#carrburritos

Regular readers of this blog know that I am a big fan of burritoriums, so much so that I invented a name to define said genre of restaurant.  When analyzing a burritorium there are three main factors that I look for if I'm going to give a five cheese sandwich rating: 1) wealth of vegetarian options, you can't just have a beans and rice burrito, you should have a grilled veggie, or a tofu burrito. 2) Proper burrito construction - The burrito should not fall apart as I'm eating it, making a giant mess.  3) Salsa bar - I need options in my condimentization of burritos, and nothing does that better than a salsa bar.  Minor points will be scored if there are free chips and an actual Mexican workforce.

One of my great regrets from my last trip to North Carolina was never eating at Carrburritos, the premier burritorium of Carrboro, NC.  Admittedly, that's not saying much, as the population of Carrboro is 16,000 people, and I don't think there's another burritorium in the town.

So, I finally made it out to Carrburritos, and ordered their vegetable asados burrito mejor, which is beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.  There are a few vegetarian options for burrito construction, you can pick from vegetable asados, tomatoes and rice, guacamole, and puree de papas (mashed potato and caramelized onions).  Admittedly the guacamole option is redundant if you get it mejor style (which puts guacamole in everything.  So, while there is a few vegetarian options if you'd like to come back here for different burritos, if you look at the picture above, you should be able to tell that the burritos are poorly constructed.  I tried cutting mine in half, and the whole operation nearly crumbled.

A saving grace was that there is a salsa bar, where you can get a couple of different kinds of salsa to dip with your free chips.  I got the salsa verde and tomatillo arbol salsas which were both fresh, if only slightly salty, and the arbol was decently spicy.  These were great accompaniments for the chips.

Overall, despite being a very small town, Carrboro is fortunate to have a decent burritorium such as Carrburritos.  The staff was mostly hipster college kids, so it lacked the authenticity that I seek for in a Mexican restaurant (and explains the poor burrito wrapping technique).  Thus, I'll give Carrburritos three and a half cheese sandwiches.