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Cinco De Mayo Tacos (Breakfast)
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January 30th, 2009Uncategorized
For all of the great Mexican food I eat around town, my quest for the perfect breakfast burrito remains unfulfilled. Admittedly, my search has mainly consisted of driving around in the morning, looking first for an open restaurant, and then to see if the menu offers a morning burrito. I have had some good burritos at sit down breakfast places, but I am looking for a great burrito to go, one that I can pick up occasionally on my way to work. My biggest problem is finding somewhere that is open before 8:00 am.That’s where Cinco De Mayo Tacos comes into play. Located on the corner of Sepulveda and Washington Pl (not Blvd), sandwiched between Johnny’s Pastrami and Tito’s Tacos, Cinco De Mayo is open 24 hours a day. No matter how early I leave for work, I know that I can pick up a burrito. There are three main offerings for the breakfast inclined, a machaca burrito, a breakfast burrito with your choice of meat and the #19, a burrito with eggs and onions. Shame on me, but I always order diez y nueve, their most basic burrito. For $3 you get what you expect, scrambled eggs and soft onions wrapped in a thick flour tortilla. There is a mild salsa inside the wrap and some spicy salsa on the side to apply with each bite.
The tortilla is what makes this burrito for me. It may be because I don’t eat it until I get to work, but it is soft and chewy, like a steamed tortilla and probably made with lard to give the thick consistency that I enjoy. The chips served in the bag are greasy enough to coat the top of your mouth and salty enough to make you salivate.I haven’t tried anything else at Cinco De Mayo other than the #19, which I have enjoyed maybe a half dozen times. Surely, the Tito’s Taco cabal will poo poo the idea of eating at Cinco De Mayo. It’s obvious that there is a rivalry, with warning signs in the parking lot and entering the restaurant about using Cinco’s property to enjoy Tito’s gut bombs. Tito’s isn’t open at 6:30am though, and eggs aren’t on the menu, so give Cinco De Mayo a chance.
Cinco De Mayo Tacos
11204 Washington Pl
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 391-5354
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4 Responses to “Cinco De Mayo Tacos (Breakfast)”
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Evan
Tito’s–bah. I’ve actually never eaten at either, but from what I’ve seen and read about both, Cinco de Mayo looks better to me.
As for breakfast burritos, I really like the chorizo one at Tacos Por Favor at 14th and Olympic. They’re not open before 8am, though.
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I’ve also been on the hunt for the perfect bfast burrito, especially in West LA. Somehow, places down here just don’t get it…that being said, in terms of the Westside, Sunny Grill’s bfast burrito on venice near inglewood KILLS cinco de mayos (didn’t you hate the super pre-cut days ago onions?/gross eggs?). Of course their salsa might not be as good, but the quality in the rest of the ingredients totally makes up for it. Sorry I’m definitely ranting, but CDM has consistently let me down. And I’m serious about my bfast burritos. Though it was awesome post prom back in the day, I haven’t gotten one good item there.
That being said, best quick breakfast burrito in LA? I think it’s 23rd street cafe by USC, open at 7. LEGIT. Like the discovery channel of breakfast burritos. look at this beauty- http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/1EMNJAZpx5tKT5DkzCtQgw?select=Z3Z8P3OWnGHNvJggI9bmyA
I took that pic because I was so impressed…but everything else there just ok to goodish. -
Oh, by the way, the main reason I hate on CDM is because I thought trusting them for a breakfast burrito before a 5 hour flight would be a great idea…and it definitely was not haha.
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thranduil
When we moved back to Southern California, we went back to Tito’s due to the nostalgia. We probably would have been better off leaving the good memories alone. We’ve gone to Cinco de Mayo ever since if we are in the area and have the munchies. I agree with Evan though - the chorizo burrito at Tacos Por Favor is really excellent.
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