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El Pelon Taquieria
(617) 262-9090
96 Peterborough St
Boston, MA 02215
Boston, MA 02215
Categories: Full-Service Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants, Business
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By jilliancyork
Updated 08/25/2008
Boston...Beantown. Beantown...burritos. You see where this is going right? Boston might be built on a foundation of chowdah and lobstahs, but that doesn't mean we don't have room for some kickass burritos!
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By joeb
Updated 08/27/2008
I consistently find myself at the oratory mercy of west coast transplants talking at me about the inadequacy of New England Mexican food. This happens to me about once every two weeks. I've been to the west coast, and their burritos are good, but (wi...
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Second only to Picante, I’d consider El Pelon Boston’s other top-shelf burrito vendor. People often accuse their burritos of being too watery or are critical of the fact that they don’t melt their cheese, but those factors have never bothered me much.
El Pelon uses a hot sauce called “John Delisle Super Hot” or something, and as a connoisseur of spicy foods even I found it completely disgusting and pointless, like spraying pepper spray onto your food. Fear not, though, their jalapenos are unpickled and retain an unusual amount of heat.

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Little known El Pelon (bad location) is a shining star on Boston’s Mexican food scene. Though the actual burritos are not the highlight, the steak tacos…nom nom nom, GONE. The other awesome thing about El Pelon is its proximity to Fenway. Burritos and baseball? Indeed.