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Categories: Mexican, Fast Food & Takeaways [Edit]
62 Middlesex StreetLondon E1 7EZ
Neighbourhood: The City
- Nearest Transit:
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Aldgate (Metropolitan)
Aldgate East (District, Hammersmith & City)
Liverpool Street (Central)
- Price Range:
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£
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
4 reviews for Flying Burrito
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Flying Burrito
24/8/2010
While wandering around Spitalfields today, I recalled someone telling me the area had some decent burritos, so I decided to give Flying Burrito a shot. I hunted for the restaurant in the pouring rain and only briefly considered stopping elsewhere in an attempt to stay dry.
I shook myself off while stepping over the astroturf at the front door and ordered a beef barbacoa burrito (with guac, no rice). I almost asked for nachos as well, but held back after seeing how big my meal was getting. I grabbed some Cholula and sat at one of the three two person tables, opened the tinfoil and watched the sun pierce the clouds as the rain stopped. Act of God? Maybe.
I devoured my meal, realizing I was already full after eating only half, but I couldn't stop. I was possessed by the tasty food, Mexican music, and the friendliness of the woman behind the counter. I finished the burrito with a pain in my gut that is usually only felt during glutinous holidays. I had od'ed on Mexican goodness and I didn't care.
I crumpled the empty foil, returned my plastic tray and turned to see the rain had returned.
Flying Burrito
Updated - 15/4/2010
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So they have been open a couple of months now, enough time for a few of the creases to be ironed out and time for another Yelp methinks.
They are running a coffee promotion this week, which basically gets you a free coffee every day if you are on their VIB list, which is broadly speaking anyone that gave their e-mail address when they first opened, or a much discounted coffee, if you just give your e-mail address now. Now I'm a coffee fan, so I wouldn't necessarily go into a Starbucks if they were giving away free coffee and stock options. But as this place is new I need to give it a go. Monday's latte was flavoursome but luke warm, which is great for flavour but not for getting it back to my desk to sup while catching up with the e-mail. Tuesday's cappucino, was warmer but still a little on the cool side, Today's was served at 57C/135F, which I know because the lovely girl that runs the place made mine with the thermometer in the cup. It was perfect. Exactly the right temperature to start drinking straight away, all the flavour still there yet hot enough to get it back to the office, or it would have been but it was so good there was none left within a minute or so. This is a very mellow mild roast cofee, wonderful! I need to have another one tomorrow to see if it has ousted Carluccios from the number one spot in my personal best cappucino around Bishopsgate list.
I was also in here yesterday in need of a lunch time burrito fix. Let me start off by saying that this burrito was HUGE, huge with a capital HUE, huge like Texas, dauntingly can I possibly eat all that huge. I did and it was very good indeed. They are made in front of you and you can have any ingredients you want. Mine was beef, rice, black beans, salady stuff, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and a lot of tomatillo salsa picante.
So in summary, come here and eat one, your tummy will love you, your waistline probably won't.
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15/3/2010
I've been back here several times since I first tried the place and like it a lot. The interior is… Read more »