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The de rigueur choice in the Mission through the mid-’90s, hot and smoky La Cumbre seems to have since been eclipsed on SF’s taqueria cred report by a few other area burritoterias, despite no less an authority than Joey Ramone once hailing La Cumbre’s work-in-foil as “the best burrito on Earth.” (The late punk rock legend would surely be bummed about La Cumbre’s affinity for KOIT soft rock, however. It’s never okay to play Spandau Ballet or Chicago at a taqueria.) Opened in 1967 – and the recipient of a minor interior facelift in early 2005 - this neighborhood perennial is the second-oldest taqueria in town, after El Faro on Folsom. Cheers to the nine meat choices on the menu, the cleanest restaurant restroom in the Mission, and the white-hot image of Adelita, Pancho Villa's fiery mistress, enlivening every tabletop in the place. Jeers to the ranch dressing at the salsa bar.