[brutox]

Opened just before the Bangkok flood waters of 2011 threatened, El Diablo's Burritos is the latest entry in the epic struggle to convince Thais to a niche cuisine for Asians - Mexican. It is the sister restaurant of a 3-year old Mexican restaurant in Chiang Mai.

Favoring a hole-in-the-wall concept characterizing some of the greatest Mexican food joints in the world, El Diablo's Burritos serves-up a solid, although limited, line-up of California-Mex offerings.

The menu includes the basic Mexican comfort food - nachos (THB 150-245), burritos (THB 175-225), quesadillas (THB 150-245), tacos (THB 70-90). Not inexpensive (for what it is; but, it is authentic), the owner chooses to emphasize a limited menu without compromise on quality... not a bad positioning for a culture where quality is defined as "do just enough", and when the owner is absent, "don't even do that."

Co-owned and managed by a native Californian, El Diablo's Burritos quality is apparent in the roasted tomatillos and peppers making the homemade salsa, the Beer Lao Dark on offer, the custom spice-as-you-like salsa, and the fact that everything is freshly homemade (from the corn tortillas up).

I enjoyed a carne asada burrito, guacamole and chips, and a few cold Beer Lao Darks. Nicely spiced, moist pork, no hint of stale in the flour tortilla, fresh ingredients. My meal was filling and hit the mark for a high quality California-Mex fix.

The finishes and furnishings are clean, but simple... Spartan even, but not out of place for the typical Thai side-soi restaurant, or a great little hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint in the barrios of old San Diego, or East Austin. In this respect, El Diablo's Burritos does not compete with, nor target itself against, the more up-scale dining ambitions of Coyote, or Los Cabos.

In terms of quality, El Diablo's Burritos blows Sunrise Tacos away. I believe it's only contemporary might be La Manita, which is also quite good.

This is not located on the mainline for tourists, but when you need an authentic Mexican food fix, El Diablo's Burritos will get you more than merely through the night... it will get you home.

El Diablo's Burritos
02 663 8646

330 Sukhumvit Soi 22
(very bottom of the soi, near Soi 24 intersection)

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[nightwatch1]

thanks for the info! I like to get something that is close to home food when on the road. I usually get to Sunrise once a trip but if this is better i will look it up next trip.