Cielito Lindo

Did you know there’s a second Cielito Lindo not far from their more well-​known, flagship location on 2^nd?
I didn’t either, until I accidentally called in a to-​go order at the «wrong» address. Pay attention, Rachel. It’s not that hard. (See website. Really. I just breezed over that shit.)
We wanted: cheap, delicious Mexican food that we didn’t have to go far from home to get.
We got: cheap, (relatively) delicious Mexican food that we didn’t have to go far from home to get.
13^th and Burnham is not even far from 2^nd and National, so heading to the second location that I mistakenly called my order in to? Not a problem.
So why three stars instead of four for the 13^th and Burnham Cielito?
Many of you may know or not know that I’m a really big torta fan, and while the torta at the 2^nd street location was flavorful with tender pork and serious toppings, the torta from 13^th paled in comparison. Bland, relatively flavorless, and the pork? Not nearly as delicious. Sadface on that one.
The burrito was huge (par for the course) and flavorful, though relatively pedestrian. No big, I’m in to that from time to time. I just… I felt the fare was lacking a bit by comparison.
Language barriers:
–called in the order and spoke to a very sweet woman who spoke little english… I suppose I could’ve gone to my out-​of-​practice Español skillz, but we figured it out. The only thing of note? She said something about 2^nd and National, and I said something about 2^nd and National, but we were clearly not on the same page. No big.
–pint of salsa = $ 3. I kid you not. I laughed so hard when I opened the pint-​sized styrofoam to-​go coffee cup. This is not a problem for me, don’t get me wrong… I freakin’ love salsa, so no big. And for three bucks? Dang. That’s a lot of salsa, Batman. I now have more than I know what to do with. (I guess I’ll eat it?)
A-​OK for the secret Cielito, not far from the not-​so-​secret one!