The Best Burritos in Big D

Wednesday is National Burrito Day, per the Lord. Chipotle has a game going via its app; crack the code and get a buy-one-get-one offer, plus rewards members get free delivery. Whatevs.

Dallas has plenty of places to make your refried bean, cheese and barbacoa dreams come true. Fortunately, we've been lucky enough to vet many of them fully, and below are some of our favorites:

El Paisa Cocina Mexicana

Multiple Locations

El Paisa Cocina Mexicana has come a long way since 1998. Once a taco cart, the family empire has grown to 10 locations serving giant breakfast burritos made with 10-inch ($5.99) or 12-inch ($6.99) flour tortillas loaded with scrambled eggs, refried beans, gooey cheese and a protein: pick between bacon, sausage, chorizo, potatoes, ham, steak or cactus. Fajita is available for a dollar more. The secret is to customize your order with maximum fillings. These two-hand burritos are enough to feed two or hold you over all day. — Desiree Gutierrez

Los Primos Tacos and More

5012 Sharp St.

We saluted Los Primos' breakfast burrito in our 2024 Best of Dallas issue; their super stuffed egg and meat monster is "the ultimate bang-for-your-buck breakfast" for less than seven bucks. In this economy? Wow. Good news: you can get your fill here on a budget any time of the day. Get a simple burrito with meat, rice and beans starting at just $1.99 or the burrito mixto with two meats $11.69. Find this spot in West Dallas just off Irving Boulevard near Westmoreland.

Cris and John's

5555 Preston Oak Road

What happens when a Mexican-American falls in love with a Vietnamese-American? Phorritos. The owners of this East Dallas gem blend spices and cooking techniques they each grew up with. The result is best demonstrated in their platters loaded with fusions, like Viet Curry Taquitos and Birria Bao. But the pho burritos made with rice noodles, bean sprouts, herbs and jalapenos, wrapped in a tortilla, are a must.

Montes

Shell Station at 19004 Midway Road

This burrito spot in a Shell station is one of our favorite finds of 2022. We dined on several burritos, including a breakfast burrito, fajita and barbacoa, all for less than $20. Montes started as a full-service restaurant in Whitney, but this satellite spot has been around for about five years now. All the burritos — from breakfast to dinner — come on house-made tortillas and are priced to move.

La Victoria

1605 Haskell Ave.

The 12-inch Super at La Victoria in Old East Dallas is everything you want in a burrito: hot, grilled, heavy with picadillo (you can also get chicken or steak), beans, pico, cheese and sour cream. It's legit and not at all snobby, like a hug from your abuela. This spot has been churning out Tex-Mex staples for more than 20 years, serving breakfast and lunch (note: they're open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.). – Chris Wolfgang

Salsa Limon

Multiple Locations

Salsa Limon in downtown is one of our favorite lunch spots. We recently discovered the $2 bean and cheese burrito under the "best deals" section of the menu, which we pair with the $7 sopa de tortilla, which is an amazing little bowl of spicy beef broth, avocado and refried beans (yes, they put refried beans in the soup, which was a curious choice but now a favorite hack). If you're looking for something heavier, get the El Campeon Burrito for $12.20, made with barbacoa and toasted on the griddle for a warm, crispy exterior. And if you're in downtown and order it to-go, maybe one of the cute little robots will deliver it.

Maskaras Mexican Grill

2423 Kiest Blvd.

This Oak Cliff spot is an ode to Mexican wrestling and tacos, but just as the high-flying acrobatics of Mexico's most flamboyant sport, the burritos here are over the top. Each burrito will set you back $15, but food snuggled in a tortilla has never been so worth it. The Burger Burrito here comes with a hot dog, french fries, steak and secret sauce. It's hard to visit this spot without getting an order of the ahogados tacos and tacos dorados, so our advice here is one of everything.

Del Sur Tacos

720 E. Jefferson Blvd.

Del Sur Tacos on Jefferson Boulevard — just west of Interstate 35 with the angle-winged luchador on the logo — is one of our top 100 restaurants. The carnitas, cochinita pibil and birria are all excellent. The barbacoa is slow-roasted in banana leaves, and the spit-roasted al pastor is sublime. So, putting any of those in a burrito delivers amazing results. This is a full-service restaurant with a full bar.