Best burritos
YOUR PICKS
1. Bell Street Burritos
You say, “Bell Street Burritos is by a wide margin the best burrito joint, either in Mid or Downtown. The Pork and Green Chili burrito is my favorite and I usually can’t break from it. As mentioned the tamales are dynamite as well. The tomatillo salsa is a wonderful addition to any item on the menu. The fellows are always adding new items (lemonade, tamales, and milk shakes so far) but I can’t help but get that Pork and Green Chili, mmmmmm. Oh, and a mexican Coke to wash it down.”
2. Willy’s
3. Raging Burrito
4. El Taco Veloz
5. Sheik Burritos and Kabobs
OUR PICKS
1. Bell Street Burritos
The AJC dining team’s Popular Eats specialist Jon Watson says, “Amid the explosion of burrito chains in Atlanta that began over a decade ago, Bell St. Burritos is one of the few local upstarts that stands out against the Moe’s and Chipotles of the world. Beginners should go straight for the pork and green chile grilled burrito.”
2. Sheik Burritos and Kabobs
3. Raging Burrito
4. El Taco Veloz
5. Willy’s
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81 comments Add your comment
Mmmm....Foood
August 27th, 2012
3:35 pm
The Brisket Burrito at Nuevo Laredo is quite good, especially if you add those grilled green onions!! WOW!!
Lew
August 27th, 2012
4:49 pm
Los Rayos, hands down.
Bob
August 27th, 2012
4:49 pm
Sheik Burrito! Definitely the most unique tastes in town. Delicious.
Sadly gone
August 27th, 2012
4:50 pm
Jerk Tofu at the Raging Burrito in Decatur. Everything on their burrito menu is outstanding and absolutely the best selection for vegetarians in town.
cw
August 27th, 2012
4:50 pm
Taqueria Del Sol!
Stew Beef
August 27th, 2012
4:51 pm
Willys ain’t bad but Moe’s has begun to suck. The one my town actually closed it got so bad.
OTP Retard
August 27th, 2012
4:52 pm
Moe’s followed closely by Chipotle.
Frank
August 27th, 2012
4:52 pm
I’m with Bob. Sheik Burrito is the way to go.
Lloyd
August 27th, 2012
4:53 pm
Barberito’s is new to town, but it’s my new favorite.
kevin
August 27th, 2012
4:55 pm
If there is one category that has a clear winner, it’s “best burritos” and they can be found at Bell St. Burritos.
Ryneberg
August 27th, 2012
4:55 pm
El Don food truck in Woodstock.
Foodie
August 27th, 2012
4:57 pm
Willys (often imitated, never replicated)
Burri-Hoe
August 27th, 2012
5:00 pm
Willy’s!! Moe’s is HORRIBLE.
tooltime
August 27th, 2012
5:00 pm
Elmyr has good burritos.
NativeAtlantan
August 27th, 2012
5:00 pm
Taxco Mexican has the best Fajita Burrito by far. All their food is amazing.
Rdog
August 27th, 2012
5:02 pm
taco bell 7 layer forever!!!
Name
August 27th, 2012
5:03 pm
Raging Burrito in Decatur!
Austin
August 27th, 2012
5:05 pm
Try Tomatillos!!! You wont regret it
Yummmm
August 27th, 2012
5:05 pm
Mia’s or Herrera’s. Or Ojeda’s. Oh, wait. Those are in Dallas. Atlanta doesn’t have any mexican restaurants, good or bad. And before name the ONE restaurant in town you think is authentic mexican food (Nuevo Laredo) realize that one restaurant does not a contest make. And Nuevo Laredo is average, at best.
While living in Atlanta, I dreamed of carne asada, plantanos, enchiladas, ceviche, huevos, sopapillas. Oh, the agony of missing good mexican food. How can a city the size of Atlanta have only 1 mexican restaurant and so many places that serve grits.
Oh, and Avila’s, Javier’s, Gloria’s, Cyclone Anaya’s, Mi Cocina, Pepe & Mito’s. Oops, those are in Dallas too.. Come on down, the mexican food’s fantastico.
the worm of alien knowledge
August 27th, 2012
5:09 pm
Not only can you get the best burritos @ Bell St. Burrito, but the tamales are out of this world!
QueHefner208
August 27th, 2012
5:12 pm
Chipotle!
count_schemula
August 27th, 2012
5:12 pm
Lew – the Los Rayos at Buford Highway and Claremont? I only get Tacos and Tortas there. I may have to give the burrito a try?
The best burritos no longer exist
Tortillas and Frijoleros.
Chuck Barrett
August 27th, 2012
5:14 pm
Willys. Hands down.
Tried them all
August 27th, 2012
5:14 pm
Sheik burrito by a mile, then Willy’s (love the orange juice marinated chicken one), then Barberito’s (welcome to town), then anything else, then Moe’s.
kevin
August 27th, 2012
5:16 pm
Count-Schemula,
Have you tried Bell St. Burritos? The owner, like myself (and you apparently) was a die hard Tortillas fan. He set out to recreate the Tortillas burrito experience and he achieved that–even improving on it in my opinion. Go there and get your favorite Tortillas burrito. The beans are spot on as is the green salsa!
Winger
August 27th, 2012
5:16 pm
Armando’s in Duluth. Best ever.
count_schemula
August 27th, 2012
5:17 pm
NIce to see the Sheik love. It’s far from traditional anything, but they are fairly tasty.
J
August 27th, 2012
5:17 pm
@Yummmm this is Atlanta and we are the best at everything so you can take you a$$ back to Texas.
Saved By the Bell Street
August 27th, 2012
5:19 pm
Bell Street Burritos is by a wide margin the best burrito joint, either in Mid or Downtown. The Pork and Green Chili burrito is my favorite and I usually can’t break from it. As mentioned the tamales are dynamite as well. The tomatillo salsa is a wonderful addition to any item on the menu. The fellows are always adding new items (lemonade, tamales, and milk shakes so far) but I can’t help but get that Pork and Green Chili, mmmmmm. Oh, and a mexican Coke to wash it down.
jess
August 27th, 2012
5:20 pm
Jalisco”s @ Peachtree Battle Shopping Center. Anywhere else is TEXMEX.
count_schemula
August 27th, 2012
5:21 pm
I enjoy Bell Street. I walk to the Auburn location occasionally. They are good, but it seems like Tortillas grilled and char blackened the chicken up a little bit and I could have swore the Tortillas green sauce was hotter. Bell seems like roasted chicken and the green sauce is milder. I had a discussion with the owner about it, and he swears he has the green sauce down, while I remember it being more like the current green sauce at El Myr. Bell does have the beans spot on though.
Tayv
August 27th, 2012
5:23 pm
Tacos La Villa in Smyrna. They are actually authentic Mexican burritos, not Tex-Mex burritos like every other restaurant people have mentioned already.
count_schemula
August 27th, 2012
5:25 pm
Well, game over, Tayv has arrived.
kevin
August 27th, 2012
5:26 pm
You are certainly right about Tortillas grilling vs. stewing their meat. I prefer the stewed method as it mixes up with everything else a little better, but I can also appreciate your preferring the grilled chicken. Most times, I get the green chili burrito without meat, anyhow. Not sure about Tortillas having hotter green salsa, but maybe. Flavor-wise, like the beans, it seems right-on Tortillas.
CalGalintheATL
August 27th, 2012
5:27 pm
Mr. Taco in Roswell. Growing up in SoCal, this is fairly close. Everything is Taco Bell!
JLC
August 27th, 2012
5:27 pm
Not a doubt in my mind it’s Willy’s!
johnny5163
August 27th, 2012
5:30 pm
Raging Burrito in Decatur! Love it.
USMC
August 27th, 2012
5:33 pm
Hankook, over off of Collier Road and Defoors Ferry, has an AWESOME burrito.
They make tacos and burritos with Korean ingredients. Awesome!
RGB
August 27th, 2012
5:33 pm
Bell St Burritos – by far the best. Absolutely!
count_schemula
August 27th, 2012
5:33 pm
The other thing about Tortillas. You had to call in your order to go and give them about an hour to make it before going to pick it up. Going there was only if you had a couple of hours to kill. Those art school kids had no sense of time, lol.
Amy
August 27th, 2012
5:41 pm
Bell Street Burritos! Best burrito ever.
Dennis
August 27th, 2012
5:49 pm
Bell Street Burrito on Howell Mill blows the competition away for me and my wife.. We were die hard Tortillas fans before they went under years ago. You can’t get roasted green chiles anywhere else I don’t think. Kevin is on the money,they nailed Tortillas. We have dragged all our friends there and have been at least a dozen times since they opened.
Roasted green chili/pork burrito is the best. Grilled Broccoli and roasted potato is great also. Beans are always perfect. Chips and guac are very fresh, a bit chunky and homemade. We think the red and green sauce are spot on from Tortillas. The wife gets grilled shrimp/grilled broccoli soft tacos and thinks they are the best. They have no liquor license and you can bring your own brew/wine(Howell Mill location anyway)
The owner ,Matt, is very nice. He will come out and visit the tables and ask how we like everything and chat for a bit. The Howell Mill location lost their lease to Advance Auto and are getting pushed out Aug 31st I think. I have heard whispers that the are considering opening up TWO more locations. We were die hard Willys fans until Bell Street opened. We are hoping the new location will be within a few miles of where the Howell Mill store was.
MattyB
August 27th, 2012
5:53 pm
Another vote for Raging Burrito
Jessamine
August 27th, 2012
5:53 pm
Burrito Art…. which of course is closed, but nothing will ever match them. I still crave them daily!!!
Paul
August 27th, 2012
6:01 pm
If you want a real burrito, not a fancy ‘fast casual’ one for gringos, there is only one place – Zestos / Burrito Brothers on Piedmont at Lindbergh. Burrito Grande (Monday special) is awesome, but the Burrito Pescado (Friday special) with talapia is out of this world.
Emily
August 27th, 2012
6:03 pm
Takorea in Midtown – YUUUUUUUUUUUUUM!!
USMC
August 27th, 2012
6:08 pm
Oh yeah, Elmyr has a great Burrito eventhough the young rude waitress with all of the tattoos dampers the experience. I guess the owners don’t care about service, but their burritos are awesome I must admit.
Jefe
August 27th, 2012
6:09 pm
Chipotle for sure! Twisted Taco would be my #2 choice.
William
August 27th, 2012
6:10 pm
If you are on the south side, Taqueria La Oaxaquena in the Morrow/Jonesboro area is great! If you are in Henry County, go for Gezzo’s!
Yummmm
August 27th, 2012
6:23 pm
Oh, J, my a$$ is back in Texas, where it belongs. I enjoyed my time in Atlanta, just not the dearth of mex food. But I will admit to enjoying Taqueria Del Sol, if one could make it past the line and weird hours. A nice combo of TexMex and SW style. But Moe’s? That place is nasty. And I do not believe anyone in Atlanta knows the difference between Latin-Am, TexMex, or SW style burritos. Sorry….
Oh, and you may have the best of the best in Atlanta, but you don’t have the Rangers! Best standing en beisol. Andele Rangers!!
JoAnn
August 27th, 2012
6:33 pm
Willy’s by a landslide!
BN
August 27th, 2012
6:34 pm
I have been in Atlanta for almost two years now and had given up on finding authentic Mexican food until last week I stumbled across a nice find..so far only burrito I have tried there was a Chili Relleno burrito but it was the real deal!!! reminded me of home
The place is Luptita’s on Canton Highway in North Marietta almost in Woodstock..
KJG
August 27th, 2012
6:39 pm
My favorite non-chain is Raging Burrito (I love the Cajun Killer burrito). Best chain has to be Willy’s.
pooh p
August 27th, 2012
6:41 pm
Hey yummmm, so how many World Series have the Rangers won? Oh yeah, best burrito is Sheik.
snb
August 27th, 2012
6:44 pm
Raging Burrito in Decatur
jbarker
August 27th, 2012
6:48 pm
El Torrero
Fo'real
August 27th, 2012
7:01 pm
Old El Paso is da bomb. Add a little salsa from NYC and you have “Heaven on Earth”! Arriba! Arriba!
evcon
August 27th, 2012
7:32 pm
Clown question, bro. Raging Burrito in Decatur.
Noah
August 27th, 2012
8:04 pm
Definitely Bell Street Burritos
Puppet Dude
August 27th, 2012
8:18 pm
Bell Street Burritos on Howell Mill. Best on the Planet. No doubt about it.
Brittany
August 28th, 2012
10:31 am
Chipotle hands down has the best burritos. Its fresh, fast, and the flavors are awesome!
lynn
August 28th, 2012
1:41 pm
Raging Burrito & Moe’s are my picks.
DCV
August 28th, 2012
3:41 pm
It’s not a burrito, but it’s in a tortilla…. Taqueria Del Sol Veggie!
Nik
August 28th, 2012
4:20 pm
Any burrito at the raging burrito, my personal favs are the terriyaki, Bangkok and Pineapple Jerk
T. Shakur
August 28th, 2012
6:02 pm
Bell Street — grilled version. Most Atlanta burrito joints wouldn’t last two weeks in CA/TX/AZ. Those of you nominating Moe’s and Willy’s are more deserving of sympathy than scorn.
Jp
August 28th, 2012
9:12 pm
Good to finally get this topic started, yes there are a shortage of REAL mexican food places. I haven’t tried Bell Street but this article got me thinking about it.
While I’m at it EL TACO VELOZ — That’s up Buford, just south of 285 — looks like a hole in the wall, matter of fact, it IS a hole in the wall but their burritos are fantastic. I haven’t found a single other place that makes their carne asada as tasteful and rich as they do. Get it with everything (and that’s only cilantro, onion and salsa verde) and it’s fantastic!! Plus it’s cheap compared to a lot of other places in town.
I can’t stress it enough — if you like authentic, give this place a try at least once!!
EL TACO VELOZ – Buford Hwy, just south of 285.
Scott
August 28th, 2012
9:21 pm
Bell Street. I never ate at Tortillas, and the whole thing seems a little cultish, but Bell Street has my favorite burritos, no contest.
SOCALbornandraised
August 28th, 2012
9:22 pm
Tacos La Villa in Smyrna on Cobb Pkwy. THE best burritos AND tacos for that matter. Real mexican food. No gimmicks, no “friend chicken tacos” or other bs fusion style tacos/burritos. The best meats you will find in Georgia.
Trip
August 28th, 2012
9:23 pm
Tortillas
joe in tucker
August 28th, 2012
9:30 pm
Raging B in Decatur, but starting to think their losing their focus…
Steve
August 28th, 2012
9:47 pm
@Yummmm The Rangers have the 2nd best record in baseball. Things are bigger in Texas, especially your big @$$
Liz
August 28th, 2012
10:02 pm
Barberitos is the best!! Raging burrito is close too!
stephanie
August 28th, 2012
10:44 pm
Hands down, El Taco Veloz on Roswell rd.
chuck e
August 28th, 2012
10:53 pm
El Taco Veloz and Don Pedro’s are both great and authentic. Willy’s is the best Americanized chain burrito, Moe’s just plain sucks.
rico
August 28th, 2012
11:31 pm
El Taco Veloz. Carne asada burrito or bust. I get two when I make it there so I can have another the next day. Muy auténtico. I have been to three of the locations, but the website says there are more.
http://www.tacoveloz.com/
Jadzia
August 28th, 2012
11:56 pm
Taco Veloz and Willy’s. I love Willy’s homemade hot sauce, I believe it is made with piquin peppers. How many other places in Atlanta make their own hot sauce?!! Willy’s really get the California burrito perfectly. For a more Mexican tasting one, no one can touch Taco Veloz.
Amelia
August 29th, 2012
12:53 am
WILLY’S. nothing compares.
Lee
August 29th, 2012
1:04 am
Burrito LOCO Covington
Jason in Gainesville
August 29th, 2012
2:14 am
WILLY’s by a country mile!
Larry
August 29th, 2012
4:56 am
Willy’s
LawDawg
August 30th, 2012
9:48 am
Barberito’s (a college favorite now available in ATL) and Bell St. Burrito.
I am shocked anyone would actually suggest Moe’s or Willy’s. Especially Moe’s. That is the worst possible place to get a burrito.