Mission Mission

I don’t care how good their spicy eggplant dish is, being spotted in a butt-chair is totally not worth dining in.

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There’s a reason why masses of people routinely consent to waiting for upwards of 20 minutes in the cold outside of Papalote as their food is being prepared.  While the burritos are delicious and the vegetarian options plentiful, most folks will tell you that it’s the salsa that has them coming back for more.  Often referred to as “like crack” in terms of addictiveness, the salsa is so good that they can actually get away with charging extra for additional containers to take home with your food.  But why settle for tiny containers when you can have an ENTIRE JAR???  Or, even better, three entire jars!

Now that delicious Papalote salsa is available in three different flavors, we decided to try them all out in the most appropriate way possible:  with a salsa party!  We sampled the Habanero, Serrano Tomatillo, and Chipotle varieties, and are pleased to report that that all three offered their own distinct taste while also preserving that addictive Papalote magic.  The Habanero salsa enjoyed our consensus as the favorite of the bunch, bringing that customary, familiar essence along with a little extra spicy zip.  While it’s not high enough on the Scoville scale to induce shortness of breath or the sweats, it still has enough spice to get your blood flowing.  On the other hand, the Serrano Tomatillo variety offered a milder flavor that echoed the traditional roasted tomato salsa found in many of our neighborhood’s best taquerias.  Finally, the Chipotle edition provided that distinctive fire-roasted kick while also preserving the signature Papalote taste without going overboard in the spicy department.

Which is the most efficient method for getting salsa on your tortilla chip?

It should also be noted that both the Habanero and Serrano Tomatillo versions are vegan, while the Chipotle flavor is not.  Nevertheless, all three possessed that same creamy goodness that you’ve come to expect from the Papalote crew.  How they accomplish this with the vegan ones is a delicious mystery.  Honestly, it’s tough for anyone to go wrong with any of these choices, and each one also makes for a great Christmas gift for that special salsa lover in your life.  Try them out yourselves and you won’t be disappointed!  Just ask Salsasaurus!

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Previously:

Bobby Flay vs. Papalote

Our buddy Tag Savage (who designs all of Mission Mission’s badass graphics) spotted this flyer (somewhere in NYC we think) and texted it to us promptly. Thanks, Tag!

The Tenderloin Geographic Society reports:

Let us remember with fondness the house that Q*bert built, for it is no more. [link]

If only we’d left the Mission more, maybe we’d have been able to enjoy this thing more. I think I saw one movie in that place, and I think it was some kind of special screening of the Coen Brothers’ now classic The Man Who Wasn’t There, and they handed out promotional plastic combs. I am remembering this with fondness.

Dang! What a shame! UPDATE: It’s back to normal, thank goodness.

Yet other — some might argue lesser (and surely less grassy) — area parks remain verdant:

Why this is?

[Reader Steve D. submitted this story via our Facebook wall.]

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You get what you pay for.