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| - Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mission-Style burritos are something that have a tendency to make me less homesick. And luckily, due to their popularity, you can find them just about everywhere, thanks to a number of different chains, Chipotle being my usual favorite in the US.
One of my other Toronto Yelp friends checks into Fat Bastard fairly often, so I checked their site out, and resolved to give it a try the next time I was in town.
Their menu reminds me very much of a very tiny SF chain called 360 Gourmet Burritos, which took the standard burrito and expanded the repertoire to include things you'd normally not see, and that's what these guys do. You want butter chicken with noodles instead of rice? That's what these guys will do, should you be in the mood for that.
This place is pretty tiny, with not a ton of seating, but quite a bit of parking. That gives it the atmosphere of the kind of place you'd actually find in The Mission. I decided to go for the featured burrito, which was a Red Ale Fire Chicken. Lee ordered a Tequila Lime Chicken.
Being a Dumb American, I had a little bit of a hard time understanding the guy at the counter, but luckily he was patient with my stupid american face and we figured out what I wanted.
Their setup is a little bit different than Chipotle (for those who are familiar with that chain) in this case, you order all the stuff you want in your burrito and then they heat it on the grill. This has good points and bad points.
The good: Mmm toasted tortilla. This gives it a distinct flavor, that nice nutty taste you get from a quesadilla.
The bad: It takes longer than a place like Chipotle, where they are able to expedite your food along an assembly line. Here, you have to order and wait. It's mostly a minor quibble, but I can imagine on a really busy day this can be a huge bottleneck.
Some other points and thoughts. I really love that they have refried beans. Refried beans are the best. However, I wasn't a huge fan of the chicken, it was flavorful, but it was also overcooked and dry. This was the case with mine, and with Lee's. I would probably avoid it and get some other meat next time.
There was something a little overly sweet in both of our burritos that I couldn't identify. I thought that it was perhaps the marinade in mine, but when I tried Lee's, he had a sweet taste to it as well. If I could figure out what that was, I'd avoid it as well.
Prices are good, I find them to be comparable to Chipotle, so you're going to pay about $20 or so for two people with drinks if you get the Big size. The thing is, when you are buying a burrito that size, you are going to be satisfied and full.
Overall I give them 3 stars for a standard chain with nothing that was incredibly remarkable, but nothing that was horrible. I'd definitely visit again.
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