Bringing Breakfast Burritos to All of OC - CLOSED

 Vatos Burritos

Orange County, CA

Despite all that's been thrown at us over the last ten months, I'm still in awe of how some people have been so resilient. People have had to overcome losing their jobs, suffering mental anguish, and forgoing things that they really enjoyed doing, like concerts, sporting events, and traveling, to name a few. There have been some inspiring stories in these dark times, though. People who have pivoted and started something of their own, like Christian Meza. 

Christian lost his job in March and decided to turn to his side hustle of Vatos Burritos, making it his full-time gig. He is a one-man operation, making the burritos, taking orders, and delivering them throughout OC. This is pretty impressive and just what we need right now to get us through these tough times: delicious breakfast burritos. 

All of this is done through the Vatos Burrito Instagram page (the link will be below). You order the night before, settle on a time slot, and Christian delivers your burrito at the agreed-upon time. There are four burrito choices of varying options and two bowl selections for your consideration. Burritos come with scrambled eggs and potatoes as a base, and then you can choose seven types of meat and three sides (cheddar cheese, spinach, and avocado). There's also a special where if you buy 4 burritos, you get the fifth one free. 

I decided to treat a couple of my coworkers to breakfast to brighten up our dreary workday. Ordering was quite simple. I contacted Christian through Instagram messenger, and he got back to me within minutes. We agreed upon a time that he would deliver the three burritos to my work, and he showed up right on time the next day. He accepted Venmo or cash, and then we hoped to be on our way to breakfast burrito bliss. Let's see if that was the case. 

Before we get to the burritos, we should first let you know that they come with two types of sauce: a Picante red sauce and their more popular green salsita, which they now sell in bottles. I actually liked alternating both sauces while eating the burrito. I would not consider either spicy but more of a flavor enhancement to the burrito. 

As you can see from the above picture, the burritos from Vatos are pretty plump. We all got the Loco Burrito ($11), which comes with your choice of two kinds of meat and all sides. To make things easier, we all got the same two types of meat, bacon and sausage, which there was plenty of. The scrambled eggs were light, while the cheddar cheese and avocado added a nice creaminess. I'd probably skip the spinach next time, as it detracted from the otherwise excellent burrito. I'd also try the spicy chorizo next time instead of the sausage, as I've heard some really positive things said about the chorizo that Christian uses. 

Not only was the whole process of ordering and delivery seamless, but the burritos we devoured on our lunch break were also an awesome change of pace from our usual midday meal rotation of nearby restaurants. These burritos improved our day, but that's not usually the case on most days. Getting a chance to meet Christian before he had to dash off to deliver more burritos to the rest of OC was also a real pleasure. Even in those brief few minutes, it's easy to detect how proud he is of the product he is supplying to the hungry breakfast burrito consumers of Orange County, and after trying them, you will find out he has every right to be. 

Out of five gas pumps (because I'm pretty sure that with all of his deliveries all over OC, Christian spends quite a lot of time at gas pumps filling up), five being best to zero being worst, Vatos Burritos gets 3.5 gas pumps. 

For more information about Vatos Burritos or to order some for yourself, follow this link to their Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/vatos__burritos__/?hl=en