Ordered twice through here for myself and my two sons, 17 & 20. We couldn't get through 3 burritos between the three of us. These are huge burritos. Nothing like this out there. Amazing taste, fast delivery, worth it. These guys are artists. "Banksy" level artistry at the burrito scale. read more

Man Vs Fries is a fast food fusion restaurant. That means they take things you love and create dishes you'll like. Then they offer them at fair prices. Today I ordered Asada Fries and Onion Rings thru the Caviar app. Caviar offered me $5 off to try this Black owned restaurant. My food arrived on time. Wow, what a huge amount of food! The onion rings were crispy and tasty. Just the right amount of seasoning. The Asada Fries is big enough to feed 2-3 people! Rich cheese and savory meat. Can't say I'd eat this food everyday, but certainly great value for your money! read more

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Burrito with hot Cheetos! After seeing that, I had to try food from Man vs Fries. SoCal Burrito - Hella big flour tortilla, carne asada vs pollo asado, flamin' hot cheetos, straight-cut fries, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, secret sauce, side of queso. Huge burrito indeed!! Half of this plus onion rings, and I was pretty full. I like most of the ingredients separately, and it was good all together too. Funny enough, the taste was like mixing all your day old Chinese food together. Sounds gross, but not bad! The fried items (mine had both straight and curly fries) gave amazing texture, and the sauces and cheese gave it the moisture it needs. Cali Crunch - Hella big flour tortilla, carne asada vs pollo asado, organic crunchy tostada, lettuce, tomato, cheese, cilantro, onions, guacamole, spiked ranch. (Can choose to add hot Cheetos or Doritos) FANCY crunch wrap supreme!!!! Tastes much better though! This was so good. Everything went well together, but hard to eat cleanly. Helladilla - Hella big flour tortilla, hella cheese, hella meat, hella fries, and hella sides (sour cream, guacamole, spiked ranch, queso) add flamin' hot doritos or cheetos. Got this for the kids, minus the spicy stuff, and they really liked it! Sooooo good. Onion Rings - big and delicious lol. Yum!!! Amazing portions, but I feel that I ate way too much salt. Worth it though! read more

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Was in Oaktown again so had to try another unusual spot. Been seeing things in the internet about Man vs Fries so had to try it. They don't seem to be very busy being a pop up restaurant. Place was empty and only a couple people working there but it looked clean so decided to give it a try. We got the Nor Cal burrito, So Cal burrito, Asada fries and deep fried Oreos. We split everything that way we could all try the different items. Nor Cal and Do Cal burrito were just ok. Too much filler in both and not enough meat. Also the Asada fries seemed very short on the meat too. Everything was made fresh so that was good , but all were lacking flavor. The best thing we had were the deep fried Oreos. They tasted just like the ones you would get at the county fair with a little less grease. read more

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Was excited to try this place based off a post I saw on the Yelp East Bay Instagram page. Menu: When ordering from here, you'll have a good laugh at the menu from their options like "I HELLA Love a Side is Queso!" You also have options to add various toppings like hot Cheetos, bacon, onion rings, etc. It's not the healthiest menu, but the flavors make it worth the cheat meal, or regular meal. Food: If you're looking for a large meal for yourself, or a meal to share with someone else, this is your place. This meal lasted me through lunch, a mid-afternoon snack, and dinner. I originally wanted to order the Asada fries, but was given the option of pollo, so went with that. This to-go container was healing with fries, the toppings, and then even more fries. The fries alone were very flavorful ("seasoned straight fries"), but were made even better with the guacamole, other toppings, and the extra queso. Excited to try more items from this place like the NorCal Burrito or the Cali Crunch - all of the food looks so good! read more

Man vs Fries - Pollo Fries (NorCal style) - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

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What made the experience was the customer service. Yeser was on point with everything. Even brought the food out while I was waiting outside. 5 stars to Yeser. Food itself needs improvements, but not bad. It was $15.72 for 1 NorCal burrito. More like fast food rather than good quality food. It was about the same amount in foil and tortilla as it was in filling, but the fillings themselves were well seasoned. Could've had more guac, sour cream, and secret sauce, but the side of cheese sauce was alright. If anything, I would try the fries next time and avoid the extra foil and tortilla clumps. Overall, decent. read more

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We were so excited to order from here finally because we have been wanting to try it for so long! Who doesn't want fries, hot Cheetos, secret sauce, quest, etc? We decided to order the Cali Crunch and the NorCal Asada fries. I really was hoping I would love the Cali Crunch but it had too many onions for my liking and that overpowered everything else. It also was not able to be picked up because it was so loosely put together - I'm not sure if that's how it is supposed to be but that made it a little hard to eat. I'm sure the NorCal fries that we ordered were good but they had actually made us the SoCal fries on accident. We weren't complaining too much though because those were definitely the highlight of our order. I'm not sure we'll be back here but I'm glad we got to try this place out! If we do go back, I think I'd try the Hella Dilla. read more

Man vs Fries - FLAMIN' CALI CRUNCH - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

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I hate to give Man vs. fries a 3!! Me and my little sister was excited to finally try the place . Come on now the reviews are basically outstanding !! Plus I love hot Cheetos .. Im damn near slobbering over myself looking at the menu y'all . So boom I order the asada fries w/hot Cheetos ( popular item) and my sister ordered the norcal burrito. We decided to dine in since it was empty (surprised) . Everything looking good y'all!!! Boom I'm like okay the guac is good, the steak is hot & Cheetos are fresh,not stale (better not be). Pauseeee here is the dilema, the fries are cold and not cooked fully !!! That just killed it Yelpers !! The shredded cheese didn't melt due to the fries being cold !! Same problem with my sisters burrito . I basically ate the carne, guac & hot Cheetos and left. I'm sure they would have fixed the problem but my patience decided to stay home yesterday. ‍ Look I'm not giving up though, I will be back to try a different item. Btw the servings are big enough for 2/3 people read more

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If I had to sum this place up in one word, it'd be "foodgasm!" I got the burrito and the fried Oreos and they did NOT disappoint!!! People usually skimp on the fries when it comes to California burritos, but not Man vs Fries. I'm talking fries in every bite!!! Joselyn was the sweetest, she brought my food to my table and even kept the salsa coming. It's safe to say Ive found my weekly cheat meal read more

Man vs Fries - Deep Fried Oreos - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

I ordered a SoCal burrito and it was so dry! barely any steak mainly french fries and the hot Cheetos were sooooo stale. I also ordered the bacon chicken ranch fries and they were smackin with queso yellow cheese. read more

Man vs Fries - 10 pieces of steak and so many fries and hot Cheetos. - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

I love Man vs Fries, I've ordered delivery from here twice so far and counting! Usually uber eats discounts the delivery fee and convinces you to go get more of a good thing. The NorCal style burrito was calling me, something about putting fries into anything makes it a delicious masterpiece to me. And you get a huge serving of food goodness that'll last you another day or two. I've gotten it each time and never been unsatisfied with the hot crispy fries, loads of chicken and tasty toppings of sour cream, cheese, guacamole. I'm drooling about it just remembering and writing this review! And I had to get some good ole onion rings. They're huge, crispy, crunchy and juicy. Oh man, you have got to try them and then thank me for the rec! Another order that lasted a while was the asada fries which is heaven in its purest form. I chose curly fries with NorCal style with chicken, sour cream, guacamole and secret sauce. It came fresh out the bag and was so so filling and delicious! Definitely went into a happy food coma with that one. Highly recommend the whole menu, because I'm working my way through it! Also follow them on social, they do a great job with that and making you hungry any time of day. read more

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Ordered food here waited 2 hours for it and it was burnt and cold how does that even happen?! And thing we're missing too.

I was so excited to try the SoCal burrito but I was so disappointed. The Hot Cheetos disintegrated in the burrito leaving it to be just MUSH. $17 for an angus beef SoCal burrito was really just ground beef. In all, it felt like I was eating a potato burrito because the fries made up most of the burrito. read more

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When they say HELLA big, they are not lying! I tried the CBR burrito and FryedCheesecake and it was a 10/10! read more

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so I've been wanting to try this place because I'ma fan of burritos as well as Mexican food. I saw that they were running a location in Atlantic Station, which is where I work. I ordered food at 3:16 PM. I was on my way to go pick up my food or wait for it to be done by 3:30 . I could not find the place at all. I called customer service twice. They supposedly called the store but didn't lingerieget an answer. I get an hour break so basically wasted my whole time trying to figure out where the restaurant was had to get the order canceled which left me with less than 20 minutes to figure something else out. read more

So this is so sad... almost chipped my tooth on a so cal burrito. I am so unhappy about this and to top off cant even get someone on the phone regarding this. This is my second time (only to give it the benefit of the doubt) the first time we also had a bad experience. Dear management team, What are we going to do about this? How can you do better? Customer service was bad. I h ad made special requests on what I did not want on our meals - which was still added. Then the So Cal burrito had this black rectangular cube plastic thing that hurt. I will love to hear what you have to say. Thanks, read more

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I came here a few times when they first opened and the food was amazing! Service was always great. My bf and I always had the NorCal asada fries and the they were fireee! We moved to Richmond and hadn't gone in a couple years so decided to stop by today to get some delicious asada fries and unfortunately they were lacking in flavor. The fries are so basic and unseasoned now and the steak also had no flavor. We were very disappointed. Won't be coming back again :( read more

food was not good at all so disappointed spend $60 on 1 burrito 1 fries and stuffed oreos... meat was burned both asada and chicken ( they barely put any meat either) the seasoning was not good fries were not good either.. burrito said it came with avocado special sauce and other topics all i got was fries and burned chicken at end very end. DO NOT EAT THIS FOOD !! read more

This place honestly should be illegal. They are not counting calories. They are counting flavor. and wow - there's alot of it! I thought I'd be cute and watch my figure, so I ordered the Texas Cowgirl Helladilla and ensured no meat was on it. This was by far probably the heaviest quesadilla I've ever had in my entire life. So much leftover I had it 3x. Each time....was better than the last. I'm still waiting to build up my tolerance. I thought I could take the challenge, but right now the score is: 0 Man. 1 Fries. Til we meet again. read more

Man vs Fries - Texas Cowgirl Helladilla - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

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I'm the type of person who wants to eat my food at it peak. French fries need to be eaten within ten minutes out of the fryer. Especially if you top them with all sorts of moist items like meat and sauces. Needless to say we sat down and ate there. It was a nice experience because the counter person did a nice job and gave us 1/2 pork and 1/2 chicken. The fries were hot and crispy. We also couldn't resist an order of onion rings that were plentiful and steaming hot. They serve them with ranch, which was fun. read more

i ordered food on grub hub and 2 hours later never arrived you should definitely not use this service

Bad customer service ordered two crunch wraps with out meat. I get the order back to my hotel excited to try it. And notice one of them says asada. We call and they offer to fix it. I bring both orders back they see the box says asada. They take that box. Remake my order with out meat. I wait she says it's ready. I asked her if she was sure that the other one did not have meat. She says yes I am sure. I take both orders drive back to my hotel. Sit down to eat with my wife. She takes a bite and THERE IS MEAT IN IT. CURRENTLY DRIVING BACK FOR REFUND! read more

Man vs Fries - Flaming crunch wrap vegetarian but has meat in it! - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

I've been watching their page on IG, and finally my bffs and I decided to swing by and try some of their awesome looking food. There were four of us so we all tried something different. I got the Asada Curly Fries, then we ordered the SoCal Burrito, Flamin' Cali Crunch, and the CBR Burrito, and deep fried Oreos. I tried each one and my personal favorites were the Socal Burrito & the Asada Curly Fries. It went well with their orange sauce they bring with your meal. The others were good also but I would go back for the Socal & Asada fries. read more

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I wish I would've read the yelp reviews I thought a place that specialized in fries would have the best fries. I hate those doughy fries that soak up all the grease they're fried in. Shoestring fries or even crinkle would suffice but here we are. The names of the dishes were more creative than the actual dishes. Very bland. They're not insanely priced though, i will give them that. read more

If the name Man vs. Fries is not intriguing enough then the food will definitely make you want to come here for lunch/dinner asap! After a long day, I decided to swing by and grab dinner on my way home. I wanted something heavy, filling, and would also hit the spot. Being in NorCal, it's only right that I ordered the NorCal Burrito (~$13)! It is a burrito stuffed with cheese, meat, fries, guacamole, sour cream, queso, and spiked ranch. For the meat, I went with half chicken and half steak. I opted for no sour cream. I also got a free canned soda with a Yelp check-in! This burrito is MASSIVE; easily shareable among two people or just one super hungry person. They don't skimp out on the meat or any of the toppings (the guacamole was a little bit scarce, though). The meat was well seasoned and I actually really enjoyed all the flavors together. However, it got soggy - quickly. The fries were not crispy or crunchy to begin with and with the various sauces they put, it easily fell apart. After the first half, it wasn't as enjoyable anymore, to be quite honest. It was super filling, though, which is why I chose this spot in the first place! All in all, it was a good try and a super awesome restaurant name! I'd suggest checking it out at least once and seeing how it is for yourself. read more

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I've been wanting to try this place ever since they opened their pop up in Livermore but I just couldn't get myself to drive out there. When I finally heard that they gave a pop up in Oakland, I was stoked and decided it was close enough tot try it! I was drooling as I looked at the pictures and put in my online order through DoorDash!! Once I got my food, I didn't bother to check the bag they gave me but I finally did when I got to the car and thank god I did, they forgot the SoCal burrito I ordered and when I went back in to ask them about it, one of the people that was working in the kitchen gave me a little attitude and was saying she could've sworn she put one in the bag, but I swear she didn't! I waited for about 10mins as they made the burrito. AND on top of that, they DIDN'T give us any sauces - LIKE NONE AT ALL!!! I don't know of it was just a busy Saturday night or they were kinda off that day but everything that could go wrong with the order, went wrong! Overall, I was a little disappointed with the food. The burrito was a little dry, the asada fries were ok but the Cali crunch and the OMG Oreos were very good!! Probably won't be coming back here again. read more

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Honestly, I really wanted to love it. But, it's so bland. All I could taste was potato unseasoned... The portion is huge about $15 a person. One meal lasts about a week. Unfortunately it was not good. Its just so bland. No flavor. Terrible. Also, there is no name no sign on the building. Don't know if that's intentional but it's really weird. Why is there no sign??? read more

Man vs Fries - Dont know what it's called... Steak quesadilla with hot cheetos and fries. - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

I really wanted to love this place but really, it's just OK at best. To cut to the chase, I ordered via DoorDash. I ended up ordering the helladilla (quesadilla) and an order of fried cookie dough. Helladilla + all sauces: First off, it was indeed very big. The helladilla comes with meat, cheese, and french fries stuffed into an insanely huge tortilla with your choice of sauces. To me, the steak was dry and chewy and had too much fat and gristle attached to it which made for horrible mouth feel. The cheese wasn't that good and of course the fries were soggy and cold and the overall quesadilla by itself was just dry and flavorless. With the sauces, it was just OK. The queso was the worst in my opinion. It didn't taste like cheese and it was greasy by the time I got it. Fried cookie dough: Very good and decadent, even if it wasn't hot out the fryer by the time it was delivered to me. It was a real treat but also unnecessarily expensive. I think I ended up paying almost $30 for these two items. And they forgot my chocolate sauce with my cookie dough, but that's ok, the cookie dough didn't need it. I think this place just has a lot of hype because of the great, Instagram worthy pictures, but the flavor and execution just doesn't match in my opinion. read more

Came to Man vs Fries because I love Mexican food and am always looking to try new places. I'm so glad I came because I absolutely loved it! Got the Asada Fries (curly) and the Flamin Cali Crunch. Both were amazing! The Asada Fries were perfectly fried-- just the right amount of crispy and soft for me. The topping was even better! The meat was juicy yet not overly tender, and the blend of guac and sour cream made it all the more delicious. The portion sizes are also rather large, so the fries alone should be enough to fill you up. The Flamin Cali Crunch was also amazing. We got the house sauce on the side, which I highly recommend-- especially if you're a fan of flavor and creamier tastes. We got chicken for our choice of meat and spicy Doritos. (They give you a choice of Doritos or hot cheetos.) Each bite was a perfect blend of just the right amount of sauce and meat and flavor. Overall, I highly recommend this place if you're a fan of Mexican food or just flavorful food in general! read more

tried asada fries today. subpar taste and presentation. not happy with the food let alone the price. I should have read reviews before ordering. read more

I haven't been compelled to do a review in a long time but my most recently dash was from Man vs Fries. I was drawn in by the word "Hella" on their menu items so I order the "helladilla" for myself just fries and cheese and for my co-worker, the CaliCrunch. Food got made and delivered fast which is always awesome but there was just too much of everything. French Fries in a quesadilla sounds interesting but when there are sooooo many, they get cold and cold fries taste like caulking. I get the concept though so it's probably just not for me. My co-worker loves beef but he said it tasted was too artificial and it had too many onions so that overpowered everything else. Would I try again? oddly, I would but I would go to the actual play this time. read more

When I found out about this new place with carne asada fries in the east bay, was super excited! :) Been on the hunt for a decent place and this place is tasty, with a unique spin on it. My first encounter with Man vs Fries was via delivery. My roommate shared her breakfast burrito and asada fries with waffle fries. Not sure the route of the delivery guy on the Saturday morning- but fries were pretty soggy when it got to us. Still, it was a good amount of everything- guac, sour cream, nacho cheesey cheese (this def isnt San Diego), and a side of this tasty queso. Breakfast burrito is massive- we split it into thirds and still a good amount. We agreed it could use something to cut the flavor and heaviness/dryness of the potatoes and meat better (like sour cream or more salsa). Second encounter: At first, I had thought this place might be delivery only, but saw a post of the actual location and wanted to give it a try. Went on a weekday after work (maybe 6:30ish?) . The place was a little tough to find but good ol' Google led the way. I was lucky to get a spot, but looks like its pretty much all street parking. Empty inside- a pretty large space with minimal decor, but clean! :) Always a plus. Cashier was friendly too. Ordered asada fries to go with straight fries- it took a little more than 15 minutes. Felt a little surprising since I was the only one there, but not sure if they were just backlogged with delivery orders or maybe my expectations are off on this. Left the box open while driving home to prevent the sogginess and munched on some on the way. The fries were waaaay better fresh. Also the straight fries seem to have the same seasoning as the waffle fries (the kind of seasoning that you would taste on a curly fry), which was pretty good and flavorful, and not something I have encountered in SoCal (personally wanted traditional fries but thats okaayyy, these are yummy too). They also definitely stuffed the box with fries as much as possible, which I appreciate. :) The fries were my favorite part of these asada fries. This time around, it was a cilantro overkill and I could barely find the guacamole. :( The meat was good but felt like it could be a little more flavorful. But I would still go back! And try their other stuff. :) or even try the same things and hope I get a better guac to cilantro ratio. read more

Man vs Fries - Asada Fries - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

Cali crunch for lifeeee! Helllllaaaa yummy eatssss! If you need comfort food or wanna go wild and oink out this is your spot! Soooo good. The portions are large, I usually end up saving some for later. We usually order online and have it delivered. Now I'm craving some.. read more

Things have unfortunately gone down hill here.... per my last review the food was AMAZING but it's been quite some time since I've ordered again. Last night we decided to order a NorCal burito, asada fries, and deep fried Oreos. Unfortunately everything but the desert was a disappointment. NorCal Burrito: Pure tortilla and fries, barely any meat or any other toppings. Ate 1/4 of it and the rest was to waste. Asada Fries: COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT compared to the first time - asked for no guacamole and specified we wanted them plain: cheese, sour cream, and secret sauce only. Unfortunately, it arrived COVERED in onion which I'm allergic to so the entire order went to waste. I specified ONLY the toppings listed for a reason. Also I paid $3 extra for steak and my fries had barely any steak on them and it was all at the bottom, not even the top of my order... Deep fried Oreos are the only reason this place is even getting a star. Won't be returning. Waste of $55 for 2 people to eat. read more

Ordered through DoorDash and received exactly what I asked for but the fried cheesecake and fried cookie were completely burnt and the Cheetos on top of my fries were so stale. I love their food but next time I'll physically order so I can check the quality. read more

Man vs Fries - Burnt cheesecake. Tastes like cheesecake in a burnt pancake pocket. - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

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We ordered the CBR and Norcal burritos they were huge and excellent. We highly recommend this clean comfortable s Restaurant read more

Man vs Fries - Order counter - Pop-Up Restaurants Near Me - Oakland, California

The food was ehh. I ordered through doordash and got the fried Oreos, SoCal Asada fries, and NorCal burrito. Yelp and doordash was always hyping this place up so I decided to try it. The burrito was dry and bland. The asada fries okay, it was also bland, didn't really taste anything. The only thing decent were the fried Oreos. read more

Yum!!!! This food truck was so good, the burritos are literally the size of your head and the NorCal had fries in it. All the sauces made it perfectly moist and tasty. I got the fried cookie dough for dessert, it was possibly one of the best desserts I've ever had, absolutely amazing. read more

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Hella good! Ordered a lot off the menu everything I tried was amazing! The fried cheesecake & omg cookies were amazing! read more

Ok, first of all: I want to say that I've ordered from here 10 times within the past two months--all Doordash deliveries. The NorCal burrito is insanely delicious, and I order it most weeks as a special Friday treat. However, my last experience left much to be desired, and it all comes down to customer service. I placed an order through Doordash, and after about an hour, the driver called me in a panic to cancel the order, stating that Man vs Fries didn't get my order. This is fine, I'm a patient person, and technological snafus happen. I called Man vs Fries to suss out the situation, and the person answering the phone was happy to take a replacement order over the phone: the problem seemed to be on Doordash's end. When I read my credit card number to the employee, I don't know if he was hard of hearing but he would often repeat different numbers than what I stated clearly into the phone from a quiet room. My instinct was telling me that this employee was intentionally doing things incorrectly, just to make things more difficult. I don't know why this would be, but this is my impression. When my partner and I picked up the order, what was in the bag differed from the receipt stapled to it. I ordered a NorCal burrito with a side of queso. No queso in the bag. No big deal. Missing sides sometimes happens on deliveries. However, my partner ordered the SoCal Asada Nachos which was a disappointment to say the least. The ingredients are listed right on the receipt, but the following were missing from the box: grilled onions, jalapeños, pickled onions, and a lime wedge. What was in the box: chips, lettuce, ranch (?), cilantro, guacamole and sides of salsa and more sour cream. Also, there was no cheese, which is an essential element of nachos. What I just described was not worth $11.95. I was dissatisfied with the experience and decided to give them a call the next day to explain. I asked to speak with the owner, but Danny, the person who answered the phone, simply said "he's not here", and wouldn't provide contact information for Silvano, the owner. He provided the street address of the restaurant which I already knew, and then added in a snarky tone, "also you're on the phone right now". Like I didn't know I was on the telephone? Not a great start. I told Danny that I was dissatisfied with both the food order and the service I received. He wanted me to describe the person I interacted with, by describing their gender and race (!), but I said I spoke to the person over the phone and couldn't comment on that. It very well could have been Danny who took the order the night before, I'm not sure. He stated that there were three people working the night before, but he believed he knew who I was talking about, and would have a conversation with that employee. That's fine, but I still felt no real assurance that the establishment would do right by the customer. Danny offered to provide a free meal and dessert if I came in that day. I don't live near the establishment and stated that I am unable to come in, and that I would like a refund instead. Danny stated that even though he was the manager for the day "he wasn't trained to give refunds" and took my name and telephone number instead. At this point, I do not expect a return call or the refund, and I won't be giving this establishment any more of my money until I hear from a manager or owner. After reading several other reviews here on yelp, I'm sorry to see that the customer service and food delivery are too inconsistent for me to continue to support this business. This is really sad because, like I said, the NorCal burrito is one of the best burritos I've ever had. read more