Tacos El Lago

"For the finest Mexican breakfast in the neighborhood, head to Taco El Lago. This open-at-7am restaurant serves petite—but not skimpy—griddled burritos stuffed with omelette-style egg sheets, a layer of flattop-toasted cheese, black beans, itty bitty soft potatoes, and a protein, like snips of melty bacon or mild chorizo crumbles. Don’t forget to add on their garlicky tomatillo salsa, and if you’re not very hungry at all, their breakfast tacos are simply burritos in miniature form." - aimee rizzo

"Sometimes, breakfast burritos have the capacity to sustain you for a full eight hours. But if you just want a good one to get you through the morning, head to Taco El Lago. This open-at-7am Mexican spot serves petite—but not skimpy—griddled burritos stuffed with omelette-style egg sheets, a layer of flattop-toasted cheese, black beans, itty bitty soft potatoes, and a protein, like snips of melty bacon or mild chorizo crumbles. Don’t forget to add on their garlicky tomatillo salsa, and if you’re not very hungry at all, their breakfast tacos are simply burritos in miniature form." - kayla sager riley, gabe guarente, aimee rizzo

"Sometimes, breakfast burritos have the capacity to sustain you for a full eight hours. But if you just want a good one to get you through the morning, head to Taco El Lago. This open-at-7am Mexican spot in Wallingford serves petite—but not skimpy—griddled burritos stuffed with omelette-style egg sheets, a layer of flattop-toasted cheese, black beans, itty bitty soft potatoes, and a protein, like snips of melty bacon or mild chorizo crumbles. Don’t forget to add on their garlicky tomatillo salsa, and if you’re not very hungry at all, their breakfast tacos are simply burritos in miniature form." - Aimee Rizzo

"After RoRo BBQ lost the lease on its offsite space for smoking meats, the owners closed down the restaurant and teamed up with new co-owner Cayetano Mendez to reopen as a taqueria. The tacos here are textbook; the tortillas have a just-right hint of toasty and smoky char while retaining the requisite pliancy. The meats are enticingly seasoned and tender, and provoke the salsa conundrum that is a sign of taco greatness: The salsa is so good that it begs to be used on the tacos, but the tacos are so juicy and flavorful that they require nothing more than the chopped cilantro and onion they’re served with." - Megan Hill, Jade Yamazaki Stewart, Mark DeJoy