Iguana’s Taqueria, San Jose, CA (6.5 of 10)

This place is all about novelty, and it works for it.  You may have seen it features on Man vs Food, where the host seeks out Iguana’s in hopes to tackle the Burritozilla, a 5 pound burrito made essentially of 3 giant, intertwined tortillas wrapped together and stuffed with burrito fillings to taste.  This is what a friend and I decided to split during my visit.

The first thing to note is that Iguana’s is not cheap.  The Burritozilla, especially, totals in at a wopping $19 and change, before tax.  You do, however, get a lot of food for the price…so I suppose it balances out.  The food tastes more or less the same as anywhere else in Northern CA.  The burrito comes with rice, beans (black or refried), cheese, meat of choice (several options–we went with carnitas), guacamola, sour creme, and salsa.  It’s pretty hefty, and tastes pretty decent as well.

While you can probably find a better burrito, the novelty of Iguana’s does add a little bit of extra fun.  They also serve this “orange sauce” that is wildly popular in the San Jose area, though I can’t figure out why.  I had hoped it would be similar to the orange salsa served at Cotixan’s in San Diego, but it was not.  For novelty, filling, and decent taste, score Iguana’s up at a respectable 6.5 on the Mexiscale.

Me with a Buritozilla (cut in 1/2).

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~ by brianbsantacruz on May 6, 2010.