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| - I had to come here after all the years of coming out here and seeing all the raves from Zagat, Now, Eye, etc. and all this? For a burrito joint? After all, I'm in LA with Mexican, Cal-Mex, Tex-Mex and Plasti-Mex (Taco Bell, Del Taco, etc.) on every block next to some sushi bar. So how good can a Toronto burrito be?
Turns out pretty darned good.
Places mainly does Burritos, Enchiladas, and little else. Drinks are all cans of Coke, Juvex or bottles of Snapple. No booze so no Corona's or Sol's. You place your order and then you go to a counter and select from a variety of fillings and it's all placed on a huge (white or wheat) tortilla. At this point, I'm thinking I'm at a Chipotle and I'm worried since this is somewhat the same setup. Here's the difference. At this point at Chipotle, they basically serve you your burrito and you're done and it sucks. At the Boyz, they cook your meats freshly prepared on site and then grill your burrito so it comes out really hot. So you wait 10-15 minute but the result is a huge improvement. I dared moving away from the Steak or Chicken burritos and tried the Halibut one instead. I figure if you can have fish tacos ala Wahoo's or Rubio's, why not fish burritos? It was a good call with tender flaky fish and a lot of fillings. Seating is really limited so I'm glad I was able to grab a table. My minuses about the place are no salsa bar, no refills on drinks and no booze. Also, Pork Carnitas would've been a nice touch. Still, this is TO so I'll take it in stride. There aren't a lot of Mexican places here and the addition of Chipotle isn't improving it. At least there's no El Torito but there is this great spot in downtown that's the stuff of legend.
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