Loading ...Product Review: Baja Fresh Nacho Burrito
By Evan ~ October 31st, 2007. Filed under: review.
Like Bartholomew Gosnold, T.E. Lawrence, and many other infamous adventurers before him, Evan has never been afraid to try something new. So, when he was driving east down Sunset Boulevard and spotted a large outdoor advertisement for Baja Fresh’s new Nacho Burrito™, he knew immediately what needed to be done. Instead of bearing right on Park and merging onto Glendale (just as he would each time he returned to his apartment during his tenure near the 101-S Freeway entrance), he headed for Atwater Village, to the nearest Baja Fresh.
Of course, Evan is only an adventurer to a certain extent. When Vicente behind the cash register took his order, Evan triumphantly declared his intent to try this new Nacho Burrito™ (with chicken), but insisted that the dining establishment include no beans in his meal. He was quite defiant about the NO BEANS, continually telling Vicente to, “Mark it down! Mark it down!” Not only did Evan command the Baja Fresh staff to exclude the beans, he told them that he was not going to be seen eating at a fast food chain, so could they please prepare and package his order to be “taken” “out”. With a smug sense of satisfaction and a handful of burrito, Evan drove back to his domicile, where he proceeded to ingest the foodstuffs.
How was Evan rewarded for his bold assertions and thirst for adventure? With the opportunity to earn “$2 OFF NEXT MEA” and only a marginally tasty burrito that offered little-to-no redeeming value. The inclusion of spicy jalapeno peppers added a touch of zing, but as a whole the Nacho Burrito™ was rather underwhelming. It left him wanting more; perhaps a burrito with more filling. On a scale of six-thousand to eight-thousand NO BEANS burritos, the Nacho Burrito™ at Baja Fresh earns a mere 6,931 NO BEANS burritos.
God damn you insomnia. You force me to take drastic measures when it is 6am and I am laying awake in my new bed.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:11 am
i agree with everything you just said.
the enemy is you? at 6am in the morning, good luck.
March 5th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I’m trying my first Nacho burrito as I type this. First let me say, the idea of the burrito looked so incredibly scrumtrulescent, I nearly ‘O-faced’ just reading the ingredients in line. My expectations were high, to say the least. Just had my first bite and I’m caught off guard. Not at all what I was expecting… don’t see any queso fundido (don’t know whay the hell that is, and I’m pretty sure fundido isn’t a real word, but I don’t see anything even queso-like) Second bite and same thing. Only pinto and black beans with rice and chicken. It’s like a BRC burrito from El Pollo Loco, but 3 times the price.
Oh shit! Just caught a huge chunk of jalapeno… alright… not sure I liked that… hot.
Ok… it cut through the rest of the bland burrito.. but still caught me off guard. Half way done and still no cheese… what the F is a burrito calling itself a Nacho Burrito… without any cheese? No fundido.. no salsa crema… I’d have to say at this point the burrito is probably 60% black bean slurry. I just tore the last of the burrito apart to see if there was some golden treasure trove of delicious cheese waiting for me at the bottom… no dice.
I honestly think that El Pollo Loco sells this piece of garbage on the dollar menu. Thanks for ruining my fucking dreams Baja Fresh.
My thoughts on the idea of this burrito still stand… If you were to take a spicy nacho cheese fondu (I assumed fundido has something to do with fondu and I’m sure I shouldn’t have) throw is some chicken and SMALL peices of jalapeno… pour that over some rice and beans (pinto beans… seriously fuck this ridiculous black bean shit) then throw in some crunchy tortilla strips… you’d have your self a quality fucking ‘rito. Add some tasty salsa crema on the side to dip… you’d be changing your depends afterward.