Juan in a Million • 1980

The Don Juan Taco — a mountainous flour tortilla loaded with bacon, potatoes, eggs, and cheese — made Juan in a Million a pilgrimage site for breakfast lovers when Juan and Myrna Meza opened their East Austin restaurant in 1980. Four decades later, Juan still greets guests at the door of the family-run spot on Cesar Chavez Street, serving the same homemade recipes that turned two school teachers into Austin legends. Arrive hungry for the taco that weighs nearly a pound.