Habanero Mexican Grill

"This Habanero behemoth comes with fried plantains, fried eggs, fried pork, avocado, rice, beans, and salad. This is one of the best restaurants in one of the city’s best neighborhoods for eating. Habanero is open for indoor dining (again, with very limited seating given the state’s COVID-19 guidelines), takeout, and delivery." - Terrence Doyle

"Habanero Mexican Grill serves one of the best burritos in town, browned on the flat top for some extra oomph. Try the papusas and tortas, too. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner delivery. Order: Grubhub / Uber Eats" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal

"There are plenty of good-to-very-good-to-excellent burritos in the city of Boston, but none compares to the burritos at Habanero. The cooks at this Mexican spot in Allston roll the burritos and then grill them on the flat top, giving the exterior crispy, golden-brown patches. The chicken or beef tongue are the plays here. Like S & I (its neighbor on Brighton Avenue), Habanero’s interior is a bit tight — so, again, it’s best to take it to go. —TBD" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, Terrence Doyle

"Habanero serves perhaps the best burrito in the city, and it is so because of the care with which it’s made. Like at Cactus Grill and Villa Mexico, the cooks finish the burrito on a flat top grill, browning the outside of the flour tortilla, adding that Maillard element not present in enough burritos. The pollo burrito is necessary." - Terrence Doyle

"I don’t want to see how much money I spent between Deep Ellum, Lone Star, Habanero, S&I Thai, and Coreanos in 2018. My appetite is happy to have so much good food in Allston; my bank account is not." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal