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| - I hadn't eaten at ES before but saw the great reviews and thought I'd try their breakfast burrito since they had tots in them. Tots rock BTW. I had the Undergrad with the sausage and pork belly. YUM! Great flavor, slightly toasted and crispy tortilla, meat was warm and flavorful, cheese all melty, egg scrambled and hot, and house sauce was complementary/flavorful without being overwhelming. I was really looking forward to that first hot, crispy-crunchy tot bite
I got to the tot. Cold, chewy, disappointing. Maybe it was a one off fluke. I mean, they have tots all over their menu. They seem to stake their reputation, at least partly, on their tot offering. They must know how to tot right.
Nope. I pulled a tot out to eat it alone and same disappointment. Tots ruined what started out as a great breakfast. I told the staff and they quickly replaced the burrito. The second burrito was much better. Tots were warm, and not chewy, but still not crispy-crunchy. So ES only gets 4 stars because they don't do their tots crispy-crunchy.
I learned they bake their tots. I think you can still get a crispy-crunchy tot with baking. Maybe it was an off day or new kitchen staff. I'll try them again or try another location at some point.
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