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Red Burrito
Category: Restaurants Mexican Mexican [Edit]
1455 Lonsdale AveNorth Vancouver, BC V7M 2H9
Neighbourhood: Central Lonsdale
(604) 980-0980
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
7 reviews for Red Burrito
7 reviews in English
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Review from Angus M.
Vancouver, BC
10/17/2010
I first visited Red Burrito a year ago one rainy day when I was working in the North Van Library. I was looking to get out of the rain and wanted something quick to eat. And then I visited again, and again and again, and I kinda got addicted. Sometimes, the guys there would crank up the crazy loud Mexican music, which was totally great because the high ceilings make it feel like a big dance hall. Good for waking up your mind before going back to the library - especially when you've spiced up your afternoon with some fresh hot salsa.
Now when I want something wholesome, yet fresh and delicious, Red Burrito still pops up at the top of my mental Google search.
Of course, I'm not always in the mood for Mexican, or standing next to a Red Burrito, but when the two coincide in the time-space continuum of my mind, guess what: I'll go to Red Burrito. Four stars, cuz for a cheap food joint with just a couple things on the menu, it's got great food. -
Review from Subie O.
North Vancouver, BC
5/24/2012
Good but not great. Had chips, salsa, tacos and tomales.
Chicken in tacos was none dry. Been under the hot lamp for toooooo long.
Tomales had no flavor and suffered from same dry chicken
Portions will not feed the hungry. -
Review from Deanna C.
North Vancouver, BC
11/22/2011
Very Fresh. I have a burrito bowl from here about once a week. I have never been disappointed. Its incredibly filling!
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Review from Christine R.
New Westminster, BC
10/9/2008
Being a born Vancouverite, I am sure I have no idea what "authentic" Mexican food is supposed to taste like. (Have been to Mexico once, and ate some decent tacos there, though.) But I am pretty sure of what I like in a burrito and/or taquito, and Red Burrito does it for me. They use good, fresh ingredients in their burritos, and just enough spice in the meat that it drains the sinuses yet doesn't make me gasp for water.
I wouldn't make a special trip for Red Burrito, but if I see one, and I'm hungry, I'm probably going to be eating there. Except not in a window seat. I've learned my lesson about eating great big burritos in front of windows that face busy streets. Trust me, no one needs to see that.Listed in: Where the Big Things Are
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Review from Greg S.
Fonthill, ON
7/17/2010 1 photo
You can dress me up, but you can't take me anywhere. I'm a bit of a klutz (okay, a lot of a klutz), so if I'm enjoying my food, I usually end up decorating my shirt. (I suppose I should really start buying shirts with random splodges of colour, so people can't tell when I mess on myself.)
Now, when I first tried Mexican food, I was nine years old, and it was the first time that I had ever encountered anything even remotely spicy. I could not handle it. My whole family (except for Dad, who was actually enjoying himself) was gulping down whole jugs of water, not yet having learned that water doesn't actually put out this kind of fire.
Fast forward mumbledy-something years, and, while I like Mexican food, it's not exactly a challenge anymore. Still, it's fun, and when I was in need of sustenance, I popped in. (I would have checked it out long ago, except they don't take credit cards, so I had to go to the bank and get some of that funny paper with the little scribbles on it before I could buy any food.)
The menu is deceptively short, because, like Subway or Harvey's, you get to choose what goes into your meal, out of a surprisingly large selection of ingredients. (I think it's the first time ever that I've been asked if I wanted cilantro in my burrito.) I was also kind of surprised to see a couple of those vertical roasters that they use in Middle Eastern restaurants to cook the meat for shawarma or donairs.
The proof is in the eating, and the eating is great. Those vertical roasters add a wonderful sort of barbecue flavour to the chicken, and give it more personality than you normally get in Mexican food. (Or at least, what passes for Mexican food "North of the Border, where the cacti are scarce and thin".) So, when I was about 3/4 of the way through my burrito, and some of the juice ran out onto my lovely new shirt, well, I was too busy enjoying the food to worry about neatness at a time like that.
So, yeah, I am definitely going back. But I should probably take a bib. -
Review from Wendy C.
West Vancouver, BC
4/3/2011
Not a huge fan of burritos, but this place will definitely fill you up.
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Review from Erin N.
North Vancouver, BC
Updated - 10/13/2011
went back recently and while the salsa still has cucumbers in it and the corn is nowhere to be found, there is no longer a surcharge for the onions. yeeeee! i guess i sway easily cos i was pretty dang happy with my burrito this time round. :) count me back in as a fan.
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7/12/2011
Ask me two months ago and I would have said I LOVE red burrito. But then we popped in before a… Read more »
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