Burrito Bar Kitchen--Good Review!

Our menu said that too, but I think that they had a change of heart. Just guessing, your mileage may vary.

I just ate there as well, and the chips and salsa come out as soon as you sit down. The food was OK - not the greatest, but nothing to complain about.

As for service, the waitress hovered overed me as I read the menu, and they asked me if I wanted chips refills twice during a quick meal.

Thanks for the last three replies, it may be worth a shot after all

MAY be

the reviews of the food besides the chips sounds 'meh'

It does seem like they're open to improvements, considering that we were all complaining about the chips and they're now trying to press multiple free orders of chips on everybody...

I ate there yesterday with my fiance and a friend.

Food - average to good, not great. I had the beef burrito w/ red sauce (so did my fiance). Not much flavor at all, but it was filling. My friend had a veggie burrito, which he seemed to enjoy, but he was frequently putting hot sauce on it.

Drinks - I had a margarita, on the rocks with salt. VERY light on the to-kill-ya, which annoys the hell out of me. My friend had a frozen margarita (ugh) and said it had little flavor. My fiance had a beer, which is hard to screw up, but they did by charging $6 for the pint.

Atmosphere - I could take it or leave it. It wasn't annoying, but it didn't impress me, either. Felt a little "cold".

Service - We had a very nice waitress - no complaints there.

Price - The burritos cost about what I would expect for a sit down restaurant. The drinks are too expensive for the neighborhood.

I wrote quite a bit on the comment card, even telling them that I heard of the place from dailyheights.com. I said, more flavor in the burrito, more tequila in the margaritas, less Elton John Music, and more pink chandaliers.

Just my opinion.

We went last night, as well. It has a nice enough vibe and the staff was very friendly, but very very slow. They clearly haven't gotten the kitchen together. The food was just fine. Not great and not awful. Just fine. Not sure if we will go back.

Subject: Re: Burrito Bar & Kitchen--Good Review!

Burrito Bar and kitchen wrote: Dear Daily Heights.com - 9/26/05

Burrito Bar and Kitchen invites you to join us for one Complimentary Margarita or glass of Wine ...OR ... one Complimentary Appetizer with lunch or dinner. Please come and enjoy -- just print this invitation and bring it with you to Burrito Bar & Kitchen . Good through Saturday, October 8th.

Greg ,

Proprietor

(Mod note: this post originally had some confusing tags in it; it seemed to be quoting Nikki's post above, inadvertently. I took that part out because it was confusing and anon posters can't edit their posts. --EmilyM)

This place works!

bill c. wrote: i really hope they have a good fish taco. you can't get a good fish taco in NYC.

so... ive been waiting to check this place out, and went there last night with my wife, and heres the verdict:

we gave it a solid "eh". 5.5/10.

not to diss it, but it seems to be trying really hard to be a "hip spot" (which must be working- it was packed), but its a shame the food was a little off. i mean, its nice, but it seems to be more geared to the two huge flat tv's, the bar, and stuff.

i had the chiles rellenos (which was more like "chile relleno"), which would have been at least a tad better if they had bothered to remove that chunk of pepper-core/seeds that got lodged in between my molars as i ate. served with two folded-up tortillas what were soggy and stuck to the plate thanks to the tomato sauce on the dish. there was a tad of rice and beans, and the rice appeared to be minute-rice with too much oil/butter.

wife had fish tacos... saying this would be the true test, as if it could appeal to her SF-trained mexican tastebuds, it would pass. she was a tad nonplussed when she recieved two inverted soft tortillas filled with overcooked mahimahi and garnished with mustard (?!) , and a wad of mesculun with diced mangoes. she didnt finish her dish.

i was excited to see they have dos equis on tap... but that faded after it arrived flat, with a wilted lime wedge floating in it.

i think our final verdict was "well, they just opened. perhaps we'll check back in in a couple of months when the menu/cooking equalizes a bit"

that being said, their prices are ok. their styling is a bit frou-frou for me, as i dont generally go out to a "burrito joint" expecting to be served on festive terracotta plates, crate-and-barrel glasses and a menu chock-full of the most hackneyed crazy fonts and meximerican speak ive ever seen. i expect something more like a foil-wrapped burrito thats bursting with flavour (their burritos looked small and drowned in sauce).

i dunno, im gonna have to differ from the above commenter that seems to think this place is the epitome of "tex-mex". i thought it was trying-to-hard-to-be-hip new yorkified mexican fast food at best.

and its overpriced.

Subject: Re: it was awful

re: canned beans and uncle ben's rice... yeah, i gotta agree. i was gonna mention that more, but i thought maybe i had said my fair share enough already 8)

i concur, though.

Got my free drink last night and Greg came over to introduce himself and thank me for coming.