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Los Dos Pedros, I love you.

Los dos pedros i love you

Neighborhood: Pacific Beach, San Diego

Price: $

Vibe: Standard taco shop where order at the register and grab your salsa when your order is ready. They have a small seating area, but I recommend taking your grub to go.

When people come to visit in San Diego, they often want to know where to go for the best Mexican food. I struggle with this request, because if they really want the best tacos or burritos, my suggestion is not typically a sit-down restaurant with mariachis strolling around. It’s going to be a taco shop. I mean, let’s be real San Diegans, for the legit burrito craving we go to our local spot. Am I right? Maybe it’s the familiarity, maybe it’s because our spot is minutes or steps away from our house, but we come to really bond with our local taco shop cuisine.

I feel this way when I get my craving for a breakfast burrito – often the only thing subsiding my hangover and allowing me to function for the rest of the day. For this craving, there is only one spot that does the trick every time, and that’s Los Dos Pedros. This unassuming little gem has been operating under the same ownership and in the same location since 1984! That’s 38 years of perfecting their trade. It has even been claimed that Los Dos is the home of the original “California burrito” which actually consisted of carne asada, cheese, egg and potato

The friendly staff here cranks out burritos, tacos, and a whole menu of other stuff I’ll probably never try because I habitually rotate between my 3 favorite things: breakfast burrito, carne asada burrito and “white girl” burrito (nicknamed by my love who thinks I’m crazy for adding lettuce to my bean cheese and rice burrito. Try it before you knock it). I’ve tried many other breakfast burritos in San Diego and for one reason or another I end up disappointed and wanting my Los Dos. The tortillas are fresh, the bacon is crispy, and the potatoes, cheese and egg are combined in the most perfect of ratios. I CANNOT eat this burrito without the “red” salsa (beware, this can be confused with the bright orange Habanero, much different!), and I must have 6 of them. What is your favorite local spot and your “go-to” order?