Chipotle

Dec 8, 2020 @ Shops at Don Mills

Huge regular chicken burrito and chicken burrito bowl

The chicken was a tad dry at this Chipotle location today, but it was still seasoned okay. The bowl seemed like it was mostly rice with some Mexican toppings like salsa, sour cream, cheese and beans rather than a real Mexican burrito bowl dish - it was kind of missing something to tie it all together. 

Oct 31, 2019

Boorito has become an annual thing now! $6 with a Halloween Costume, I think it used to be cheaper than that.

Steak bowl that got smooshed on the subway

Chicken burrito bowl and steak burrito

Packed with lots of beans, rice, vegetables and meat! 

October 31, 2018

Chipotle has a promotion on Halloween if you wear a costume, you can get a Boorito for $4.

Awesome deal! Unfortunately no guacamole included. 

For more on burritos in Toronto, refer here: https://peachgirlblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/burrito-bandidos-vs-chipotle.html

Website: https://chipotle.ca/

Burrito Boyz

August 25, 2020 - 789 Warden Ave

Skip the Dishes gave me a $10 coupon code, so I used it towards a pick up order for Burritos! (it worked out to pretty much BOGO)

 

Massive Small Chicken Burrito $10.47 with white tortilla, beans, cheese, rice, lettuce, coleslaw, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, corn, salsa, burrito sauce and a little spice

The chicken burrito was really good - super tasty and toasted so well. Delicious!

The store also gave me free chips and salsa (which were delicious!)

Small Steak burrito $10.77 with whole wheat tortilla, beans, cheese, rice, lettuce, coleslaw, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, corn, cilantro and chipotle salsa

The chipotle salsa added good heat, but it was spicy! The burrito was pretty yummy with all the ingredients stuffed inside and toasted outside.  

October 3, 2018 - 74 Dundas St. E

Massive "small burrito"

Beef

There was a super long lineup, but the wait was worth it. 

The burrito was packed with tons of beef and all the toppings I wanted. Then it was all grilled together to make all the ingredients warm and melt the cheese. 

For other burrito posts, see here: https://peachgirlblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/burrito-bandidos-vs-chipotle.html

Website: https://www.burritoboyz.ca/

Burrito Bandidos

June 29, 2020

The new online ordering system made it super convenient to order in advance and pick up!

Burrito Bandidos Menu (July 2020)

The prices online were pretty similar to the prices in store. 

Large Chicken burrito $11.29 and Large Steak/Chicken Burrito

I liked how you could also customize your burrito online. There was a lot of meat in the burritos and they were really good with lots of melted cheese, toppings including guacamole and they were grilled and pressed to perfection - yummy! The portion size was also really big. 

March 1, 2018

Massive small burrito with chicken and steak

I love that they press the whole burrito after they finish throwing in all the condiments and wrapping it. It melts the cheese and makes it taste so much better! 

November 5, 2015

Looking back at my old blog entry, I realized that I've actually had burritos from Burrito Bandidos quite a few times in between.  I've just been a little too lazy to blog every time. :)

Steak and Shrimp burrito bowl 

Every since I've discovered the burrito bowl, I can't help always coming back to it. With a burrito, it's like you're dependent on how the staff pack your burrito and it's all encased in one massive hand-held wrap. In a bowl, you have control over how you want to eat your burrito bowl (or box in this case). It's just so delicious all laid out and you can even toss it as a salad so that every bite is different.  

Also, the shrimp is delicious - definitely try it!

Dec 23, 2011

 Burrito Bandidos has a reputation for the best burritos in Toronto - Eye Magazine, NOW magazine, DineTO and Toronto Life Magazine have rated the burritos here very highly.

My coworkers have also tried this place and raved about how these were some of the best burritos in Toronto (better than Chipotle,Burrito Boyz and Zteca). Therefore, my friend and I decided to try it out for lunch. The store is two blocks north of Yonge and College, so it was a relatively quick walk from College Park and although the store is very tiny and the menu relatively simple - there was still a decent variety of stuff to choose from.

My friend and I both got the Chicken burrito (I got a large and she got a small - but they used the same wrap size - I just got a lot more of the toppings as you can see below). The ingredients were super fresh and we got premium toppings for free with our burrito (contrary to the other burrito places, where they charge you an extra $0.50 - $0.75 for guacamole and cheese).  My burrito was perfect! Crispy skin on the outside, the cheese inside was melted everywhere in the burrito and the chicken was succulent and full of flavour. Definitely worth the $8 something for the lunch - I was so stuffed I could barely eat my dinner later that night. 

Just a warning: my friend got the hot sauce and spicy stuff in her burrito and it didn't sit too well with her stomach... 

Conclusion: Amazing! (for me), the small is definitely better value and I would totally recommend this place  & go back again (but I should probably warn you against the hot sauce...)

Update on Dec 30, 2011

Still as delicious as the first time!

Halibut Burrito! 

Amazing! A bit pricier - but the fish was melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Not as much kapow flavour as the chicken or steak, but still really good! The only size available is Large - so be prepared to pay a bit more.

Halibut and chicken burritos

The steak burrito on the left, halibut in the back and chicken on the right.

I felt that the chicken had the best flavour! (I might be slightly biased since chicken is my favourite type of meat). The ingredients are fresh and I love that they really stuff the burritos with everything you want (including a ton of cheese and guacamole). Consistently amazing! 

Website: http://www.burritobandidos.com/

Santiago's Mexican Restaurant - Denver

We picked up breakfast at Santiago's Mexican Restaurant on our way to the Garden of the Gods. 

At 10:30am, they had breakfast burritos and regular burritos. 

Pretty big burritos for $2.50 (breakfast) and $2.75 (beef)

Breakfast burrito

It was really good and it's such a good deal! The cheese, egg, chorizo combination wrapped in a tortilla is an awesome way to start the morning!

Website: https://eatatsantiagos.com/Home

Quesada

Beyond Meat Burrito

The Quesada Cinco de Mayo promotion is an excellent time to try out Beyond Meat and maybe see what the hype is all about. 

I thought it had a dried tofu skin/squeaky texture and the taste was a little strange. I think it needs something strong to kind of cover the flavour a bit. I'll probably pass on Beyond Meat in the future.

Website: https://quesada.ca/

Life is Beautiful Music Festival - Las Vegas

Day 3 - Sept 23, 2018

We came from the biggest breakfast/lunch ever. So we didn't eat anything at Life is Beautiful. Instead, I spent the entire day trying to burn all the calories I ate by walking and dancing around. 

Day 2 - Sept 22, 2018

 

They were giving out free strawberry donuts! They weren't as good as the donut I had from Donut Bar, but it was free, so I wasn't complaining. 

Fukuburger's Fuku Burger

 It was a really tasty burger with Asian influences. 

Day 1 - Sept 21, 2018

My friends and I planned on going to this music festival when we saw the lineup because it was filled with some of our favourite musicians/artists. I had never heard of this music festival before then, but it was in Vegas in September, so I figured this might be a lot of fun. It was REALLY HOT - I swear the sidewalks were almost melting in the heat, but it was great. 

Burrito bowl while watching a music set (and people watching)

Fukuburger and fries - the burgers were REALLY GOOD and the fries were delicious! Might need to make another trip back here.