The parallels between Super Tom’s breakfast burrito and Oildale, CA are many and deep.
For those of you not familiar with the Kern county landscape Oildale is a microcosm of trailer parks, dirt bikes, methamphetamine, and minimalist fashion statements such as bare feet and spiderweb tattoos. You know, stuff white people like.
Super Tom’s is located at one of Oildale’s hellmouths beyond the Chester bridge at Roberts Lane, and offers standard diner fare including the ever-present BB.
Much like Oildale, Tom’s BB is lacking in taste. Potatoes possibly just pulled from boiling water. Cheddar cheese, eggs, sausage, and a pico de gallo mix all make appearances, but lack any memorable or particularly exciting characteristics.
No egregious errors in flavor, but it is pretty hard to mess up something that’s not there.
Lots of burritos turn out this way and are served all over the place. They are adequate in a pinch, and satisfy some people’s need for a tortilla aggregated breakfast. However, just because lots of people do it and it works doesn’t mean you should. Much like not wearing shoes.
Super Tom’s breakfast burrito is the bare feet of breakfast.
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