5/5 Jay K. 3 years ago on Google
Since
adopting
a
diet
regimen
involving
tacos
and
“intermittent
fasting”
a
year
ago,
breakfast
has
been
a
rarity.
El
Huevo
Estrellado
(“The
Starred
Egg”
in
English)
is
the
kind
of
place
that
makes
me
re-evaluate
the
health
vs.
happiness
dichotomy.
A
small
South
Bay
restaurant
featuring
warm,
professional
service
and
excellent
home-style
cooking,
El
Huevo
Estrellado
serves
what
may
be
San
Diego’s
loveliest
“Chroizo
Scramble”
($10.95).
Every
meaty
strand
of
ground
sausage
was
seemingly
separately
coated
with
a
thin
layer
of
egg
clinging
to
it
like
a
batter.
This
helped
dull
the
harsh
salinity
and
greasiness
that
one
typically
associates
with
Mexican
chorizo.
The
result
is
a
much
cleaner-tasting
amalgamation
of
egg
and
sausage
than
you’d
expect.
The
rice
and
refried
beans
served
with
the
scramble
were
also
unique,
with
the
rice
infused
with
a
touch
more
of
tomato
flavor
than
the
familiar
“combo
plate”
rice
you
get
from
other
restaurants
in
and
around
San
Diego;
I
enjoyed
it.
Meals
begin
here
with
complimentary
tortilla
chips
served
with
a
piquant
salsa
roja
that
delivers
a
fresh
burst
of
cold
while
incongruously
punishing
the
inside
of
your
mouth
with
its
chili-induced
heat.
El
Huervo
Estrellado’s
tacos
regrettably
do
not
use
hand-made
tortillas
made
on-premises,
but
they
are
not
using
the
usual
horrible
pre-packaged
tortillas.
The
owner
told
me
they
get
freshly-made
tortillas
from
a
nearby
tortilleria
each
day.
Their
“Carnitas
Taco”
($3.75)
is
a
non-traditional
carnitas
taco,
featuring
chunks
of
juicy
pork
in
a
marinade
with
shredded
yellow
and
white
cheese,
guacamole,
chopped
tomatoes,
cilantro,
and
a
little
bit
of
lettuce.
A
photo
on
the
wall
shows
that
President
Bill
Clinton
once
visited
this
archetype
of
a
family-run
Chula
Vista
Mexican
restaurant,
which
made
me
wonder
how
he
even
found
it.
Regardless,
I
have
no
doubt
his
day
was
better
for
it.
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