burritos

Who knew? (burrito department)

Sean — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:13:06 -0400

Used to go to Baja Betty's on Harvard Street in Brookline for the occasional weekend lunch with the toddler son. My favorite burrito joint in the Boston area. Spicy mushroom quesadilla for the adults, rice and beans for the boy. The boy got a sister and got older, the family got busier, so we don't find ourselves in Brookline Village of a weekend afternoon so often.

Imagine my delight to learn that MexiCali Burrito Co., 500 Technology Square (Main Street), just around the corner from my Kendall Square office, is an off-shoot of Baja Betty's, down to the spicy mushroom quesadilla and burrito filling.

Must make up for lost time.

Breakups are hard

adamg — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:53:48 -0400

Jonah began to wonder if he could ever be more than just friends again, but after another visit to the Harvard Square Chipotle, he finally realized it's over between him and that chain.

Eat burritos, get gas

adamg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:23:53 -0400

Jonah explores Villa Mexico, a burrito stand built into Grampy's Gas Station on Cambridge Street, across from MGH. He concludes:

[Y]ou will have a hard time finding a better grilled burrito in Boston than the one served at Villa Mexico.

Chipotle wrap-up

adamg — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:57:29 -0400

The new Chipotle in Harvard Square gave away free burritos today. Dirty Water took photos of the line, which at times was three blocks long. In the cold and rain. For burritos.

Minor victories

Sean — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:37:37 -0500

With our neighborhoods increasingly overrun by bank branches, it must count as a minor victory that only half of the former CVS store abandoned when the pharmacy moved across the street is a bank.

The other half is a shiny new branch of the Chipotle chain. They were giving out free burritos at their official opening yesterday. When I rode by at about 6, the line was out-the-door and down to the corner by the Store24.

I'm torn about a big national chain spun off from McDonald's no less down the street from local folks BoLoCo (Boston Local Company). But, at least Chipotle sponsors a cycling team.

Look, you have a choice: You can start eating at the Davis Square Boloco or you can watch it close

adamg — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:33:17 -0500

It's that simple, really; Boloco owner John Pepper explains the situation and answers every last person on Davis Square LiveJournal who posted why they never eat there.

Why is Boloco raising its burrito prices?

adamg — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:14:41 -0400

Eeka notes a recent 25-cent increase but says the chain could have avoided the increase by turning its thermostats up:

... The past three times I've been in a Boloco, it's been around 65-75 degrees outside and about 50 degrees inside the Boloco. I've sat there freezing my ass off. ...

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Burritoriffic

adamg — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:25:35 -0400

Hot on the heels of the Burrito Blog, Dan provides a comprehensive set of reviews of Boston-area Mexican places, from tacos to burritos to pick-up spots:

... The first and most important thing to know about eating Mexican in Boston is that Boston is not very close to Mexico. Mexico is closer to places like California and Texas where I am sure you can eat much better Mexican food than you can here. So any guide to eating Mexican food here is making the best of what we have rather than trying to appease snotty Californians who like to justify their lives by stating things like â€“ There isn't any good Mexican food in Boston when they visit. ...