{"id":40,"date":"2010-09-07T20:28:32","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T20:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/?p=40"},"modified":"2010-09-07T20:28:32","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T20:28:32","slug":"bore-ito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Bore-ito"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following *coughs* article first appeared on the 7th September 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/tattyrathbone.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/07\/bore-ito\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Oh dear.\u00a0 It would appear that my first experience of a burrito chain was unusual as Chilango really does appear to be head and shoulders above the rest.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Following a decidedly average experience in Chipotle on Charing Cross Road a couple of weeks ago (after a delightful trip to the pop-up maze on Trafalgar Sq) we decided it was time to try Tortilla<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Or Tortilla:\u00a0 Mexican Grill to be more precise.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been meaning to try this chain for ages since spotting it by the DLR platform at Canary Wharf but had been advised by a trusted Burrito expert that it really \u2018wasn\u2019t all that\u2019.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d just been to see the swishy haired Richard Herring talking about his moustache.\u00a0 It was the third time I\u2019d seen him do it but it was still really funny\u00a0and this\u00a0\u00a0put me in a good mood so I suggested\u00a0that my companion join me for a quick burrito before heading off home.\u00a0 So off we toddled to Market Place (behind Oxford Circus) in the drizzle.<\/p>\n

We both opted for a beef one (50p extra we were advised, although this was clear from the menu anyway).\u00a0 I chose guacamole (also 50p extra) and my friend chose lettuce (not quite sure why) and sour cream (I was not offered sour cream).\u00a0\u00a0 I went for the black beans and he went for the baked beans (well, they were pinto beans really but they looked like insipid baked beans.\u00a0 I nearly went for them as, going by the colour, I thought they were going to be refried beans).\u00a0 We both went for cheese and the lemon and coriander rice.<\/p>\n

The tortilla was briefly (blink and you\u2019d miss it) griddled and the burrito was assembled.\u00a0 This man was no Chilango\u00a0Miyagi \u00a0but he was streets ahead of the Chipotle\u00a0Clouseau<\/p>\n

My first impression was that the tortilla was a bit doughy and undercooked.\u00a0 My second impression was that the whole thing was a bit bland.\u00a0 A bit blah.\u00a0 A bit meh.\u00a0 Nothing leapt out at me.\u00a0 The beef was surprisingly nice on its own but everything else was a bit lacking in oomph.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t find any evidence of lemon OR coriander in my rice. My guacamole (50p extra blah blah) didn\u2019t really have much going on.\u00a0 I thought it might have been because I went for the mild salsa (I love chillis and I love heat and I have been known to\u00a0competitively<\/em> eat jalapenos but\u00a0 I don\u2019t like it when the heat masks the flavour) so I tried my companions as he\u2019d gone for a more punchy salsa but sadly his was also lacking in oomph.<\/p>\n

The hunt goes on \u2013 I\u2019ve tackled the chains so now it\u2019s time to brave the small independent places.\u00a0 I\u2019ve actually got HIGH hopes for this adventure, it promises to be a good one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following *coughs* article first appeared on the 7th September 2010 http:\/\/tattyrathbone.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/07\/bore-ito\/ Oh dear.\u00a0 It would appear that my first experience of a burrito chain was unusual as Chilango really does appear to be head and shoulders above the rest.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lbri.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}