Free Burrito Day comes to Canberra

rosscoact said :

What about fresh tomatillas? Any nurseries in the ACT sell the plants?
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You can grow them from seed – two years ago I got mine from Cornucopia Seeds online, and while all my tomatoes were a disaster that year, the tomatillos produced huge amounts of fruit, to the point where we got sick of eating them and started given bags away.

PickedANickname said :

Do yourself a favour and go out to the Majura Park centre (ex Brand Depot) and go to Frank n Beans. The burritos and pulled pork tacos are wonderful. Everything has been great there.

I also love Francisco’s. That is my annual birthday dinner!

These places are both more Tex-Mex than straight Mexican, but really bold delicious flavours.

Montezuma’s was just awful the last few years it was open.

I’ve been to Fancisco’s once and the food was cheesy slop on a plate. It was awful. I don’t even consider it to be Mexican.

Just had lunch at Frank and Beanz at Majura Park a la suggestion at #22 in this post. Have to admit to getting only the kids size meal for myself and the kid, but to be honest….not impressed. Sausage, whilst clearly made of ground meat and therefore a decent texture was tasteless, and the bread roll had way too much sugar in it. The organic nachos were of a strange flavor too….not quite salty, not quite cheesy, but again, maybe a bit on the sweet side. Would have to be pretty hungry to try this place again.

And the service….well as always with Canberra and I suppose food courts…definitely came without the smile.

Hate to say it but McDonald’s provides much better. Will stick with sushi next time!

I always get loaded up at Zambrero’s in Belconnen, same every time I’ve eaten at Erindale.

The City interchange one is awful though, light on toppings, and I swear every time I ask for Lamb there I’m either getting beef or mutton. I’d rather eat McDonalds than the interchange crap.

poetix said :

johnboy said :

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pulled+pork

What is Google?

🙂

johnboy said :

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pulled+pork

What is Google?

PickedANickname said :

… pulled pork tacos …

What is pulled pork? (She asked, gingerly.)

I’m not trying to be contraty but I found that Fanciscos is adequate if you want something similar to TexMex food but without the things that make makes TexMex interesting.

I’ll have a look at Frank N Beans though. I cook pulled pork a lot and of course it’s a southern US food not even TexMex but certainly delicious.

I know what you mean about the cost of ingredients, USA foods is the best online place and there are a few chili heads that sell dried but of course you really need fresh and dried to make the flavours. I’m a slack gardner and the whole mutation thing has me stumped so I don’t even bother anymore but summer’s just around the corner so always time to plant again.

What about fresh tomatillas? Any nurseries in the ACT sell the plants?

Does anyone know of a mexican person in the ACT who is a good cook? Maybe there’s more than one way to skin a frajita.

rosscoact said :

I’d be happy if there was a proper mexican restaurant in Canberra. You know, the ones that sell mexican food (as opposed to TexMex or worst, the toned down Australian version of TexMex)

what was that ‘mexican’ restaurant that used to be downstairs on London Cct (may be still is, for all i know). fantastic sunflower seed dip; otherwise was a good place to get v drunk with lots of students.

poetix said :

rosscoact said :

I’d be happy if there was a proper mexican restaurant in Canberra. You know, the ones that sell mexican food (as opposed to TexMex or worst, the toned down Australian version of TexMex)

I was amazed by how good real Mexican food is when I was in the US (even in Wisconsin).

Yep. As far as I know, we do not have Mexican food in Australia. We have Mexican-themed party food. The real earthy good stuff, you need to be in southern US. I can make a bit of it here, but you need things like Hominy (corn soaked in Lime) and buying it here costs a bomb (the fruit and V shop at Manuka sells it), and to find the correct chillies.

Name me any of these so-called Mexican restaurants that sells Menudo or Posole! Mexican food is a peasant food, it’s pork and corn based, it’s earthy and comforting. And very moreish. The beans are more Pinto beans than Kidney beans, but try finding Pinto beans easily here.

The advent of Mission tortillas is encouraging, but more stuff is needed or we’re condemned to Old El Paso stuff. Which isn’t Mexican.

Do yourself a favour and go out to the Majura Park centre (ex Brand Depot) and go to Frank n Beans. The burritos and pulled pork tacos are wonderful. Everything has been great there.

I also love Francisco’s. That is my annual birthday dinner!

These places are both more Tex-Mex than straight Mexican, but really bold delicious flavours.

Montezuma’s was just awful the last few years it was open.

rosscoact said :

I’d be happy if there was a proper mexican restaurant in Canberra. You know, the ones that sell mexican food (as opposed to TexMex or worst, the toned down Australian version of TexMex)

I have no idea of the finer points of authentic Mexican, but Franciscos is nice, whatever you call it.

SnapperJack said :

We missed out on Taco Time and Taco Bell in the 1980s, now we’re finally getting Mex fast food. Canberra finally comes of age.

Why would anyone want to eat at Taco Bell?!

rosscoact said :

I’d be happy if there was a proper mexican restaurant in Canberra. You know, the ones that sell mexican food (as opposed to TexMex or worst, the toned down Australian version of TexMex)

I was amazed by how good real Mexican food is when I was in the US (even in Wisconsin).

I’d be happy if there was a proper mexican restaurant in Canberra. You know, the ones that sell mexican food (as opposed to TexMex or worst, the toned down Australian version of TexMex)

I hope they don’t put butter in the rice.

johnboy said :

Civic

It’s been awhile since I got a burrito from the Civic store. But Belconnen is TERRIBLE. Shitty service, tiny underweight burritos… A sneeze of avo… Them wanting to charge you an extra 50cents when you complain over the lack of ‘salsas’ (having no tomato or onion and asking for more than a dozen corn kernels should not equal an extra 50cents out of my pocket) They have lost my business from that store.

However got a burrito from Braddon the other day. Mountain of avo ! Right amount of salsas and perfectly drowned with that yummy tango drink.

I just wish other stores would stock it. I’ve asked on twitter endless times.

Mysteryman said :

Genie said :

Gantz said :

JB, did you check GYG’s menu?

Guac: $2

Perhaps if Mad Mex come to town….

Apart from Mad Mex being the worst of the 3..

Mad Mex are opening up at Westfield Belconnen.

What? Mad Mexico in Sydney was leagues ahead of Zambrero’s last time I went there.

Really ??? Hmm had a terrible burrito from the Harbourside store. Was so bad I didn’t finish it. I guess I’ll need to give then another chance when they open in Belconnen

johnboy said :

Civic

According to the sign in the new-ish food court (the one with KFC), either Zambreros is moving to where the Italian place was, or a new one is opening up there.

Genie said :

Gantz said :

JB, did you check GYG’s menu?

Guac: $2

Perhaps if Mad Mex come to town….

Apart from Mad Mex being the worst of the 3..

Mad Mex are opening up at Westfield Belconnen.

What? Mad Mexico in Sydney was leagues ahead of Zambrero’s last time I went there.

johnboy said :

Civic

i second that on the miserable smear of avocado in civic. not to mention the generous serve of attitude. last time i asked them to actually add a bit more (i am a vego so the beans and avocado are the replacement in the price of a burrito for meat – so seriously, don’t be stingey) and they refused – in fact the guy was incredibly rude. i shrugged and walked out. see ya zambreros! yay for the arrival of GYG!

What zambreros you frequent, Jb? I go to Weston and Woden and they re both very generous with avocado. ( although it’s certainly not guacamole.)

We missed out on Taco Time and Taco Bell in the 1980s, now we’re finally getting Mex fast food. Canberra finally comes of age.

Gantz said :

JB, did you check GYG’s menu?

Guac: $2

Perhaps if Mad Mex come to town….

Apart from Mad Mex being the worst of the 3..

Mad Mex are opening up at Westfield Belconnen.

Gantz said :

JB, did you check GYG’s menu?

Guac: $2

Perhaps if Mad Mex come to town….

Futile comment: It comes free with the vego one.

You had me at Free Burrito.

JB, did you check GYG’s menu?

Guac: $2

Perhaps if Mad Mex come to town….

Bugger! I’m out of town on the 3rd…

But very happy that they’re coming to town; their flavour is much more akin to the wonderful Mexican food I remember from visits to California and Arizona (and better than Tijuana!).

I hope the vego ones are free too. We are a poor oppressed race, in search of an advocate. Or an aovocado, anyways…

Did you check their menu? Their guac is 2 bucks as well. I think you’re hopes be slim.