Unlike the ones from last week these are made at home. They are made from chicken to cut costs.
This is pure comfort food for a lot of people in San Diego.
Cost per person, $3.21 I could have saved a dollar+ by buying an avocado a week ago instead of going to the one Tienda that keeps perfectly ripe avocados behind the counter. But then I would have bought more avocados and not actually saved anything.
There are six here. The traditional order is 5. And doesn’t come with beans. Retail price according to Google maps picture of the menu: $9.50
My wife’s go-to 'bertos is Albertaco, so I guess not really a 'bertos.
Is that over in Vista? I just looked at their website. The health department refers to them collectively as “toes”
She likes the San Marcos location. Really pretty ordinary, but they do make a good pollo asado burrito.
I have been out of SoCal (Chula Vista) since 2009, but I still cook all the delicious food I crave/miss. My favorite was always Lolita’s. Roberto’s was alright, but Lolita’s was my jam (I lived just up Otay from it). Their rolled tacos were the best, along with their carne asada chips and Cali burritos. God I miss that food.
I left in 2004.
It hurts when I see a “California burrito” on a menu and it doesn’t contain carne asada, pico, guacamole or fries. They call it a California burrito and the only shared ingredient they contain is the tortilla. And then they put sauce on it, and all burritos, thereby completely defeating the hand held nature of a burrito.A place just opened near me that says they have carne asada fries but I haven’t had the opportunity to test it yet.
The only time I got to Chula Juana was when I was crossing at San Ysidro. Off the trolley and right up the ramps and through the turnstile.
It’s so hard to find Southern California Mexican food in other areas. It’s not just the dishes, the fresh ingredients but the quality is just missing from most places. And, of course, everyone thinks the Mexican food from their town is the best. But once they try San Diego style they always admit they were wrong.
I’ve duplicated carnie asada burritos, these taquitos, machaca, the potato burrito only available at that place on Park and University, and a few other dishes. It’s been two decades and when the cravings hit and must be dealt with.
