Burrito in my mouth!!
That is what I was saying to myself as I chomped down. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
These guys just opened on Wednesday and are doing a soft opening. There is a lit open sign in the window, but the banner on the outside says opening soon. When I walked in I wasn't sure that they were actually open. They were still working on things, but I was invited in warmly. They don't have a menu yet and I was told they were working on it. I went with a burrito and the owner showed me the different types of meat they had to offer. I went with carne asada and the owner said to take a seat while he made my burrito.
Now I was a little worried at this point. First, I wasn't sure what I was going to get in my burrito. I'm not allergic to anything but I REALLY don't like cilantro, this would have been a deal breaker. The second is that I had no clue what it was going to cost.
All worries washed away when I bit in. There was no cilantro. The meat was delicious, perfectly well done. I normally go with a pork option when trying a burrito place for the first time, but there aren't many places that put carne asada on the menu. The burrito was a good size and the portions of ingredients were well balanced. I really enjoyed the fresh chunks of avocado planted inside. My only complaint was that there was maybe a little too much onion.
The burrito came to $8.99. This is a good value as its about the same price that you'll pay at other hum drum burrito places but the ingredients here are much better.
While I'm sad that these guys replaced a good Ethiopian place, I am glad that I can grab a great burrito within walking distance of my house.