Any place to grab a Burrito?

PaurGasm

Any place to grab a Burrito in Galway City?

Stench Blossoms

La Salsa?

_Puma_

La Salsa near Sally Longs

biko

La Salsa

ben.schlomo

Maybe La Salsa

Seaneh

La Salsa.

There are a few other places that claim they have burritos but they are all ****e.

SlipperyPeople

I think we deserve another proper burrito place in galway!





who's with me?

biko

You can get them in places like Cactus Jacks and maybe Cava too.

Seaneh

hungoverbunny wrote: »

I think we deserve another proper burrito place in galway!





who's with me?

Somewhere like Pablo Picante, oh dear jaysus.

biko

Seaneh

biko wrote: »

Taco bell is disgusting.

beardybrewer

La Salsa makes Taco Bell look authentic.

While I used to like Taco Bell (primarily for their late opening hours) when I'm in the States I head straight to a proper authentic mexican restuarant. Unfortunately, Galway doesn't have anything close. The only way is to make your own.

FWIW, I make about 30 bean and cheese burritos at a time and freeze them (layer of refried beans, salsa, chopped onion, cheese). Nuke for 3.5 mins and makes for a tasty snack / lunch.

SlipperyPeople

I tweeted all the burrito places in dublin to see if they wanna open in galway and feed our desire for burritos for the cause :cool:

GekkePrutser

I like Taco Bell, went there many times when I was in Australia And I like La Salsa.

Maybe they're not authentic but they do nice food. Although I don't really like the 'funky' burritos in La Salsa, like the Balti / Baja ones. I always go for the plain ones.

SlipperyPeople

Burritos and Blues
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@hungoverbunny we need to get a good location! You know of any?

any ideas guys?

SlipperyPeople

Little Ass Burrito @Littleassbb @hungoverbunny on the to-do list! #SeeYouSoon

PaurGasm

hungoverbunny wrote: »

I tweeted all the burrito places in dublin to see if they wanna open in galway and feed our desire for burritos for the cause :cool:

OP here...Thanks for the suggestions...I got one from LASalsa...It was ok but doesnt compare to Boojum...

Boojum in Dublin/Belfast are so damn good... There is a constant cue in their shops...I know the one in Dublin has a cue of about 10 people waiting at the door for them to open at 5mins to 12...Its ridiculous but so damn nice...

Seaneh

newkie wrote: »

La Salsa makes Taco Bell look authentic.

While I used to like Taco Bell (primarily for their late opening hours) when I'm in the States I head straight to a proper authentic mexican restuarant. Unfortunately, Galway doesn't have anything close. The only way is to make your own.

FWIW, I make about 30 bean and cheese burritos at a time and freeze them (layer of refried beans, salsa, chopped onion, cheese). Nuke for 3.5 mins and makes for a tasty snack / lunch.

La Salsa actually use real meat in their at least, and their food doesn't taste like processed ****e. Taco bell is almost inedible and you generally feel like **** for hours after, it's like mcdonalds x 10.
The only reason I'd ever go back to taco bell is if I only had a dollar in my pocket and needed to eat right then.

inisboffin

There's some smaller chains I remember on the West coast of the States (maybe more) like Taco Del Mar that are great. Another is Tacos Guaymas.

A Salsa and Chili bar, fresh ingredients, and fish tacos yum! I miss proper corn tortillas too (the ones in the shops are a poor wheat/corn blend here). I make my own the odd time.

I wouldn't have been mad on Taco Bell tbh, but I bet they vary country to country in terms of standard.

GuessWho2009

there is a burrito bar opening soon on bridge street where top kebab is.

Seaneh

GuessWho2009 wrote: »

there is a burrito bar opening soon on bridge street where top kebab is.

Who's opening it?

BhoscaCapall

La Salsa is decent if you get the fajita chicken one, extra spicy. The normal burrito is awful crap. A load of dry mince with some mayonnaisey stuff globbed at one end.

Lambasted

I'm no burrito expert but mixed greens do a chilli beef burrito. One on Newcastle road beside supremacy, and one in town at back entrance of eyre sq centre

beardybrewer

inisboffin wrote: »

I wouldn't have been mad on Taco Bell tbh, but I bet they vary country to country in terms of standard.

They do vary a bit as they're a franchise. But tbh it's just fast food.

I'm just being mean about La Salsa, I tried them once 8 years ago after moving from California where there's loads of choice for great mexican. Maybe I should give them another chance but I remember it being pretty terrible. €8 for a burrito and then another €3 for guacamole? It's just too easy to make at home to go waste money on something I could do better.

joeKel73

LaSalsa Chicken Caesar Burrito... mmmm. Tastes even better out of the fridge the next day if you can't finish it.

I always found LaSalsa on Mainguard St much better.

Lambasted wrote: »

I'm no burrito expert but mixed greens do a chilli beef burrito. One on Newcastle road beside supremacy, and one in town at back entrance of eyre sq centre

Was about to say this... v tasty alright.

crusher000

I want one now and it's only 10:33 am

ben.schlomo

Lambasted wrote: »

I'm no burrito expert but mixed greens do a chilli beef burrito. One on Newcastle road beside supremacy, and one in town at back entrance of eyre sq centre

If thats the same chilli beef wrap i was given the no its mank, loadsa crunchy veg like baby corn and then a nasty sweet chilli sauce, thats got nothing to do with burritos for me.

BhoscaCapall

newkie wrote: »

€8 for a burrito and then another €3 for guacamole? It's just too easy to make at home to go waste money on something I could do better.

That's just Ireland though. The prices takeaway places charge is absolutely criminal. In England you could literally feed a family for what you might feed one person for here, it's a disgrace.

simongurnick

newkie wrote: »

La Salsa makes Taco Bell look authentic.

While I used to like Taco Bell (primarily for their late opening hours) when I'm in the States I head straight to a proper authentic mexican restuarant. Unfortunately, Galway doesn't have anything close. The only way is to make your own.

FWIW, I make about 30 bean and cheese burritos at a time and freeze them (layer of refried beans, salsa, chopped onion, cheese). Nuke for 3.5 mins and makes for a tasty snack / lunch.

The fact you have wilfully eaten Taco Bell makes your opinion on Mexican food completely void.

Make your own OP !

GuessWho2009

boys that have four star and subway

beardybrewer

Here's something for us nay-sayers or those curious to try La Salsa. Grab one for €10 voucher for €5 or €20 voucher for €10.

http://www.grabone.ie/galway/la-salsa-4

Seaneh

I'd recommend the BBQ Pork or Baja.

Wompa1

Living over the South West of America with a large Hispanic community. Lots of great Mexican food here. I had a South American friend in Galway that always swore that La Salsa was an injustice to Mexican food. He was right.

I like the small dives here the best. In terms of franchise places, Chipotle is pretty good. I don't get the venom in regards to Fast Food places, they are fast food and have their customers, no need to get d!ckish about them. It reminds me of when Burger King and KFC were opening in Galway. You'd swear they were going to rape, pillage and plunder all that they saw. Get over it...

Seaneh

Wompa1 wrote: »

Living over the South West of America with a large Hispanic community. Lots of great Mexican food here. I had a South American friend in Galway that always swore that La Salsa was an injustice to Mexican food. He was right.

I like the small dives here the best. In terms of franchise places, Chipotle is pretty good. I don't get the venom in regards to Fast Food places, they are fast food and have their customers, no need to get d!ckish about them. It reminds me of when Burger King and KFC were opening in Galway. You'd swear they were going to rape, pillage and plunder all that they saw. Get over it...

See, I had mexican friend livign here last year for 6 months and she said la salas's burritos were "fine, same as at home pretty much, it's just a burrito" and I'd be of the same opinion. She said everything else was fine too, it's just like mexican fast food, nothing special but not terrible. She ate there a few times when she was craving something from home. She did say she wished there was something like rice and beans on the menu a few times as generally she just wanted a bowl of that.

carpothepunk

Wompa1 wrote: »

Living over the South West of America with a large Hispanic community. Lots of great Mexican food here. I had a South American friend in Galway that always swore that La Salsa was an injustice to Mexican food. He was right.

I like the small dives here the best. In terms of franchise places, Chipotle is pretty good. I don't get the venom in regards to Fast Food places, they are fast food and have their customers, no need to get d!ckish about them. It reminds me of when Burger King and KFC were opening in Galway. You'd swear they were going to rape, pillage and plunder all that they saw. Get over it...

Except that a burrito isn't a traditional mexican dish, its tex mex.

La Salsa is okay, nothing on Boojum in Dublin, but its good. The BBQ pork is the best.

On a side note, I would love some chipotle.

SlipperyPeople

anyone been in the new place that opened beside kellys?

biko

Can't say I have. Do they sell burritos?

SlipperyPeople

they do its called El Burrito



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Seaneh

biko wrote: »

Can't say I have. Do they sell burritos?

Yeah, someone mentioned it earlier in the thread that the company that operates the Subway and Fourstar franchises in Galway is opening a Burrito place on bridge street, I'd imagine that's what yourman was talking about.

I'll be in town around lunch time today, may wander down there and have a lookit.

xo.mary

hungoverbunny wrote: »

they do its called El Burrito



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anyone been there? any good?

and is there any salsa verde?!

any any any

Seaneh

xo.mary wrote: »

anyone been there? any good?

and is there any salsa verde?!

any any any

They don't do wet burritos. so no, ni

o salsa verde

TheCosmicFrog

Myself and a few friends ate in El Burrito today. Very disappointed. The burrito was lukewarm and pretty tasteless. No refried beans and just a really sweet salsa. All the meat is pre-heated as well, so it didn't taste very fresh. Not a patch on La Salsa in terms of quality and quantity and not cheap enough to justify choosing it over them.

Ludikrus

Are people talking about La Salsa in Mainguard st or in Mary st? Or are they the same crowd?

joeKel73

if anyone wants to try the new El Burrito place they have a deal on: 2 Burritos + 2 drinks for €8

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Thanks! :-)

Seaneh

Ludikrus wrote: »

Are people talking about La Salsa in Mainguard st or in Mary st? Or are they the same crowd?

Same family but two different businesses, AFAIK. The menu's seem to be the same though...

ben.schlomo

Seaneh wrote: »

Same family but two different businesses, AFAIK. The menu's seem to be the same though...

Always found Mainguard St the better of the two.

muppetkiller

Just eating a El Burrito now. Terrible stuff. The meat is as stated earlier reheated. The beef is like sawdust and tastes the same. 7 Bloody euro too for a small ladle full of meat !
Can't say the chap behind the counter was able to wrap a Burrito either as it was falling out from all sides.
I'd like to say it will improve but have a feeling it will fail. 7 euro is simply scandalous for what you get.

panthony

I have just tried El Burrito, I have to say not great compared to La Salsa, the chicken in the burrito was leg and nearly minced, the pieces were so small and the salsa tasted processed as if out of a supermarket jar.They have a very limited menu, I think i'll stick to La Salsa

Cathal01

I tried it too and it was pretty horrible. I don't really rate La Salsa too much either but it's definitely miles ahead of this place.. The burrito had tough chewy bits of beef (when it said minced), no flavour and was just plain bad. The chips were awful too, small and cubed, undercooked and with strange unpleasant taste. It cost 10euro which was a very bad price in terms of food quality and portion size.

zero19

Feck I went and bought this deal for El Burrito...