Burrito with ground beef, rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, sour cream and a side of red and green salsa.
The ground beef burrito is the workhorse of the Mexican-American family restaurant, built on Tex-Mex picadillo — seasoned ground beef that became the affordable, fast-on-the-line standard as Tex-Mex spread across Texas and the Southwest in the twentieth century. Cheaper than brisket or pastor and endlessly familiar, it is the burrito that introduced generations of Americans to the form, and it remains a comfort-food default for good reason.