La Espiga De Oro

"You're going to this convenience store-restaurant hybrid for one reason: the chicharron burrito. It’s filled with spiced rice and tomatoes, stuffed with fried pork that crackles with every bite, and the whole thing is griddled until the outside is just crispy enough. And if you can't get enough, you can order your chicharron by the pound. While the burritos here are tasty, their ratio of ingredients can be off, whether it's an issue with too much rice and not enough meat or the other way around. " - ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1, lani conway

"For those early mornings when you want a burrito packed with more meat than a steakhouse menu, La Espiga de Oro in the Mission is where to go when the sun has barely peeked over the horizon. The butcher-bakery-restaurant hybrid begins selling their chorizo-heavy breakfast burritos when they open at 6:30am. A griddled tortilla is filled with 80% roughly chopped chorizo, scant reservoirs of scrambled eggs, and occasional pockets of melted cheese. It’s not the most balanced breakfast burrito on the list, but for those who think the first meal of the day should include your entire week’s worth of protein, this is it." - ricky rodriguez, patrick wong, julia chen 1

"This grocery store-restaurant hybrid in the Mission has a little bit of everything. Find solid burritos, plump pupusas, large combo plates, pastries, and chicharrón by the pound. If you’re here before noon, get the breakfast burrito, served piping hot with barely-cooked scrambled eggs, chorizo, and pockets of melted cheese. Follow that up with the chicharrón burrito for lunch. It’s full of spiced rice and chopped tomatoes, with fried pork that crackles so loud it might give you tinnitus. With just a few standing tables and seats, we suggest taking your burrito on the road and finding the nearest open sidewalk bench." - Ricky Rodriguez