Burrito that doesn't taste like burrito

BarBurrito

Overall - ★★★☆☆

Good portion, taste okay, but no where close to be Mexican burrito as it advertised.

Atmosphere - ★★☆☆☆

Strolling down Yonge Street, I was immediately attracted by the look of this newly openned restaurant. Warm chocolate brown signs and beautifully made ads display mouth watering burrito and quesadillas with my favourite guacamole sauce on the side. And have I mentioned the patio? I just couldn't resist the temptation.

Walking in the door, I was immediately disappointed. It is not a bar. It's a fast food restuarant where you place order at the counter, pay, and take your food.

The dinning area feels like an unfinished room. It started with great spot light fixture and beautifully painted red walls. It even has a nicely made couch bench against one wall. And it stopped there. The tables and chairs looked like they are from school cafeteria and are messily shuffled against the wall.

Because the cashier and the kitchen are connected and located at the very inside of the restaurant, while eating, there are people standing beside you waiting to place order or waiting to receive their food. This is very distracting.

Presentation - ★★★☆☆

Burritos and quesadillas come in styrofoam boxes. If to treat BarBurrito as a fast food restaurant, then I have nothing to complain about.

Food - ★★★☆☆

I tried the steak burrito (with all toppings), chipole chicken quesadilla, and regular nachos.

They give good portion and the food taste okay, but no where close to Mexican cuisine. The burrito was more like a warm beef wrap and the nachos was like those you get from movie theatres.


Regular nachos come with 3 type of sauces, salsa, sour cream and bean paste. Salsa was too watery, but I liked the bean paste very much.

Service - ★★☆☆☆

The service was slow. It took approximately 15 minutes for us to get our food. If it's a regular restaurant, then this is totally acceptable, but consider it's a fast food place, it is a bit too slow.

I also don't like the fact that the table was not cleaned. It had left over mess from the previous person. During the time I was there, I did not see any of the staff wiping the tables.