I've heard great reviews on this New Mexican fast food restaurant from friends and family. Excited to try it out in our way home from a hike, my husband and I ordered 'The Monster Burrito' with steak.
Having received the burrito, it lives up to its name as a monster burrito. It was ginormous. My husband and I had just finished a 4 mile hike near Olympia, so we were absolutely famished to try this food.
Biting into the burrito, I got a mouth full of stringy, tasteless, chewy steak covered in grease. Being as incredibly hungry as I was, I continued eating even though it tasted like something I would feed to my dogs. Continuing on throughout the burrito, it was 99% steak. Normally, I wouldn't complain. Yet, this steak was the most atrocious meat I have ever had the mistake of devouring. When I say, 'tasteless', I literally mean it tasted like nothing. It didn't even taste like steak or meat in general. It could have passed for a vegan mock meat (retching quietly), if I'm being completely honest.
Moving on to the veggies in this burrito... they seemed to have ran away and hidden, cowering from the horrific steak somewhere else, but not in my burrito. This burrito was supposed to be steak, beans, rice, lettuce, guac, sour cream, and cheese. Alas, the lettuce and guac seemed to have dissolved. Maybe the steak is some sort of alien meat alternative and it absorbed the lettuce and guac... One may never know.
The cheese was cold and hard, even the tiny amount that was put into the burrito, and the sour cream was all the way at the bottom crevices, maybe a tsp in amount. Furthermore, the tortilla itself was crunchy around the edges and tasted as if it had been left out for a few days. Everyone's favorite, right?? I leave my tortillas out on purpose for days to get this stale, dry, crunchy effect (face palms).
I'm honestly ashamed of myself. I was so hungry after my hike (we forgot snacks and I didn't eat lunch like an idget), that I actually ate the entirety of this burrito. I know, it's shameful, but my hunger was too much for my tastebuds and stomach to turn down. Embarrassing, may the Lord forgive me.
Now, continuing on to the aftermath of this burrito... it has been quite a long while since food has kept me awake at night due to the pain going on inside my stomach. It was almost like period cramps with vengeance from satan himself. Although, I do believe satan would have been kinder. Then, after about 6 hours of the food decaying inside my body, my body decided to than eject it back out from wence it came and then to where it rightfully belonged, the lovely porcelain throne. Which I then had to clean out after my purge due to the horrific scene that had taken place.
All in all, please look elsewhere. The mighty taco bell has better taste and quality (GASP), then this place does. Also cheaper prices
Although, I have learned my lesson. I will never hike again without eating prior and taking snacks. Thank you, horrifically disgusting (and probably should have a health inspector stop by) fast food Mexican place, for teaching me this and engraving it into my brain like a sledgehammer from your disastrous food! read more