Chunky’s Taqueria & Grill

Chunky’s feeds the ever living doo doo out of you.
I’ve lived near Chunky’s for about 5 years now. Im a 2 regular tacos guy; 1 chicken, 1 steak.
They scoop that tasty meat onto the grill, and I’m always thinking that they must have an additional phone order or something, because there is no way all of that delicious goodness is heading into my tiny taco shells. Then… bam, they drop the first double-​spatula sized load on, and there’s chicken just bursting all over and out of the tortilla. Then, in an act of saintly goodness, they turn back around and grab the rest, presenting you with a monumental, mountain-​esque pile of meat.
I eat my tacos, feel hyperbolically full, and then there’s like 3 more tacos worth of meat that spilled into the foil. Then I eat that with the nacho’s they hook you up with, becoming one with my nature and forgetting that I ever give a rat’s ass about anything for like 20 minutes. The only downside is they have extremely thin salsa, something their name belies. Overall, the food is… good, and that’s just what one would expect from a place named Chunky’s in the TL.
If you’re hungry and pass by chunky’s, do it.

UPDATE:
–new owners
–less than steller food now… as many others have said the old chunkys was much better. so sad =(
— no more TV with wrestling
–there are now TWO tables so at least you can eat THERE now.
sad day for tenderloin burritos. its like finding out your favorite neighborhood dive has turned into an applebees.
RIP Chunkys.

this place is no longer chunky’s its some other name now. chucky’s was good this place is all bad!!!
1 i decided to try a cheeseburger from here so i walked in and there was a 14 year cooking and a 13 year old at the register… all bad. and because i was already there i just got it. bless his lil heart… it was the worse cheeseburger i ever had in my life.
2. i went there at 2 am and the 14 year and 13 year old were still there working. HELL FUCKING NO!!! arent there child labor laws against having children working in the middle of the night especially in the tenderlion? what if some grown ass men walked in there and tried to rob those poor lil kids? who would subjectify their children to conditions like that? when it was 4 in the afternoon it was okay because i thought that they at least werent running the streets. there is no way they should have been working at 2am with no adults. thats just wrong…
and they still dont know how to make a burrito.

They gave me an old horchata! Upon first sip all that hit my tongue was a sour taste. I didn’t even know until halfway down the block driving, and you know how that goes on all those one ways…
Anyways, I tossed the drink, and couldn’t really eat the burrito after that. The thought that it too could be spoiled disinterested me.
I wont be going back!

The best carnitas burrito!

The rice in my burrito was still hard and the chips tasted awful. Chunk is bunk.

I use to live across the street from this joint, but I never dared to try it until this year. I heard that they changed owners recently, but not sure.
I honestly think they need to make better food. I really dislike the food here. The name represents its food. It’s fatty and not good.

Im sad to announce that the Chunky’s I’ve come to love over the years IS NO MORE.
I went in for my weekly burrito only to find strange faces behind the counter and the colorful walls completely white-​washed.
I asked the new guys what happened to the previous owners… «They lost everything man.» Thats all he told me.
The burrito is completely different
–carne asada tasted funny
–bad texture
–gave me refried instead of black beans
–not as large as previous owners version
So now I must part ways with my dear Chunkys, I will miss the guys behind the counter stoned as shit, smoking joints out front, hollering at the nonsense on the street.

I lived across the street from chunky’s for about a year, and it never failed to disappoint. I freaking LOVE their burritos. I live all the way in Davis, but will still head over to the ghetto of the ghettos and order myself a yummy burrito. Be warned though, it always is a bitch trying to find parking in this area.
I love the hole in the wall feel. I love that over half the employees can’t speak English. If you want some authentico mexicano head here!
CHUNKY’S FOREVER!

CHUNKY’S!!!
One of my favorite spots in the TL’s.
If you’re not used to the TL’s you might not like this place.
The spot itself caters to people from the TL’s, a lot of hustlers eat here to take a break from the «heat».
Its in a crack infested area, so if you cant deal with seeing crackheads, dopeboys and crack hoes lurkin around then you probably should not go.
Its not the kind of taqueria where u sit down and eat with friends. If you’re alone theres a good chance u can just grab a stool and chow down. But most people just do take out.
Its actually pretty nice inside. The owners and workers are mostly from the Chiapas province of Mexico so they recently painted the whole wall into 2 murals to commemorate their home province of Chiapas. You will see a Leopard painted on the wall too which the symbolic animal of their province.
Some people think the workers there are not friendly, but they have to deal with weirdos n crackheads all day so dont take it personally. If you go there often and talk to them they will be friendly in no time. And if you know them well like I do youll know theyre good people.
I usually only go if my boys Carlos and Javier are working there, theyre usually always there tho, workin 12 hour shifts at a time. After going there for so long Ive become friends with them so they hook me up with the fattest burrito u ever seen.
I usually order the same thing (except on weekends). Which I highly recommend you order, exactly the same way I did.
–Super burrito
–They have different colored tortillas, choose the green one
–For the meat ask for Pollo en Salsa, its the marinated chicken in red sauce
–Black beans
–No Guacamole, ask for Aguacate instead (Avocado for u non spanish speaking mofos)
–And ask em for Habanero sauce and Picante sauce if you’re not a pussy
Ask for it just like that and you got one of the best burritos in town!
Their Carne Asada burritos are very good too, but order them «Muy Dorado» if you like them nice n crispy like me and instead of Black beans just order the Refried beans.
Sometimes on weekends I will switch it up and order their breakfast burrito.
Also highly recommended.
–Just order the breakfast Super burrito. Its 2 eggs and Chorizo with everything on it.
–Ask for Refried beans
–Substitute the Guac for the Avocados,
–Tell em to add a lil Habanero and Picante sauce and you’re good
So if youre in the neighborhood and ur not a complete pansy go check it out!

Chunky’s is this hole in the wall place looking very questionable since they have a big hamburger and fries painted on their window…
The food was good with an extra star for their chile colorado and wet burrito. There is no place to sit be ready to get in and get out.

I was not a burrito eater until recently when my boyfriend (who’s Mexican) introduced them to me. Oh. Man. Have I been missing out. And Chunky’s is my favourite place to get a burrito in the city. The prices are good and I’ll even make an extra stop at the ATM in order to get Chunky’s (since they’re cash only). The rice is always perfect, the pico de gallo isn’t spicy and they’re always nice people behind the counter (albeit a stoic).
Their tacos, quesadillas (the legit way) are incredible, too.

One word: Carnitas
Two Words: Carnitas Burrito
I never order anything else anymore.

There’s no mystery to why the food at this place is better than the million other taquerias around… The staff is baked off their ass!
Who makes a better burrito than a stoner?
Seriously — if you’re in the neighborhood and looking for a great burrito, there’s no place better

I have yet to get to El Farolito but Chunky’s is the best burrito place I’ve found in the downtown/​uptown area, and we have a few others. If El Farolito is better than Chunky’s then it must be very good.
I’ve only eaten burritos (and chips) here, but have tried the different versions and have enjoyed them all. Given the years I’ve been going to Chunky’s I’ve never yet had a substandard burrito, and that has to say something. For some reason they’ve stopped with the spicy chicken, which was my favorite. The chips are nothing to rave about, but they’re not bad. They also do hamburgers and fries, but I guess I’m too anal to have a burger at a burrito joint, so I can’t say anything about them.
Why they wasted good stone on their façade is beyond me – it’s a burrito joint not haute cuisine, but perhaps they were trying to make it look more like a mall – San Francisco is like that, every business has to botch up the ground floor of the old buildings as much as they can. I suppose it could be worse.

I am generally easy to satisfy when it comes to Taquerias. As long as they give me all the salsa I desire, they will always be my friends.
Anyway, what does a girl do when she is PMS-​ing and wanting cheap food?
That’s right folks. This place is two blocks away. That means that I can haul my lazy ass down the «hill» to buy a vege burrito from the scrap change thats been accumulating in my jacket pockets.

Dirty, down-​home, Mexican in the heart of the T.L.
You can get french fries too. I LOVE this place so hard that I won’t even write a full review, just go try it for yourself and you’ll see.

I’ve decided after many burrito taste-​tests that Chunky’s is the best place to get a burrito around my neighborhood. Cheap and tasty. I have to completely alter the menu to suit my tastes, but that’s no bother. FYI — Don’t make the same mistake I made — the bean and cheese burrito really means ONLY beans and cheese. NO RICE. I brought home rice-​less burritos, BUMMER plus the flavor reminded me of Taco Bell. Maybe that’s your thing…
Also, Dear Chunky’s Taste Inventors,
Please offer more salsas. I really need some more options.
The horchata is really sweeeet and comes in Big Gulp size HOORAY!

I’ve always saw this place and liked it just because of its cute name. Finally decided to give it a whirl.
My bf got a Super Burrito w/​carne asada. It came with all the standards – meat, cheese, rice, his choice of beans (black, refried, and pinto), salsa (spicy or mild), and guacamole and sour cream. They even threw the carne asada on the grill upon order! Great burrito– the right proportions of each ingredient and very flavorful. [The carne asada was probably a bit drier than what I prefer, but have only had mouth– watering, sumptuous carne asada when it’s been homemade (duh), so I wasn’t disappointed.]
For my quesadilla I had a few choices: corn (~$ 1.50) or flour (~$ 3.50) tortilla and either spicy or mild salsa. I got the flour tortilla with the spicy salsa. It was delish! 2 different cheeses and the salsa was smoky and had just enough heat. Tasted great w/​a little extra pico de gallo on top!
The service was above what I usually expect in a to-​go spot and the bill was probably ~$ 8 – 9. Oh and they gave us both separate orders of chips and salsa (the man was nice enough to pack us both up both kinds of salsa).
Next time I’ll be sure to try their agua frescas – they were only ~$ 1.50/ ea. and looked homemade as well… Nom nom nom!!!
Mami like!

This taqueria in the rugged Tenderloin neighborhood has a very interesting name. With the name «Chunky», this place sounds more like a household brand name of the famous hearty canned soup. It’s also a stereotype remark of a fat Chinese man… not me, either!
But I do have a «chunky» appetite for a burrito. Are you surprised?
There no dining area at this «cash only» place. So I bought my lunch back to my Downtown office.
For lunch, I had the Grilled-​Steak (Carne Asada) Super-​Burrito. The $ 6.50 super silver-​bullet contains the meat, beans and (mild or hot) sauce of your choice, cheese, avocado rice and onions in a flour-​tortilla. Although this place scoops three «big» helping of the meat into my hearty burrito, the meat was really tasteless. The rice appears to be crunchy and has been sitting in the steamer for a long time. The hot sauce wasn’t too spicy, but extremely suitable for people with zero tolerance for spiciness. It’s a good thing I have my own special hot-​sauce in my tactical gear bag to excite myself with my lunch.
I will be working in the Tenderloin Neighborhood for the next few weeks. There are many good restaurants in the area, but I’m too sure if this taqueria is one of them. Also, I’m not too sure if I’ll come back and eat here again.