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| - Ever since this new spot opened at the upper food court at First Canadian Place, I'd been meaning to try it, but was prevented by a juggernaut lineup.
Since the fuss seems to have died down significantly, i decided to try it out.
I wouldn't say I'm any sort of burrito aficionado, but I do enjoy them and have had enough of them to know what I like. I had the small carne assada burrito. Although I do commend the variety of beans and other toppings available, I must sneer at the fact that they're charging $1.00 for guacamole. Not extra guacamole, just any guacamole at all. That's chintzy, in my opinion. A little spoon of guacamole at a "premium" burrito place that is already charging you $7 or so for a small size burrito seems reasonable, but not at this place.
I was also rather unimpressed with the service. The young lady who took my order wasn't knowledgeable about the menu, and neither was her coworker whom she asked for help. It wasn't until the third person helping me out that I got any of my questions answered.
As for the taste of the burrito, I give it a resounding "meh". The meat was rather flavourless and there was no zing at all. I am used to being blown away by the spice and heat of most burrito places, so when asked if I wanted jalapeno peppers, I declined. I shouldn't have, since there wasn't much flavor on the whole. As well, the method used to heat the burrito is a clam shell type apparatus upon which the burrito sits for only a few fleeting moments. As such, the burrito isn't really warmed through very much and the cheese wasn't melted at all. The rice was also bland, which was a very bad sign since so much of the burrito filling was comprised of it.
While $7-10 isn't out of line for what one expects to pay for lunch in the financial district, I think I'll head down to Burrito Boyz the next time I have a hankering for a burrito.
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