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Burrito Inflation

JesasaurusRex said:
Prices higher than giraffe pussy
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That would make a Great Signature Line!!!

This conversation reminds me of a song by Johnny Guitar Watson "Ain't That a Bitch"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ALpVEvFKTU

I too went to Chavez Market a while back and paid $15.99 for a burrito. Another time, I was out with my Brother and he wanted a Burger King Whopper. We ordered 2- #1 Meals (Whoppers) and it was $25!!! Yeah, things are crazy.
 
ctwo said:
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.
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Oakland has plenty $8 burritos and $7 burgers. San Jose Taquieria

In SF in the seventies, El Faro had breakfast burritos the size of your calf for $3.
 
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mikev said:
this may come as a surprise, but ALSO corporate profits are through the roof.

Weird how those two things might be related :laughing
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I'm sure that little market will have record profits this year too. I'm tempted to protest by placing signage.

My company is posting 160% bookings per ORB. Too bad supply chain can't keep up. I don't care much because I'm not getting any of it. We just had our annuals and the corporate adjustment was 4%. I had to clench my teeth while listening to my boss tell me what a fantastic job I've been doing and how great it was for me to step up and fill in a couple more positions, while giving me 3.5%.
 
mikev said:
now it's all hipster bullshit and $18 korean BBQ or $20 chicken and waffles.
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I've never had good chicken& waffles in the bay area. It's always been bad. People always try to fancy it up and it misses the whole point of that meal.
 
If you're paying $14 for burritos, either you have expensive tastes or you're not privy to the places that have food still on the cheap.
 
Burritos aren't really that difficult to make at home.
 
ctwo said:
I'm sure that little market will have record profits this year too. I'm tempted to protest by placing signage.

My company is posting 160% bookings per ORB. Too bad supply chain can't keep up. I don't care much because I'm not getting any of it. We just had our annuals and the corporate adjustment was 4%. I had to clench my teeth while listening to my boss tell me what a fantastic job I've been doing and how great it was for me to step up and fill in a couple more positions, while giving me 3.5%.
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Time for a union!!! :teeth
 
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Burrito price increases offset by the hugh inflation salary bump we all just received. Right?
 
Jammer said:
Burrito price increases offset by the hugh inflation salary bump we all just received. Right?
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Probably, but I haven't run the numbers on that?

I'm sure from an actual TCO it is covered, but I don't know about as a percentage?
 
The pain is real. I paid $20+ for this last week (just the taco)
 

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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.
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I never found the food trucks to be the "value option". I always found them pricey, and the food was never extraordinary.

I think Rubio's near us is running about $11 for a steak burrito right now, but it's been a bit since I've been there.
 
GAJ said:
Burritos aren't really that difficult to make at home.
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Once you've marinated and grilled the meat, soaked and cooked the beans, cooked the rice, grated the cheese, mixed the salsa, and mashed up the guacamole, heating and stuffing the tortilla is easy!
 
The one that got me was 5 guys. Like 3 years ago a full meal was like 7 or 8 bucks. Now, a burger on it's own is over 10. I can make a better burger at home if you are going to charge that, thank you very much.
 
In-N-Out is still under $9 for a Double double, fries and a drink.

The In-N-Out v 5 guys wars can find their own thread.
 
berth said:
Once you've marinated and grilled the meat, soaked and cooked the beans, cooked the rice, grated the cheese, mixed the salsa, and mashed up the guacamole, heating and stuffing the tortilla is easy!
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That's how we'd make it but you can buy grated cheese, decent salsa, guacamole and ready ground meat that you can simply season.

Or you can go to Juanita Juanitas if you live around here and p/u a very large burrito for not that much money, (starting at $8.75).

They make fantastic food.

Great moto stop too; not that far from Sears Pt.

https://juanitajuanita.com/JuanitaJuanita_menu.pdf
 
berth said:
Once you've marinated and grilled the meat, soaked and cooked the beans, cooked the rice, grated the cheese, mixed the salsa, and mashed up the guacamole, heating and stuffing the tortilla is easy!
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Doing all that for a family of 4 makes sense. If you're single, might as well go out.
Considering time is money, if I'm single and add up the time it takes to shop for the ingredients, marinate, soak, cook, grate, mash, heat and stuff I'm probably spending more time than it's worth vs buying a burrito at the taqueria.
Unless I make a big batch to last throughout the week. But 2 days in and I'm sick of burritos and go out for a burger. Can't win.
 
As if fast food manufacturing weren't nasty enough, it will be interesting to see what creative methods are used to counter rising costs.
 
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