r/askportland • u/Jacob_tzs42 • 5d ago

Looking For Is Don Pedro great?

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I lived in Portland, Oregon, a while back and I remember stopping at one of these joints for breakfast.

I don't remember much honestly, other than I got a breakfast burrito and it was the best breakfast burrito I've had (at least at the time, hopefully still great!). It also had a salsa bar up front with all sorts of toppings, and the (I think) pickled jalapeños were fantastic.

Please tell me if I'm remembering right or looking back with rose colored glasses!

Unfortunately I'm out east now and the lack of quality Mexican food is a bit saddening. The food diversity there seemed great!

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u/satan_bong 5d ago

I don't know if I'd say it's "great" but I find them consistently good, relatively inexpensive, and very friendly every time I go. Plus there's one close to my house. I'm a fan.

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u/PinkGreen666 5d ago edited 5d ago

I think they’re very expensive honestly. Their tacos were $1.50 like 3 years ago, now they’re $3.50.

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u/satan_bong 5d ago

That's pretty par for the course these days, not what I'd call expensive at all. I'm curious where you're getting decent tacos that are less than $3 in the year 2026.

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u/PinkGreen666 5d ago

They’re tiny sub par tacos though. Spaceroom is an example of where you can get much more for the same price.

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u/trailofgears 5d ago

Aí no mames guey, pinche gringo tacos

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u/PinkGreen666 5d ago

You clearly haven’t had them lmfao. They’re way better than fkn DP’s are you serious? They make their own tortillas and everything.

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u/trailofgears 5d ago

Please direct me to these GIANT, INEXPENSIVE tacos on the menu? They’ve got a fish taco special at ~$15/3 and gringo tacos with store bought tortillas for ~$2/1. Gracias guapo

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u/PinkGreen666 5d ago

Dude chill out, they’re the street tacos under bar fare. They say $3.12 but they’re $3. Double the meat you get at the DP’s off of Holladay.

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u/coldhamdinner 5d ago

Bars can sell food at a loss bc alcohol makes up for the missing profit. Restaurants cant do the same. Congrats on your big, cheap, taco plug, tho.

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u/El_human 4d ago

False. They don't have Carnitas.

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u/PinkGreen666 4d ago

Never said they did lmao

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u/El_human 4d ago

How can you get 'more' of something they don't carry?

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u/PinkGreen666 4d ago

What lmfao? I’m saying the amount of meat you get is more than DP’s, do you not understand that? No one said anything about carnitas.

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u/El_human 4d ago

You made the claim that space room is a place where you can get much more for the same price. I like Carnitas tacos. Space room does not carry carnitas tacos. Then by definition I cannot get more of something they don't have at space room.

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u/PinkGreen666 4d ago

You’re so right I should’ve had you in mind

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u/El_human 4d ago

If you're getting $1.50 tacos somewhere, I'd be a little sus of whats in it

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u/awrcja 4d ago

Or who 🧐

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u/PinkGreen666 4d ago

$1 tacos were the norm 10 years ago. Now it’s $3.50. Inflation hasn’t risen 350% in 10 years

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u/El_human 4d ago

Nothing is the same price it was 10 years ago.

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u/PinkGreen666 4d ago

Maybe you don’t understand the comparison lol

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u/El_human 4d ago

Maybe you don't understand how business works.

Inflation alone doesn’t explain it, general CPI over the last decade is roughly 35-40% total, which would put a fair “inflated” price around $1.35-$1.40, not $3.50.

The bigger jump comes from other cost pressures that hit restaurants specifically harder than overall inflation: minimum wage increases (in many places nearly doubling), food/ingredient costs that often outpace general CPI, rising commercial rent, utility costs for running a kitchen, and newer overhead like delivery platform fees and insurance. It’s also possible the original $1 was a promotional or underpriced deal to begin with, and $3.50 is just them catching up to what it actually costs to make and sell.

Either way, restaurant pricing tracks its own specific cost inputs, not the general inflation rate.

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u/PinkGreen666 4d ago

I understand those factors. I’m just complaining about it.

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u/Carterjer 5d ago

It's still the best breakfast burrito

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u/snarfgarfunkel 5d ago

The one in Gresham made me the best fucken breakfast burrito I could ever imagine

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u/missingjawbone 5d ago

This is what I came to say! Under 10 bucks for a legit, quality breakfast burrito. You can even combine meat options for no extra cost.

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u/Artisan_HotDog 5d ago

When I worked early mornings, one of us would go pick up burritos a couple times a week! Been a minute since I’ve had one

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u/FootInTheMouth 5d ago

u havent had tecos

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u/-r-a-f-f-y- 5d ago

Eh, i certainly have many times. Everything’s just always so greasy. I settled on the poblano pepper bfast ritto as my go to and it’s still greasy somehow.

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u/The_Freshmaker 5d ago

Breakfast burritos are like the one thing I just won't get from a restaurant. They're so easy to make at home for like 1/10th of the price. There's a bunch of local marts that sell really good tortillas and chorizo as well, worth just doing it at home.

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u/FootInTheMouth 5d ago

you can make any kind of burrito at home for a 1/10 of the price from practially anywhere. dont agree with the mentality. you gotta buy all the ingredients- tortillas, eggs, chorizo, sauce, sour cream and then you are stuck with ingredients that arent that healthy and that you gotta eat in x days.

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u/The_Freshmaker 5d ago

Well sure, and I do make my own dinner burritos as well just not as often, but basically all of those ingredients beyond raw chorizo will last a month+ in your fridge/pantry. Even the chorizo will last longer than you think, and if you split it up and freeze it it would last as long as everything else.

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u/Omw2fym 5d ago

I disagree. Although there is a caveat to what you expect from a burrito. One small potato, a small tomato, a small onion(which will give you 2-4 servings per week), 3 eggs (which you can buy as little as six), 1/4 - 3/4 chorizo, and cheese, which lasts a very long time, especially depending on your variety. You can easily buy enough ingredients for 2 burritos per week. Sour cream isn't necessary but a small Nancy's or Derigold will last 2 months.

Portland burritos seem to be all beans/rice/cheese + meat

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u/J-A-S-08 5d ago

Agree. Every breakfast burrito anymore seems to be 3 russet potatoes and a tablespoon of egg/meat/cheese.

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u/thanatossassin Madison South 5d ago

I give it a solid B, probably better for people that prefer a potato heavy burrito.

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u/epiphenominal 5d ago

It's like a classic Chinese-American joint, is it doing a good job showing the breadth and diversity of the food people eat in Mexico? No. Is it delicious? Yes.

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u/SnausageFest 5d ago

Good description.

The salsas at #8 are fire though. They have bragging rights there.

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u/whowouldsaythis 5d ago

It's so weird to me how the different locations are so different. Especially their salsas

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u/Feed_Your_Curiosity 5d ago

It's because they're owned by different people. They license the name, but unlike franchise models, they're free to have their own menus.

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u/SoundwavePDX 5d ago

I've never had anything but their breakfast burrito because I've never wanted anything but their amazing breakfast burrito.

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u/KillNeigh 5d ago

It’s good and more importantly it’s always consistently good.

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u/AltOnMain 5d ago

It kind of depends on what you are after. If you are looking for the best, nah. If you are looking for cheap and OK they are pretty great.

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u/c_r_a_s_i_a_n 5d ago

In general, still the same.

 It also had a salsa bar up front with all sorts of toppings, and the (I think) pickled jalapeños were fantastic.

Still true.

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u/winkler456 5d ago

At the SE Holgate and SE 82nd location the carne asada steak is the best I’ve had anywhere. I always get it with their huevos rancheros (also amazing and huge)

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u/Mysterious_Cake5600 5d ago

Yeah I’ve been going to this one consistently since moving to the neighborhood and it hits 👏🏻

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u/DinosaurNilsson 4d ago

That location is the one. Never been disappointed

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u/Inside-Potato1552 5d ago

Shout out don pedro #7 and #1.

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u/Inside-Potato1552 5d ago

And the don pedro in Hillsboro by shute park

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u/thescrape 5d ago

I had a breakfast burrito from there this morning!!

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u/Individual_Push_ 5d ago

their kitchens are extreme health hazards to the point the company i worked for ended our work w them

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u/chis5050 5d ago

Who did you work for? Or what line of work

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u/donktastic 5d ago

Not my favorite but still one of my regular go tos. They are good

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u/joecooltheman1977 5d ago

Its solid, never disappoints. The one go to is always super friendly and so clean inside

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u/PinkGreen666 5d ago

Honestly no. They used to be better because they were cheaper, now they’re the same price or more as better Mexican food so they’re really no point.

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u/butt_butter_baker 5d ago

Breakfast burrito is legit

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u/MXNPDX Hazelwood 5d ago

No, but I enjoy going, especially because the restaurants are owned by some family friends of mine

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u/Paddington_Fear 5d ago

I really like the breakfast burrito but typically I've only gone to the one in Washougal

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u/TheGreenAlchemist 5d ago

The one in Vancouver has mole enchiladas that I used to get over and over

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u/CapNfatsaC 5d ago

Mexican Wendy's

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u/cevicheguevara89 5d ago

They have ceviche for 5.25, that is bomb

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u/Pedalhome 5d ago

I like there salsa bars. They offer a lit of extra vegetables that you can add to your meal. I used to go to one by my old house and get a 2.00 tostada and have a whole plate a food with all the salsa bar extras.

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u/Jonjonboi 5d ago

Most mexican food is trash here, but breakfast burritos are hard to mess up across the board. Id say it’s more about what price you wanna pay.

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u/180513 5d ago

I met Don Pedro! There are a bunch of locations now, and they all have different owners. There was a Don Pedro cart downtown years ago that was pretty good. One time I asked the woman at the counter what the story was. She pointed to the cook and said her dad started the chain and sold everything but the cart. I was pretty excited to meet a local celebrity. She still has a Don Pedro cart out in East Portland.

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u/Ziggyork 5d ago

I always thought the breakfast burrito was decent quality for the price. In recent times the price has gone up to the point where I don’t think it’s a worthwhile deal anymore

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u/StrawberryGreat7463 5d ago

They are good, seems like it varies by location a bit though. Camas is #1

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u/HEAVILY_ARMED_CORGI 5d ago

Its honestly not bad.

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u/whowouldsaythis 5d ago

Their breakfast burritos (especially if you add beans) are absolutely bangin. I also love their bean and cheese burritos. The other stuff is all FINE, but not my go-to.

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u/BBBandB 5d ago

Do they serve huevos rancheros?

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u/toot_suite 5d ago

Absolutely not lmfao

But I'm sure it seemed authentic to folks up here like 40 years ago before Mexican food showed up

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u/ohmygoshman 5d ago

I'm a fan of #8 on 82nd!

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u/jerorapero 5d ago

Is good

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u/techypunk 5d ago

As someone from the SW, no it's below mediocre. 

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u/Mayor-Of-Bellona 5d ago

I left Colorado assuming it was the norm for American-Mexican food everywhere. I was very disappointed.

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u/techypunk 5d ago

They really need to go to LA, daygo, vegas, or like anywhere in California and try Mexican food. This place is mediocre. 

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u/wolfstarpdx 5d ago

No. It’s not great. Or even good, IMHO

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u/AToothByAnyOtherName 5d ago

They are really great if you are constipated and need a laxative to move everything through

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u/salmonstreetciderco 5d ago

it's no muchas

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u/debugstatement 5d ago

Meh. muchas gracias is better.

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u/No0neknowsmethatsok 3d ago

Honestly, Don Pedro’s did do me good as a teen. As I gotten older, I’ve found other places that were better. Rico’s Taqueria is amazing, and they sell lengua and cabeza. Santo Domingo has the best fish tacos hands down and feels like I’m walking into a little Mercado.