Very filling, but flavor-wise it stayed pretty one note for me. Most Mexican food spots usually lean heavy into spicy or salty... but savory depth? That rich slow-cooked flavor that makes you pause for a second? Didn't really get that here. I ordered the shrimp & asada burrito extra crispy for $16.99 and I'll absolutely give them credit where it's due-this thing was LOADED with meat. Definitely not one of those mostly rice-and-beans situations. The crispy tortilla texture was honestly the best part for me. It just needs savory item like onion and bamboo transformed. That said, the seasoning felt flatter than I expected considering how stacked the burrito was. I kept waiting for layers of flavor to kick in, but it mostly stayed at the same note throughout. Still, if your priority is quantity, protein, and leaving full, Burrito King Sunset absolutely delivers on that late-night Echo Park burrito energy. Seems like other people also love them for the massive portions and OG local spot vibe, especially their California burritos and carne asada items. read more

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I had delivery via DoorDash from here and it was decent. I ordered the carne asada fries from here and they were okay. I could tell the steak wasn't the greatest quality, but tasted fine. I was surprised that some of the fries remained crispy in that box. I wish they have more guac and used thicker sour cream since it seemed watered down. Also wasn't the biggest fan of the pools of liquid in the corners of the box. I also didn't receive any napkins or utensil so I had to provide my own to eat the dish. The carne asada fries were decent, but I don't think I would rush to eat here again unless it's convenient. read more

Burrito King Sunset - Carne asada fries - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Overpriced for what it was. And 80% of inside carne asada burrito was rice. It's not even tasty. It was delivered by Uber so can't say anything about the place itself. read more

No good i paid for 3 chicken tacos to go. But they only gave me 2. Thiefs..loks like ripoff your money. Too small charging more than give.

A quick review for a quick bite. What was once the hot spot - Burrito King ( made famous by LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold),the shine is gone but the food was decent. No prices on the menu! And the prices shown on Yelp are not correct. These tacos were &3.50 each, and a supreme burrito was about $10. Very reasonable. A good place to check your list if you still have any hankering to check out the spots in Golds book - Counter Intelligence. read more

Burrito King Sunset - (2) tacos - pastor and asada. - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Garbage. Straight garbage. Looks like another restaraunt bites the dust. Been coming here for decades. Came here the other day for the famous Machaca burrito and they just butchered it. Don't waste your time. Your better off eating Taco Bell read more

They got my whole order wrong. I ordered a carne asada burrito with beans cheese only and two hard shell tacos with no lettuce and no onions and this what I got instead. Onions on everything and no beans or cheese in my burrito and they even put onions in my burrito read more

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I used to frequent this place years ago and the burritos "were" amazing. Today I had a simple regular asada and there was hardly any meat, the beans and rice were very bland, the tortilla was a "Mission Soft Taco" brand also very basic. We are never going back. 16 hours later.... And I got the runs. read more

This place is a landmark. It's consistently greasy, unhealthy, lacks any decor and that makes it beautiful. FLAVOR!! Do it. read more

I always thought the food here was great, until yesterday... I ordered nachos and first thing noticed everything was cold, like it had been refrigerated after being made. The beans were cold, cheese wasn't even melted. It was really unappetizing so I just started to eat the guacamole when I chewed on something hard. I thought it was maybe the stem of avocado? Or at worst a chicken bone? I spit it out and clean it off to find a piece of rubber/hard plastic had broken off of something and into my food. I've never had anything like this happen to me anywhere, it's tainted my view of this place now. I can't never go back because of this. read more

Burrito King Sunset - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Disgusting. If you find yourself thinking about ordering their supreme shrimp burrito, DONT!!!!!!!!!!!!! They allow their shrimp to sit and rot until they cook it then add all the ingredients onto the burrito shell before wraping it and giving to you to eat. I order on doordash and i will never do that again. THE FOOD QUALITY IS NON EXISTENT! read more

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Not sure why there are so many negative reviews. I've been here multiple times for lunch and dinner and service has always been friendly and food is good. Runs me like $13 for a supreme carne asada burrito - which is decent. Not going to be the most amazing meal in the city but definitely will hit the spot, would recommend for a quick meal if your in the area. read more

We ordered last night the chicken burrito, my husband was up all night with stomach pain and running to the bathroom. Horrible burrito!!!!0

I'm impressed with my visit to Burrito King. It's the best in this area, in my opinion. They have a great menu and quality Mexican food. It's authentic and tastes great. The sauce is impressive. It's known for late-night punks, hippies and party goers. I went in the afternoon. You're better off parking and paying maybe 75 cents with the meter. It's on corner spot. I'm looking forward to going again. They have great vegetarian burritos. GREAT job, shout of to Burrito King on Sunset! read more

My family and I had been looking forward to eat here for some time. I wanted my children to experience coming here as I did with my parents. We live far and finally made it out. I was so disappointed as I could see the cook handle dripping raw chicken with his bare hands. He then placed it in bread crumbs to fry. After he lightly wiped his hands on his smock and preceded to cook. He then walked over to pull some foil to begin wrapping food he was to serve to customers. Thank is a hard NO for me. That is such an unsafe way to manage food. People could get so so sick. I immediately cancelled my order and left. I guess some things are left in the past. Hopefully the cooks can be trained on better food handling safety. # 1 rule either wear gloves or wash hands after handling raw meat especially raw chicken. read more

Old school walk up window don't know why the reviews on this place are so low don't get me wrong. The food is incredible but for the price you can't eat it or especially around the sunset area. I would definitely stop in the burritos burgers and a lot of other things that are worth the price, not the best in the world. read more

It's okay especially if it's 2 am and you are over Del Taco. Other then that it's not really to my standards. No restrooms no sit down restaurant to lounge and eat. It is just a window and a weird looking kitchen. Now if you are sober DO NOT BOTHER! If you are trashed and you are done painting the town red then this is for you. For LA this is an embarrassing Cali Mex of a hole. Over all nothing was per say flavorful or juicy from the carne asada. It is just an over all "meh to okay" wet burrito. Again if it's passed the witching hour and you are desperate to just get grub then this is okay. Otherwise with all the choices around this is by far the only that will take a card. So that is why I ended up eating at this location, because they do take cards. Customer Service? Who cares! It's 2 am I just want a burrito extra wet please! Now if you are paying attention and it is passed the witching hour and you have cash, go across the street to the "Lonchera" now they have really authentic delicious tacos . So over all my rating is okay to meh. Conclusion, Nothing of my wet burrito was great except it was a burrito as big as my torso and I did't get sick. So take that into consideration. read more

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I've given this location 3 chances and it has failed me twice. First chance: I ordered the California Burrito and it was the best tasting burrito I've had in awhile. Maybe because I was hungry or maybe it was the combination of carne asada, sour cream and fries wrapped in a tortilla. Whatever it was it was delicious the first time I had it. Pair it with a Jarrito Tamarindo and your cravings will be satisfied. Second chance: ordered the California Burrito again after a Dodger game one evening and it was the worst decision I could've done. It resulted in food poisoning. I'm not sure what it could've been considering I didn't have anything to eat at the game. Maybe the meat wasn't cooked properly? Maybe the sour cream was going bad? Maybe the fries were undercooked? I'm not sure but it wasn't pretty. Third chance: stopped by last night after work to order my "usual" the California Burrito only to be disappointed. The meat was mostly fat (look at picture) and I couldn't enjoy the burrito at all. Every other bite I was spitting out a piece of unchewable fat. I ended up unwrapping the burrito and taking all the carne asada out. Ate the fries and tortilla. I don't think I'll be coming back to this spot. It can be a hit or miss - I've had 2 misses. I'm done with this place. read more

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Great old fashioned 1960s style L.A. Mexican food that really hits the spot. I love that it's just a stand with stools, I love the extra cheesy burrito, I love the fresh Pico de Gallo. Vintage perfection. read more

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Just got home with what I thought was the carnitas burrito that I ordered. Took a bite and got a mouthful of fries and. A little cheese. Not sure what this is, but it's NOT what I ordered. It's going in the trash. A total waste of almost $14. read more

Old school since 1963. The last time I ate here was in 1984 and I can't remember what I ordered back then LOL. This time around I ordered a Bean & Cheese burrito with onions and the hottest salsa available. There's no place to eat here so we took it to go. The chubby burrito was very good especially when I added the hot salsa. read more

Burrito King Sunset - Old school since 1963 - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The cheated me out of 2 taquito meals and a quesadilla combo. I paid 32 dollars for a juice, quesadilla and 3 taquitos read more

Burrito King Sunset - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

the shredded chicken is weirdly sweet? i'm almost certain it has bbq sauce in it?? pretty gross tbh

Great food! We love it there. So did our friend Gram Parsons. There are a few photos of him, a famous musician, standing in front of the restaurant read more

I really don't know how these folks stay in business selling a simple, average size Breakfast burrito & simple basic coffee for $13.40. Particularly with such unfriendly & unpleasant attitude from the Order taker/cashier. The last straw was her balancing act from the kitchen, bringing me milk for the coffee in one of those little plastic containers that burger stands use for catchup or sauce. Well, after the fact, I thought the experience kind of goes hand and hand with the looks of the place, but "Come on, give me a break". Why would they not even use a clean, user friendly serving container or the individual sealed little containers everyone else and their mother use. The place has been there forever, I had driven by many times before and today I thought I should give it a try for a light breakfast, only to regret having stopped. Not their food quality or taste, not to mention the service, nor the location or parking hassle is worthy of such Silver Lake like gourmet restaurant prices. Bon appetite! read more

I ordered this on DoorDash and received the most utter disgrace of a meal I have ever seen! I ordered the Carne Asade plate which came with Asada meat, rice and beans with cheese and every bite made me feel almost instantaneously repulsed. The meat was incredibly soft, wet, rough, under seasoned and tasted like it was boiled. The rice was also undercooked, with hard grains, and the beans tasted like they came out of a can! I can imagine the only way this place is still in business is because of the older Hispanics in the area who have a pallet for bland undercooked food and maybe don't have the heart to complain about it. If you prefer to not have food poisoning then I would steer clear of this establishment! I didn't save a picture of the food to my gallery but I did post another review on the DoorDash store page, which I'll link below if you don't believe how awful it was. It's under Michael M. https://www.doordash.com/store/26273704?utm_source=mx_share read more

So we have all been out late with friends and had one too many drinks. After a night of over indulging what's better than tacos and extra salsa??? Nothing!! After leaving a local bar my friends and I felt like we were stuck in a Harold and Kumar movie on hunt for the perfect meal. After stumbling a couple blocks and a quick search on YELP we came across Burrito King Sunset. This small corner shop is nothing fancy, but delivers big flavor. Maybe I'm basing this review on how I felt at the moment, but regardless it hit the spot. I opted for the obvious carne asada tacos and a crunchy one on the side. The meat was well seasoned, tender, and cooked to perfection. Will I go back?? If I'm in the area again and craving tacos at 2am, absolutely! read more

Burrito King Sunset - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

shit be hittin on gang. Authentic classic read more

food was not good. The asada was hard and slightly bitter, with cold store bought tortillas. Even the pickled carrots were off, the little container was bloated, so they were probably old because they tasted dry af.The quesadilla wasnt even served cut and had loads of cheese, not proportionate to the amount of meat, not tasty whatsoever. read more

Major bummer.. ordered some chicken nachos, and paid extra for added rice on top. Ended up with some chopped up fried chicken tenders, and regular nachos without the rice that I paid for... thought about going back, but after seeing the chicken tenders on top of the nachos, I knew this place wasn't worth it read more

Great food, great service, and outstanding store owners. Let it be known how kind and amazing the staff are. Thank you so much :)

Love y'all but......you need to elevate your chip situation. Yall literally gave me 7 chips. Feels like a rip off please fill the bag up. Its ridiculous. read more

Burrito King Sunset - I haven't eaten any chips. This is literally the portion they give you. Rip offff. - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

You get what you expect with this friendly family owned restaurant. It's a simple authentic hole in the wall. It's clean, simple & one comes for the food. I've enjoyed my daily breakfast burritos and.... everything that I've ordered on the menu. The only weak link was one day the carne was a bit tough, but... The owners are very friendly, polite & professional. Parking can be tough, but it is on a busy intersection. read more

Burrito King Sunset - Meat lovers breakfast burrito! - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I like the burritos and I love their chicken taquitos - the flavor is WONDERFUL. Is the chicken in the other items same chicken? If so, I'd like to try more. One issue today. Every time I order the taquitos I get a different number of them. First time was 4, then 3, and tonight I only got two. What gives? Am I expected to pay the same amount for less and less? I also got no pico de gallo! Come on peeps. read more

Too expensive for a taco. $3.50 for a taco that isn't authentic is crazy to me. The burrito is almost $20 and trust me it is not worth it. And there service is horrible. read more

My girlfriend, later wife and I discovered Burrito King one day in 1972, as I recall. We would walk up Sunset from our inexpensive right-of-way house in Silver Lake to go to the 49 cent movies nearby. There were burrito stands on three corners of the Sunset & Alvarado crossing but Burrito King was the closest to the theater. Not knowing what to get from all the options the stand presented, I selected the Machaca burrito and, well, it destroyed any chance that I would ever find better burritos anywhere else in the following half-century. It was astonishingly delicious and it became our standard for excellent Mexican food. I was recently in a nostalgic mood and while looking at a Google map, I was really surprised to discover that Burrito King was still there, and apparently still doing well. One of the truly great and special eating experiences in LA! read more

One of the best spots you'll find in LA. THEY HAVE SEVERAL vegetarian options and vegan as well. From breakfast to dinner. Food is season and you can taste this unique exquisite taste on everything they make. I wish I could give more starts for their review. If you are visiting the LA area please feel free to stop by anytime. They have late hours ( which is perfect if you go out for drinks or something. ) must try at the Sunset strip. read more

Burrito King Sunset - Veggie Nachos must try them. - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Ordered the supreme nachos from UberEats and they literally forgot the cheese on both plates. I tried calling and their number was no longer in service. UberEats couldn't contact them either so I couldn't even get a refund for the messed up food. read more

Great spot for late night eats. I got a soft taco combo platter, three tacos for about $7. Had carne asada, chicken, and pork. Loved all of them but the carne asada was fantastic! Came with a drink and I was a happy camper. They take credit cards and the woman who helped me was so wonderful and welcoming. Looking forward to my next trip there sometime soon! read more

Burrito King Sunset - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Don't really care about the price food is freakin good. Service is extremely friendly. And the location is on the best part of sunset.