National Burrito Day 2023: Here are popular El Paso restaurants and deals to try

National Burrito Day is here, and El Pasoans know a thing or two about getting a top burrito in the Borderland, and there are numerous places to grab the tortilla-wrapped delights.

If your choice is carnitas with green salsa, frijoles con queso, or pollo with pico de gallo, there's no wrong choice when selecting these satisfying meals.

Each year on National Burrito Day, many Mexican food chains celebrate the made-up holiday with special deals and promotions.

We also added a few popular businesses throughout El Paso County that are worth checking out.

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Popular El Paso burrito restaurants to try:

Rafa's Burritos

  • Popular dishes include barbacoa, chile relleno and verde burritos.

  • Hours: 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday

  • Location: Various locations, including 1831 Montana Ave.

La Gorda

  • Popular dishes include mole and barbacoa burritos.

  • Hours: 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday

  • Location: 9525 Viscount Blvd.; 1681 N. Zaragoza Drive; 1491 Lee Trevino Drive; 2914 E. Paisano Drive

Karina Ornelas from La Gorda prepared a chile colorado burrito on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at their 2914 E Paisano location in El Paso, Texas.
Karina Ornelas from La Gorda prepared a chile colorado burrito on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at their 2914 E Paisano location in El Paso, Texas.

Burritos Crisostomo

  • Popular dishes include lengua, chile relleno and huevo con rajas.

  • Hours: 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday

  • Location: 1330 George Dieter Drive; 5658 N. Mesa St.; 985 Resler Drive; 13750 Eastlake Blvd.

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La Colonial Tortilla Factory

  • Popular dishes include brisket with chile con queso and chile verde burritos.

  • Hours: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday

  • Location: 212 N. Copia St.

Burro Time

  • Popular dishes include chile relleno and chile colorado burritos.

  • Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Sunday

  • Location: 7495 N. Mesa St.

Bonny's Cafe

  • Popular dishes include chile verde and chile relleno burritos.

  • Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Sunday (Gateway Boulevard location)

  • 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Montwood location)

  • Location: 8920 Gateway Blvd11675 Montwood Drive Suite B4

A chile verde burrito from Bonny's Cafe was prepared on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The restaurant is located at 11675 Montwood Dr in El Paso, TX.
A chile verde burrito from Bonny's Cafe was prepared on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The restaurant is located at 11675 Montwood Dr in El Paso, TX.

Chipotle to give away 10,000 free burritos for National Burrito Day

On Thursday, Chipotle will also give away 10,000 free burritos on Twitter. Throughout the day, free burrito codes will be posted on the @ChipotleTweets account and followers can text the code to 888-222 for a chance to win a free burrito.

Also on Thursday, all Chipotle burrito orders are delivered free with promo code "DELIVER."

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Taco Bell's National Burrito Day deal

Taco Bell has extended Burrito Day deals: You can get a free Grilled Cheese burrito with a $20 minimum order in the Taco Bell App April 6-9 (limit one per user; you can substitute the beef in the Grilled Cheese burrito for a small fee).

Delivery orders also can get a free burrito April 6-9 with a $20 minimum order on DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates and Grubhub (all burritos qualify).

Pokeworks National Burrito Day Deal

Pokeworks is giving customers $3 off any regular "Poke Your Way" Burrito on Thursday with the code 'BURRITO3' in the Pokeworks app or online at order.pokeworks.com.

USA Today contributed to this report.

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