Bringing Breakfast Burritos to All of OC

 Vatos Burritos

Orange County, CA

Even with all that's been thrown at us over the last ten months, I'm still in awe of the way 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 the orders, and then delivering them throughout OC. 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 then Christian delivers your burrito to you 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 have the choice of 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 I'd treat a couple of my coworkers to breakfast to brighten up our dreary day at work. 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 accepts Venmo or cash, and then we were hoping 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 have for sale in bottles. I actually liked alternating both sauces while eating the burrito. I would not consider either as 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 of the 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 to things. I'd probably skip the spinach next time, as it really kind of 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 actually made our day better, and that's not usually the case most days. It was also a real pleasure getting a chance to meet Christian before he had to dash off to deliver more burritos to the rest of OC. Even in those brief couple of 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