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California Burrito in San Diego
San Diego, California

California Burrito

The city's signature burrito: carne asada, french fries, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese wrapped in a giant flour tortilla — no rice, no beans, the fries are the starch. Born in San Diego's -bertos taco shops in the 1980s, it's practically unavailable anywhere else in this true form.

Try it at: Lolita's Mexican Food in Bonita (a claimed birthplace) or Roberto's Taco Shop, the 1964 drive-thru institution