Carne Asada Burrito appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Carne asada burrito · San Diego
The other San Diego burrito: a flour tortilla rolled tight around carne asada, pico de gallo and guacamole. No fries; sometimes a smear of beans. The straight-up Tijuana original that came before the California version.
The carne asada burrito predates the California burrito by decades, dating to working-class kitchens in northern Mexico and crossing the border via the same Tijuana-and-San-Diego corridor that brought the fish taco and adobada. Border-shop kitchens like Aibert's, Roberto's and Lolita's served carne asada burritos through the 1960s and 70s before the fries innovation arrived. The dish remains the simpler, purer plate; surfers and skaters in Pacific Beach kept it in rotation as the California burrito's older cousin.
Where to eat in San Diego:
- Lolita's Mexican Food
- El Comal
- Tacos El Gordo
- Salud Tacos
- Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop