My barber is in the area so I finally dropped into Budgies Burritos. They specialize in vegetarian burritos. They’re located right beside Gene Coffee Bar.
Sign outside.
We dropped in on a Thursday for lunch (around 12:30pm) and it was busy. While were there, they went through over 30 orders! There’s half a dozen seats to people watch but more seating downstairs and a couple benches outside as well.
The menu consists of burritos, nachos, tacos, tortilla soup and drinks.
There’s three sauces by the soda fountain station; red (very very hot), green (pretty hot) and chili paste (medium at best).
Closeups of the green and chili paste. Not much taste to either.
Blair Stanley ($9.00 for 12″)
Tofu in a roasted chipotle & red pepper sauce, rice, beans, cheese, salsa, lettuce and sour cream.
The flavours are mute/mundane; it needs one of the sauces to give it some oomph.
The burrito bowl looked like the tastier option.
RIP taco ($3.75)
Tofurkey sausage, rice, cheese, sour cream, salsa and lettuce (we opted for the red cabbage).
The taco was pretty unmemorable other than they go ham on the sour cream.
Mulita ($4.00)
6″ corn tortilla filled with cheese, rice, refried pinto beans, pico de galllo, sour cream and lettuce. This is described as a mix between a taco and quesadilla. My favourite thing out of everything we ordered. Hefty and I liked the mix of ingredients.
BB is popular because it’s quick, affordable and filling. Their offerings didn’t blow me away.
Budgie’s Burritos
https://budgiesburritos.com/
44 Kingsway Street
Vancouver, BC
(604) 874-5408
CHERRY BOB-OMBS 