Burrito Bar to Open on 9/15

I will too, while I am in the minority and admittedly have bad taste, I think the sign is funny is childish sort of way, its like one of those pop up books.

As long as there is a place where I can get a good burrito or enchilada on this side of Flatbush, and doesn't give me a hard time about delivering, I'll be happy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but NOT allowing myself to get overly excited.

Nice Homer pic!

I'm ready and willing to give them a chance. But probably not this week, unfortunately. I'm having dinner on Thurs w/ a friend I haven't seen in a while, and I'm not sure I want him to be a guinea pig.

I, too, was intrigued by the take-out Smoothies sign I saw the other day. Smoothies, like Burritos, are delicious. Ugly signs notwithstanding, I will definitely be sampling the selection from the place, unless, of course, it is too expensive.

In response to the comment about getting a good burrito this side of flatbush, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed a recent burrito I had from Yummy Taco. I know that the Yummy Taco staff aren't exactly authentic Mexican and the place doesn't look like the cleanest joint in the world, but that was one damn good burrito. For 4.95, it was two meals worth of food, and they brought it to my apartment in about twenty minutes.

Incidentally, "One Damn Good Burrito" was the name of a self-recorded, self-produced, self-distributed EP I made while I was in college.

teddyballgame wrote: Incidentally, "One Damn Good Burrito" was the name of a self-recorded, self-produced, self-distributed EP I made while I was in college.

Is it still in the stores? Or on Amazon?

Hibiscus Cafe' and Flowers on Vanderbilt between Dean/Bergen has fruit smoothies, and has had them for a long time, like *at least* 2 years. I swear, it seems like not a single one of the people reading this, or posting on it at least, ever walks down our end of Vanderbilt. You should try it, and experience all of Prospect Heights, not just the part bordering Park Slope! We don't bite.

I also saw the sign today, and it wasn't as bad as I was led to believe by the posts here, fugly, yeah, ok, but in a hippie/kiddie sort of "look at me" way, which is what signs are supposed to do. {former art director here, no I would NEVER do something like it, but, different strokes, etc...} and: We all looked! :P

I'm cranky today, you can probably tell. :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea:

The smoothies are a little expensive, but really good. Sometimes I ahve a big one for dinner, especially when it's boiling hot out. Sorry for the rant above!

sje wrote: Hibiscus Cafe' and Flowers on Vanderbilt between Dean/Bergen has fruit smoothies, and has had them for a long time, like *at least* 2 years. I swear, it seems like not a single one of the people reading this, or posting on it at least, ever walks down our end of Vanderbilt. You should try it, and experience all of Prospect Heights, not just the part bordering Park Slope! We don't bite.

I also saw the sign today, and it wasn't as bad as I was led to believe by the posts here, fugly, yeah, ok, but in a hippie/kiddie sort of "look at me" way, which is what signs are supposed to do. {former art director here, no I would NEVER do something like it, but, different strokes, etc...} and: We all looked! :P

I'm cranky today, you can probably tell. :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea:

I have been to Hibiscus and didn't notice that they had smoothies. They are going to have to invest in a big ugly sign if they want my business.

Anyone know if the Flatbush Burrito Bar is related to the closed (but still standing) Burrito Bar on Church Street in Tribeca? If you want hippie/tacky, you should check the Tribeca one out before the exterior signage is ripped out and replaced.

So is it open now? I want lunch.

Carnivore wrote: They're not open yet. I stopped by to try it and the staff was there having some kind of pre-opening meeting. The actual opening is tomorrow.

My wife and I did score some $10 off coupons though. They're good from 10/1 through 10/31.
Anyone who sees this in time, should try stopping by tonight.

Ditto. Perhaps those of us with coupons should meet up for a special 10/1/05 $10 off dinner.

ETA: We also talked to a guy who told us that the restaurant was open for 14 years in its previous incarnation in Tribeca but lost its lease. That sounds promsing.

Medusa wrote: ... This suggested to me a) that they have some awareness of the neighborhood and b) that it can't be all that focused on alcohol if they're specifically inviting the stroller set.

Strollers happen to be my preferred method of transportation when completely shitfaced. It's especially challenging when I have to push myself. Gotta be extra pasted to work that kinda magic.

Medusa wrote: [quote=daveb][quote=Medusa]... This suggested to me a) that they have some awareness of the neighborhood and b) that it can't be all that focused on alcohol if they're specifically inviting the stroller set.

Strollers happen to be my preferred method of transportation when completely shitfaced. It's especially challenging when I have to push myself. Gotta be extra pasted to work that kinda magic.

You can try to fancy it up by calling it a "stroller" but to the rest of us it still looked like a shopping cart.

It's the goddamn rolls royce of shopping carts! My ride is PIMPED.

Medusa wrote: [quote=daveb]It's the goddamn rolls royce of shopping carts! My ride is PIMPED.

Has anyone on the board participated in the Idiotarod?

http://www.precisionaccidents.com/idiotarod/

It's a wintertime race from Brooklyn to Manhattan involving shopping carts and lots of drinking.

My husband did it one year and came home covered in sparkles that persisted in the apartment for years.

Maybe we could start putting together and DH team and actually try to customize a cart for the occasion (and welders out there?).
I have no welding skilz, but I would love to try this!