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    El Sitio

    3.9 (83 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed • 8:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    EL SITIO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    The #3 breakfast burrito (sausage, eggs, potatoes) with chips and salsa. So good!

    Driving from the SF Valley to SLO and stopped here for a breakfast burrito. Just what the doctor ordered. People were friendly, burrito was tasty (and huge), the patio was so relaxing before getting back on the road.

    a burrito and chips on a plate
    Pam C.

    Made a pit stop here for lunch after driving through the area. El Sitio is located in a small corner strip mall with only a couple other stores in the area. There's plenty of parking and an open patio with seating. Menu is pretty long and mostly focused on burritos, tacos and tortas. Service was friendly with a cashier and a cook staffed when we were there. There's an open self serve salsa bar and they will give you little takeout containers for them. Prices were a bit high vs what I had been expecting. It looked like they had recently raised prices with the menu prices taped over. However portions were generous especially on the protein and everything came with sides and chips. Shrimp Quesadilla - large portion with a side of chips. This came out extremely greasy but really tasty. Shrimp were large and plentiful. Definitely our favorite item. Chorizo burrito - filling and large burrito filled with chunks of sausage (not the ground kind). Chili verde plate - pretty spicy and a lot of pork. Topped with avocado slices that helped cut through the acidity.

    Adobada Burrito

    Can I get some meat with my rice burrito please? Love the locations and ordered a bunch but today I got a burrito full of rice, no bueno.

    carne asada burrito
    Ollie M.

    the food is amazing, me and my friend go every week to get the carne asada burrito 8/10

    lengua, cabeza and adobada? tacos

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    This is an authentic Mexican taco/burrito place. No frills! Just a lot of tasty food for a little money. Wish we had one in Portland.

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    The chile relleno burrito = pure bliss. I don't even have anything else to say, this sums up everything I feel about this place.

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    Good authentic food, cheap beer, and kind staff. While this place may not be much to look at its a great place for a group of friends.

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    Love this place!!! Brocheta de pollo is amaaaazing and their salsas are the best. Not a fancy place but perfect lunch spot for a work day!

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    10 years ago

    Solid place. They have super tasty tortas and burritos. Slightly overpriced but they have a salsa bar that makes up for it.

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    My favorite place for chilaquiles! Everything is solid here. Out of all the El Sitio this location is the best.

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    12 years ago

    Excellent burritos close to my house that last for me 2-3 meals great value when it last a couple days. Thank you

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    born and raised santa barbara so there are certain things you learn early…read more you drive down the 101, take that turn toward isla vista, and something shifts. air changes a little. priorities adjust. time becomes more of a suggestion and then there's freebirds the original one on embarcadero del norte sitting there like it's seen everything because it has i've walked in there wearing flip flops, still sandy, hair doing whatever the ocean decided, salt drying on my face, no shower, no plan, just following the internal signal that says burrito and that's when it works best these burritos operate differently in that state. they're bigger. warmer. more correct. like the whole system is calibrated specifically for post-surf decision making line is long. always has been. mix of people who know exactly what they're doing and people about to learn something important foil everywhere. tortillas moving fast. someone at the front making a choice that will define the next hour of their life guy behind the counter was dialed. didn't catch the name but i'm pretty sure it was barron sawyer. had that calm confidence like he's built a few thousand of these and understands the assignment at a deeper level you step up and it's muscle memory rice, beans, meat, things start stacking, someone folds it like it's a practiced skill passed down over time and then you walk out sun still out. flip flops still on. burrito in hand like a completed mission you take that first bite and everything aligns for a second this place has been around 30 years and it makes sense because it isn't trying to be anything else it already figured it out five stars if you know you know

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