Mucho Burrito

This used to be my go-​to place for burritos in the Core but unfortunately the quality of food and service has been steadily going doing down during 2014 and 2015.
You will get lost in the prep process unless you know exactly what you want in the order that they make the burrito. The prep line staff doesn’t speak up and doesn’t guide you (like Chipotle or BB), I’ve seen plenty of newbies get lost as the staff just stares without communicating. On the other hand, if you’re pro level and decide to tweak your burrito (no rice or beans, mixed meats, multiple salsas, properly pronounce ingredient names) expected to be greeted by deers caught in headlights, even when they’re not busy.
Lately I’ve been getting very bland rice and beans, I guess they’re hoping that offering to drown your burrito with cheese and salsa will hide that (hint: doesn’t work). And the meat portions keep getting smaller and smaller, a Regular would be a Small in most other places.
Finally, be weary of their salsas and guacamole, not fresh and not worth the extra charge.

The worst Guacomole I’ve ever had. I paid $ 3 to get onions with little bit of green paste (avocado) and few tomatoes. It was horrible! I can’t believe you charge $ 3 for onions! Will NEVER buy guac from you guys.

$ 5 medium burritos on mondays! what?! (only at the Brookfield location)

I dropped by Mucho Burrito at FCP Friday afternoon hunting for lunch. Having just eaten at two other burrito shops in the last month, I thought it’d be a good opportunity to compare.
The lineup was steady but not spectacularly busy. You wouldn’t know it from the service though. The woman making my burrito was moving like her hair was on fire, and I don’t mean that in a good way. Fast, but uncontrolled movements resulted in my fish being broken into pieces while being removed from the tray, then flung all over the tortilla before being smashed back together with the other toppings. The beans were quickly scooped on without giving the liquid a chance to drain through the slotted spoon. Even well constructed burritos can be a challenge to eat at times. I don’t need a wet mess contributing to this.
Being the cautious sort, I ordered mine with a medium sauce, figuring that combined with the chipotle crust on the tilapia, there should be enough fire. Nope. I sensed zero hotness, the cheese was undetectable, and the burrito on the whole was bland. Guacamole is an extra $ 1.
I realize that Mucho Burrito is a food court chain and perhaps not much should be expected. But given its location in the downtown core, there are several comparable alternatives in the area which deliver vastly superior burritos.

Mucho puts together a serviceable burrito. It’s better than the Taco Bell it replaced (they changed something and while I actually used to like it, I can’t say I do these days), and if you are in the food court and have a craving, it will do the job.
Burritos are pretty standard… nothing too special, but not bad either. A little bland compared to some of the better offerings, but not offensive. I wouldn’t go to First Canadian Place specifically to get a burrito, but if you’re in the food court for lunch, it is one of the better options.

I’m a burrito kind of girl. I like them a lot. Unfortunately, Mucho Burrito is nothing to get overly excited about.
Don’t get me wrong — I’ve never had a ‘bad’ burrito from Mucho. But I’ve had a few ‘so so’ burritos from them…
There’s just no magical ‘wow’ moment, you know? Luckily for Mucho, there aren’t a lot of great lunch options in FCP.

The biggest culture shock for me, an American in Toronto whose diet consists basically of Mexican and Indian foods for 90% of my meals, was the lack of options for a decent lunchtime burrito.
The burritos here are pretty good; Mucho Burrito lies in the acceptable range somewhere between the cardboard-​y Z-​teca and the excellent Burrito Boyz.
The lines and seating situation at FCP at lunch is ridiculous though.

I had the BEST taco salad at Mucho Burrito at First Canadian Place this week (and last week), and I’m STILL thinking about it. It was simply AWESOME. I ordered the vegetarian salad which came in a whole wheat tortilla shell bowl (white is available too!). The salad comes with a bed of fresh green lettuce topped with your choice of veggies: stir fried peppers with onions, black beans, pinto beans, corn and black bean salsa, 3 choices of salsa (mild, medium and hot) and guacamole with your choice of a creamy or vinaigrette dressing… and cheese and sour cream if you desire. I topped my salad with everything but the dressings, cheese and sour cream (the salsa was enough for me) and it was an orgasmic experience. I fell instantly in love… TWICE (since this week was my 2^nd time back). You’ll fall in love at first bite with this vegetarian salad too! With its fresh ingredients and fairly priced at $ 5.99 before tax… a marriage that will last decades is definite!
Oh yea, I tried the famous Chipotle Mexican Grill at Yonge-​Dundas Square… Mucho Burrito totally trumps Chipotle! (I actually tweeted this and Mucho Burrito retweeted my tweet and thanked me for being a fan!) Life is definitely better on Bay Street… even for vegans!
EDIT: One more thing… «double bonus»
Unlike the ultra popular Chipotle Mexican Grill at Yonge-​Dundas, Mucho Burrito’s pino beans are NOT laced with bacon. This means vegetarians, vegans, and other health nuts could have TWO types of beans in their salad bowls or in their veg burritos! YAY!

Ever since this new spot opened at the upper food court at First Canadian Place, I’d been meaning to try it, but was prevented by a juggernaut lineup.
Since the fuss seems to have died down significantly, i decided to try it out.
I wouldn’t say I’m any sort of burrito aficionado, but I do enjoy them and have had enough of them to know what I like. I had the small carne assada burrito. Although I do commend the variety of beans and other toppings available, I must sneer at the fact that they’re charging $ 1.00 for guacamole. Not extra guacamole, just any guacamole at all. That’s chintzy, in my opinion. A little spoon of guacamole at a «premium» burrito place that is already charging you $ 7 or so for a small size burrito seems reasonable, but not at this place.
I was also rather unimpressed with the service. The young lady who took my order wasn’t knowledgeable about the menu, and neither was her coworker whom she asked for help. It wasn’t until the third person helping me out that I got any of my questions answered.
As for the taste of the burrito, I give it a resounding «meh». The meat was rather flavourless and there was no zing at all. I am used to being blown away by the spice and heat of most burrito places, so when asked if I wanted jalapeño peppers, I declined. I shouldn’t have, since there wasn’t much flavor on the whole. As well, the method used to heat the burrito is a clam shell type apparatus upon which the burrito sits for only a few fleeting moments. As such, the burrito isn’t really warmed through very much and the cheese wasn’t melted at all. The rice was also bland, which was a very bad sign since so much of the burrito filling was comprised of it.
While $ 7 – 10 isn’t out of line for what one expects to pay for lunch in the financial district, I think I’ll head down to Burrito Boyz the next time I have a hankering for a burrito.