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14 rankings across the South Bay, built from 82 scored dishes. Every ranking compares one dish and nothing else — start with the thing you actually want.
Burgers
- Best Smashburgers 10 dishes ranked · Thin beef patty smashed on a hot flat-top to maximize the Maillard crust, typically with American cheese and onions on a soft bun.
- Best Cheeseburgers 3 dishes ranked · Classic cheese + beef burger at a specific restaurant. Prefer named menu items (e.g. Double Smash Wagyu Cheeseburger, Big Kirk, Famous Hamburger). Smash with American counts when locals crown that named burger.
Burritos
- Best Carne Asada Burritos 26 dishes ranked · Mission or Tijuana/SD-style steak burrito: grilled or plancha carne asada with beans, usually rice, and often guac, crema, and salsa. California burrito with fries is a different dish.
- Best Breakfast Burritos 3 dishes ranked · Egg-and-tortilla breakfast burrito, typically with potato or hash brown, cheese, and a meat (bacon, sausage, chorizo, ham, steak/asada) or veggie fillings. Distinct from dinner carne asada / Mission burritos.
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Ramen
Sandwiches
- Best Banh Mi 3 dishes ranked · Vietnamese baguette sandwich with mayo or butter, pickled carrot/daikon, cucumber, cilantro, chile, and a protein (thit nuong, dac biet, heo quay, etc.). Rank named sandwiches, not shops as wholes.
- Best Chicken Sandwiches 3 dishes ranked · Fried or hot chicken sandwich at a specific restaurant — buttermilk-brined or crispy cutlet on a bun/toast with slaw, pickles, and house sauce (Nashville hot, crispy, etc.). Rank the named sandwich, not the shop as a whole. Chicken parm is a different build; keep comparisons within the same style when you can.
- Best Italian Sandwiches 3 dishes ranked · Italian cold-cut sandwich on a soft roll or hoagie, built from a combo of Italian cured meats (salami, capicola, mortadella, sometimes ham or prosciutto) with provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, oil and vinegar or Italian dressing. Ranked at a specific restaurant as a named sandwich, not the shop as a whole.