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

pappyodaniel

Is this place still open?

FutureGuy

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Is this place still open?

Past it Saturday while running and it was open I think. Definitely closed yesterday for whatever reason. She has a bad name for doing that - just closing the shop with little/no notice or changing her opening/closing hours.

um7y1h83ge06nx

According to Today FM Badass Burritos have the best burritos in Ireland.

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I dunno about that, was in Galway recently and thought Boojum was much better, but it's all opinion of course. Then again it's being over a year when I last tried Badass so maybe it has improved.

salamanca22

Kyson Witty Steamer wrote: »

According to Today FM Badass Burritos have the best burritos in Ireland.

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I dunno about that, was in Galway recently and thought Boojum was much better, but it's all opinion of course. Then again it's being over a year when I last tried Badass so maybe it has improved.

That is a joke right? I mean they are fine but they are no Boojum or many of the others around the country.

They are definitely better than the other place by the milk market though. That place was nice when they opened but it has gone waaaayyy downhill.

FutureGuy

Kyson Witty Steamer wrote: »

According to Today FM Badass Burritos have the best burritos in Ireland.

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I dunno about that, was in Galway recently and thought Boojum was much better, but it's all opinion of course. Then again it's being over a year when I last tried Badass so maybe it has improved.

Basically, they had a quick phone in competition on Today FM and she put out the word on FB for everyone to vote for her. It worked. Boojums are on a totally different planet to Badass. They day they open in Limerick will be a great day indeed.

One of the main prerequisites of a good restaurant is, you know, actually being open. Funnily enough I was on the bus in limerick a few weeks ago and two guys were having a chat about the place. I won't repeat what was said but they were less than complimentary about the owner and that "they were never open anyways".

moleyv

I tried this about a month ago. I'm not big into burritos, but would have gotten them in Boojum in Belfast and Dublin a few times.

To call it mediocre would be too kind.

A burrito is just an assembly of a number of ingredients/recipes.

The pulled pork was bland as hell. Rice had no flavour, beans were beans, cheese was very nice, jalapeños clearly came from a jar. Salsa was anonymous.

All I have to compare it to is Boojum, where they seem to take more effort in their meats and ingredients. Their rice is delicious, their beans are more than filler and their meat tastes like slow roasted pulled meat should. Its still not anything spectacular.

stefanovich

Not the most amazing burritos but they are not terrible either. She's pure stingy with the guacamole though.

RVN10

moleyv wrote: »

I tried this about a month ago. I'm not big into burritos, but would have gotten them in Boojum in Belfast and Dublin a few times.

To call it mediocre would be too kind.

A burrito is just an assembly of a number of ingredients/recipes.

The pulled pork was bland as hell. Rice had no flavour, beans were beans, cheese was very nice, jalapeños clearly came from a jar. Salsa was anonymous.

All I have to compare it to is Boojum, where they seem to take more effort in their meats and ingredients. Their rice is delicious, their beans are more than filler and their meat tastes like slow roasted pulled meat should. Its still not anything spectacular.

Completely agree with you here , her burrittos are bland at best, opening times are a disaster and if she thinks her burrittos are the best in ireland she is deluded.. Nothing compares to boojum or pablo picante!!

Swiper the fox

Once more unto the breach for me on this topic:P, this thread needs to be shut down.

I have no opinion on her opening hours as I don't go that often and have probably been lucky but it's always been opened when I went in, she has been very friendly towards me and I have found her good company, it helps that I have an interest in San Francisco and baseball.
I think her Burritos are extremely good and are a match for anything I've had in Ireland, that is not a joke. Boojum is probably better alright but the last time i was in there I had to queue for 20 minutes so that took some of the shine off it, I have no hesitation in saying that Badass is better than Pablo Picante. Her pulled pork is outstanding, I was surprised to hear it disparaged a few posts ago.
All my opinion of course but I like to offer a bit of variety when I see this place getting bad press.

DBIreland

I agree with you Swiper, I often eat there and always enjoy it. Never had a problem with the owner either.

I do wish she would bring back the beef though but until then I'm happy enough with the pork.

le_girl

Oh, the most polarising food outlet in Limerick.

I'm also a fan, for what it's worth.

I've also never had an issue with turning up and it being closed. People know that they're closed every Monday and Tuesday don't they? I always check the Facebook page just in case. I would be frustrated if that did happen but I've never had that problem, or any other issue with the place.

um7y1h83ge06nx

le_girl wrote: »

Oh, the most polarising food outlet in Limerick.

Yup, it's hilarious really. Almost as controversial as

water charges :eek:

For what I've been hearing on the grapevine Boojum are really looking to drive their business forward after the recent change in ownership. Wouldn't be surprised if they are looking to open new stores, fingers crossed for Limerick.

Treepole

The burritos are good, but twice recently I was working in the city and made the walk up there to find it closed. It's a real shoddy way to run a business.

vkid

I emailed Boojum not so long ago, about something else and also asked if they had any plans for Limerick and they said none...but they probably would say that anyway.
To be honest I was a big fan of Boojum but the last few times I was in the Galway one it was no way as good as it was at the beginning. The burritos have definitely got smaller and wasnt a big fan of some of the meat the last 2 times. The happy clappy staff there are a bit OTT as well...but there are worse complaints I suppose. Its definietly not as good as it was and a few of my Galway mates say exactly the same.

I still go to Badass the odd time, but not a fan of not being able to eat in, and like others its often closed. She does a mean burrito though when she wants to, and she has all the ingredients. Its just a pity its all over the place as a business

cup of tea

Walked up completely out of my way after work around 6 ish. Arrived up shutters down, no sign. Second time happening to me. Puts me off going up there again

Insect Overlord

cup of tea wrote: »

Walked up completely out of my way after work around 6 ish. Arrived up shutters down, no sign. Second time happening to me. Puts me off going up there again

When, yesterday? I think she's always closed Monday and Tuesday.

le_girl

Yes, they're closed Monday and Tuesday every week.

I'm starting to think that this is the cause of the complaints that they're always closed when people pass. People just don't realise what the regular opening days/times are?

I've seen a couple of instances on the Facebook page where they were closed for a few days for maintenance or something but they seemed to be isolated incidents and nothing to justify the constant complaints.

stefanovich

How about having opening hours on the door? Do they?

le_girl

They might have it displayed in the window or on the door but I think they pull a shutter down when they're not open so it might be covered up when closed (if it is written somewhere). Maybe something for them to think about.

They just posted on Facebook that they'll be in the milk market on Friday afternoons from the 13th. Dunno if that means the shop will be closed but I hope they do well.

ian_jen

A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine was in hospital with her son and the lady in Badass gave me a free burrito to bring out to my friend in the Regional. She is a lovely lady and always friendly so I think these nasty comments are unfair.

I go for a burrito in Badass at least once a week and have to say they are delicious, especially the pork with a mix of both beans.

Poxyshamrock

Haven't had one yet but Centra on O'Connell Street now do burritos!

Treepole

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Haven't had one yet but Centra on O'Connell Street now do burritos!

She has nothing to worry about in that regards at the moment anyways.
They are pretty brutal. They don't even have salsa.

highlydebased

I see the shop is going to be open late on Fri and Sat nights, 0030-0330

SarahBeep!

highlydebased wrote: »

I see the shop is going to be open late on Fri and Sat nights, 0030-0330

Only a short stumble from Costelloes.

stefanovich

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Only a short stumble from Costelloes.

It's not going to last. All 24 hour / late opening shops in town give up after a short while. It's too messy.

As for the burritos, they are pretty nice but she's stingy as **** with the guacamole.

um7y1h83ge06nx

She would really need to hire a security guy if she's doing that (For the PC among you - not because she's a woman but I wouldn't want to be in a place like that on my own without backup if something kicked off).

But I get the feeling she may not.

mynameis905

stefanovich wrote: »

It's not going to last. All 24 hour / late opening shops in town give up after a short while. It's too messy.

As for the burritos, they are pretty nice but she's stingy as **** with the guacamole.

The Kwik-e-mart on Henry street has been open 24h for ages now. That area does get a bit sketchy late at night though.

Pretty impressed that a thread about burritos in Limerick has managed to run 23 pages.

Swiper the fox

mynameis905 wrote: »

The Kwik-e-mart on Henry street has been open 24h for ages now. That area does get a bit sketchy late at night though.

Pretty impressed that a thread about burritos in Limerick has managed to run 23 pages.

It's on a loop, every few weeks someone gives out and then me and a couple of others take up the defence, same stuff every time:pac:

Treepole

Swiper the fox wrote: »

It's on a loop, every few weeks someone gives out and then me and a couple of others take up the defence, same stuff every time:pac:

At least it's more consistent than the opening hours...............

Red King

So there was a big hoopla about her having a stall at the Milk Market but it seems like it was all over in the blink of an eye. Post on Facebook about it not being financially viable.

I'll give the late opening less than a week before we see a similar announcement

davo2001

Red King wrote: »

So there was a big hoopla about her having a stall at the Milk Market but it seems like it was all over in the blink of an eye. Post on Facebook about it not being financially viable.

I'll give the late opening less than a week before we see a similar announcement

Can you post a link for that?

Treepole

Red King wrote: »

So there was a big hoopla about her having a stall at the Milk Market but it seems like it was all over in the blink of an eye. Post on Facebook about it not being financially viable.

I'll give the late opening less than a week before we see a similar announcement

In fairness she probably picked the worst time of the year to start down at the market, the Friday Food Market had gathered a bit of momentum towards the end of the summer but it's been very cold the last few Friday so I'd say business was very slack up there. I try to support it any Friday I am visiting Limerick, but numbers in general are poor.

mitresize5

Red King wrote: »

I'll give the late opening less than a week before we see a similar announcement

is it the burrito bar or centra on O Connell St that is opening until 03:00?

I assumed it was the Centra from reading previous posts

highlydebased

mitresize5 wrote: »

is it the burrito bar or centra on O Connell St that is opening until 03:00?

I assumed it was the Centra from reading previous posts

No.....Badass Burritos which is what this thread is mostly about

mynameis905

The facebook page is an absolute trainwreck. Most of the customer posts are people just trying to figure out if they're actually open on the day.

zulutango

I checked out Badass Burritos for the first time on Friday. Was really happy with it. She seemed very pleasant to everybody who came through the door, but I agree there could have been more guacamole!!

It's a good way to get some good value sustenance on a Friday evening before the pints start flowing!

jimgoose

Oi loikes a nice burrito, Oi does. And the Cornstore on Thomas Street does a delicious one with steakchips quite reasonable.

Anonymagician

Went to Badass this evening purely because of the fuss here and I have to say it was lovely. I first tried a burrito from Burritos & Pizzeria and after having it I swore off them because it tasted so strange but the one I had today was wonderful, felt like I could actually taste everything and will be going back again if I ever need something quick.

Tefral

Anonymagician wrote: »

Went to Badass this evening purely because of the fuss here and I have to say it was lovely. I first tried a burrito from Burritos & Pizzeria and after having it I swore off them because it tasted so strange but the one I had today was wonderful, felt like I could actually taste everything and will be going back again if I ever need something quick.

That's actually the issue people have. She actually has a good product and people want to buy it, just the mad opening times. To be fair it's steady now, she brought the confusion on herself though. She just decides not to open when she goes to San Fran for example. But I suppose that's her perogative.

One complaint I'd have is that her hot sauce is weak. She should get on to the guys behind MICs chilli in Wicklow and buy a big bucket of inferno sauce. Now that **** would put hairs on your chest.

Insect Overlord

I think she adds extra tabasco on top of the "hot" salsa for people who like it hotter, but it's still too mild for a lot of people!

I've taken to making my own guacamole and salsa at home over the last few months for home-made chicken fajitas/mince burritos. Saves me a fortune really, 'cause I'd have been treating myself in that place every weekend otherwise. Haven't found a decent replacement for the beans though.

mynameis905

Tried to order a few times online using justeat.ie but literally every time I've checked she seems to be closed.

Swiper the fox

mynameis905 wrote: »

Tried to order a few times online using justeat.ie but literally every time I've checked she seems to be closed.

Here we go again:pac:


Seriously her opening hours are fairly regular except when she is out of the country.

Treepole

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Here we go again:pac:


Seriously her opening hours are fairly regular except when she is out of the country.

Or closed for maintenance.
Or sick.

mynameis905

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Here we go again:pac:


Seriously her opening hours are fairly regular except when she is out of the country.

According to her facebook page she's open late on Friday/Sat nights, justeat has her opening hours as 4pm-10pm and someone asking on her Facebook page was told she was open from 4pm-8pm. I've tried to order a few times over the past week at different times and she was closed each and every time.

zulutango

Justeat is incorrect then. My understanding is that she closes at 8pm. She's doing a late night (starting at 12.30am) shift at weekends too.

mynameis905

Treepole wrote: »

Or closed for maintenance.
Or sick.

Or visiting someone in hospital.
Or run out of ingredients
Or the burrito making gods are not happy

le_girl

Justeat has the opening hours as 12 - 8pm for me which is correct I think (in browser, not app if that makes a difference)?

They've been open everytime I've passed recently. Maybe just phoning in an order would be better if justeat is having issues?

seachto7

Never tried this place. What would you recommend for something nice and filling and spicy !

stefanovich

seachto7 wrote:

Never tried this place. What would you recommend for something nice and filling and spicy !

A burrito?

Swiper the fox

seachto7 wrote: »

Never tried this place. What would you recommend for something nice and filling and spicy !

The pork is outrageously good, it's up to you what you want on it but you'll pay for extras, the hottest salsa is fairly hot but not volcanic, if you're eating in you can add as much Mexican hot sauce as you like. It's well worth a shot, the burritos are excellent.