Chiquito Bandito Burrito Burger
Review of Chiquito Bandito Burrito Burger
Website: http://www.chiquito.co.uk/
What they say:
The classic with a Chiquito twist! A juicy beef burger wrapped in a flour tortilla with chipotle mayo, cheese and jalapeño peppers.
Price: £7.55.
Calories: Unknown.
This is lunchtime, and this burger is on the lunch menu, which means it’s reduced from the full price on the main menu.
That’s a great start. This is described as a classic with a Chiquito twist. A beef patty in a tortilla with chipotle mayo, cheese and jalapeños.
It all sounds pretty good on the face of it, and it’s interesting in that it isn’t in a bun as normal burgers are, but in a soft tortilla. I was rather looking forward to it and at this point was pretty damn hungry.
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| Enticing presentation… |
I put my order in, noting the promise that lunch menu items are supposed to be served within 15 minutes.
It arrived in less than that and looked very interesting indeed.
A tortilla, cut in half and presented with the two halves askew, on a plate with chips and slaw.
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| Inside the Burrito Burger… |
I got stuck in quite eagerly and immediately realised I liked this very much.
The texture of the tortilla gave a very satisfying feeling – not quite a crunch but close – before breaking through to the beef and other contents.
It was a real pleasure, a genuinely interesting departure from the usual bread roll.
The slaw was really good too. Not awfully generous, but good. The chips too. Well seasoned with a crispier coating than I remember from a previous visit for the Mexican Fajita Burger.
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| The best of both worlds… |
But the burrito burger was the star of this show.
The beef wasn’t perfect, perhaps cooked a little too long, but that didn’t really detract too much. It wasn’t quite as juicy as it could have been, but it was certainly tasty enough.
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| Tasty toppings… |
The cheese and sauce and other ingredients inside worked well to keep things moist, tasty and interesting, but it was the jalapeños that were a bloody sensation.
They did not lurk in the background. They gave a real heat to this burger and that combined with my hunger, saw me devour this in record time.
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| Decent beef… |
If you are on this hunt for something out of the ordinary, with a bit of heat, this is the one to go for, and with the lunchtime reduction, it’s hard to find any reason not to give this one a whirl.
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