We stopped at Rubio's Taqueria entirely for the off-street parking and the good vantage point to take pictures of the mission-style BPOE Lodge across the street. 

They have middle-of-the-road ratings on Yelp and Google, and being from the chili capital of the world, we tend not to stop in any other area for anything calling itself Mexican, Tex-Mex, or Southwestern cuisine. We were pleasantly surprised, however, by the breakfast burrito and street tacos at Rubio's. I don't think of California as adding enough spice to anything, but the carne asada in our breakfast burrito was rich enough in flavor that I didn't miss the capsaicin bite, and the pollo and pastor street tacos each packed a pleasant kick with well-blended flavors. 

I did not taste tabasco in anything, which is always an indication that the restaurant cares for quality. I'm only bummed that we arrived too early in the day to try the chicharones...