This is one genre where I get excited. Haven’t found one location in Western Canada that meets my expectations or past experiences for a truly authentic Latin food experience or a similar North Americanized version (even in Vancouver I didn’t find one.)
Mucho Burrito is a typical Canadian cookie cutter “Mexican” restaurant. (AKA: Taco Del Mar and Burrito Libre in Edmonton.) Some food items (the marinated, shredded pork and diced, marinated chicken) you’d find at a truly authentic Latin place, others are missing and some do not belong (ie kraft ranch dressing.)
The Positives:
*Clean, open atmosphere, bright colors.
*Buffet style ordering (you can see all the food they’re piling on your plate.)
*Mr Lee is the owner/operator and is an enjoyable, nice person.
*The spice heat factor in the salsas is correct. Hot truly is hot, not Canadian hot.
*Fresh cilantro. A key ingredient in the genre.
*The respective meats have good flavor and could stand alone.
*Imported Jarritos soda-a nice touch.
*Excellent portion with the 12-inch, smothered, $11 burrito-you’ll be having leftovers for sure. That or heartburn.
The Improvements:
*Nickel and dime the customer. Please. Just include it. Trust me, you’ll stay in business longer.
*Unoriginal décor. Seriously, Mr Lee could take down the menu and it could be a Thai, Chinese or any other random restaurant. Music didn’t match, either.
*Order some sun shades for the west-facing establishment.
*Fresh limes. Slice them and put them with everything. If you’re running a Mexican place and you don’t have fresh lime juice.....don’t even get me started.
*The mild salsa has a problem. Use ripe tomatoes and dice them small! It looked horrible (my counterpart described the salsa as “drain scraps after dishes”) and tasted just like it.
*Stretching the guacamole too far-too runny and bland.
*Please make your own tortillas. Please.
Simply put: Each layer within the burrito/taco/salad/enchilada MUST be able to stand on its own when sampled. Then the marriage of all components yields an incredible outcome.
GRADE: C-
Psstt....Mr Lee. Check out the picture to the right ----> That is a taco.
2 comments:
Love the Mucho Burrito, esp. the one in Grande Prairie! It's so clean, well kept, and considering it's a franchise, they do a great job with their burritos! When I went, their cilantro was fresh! So good.
Mucho burrito is a superb establishment. The food is absolutely exquisite,prepared fresh,and laid out in a buffet style before the customer. It is a feast for the eyes before it becomes a feast for the stomach. I am also rather impressed with the interior decorations and lay-out of the restaurant. The bright colors, the booths, the comical mexican orientated pictures hung on the wall, the fast paced mexican music, and yes, they do play mexican music, and I can't forget the friendly,efficient service provided by the employees is enjoyable. Mucho burrito is a very unique and enjoyable restaurant. Any one with half a brain can see it is not a five star diner, and would present Mucho burrito with a minimal B+ rating. As a fellow food lover, I applaud Mucho burrito, and implore any individual who comes across this comment to make their next meal a Mucho Burrito meal.
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