Yesterday I was in London for a job interview. After this ordeal was over, I went to the Grant Museum of Zoology, full of pickled beasts and anatomical specimens. It is really quite ghoulish, as it's a big Victorian room packed floor to double-height ceiling- a real blast from the past. Anyway, after this I was in need for some grub.
I switched on my Kindle's 3G feature and googled 'London Burrito'. It turns out that I was round the corner from Benito's Hat which is well regarded, if the reviews were to be believed.
Why a burrito? Simply put, there aren't many decent Mexican restaurants in Essex. There are a couple of chains, with completely uninspiring menus. I picked up a love of burritos in the US last year. We went to Qdoba, and I had a chicken burrito (pronounced burrida!) with loads of queso sauce. It was absolutely amazing.
On entering Benito's Hat, I was glad to see a queue, even though it was 3pm. There is tiny menu, based around burritos, tacos and salads, with the choice of chicken, beef, pork or veg. The food is made swiftly on a production line offering black beans or refried beans, rice, choice of salsa, lettuce, salsa verde, sour cream, cheese and guacamole (70p supplement). I was slighty disappointed that there was no queso sauce, but I stuggled on. Also, they do not serve tea or coffee, which is a bit of a pain.
The burrito was served with a handful of tortilla chips, dwarfed by this huge steak burrito. This burrito was full of sinful sour cream and guacamole, yet had sufficient coriander and fresh tomato to taste wonderfully fresh and deceptively healthy! There was a generous quantity of thick-cut chargrilled steak, charred enough to provide a real depth of flavour, It was squidgy, spicy, meaty and delicious. It was so big I wrapped up the remainder and had it for my tea.
If I get the job, the pesky commute will be balanced out my the fact that I'd be round the corner from such a fine establishment.
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