Juan's Flying Burrito

Jolie picked me up from my house and drove us to mid-city to meet ellie for burritos and margaritas at Juan's (a self-proclaimed "creole taqueria")!  Juan's was really crowded for a wednesday at 6:30 PM.  In fact we had to wait for a table, and once we were seated, a line up to the door was formed.  So it is apparently a very popular place!  Upon walking in, I noticed two hand-written signs (thick, colorful magic markers were clearly used) to advertise two special drinks:  summer sage sangria and melon margaritas.  Both sounded good, but I decided on the melon margarita ($6) upon being seated.  The melon margarita was really good (a little strong) but the chunks of melon at the bottom were too big to go up the straw, forcing me to drink it really slowly which I guess wasn't a bad thing.  I wasn't carded (which I had hoped for since I just turned 21!), and later when ellie and jolie ordered drinks, the waitress just said "Ya'll are 21, right?"   So clearly they're not too strict with drinking age here.  Anyway, ellie ordered a mango margarita ($6.25), which was basically a totally delicious mango smoothie.  Jolie got a house frozen margarita ($5.25) which was good, too.  I was pretty jealous of ellie's mango margarita.

We ordered some guacamole and chips ($3.95) as an appetizer so we didn't drink on an empty stomach.   They were good, but nothing spectacular or unique.

Jolie and I both ordered the supergreen burrito ($6.95), which is a mix of grilled spinach, onion, peppers, broccoli, green chile, mushroom, jalopenas, avocado and salsa.  You can get it with or without cheese/sour cream.  I got cheese and jolie got both cheese and sour cream.  The monster of a burrito is wrapped up in a thin spinach wrap. We felt okay about our choice being SO huge (and eating all of it) since there weren't any beans or rice... clearly just a way to make ourselves feel better.  The burrito was messy, to say the least--I got burrito juice all over my white shirt!

Ellie ordered "Al Pastor" burrito ($7.50), which involved shredded pork, grilled onions, pineapple salsa, sour cream, pickled jalopenos, cilantro, pinto beans, and yellow rice. Al Pastor was really flavorful and the pineapples were a great addition. However, the jalopenos snuck up on you and sometimes were really concentrated in certain parts of the burrito. Ellie was a good girl and took like half of her burrito home.

Overall Juan's Flying Burrito is a good deal. You get a LOT of food for pretty cheap. The drinks are good, too, but it might be better to go during a happy hour/drink special time, as $6.00 drinks can add up, especially when they're so drinkable and delicious. Also, prepare to wait for a table (even on a weeknight!) as this place is really popular after-work dinner/drinks joint. Also, the decor is really fun and I love their logo (which is on the burrito wrappers and on a neon sign on the wall): a donkey with wings.