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| - When moving to Canada, I was a bit apprehensive about the quality of Mexican food that I could find up north since there's a much smaller Latin@ population than in the states. Burrito Boyz is a solid place that's a grade above Chipotle in authenticity and a notch below in prices. They have a healthy selection of proteins / bases, including sweet potato and tofu for vegetarians / vegans, and seafood (including calamari), which is less common in Mexican food. They have all the standard toppings (rice, beans, veggies, salsa, etc.). They also have a burrito sauce that's like a spicy mayo sort of deal, and a pretty good hot sauce that is really potent (I got medium, which is three dots of it on there). I got a small steak burrito and was pretty impressed with the amount of meat that was in there. It was well-cooked, the tortilla was approaching crispiness, sufficient to not get soggy, but also flexible enough to avoid cracking and flaking off in pieces when you bite it. It can get pretty greasy inside, especially since all the juices run out of the veggies during cooking and mix with the meat juices.
The one knock I would say is that compared to guacamole that you can get in the US, theirs was a almost unrecognizable shade of green, which is understandable in the sense that avocados are not a Canadian crop, but nonetheless I had to ask to make sure that it wasn't some thicker green salsa.
At least at this location, they have a $5.75 burrito + pop student lunch special between 11 and 3 on the weekdays.
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