The Mission-Style Burrito: El Faro, San Francisco

Humble El Faro's original Mission District location is the restaurant responsible for that most Mexican-American of foods, the overstuffed burrito. In 1961, grocery store owner Jose Ontiveros decided to add a meat, bean, rice and cheese-filled roll-up to his repertoire of cooked tacos and Mexican antojitos, and the rest is history. The original offering evolved into the Super Burrito—a San Francisco specialty of meat, beans, rice, cheese, guacamole and sour cream. After it expanded into a restaurant, El Faro opened two other branches in San Francisco.