SENOR FISH – DOWNTOWN LA (8.5)
422 E 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-0566
Measurements: 9” circumference, 7” length (standard size)
Veggie or Tofu burrito = $6.53 after tax
Bean + Cheese burrito = $4.34 after tax
Pulitzer Prize winning food-ologist Jonathan Gold praised Senior Fish in his review almost a decade ago. Shocking to vegetarians, Burrito Wisdom has deemed Senor Fish one of the best veggie burritos in L.A. It’s one of the best because of their fresh ingredients, original recipes, 5 different sauces at the self serve salsa bar, and fresh pico de gallo w/ jalapenos.
I awarded the Downtown Los Angeles Senor Fish with the “Best Vegetarian Burrito in Los Angeles” for the first half of 2009, but in July 2009 they tweaked their recipe and decreased the size of their burritos. These changes lowered their score and knocked them out of the first position.
Vegetarian burrito: Zucchini/ corn based vegetable medley, whole pinto beans (no lard), Spanish rice (red), guacamole, crema, cabbage and cheese in a flour tortilla. The Tofuritto is great! Not a big fan of tofu in Mexican, but this works. Breaded tofu sauteed in a Sriracha sauce (Thai hot sauce). Similar to the veggie burrito minus the zucchini based medley, plus marinated tofu.
Best sauces: Habanero (hottest), and house salsa (mildest). In between: Chipotle, Guajillo, Verde. The habanero is a light reddish orange that has a distinct spicy flavor. The house salsa is a great burrito compliment too. Senor Fish is unconventional, their burritos and salsas are outside of the box. If you are a conservative burrito eater you may not “get” Senor Fish.
Value: Fair considering the salsa bar
WIZARD’S SCORE: 8.5
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