Classic Authentic Mexican Burrito

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When I went back home to Los Angeles for spring break about three weeks ago, I was looking forward to eating some great Los Angeles food for the first time since January. In Los Angeles, Mexican food is hard to pass up, and I sure did not want to pass up great Mexican food that I had not had for a long time. When I decided to call up three high school friends to eat dinner, we all agreed that Las Fuentes, a cheap Mexican restaurant close by, would satisfy all of us the most.

At Las Fuentes, I always get a chicken burrito topped with this spicy sauce (the orange stuff that surrounds the burrito pictured above) that gives the burrito some extra flavor. The burrito is pretty standard: chicken, jack cheese, beans, and rice. Most people seem to like much more in their burrito, but I am definitely not one of those people. The burrito is big enough with those four ingredients that any extra items would make it too loaded and less enjoyable. After waiting longer than usual for my burrito, I finally receive my food and take the first bite rather slowly. The first bite was an amazing feeling that I had not felt for a long, long time. The spice of the sauce combined with the mushed chicken had some crazy flavor in it that night. Maybe the long wait was actually justifiable, which is rare for me to say. I do not know what it was, but there was something in the air that made this Mexican burrito much better than many previous burritos I had consumed. Maybe it was the fact that I had not had a quality burrito in what seemed like eons. Maybe it was the sauce. Maybe it was just really that good that night. I don't know, but I won't speculate any longer because it sure satisfied me.

Without that burrito, my break probably would have been incomplete. The flavor of the burrito, the atmosphere of the Mexican restaurant, and the simple camaraderie put together made this food experience one I hope to cherish for a long time. Mexican food in Los Angeles, and in many places close to the Mexico border, is hard to pass up. Unfortunately, Atlanta does not have the quality of Mexican food of that in Los Angeles. Therefore, I took advantage of my time home to ravage on some Mexican food. And this restaurant gave me the best Mexican food during my short week at home. Thank Las Fuentes for giving me a Mexican food experience that I thoroughly enjoyed.