really good, but not one-and-a-half-hours-of-waiting-good. maybe 10 minutes.
Los Dos Chingones - Boyle Heights
Mixto carnitas, mixto chilaquiles breakfast burrito - 
my goodness this was tasty and I loved the pickled onions and habanero chile mixture to top off each bite. I mean, pork skin carnitas inside a breakfast burrito with that crunch from the chilaquiles is just amazing. The refried beans weren’t too shabby either.
This is my kink.
I would double fist that with La Azteca’s chile relleno burrito. Good call with the cueritos.
Might as well swoop by Lupe’s Burritos for a green or red combo burrito as well. There is quite a lot of burrito spots in the general area for an East Los burrito crawl??
How do you like Lupe’s vs Al N Beas? Always wanted to try them since Jonathan Gold mentioned them as one of his favorite bean and cheese burritos.
An East Los/BH burrito crawl would be great. I would skip on El Tepeyac though!
They’re both pretty dang good but Al N Beas comes out slightly ahead (for me). Lupe’s is great but Al N Beas just has a real savoriness that helps balance the bitterness that sometimes comes with dried peppers.
I read a while back that George’s was trying to use chicken stock like Al N Beas to emulate the quality- the result is solid but there’s still something about Al N Beas that’s a little extra.
+1 for A&B over Lupe’s, though my in-laws believe the opposite. Which is just to say - they’re both really good, iconic for a reason. That salsa at Lupe’s is legit hot AF too.
I like the red at Lupe’s and the green at Al and Beas. The red beef and bean at Lupe’s is hot AF.
There is also a new Burritos La Palma in Boyle Heights and swing by El Ruso in Arts District for the sobaquera.
Finish with La Moscota tres leches cake or some churros at Churros Don Abel.
Courage is worth the hype but the line can be absurd. I’m up early with my kids these days so I just go between 645-7a and there’s never more than 5 people in line so I’m out of there by 715
Is that just weekends or are the lines bad on weekdays as well?
La Vina is so special we took one of their glasses… We’ve never ever done anything like that before
and if Elkano is booked we loved our rodaballo at Iribar down the street
Yep!! The were so mobbed when we went
Long lines every day they are open.
Ohmigod, too early…
Keep going east on Whittier Blvd, stop at Chronis for a Chili Dog appetizer and when you get to Pico Rivera stop at Mario’s Tacos. The red, bean n cheese, green burritos, French Fries are great and are better than the places mentioned above. Don’t forget to ask for salsa for the Bean n Cheese burrito and fries. I have been going to Mario’s for many years. Its got an interesting, unique interior and as a bonus there is a Tommy’s across the street, and parking lot adjacent is a pretty good mexicancatessen and a micro brew. Enjoy!
Dang, I was just there too early for lunch at the Curry Hut just down the street! Will definitely try Mario’s Tacos when in the area next.
