Illegal Pete's

Name: Illegal Pete's
Address: 1124 13th St, Boulder, CO, 80302, US
Telephone: 303-444-3055

Mexican / Burritos

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1124 13th St, Boulder, CO 80302
303-444-3055
Last verified: August 2026
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Carnitas: Pork braised and then fried in lard or its own fat over several hours until very tender, with the outside allowed to crisp. Carnitas shops are a fixture in Michoacán, notably Quiroga, and often offer several cuts: maciza is lean meat, cuerito the skin and buche the stomach. On this menu as: Mexican Coke Carnitas.
Barbacoa: Mexico's earth-oven cooking: meat (whole sheep, goat, beef heads or other cuts) slow-cooked in a pit and covered with maguey leaves until very tender. Today the name is used loosely and may also mean meat steamed until tender. Usually served with onion and cilantro. On this menu as: Barbacoa.
Baja fish tacos: The classic Ensenada-style fish taco pairs battered and fried fish with a corn tortilla, shredded cabbage, creamy sauce, salsa and lime. The style is strongly associated with Baja California and has had an enormous influence on Southern California taco culture. Menus may also offer grilled fish or similarly prepared shrimp tacos. On this menu as: Baja Fish Tacos.
Flautas & taquitos: Filled tortillas rolled tightly and fried until crisp, usually served with some combination of salsa, crema, cheese, lettuce or cabbage. The names flauta, taquito and taco dorado overlap considerably. In some restaurants, flautas are longer; some regions or restaurants distinguish them by tortilla type. Others use the terms almost interchangeably. The menu in front of you gets the final say. On this menu as: Hand-Rolled Taquitos.
Quesadillas: A tortilla folded around a filling and cooked on a griddle or comal. Cheese is standard in many regions, but Mexico City famously complicates the definition: there, a quesadilla may need cheese specifically requested. Fillings can include squash blossom, huitlacoche, mushrooms, meat and many other ingredients. Flour-tortilla quesadillas are particularly common in northern Mexico and the United States. A mulita, associated with northern Baja and Southern California taquerías, sandwiches meat and melted cheese between tortillas. On this menu as: Quesadilla.
Burritos: A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling. Northern Mexican burritos are often relatively slender and focused on one or two fillings such as beans, machaca or a guisado. In the United States, the form developed in several directions. San Francisco's Mission burrito is large and typically includes rice, beans and numerous fillings. San Diego's California burrito famously adds french fries. A wet burrito is covered in sauce and eaten with a knife and fork. On this menu as: Burrito.

How these dishes compare

Quesadillastypically $9 across 358 menus
Burritostypically $11.50 across 349 menus
Nachostypically $12.50 across 294 menus
Baja fish tacostypically $13 across 274 menus
Flautas & taquitostypically $11.55 across 207 menus
Carnitastypically $12.99 across 200 menus
Barbacoatypically $7.38 across 88 menus

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