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Fat Bastard Burrito Co.
Categories: Restaurants Tex-Mex Restaurants Mexican Tex-Mex, Mexican [Edit]
1180 The QueenswayToronto, ON M8Z 1R5
Neighbourhood: Etobicoke
(416) 252-0202
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 11 am - 11 pm
Fri-Sat 11 am - 12 am
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
13 reviews for Fat Bastard Burrito Co.
13 reviews in English
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Review from James K.
Toronto, ON
3/28/2012 6 Check-ins Here
Excellent Burrito's, friendly staff, and good prices.
The tequila Lime Chicken is great, and the Blair's Chips are to die for...
I'll definately be back. -
Review from Brenn S.
2/21/2012 1 Check-in Here
Move over Burrito Boyz, I've got a new favourite burrito place!
Let me start off by professing that I am a burrito veteran. Without exaggeration, I've probably had over 100 burritos from Burrito Boyz (I worked right across the street from the Peter St. location when it existed) as well as several other establishments across Toronto and a few in the US.
My foodie coworkers and I all noticed the decline of flavour from Burrito Boyz over the years until it reached a point where we now find them downright bland. I claim that it's their hot sauce that's changed as well as their meat seasoning.
Enough BB bashing.
Well I stopped into Fat Bastard for a change. And a change is what I received! I ordered the ground beef burrito (not available at BB) with all the fixins including crushed tortilla chips, singapore noodles and ghost pepper sauce!
Freaking delicious! And I HAD to buy some Blair's Death Rain chips and some dried ghost peppers while I was there.
I'll be back. Soon. My mouth is starting to cool down. -
Review from Steve S.
Toronto, ON
5/6/2012
Overpriced and really no value for what you pay for. The original prices offered more value for the money but my visit yesterday suggested otherwise as they increased the pricing and decreased the size. I ordered the $10.50 for the huge Veggie which to me is the same size as lower priced Big but they said 'with more toppings'. By the way, Veggie is the same price as Chicken which made no sense to me considering the ony 'veggies' is green pepper and no other vegetable. I would not say it was chock full of 'veggies' only chock full of filler carbohydrates-rice, noodles, smash of beans, and white toritilla only as you cannot have whole wheat if you order Huge. This restaurant succeeds in flash: catchy name, location, interior but no substance. I will not be returning.
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Review from Jason L.
East York, ON
11/6/2011
I preferred this over Burrito Boyz, and i was a huge BB fan. They have an innovative menu including roast steak, pulled pork and even a cheeseburger burrito! And yes the small is still a decent sized burrito.
They carry Blairs Death sauce and chips as well, usually hard to find.
They even sell dried ghost peppers for anyone into making their own hot sauce. -
Review from Eric L.
5/23/2011
After having Burrito Boyz a few times, this place is just underwhelming. The topping selection is limited, the meat is not seasoned, they over grill the meat.
That is their main problem is that they don't season their meat. So if you take a bite that misses some sauce or veggies, you get a taste full of unseasoned meat, which is just awful.
This place is also more expensive than burrito boyz. -
Review from Justin M.
Milton, ON
6/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
A tasty enough burrito, Fat Bastard's ingredients are not the freshest, and meat fillings are pre-cooked. I'm really finding the tendancy of TO Burrito joints to have pre-cooked meats and fillings a disappointing one.
The guacamole was tasty enough, thankfully, but the salsa selection seemed under whelming.
The overall package was decent enough, although it was not wrapped up quite perfectly, falling apart in the last quarter or so.
Fat Bastard is not quite close enough to my work to make it a regular trip, but it's good to know it's there.Listed in: CalTexMexican food
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Review from OJ B.
Toronto, ON
11/17/2011
This would be a decent option for Etobicoke if there wasn't a BBoyz nearby. They make an alright burrito, if lacking in some flavour. I like that they have gone outside of the usual traditional offerings and thrown in some interesting options (I should have tried the noodles instead of rice, but wanted a level playing field). They seem to have a thing for hot sauce, which I also appreciate, and you can buy some of their hot ghost peppers if you're feeling brave enough to cook with them yourself.
If they get the meat seasoning improved, they could still hold their own I think. Still a few kinks to work out. -
Review from Rob M.
Etobicoke, ON
2/2/2010 1 photo
This new Burrito shop opened up down the road on the Queensway - west of Islington, East of Kipling. It's just a soft opening right now, so this won't be a full review.
When I first saw the "Eat Big or Go Home" sign, I groaned, thinking yet another Burger joint was opening up. If there is one thing we don't need any more of, it's Burgers, I don't care how good they are.
I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be a burrito resto. They spent some time and money transforming an old Makita Tool shop, into an upscale Burrito joint. A small steak burrito was a filling meal - covered with my choice of fresh toppings for about $7. Other choices included chicken, shrimp, and all-veggie. I will be back to try them again soon. -
Review from Chris P.
First off, this place is a Burrito Boyz style of place. I'm not saying this is good or bad, that's just what it is.
Pros:
Fast and super friendly staff
Fat Bastard burrito sauce
Fresh fillings and lots of them (I couldn't finish my medium size burrito)
Spicy actually means spicy
Small amount of parking right in front of the place.
Cons:
The burritos are grilled
Over grilled burritos, mine started to crack and crumble when eating it.
Nothing significant really makes this place unique compared to other burrito joints
The pork in my burrito was cold and not reheated enough
A small amount of seating along the window, grab and go!
#1 thing to take away from this:
Get the Fat Bastard burrito sauce. It's creamy and delicious!Listed in: Burritos: the good, the bad,…
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Review from Vanessa G.
Toronto, ON
6/28/2011
I ended up here on the weekend simply because I didn't see the Burrito Boyz sign across the street. As far as burritos go, they aren't the best but also not the worst. If you are a burrito traditionalist this place may not be for you, but if you are tired of the Double B's and looking for a new taste adventure this place ain't bad.
Staff is super awesome and the filling choices are ample (Tequila lime chicken, Beef, Random veggies) and they have a choice of rice or noodles. On the day I visited the staff was experimenting with a roasted yam burrito as another choice for vegetarians (they already have 2-3 options, but hey variety is the spice of life). Guacamole is applied with a heavy hand, which is much appreciated since most competitors are super stingy with the Green magic, and having three burrito sizes to choose from is super awesome, but prices are a bit steeper than most. Hot sauce is really good, I'm a spice nut so I was over the moon, but my roommate did note that her medium spiced burrito was far spicier than the Double B's. One quick tip, be forewarned if you ask for "Everything" this will also include "Crunchies" aka crushed Doritos which may or may not be your cup of tea. -
Review from Chris W.
Toronto, ON
6/15/2011
Really nice people and great service, but the chicken on my naked burrito was pretty bad. There were big globs of soft fat and chunks of gristle in the chicken--not appealing. I imagined how I'd react to biting into that in a regular burrito. Nasty.
The rest of the toppings were good, so maybe the deep fried buffalo chicken would be a better bet, but I'd skip the regular chicken. -
Review from Paul S.
Toronto, ON
6/22/2011
I decided to make the trek and try this place out as it's received pretty decent reviews...what a mistake.
Pros:
Decent size
Good burrito sauce
Noodle option instead of rice/beans
Cons:
-Pretty much non-seasoned meat (chicken) on 2nd burrito ordered
-Only brown refried beans - no black and no not smushed option
bland flavour overall
-For a Tequila Lime Chicken Special (extra $1.25 vs reg chicken) they used 2 breaded deep fried chicken fingers and poured some sauce on them!!! -WTF??? How lazy can you be and how can you not know how to make proper tequila lime chicken?
-Staff were not helpful, patient or friendly - it was straight up business, rush them in, rush them out.
Overall. Total waste of time, money and effort. Burrito Boyz is across the street and while not my favourite in Toronto, still waaaaay better than this. -
Review from Jeff M.
Etobicoke, ON
3/5/2010
Fat Bastard is providing us with a great food option when you consider other choices in the neighborhood. The "burritos" are large, not too expensive, and filled with lots of meat and seeming fresh ingredients. The staff is friendly and the place is clean.
However the only thing Mexican in this place is the Jumex in the fridge. As with most burrito places in Toronto, they are on their own path as far as how to put a burrito together. They have some taste, but it's a far cry from what a true burrito should taste like. How you can make a burrito without freshly made salsa is just nonsense....right there your pulling garlic, onion, and cilantro from the mix! Continuing with the Toronto process they are using cheddar cheese as well as putting your fully prepared burrito on a hot grill to heat it up. I'm sorry but if the meat, beans, and rice are hot and you steam the tortilla to melt the cheese your all set. It's takes 1/4 of the time and who wants to eat hot guacamole wrapped in a hard tortilla. I see all of this as a lack of vision on the behalf of the owners. A small investment in traveling to California and visiting Taquerias in L.A., and San Francisco's Mission district or any other neighborhood in S.F. would provide Toronto with a invaluable injection of culture and great food.
All that said I will be back to Fat Bastard, as it is good food at a great price. I only hope that they expand their options to include more authentic ingredients, until then I'll tell myself that I'm eating a really good wrap.
