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| California burrito at El Balcon in Bremerton, Washington (near Seattle) |
I didn't expect to find a California burrito in Washington, but that's exactly what I found (and a lot more) at El Balcon. Located in Bremerton, Washington (near Seattle and Tacoma), El Balcon serves a large menu of Salvadorian and Mexican dishes. Read my review of El Balcon Salvadorian and Mexican restaurant after the break.
My first experience of a California burrito was at
Juanita's Taco Shop in Encinitas near San Diego. A California burrito is basically a carne asada burrito with french fries replacing the rice and beans, and it's surprisingly tasty. So when I saw it on the menu at El Balcon, I had to try it.
And I'm glad that I did! It was delicious, and also very large. El Balcon uses
crinkle-cut garlic fries to kick it up from a regular California burrito. And
it's really big. This was a great burrito!
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| Pastelitos |
I noticed an item on the menu I had never seen before called
pastelitos, which are fried corn puffs stuffed with pork, sort of like an empanada. These were served hot and they were delicious.
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| Taco Tuesday |
El Balcon has daily specials. We arrived on Tuesday and enjoyed (what else?) Taco Tuesday. You can get any four tacos so we had two asada and two pork.
TIP: El Balcon isn't very big, so plan on taking your order to go.
