With a menu boasting 20 different breakfast items (and plenty of delicious lunch and dinner items too), it’s no surprise that Mante’s Chow Cart won best breakfast burrito this year. However, due to the expansive menu, the first question some may ask is “what kind of burrito did you get there?”
We posed the question to local residents, who gave a range of unique answers. “Easy answer,” said Dianna Sakai. “Chorizo and red chile, drive through, and eat in the car.” MaryDee Garcia agreed with Sakai that the chorizo breakfast burrito with red chile topped the list, but said she preferred “extra onions.”
Sama Carey, on the other hand, said they preferred their breakfast burrito with bacon and chopped green chile. Others seemed to prefer a similar burrito construction. “Bacon, green [chile] and eggs on the run,” added Samantha Ortiz. Wil Burlin echoed the statement: “Bacon green, sausage red,” he said.
While some preferred their burritos handheld, others said they like their breakfast on a plate and smothered with chile. Theresa Ann Noedel said her favorite a.m. order was a sausage breakfast burrito smothered with green chile. Nicole Law said she doesn’t even like eggs, but still gets the burritos with bacon, red chile and extra onions.
For others, a burrito may not be the way to go. Dorfy Kala, who joked that they often do not wake up in time for breakfast, said they preferred the shredded chicken burrito with green chile, sans beans.
Jennifer Romero said she preferred something completely different than most: breakfast enchiladas, which she explained are filled with eggs, bacon or sausage, and come served with beans and potatoes.
Other notable breakfast items include various sandwiches and biscuits, including the Trujillo and the Julian, which two people listed as their favorite dishes from the establishment.
While this writer normally prefers the egg and sausage biscuit with green chile, a breakfast burrito with chorizo, Christmas chile and extra onions certainly did not disappoint. The eggs were seasoned to perfection while the red and green chile added a distinct Northern New Mexican taste. MaryDee Garcia’s recommendation of extra onions will certainly be a future request.
The longtime Taos establishment has been a breakfast staple in Taos since 1973, and has expanded from a simple food cart owned by the late Mante Chacon to two brick and mortar stores run by the whole family.
Chacon passed away in November of 2020 and the restaurants shuttered their doors for several weeks. Now, both stores locations are opening and booming with business again. A line of cars can often be seen backed up into the street on weekday mornings, with everyone there to get a bite of their favorite version of the best breakfast burrito in Taos.
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