Mexica Burrito Grill, Billerica: real tacos in an old Dunkin'REVIEW
4.5 out of 54.5
A Dunkin' on Boston Road moved out and a taqueria moved in. The ground beef tacos are the first ones since I came to New England that tasted right.
Nate Lewis
Engineer, builder, tinkerer
Software, agents, music, hardware, and the tacos I find. Notes on what I'm building and what I've learned.
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