Calafia Taqueria – 1445 Webster St Alameda, CA 94501 – (510) 522-2996

March 10, 2013 -- UPDATE! Calafia Taqueria has streamlined its recycling and composting program and added reusable containers for salsa for customers that eat in. Yay! Jen, Kev, Greta & Vera visited recently and found out that the staff are now bussing the tables and recycling and composting (instead of relying on the customers to sort properly). Customers that eat in can use reusable metal containers instead of disposable plastic. Thank you Calafia Taqueria!!

January 19, 2013 – We have always loved Calafia Taqueria. Although we call it “Shae’s Taqueria” because it’s near where Linnea’s childhood friend Shae used to live (before she moved to Portland). When we are in the mood for burritos we will either go here or to Ramiro & Sons across town. Today we went early because it was Mavericks and the girls had to hit the beach.

We had:

§  Veggie burrito – Pintos, rice, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes. Jen says, “I always get the veggie burrito here, chock full of stuff and worth the price. I am not sure if the tortilla is homemade, but it tastes just like it – nice and flaky.”

§  Chile relleño – You can always judge a Mexican restaurant by its chile relleño and Calafia does a great job. The chile is roasted and the sauce is yummy.

§  Bean, cheese & rice burritos – Greta says, “I think they are very good. Just that they were really easy to collapse (so you need a plate).” Vera says, “It was awesome and had a lot of cheese in it.”



We liked the brown paper napkins instead of bleached white



Yummy and cheesy




§  Salsa bar – We love the salsa bar – all kinds of salsas, vegetables (marinated carrots, radishes), limes – we would really like it if they had reusable containers for salsa (like the metal ones at Viva Mexico). Maybe we can scope that out for them.

Compost Report – We love it that Calafia Taqueria is an early adopter on the compost program. They recycle and compost in the back of the house AND they have their customers recycle and compost in the front of the house. If you eat in and bus your own dishes, be sure to put only compostables (food and paper napkins) in the compost bins, recycle your cans and bottles, and place everything else (dishes, cups, plastic tubs, aluminum foil, cutlery) in the gray bus trays. Folks tend to throw trash in the compost, so we might need to help Calafia with better, more explicit signage

Help Calafia sort! Compost goes in the bottom, bottles and cans in the recycling bin,
and everything else in the bus tub.

We love Calafia and you will too. Please go there and enjoy the fine Mexican food and thank them for composting!