2134 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA
(510) 549-0964
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October 20, 2006
Cancun is a good place to go for Mexican food in Berkeley. You can sit down or order to go, which is nice. A nice feature is that they have little markers on the ground to let you know how long the wait is from where you are in line, just in case you need to make good time. The food prices are fairly reasonable. The flour quesadilla was tasty and a good size. On the other hand, the corn tostada wasn’t very great. Their burritos are big enough to fill most people and they have a decent variety of them. They have a good variety of Mexican food overall. They have a very large variety of salsa, such as mango and strawberry salsa, so if you are a big fan, this is a place to try out. A good place to get some Mexican food if you don’t feel like just going to La Burrita again.
Nothing special about this dish at all. You get your choice of meat, but that is about the only thing I liked about it. It didn’t taste bad or anything, just not that great.
I thought this was a pretty tasty quesadilla and they don’t skimp out on the food. Comes with nachos that you can eat with the salsa.
Tasted good, but may be a little sweet for some.
November 14, 2006
Cancun offers good balance of quality and quantity of food.
The burritos are the staple of the place – would recommend the chicken for the non-adventurous folks, and either a mole or carne asada if you want to try something different.
The chicken salad was very fresh and good, and they have rotating specials that can be very good (plate with veg tamales thingys with a spicy red meat sauce, rice, beans, and cactus were a repeat pick for me).
The big attraction is the salsa bar. My personal favorite was the pumpkinseed salsa, but I know lots of folks rave over the fruit salsas (strawberry, mango, pineapple). The hot salsas are HOT.
No, this isn’t “authentic” Mexican (so say my friends who are Mexican food snobs) and without the salsa, the burritos don’t stand out. But the salsas are what keep people coming back, and frankly, the burrito was just a means to an end, which was me getting my pumpkinseed salsa fix for the week.
The space is OK, but it’s crowded and noisy during busy times. It can get very busy and uncomfortably crowded when the high school kids are out for lunch at nearby Berkeley High. No free parking, though a pay city lot is right next door.
Prices are OK, though probably high (maybe a $1-2 more per burrito) compared to average mom-and-pop Mexican places. But within walking distance of the west side of the Cal campus, this was the best by far.
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tulips500
10/20/2006yeah, justin and i liked going here b/c it was closeby mexican that wasn’t la burrita. i do like their fruity salsa – hard to find other places offering more of the exotic varieties.