The Hot Shop

The food was delicious and super flavorful. As everyone mentioned the owner is so sweet and will recommend great choices. There is a small amount of indoor seating but most people take out. They have a good selection on sauces if you decide to eat in. The nachos are HUGE. Will make 2 people very full and 4 people satiated. The Cajun burrito was very juicy. Food came out pretty quick but if you are in a hurry order ahead as there can sometimes be a small line.

One line review: Meh.We arrived here with great anticipation. The reviews are stellar, and the overlap of cuisines sounded promising. Alas, the Hot Shop didn't live up to the hype. I am honestly not sure what other reviewers are loving about this place.Our lamb burritos had way too much rice and not much lamb; the lamb was also bland, not well-seasoned. The nachos were a liquidy mess, causing the chips to become limp. Maybe I should have asked for the chips on the side, but who does that with nachos? On the positive, the nachos were a generous portion, but that and the green hot sauce were about the only things to celebrate here.The server (owner?) was friendly and recommended the dishes we ordered. But if this is his best, we were underwhelmed. We honestly felt like perhaps he made those recommendations to get rid of something that wasn't selling that day.Value was not good. Either we got overcharged substantially (by something like $10). Maybe he surreptitiously added a gratuity? -- or the soft drinks are /really/ expensive. Parking was free around the corner.Bottom line: In retrospect, I should have asked more questions about the bill, but it won't affect us again because we won't be back.

I have been here several times over the last few years. Hot Shop never disappoints. It was originally recommended to me by a friend of mine. Whenever I want something a little different, I order from here. You can never go wrong with their tropical or Cajun sauces for burritos. I have tried both lamb and chicken burritos here and it has always been very tasty. My little brother tried their nachos and he really enjoyed them. The owner is so kind and friendly. Definitely give them a try if you like trying new foods. Side note: the white sauce that they have is soo good. Make sure to ask for some.

Best Steak Quesadilla Ever Gotta get that green sauce Cheaper and Better than Taco Bell

3.5 Stars for food and service. My only problem was the bathroom.We ordered the steak and chicken burritos. The steak was pleasantly tender and juicy. The chicken was dry and didn't have much flavor. These are "gourmet" burritos so no refried beans here folks (love my refried though lol). However the black beans and rice inside our burritos was really good and married nicely together. You can add sour cream/cheese for an extra $1 (approx). We did because we like that. The burritos had a little lettuce and tomato that wasn't soggy even after reheating 20 mins in a 350 degree oven! We both added lots of sauces to achieve the desired flavor and heat. Next time we plan to try the prawn burrito. Nice guy working the counter. Its a small place with maybe 6 tables, and sits just off Solano on San Pablo Ave. It's nestled between a couple of slightly larger businesses and you will miss it if you drive too fast. There is a plastic tent on the sidewalk to help guide you. See pic attached.The bathroom needs a lot of attention but nothing a good wall wash and coat of paint can't fix. The soap dispenser was low on soap but not empty. After going in there I was afraid to eat the food (germaphobe) but we didn't get sick or have digestive problems lol. So yeah we'll go again. Hopefully that problem won't exist next time.

I don't know what to make of this place. Ordered steak nachos and I'm pretty sure I got lamb meat instead but it wasn't that bad. The nachos had a curry flavor to them which was just okay. There was a puddle of liquid sauce at the bottom of the nachos that made everything soggy. My plate literally looked like a bowl of soup. Visually, it looks nice but none of the flavors worked well together. They served it with Chinese sweet and sour sauce which was weird. The cashier who I believe is the owner was super friendly. He also helped out an elderly customer getting them utensils and napkins from the self serve counter which I liked and is why they get 3 stars and not 2.

I've been coming here since 2009. I'm surprised I haven't put a review yet but I would like to consider myself one of the pioneers of putting this place on the map on social media which led to its child franchise, Afghan Burrito. The cajun sauce is not just a million dollar sauce. It's a billion dollar sauce. Get your cajun lamb burrito. You won't regret it if you have taste buds.

The Hot Shop is a burrito place that a couple of my friends had mentioned to me before and suggested that I check it out. I was around the Albany area with my gf, and we weren't too far from this place so we decided to give it a shot. The inside is decently spacious with a good amount of seating, so we were able to find a table pretty easily. You just order at the front, and you get your food within a few minutes so it's good if you want it pretty quickly. Here, the prices are pretty reasonable and much better than the ones in SF. The burrito my friends recommended was the Tropical burrito, as it has a curry sauce included in it which is pretty unique. I decided to get that burrito with steak in it, which came alongside tortilla chips and salsa. The burrito is pretty good and flavorful, although it's on the smaller side in terms of burritos that I've had. I do appreciate them trying out some different combos for their burritos to make some interesting flavors and I can see myself stopping here again if I pass by it. Overall, if you're in the Albany area then this is a pretty good restaurant to check out if you're in the mood for Mexican food.

The owner is very friendly and the Chicken Cajun Burrito was amazing! I have been coming here for a while now and have bright many different friends with me, and we all agreed that the secret sauce is amazing!! He adds it to all the burritos and you can add it on the side as well, highly recommend coming here!

One of the worst pollo asado burritos I've ever had. No flavor, no love. Tried it a year ago and had the same experience, decided to try it again, I really regret my decision. Go to Taquiera Talavera or Taqueria Las Cabanas or any of the taquerias on University.