After attempting our own Orochon Ramen challenge, Cecy and I wanted to continue in Adam Richman’s footsteps and explore one of his other stops during his Los Angeles Man vs. Food episode. El Tepeyac Cafe in East L.A. is known as much for it’s charismatic owner Manuel as it is for it’s food. We arrived in the early afternoon for lunch and already there was a well sized line outside.
After a brief 45 minute wait, we were finally able to get seats at the counter. The owner, Manuel, promptly greeted us by bringing us with some complimentary "Man Juice." A shot of Tequila for Cecy and a shot of Brandy for myself. They don’t mess around here. We knew what we wanted to eat, so we ordered ourselves a "Steak Picado Manuel’s Special" to split.
This 12+ inch, 5 pound burrito is the size of a small child.
While Adam Richman may be a glutton for punishment and could probably finish this thing in one sitting, we decided to play it more casually and split the beast with the intention of taking some home. Our strategy paid off. We still finished a surprising 2/3 of it before calling it a day.
