6151 E. Broadway
Calle Tepa's breakfast burrito clocks in at a whopping 1 pound, 4 ounces.
- Breakfast burrito with carnitas and black beans, $7.99
- Price per ounce: 40 cents
- Fork or hand burrito: hand, due to expert wrapping technique
- Tortilla quality: A
- Here because: You're by the mall, and have tastebuds.
A burrito for chefs ... I imagine the crew holding meetings around a flattop, searing dozens of tortillas to get the technique down. Loaded with unusual options like shredded carnitas and saucy black beans, it borders on boojie California burrito territory. But the thing is astoundingly well-wrapped. In the enigmatic words of my lunch partner: "No matter how aggressive you are with it, the integrity of the burrito swaddle remains intact." FYI, get the black beans rather than the potatoes. I liked them better.
Hours of breakfast burrito availability: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
