Anna's has been my favorite cheap place to eat in Boston for over 20 years.
Initially, my favorite thing about Anna's burritos? The beautiful, tasty juices that'd drip from the tortilla into the foil that I'd then slurp out when no one was looking. Now my...
Read MoreAnna's has been my favorite cheap place to eat in Boston for over 20 years.
Initially, my favorite thing about Anna's burritos? The beautiful, tasty juices that'd drip from the tortilla into the foil that I'd then slurp out when no one was looking. Now my favorite part? The steamed flour tortillas, a trick stolen by both Anna's and Boca Grande from the celebrated taquerias of the San Francisco Mission. The steaming process helps make the tortilla edges sticky enough to bind and seal everything in, so that the burrito can be eaten vertically, and that the mixture of hot sauce, vegetable juices, melted cheese, and meat fat mingle and combine.
My burrito of choice is a Super Burrito with Carnitas, Pinto Beans, Rice, Cheese, Salsa (Cilantro, Onion, Tomato), all wrapped in a flour tortilla..
This Anna's location in Newton is just minutes off of highway 128, which makes it more convenient for me in many ways than any of their other locations. Initially, they had quality problems. After one such unsatisfactory visit, I called into the store manager and she patiently listened as I complained to her for a half hour about the hold times for the carnitas, that her employees weren't steaming the tortillas long enough, that I didn't believe her employees should ask people if they want lettuce because the original Anna's never did, that lettuce on burritos is revolting, that only cretins put lettuce on their burritos, and so on. She most surely thought I was nuts, but one thing she couldn't doubt was the passion I had for their product, so she listened. Personnel and training were the reasons given to me for the issues. Gradually, changes were made. The store improved. And now I'm comfortable saying this is one of Anna's best locations.
There are many places in and around Boston where the food is cheap and good, but there is no such place I'd rather eat than here. I live in San Diego, a city known for its burritos, and I can't enjoy them because they're all both objectively and subjectively inferior to Anna's. In this way, Anna's has ruined burritos for me.
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