Any place to grab a Burrito?

beardybrewer · 05-11-2012 10:38AM

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 · 05-11-2012 11:26AM

I'd recommend the BBQ Pork or Baja.

Wompa1 · 05-11-2012 03:33PM

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 · 05-11-2012 03:39PM

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 · 05-11-2012 04:56PM

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 · 04-12-2012 11:56PM

anyone been in the new place that opened beside kellys?

biko · 05-12-2012 09:12AM

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

SlipperyPeople · 05-12-2012 09:22AM

they do its called El Burrito

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Seaneh · 05-12-2012 09:22AM

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 · 07-12-2012 03:28AM

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 · 07-12-2012 10:21AM

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 · 11-12-2012 11:09PM

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 · 12-12-2012 02:22AM

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

joeKel73 · 13-12-2012 11:52AM

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

If anyone else is getting this and hasn't used GrabOne before can you please signup using my referral link: http://www.grabone.ie/refer/174734
Thanks! :-)

Seaneh · 13-12-2012 12:58PM

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 · 13-12-2012 01:44PM

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 · 13-12-2012 08:27PM

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 · 13-12-2012 08:49PM

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 · 15-12-2012 04:10AM

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 · 15-12-2012 03:30PM

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

Skylanders · 16-12-2012 12:58PM

Have been there for burrito,so dont know what is all the fuss about-staff friendly,food was fresh and tasty.i mean they are open just two weeks i think-give them a break.Got the deal anyway-think is great offer.

the keen edge · 16-12-2012 03:02PM

Skylanders wrote: »

Have been there for burrito,so dont know what is all the fuss about-staff friendly,food was fresh and tasty.i mean they are open just two weeks i think-give them a break.Got the deal anyway-think is great offer.

To be honest that kinda posting around these parts is going to lose you more customers than gain them.;)

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 16-12-2012 03:07PM

Skylanders wrote: »

Have been there for burrito,so dont know what is all the fuss about-staff friendly,food was fresh and tasty.i mean they are open just two weeks i think-give them a break.Got the deal anyway-think is great offer.

You can confirm they're a shill when the first thing they say is the staff are friendly. Who really cares if the staff are friendly or not if the burritos aren't any good?

ben.schlomo · 16-12-2012 05:16PM

georgiecasey wrote: »

You can confirm they're a shill when the first thing they say is the staff are friendly. Who really cares if the staff are friendly or not if the burritos aren't any good?

Exactly, havent had a good 'its a shill' here in a while but a clear case if i ever saw it.

joeKel73 · 20-12-2012 02:18PM

Tried El Burrito during the week. As others have said it's pretty poor quality ingredients and the meat (chicken) was very chewy and only warm. The beans were very sloppy too. Couldn't finish it.

Not a touch on La Salsa, can't see it lasting long.

JohnCleary · 20-12-2012 02:21PM

I was thinking of trying the place. Many bad reviews combined with a shill - think i'll leave eh ouhhhh' :pac:

holly8 · 05-01-2013 10:56PM

new deal today .. has it improved any since?

http://www.grabone.ie/galway/el-burrito-2?utm_source=GrabOne+Galway&utm_campaign=ET_9082_ie-main_galway_20130105&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Burritos+%26+Drinks+for+Two+%2F+Electronic+Cigarette+%2B+4+other+deals

joeKel73 · 05-01-2013 11:21PM

Well I wouldn't chance it again!

ben.schlomo · 05-01-2013 11:38PM

holly8 wrote: »

new deal today .. has it improved any since?

http://www.grabone.ie/galway/el-burrito-2?utm_source=GrabOne+Galway&utm_campaign=ET_9082_ie-main_galway_20130105&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Burritos+%26+Drinks+for+Two+%2F+Electronic+Cigarette+%2B+4+other+deals

Bad sign if thats the only way they are getting custom.

beardybrewer · 06-01-2013 02:39PM

So yesterday I finally used my grabone voucher at La Salsa on Mainguard St. The fancier ones seemed to be missing beans so I stuck with the regular bbq pork burrito and asked to add sour cream. I was feeling spendy as I had the voucher so ordered guacamole and chips as well. Unfortunately the guacamole tasted like it came out of a can so that was money wasted. I have to say the burrito itself wasn't bad. Maybe the pork was dry but there was so much going on you could barely tell. My big issue was it was too big that there was no way to eat it. When I've gotten big burritos in from taquerias in California they usually wrap them tight in a long piece of foil. Then you can peel it down as you eat without the mess. The tortilla was too small to wrap the filling and it was just loosely wrapped in paper. So, it all came to pieces and was a bit of a mess. I was glad I was eating alone. Don't take a date there! All in all the taste was ok but it wish it had half the filling, was wrapped, and could be picked up. I think I'll stick with my own burritos at home with fresh guacamole and spend the savings on a cool cervesa.

Any place to grab a Burrito?

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