So after seeing people rave about it, I finally tried the Eegee's breakfast burrito…read more
I had the Sonaran burrito. It has eggs, cheese, chorizo, jalapeños, Chipotle ranch, and salsa.
I was both disappointed and pleasantly surprised by this burrito. I'll explain.
First off, it's super weird when people say things like "authentic" and "high quality" when referring to places we know have corporate fast food. High quality items rarely exist. This burrito I've seen described as having "high quality" chorizo, and "authentic tortilla".
Well, neither are true. The tortilla was average, nothing bad, but nothing great, it was warmed, but that's it.
The chorizo was good, yes, but "high quality" is a stretch. I will say it is better than your average store bought chorizo and had a good flavor. But calling it high quality is egregiously off.
I also saw people comment about how it was "big".
It's not. It's about averaged sized for the pricing. It's about the size of the Del Taco breakfast burritos(the large ones). It's also smaller than nearly every other burrito you can get in this city. Even if I say "for the price" the Del Taco breakfast burrito is half the price of this. Granted, it's not good, but to make it seem like you're getting this amazingly sized burrito here, feels like I was lied to. It's not to say it was small. But it certainly wasn't filled up. I got a couple layers of just tortilla in all my bites(you can see that in one of the photos). Which, considering it WASN'T an 'authentic' tortilla, I didn't like.
Anyway, the positives.
The ranch, jalapeños, and salsa together were a great flavor. They complimented each other well. I was very impressed with the flavor profile considering it was Eegee's.
The chorizo had a good flavor, a bit smoky in the background and not too salty. It paired well with the sauces and cheese.
The eggs were VERY fluffy. I could just do an egg and cheese burrito to be honest, and probably love that. Eggs were solid, considering they were liquid eggs(I'm pretty sure).
I had cheese in almost every bite. It was put together well also.
All in all, I'd give it a solid 7/10. I was mainly disappointed because people overhype EVERYTHING here, and I kinda knew that, but when putting that aside, it's a good burrito. Will it change your life? No. But it's a solid option if you have $10 bucks and not a lot of time. I will go so far as to say that this burrito is better tasting and put together than their sandwich options.
Anyway, it's worth trying.
NOTE: this is mostly about the breakfast option, I will post another review(when I go back) to talk about my overall experiences at this location.