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As a child in Northern California, he grew up eating tostadas with refried pinto beans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Pilsen is also home to Cantón Regio, a Monterrey-style antojería with particularly good refried beans and flour tortillas, and Pochos, an all-day restaurant that sits right next-door to the Carnitas Uruapan original storefront.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
Order chips and a margarita for there — linger a moment — and leave with a generous side of refried beans to-go.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
I’ve added sliced garlic to mine, or let the lentils thicken to the texture of refried beans and stuffed them in a tortilla.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
I lunch at Wendy’s, where $4.99 gets you unlimited refills at the Mexican part of the Super-bar, a comforting surfeit of refried beans and cheese sauce.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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