The Great Burrito Debate: Qdoba
1 Comments Published by Keith on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 10:51 AM.
Last week on the BIRN, we discussed both Chipotle and Qdoba. And I posted my thoughts on Chipotle. Well, to catch up, here's the written thought on Qdoba.
Qdoba makes the same style of burritos as Chipote (that being the San Francisco burrito), so you would think it would be about as tasty. And yet, they're lacking in quite a few departments. The most damaging of these being sauces. If you ask for the hot sauce -- the hottest sauce they've got -- you still won't be able to taste any kick at all. When I go out for a burrito, I expect the hot sauce to have some flavor. And this is a hope that Qdoba cannot fulfill. Another lacking department: guacamole. It tastes like they took one avocado and four gallons of water, and mixed it all up. Absolutely no taste in the guac. Aside from these major flaws, everything else is alright. The burrito itself is not so bad. But the sauces and guacamole are huge downfalls. Not to mention that Qdoba doesn't use naturally raised beef. Tsk tsk.
Qdoba has locations nationwide. Full ratings and rankings below:
Overall Burrito Quality: +
Atmosphere: +
Sauces: - -
Burrito Size: +
Guac: - -
Wrapping Job: -
Efficiency: +
Cost: $5.99
Guac Cost: $1.19
Naturally-Raised Beef? NO
Lemon/Lime: YES
Toothpicks: YES
Corporate/Home-style: Corporate
THE VERDICT:
1. Chipotle
2. Qdoba
Labels: Burrito
Sadly, there is no such thing as a good burrito in Boston, I've found. You can find some pretty good Cuban food in JP, but if it's Mexican you're looking for, the nearest I've found is in Northampton.
Mission district in SF is the jam:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Burrito
cheers,
Brendan