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Bravo Taqueria in Redwood City is reopen after a three-year renovation. It still offers Mexican fare in a fast-casual style. Photo by Seeger Gray.

Briant Gutierrez has ordered the same burrito since he was 5 years old from a hole-in-the-wall taqueria in Redwood City.

The Redwood City resident would stop by Bravo Taqueria at least three times a week on his way home from Woodside High School, getting his fill of the Bravito burrito on a green tortilla. Even when Gutierrez didn’t have the money for it, owner Carlos Rios would insist he eat, giving it to him free of charge. 

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Adrienne Mitchel is the Food Editor at Embarcadero Media. As the Peninsula Foodist, she's always on the hunt for the next food story (and the next bite to eat!). Adrienne received a BFA in Broadcast...