Grew up in this neighborhood...
Always ate here with my big bro...
I love this place
From burritos 🌯 to tortas 🥪 and more! You'll find it all here in this place that has been at this location for over 30 years.
Pozole, menudo, chicharrónes, breakfast 🍳, desayunos, tamales, tacos 🌮, burritos, 🌯 you name it.
Staff is awesome. Easy to order. Next to the Metro 🚇 Red Line Santa Monica / Vermont Station 🚉, and stops to the 4, 704, 204, & 754 bus lines.
You can order a whole roasted chicken 🐔, or half with side orders. Prices are great for everything they offer.
Read in the LA Times, this spot won't be around soon! So sad, been coming here since late 90s and have really enjoyed watching it grow. Come while it's open. Cash only, but worth it.
Wonderful burrito joint, best al pastor burritos on the planet, still super cheap (though not $3 anymore), wide selection of meats and stews, everything right there in front of you. All the folks that have worked there over the years are friendly and accomodating. Wonderful salsa bar, kept well stocked -- those zanahorias are amazing. Indoor & outdoor seating. Has to handle a wide, shall we say, variety of clientele who stumble in off the street (including me), and they do their best. They tolerate my bad Spanish without rolling their eyes. Actually has parking in back. They've experimented with chicken in recent years. The neighborhood joint of my dreams. Perfect adjunct to LACC down the block. Kind of rambling and sprawling, but that's part of its charm. Can't wait for the virus to end so I can get back there.
It’s all good, but the salsa Roja is – bar none– the BEST salsa I have ever had in my life. My wife and I will be moving to the Philippines in a couple years. I really hope that I can talk the owners of El Gran burrito to give up their salsa recipe before we leave so that I can enjoy it on our little island.
Good burritos and gorditas to be had here. Consistently tasty and haven’t been disappointed. That said if you are looking for nice ambiance and clean and tidy restaurant/food stand surroundings this is probably not the place for you. For the more lax and those with no lofty expectations for sparkling surrounding then I would recommend giving this place a try.
I went today only to get greeted at the door and be informed they had permanently closed. I was a patron for as long as I can recall. I'll miss El Gran Burrito. Get out and support your local restaurants.
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