Burrito Union Is A Burrito Joint
Rumor catches on six months ago that Duluth is getting a burrito themed restaurant on the corner of 4th and 14th. As details permeate the community, it becomes known that this will be a Fitger's Brewhouse production. Known for its selection of tasty beers brewed on location, the Brewhouse name is sure not to disappoint.
Anticipation built week over week as signs saying "Open Thursday 4/7" showed tauntingly in the windows. Yesterday was Thursday 4/7. We had no choice but to go.
We stood in line for 35 minutes in 15 degree weather just to get in the door. The atmosphere was chaotic. Once inside, you could hear voices of the staff all around apologizing, "I'm sorry, but we had no idea it would be like this!"
After about 50 minutes, we were fortunate enough to be near the bar when stools became available. As in, the line had moved to position us near them (we were still very much in a line.)
After about 1 1/2 total wait, we had a burrito. The best part of the wait was the selection of hand crafted Brewhouse beers. The Irish Stout was almost worth the wait. Almost.
The burrito was good. It's hard to impress with a burrito, after all, its comprised of the usual ingredients. But the service, ahh, the service. Horrible. I know its the first day, but you only have like 3 menu items. Is it that hard to get that shit right? And if you start ordering from one of three bartenders, you cannot order though another one. You must wait until your original bartender is free to speak to you.
The verdict: Burrito Union has good beers. Mostly, Burrito Union is just a burrito joint. Would you stand in line for 30 minutes to get a burrito? Would you want bad service to go along with it? Do you need to feel cool when you eat such slop anyway? I'm sure most of the people in there thought they were much cooler than those eating burritos from Taco Johns, I mean c'mon.
Here's an idea: Drive through Taco Johns and get yourself a tasty burrito of equal quality for $3. Go to the bottle shop for a sixer of some decent beer for around $8. Get full and drunk - save yourself $15.
Where does Burrito Union fit in? You dont take a date to a burrito joint, do you? If you have $25 for dinner tonight, do you want to blow it on waiting for a burrito? When you want a burrito, are you set on eating it in a trendy atmosphere, or will a coffee table do? And if you wanted Brewhouse beer, why wouldn't you go to the damn pub to get it?
Anticipation built week over week as signs saying "Open Thursday 4/7" showed tauntingly in the windows. Yesterday was Thursday 4/7. We had no choice but to go.
We stood in line for 35 minutes in 15 degree weather just to get in the door. The atmosphere was chaotic. Once inside, you could hear voices of the staff all around apologizing, "I'm sorry, but we had no idea it would be like this!"
After about 50 minutes, we were fortunate enough to be near the bar when stools became available. As in, the line had moved to position us near them (we were still very much in a line.)
After about 1 1/2 total wait, we had a burrito. The best part of the wait was the selection of hand crafted Brewhouse beers. The Irish Stout was almost worth the wait. Almost.
The burrito was good. It's hard to impress with a burrito, after all, its comprised of the usual ingredients. But the service, ahh, the service. Horrible. I know its the first day, but you only have like 3 menu items. Is it that hard to get that shit right? And if you start ordering from one of three bartenders, you cannot order though another one. You must wait until your original bartender is free to speak to you.
The verdict: Burrito Union has good beers. Mostly, Burrito Union is just a burrito joint. Would you stand in line for 30 minutes to get a burrito? Would you want bad service to go along with it? Do you need to feel cool when you eat such slop anyway? I'm sure most of the people in there thought they were much cooler than those eating burritos from Taco Johns, I mean c'mon.
Here's an idea: Drive through Taco Johns and get yourself a tasty burrito of equal quality for $3. Go to the bottle shop for a sixer of some decent beer for around $8. Get full and drunk - save yourself $15.
Where does Burrito Union fit in? You dont take a date to a burrito joint, do you? If you have $25 for dinner tonight, do you want to blow it on waiting for a burrito? When you want a burrito, are you set on eating it in a trendy atmosphere, or will a coffee table do? And if you wanted Brewhouse beer, why wouldn't you go to the damn pub to get it?
