I had a bunch of errands to run before our current trip. It was fairly early and I was a bit hungry, so I decided to stop in at Barrio Donas and grab a breakfast torta on the way home. I had actually been waiting for the location in Old Town to open, but it seems to have been delayed, I guess it's the new normal. I understand the National City location hasn't opened yet either. I drove into the lot and noticed it wasn't busy at all; my lucky day.
I waltzed in, placed my order for the A la Mexicana, which is now $8.50, it was $7.50 on my last visit in 2021
The woman working was a hoot and my order was ready in minutes.
The torta did well on the 15 minute drive home.
I noted in my previous post that there's quite a bit more filling these days and on this visit they went a bit overboard on the chipotle. This was much spicier than I recall, though perhaps my tolerance has waned over the last couple of years? I also noted that they have changed the bread in my last post as well; it's quite yeasty and much lighter than what I used to enjoy. Regardless, the combination of eggs, beans, cheese, salsa performed adequately as my late breakfast on this day. Though perhaps I would have appreciated a bit more beans.
And it did the job. I'm still wondering how things will work out when Barrio Donas opens their other locations.....will the prices change, will the menu remain? We'll see.
Barrio Donas
4714 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117
I enjoy the rendition of the sandwich at Su Pan on El Cajon, will have to try this one too!
Posted by: RanjitJhala | Sunday, 04 December 2022 at 05:42 PM
hope the other locations won’t have too many changes
Posted by: kat | Sunday, 04 December 2022 at 07:09 PM
I loved the donuts: https://www.hungryones.com/2020/05/barrio-donas/
Posted by: Soo | Monday, 05 December 2022 at 10:12 AM
I had this lack week randomly and thought the bread had changed as well. it was still good, but something seemed off..
Posted by: david | Monday, 05 December 2022 at 02:00 PM
Hope you enjoy it Ranjit!
I hope so too Kat!
Glad you enjoyed the donuts Soo.
Yes, they changed the bread a year or so ago and it's not quite the same David.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 06 December 2022 at 10:41 AM
I've been recommended this spot for their 'donas' (donuts). Waiting for their National City location to open.
Posted by: caninecologne | Monday, 02 January 2023 at 07:35 PM
Folks do like the donuts from here CC! Hopefully the National City location will open soon; it'll be closer to you and heck, maybe we'll even get a new post! ;o)
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 02 January 2023 at 07:50 PM