Hey, kids! Cantina's goat burrito makes a best-of list

Best-burrito lists have a way of bypassing Philadelphia. The 215 is not exactly a Mexican hotbed, on a national level.

But wait. The Daily Meal's third annual list of the 35 Best Burritos in America includes the goat burrito from Cantina Los Caballitos on East Passyunk Avenue.

"A flour tortilla is filled with rice, black beans, onions, cilantro, and braised goat, and the result is really fantastic," the editors wrote. "In a departure from many of the restaurants on this ranking, Caballitos has a modern, gastropub feel, which should ease the anxieties of those who fear 'exotic' meats from hole-in-the-wall secret spots."

("Hole in the wall"? "Modern" feel?  The Inquirer's Craig LaBan describes it more aptly as a "moody gastropub for the tattooed gringo crowd.")

The goat burritos are $9.

California eateries occupied 12 of The Daily Meal's 35 spots. The publication says the list was compiled based on research, reader suggestions, and the opinions of so-called burrito experts.

Here is the top 15:

1. Tito's Tacos' Bean and Cheese (Los Angeles)

2. Nico's Mexican Food's California Burrito (San Diego)

3. La Taquería's Carnitas (San Francisco)

4. The Shed's Green Chile (Santa Fe, N.M.)

5. La Azteca Tortillería's Chile Relleno Burrito (Los Angeles)

6. L'Patron's Carne Asada (Chicago)

7. King Burrito's King Burrito (Portland, Ore.)

8. El Farolito's Carne Asada (San Francisco)

9. Lobster's El Zarape (San Diego)

10. Dos Toros Taquería's Carnitas (New York City)

11. Maize Mexican Grill's Asada (Champaign, Ill.)

12. Calexico's Chipotle Pork (New York City)

13. Burritos Victoria's Chicharrón and Green Chile (Las Cruces, N.M.)

14. Taquería El Castillito's Al Pastor (San Francisco)

15. Cantina Los Caballitos' Goat (Philadelphia)