The best burrito I had in a long while!
I came in at around 11:30 AM and the lunch crowd has started to accumulate. The cashier was taking orders fast but there was a small line of customers waiting for their food to come out. The reason became clear in a minute: There was a large catering order they were filling. The burritos were coming off the stove in a rapid fire fashion but were all going into a large catering box.
That discovery brought up a worry that I'd be stuck in this joint a while and may be late to my next meeting. I have to give it to these guys: That large catering order only slowed down them a little bit. My wait was only a few short minutes. And the burrito I got was absolutely worth it.
The menu features a number of burritos and casadillas. I could overhear five or six customers place their orders, and not one of them wanted a casadilla.
Among all the more-or-less usual choices of meats, The Boyz also offer two varieties of fish (halibut and haddock) and shrimp. That is a huge reason to come here instead of Mucho Burrito (one "fish" choice of unknown breed) or Chipotle (no fish of any kind at all).
I went for a large halibut, which was the most expensive one they had on the menu. It came out to about $11 with tax (just over $9.70 pre-tax). Since their kitchen is not equipped with kitchen monitors, the cashier yells out the order so that the cooks would know what to throw on the stove. The "LARGE HALI!" cry was heard a lot and the kitchen was hustling and bustling with activity. Obviously, halibut is one of the faves her, and deservedly so.
Once they wrap your burrito, they bake it until the tortilla becomes crispy and brown in colour on the outside. In the process, the cheese on the inside melts makes the inside gooey and super yummy. This is another improvement over the panini-type grill press they use at Mucho.
I snapped a picture of all the foodie awards these guys have received. Several dozen of them. And having been there and tried their product, it's not just PR.
The only reason I'm not giving this place 5 stars is because of the gym music coming out of the speakers hung from the ceiling. This is something I find a bit hard to stomach but I imaging some of the younger and hipper torontonians may actually find it pleasant.
I'm certainly coming back for another burrito. The haddock costs a buck less and I expect it to be as good. We'll see.