 Mexican restaurant La Burita has been popular amongst people of Berkeley for nearly 30 years. Then, this January, Superchain Taco Bell moved in next door. Is this town too small for the two of them? Today, I'm on Berkeley's Sproul Plaza to try and find out. I'm Max Bromelot for CalTV News. So is it Taco Bell or La Burita for you? Fuck Taco Bell! I'm gonna say Taco Bell. La Burita. Uh, La Burita. I would say neither, and that Berkeley needs to step up their Latin cuisine. What about Taco Tuesdays? Do you think that La Burita needs to offer alcohol? I would, yes, yes. Um, I don't think so because I feel like everyone that goes to La Burita is already really pretty wasted. So I think like it's already done beforehand. So I don't, I think they're good at where they are. So is this a victory of capitalism over the working man for you? Maybe, but like, Taco Bell also has some like good icy freezes, so that's good too. It's dangerous. It's greedy. It's not healthy for students. I guess a good thing in a way, because it encourages other businesses to compete more. We need to support the local businesses. We don't want any chains here in Berkeley. We want to keep our small burrito places competitive. Is this town too small for the both of them? Is this town too small? Um, I would say, yeah, I don't see one like existing and the other one still existing a year from now. I think one is gonna have to win, and I don't know which one it's gonna be. For now, the jury's out on the battle of Taco Bell versus Laburita. Only time will tell if the two can thrive alongside one another. Shall we go and get a pint at Taco Bell then? No. No.