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Burrito Inflation

ctwo

ctwo

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Before COVID, the local market had burritos for $7.99

During COVID, the price rose to $10.99

Now, the burritos are $14.99

They are not ginormous but OK size to make a meal of.

This sucks! I haven't had a good burrito in two years. I bought one at $10.99, but I cannot afford the new price.
 
Yea it's ridiculous.

Went to Chavez last week because I was craving some al pastor and it was $12.99, throw in a large Jamaica and it was nearly $20 for lunch.

This place in San Jo used to be $5 for 5.
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I just poked around some Mexican restaurants near me down here in Orange County.

A quick 5 minute search gave me an average of $12ish for chicken/carnitas, as low as $9. As high as $18 for shrimp burritos.

Y'all got that Bay Area tax on you.
 
I just went to a local taqueria. The super burrito was $15.99, wet and delicious.
 
TylerW said:
Where were you going for $8 burritos any time in the fast five years?
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There's a spot in midtown Sac I used to frequent quite a bit when I lived there 7 years ago called Azul. It's still there, so I stopped by while visiting for a wedding just a couple weeks ago and a standard burrito (rice, beans, pico, choice of meat) is still $8.50. :shrug
 
Everything is going up. Just trucking anything anywhere is driving up prices. Suck it up if you want to eat it up.
 
We're pretty much not buying premade food these days. Seems like anything other than name-brand fast food and it's going to be fifty bucks for the three of us. It's just too much to spend for what amounts to garbage food. I could almost literally grill up two big costco tri-tip & veggie meals for the same price.
 
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The feds just reported that consumer prices on average are up 9.1% from a year ago.

But, eating out on a regular basis has always been a colossal waste of money.
 
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budman said:
Everything is going up. Just trucking anything anywhere is driving up prices. Suck it up if you want to eat it up.
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There is a difference between inflation and suck my dick.

Have you raised your rates 180% over the past few years? Do you pay your employees that much more?

I'm not going to suck it up. I just will not play.
 
rodr said:
The feds just reported that consumer prices on average are up 9.1% from a year ago.

But, eating out on a regular basis has always been a colossal waste of money.
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this may come as a surprise, but ALSO corporate profits are through the roof.

Weird how those two things might be related :laughing
 
There are still a few places around with burritos in the $8-$10 range.
 
Yes, burritos are expensive, but not as expensive as breakfast tacos! :rofl
 
I miss my college days when the vegetarian burrito from Taqueria Cancun was just $3 :cry
 
ctwo said:
There is a difference between inflation and suck my dick.

Have you raised your rates 180% over the past few years? Do you pay your employees that much more?

I'm not going to suck it up. I just will not play.
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No and no. Likely need to catch up in ‘23.

SUCKS!! :blah
 
The food trucks near me sell burritos for around $10 that blow away anything you can get from an actual "restaurant".
 
Used to be a food truck in west Oakland that I rode to a couple of times from Concord to get a burrito. Stumbled onto it when working in east Oakland and as good as any sit down restaurant. Well maybe not as good as the Mexquite Mexican in Folsom but damn good for a food truck.
 
Blankpage said:
Used to be a food truck in west Oakland that I rode to a couple of times from Concord to get a burrito. Stumbled onto it when working in east Oakland and as good as any sit down restaurant. Well maybe not as good as the Mexquite Mexican in Folsom but damn good for a food truck.
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The food truck market has become so saturated but many times they’re just as quality as sit down restaurants, at least in my experience of sit down restaurants that don’t cost an arm and a leg, but my peeve is food trucks nickel and dime you for everything else outside of that one main food item.

They gotta make money and I get that but I don’t gotta eat there too. Order a 10 dollar burrito/burger/sandwich/tacos and before you know it, you’re almost doubling your tab if you want chips or fries or water or a soda plus a suggested 20% tip on the iPad that makes you feel like a douche if you choose any other option or god forbid you pay in cash.
 
literally the entire point of food trucks WAS to be affordable and good quality food that anybody can get into because low overhead and no rent for a restaurant.

now it's all hipster bullshit and $18 korean BBQ or $20 chicken and waffles.
 
two posts in the thread make me feel good that I thought the $14.99 burritos are expensive in SF.

rodr said:
The feds just reported that consumer prices on average are up 9.1% from a year ago.

But, eating out on a regular basis has always been a colossal waste of money.
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Maybe I haven't tried hard enough--but I definitely cannot do carnitas as good as the taqueria . Nor the oiled / fried tortillas



JesasaurusRex said:
Prices higher than giraffe pussy
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boooya, luckily an expert on Giraffes elevated the discussion
 
mikev said:
literally the entire point of food trucks WAS to be affordable and good quality food that anybody can get into because low overhead and no rent for a restaurant.

now it's all hipster bullshit and $18 korean BBQ or $20 chicken and waffles.
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Makes me miss the steady rotation of food trucks that parked by my office before 90% of us started working from home. Not multiple, just one a day. If I forgot to pack a lunch, 10 bucks max and I'm good.

I'm surprised we still have an ice cream man that comes around my neighborhood. Can you imagine if you had to pay 8 bucks for a big stick popsicle or 5 bucks for a bag of skittles?

Something I can't wrap my head around is regardless of price point, seeing friends who are 'foodies' that make going to locations where food trucks will be is a hobby. Wasn't the point that you don't have to drive 20 minutes to eat a 15 dollar burrito?

Big respect to the men and women that still have mobile stoves and cook dirty dogs outside of concert and sports venues. 5 bucks. Always been 5 bucks.
 
Kurosaki said:
Makes me miss the steady rotation of food trucks that parked by my office before 90% of us started working from home. Not multiple, just one a day. If I forgot to pack a lunch, 10 bucks max and I'm good.

I'm surprised we still have an ice cream man that comes around my neighborhood. Can you imagine if you had to pay 8 bucks for a big stick popsicle or 5 bucks for a bag of skittles?

Something I can't wrap my head around is regardless of price point, seeing friends who are 'foodies' that make going to locations where food trucks will be is a hobby. Wasn't the point that you don't have to drive 20 minutes to eat a 15 dollar burrito?

Big respect to the men and women that still have mobile stoves and cook dirty dogs outside of concert and sports venues. 5 bucks. Always been 5 bucks.
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Do you go to Movie Theaters?
 
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