Today Kirk and Cathy are busy and eating. Sometimes ed (from Yuma) needs a quick breakfast, and maybe the next time you're in Yuma you'll need one too.
I think breakfast burritos are one of the most important contributions of Southwestern cuisine to everyday American eating. A complete breakfast (minus fruit juice of course) rolled inside a warm flour tortilla.
A new restaurant in Yuma, Jector's Breakfast Burritos, specializes in this culinary classic:
Whether you get them to go or to eat at one of the eight or nine small tables on the premises, your burrito will come tightly wrapped with a napkin in paper:
The burritos are $3.50. This one is ham and egg, and I asked for the optional pico de gallo (chopped fresh tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions) to be added:
All the burritos come with a picante salsa that has a pronounced sour tang. Its flavor plays off nicely against the sweetness of the egg.
I've liked every burrito that I have purchased from this place. Their chorizo is spicy but not greasy:
Machaca and egg is a classic taste combination and very meaty:
The sausage, potato, and egg is one of Tina's favorites:
The asada and egg here is made with real skirt steak:
And the asada can also be ordered as a regular — that is no egg – burrito:
The beef flavor is excellent, but I like more guacamole with my asada burritos.
My overall favorite is probably what they call the supreme:
I love the perfectly cooked thick sliced bacon that lends a nice smokiness to the eggs, potatoes, beans, and melty cheese.
The people here are friendly, they take phone orders competently, and they have your burritos ready on time — though as they have gotten busier, orders sometimes take longer than they used to. The restaurant is open daily from 6 am at least through lunch.
Jector's Burritos, 1473 S. 4th Ave, Yuma AZ, (928) 329-0035.