Il Canto Cafe
Cafe · Financial District ·
Hearty grilled breakfast burritos with chipotle sauce & fresh ingredients
Hearty grilled breakfast burritos with chipotle sauce & fresh ingredients
"The breakfast burrito at this Financial District takeout counter is perhaps the cheesiest in the city. One bite and you’ll see enough cheese inside to double as a dairy farm’s backup supply. Filled with cooked-just-right scrambled eggs and dollops of creamy chipotle aioli, this thing will keep you full for hours. Keep it vegetarian as is, or pay a couple extra bucks for a protein like sausage, bacon, or shrimp and extras like potatoes and beans. And if you feel like you need this burrito for lunch or dinner (a move we fully endorse), this breakfast burrito is served all day." - ricky rodriguez, patrick wong, julia chen 1
"You’re coming to this Financial District takeout counter for the breakfast burrito. Branded with grill marks, filled with cooked-just-right scrambled eggs, dollops of chipotle aioli, and enough cheese to double as a dairy farm’s backup supply, this thing will keep you full for hours. Keep it vegetarian, or pay a couple extra bucks for a protein like sausage, bacon, or shrimp. Paninis and salads fill out the rest of the short menu, but since the breakfast burrito is served all day, you have no excuse not to get it. During the pre-work hours and lunchtime this spot gets swamped, so order online to avoid the wait. Bring your tin-foiled beauty to a place with a lot of napkins, or take your chances at the small public courtyard with a couple tables just around the corner." - Patrick Wong
"Breakfast burritos count too, alright? And there might not be a better breakfast burrito in the Bay. The simple sausage option is the smart order, drizzled with Sriracha alongside the typical, familiar flight of eggs, bell peppers, and green onions." - Lauren Saria
"Breakfast burritos count too, alright? And there might not be a better breakfast burrito in the Bay. The simple sausage option is the smart order, drizzled with Sriracha alongside the typical, familiar flight of eggs, bell peppers, and green onions." - Lauren Saria, Paolo Bicchieri, Eater Staff
"To me, the most offensive thing a restaurant can do is overstuff a breakfast burrito with too many potatoes, and at Il Canto Cafe potatoes are optional and never used as filler — even when added they’re restrained. Being able to customize the breakfast burrito is a godsend: I usually pick the simple breakfast sausage option, and the ratio felt just right, with about one-fourth to one-third protein folded into soft scrambled eggs mixed with bell pepper, green onions, and Sriracha. The whole mix is enrobed in a mild chipotle sauce that blends into melted cheese for a subtle spicy zing, and the burrito is grilled so the tortilla gets pleasant grill marks that add bite to the soft, cheesy interior; despite the early hour the crew is cheery and ready to send you on your way." - Lauren Saria
