309226 Fri Jul 14 03:47:38 -0700 2006 8 18 Manhattan 0 1744070 I'm partial to the steamed style, a la Anna's Taqueria in the Boston area. I'm hoping to find a place relatively near Grand Central Station, for lunch. Fri Jul 14 03:47:38 -0700 2006 14718 dmel 1 1744435 i'm drawing a blank on any holes in the wall, but there's always burritoville - 43rd 3/lex. not great, but servicable - and free chips and salsa! Fri Jul 14 13:47:52 -0700 2006 1744070 12695 harrison 1 1744642 Nothing like Anna's in NYC. Your best bet by far around Grand Central is Chipotle. Here are a few other suggestions for decent places elsewhere in the city: Pio Maya: Probably the best burrito in the city, despite the fact that it's a knife-and-fork affair, and you have to ask them to put the guacamole and cheese inside. 8th btw 6th and 5th Aves. Cosmic Cantina: Rediscovering this place, which is probably the most like Anna's, but not as good. 3rd at 13th. Kitchen Market: Stick with the three-cheese SF burrito, and make sure you specifically ask them to add salsa, hot sauce, sour cream, etc. I personally think Uncle Moe's, Fresco Tortilla, and Burritoville are all generally awful. One tip though: if you have to eat at the last, try either the Route 66 or the Mexican, with refried beans and no rice. Not a mission-style burrito -- more like taco bell -- but surprisingly tasty... Fri Jul 14 15:40:18 -0700 2006 1744070 18466 a_and_w 1 2376825 none of those places are near grand central ?!!? grand central is 42 n lex Mon Mar 12 08:50:27 -0700 2007 1744070 82035 xplayboy112x 1 2376835 near grand central - this place called tequillaville - its across the street from one of the 4 sides of grand central (42 and vanderbilt) ..their bar b q chicken burrito is pretty good.. i heard calico jacks is good tex mex type food as well .. thas on 42 and 2nd (next to mcfaddens- great happy hour drinks prices there) ! Mon Mar 12 08:52:31 -0700 2007 1744070 82035 xplayboy112x 1 2376845 There's Rio Grande on 38th between Lex & Third (closer to Third). I'm not much of a burrito fan, I'm more of a taco girl, but I actually do like the burritos at Rio Grande. If you're not terrified of the MASSIVE buffalo they have over the bar, it's a good place to eat. Mon Mar 12 08:55:01 -0700 2007 1744070 56793 ballulah 1 2376847 OH! I just realized that the OP was from July of last year. Hope you found your burrito! Mon Mar 12 08:55:34 -0700 2007 1744070 56793 ballulah 2 2377032 I haven't found anything in NYC that equals Anna's (IMHO) but I haven't spent too much time there.... I'll try Rio Grande next time I'm in NYC. I'm just as much a taco guy as a burrito guy, so I'll try those too! Mon Mar 12 09:51:03 -0700 2007 2376847 14718 dmel 3 2377100 Oh for tacos my list would be entirely different! Hahaha. And I'd make you travel out of the general Rio Grande/Upper East Side bordering on Murray Hill location. But for that area if I were constrained by time, convenience, etc etc, I'd go there. If I wasn't dead set on a burrito but something vaguely Southwestern I'd head a few blocks south of there for margaritas and appetizers (and free live music) at Rodeo Bar. Mon Mar 12 10:08:56 -0700 2007 2377032 56793 ballulah