Burrito Burrito

I visit Liberty Village often and was delighted to see that this spot was opening up a few months back. Having been on a Burrito craving spree I quickly looked up their and thought hey these guys might not be so bad. I have tried several Burrito spots in the Queen West /​Liberty Area yet I still find myself running towards College Street to get my Burrito Boyz fix.
One Saturday afternoon me and my sister decided to drop on by at 12pm noon only to notice they were closed. We found this odd and double checked their hours and even called just to make sure they were probably opening late but NOPE. No sign on their door and no notice they just weren’t open. This was the start of disappointment.
The following weekend we figured why not give this place a shot again since we were dying to see what it was all about. When we arrived we checked out their menu and decided to go with the safe bet of getting a chicken burrito. Wow… this place disappointed us big time. Not only was it more expensive than Burrito Boyz. the quality just lacked drastically. Their rice is made a lot differently and almost tasted like day old Portuguese Style rice that has been sitting in the fridge for far too long. The chicken was very chewy and had this awful amount of spice too it as if the spice top fell off the container as they were seasoning the meat. Burrito Burrito unfortunately was very disappointing and kept me away for a very long time.
Like a bad relationship. I should have seen the red flags once they didn’t pick up the phone.

Had the surf and turf burrito bowl today. Although the shrimp had a lovely batter and was delicious, there just wasn’t enough. Also, there was very little steak in the bowl. They layered a lot of the beans and next to no cheese underneath it. For a cheese fan, I was disappointed. For almost $ 10 I’ve had a better bowl with more meat and more cheese.
As for the service, they certainly were lovely folks so that alone might be worth trying them again but definitely not the bowl. I imagine the soft tacos will have just the right amount of meat, right? Here’s for hoping.

This place is a complete joke. I went on three separate occasions and the place has been closed with no sign on the door or explanation. I went on a Saturday at 5:30 and they were closed when they claimed to be open until 3 am. I am not sure what kind of business they are running, but they are very unprofessional. For those in the area, just avoid this place and go to Big Fat Burrito. If they are not serious about being a business, I am not going to give them my money or recommend them. This place is a total avoid at all costs.

I’ve tried coming here on 2 separate occasions on a weekday after work around 6 – 6:30pm and both times it’s been closed. There’s not even a store hours sign on the door or window. So sketch.

Compared to Fat Bastard, this place was not tasty at all. A for effort but they can’t compare. Owner was a bit too confident and they ran out of GUACAMOLE. How does that happen at a Mexican restaurant?! I went because I had a Groupon. Will not be going back.

After Fat Bastard Burrito in Liberty Village became a disappointment I needed a new burrito spot close by. A friend recommended I try this place and I must say it’s pretty good. So far I’ve tried their large chicken burrito (do not attempt unless you are ready to sleep for a couple hours after), steak burrito and a couple of their burrito bowl options. They’ve all been pretty good. Ingredients are fresh and they’re not tight with the guacamole like Fat Bastard is. Id give it a 3.5 star but that’s not an option here so I give it a four simply because their large burrito is the size of a bottle of wine.

I ordered a Steak + Chicken mixed with hot sauce and extra jalapenos. Instead I got a wrap filled with lettuce, beans, & rice doused in Frank’s Red Hot (which, for the record, is more salty than it is hot). To be fair, a couple of pieces of chicken & shreds of steak found their way into the burrito. Compared to the superb burritos at Fat Bastard’s a 5 minute walk away, these are really overpriced bags of bean paste and rice.

I’m not keen on burritos myself but I had the nachos, they tasted like the bag had been open on the counter for a couple days, I should likely have complained but unfortunately I can be a bit of a wuss. My husband had a burrito and I think he was just bitter we hadn’t gone to fat bastard instead.

Absolutely the worst soft tacos we have ever had! Taco bell is higher quality. We were drawn in by the crowd, but turns out they were in there because of the cold :(Sorry to be harsh…

This place is laughable.
Waited 20 minutes for a mediocre, cold burrito. No napkins to be found.
They really don’t appear to know what they’re doing.

it’s average for a burrito place, I mean how hard is it to shove food into a wrap and close it. The burrito bowls are my fave, but they have been getting smaller and less consistent.
The owner is super sweet, and is trying to keep business flowing, as other shops around there have been sinking — and fast! But the service is slow, grumpy and if you order the nachos, they are sometimes put into a cold fryer so they just suck up the oil and never crisp up.

This place is terrible. Terrible service, no hot sauce in a burrito place! They ran out and didn’t bother to go to the metro and get some more. You can’t see them making your burrito. The staff are unknowledgable about the products they are making. Terrible. Don’t eat here

Average burritos plus slow service. I usually go after work and there’s always just one person working (and not very quickly at that) so you end up waiting quite a while for your food. It took 20 minutes to get my burrito! Also, they often shut off the frier about an hour before they close so if you ask for the halibut they will tell you that you have to wait another 15 min for them to turn it back on and let the oil heat up.
My final pet peeve is that they offer glass bottles of pop which would usually be great but they don’t have recycling. I was told to just throw out the bottle. Not cool.
I was tempted to give two stars but the food itself isn’t that bad.

I don’t understand how this place doesn’t have more reviews OR more good reviews for that matter. Had a late lunch here yesterday with a good buddy, and while I admit that it was a tad difficult to find as it was in the Liberty Village Market area (which I might add is a friggin sweet space for independent businesses), this hidden little taste of tex mex was a great find and I was thrilled to be introduced to it.
A pretty standard take away burrito spot in terms of its set up, however they offer some creative options that I have yet to come across in other similar spots. While they offer the standard burrito options, they also have tacos, burrito bowls and other items as well.
What really struck me was the difference in size between the standard burrito and the «double» being hungry but not wanting to kill myself I decided to opt for the standard measuring in at about 6 inches in length BUT don’t be turned off, it likely was about 8+ inches around as asking for «the works» gives you a very full burrito. I ordered the surf and turf burrito (something I had not had before — steak and shrimp) and it was excellent!
Being the wannabe budding burrito expert I think what made this place a winner for me was the generous helpings of toppings but not having them overindulge with rice. Far too many times asking for rice in your burrito means a carb overload and certain feelings of being stuffed. I found the put a perfect amount of rice in and filled the rest of the space with more flavourful ingredients. Their Habanero hot sauce is fantastic and is a familiar flavour… I believe I’ve had it before somewhere else, but it’s a fav of mine.
Only negative’s for me were –0.5 for being out of Guacamole and minus –0.5 for not putting enough sauce in it upon ordering. Other than that the ingredients were fresh and cooked well and the steak and shrimp were a welcome new experience for me.
I was comfortable after finishing the standard and I feel the DOUBLE would have been a terrible mistake ha ha.
Ill be back when in liberty village. ALSO, prices I’d say are slightly above average for burritos but not astronomically out of this world. Give them a shot!
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Stopped by for a quick bite on my way to the TFC game.
Got a regular chicken burrito with all the toppings on a whole wheat shell.
Total came to just under $ 9. They prepare their burritos similar to how it’s done at burrito. Toppings are all piled on and it goes on the flat top for a toasting before serving.
First bite was nice because I got the chilling affect of the cold iceberg lettuce. The rest was kind of disappointing. Way too much refried beans. The rice tasted a little dry. The texture of the chicken was a little off, it tasted almost like ground chicken, or chicken that are way too shredded. I would like to blame that on me going towards the end of business so I might getting the bottom end of the rice & chicken. Nothing particularly outstanding about the salsa, guac or hot sauce.
The service was nice. It wasn’t anything crazy given that it was a quick service restaurant. They have a couple of tables with chairs where you can sit and eat your burrito inside, and there are also a few tables outside in the alley of the Liberty Street Market where you can sit and enjoy your food.
One thing I did notice is they also serve fries, and they have different levels. Plain to cheesy to supreme (salsa) and extreme (steak & salsa). Range from I believe ~$ 3 – 4 to just under $ 8 for the extreme. I would like to go back and give them a try on the fries.