Tacos, Burritos & American Wraps - One Sandwich

Any sandwich filling rolled in a flour tortilla or lavash; 1990s health-food trend that became permanent American sandwich format.

Griddled or fried corn dough split and stuffed with various fillings: Reina Pepiada (chicken-avocado), Dominó (black beans-cheese), Pelúa...

Mexican-style sandwich on bolillo with refried beans, meat, avocado, and various toppings.

Breaded, fried beef or chicken cutlet torta.

Burrito with all the extras: guacamole, sour cream, cheese.

Fry bread topped with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and salsa; prominent at South Dakota powwows and state fairs.

Smash burger patty cooked directly on a flour tortilla with American cheese, onions, pickles, and pink sauce; TikTok viral trend (626M+ v...

Thick corn masa flatbread stuffed with cheese, beans, pork, or loroco, griddled and served with curtido (pickled cabbage) and tomato sals...

Birria meat with melted cheese in a pressed tortilla, served with consommé dip; birria taco's cheesier cousin, equally viral.

Deep-fried puffy corn tortilla filled with picadillo; technically a taco but sandwich-adjacent.

Fry bread topped with taco ingredients; reservation and fair food.

Large flour tortilla with rice, beans, meat, cheese, sour cream, and salsa; San Francisco Mission District style.

Spit-roasted lamb, chicken, or beef shaved and wrapped in pita or lavash with tahini, pickled turnip, garlic sauce, and vegetables; found...

Chinese crepe-like street food with egg, cilantro, scallions, and crispy wonton in a folded mung bean batter wrapper; emerging trend at C...

Lamb-beef mixture cooked on a vertical rotisserie, sliced and served in pita with tomato, onion, and tzatziki; Greek-American creation, d...

Eggs, potatoes, cheese, and green chile in a flour tortilla.

Fry bread used as sandwich bread with various fillings.

Beer-battered fish in a corn or flour tortilla with cabbage slaw; Baja California/San Diego.

Turkish-German style rotating meat cone shaved into flatbread with vegetables and sauces; growing presence in American cities, distinct f...

Deep-fried corn arepa with a whole egg cooked inside; Colombian street food found in Colombian-American enclaves.

Deep-fried burrito; claimed to be invented in Tucson.

Carne asada fries in a torta roll; San Diego hybrid.

San Diego-style fish taco with white sauce.

Carne asada, cheese, guacamole, and French fries in a flour tortilla; San Diego creation.