Best Burrito in Bend Oregon – Round 1

2006/08/29

I just woke up from a three day Mexicoma (the sleepy state achieved after eating Mexican Cuisine) from my week long quest for the Best Burrito in Bend Oregon. This explains why I have not been able to post in a few days. Hey, that’s a better excuse than the truth.

I have said on more than one occasion that if I had to choose one type of food to eat for every meal, it would be Mexican. I love it. So for one week I did just that…for lunch. Although one night last week I made burritos at home. So last week I ate 6 burritos, two at home and 4 for lunch. Heaven, pure heaven.

So who serves up the Best Burrito in Bend Oregon you ask? No, I heard you ask. The answer is….I have no idea. I only tried four different ones and there are plenty more out there. What I do know is that in the past week I have consumed the Meat, Bean, and Cheese Burrito from Longboard Louie’s, the Deluxe Burrito from El Caporal West, the Al Pastor Burrito from Super Burrito, and the Pork Carnitas Burrito from Baja Fresh.

Is this enough to determine who has the Best Burrito in Bend Oregon? Nope, not at all. But I can tell you who my favorite of these four burritos is and why. On Friday I tried to get a Taco Stand Burrito because I know many people say that it’s their favorite but they were on vacation. So they lose by default in Round 1, maybe they’ll be back in round 2.

The winner is…

The Pork Carnitas Burrito from Baja Fresh. The flavor, the quantity, the quality of the pork, as well as the price makes this burrito the winner of round 1. The ranking of this week’s sampling of burritos goes as follows:

1 – Pork Carnitas Burrito from Baja Fresh
2 – Deluxe Burrito from El Caporal West
3 – MBC from Longboard Louie’s
4 – My Homemade Burritos
5 – Al Pastor Burrito from Super Burrito

I have my own idea of who I’d like to review in the next round but please feel free to send in your favorites and I’ll try to work it in.

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Baja Fresh Bend Oregon – Pork Carnitas Burrito

2006/08/25

Thank you to everyone providing their comments (Jen). And a extra special thank you to those of you who have clicked on the Google Ads to help raise some funds for COCAAN’s Feed the Need program. Keep it up! Remember, for every $1 raised, COCAAN can distribute 8 pounds of food!

How’s the saying go? A Burrito a day keeps the Doctor away? Hmmm yeah that sounds right. I could eat Mexican food (or Mexican Cuisine as I’ve heard some genius refer to it) every day of my life. I love it. I love hot sauces on it as well.

So to continue on my week of Burritos, I made it out to Baja Fresh. Baja Fresh boasts that they do not have any microwaves, can openers, freezers, lard, msg, or compromises. It’d be great if they used Styrofoam containers to keep with Bend Restaurant tradition! But they don’t and they’re food is actually quite good.

I like to get what I want. So I am one of those tough customers that always asked for stuff on the side, replacements, extra this, less that. Why not? I’m paying for it. But I always ask with a smile and always say please and thank you. Momma didn’t raise no fool. I make a point to not piss off food handlers.

Anyone see “Waiting”? Yeah, if you have you know what I mean.

Pictured above started out simple with a $3.85 bean and cheese burrito. But I like black beans AND refried so I politely ask for mixed beans. Then I add Pork Carnitas to make it $5.70. But lets take it one step further and make this bad boy Enchilada Style to get the warm salsa smothering the burrito, topped with melted jack and cheddar, served with nachos, pico de gallo and sour cream. Grand total – $7.45.

The Pork Carnitas was soooo much better than the spicy pork at Super Burrito the other day. The pork was tender and juicy, full of porky goodness. Their enchilada sauce was perfect, the hot salsa even better, and the portions were generous as you can see.

Refried beans. You know how you get refried beans at any Mexican restaurant in town? Ever see any refried beans in it? Most of the time it’s like a refried bean paste with the remnants of what used to be a bean sprinkled through out. This is why I normally get black beans instead. But man, the refried beans at Baja Fresh are hella good! I know it’s just a little matter but a wise young lady once said “Refried beans bring the whole meal together, without good beans, what’s the point?”

I believe the quality and flavor did beat out the El Caporal Deluxe Burrito from earlier this week and a little less expensive.

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
916 Ne 3rd St
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 617-8781
http://www.bajafresh.com/

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