On The Richmond Burrito Trail: La Alma de Sol Mexican Cuisine leaves you wanting more
We've passed La Alma de Sol Mexican Cuisine's bright green food truck in the La Familia Market on the corner of 37th and Macdonald Avenue a million times.
Today, we stopped, ordered a Carne Asada Burrito, took it home, weighed it, cut it in half, arranged it on a plate, and photographed it before scarfing the whole thing down.
La Alma's simple menu is posted on the side of the truck. It offers Burritos, Tortillas, Quesadillas, and a collection of Meat Choices, including Carne Asada, Al Pastor, Carnitas, Birria, Buche, Cabeza, Pollo Asada, Desebrado, Tripas, and Camarones.
Carnitas or Grilled Chicken are usually our go-to orders, but we are always open to suggestions. When we asked what was good, we were told that today, the steak was very good.
La Alma de Sol has a small covered picnic area with palm trees planted in green containers. Its brick-and-mortar location on San Pablo Avenue is painted a similar bright green. La Alma is the food truck across the street from the boarded-up Church's Chicken building that keeps catching fire.
The smallish Carne Asada Burrito weighed just 577 grams, positioning itself between La Flor de Jalisco's 596-gram Pollo Asado Super Burrito and Taco Bell's 406-gram Cantina Chicken Burrito. La Alma de Sol's fun-size burrito was tastier.
The Carne Asada Burrito was filled with steak, pinto beans, rice, sour cream, pico de gallo, and melty cheese. The rice had an interesting, nutty, unexpected flavor we enjoyed. However, there wasn't really enough steak to evaluate on its own in this burrito.
We encountered a strange phenomenon: La Alma de Sol Carne Asada Burrito got better as we ate it. The first half was tasty but compartmentalized. But by the time we made it to the second half, the cheese had fully melted into the beans, and sour cream had started to mingle with the rest of the ingredients in that special burrito-magic way.
The slab doesn't come with chips, but we sampled three different excellent salsas: a green salsa, a yummy, herby peppery red salsa, and a fruity mango habanero salsa that was so tasty but so hot it made us sweat.
La Alma de Sol's Carne Asada Burrito cost us $13.20, which is reasonable given its smaller size. However, we were still hungry when we were done and could possibly have consumed another.
Let us know where to eat next, and check back next week for another stop on the Richmond Burrito Trail.
The Grandview Independent has been embarking on a culinary adventure to explore every taqueria, food truck, and restaurant in Richmond. This initiative dubbed the “Richmond Burrito Trail,” aims to showcase our city’s diverse and delectable burritos.
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