Mission Burrito serves burritos, as well as other Mexican food, inspired from The Mission District of San Francisco and is based on two sites across Oxford in King Edward Street and St Michael’s Street.
We ate at the King Edward Street branch, where the burritos are evidently popular. The restaurant, which also does a roaring takeaway trade, is decked out with pictures and paintings from The Mission District and is regularly packed out with hooked burrito eaters.
Burritos – tortilla wraps with flavoursome fillings - form the main offering from the menu, but customers can also eat Tacos, Fajita Burritos, Rice Boxes and Salad Boxes. However we were only here to sample the burrito. They say that variety is the spice of life, and there’s certainly plenty of it at Mission Burrito. First of all, you have to choose what meat, beans, fillings and salads you would like. We chose to have rice and black beans, filled with Carnitas meat (slow roasted pork) but there is also the option to have vegetarian, steak or chicken. This was followed by the addition of sour cream, guacamole and salad and the final decision of which salsa to try. We went for the chipotle which is hot, but there is something for everyone with the pico de gallo, which is mild, and the salsa verde which is the medium and the habanero which is the hottest. In terms of price, the carnitas, chicken and vegetarian burritos are charged at £5.45 and the steak at £5.95 with extra charges for some of the fillings such as guacamole (£0.70), but not for lettuce and sour cream.
The final outcome is a work of art in its simplest form prepared before your eyes. This street food style offering provides a fantastic meal, and the slow roasted pork was absolutely sublime. Coupled with this the other elements really come together to provide a tasty combination that ticks the all the boxes for flavour.
We also had a side of tortillas chips with a mixed dip of guacamole and chipotle priced at £2.45 which were an excellent accompaniment. To drink we had a mandarin flavoured ‘Jarritos’ soft drink, an authentic Mexican offering, which washed the burrito down perfectly.
Francia and her team made sure we were educated about the different offerings on the menu, ensuring we had an authentic experience. Mission Burrito offers fresh food, prepared quickly that can be enjoyed in-house or as a takeaway, both equally as satisfying to the consumer.
To wrap things up, whether you are passing through and need a re-fuelling break, or would like to try a modern twist on the sit down meal at a great price, you should definitely visit Mission Burrito.
