Here come the Burrito Riots as Guzman y Gomez gets really popular

Solidarity said :

Burritos? I thought it was the line up for wang massages.

Yeah one of the best business names in Canberra. Up there with Dr Fang the dentist in Dickson.

poetix said :

Does anyone here want to talk about burritos?

Free guacamole with the vego one, JB. And lots of beans.

I quite liked mine, the chicken was tasty. I didn’t like the beans in it so much, they were all in one section so I ended up with a mouthful of bean and nothing else. It didn’t have as much salad as Zambreros, which I imagine some people would prefer. I like the salad involved in Zambreros though, so will probably go back there

FWIW, I found the burrito fairly bland.

dpm said :

It’s interesting that in a city with the highest wages (http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/capital-wages-still-highest-growing-fastest-20120816-24ac0.html) so many people will still line up for anything free.
One case is the ongoing waiting times at ED, though I suspect that may be more due to the lack of alternative options, especially after hours and on weekends, surely?
In the burrito case, I suspect it is simply because marketing types know how to cause a frenzy environment! Personally, on principle, I’d rather not line up like pavlov’s dogs! For some reason i’d feel embarrassed to be lining up there.
Then again, it may be that rich people simply are the tightest with their $?! Do people also go to soup kitchens too? They’re not marketed as well I suppose…
God i’m being a negative pr$%k on a Friday! Hahahaha! 🙂

Again, I don’t think it’s that it’s free, people want to know if there’s now a better mexican restaurant in Canberra. I doubt the freebie factor was the only driving factor.

It’s interesting that in a city with the highest wages (http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/capital-wages-still-highest-growing-fastest-20120816-24ac0.html) so many people will still line up for anything free.
One case is the ongoing waiting times at ED, though I suspect that may be more due to the lack of alternative options, especially after hours and on weekends, surely?
In the burrito case, I suspect it is simply because marketing types know how to cause a frenzy environment! Personally, on principle, I’d rather not line up like pavlov’s dogs! For some reason i’d feel embarrassed to be lining up there.
Then again, it may be that rich people simply are the tightest with their $?! Do people also go to soup kitchens too? They’re not marketed as well I suppose…
God i’m being a negative pr$%k on a Friday! Hahahaha! 🙂

poetix said :

Does anyone here want to talk about burritos?

Free guacamole with the vego one, JB. And lots of beans.

No, no, its fun seeing someone being a noob trying to troll a seasoned regular.

GYG twitter page post at around 3 p.m. on 16/08 “YEAHHH! 2040 free Burritos and Bowls given out so far at GYG Canberra!”

Final numbers to come…

How much is a burrito even worth?? $10? (I honestly have no idea, I very rarely buy takeaway, let alone mexican). For something that is worth so little there’s no way I’d be waiting in an annoying queue! I hate queues!

Burritos? I thought it was the line up for wang massages.

Does anyone here want to talk about burritos?

Free guacamole with the vego one, JB. And lots of beans.

poetix said :

Skidd Marx said :

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Please feel free to include a point in your next post.

I shall use this post as a template.

And to those calling me buff…I haven’t killed a vampire in a while.

It’s clear your ironic humour is lost on the simpletons who could never be as magnanimous and measured as your response!

Have tried this before in Sydney. I got the Nachos. Very average. The beans tasted like… something else.

Mexican dishes are easy to make. Pretty cheap to buy the ingrediants too. Never understood the big fuss around Zambreros and what now appears to be over this new joint.

And then you rode your bike home right

Skidd Marx said :

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Please feel free to include a point in your next post.

I shall use this post as a template.

And to those calling me buff…I haven’t killed a vampire in a while.

poetix said :

Fist_is_a_verb said :

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Do you go to the gym? And do bench press? Incredible stuff.

Chopped up tofu and avocado sounds delicious though, wanker.

Somebody’s joie de vivre needs a workout…

The whole point was that that alternative was not delicious! It’s called pumping irony.

But the burrito was tasty. Thank you G y G.

Never thought I’d see a gym buff use the phrase “joie de vivre”, full credit to you.

I was actually thinking about hitting the library to brush up on such nonsense, but they don’t have anywere for me to do lat pulldowns, so I’l going to have to give it a miss, unfortunately.

devils_advocate said :

Skidd Marx said :

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Please feel free to include a point in your next post.

The point is, he will sacrifice free food at the altar of his own buffness.

Reps in peace, buddy.

Geez people, I think you’ll find Poetix is a female. Try to keep up! She’s been posting here for well over a year and isn’t a gym-obsessed roid head!Hahaha!

Skidd Marx said :

Seems people don’t value their time very much.

Or, they value burritos very highly.

Same issue with brodburger.

Heterogenous preferences.

Fist_is_a_verb said :

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Do you go to the gym? And do bench press? Incredible stuff.

Chopped up tofu and avocado sounds delicious though, wanker.

I LOL’d. Quite hard.

Skidd Marx said :

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Please feel free to include a point in your next post.

The point is, he will sacrifice free food at the altar of his own buffness.

Reps in peace, buddy.

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Please feel free to include a point in your next post.

Seems people don’t value their time very much.

Fist_is_a_verb said :

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Do you go to the gym? And do bench press? Incredible stuff.

Chopped up tofu and avocado sounds delicious though, wanker.

Somebody’s joie de vivre needs a workout…

The whole point was that that alternative was not delicious! It’s called pumping irony.

But the burrito was tasty. Thank you G y G.

poetix said :

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Do you go to the gym? And do bench press? Incredible stuff.

Chopped up tofu and avocado sounds delicious though, wanker.

Do you get a high-five from a quesadilla genius as you jog through the door?

FWIW, I had GyG in Sydney (Kings-X) a few years ago. It was fine.

20 minutes!

Was just in the area with the Mrs, no less than 200 people waiting at about 12.45pm today. Cant believe how many farken tightasses there are in Canberra, willing to wait an hour or more for a free feed.!

johnboy said :

It smelt pretty tempting when we were down there.

But would you pay for it and how much would you pay?

People will line for something free even if it’s rubbish.

A burrito delayed is a burrito denied.

If my rough calculations are roughly correct, they were managing 4.75 burritos/min when they first opened the doors. Taking into account kitchen staff fatigue post-APS lunch hour, this output may significantly reduce come 2pm…

Damn! I was at the gym, trying to bench press, thinking about the free burrito that awaited me. But I am starving, so I think it’s chopped up tofu and avocado for me. I’d fall over in a queue at the moment.

Mysteryman said :

Aaroncbr said :

My burrito was great, will be back again after work for some dinner.

How long was the wait?

I waited around 15 minutes.

Aaroncbr said :

My burrito was great, will be back again after work for some dinner.

How long was the wait?

My burrito was great, will be back again after work for some dinner.

It did smell pretty good damn them. And jazz report the corn chips they were feeding the crowd were excellent.

OMG, it’s not like it’s an Apple store!

Is it the prospect of a free burrito, or a good burrito, that has caused the massive interest?

Like brodburger, the main cost of this burrito would be lost wages standing in line, rendering the direct cash payment to the vendor negligible.

I am more interested in whether the product lives up to the hype/what I have tasted in Sydney.