I walked past Barrel Burrito a few weeks ago, and I had a chance go back and try it over the weekend. I thought it was a franchise of a chain restaurant because the graphics, theme, and menu struck me as being from a well-established business, i.e. I was impressed with the artwork and design.
I was greeted as soon as I walked in and offered a menu. There is a large menu board to your right when facing the register. There are three options for burrito preparation: Grilled Burrito, Wet Burrito (covered in a red sauce), or Burrito Bowl.
I decided on the Grilled Birria Burrito and asked them to hold the Jalapeno Cream Sauce, so my photos do not represent their intended final product, just my prefered version, and I was a fan! They told me it would take about 10 minutes for my order, and I did receive it within 10 minutes. I was the only customer at the time, which was around 5:15 on a Saturday, so pretty early.
My burrito came wrapped in tin foil and in a paper sleeve with a side of consomme. The consomme was not as rich as I've had in town but had good flavor. The burrito was served hot and the inside, especially, stayed hot, even after I took several photos! The tortilla was crisp and had grill marks, but also provided the soft flour tortilla texture that I like, too.
The Birria Burrito is stuffed with cilantro lime rice, tender and nicely seasoned beef birria (combo of small chunks of beef and shredded beef), queso fresco, mozzarella cheese, onion, and jalapeno cream sauce (which I ordered mine without).
I cut my burrito in half, and I found it easier to use a plastic spoon to pour the consomme over the burrito for each bite than to dip it into the smaller cup and have filling spill out.
I asked about the surfing theme for the restaurant, but the friendly staff could not remember why the surfing theme was selected, only that "barrel" is a surfing term. When you see a photo of a surfer on a board with a huge wave overhead while surfing through what looks like a water tunnel, that tunnel is called a barrel. I will assume the owner is a surfer, wants to be a surfer, or just loves to watch surfing.
You can order online or in the store, and they partner with food delivery services like Door Dash.
What I'm trying to say is go eat a burrito from Barrel Burrito. I liked my food, service, friendly staff, and I think it's a good value! read more