A Burrito of Epic Proportions?

 That Epic Burrito Shack

8491 Atlanta Avenue #201

Huntington Beach, CA 92646

As I scroll through Instagram, there's one surefire thing that will make me stop and watch. No, it's not cat videos or videos featuring organizational hacks; it's breakfast burritos. I'm always on the hunt for the next great breakfast burrito. I have favorites, like the perennial picks from Ham and Scram, Nate's Korner, and the underappreciated ones from TK Burger and 3rd Place Coffee. These are all excellent places to get breakfast burritos, but I don't want to feel like I'm missing out on anything. I usually try it immediately when I see an influencer talking up a breakfast burrito. That's what brought us to the Epic Burrito Shack. 

Located inside Landmark Liquor on the corner of Newland and Atlanta Avenue, Epic Burrito Shack is easy to miss because it's in a very residential area. It'll sneak up on you if you're not paying attention. They are open every day from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., so yes, they serve bowls, tacos, loaded fries, and burritos. I'm unsure if there is a cut-off time for them to stop serving breakfast burritos, but we ordered ours just before noon on a Saturday and had no problems getting one. 

Opened in December 2020, Epic Burrito Shack has quietly won much praise for their food. They have an impressive 4.3-star rating on Yelp, with nearly 300 reviews. As I mentioned earlier, some prominent food influencers have visited here. These food influencers often get paid to say nice things about the places they go, but these influencers I've seen visiting here are what I'd deem very respectable and telling it like it is. These are the people I respect and try to emulate, not just going to a restaurant or gas station for a payday. 

Ordering was done at the counter, but we called ahead, and it was bagged and ready to go at the time quoted over the phone. A couple of tables are set up out front, but Katie was tired from our 3-mile walk at nearby Fairview Park, so we took it home with us. Here are our thoughts.  

It's not every day that you see a Carne Asada Breakfast Burrito ($11.50 + $1.50 for guacamole) on the menu, so I had to try it. The burrito was good-sized, including three scrambled eggs, carne asada, cheese, tots, salsa, and guacamole. I liked that they placed the burrito on the flattop to slightly crisp up the tortilla. Highlights for this were the fresh and flavorful guacamole, the crunchy tater tots, and the way the burrito was layered, so it was easy to get a bite with all the burrito's contents. This needed more cheese and salsa, and the asada had a good texture but needed to be seasoned more. It fell flat. 

Yes, I had two burritos—don't judge. I did it for all of you. My second burrito is their most popular, The Bacon and Sausage Breakfast Burrito ($10.50). Like the burrito above, this one came with cheese, salsa, tots, and three fluffy scrambled eggs. The bacon and sausage stood out way more than the asada, which elevated this to a higher level than my first one. I'd get this with guacamole next time and ask for extra salsa. 

These were some well-crafted breakfast burritos, but not the best I have had. They were good, though. They needed something to make them pop and make me take notice to get into my top five breakfast burritos of OC. Right now, my top 5 include LJ's Lil Cafe, Nate's Korner, TK Burger, Troy's, and Third Place Coffee. Epic Burrito would occupy one of the following five spots, making this one of the top ten breakfast burritos in OC. So, they are definitely worth visiting. Now, back to scrolling Instagram for the next breakfast burrito spot, I'll hit up.  

Out of five bars of surf wax (because the largest bar of surf wax is located at the Huntington Beach Surf Museum), five being best to zero being worst, That Epic Burrito Shack gets 3 bars of surf wax. 

For more information about That Epic Burrito Shack, head to their website by clicking here: https://epicburritoshack.com/