A breakfast burrito and latte is a personal imperative for the morning of a road trip. I wish I weren’t like this, but these needs don’t seem like something I can change at this point.
Making to-go breakfast on top of packing for a weekend trip or vacation is just not going to happen. Saving time to eat breakfast at home pre-departure is even more unlikely. Even if either of those things happened, breakfast wouldn’t be as satisfying as someone else making me a burrito with ingredients I am unlikely to have at home, wrapping it up perfectly, and handing it to me, warm with a latte and a smile.
For over a decade, I’ve searched this town for the best spot to grab a breakfast burrito on the go, early. Restaurants are often too slow, so they’re not on my list. Places that don’t open until after 10 a.m. are too late for road trip purposes, and therefore also not on my list (tear, El Green Go’s, Rafelito’s, Xalo’s, and El Jefe.)…