by cup_of_joe » Mon, May 03, 2021, 12:06 AM UTC

walrus01 wrote: post #15

cup_of_joe wrote: post #7

If anyone is looking to pair up on a burrito-ranking site for NYC, please reach out. Have been working on a side project for it and would love a partner to build with. I already have the domain name for it (nycburritos.com)

If you do this, maybe make something like the guy who ate every slice of pizza in manhattan? https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbx3vv/this-man-ate-every-sl... http://www.sliceharvester.com/ other good domain names available: burrito.is burrito.inc burrito. burrito.engineering burrito.guru burrito.center burrito.services burrito.technology burrito.reviews burrito.catering burrito.services burrito.supply burrito.builders…

While personally trying every burrito is quite a compelling thought, I was actually thinking of making it more of a crowdsourced effort, where people can submit ratings. Kinda like a hyper-focused version of yelp.

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by rajbot » Mon, May 03, 2021, 12:31 AM UTC

walrus01 wrote: post #15

cup_of_joe wrote: post #7

If anyone is looking to pair up on a burrito-ranking site for NYC, please reach out. Have been working on a side project for it and would love a partner to build with. I already have the domain name for it (nycburritos.com)

If you do this, maybe make something like the guy who ate every slice of pizza in manhattan? https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbx3vv/this-man-ate-every-sl... http://www.sliceharvester.com/ other good domain names available: burrito.is burrito.inc burrito. burrito.engineering burrito.guru burrito.center burrito.services burrito.technology burrito.reviews burrito.catering burrito.services burrito.supply burrito.builders…

See also Burrito Eater, who ate and reviewed 1000 burritos in SF: https://burritoeater.com/faq.php

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by selimthegrim » Mon, May 03, 2021, 12:41 AM UTC

dnautics wrote: post #4

mushufasa wrote: post #3

in seriousness, I'm hoping people will comment here with the best places to get a mission burrito in NYC

what I really want to know is the best place to get a san diego burrito in SF. Key differentiators: - no fillers (no rice, no beans; beans acceptable in breakfast burritos) - generous portions of meats - chicken that is finished by grilling on the grill, not ropa-style pulled straight out of a dewey plastic bin - wrap that is toasted - wax paper wrap instead of foil (lets the burrito breathe instead of becoming damp…

Can I bribe some enterprising Peruvians with a chicken shop into making one of these for me?

Re: The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (2007)

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Post by lcuff » Mon, May 03, 2021, 1:02 AM UTC

moioci wrote: post #24

I was totally with them until this bit: "The burritos already came conveniently wrapped in aluminum foil - it would be trivial to accelerate them with powerful magnets."

It turns out, they use a variation on the transparent aluminum referenced in "Star Trek, the Voyage Home", which can be magnetized or not, based on control from the tricorder.