A year and a half later- I return!
....But I'm horribly disappointed. I was lured back to z-teca when a friend told me about a deal: $30 for two burritos, two cans of pop and two movie tickets. Sounds amazing! Until you actually go through with it.
First off, I've never had a burrito take that long. For my friend ahead in line, she had the unfortunate sight of an assembler literally scraping the bottom of the container for the last of the barbacoa. No one wants to see that! You're supposed to keep up the illusion that everything is fresh. When it gets low, fill it up before someone gets the last scrappy bits knowingly. I thought everywhere knew that unwritten rule? Same went for the beans and fajita vegetables. I guess the turnover isn't fast enough.
Ah so much about getting food is the experience! And when it was my turn to order and get the barbacoa, I was excited. I thought, yay, I'll get the fresh stuff! And then I saw them take it out of plastic bag they just warmed up in the microwave... Augh, really? You're letting me see that? I get that this happens, but you're not supposed to flaunt it.
Then, I ate it. At first bite, not so bad. But as I made my way through it, everything dawned on me. The rice was mealy. The veggies were undercooked. The barbacoa was too salty and spiced in away that was too aggressive. The mild salsa had a 50:50 , tomato to red onion ratio to the point that red onion was all I could taste. Normally, I finish my burritos and this time, it just wasn't worth it.