Molcasalsa

The burrito is as big as Holden's forearm. Bigger, actually. This is a breakfast burrito from Molcasalsa, a 24 hour Mexican place near our house. We started going here for breakfast a few years ago and now it's a tradition to have breakfast here once per week. 

I always get the Machaca Burritto. It's filled with shredded beef, eggs, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. DJ gets the chorizo burrito which only contains chorizo and eggs -- often more chorizo than egg. Riley and Holden share a bacon burrito which has thick chunks of bacon, eggs and cheese. Notice they don't put potatoes or beans in their giant breakfast burritos. This isn't just an excellent burrito but also a steal at $3.25 plus tax. 

DJ has done a little research on the restaurant and found that they have several locations but all are family owned, sort of like In-n-Out. Their consistency is probably due to the fact that they don't franchise - like In-n-Out doesn't franchise. They also appear to pay their people well. I only say that because the workers seem to be very friendly and happy, with low turnover, and they drive late model vehicles. They always recognize us and if a member of the family is missing, they ask where he or she is. 

One of the workers has nine fingers so that's how we refer to him. He is the friendliest and has seen DJ go from a half-a-burrito-eater to the guy that rides his skateboard there from his mom's house in La Habra, to the guy that drives up to the window himself.  Part of what makes the burritos there so good is the tortillas they use (almost translucent), the fresh ingredients, the friendly staff and tradition. It's something we all look forward to just about every weekend.