20 Cleveland Spots with Better Burritos Than Chipotle

Zocalo

2071 East Fourth St., Cleveland

Most people know Zocalo as the East Fourth joint that always seems like there’s a party going on there, whether it’s before a Cavaliers game or Cinco De Mayo. Don’t sleep on their burritos though. So next time you stop in for a margarita, get their grande burrito or burrito bowl to fill your stomach.

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El Torito Taqueria

1572 West 117th St., Lakewood

El Torito occupies an unassuming storefront in Lakewood, but its burritos are anything but unassuming. They're huge, and delicious so get out to El Torito and try one.

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Villa Y Zapata

8505 Madison Ave., Cleveland

Zapata is a no-frills Mexican restaurant with hefty portions. Heaping plates of chile rellenos, poblanos and chimichangas are all worth revisits. But since we’re talking burritos, it’s no surprise Villa does these right. One tip: Don’t skip the delicious guac.

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Tapatias Taqueria

12501 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

The great thing about this relatively new west side taqueria is the amount of different meat offerings available for your burrito. Choose from chicken, steak, chorizo, carnitas, tripa, lengua, barbacoa or pastor. There’s something for everyone, including a vegetable burrito as well.

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Puente Viejo

1220 Huron Rd., Cleveland

Designed for the downtown crowd, this Playhouse Square eatery that opened in 2017, shuns the classic Mexican restaurant motif in favor of one that could just as easily dispense sushi or steak. The renovated warehouse-style space features exposed brick, industrial lighting, marble-topped bar, and a tastefully understated line-drawing mural of the puente viejo, or old bridge. The burritos are big and tasty and if you’re really hungry, try the super burros for a couple more bucks.

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Ohio City Burrito

Multiple Locations

Ohio City Burrito is best known for its Mission-style burritos, those tightly constructed torpedoes filled with meat, rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, lettuce and salsa. Priced around only $7, the Cal-Mex missiles are bonafide hunger snuffers.

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Lucky’s Cafe

777 Starkweather Ave., Cleveland

Lucky’s Cafe has won Scene’s best of brunch award so many times, we can’t keep count. And one of their stars of brunch? You guessed it, a breakfast burrito, made with scrambled eggs rolled into flour tortillas, covered with guajillo pepper sauce and cheddar cheese, baked in a casserole and drizzled with sour cream and cilantro cream sauce. It’s as good as it sounds.

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Luchita’s

3456 West 117th St., Cleveland

One of the oldest Mexican joints in town, this place has been serving up food from south of the border since 1982. If you like spicy, their Burro de Tabasco is the way to go. Filled with steak, white rice, black beans, cactus, potatoes, chile chipotle, chile ancho, salsa tomatillo, it has the perfect mix of spice and flavor to be one of our favorite burritos in town.

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Los Arcos

2175 South Green Rd., University Heights

This east side spot located in University Heights has a fun atmosphere with weekly trivia. Trivia and burritos are always a great combination for us, and their shredded chicken is really good and juicy.

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La Plaza Supermarket

13609 Lakewood Heights Blvd., Lakewood

All it takes to get your hands on what many deem the best tacos in Cleveland is venturing to the far back corner of a supermarket. While they are best known for their tacos, the burritos are just as good.

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