Step away from the Lime!

Yesterday after doing some shopping with a friend on Regents Street we decided to take a break from the maddening crowds and head to the patio area of Tortilla on Market Place for a bucket of Corona, only £12 and comes with free tortilla chips (not a bad deal in London).  So as we were basking in the sunshine and squeezing the lime juice into our Corona's a man comes up behind me and says, "I can show you a better way of doing that" apparently he did not like me just holding the wedge over the bottle with super precision I might add and just squeezing the juice into the bottle. Just so you know... I do that because 1) I dont like the oils that release from the peel of the lime in my beer 2) the cleanliness of said wedge is questionable because I am not the one who cut it up and stuck it in the mouth of my beer bottle... see... now... it makes a little more sense... I'm not just some freak with germ issues... well... maybe I am, but I still don't like the oils from the peel... so there (said with crossed arms and perfect posture)...

Ok, sorry... I'll stop rambling now and get back to the dude... So I for some reason said, "sure", thinking he'd show me on HIS bottle! NOPE, he reaches into our bucket and TOUCHES NOT ONLY THE LIME WEDGE BUT THE MOUTH OF THE BOTTLE!!!

I cringed! oh yeah, and somewhat screamed, "STEP AWAY FROM THE LIME, SIR, STEP AWAY FROM THAT CORONA". He let go and ran away while I immediately tossed the touched wedge and cleaned the mouth of the bottle. I did this while saying and repeating out loud "oh my god oh my god I can't believe he did that"...

I then hear a teenage giggle behind me.  I turn around, it was the son of the dude who just tainted my Corona that was giggling... he was sitting with his father (the wedge toucher) and his Mom (wife of said wedge toucher)

At this point, I felt kind of bad for some reason, laughed, and said, "Sorry, I'm just a bit of a germophob" and turned around and tried to forget that it EVER happened.

By the way, Cantina Laredo in Covent Garden is having a deal in October.  50% off Herradura Maragarita's every Wednesday in October.

Tortilla: A chance to win a free burrito!

Do you like Burritos?
Do you like FREE burrito's?

In that case, here is your chance to win a free burrito and beverage (soft drink/beer) at the Market Place (Oxford Circus) Tortilla!


How do I do that you ask?  All you need to do is post a link on your facebook page telling people how great Tortilla is or write a blog telling people how great Tortilla is.

The first "5" people to do that and send me a link to prove their love of Tortilla will win a free burrito and beer (or soft drink)

On your mark, get set, POST POST POST!

Don't forget to send me the link so you can win!

(Just comment on this blog with your link and your name)

Tortilla: Burrito Master Class

Tortilla: Burrito Master Class

~Tortilla Burrito Master Class ~

A few weeks ago I was invited to a Burrito Master Class for bloggers at Tortilla on Market Place (near Oxford Circus)  It was a ton of fun.  We were given shirts, margarita's (Yum!), a make your own guacamole session (FUN!), tastings of all the different fillings and toppings, and a burrito session where we got to build our own burrito and the best part was now I know how to roll a burrito! Yippee! 

Just rolled my first burrito.

You can get a pitcher of frozen margarita there for a mere £12 and if I'm not mistaken they throw in some tortilla chips!  That alone is well worth the visit.

I could go on and on about how much I LOVE their burritos and tacos, but instead I will recommend that you go to a Tortilla today (they have 6 locations) and check it out for yourself. Yum! You won't regret it.

Here are some pictures from the Tortilla Burrito Master Class night:

Yum! My burrito!

Chilango

Dear Zagat,
I completely disagree.  I recently ate at Chilango on Fleet Street and was disappointed.  I got rice when I asked for no rice "TWICE", the chicken was a bit fatty (gross and unacceptable!) and they charge a £1 for a spoonful of guacamole (not good and not worth it...their chunks of red onion were WAY too big for gauc...not to mention some kind of heat coming from it...whats up with the spice?? not needed...not wanted in gauc.)... I got it to go and sat in a cute park along the Embankment and dug into this burrito that I have heard so much about.   My opinion...It was average at best. #1? No way.


Tortilla Mexican Grill still has you beat by a mile or more.

Tortilla

Tortilla Mexican Grill

Medium Burrito: £4.95 

Large Burrito: £5.95

2 Tacos: £4.30

As you know I've been on a Mexican food hunt for a while now... So far... Tortilla Mexican Grill wins!

The best burrito in London. Hands down. End of discussion. I had the chicken and Mike got the steak and we were both in Burrito Heaven! Great price and even better taste.

They even do a 5 Corona for £12 bucket. Not to shabby for London.  They have 5 locations around London so check out their site and go eat one right now. You heard me, RIGHT NOW. They are just that good.

Forget Chilango... Forget Benitos Hat... Tortilla is where it's at people! YUM!

Tortilla: Chicken Burrito