Willie's - Breakfast Burrito

Willie’s Grille - 929 S Victory Blvd. Burbank, CA 91502 (Alameda and Victory)

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Willies Grill prepares their breakfast burritos like they prepare their pastrami, Big Willies style! What I’m talking about is they chop everything up on the griddle in a medley of breakfast staples; bacon, eggs, cheese, and hash browns. Everything is mixed together so every bite is as consistent as the last. The service is as good as it gets as far as I’m concerned because at Willies they go the extra mile. If you request the cook to throw the burrito back on the griddle to give it a nice toasted outside not only does he comply, but he does it with enthusiasm. “You want it toasted? Yeah man I can toast that bad boy for you!” I love Willies because they are as passionate about making their breakfast burrito as I am eating them. Solidarity Baby! Big Willie’s style.

Whole Foods - Breakfast Burrito

Whole Foods Market - 12905 Riverside Dr Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

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Whole Foods is known for having organic, fresh, and overall very good food. However, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put humpty dumpty back together again. The lady behind the service counter went to the breakfast bar, gathered all the items (eggs, salsa, bacon, etc), came back to the counter, and rolled it into a tortilla. There was no mixing, melding, and or marrying of ingredients. Sports franchises often make the same mistake. Franchise owners can pay a ton of money for high profile free agents, but if they don’t gel together as a team, ultimately they are not going to win. This breakfast burrito contained all good stuff, but everything was clashing, instead of working together as a cohesive unit. The kicker was the lady rolled up the tortilla like a kid rolls up a clay snake, terrible! Or maybe the kicker was the $9 price tag. Yikes! I must note the Whole Foods breakfast burrito dining experience was graded a bit tough because it was my second breakfast burrito of the morning.

Twin Castle - Breakfast Burrito

Twin Castle - 4400 Vineland Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91602 (Moorpark and Vineland)

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The Twin Castle Burrito was alright. Nothing special. They didn’t do anything wrong either. It came with that rooster sauce on the side. It was the first time I had it on a burrito. It gave it a nice bite. Despite my bad attitude, the breakfast burrito was better than I expected. The atmosphere on the other hand was depressing. A laundry mat on one side, Monday morning traffic on the other, and power lines festooning the skies above is not exactly God’s country, but rather a sobering reminder that you are in The Valley. It was not helping with the overall experience. There was a scraggly looking fellow sitting on the neighboring bench who seemed not to be all there. He was probably thinking the same thing about me. I was glad to get on with my day. That’s all.