 ake the current craze enjoyed by Mexican food, cross it with the fad for wraps and the Henry Ford-style assembly used at Subway sandwich shops and what do you get?
You get Burrito Boyz. Ian Angus (Banff Springs Hotels) and Joe Vassallo’s small Peter Street grill was packed during a recent lunchtime visit. There's a good reason: The food is excellent and plentiful enough to stretch one order into two lunches. That's an especially good deal, considering that everything is under $6.
The catch is that everything consists of burritos. The Boyz only do burrito: a six-inch, $4.50, and a 10-inch, clocking in at $5.50). Be warned, you may wait longer than you would in a typical burger or grilled-chicken sandwich emporium. The Boyz’ burritos are assembled to order and, while the system is swift and efficient, it still took 20 minutes from the time I entered the restaurant until I had 'rito in hand. The queue reached from the counter to the door.
To placate the waiting patrons, an energetic employee worked the line giving vivid descriptions of the fare. No prepackaged goods here. Angus and Vassallo use fresh, superlative ingredients for these burritos: fresh strips of plump chicken breasts, halibut, shrimp, or freshly cubed beef (prime sirloin!).
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120 Peter Street, Toronto, ON
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9 Reader Reviews
Best idea and Burrito's ever! My buddy and I had our first full loaded steak burritos today,and agree that they are fantastic. Will I go back? All I can say is that if it weren't for the long wait while they make the damn things, I would be a regular. But unfortunately 25 minutes to get a burrito is way too long during the lunch hour. I got there at 12:45, and I can't imagine what the wait would be like if you showed up at 12:05. They are good, but not worth a 20-30 minute wait.
Sorry.
Shablam's Rating: 4 Stars |
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This is by far the worst tasting burrito I have tried, I dont know how people can say its the best thing since sliced bread!
I have been to San Francisco Mission district and the burritos taste nothing like Burritos boys, Drunken party people will eat anything when hungry.
Mike's Rating: 2 Stars |
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The burritos are good, but their process is severely screwed up. I have never seen anyone take so long to assemble a burrito. It's shocking. And the grilling is totally backward. Unless you like your tortilla crispy, ask them not to grill it. The meat/fish is hot, which I find heats the whole thing up plenty. Besides, do you really want your sour cream and guac grilled? Usually the staff is pretty good (they work with the ridiculous system they've been given) but I did walk out once without ordering because I was the ONLY customer there, an the staff of FIVE people did not acknowledge my presence after a very long time. Sometimes when the craving hits I call in advance, and it still takes surprisingly long to get in and out of there even with no line. If there's any line at all, stay away. It's not worth the frustration.
Mandy's Rating: 2 Stars |
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The burritos are good, but their process is severely screwed up. I have never seen anyone take so long to assemble a burrito. It's shocking. And the grilling is totally backward. Unless you like your tortilla crispy, ask them not to grill it. The meat/fish is hot, which I find heats the whole thing up plenty. Besides, do you really want your sour cream and guac grilled? Usually the staff is pretty good (they work with the ridiculous system they've been given) but I did walk out once without ordering because I was the ONLY customer there, an the staff of FIVE people did not acknowledge my presence after a very long time. Sometimes when the craving hits I call in advance, and it still takes surprisingly long to get in and out of there even with no line. If there's any line at all, stay away. It's not worth the frustration.
Mandy's Rating: 2 Stars |
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Well i'm downtown every weekend for the clubbing. About a year ago my ex took me to the jerk shop upstairs,,,,,,i must say i was a little aprehensive about eating in your place. You know what they say,,,"looks are deceiving". The whole dungeon thing. (Sorry). Long story short,,,his friend went downstairs and bought 2 burritos,,one for him and one for me......after begging me to try them. Well ever since then i have been coming in every weekend i am in the clubbing district. And today, (March 18/2007) I brought my Mom with me. One more fan to add to the list. She loved it.
Thanks Burrito Boyz.
Candace & Nathalie Shoniker
Candace & Nathalie Shoniker's Rating: 4 Stars |
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I live beside this place and its my favourite food place around. nice staff, great value. So fucking filling you can skip your next meal. That asian complaining guy is a douche, this place is the best.
Andrew's Rating: 4 Stars |
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could you please retract my previous review,thank you
RE;Disturbed Burrito Boys Costumer's Rating: 1 Stars |
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I had quite the disturbing service from the Burrito Boys staff at the 120 Peter St. location. Some fellow customers gave my friend and I DISCRIMINATORY remarks advising that we should get some soya sauce with our burritos due to our Asian desendency. Because we were feeling quite unhappy with these remarks, the Burrito Boys staff told me to leave if we felt so displeased. When I tried to talk to management about the difficency of their service, the manager told me that I was "obviously off the deep-end" for feeling that such remarks were in fact dicriminatory and told me that my customer demand was not wanted. Although that I understand that the staff cannot control what their customers say, I found it quite ignorant of the manager to say that customers' drunken state is an excuse for such comments. I find that such allowance and lack of empathy for such discrimination is a perpetuation of ignorance.
Disturbed Burrito Boys Costumer's Rating: 1 Stars |
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Amidst what is known as Partyland for 905ers, just south of Richmond on Peter Street, is a haven called Burrito Boyz. In an area where pizza slices, sandwich wraps and other cheap eats make your stomach go ooh, Ian Angus and Joe Vassallo has built it and now the people come in droves. This place is undeniably the best cheap eats destination to come along in a long time. It?s no wonder the hours on weekends go until 4 a.m. and lunchtime lines go out the door. The space is like a really small basement apartment where even with the door shut feels void of privacy. The system is simple: Burritos (8? and 12?) and Quesadillas (both include steak, chicken, halibut and vegetarian) and nothing is over $6 (with the exception of the 12? halibut burrito - $7.25). No heating lamps and only fresh ingredients. Why hasn?t anyone caught on to this? When in the basement, the music is usually blaring (my last visit it was Outkast), and the cheerful young woman takes your order. The burrito is dressed right in front of you and they don?t overfill it with rice and beans. Toppings include the choice of lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, green onions and green pepper. The vegetarian selection (soy meat) is fantastic so you can avoid the boring bean and cheese. My wait wasn?t during the busy hours (lunch and after bars close), but there was a little crowd and it wasn?t long - 10 minutes and worth the wait! There are about five people working in that cramped space and they all seemed to sport a smile (maybe it had to do with the installation of the new air conditioner). There is talk of expansion on College Street near U of T, the Annex and even the Beaches. Regardless of where they open, if they keep up this formula, Angus and Vassallo will be able to make their simple idea into a million-dollar concept. - 30 -
John Britton's Rating: 4 Stars |
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120 Peter Street, Toronto, ON
416- 593-9191
Clubland
Mexican
Restaurant
Mon. to Thur.: 11:00 am - 11:00pm
Fri. & Sat.: 11:00am - 4:00am
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