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When you visit start with the carne asada and move on from there.. Arkansas:.Mugs Cafe, North Little Rock.

Breakfast burritos might just be the best burritos, and Mugs Cafe has one of the best in the area.Their chorizo-stuffed burrito, served naked on a plate, doesn't pull any silly punches: It's just high quality housemade chorizo, eggs, and pepper jack cheese rolled with onions and cilantro in a tortilla.And it's a thing of beauty.

Wash it down with their Eiskaffee, a cold brew and vanilla ice cream float.Burritos aside, do try their biscuits and gravy topped with the tenderest of omelets, a dish for which they're well known.. California: Al & Bea’s, Los Angeles.

Despite the merits of the massive and rice-filled Mission burrito, named for the San Francisco neighborhood where it was popularized in the 1960s, we have to go with a Los Angeles spot for the California pick.

No other city has been such a historical stronghold of Mexican-American cuisine, with the possible exception of San Antonio—which is often credited with the invention of nachos, tortilla chips, and Fritos.2 tablespoons finely chopped mild onion, such as Vidalia.

1/2 cup diced (1/2-inch) day-old bread, preferably from a country-style loaf.Tomato water sauce.

Tomato juice, Bloody Mary mix or V-8 juice, if needed.5 tablespoons good olive oil.