LOS BETOS

Multiple locations

Before burning through money buying rounds with friends, be sure to set aside a few bucks for a Los Betos run afterwards.

There are five Los Betos locations throughout the Treasure Valley, all open 24 hours a day. The food is the same in the day and at night, but it seems to taste better after midnight. It doesn’t get much better than having a burrito, a side of Spanish rice and refried beans and some refreshing horchata. Los Betos does have the option to drive through, but that overlooks one important aspect — the salsa bar.

There are plenty of combo meals at Los Betos, like two shredded beef burritos with beans and rice on the side, and many more a la carte items to choose from. No matter what you order, the food will leave a grown human full for two days. If you can’t inhale all of it, there are plenty of to-go boxes to save for lunch the next day.

Looking for ratatouille with a medium-rare quail egg? Los Betos isn’t the place. If it’s fundamental Mexican food that tastes great, though, here’s the winner.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Pie Hole, 205 N. Eighth St., Boise, 344-7783; 726 N. Main St., Meridian, 888-0842; 1016 S. Broadway Ave., Boise, 424-2225, pieholeusa.com

• Flying Pie Pizzaria, 6508 Fairview Ave., Boise, 345-0000; 4320 W. State St., 384-0000, www.flyingpie.com

• Gyro Shack, 6935 W. Overland Road, Boise, 375-7424; 5602 W. State St., Boise, 853-2684, www.thegyroshack.net

• Pizza Guy, 337 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa, 466-4540, www.facebook.com/pizzaguynampa