Cinco De Mayo Tacos - Breakfast Burrito
Friday, June 3, 2005 9:17
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
By Jonah (see more of his posts). Jonah is the founder of la.foodblogging and also created Digesty, a food blog aggregator and Cheww.com, a spam free foodblog search engine.
Pauline says:
June 4th, 2005 at 7:19 pm
Yes, there is a bit of rivalry between Cinco De Mayo and Tito’s, but I would choose Cinco De Mayo over Tito’s any day. Tito’s appeal is mainly the cheap price, but you really get what you pay for. It is worth coughing up the extra $1.50 to eat at Cinco De Mayo’s. My stomach has thanked me for that decision many a times.
Chip says:
June 6th, 2005 at 9:31 pm
I have no idea what the big deal about Tito’s is?? The food is tasteless. I have eaten there many times - since I keep on having people trying to convince me I just didn’t order the right thing. But enough is enough. Cinco De Mayo is the real mofo on this corner.
And even better for sit down meal - Pacos Tacos just down Wash Blvd and Pl 1 block S. of Centinella.
Tommy Lovebottom says:
February 11th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Titos sucks! I DO NOT get it… I lived right around the corner from both of these places and Cinco gets the nod. It’s not great but it’s pretty good and cheap.I used to go to another place around there called Tacos D.F or something with D.F. in it’s name. It had a meat market and a store attached to it. They sold seemingly homemade Mole sauces in plastic bags. Not bad tortas,quesadillas etc…
the jingi says:
February 14th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
i’ve been in japan for about a year now…i’m ready to make my first trip back in march/april…i get off the plane…get my car…and head to cinco…numero ocho con blanco queso, salsa espanol e cola dieta super grande…damn…i miss cinco!