Posted on 12/11/2013 5:05:08 PM PST by nickcarraway
The Guilty Pleasure: Pastrami Burrito Where To Get It: Burger Shoppe, 35th Avenue and Thomas Road Price: $6.79 What It Really Costs: One Grade A food coma.
For whatever reason, I don't make it out to the West Valley all that often. Once I get west of I-17, most of my mental map just reads "Here There Be Dragons." Goodness knows there are some utter gems waiting to be discovered just because I haven't gotten off my tuchus to do some exploring.
One of my informants tipped me off to an unusual guilty pleasure on the west side. I was told that a little mom-and-pop fast food joint had, of all things, a pastrami burrito. Naturally, my curiosity was piqued. Off I went in search of adventure.
My destination was Burger Shoppe on 35th Avenue and Thomas. Once I arrived, I was more than a little surprised by the variety on the menu, a panoply of international edibles. Of course they had burgers. They also had a selection of Mexican food, including the ubiquitous carne asada burrito. You want fish and chips? They've got 'em. Gyros? Sure, why not! And then, in the middle of the Mexican section of the menu, there's the pastrami burrito.
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After waiting a few minutes for my order number to be called, my steaming hot pastrami burrito arrived. At first, I thought the burrito looked a tad on the small size, especially compared to the hulking beasts available at every something-Berto's in the city. Then I noticed that aside from a squirt of mustard and a few pickle slices, this burrito was a solid mass of pastrami.
There had to be at least a full pound of pastrami wrapped in the tortilla.
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“And I am happy to see they didn’t combine it with something else.”
Good pastrami requires nothing more than mustard, pickles and cheese.
The West Valley is a crime ridden shithole.
ROAD TRIP!!!!
OMG!!!!!
>>Good pastrami requires nothing more than mustard, pickles and cheese.<<
And rye bread!
I made a stop at InNOut today. But since 1991 I have not been a carnivore, so mine was a grilled cheese with extra, extra tomatoes and extra, extra raw onions. Yummy.
And rye bread!
>>But since 1991 I have not been a carnivore, so mine was a grilled cheese with extra, extra tomatoes and extra, extra raw onions. Yummy.<<
Your what?
I responded to nascarnation, who was dreaming about an InNOut burger. My stops at InNOut have been grilled cheese since I have not eaten meat since 1991.
a little farther west in the valley stop at the WhattaBurger on Litchfield and get the Green Chili Double with Cheese — cheap and effective.
But I will have to try the place mentioned.
Tommy’s Tamale Ummmm.
>>I responded to nascarnation, who was dreaming about an InNOut burger. My stops at InNOut have been grilled cheese since I have not eaten meat since 1991.<<
Good for you. Every single person I know who has gone veggie has gotten healthier.
It was hard enough to quit smoking 12 years go. I can’t give up meat.
I was fortunate in that I moved to the Dallas area and there is an In N Out nearby (dammit, now I want a Tommys!)
In-N-Out is about the only good thing about California these days. And if push comes to shove, it won’t be enough to keep me here now that they’ve expanded east of the Sierras...
But I love me some animal-style Double Double!
You mean Pastra-ME!
>>In-N-Out is about the only good thing about California these days. And if push comes to shove, it won’t be enough to keep me here now that they’ve expanded east of the Sierras...<<
I have and In-n-Out here in North Irving, TX. Now if I could just get a Tommy’s and a Carl’s Jr...
It still was worth it but I do miss things like Disneyland, Universal and the beach.
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