I pass by a couple of Viva Burritos on my way to work so I've been a patron for quite some time. I initially enjoyed the value but in mid-2009 I noticed a decline in size and then a sharp decline in quality of ingredients. I have occasionally revisited this location to investigate if it was just a fluke, but after a handful of visits with the same results, I decided it was time to give the review I dread giving.
Viva Burrito has the most disappointing breakfast burrito. I ordered the ham breakfast burrito. The ham seems fine and the tortilla isn't bad. Their wrapping style leaves a strong chance for a paper bite [1], so watch out. But my problem lies within the cheese, egg, and potato. The cheese is hardly noticeable, as is the egg. My thoughts (obtained through home experimentation) are that the ham and potatoes are added with the cheese and egg while the egg is still uncooked, causing the egg to "disappear" with the rest of the ingredients. This wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the poor choice of using french fries as potatoes. While I'm not a potato elitist, frozen french fries are meant for the fryer, not the griddle. This leaves potatoes in the burrito that are mealy instead of crispy. For me, this is a deal breaker and until I hear otherwise no more Viva Burrito burritos.
Final verdict: Used to be good, now not so much. Still very cheap.
Haiku!
Potatoes are good,
french fries are not substitutes.
Try another place.
Burrito Thoughts and Other Comments
- Cost: $2.59
- Weight: no scale, but definitely under a pound
- Salsa: a little chunky with strong tomato and a bit of onion. Actually very good salsa considering the rest of the ingredients.
- Speediness: about 5 minutes on an early Friday morning with two cars in front of me at the drive through.
Know Your Burrito Vocab
[1]Paper bite - when the burrito wrapper folds into the wrapped burrito, causing one of the bites to possibly contain paper.
Almost choked on their dry breakfast burrito full of potatoes....no amount of salsa is enough. Used to get the veggie burrito for about $4, since it's just beans, rice and lettuce, but now they're $5 and very thin. A little beans and rice for $5 is no deal at all. NOT recommended.
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