Burritos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnny_BravoIII

kingtut wrote: »

Passed Boojum yesterday and queue was out the door so said I'd try Badass, walked past it without realising and when I double backed there was a lady just locking the door (closed at 8pm which I didn't realise).

As someone who so far has not eaten in either Badass doesn't look that great from the outside (seems really small), is it tiny inside also? Not sure how they can compete if they close earlier than Boojum and also have a somewhat hidden location ...

..that being said perhaps in a few weeks / months the hype will die down.

She doesnt care. She makes 50 (or whatever number) burritos per day. Opens shop. Sells 50 burritos. Closes shop. Goes home. Pays her bills. Lives her life. The end.

I dont see why this is such a difficult concept for people.

dashoonage

Johnny_BravoIII wrote: »

She doesnt care. She makes 50 (or whatever number) burritos per day. Opens shop. Sells 50 burritos. Closes shop. Goes home. Pays her bills. Lives her life. The end.

I dont see why this is such a difficult concept for people.

I understand it and am so ****ing jealous of her. All credit to her.

Johnny_BravoIII

James Bond Junior wrote: »

You have edited my quote to look like I have said something I have not. Or are you quoting me to agree with me?

I directly quoted you. You started by saying increasing the number of residents through reducing cars and making the city centre was an ideology which came at the expense of the outer edges.

You ended by recognising the impact on the city of the donut effect. Im not sure what alternative ideology you were suggesting? Was it the 'lets be proud and live free stuff'?

kingtut

Johnny_BravoIII wrote: »

I dont see why this is such a difficult concept for people.

Don't recall saying there was any difficulty with it

James Bond Junior

Johnny_BravoIII wrote: »

I directly quoted you. You started by saying increasing the number of residents through reducing cars and making the city centre was an ideology which came at the expense of the outer edges.

You ended by recognising the impact on the city of the donut effect. Im not sure what alternative ideology you were suggesting? Was it the 'lets be proud and live free stuff'?

Sorry now bud, but you have edited my post to read differently. Read exactly what I said. I was pointing out what another poster was saying and how they often post in my opinion. I did not extol one virtue over another. I was clearly reffering to a posting style. I am not responding any further to you as 1. It is derailing the thread and 2. you are twisting what I said to make it look like I said something else.

Mr.H

Just had my first boojum. Chilli can carne. I've never had a burrito with so much rice and so little meat. Hopefully it's teething issues but not impressed.

OfTheMarsWongs

Was in Boojum earlier. Supervisor didn’t like how the server wrapped my burrito so he made them get out a fresh tortilla and dumped the insides of the first one onto it. Teething problems, I’m sure it won’t take long to get everything running smoothly.

Mc Love

OfTheMarsWongs wrote: »

Was in Boojum earlier. Supervisor didn’t like how the server wrapped my burrito so he made them get out a fresh tortilla and dumped the insides of the first one onto it. Teething problems, I’m sure it won’t take long to get everything running smoothly.

Was it still busy

dashoonage

Mc Love wrote: »

Was it still busy

There now. Busy out.

OfTheMarsWongs

Mc Love wrote: »

Was it still busy

About 8 people sitting down when I went in. It was just after 12 though. A load of Bruce students (or whatever that LC study place is call these days) came in as I was leaving so it got busier.

Jofspring

Mr.H wrote: »

Just had my first boojum. Chilli can carne. I've never had a burrito with so much rice and so little meat. Hopefully it's teething issues but not impressed.

Was in there yesterday. I found if you just asked for a little more of something as they were making it there was no problem

walt whitman

had my first one on Saturday had the shredded beef burrito with Mexican rice and it was really nice! will be returning, still very busy with a big queue but moved fast.

dashoonage

Maybe its just me but i thought they were poor. Mine was half cold. Long queue and the staff were rushing. Also very hard to hear the staff. I probably wouldn't be rushing back for another one.

panda100

Had friends down from Dublin for the weekend and they insisted on going for Boojum. I of course didn't eat any in solidarity with Badass (that's how far the burrito wars gave gone in my head). Anywho, the consensus was that they taste nothing like the Boojum burrito in Dublin, were cold and poorly wrapped.

dashoonage

panda100 wrote: »

Had friends down from Dublin for the weekend and they insisted on going for Boojum. I of course didn't eat any in solidarity with Badass (that's how far the burrito wars gave gone in my head). Anywho, the consensus was that they taste nothing like the Boojum burrito in Dublin, were cold and poorly wrapped.

So its not just me! mine were cold and lashed together badly.

Poxyshamrock

panda100 wrote: »

Had friends down from Dublin for the weekend and they insisted on going for Boojum. I of course didn't eat any in solidarity with Badass (that's how far the burrito wars gave gone in my head). Anywho, the consensus was that they taste nothing like the Boojum burrito in Dublin, were cold and poorly wrapped.

Life's too short, Panda!

zulutango

I went to Badass again the other night, and there was a feckin' queue. I reckon she's doing alright still, possibly even better than before because she might be getting a spillover from Boojum due to the much longer queues there. The burrito was fantastic as ever. I'll give Boojum another go this week and will report back.

tototoe

Had my third boojum in limerick over the weekend, burrito was lovely and had beef tacos as well which were also really nice. Don't find much difference between that and the Galway one. Staff are nicer in limerick though.

dominatinMC

zulutango wrote: »

I went to Badass again the other night, and there was a feckin' queue. I reckon she's doing alright still, possibly even better than before because she might be getting a spillover from Boojum due to the much longer queues there. The burrito was fantastic as ever. I'll give Boojum another go this week and will report back.

I was there last night, and got chatting to the owner (Mags, I think?). I asked for her opinion on Boojum opening, and she said that she wasn't concerned at all. In fact, she was saying it was working in her favor, and that her regular customers now have a yardstick to measure her burritos against! She said her customers have been telling her how superior her burrito is, in comparison to Boojums offering, and recommended that I try Boojum and report back to her after!

Swiper the fox

Mags is the real winner here, it's a superior product. There's not one ingredient in Boojum that i would select over Badass

Insect Overlord

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Mags is the real winner here, it's a superior product. There's not one ingredient in Boojum that i would select over Badass

I think I prefer the chicken in Boojum, but otherwise I'm with you in that.

um7y1h83ge06nx

dominatinMC wrote: »

I was there last night, and got chatting to the owner (Mags, I think?). I asked for her opinion on Boojum opening, and she said that she wasn't concerned at all. In fact, she was saying it was working in her favor, and that her regular customers now have a yardstick to measure her burritos against! She said her customers have been telling her how superior her burrito is, in comparison to Boojums offering, and recommended that I try Boojum and report back to her after!

She gets a lot of stick but that sounds like a very fair, professional attitude. I thought she would rip the face off you for mentioning Boojum!

RocketRaccoon

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Mags is the real winner here, it's a superior product. There's not one ingredient in Boojum that i would select over Badass

Purely speculation but I would imagine the profits Boojum are making in comparison to badass will soften the blow somewhat. I just cannot take to a business that operates hours the way she does.

badboyblast

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Purely speculation but I would imagine the profits Boojum are making in comparison to badass will soften the blow somewhat. I just cannot take to a business that operates hours the way she does.

In fairness to her she is always open these days

RocketRaccoon

badboyblast wrote: »

In fairness to her she is always open these days

Regular, set opening hours or just whatever she decides on the day and posts on Facebook?

dominatinMC

RocketRaccoon wrote:

Regular, set opening hours or just whatever she decides on the day and posts on Facebook?

In fairness to her, she does have a sign on her door now displaying, what appear to be, regular opening hours. I only noticed this recently, so maybe it's in response to Boojum opening.

badboyblast

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Regular, set opening hours or just whatever she decides on the day and posts on Facebook?

No, it has been like this for months , sadly her mother passed away so she could never commit to hours before this .

panda100

Hot dog wars on the way......What is it about the Urban Garden that is so divisive

Vladimir Poontang

panda100 wrote: »

Hot dog wars on the way......What is it about the Urban Garden that is so divisive

The council being involved in any way, shape or form.

tototoe

panda100 wrote: »

Hot dog wars on the way......What is it about the Urban Garden that is so divisive

If they take away the hot dog stand all you have left that is anyway regularly open is the crepes. Rarely is that pizza one open.

MilfordBud

Had my first Limerick Boojum there Tuesday night. I've eaten in the Galway and Dublin one before. It was tasty enough, meat was a bit cold. Haven't had Badass in a while so can't compare but I remember thinking that was just grand also. One thing I found with Boojum was that the hot salsa wasn't hot. That's fair enough as I always feel that there's an unwritten rule in Irish cuisine where hot isn't really that hot.

I was googling the hot sauces that they have on the tables, and one was 11,000 scovilles, El Yucateco XXXtra Hot Habanero . It definitely had more kick than their salsa but could still be hotter for my tastes. It got me wondering, does anyone know where you could buy hot sauces in Limerick?

barrymanilow

Had my first badass in a few years (that doesn't sound great) , she has really upped her game , it was a smashing burrito , made boojums seem just plain boring . There are a lot of different things about her business that could be improved but her burrito is standout.

MilfordBud

barrymanilow wrote: »

Had my first badass in a few years (that doesn't sound great) , she has really upped her game , it was a smashing burrito , made boojums seem just plain boring . There are a lot of different things about her business that could be improved but her burrito is standout.

I'd say it's over two years since I was there, must head back in the next few weeks.

Cherrycoke

MilfordBud wrote: »

Had my first Limerick Boojum there Tuesday night. I've eaten in the Galway and Dublin one before. It was tasty enough, meat was a bit cold. Haven't had Badass in a while so can't compare but I remember thinking that was just grand also. One thing I found with Boojum was that the hot salsa wasn't hot. That's fair enough as I always feel that there's an unwritten rule in Irish cuisine where hot isn't really that hot.

I was googling the hot sauces that they have on the tables, and one was 11,000 scovilles, El Yucateco XXXtra Hot Habanero . It definitely had more kick than their salsa but could still be hotter for my tastes. It got me wondering, does anyone know where you could buy hot sauces in Limerick?

There's always a good selection in TKMaxx

Comhrá

Finally got around to getting a burrito (my first in about ten years) at Badass yesterday.

Had a great chat with owner about San Francisco and USA.

Got the Beef burrito with cheese & salad and med. salsa sauce. Absolutely top class and as good a burrito as I can ever recall having even though it's so long since I had one - in the US.

Will definitely go again.

Swiper the fox

I called into Boojum last night, had the pork burrito, it took the server three attempts to wrap it, two of the wraps went straight in the bin underneath and the burrito was a jumbled mess, it was very average overall, not a patch on badass and i don't recall ever seeing her screw up the wrapping. I'd say I'm done with Boojum, what a massive anti climax, lots of style but not much substance, they should have these little problems ironed out by now.

Vladimir Poontang

Isn't it gas that Mags's biggest cheerleaders have had such AWFUL experiences at Boojum. You'd almost think they were making it up not that I'd accuse them of doing that now.

Have been to Boojum about 15 times now - (looking at my loyalty card) - and only really had one meal that I didn't like which was the Taco's, not their fault either I just made a balls of my order and should have went with a different filling.

Mag's cheerleaders have extraordinary bad luck it seems.

RhubarbCrumble

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Have been to Boojum about 15 times now - (looking at my loyalty card) -

Never mind your loyalty card. You'll be getting an invite to their Xmas party

FutureGuy

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Isn't it gas that Mags's biggest cheerleaders have had such AWFUL experiences at Boojum. You'd almost think they were making it up not that I'd accuse them of doing that now.

Have been to Boojum about 15 times now - (looking at my loyalty card) - and only really had one meal that I didn't like which was the Taco's, not their fault either I just made a balls of my order and should have went with a different filling.

Mag's cheerleaders have extraordinary bad luck it seems.

I've actually kept well out of this thread for a good reason. It's farcical at this stage.

MilfordBud

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Have been to Boojum about 15 times now - (looking at my loyalty card) -

I'm either jealous or in shock at this, haven't decided yet.

Swiper the fox

FutureGuy wrote: »

I've actually kept well out of this thread for a good reason. It's farcical at this stage.

I don't understand, should we all fall in line? Do you think I'm making this up?

Vladimir Poontang

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I don't understand, should we all fall in line? Do you think I'm making this up?

I find it truly hilarious that given how extremely busy and popular Boojum are that the one time you, one of Mags biggest cheerleaders, go there, they fail at the most basic part of their operation. Not once but three times.

You're a gas man :D

Swiper the fox

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

I find it truly hilarious that given how extremely busy and popular Boojum are that the one time you, one of Mags biggest cheerleaders, go there, they fail at the most basic part of their operation. Not once but three times.

You're a gas man :D

Do you think I made that up? It took her three attempts, two wraps went in the bin, she managed on her third attempt.
You’re very aggressive in your dislike of Badass, kind of weirdly so. Calling someone a cheerleader because they like the food is strange behaviour

Vladimir Poontang

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Do you think I made that up? It took her three attempts, two wraps went in the bin, she managed on her third attempt.
You’re very aggressive in your dislike of Badass, kind of weirdly so. Calling someone a cheerleader because they like the food is strange behaviour

Where did I criticise Badarse in my post? Aggressive?

Methinks you have a propensity for the fantastical Mr Fox

I was merely commenting on the odds of you of all posters having such an awful experience.

sioda

I'm going to weigh in here and had very similar experience with getting a burrito unable to wrap and contents dumped into a new wrap and old one discarded. It's not that hard to wrap a feicin burrito tbh.

Swiper the fox

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Where did I criticise Badarse in my post? Aggressive?

Methinks you have a propensity for the fantastical Mr Fox

I was merely commenting on the odds of you of all posters having such an awful experience.

Calling me a liar so, very weird, you are a strange character. Very angry

Vladimir Poontang

Does a newly wrapped burrito affect the taste in any way?

Swiper the fox

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Does a newly wrapped burrito affect the taste in any way?

I was thinking of the poor starving children in Africa all night afterwards,

Vladimir Poontang

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Calling me a liar so, very weird, you are a strange character. Very angry

I'm not angry at all I find your stories hilariously funny as I've already said, you're a gas man

Swiper the fox

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

I'm not angry at all I find your stories hilariously funny as I've already said, you're a gas man

You're calling me a liar, i think that that's quite weird to assume that I'd make it up but you've struck me as a bit of an angry strange character for a while.