Rafa's Burritos

Only reason for the 4 is out of Barbacoa and that's the only reason I went there. Settled for Carne Asada and I'd rate it 8/10 and the bean/cheese 8/10. Grande burrito lived up to its name and wish they had the Barbacoa to try.

Creo que pudieran aser un Mejor Esfuerzo en Aser los Burros con un poco mas de condimemtos y engridientes cada ves lo estan suviendo mas y mas de precio y le van quitando ingredientes, creo que se deverian de esforzar mas. Echarle la cantidad correxta de comida por el precio y un poco mas llenos de comida.

Had the ham and cheese torta. I guess they add jalapeño to all tortas because i didn't request it but it was easy to take out. Otherwise, it was delicious! Plenty of avacado and melted cheese and toasted buns. Yummy! Friend had the carne asada and she said it was dry. She was regretting ordering it. Agua de melon was a delicious as well. Taking off one star because the carne asada really was dry or old. Not flavorful at all.

After living in California for over 10 years, I'd kind of gotten used to eating massive, thick burritos filled with meat, carbs, beans and delicious crema. Since I was flying out of El Paso, I thought I'd stop by Rafa's, which came highly recommended, to try a more traditional kind of burrito. As we pulled into the parking lot, we found it almost completely full. Only one spot remained, which one of the parking attendants pointed out. This was at 11AM, and the restaurant was pretty much completely packed, and there were a number of people waiting for takeout orders. Our food arrived pretty quickly in spite of how busy everything seemed - it took only around 10 minutes. Chicharrones Burrito, Grandes ($7.75) - Not what I expected. I thought it would be crispy chicharrones with meat and skin, but this turned out to be only skins stewed in a chile sauce. Super gelatinous and mushy with a medium spice spice due to the chiles. They also slather on some refried beans. I guess this is more of an acquired taste because the entire thing just felt like I was eating mush. This grande size was quite massive lengthwise, though. I'd say it was approximately 15-16 in long and 3 in across at the widest. In retrospect, I would have gotten the Verde or Colorado - I was just afraid that the tortilla would get soggy since I wanted to eat it while at the airport/in the plane. I'll refrain from including this burrito in my ratings.Carne Asada Burrito, Chico ($6.25) - This was actually on the no hay board, but I placed my order before seeing it and I guess they still had enough for one burrito. The carne asada was okay quality. It was sliced larger than normal and grilled well with some crisp. There was some gristle and fat on some pieces and some pieces were so gristly they were impossible to chew. The burrito comes with a small amount of avocado, lettuce, refried beans, and cheese. The ingredients other than the meat aren't distributed very well, so I had a lot of bites of tortilla and meat only. The interior is extremely dry and requires salsa to moisten things up. The chico is around 10 in long, so something like 2/3 the size of the grande.Carnitas Burrito, Chico ($6.25) - This burrito included larger chunks of pork that weren't really shredded but was still quite juicy. It had the exact same issues as the carne asada burrito, but overall was better because the meat was better.The tortillas in each burrito were very fresh. They are about three times the thickness of a standard commercial tortilla and very bready as a result. Since these traditional burritos are only folded over, there are some sections where you are eating the thickness of four tortillas. It gets to be a bit too much at times. Call me a gringo, but I think I just don't like this more traditional type of burrito. I'd take a California or Mission-style burrito over this any day. Still, you can't beat the pricing at Rafa's. You definitely get your money's worth. Just because it's not my cup of tea doesn't mean it won't be yours. Give it a try and see for yourself.

My ranch hand friend Sam, who drove in from Horizon City, was super mad when he walked into my apartment over on Yandell St."They have no hay available at Rafa's Burritos and it's chaffin my hide!""What?" I curiously asked since Rafa's is known for it's ridiculously good and hefty burritos."That's what it says every time I go and I'm rootin and tootin getting really tired of them never having hay available."We got into his F350 and rumbled our way to Montana & Cotton where his diesel guzzlin large truck had trouble looking for a parking space. The parking is cramped and the self appointed parking lot attendant may help you find a spot for a small fee but if you drive a smaller car you can fit in where you get in.Rafa's certainly retains its old school charm with cramped spaces and lines that fill in the gaps between tables but that's expected and a reminder of both the popularity and longevity of the place; aesthetics fall to the wayside in favor of great flavor and consistent quality. "Well, I don't see the sign but I reckon it'll be up there; let's wrangle ourselves a few burritos while we're here and I'll ask them about the hay when we leave."We ordered the Chile Colorado, Chile Relleno, the Machaca, Papas ala Mexicana, and Asada de Puerco. The last burrito was the first, and it was truly memorable. The tender pork cuts smothered in the chile rojo was buoyed by a perfect flour tortilla with the right amount of bounce and texture hit my tastebuds with knockout combo of taste and feel."This Aysaduh de Puerko is whoa! and when I say whoa, I mean whoa!"I have no idea what that means but the flavor was amazing. The Chile Colorado was equally impressive, with the chicharron fighting it's way through the tortilla but to no avail; the tortilla retained it's structure but wasn't stiff or rubbery. And even though I don't like Machaca, this one really did a great job of combing all the "Rayfa could make a pretty penny selling tortillas alone I reckon!"The Papas ala Mexicana were good; the papas were cooked well throughout. The burrito had a good flavor and the papa absorbed that flavor as well. A couple of the potato chunks felt a bit undercooked but nothing terrible and I would. The Chile Relleno looked great and I was ready for a great explosion of flavor but it fell flat; the chile nor the queso had any character and left a little something to be desired."That last boo-roh was all hat and no cattle I tell ya!"As we got up, getting some of that limonada to go, Sam bust out of his seat and pointed at the sign."THERE! THERE! THERE IT IS! I TOLD YOU, THEY NEVER HAVE HAY AVAILBLE!"The signage indeed said NO HAY."Sam, you galoot, that says NO HAY in Spanish- that means "There is no-" and then they list the burritos that are no longer available since they only make a certain amount. You haven't seen anything because you've been here before the lunch rush hour.You should settle down man, quit jumping to conclusions...""I got too much tumbleweed in my blood to settle down.""What does that even mean?""I'm not sure myself."I paid the bill which came out to only about 50 bucks; the burritos, as you an see from the pictures, are huge. Not only is Rafa's delicious it's also price friendly and a great way to feed the entire family. We got into his 350 and his CD player cranked up and Nickelback started playing."Seriously Sam?""No Hay ocho CD amigo."

Absolutely delicious! My husband and I called to pick up for breakfast and the staff was helpful. We went to pick up at the restaurant and it was packed, which was a great sign. We walked in and waited in line, staff were pleasant. When we got to the front of the line our order was ready for pick up. Huge burritos and absolutely delicious! We ordered the verde and the barbacoa with onion and cilantro on the side. Highly recommend! Yummmmm!

Rafa's has the largest burritos for no reason and I highly recommend it. No matter what you get, it's always great. Their breakfast tacos are bomb (I prefer with bacon). Their barbacoa is bomb. Everything is just so good and you get so much.Pro tip is to call ahead because there is always a line. Even the parking lot always gets so full that they have someone outside at all times with a vest telling people where to park (honestly still not sure if it's legit or not but it definitely happens lol).Just go. You won't regret it.

Had their Colorado and Chile verde burrito and it was soo good. But their carne guisado plate I didn't care for. The meat tasted like it was only seasoned with liquid smoke. We will definitely be back for the burritos and the salsa they serve with it

Person working cashier at the Montana and cotton location was the rude. When I asked to removed beans after i realized they were on all burritos because I'm allergic. The respond from him was "well we already made it ".. The when I asked to redo it he game me the same response. Pretty disappointed with customer service.

For $8.75 I had the grande jamon breakfast burrito and it was HUGE. Easily more than a foot long, I couldn't eat all of it. The beans were very tasty, as were the eggs and jamon. Absolutely worth it.