Check out my pictures first. Â The place was SO damn dirty, it was almost embarrassing and we really should have known to just flip a 180 and leave. Â The preparation area was not clean either. Â Our burritos were pretty much the blandest, unseasoned, spice-lacking burrito's I've ever had. Â EVER..... Â God what a really poor poor food product. Â I've eaten at the Big City in Fort Collins, and wow this place is the polar opposite as far as taste, service, and cleanliness goes.
There is zero zero zero possibility of me returning again. Â Oh, and I should have taken a picture of the trash cans. Â They were literally overflowing with trash. Â I'm guessing the staff just hadn't cleaned them all day. Â Wretched, just omg awful. Â Why didn't we turn around??
As a past worker of the BCB franchise, I can say that I'm addicted. However, this particular establishment is very unorganized as well as the first person to greet you in a young woman who definitely isn't customer service oriented... I gave her the benefit of the doubt the first few times upon going in, presuming she might just be having a rough day, but her attitude is continuously negative towards customers. Wrong job for her. The food is always terrific though, which will keep me coming back as this is the closest BCB to my home.
Review Source:The last half dozen times or so I have come in the food has been SPOT on... consistently good.
The ONLY thing keeping that 5th star from being added is one of the special things that makes the original Big City Burritos stand apart from all of the burrito chains... a MASSIVE selection of hot sauces!!!!!
When this location opened they had a pretty nice selection to experiment with but as the months and years have gone by the selection has dwindled to only a few selections that are refreshed infrequently.
I usually go here to grab breakfast burritos for my office before work, it never disappoints. I love that they do the mini's, perfect size for a morning "pick me up" and for under $4! Â Lots of options here from the tortillas to the meats to the sauces (try the chipotle ranch). Â It can be a little overwhelming if it's your first time here so don't be afraid to ask they staff, they're very friendly.
Review Source:I first discovered BCB in Fort Collins and fell in love. Â I was ecstatic to accidentally find one in Denver (ok, Aurora). Â Their burritos have a unique taste....I am not an expert on Mexican food, but their burritos don't taste like your regular Mexican burrito - it's different. Â I can't describe it, but it is just yummy. Â The one is Fort Collins is the best, but this location is close behind. Â Love this place!
Review Source:I just moved to the Parker/225 area and Big City Burrito is quickly becoming my fast breakfast of choice. I've only had the breakfast burrito with chorizo, and that's because it's hard to order away from that. The chorizo has nice balance of flavor and spice, and the potatoes are nicely seasoned as well. I love the selection of different flavored tortillas. For the Texans out there, it reminds me of Freebirds. Why don't other burrito places do this? I enjoyed the tomato chili tortilla, but I think the jalapeno cheddar is my fav.
I have no idea how their regular burritos are, but I can certainly recommend the breakfast burritos. This is especially good, as this area lacks a lot of options for a quick and tasty breakfast. Fast, easy, and tasty...makes it hard to pass up every AM.
My favorite burrito place...EVER. So good! the only problem I have ever heard is that the burritos are so delicious we eat them so fast we get stomach aches! Seriously though, now that we can control ourselves, they are delicious! I am obsessed with the potato burrito and the veggie burrito is great, too. I am a vegetarian. But my meat eating friends love it as well. They even use parts of their tortillas to make the home made chips, making the chips and guac a must! Tuesday, they have potato burrito specials, but there are always specials going on if you sign up for their mobile alerts! You can even get 99cent burritos sometimes- you just can't go wrong!
Review Source:Seems like a lot of the other reviews are pretty specific to individual visits. Having been there a few times, I will try to summarize overall.
I like the chicken mole the most.
Whatever you get, get it with the potatoes. Kind of their specialty. They fry them like french fries and season them.
Sometimes I have a 3 star experience, other times a 4. I have heard from a few people that this particular location is not as consistent as others.
HORRENDOUS - if you give this 4 or 5 stars you are on crack. Where do i start....
The tortillas are too thin and fall apart. The counter they are sliding your food on is not particularly clean and they do not use a piece of aluminum foil like Qdoba does.
I got the carne asada - it looks like dog food steak in a thick dripping sauce. The guy had to squeeze the water out before dumping onto the rice which was nothing special too. Gross. Salsa is nothing special. When i got the burrito it was luke warm at best and got cold real fast. The bottled drink was pretty good, no complaints there.
If you are looking for a place better than Qdoba this is not it. Â This place is trying to offer so many varieties and options and none of them are great. Â They should focus on making a good product and then expanding. Â Who needs a selection of 5 varieties of tortilla? Â Nothing tasted fresh or flavorful. Maybe Qdoba has a limited menu but everything is fresh and tasty.
The numerous signs about fresh and quality food is BS. Â The decor and ambiance is very strange - it reminds me of a dance club just after closing when they turn the lights on. Â There are bright spotlights and black walls throughout, very odd.
Oh, and the Raid roach bait cartridges on the floor are no benefit to the dining room.
I would say this place is on par with Taco Bell, McDonald's, Arby's.
My husband loves this place, but I don't quite see what the big deal is. Â It is definitely better than Moe's (because Moe's sucks), but if I have to pick between the made-to-order burrito chains around, I'd pick Qdoba (for their cilantro rice) or Chipotle. Â I have had a potato burrito, and it was very odd, but filling and tasty. Â I guess I could recommend Big City just for the weird experience of potatoes in a tortilla.
Review Source:I think this place kicks Chipotle's and Moe's butts! Â The service was fantastic. Â I explained I'd never been there before and the guy helping me couldn't have been friendlier. Â I asked for suggestions, he gave me a sample of the pork and I ended up ordering a regular pork with the corn salsa, black beans and rice on the tomitto (?) wrap. Â It was delicious, very filling and I will definitely go back.
Review Source:Disclaimer: I'm vegetarian.
The burritos, while big, were mediocre. Veggies were wilted, flavor was bland or spicy, nothing in between. Not many other options. Decor was sparse. Service was quick but impolite- a bunch of grumpy, impatient teenagers who clearly wanted to be somewhere else.
And they don't have refried beans. Lame.
It was, however, cheap.
Skip it. There are better mexican options, including Chipotle.
After trying this place a few times, I just upgraded to 4 stars from a 3. Their potato burritos are really good and the jalapeno chips are bomb. If you frequent Chipotle often, give this place a try.
Pro: More choices than Chipotle like different wraps and breakfast burritos. They also have different hot sauces next to soda machine.
Con: The meat flavor could be better but the different variety is nice.
I love this place. I just had the Mommas Mole which had a little spice and hotness to it! The atmosphere was nice and the workers seemed nice too but it can take a minute to order. Especially during lunch time so give yourself an extra 10-15 minutes. I just wish they had the little to-go menus out by the end o the line so people can decide what they want while waiting. I think the line would have moved a lot quicker with just that alone!
Review Source:Yuck yuck yuck, I went here thinking what the hell maybe it's ok but no here we are with another chipolte wannabe, way to much rice on my burrito seriously it's not a chicken teriyaki bowl at a Asian place, 2nd use diffrent rice Mexican rice please something that has some flavor in it besides a piece of lettuce or whatever that is , service is good as can be expected all in all just another overpriced chipolte knock off thats not worth the money if you have a choice go to taco bell instead
Review Source:How tasty your burritos are about 60% of the time!
I would have to agree with Chris J's review of this joint, as the past couple times I have been here, the service and the food have been very inconsistent. Having been a fan of Big City Burrito close to campus up in Greeley, I would regularly fuel my hunger when I felt like a tasty giant burrito stuffed with potatoes, deliciously seasoned meat, and other various fillings.
Seeing BCB all the time as I drive down Parker, it just sorta came to me, when pondering where to get some dinner one night. I stopped in and ordered the chicken burrito, which I might add, was fantastic! Just as I had remembered it; they freshly cooked the potatoes right in front of me and everything appeared to be very fresh.
Over my next couple visits, the quality of the food has been off and on. My most recent visit, yesterday, was inspired by my craving for an easy and close breakfast burrito. Since I've been a fan of their regular burritos, I figured their breakfast burritos wouldn't be any different... WRONG! I might have reconsidered my take on the staple American breakfast item from this establishment, if the chick I ordered from didn't douse the entire inside of the burrito with ranch dressing! Maybe I was just starving out of my mind from the gym or maybe I was naive in thinking it was some sort of county gravy, but the minute I got home and sampled this fare, I was sadly disappointed. I don't know what those of you who enjoy ranch dressing, but the combination between eggs, potatoes, sour cream, salsa, pork and ranch, didn't really blend together to form any cure of satisfaction.
If you are in the area and want something a little different than the standard Chipotle burrito, this may be the joint to fit your fancy. I would steer clear of this place if you are in the area and want a breakfast burrito. You are better off driving a little bit to hit up Santiagos or one of the other great breakfast burrito places in town.
Well, that's quite a diverse set of views here. Â I have to agree with the positive reviews. Â I've finally found the best bean burrito place in Denver (outside of Baja Fresh downtown). Â No cilantro in their rice (yay!), yummy black beans, and friendly staff who guided me to a cilantro-free burrito. Â I got carry-out, but the place seemed clean enough to me. Â I'm vegetarian, so i didn't even look at the meat dishes. Â The burritos are huge and filling. Â I'll be back, on my way home from running with the dogs in Cherry Creek State Park!
Review Source:I'll  give this place two stars, because really this place is not that great. If you are craving a burrito I recommend just going to your neighborhood chipotle. When I walked into Big City Burrito the atmosphere seemed alright, not dirty, and it was pretty clean. I ordered two super burritos, one was chicken mole and the other one was the beef carne asada I think. As I was looking at the meets and all, the beef was soaked in water and I was a little bit disgusted by that. The ingredients didn't seem too fresh either. The staff was slow and they weren't the politest either.
When I came home to eat it, the beef was actually okay, but the chicken mole was bland in taste and really didn't have that pop that chipotle's chicken has for me. The pinto beans didn't taste very good either, and the cheese was..let me say blah. The whole meal was blah.
If you wanna go here, I guess you can go here..but really it's not worth it. It's great that it has a lot of options but really it ain't worth it.
I had a bogo coupon for Chipotle but my friend was raving about Big City so I Â was enthused to give it a try. Â As I walk in, the first thing I notice is a makeshift sign taped on the wall that says "NO BEEF". Â Of course, cause that would've been my first choice! So I settle for a Chicken Mole with Salsa de Lupe on a spinach tortilla, which turned out to be mediocre. The portion was generous, Big City-1:Lindsay-0, as my friend would say. Â I loved the selection of tortillas, and even ordered Jalapeno/Cheddar chips w/ salsa for a side. Â I had to deduct a start for uncleanliness-I'm hoping the kitchen didn't look near as bad as the bathrooms. Â Thank goodness for my pocket Purell!
Review Source:Never had a poor experience or poor food here! Staff is really friendly! Amazing breakfast burritos that they serve all day! They offer a punch card giving you a free burrito after you buy 10 regular or super sized burritos! You can also sign up for their text message coupons and get notified about special promotions and discounts. They offer several different kinds of tortillas, cheeses,meats, salsas and spicey sauces. My boyfriend regularly gets both cheeses, chorizo and two types of green salsas/sauces with sour cream, it's delicious!
Review Source:I am SHOCKED at the poor reviews this place has gotten! The only reason I don't eat here every day is because I can't afford the wardrobe I'd inevitably need to accommodate such a delicious lunchtime ...exercise. I'm going to be rich someday, and I'm also going to be fat. And I certainly hope Big City will still be around.
I haven't actually tried the potato burrito yet but have been very satisfied with the other options. The carne asada is fantastic and everything else is always really fresh, too. Maybe I've always come at a good time, but I've never seen any nasty-looking ingredients. My one complaint about this place is that they don't have lettuce, but I'm going to give it all five stars anyways out of spite for all you haters who came here once, had a bad day, and chose to blame it on Big City.
Seriously, though, besides their hot -- and fresh -- food, the gazillion bottles of hot sauce just make it even better. I'm a wimp when it comes to spicy, but OMG the banana jabanero sauce on a burrito with black beans is so good that I feel scandalous just writing about it. Beyond the food, I'm continuously impressed with their friendly and courteous staff. Yes, many of them are obviously younger than I, but just because I only get carded out of pity these days doesn't mean I'm too jealous to acknowledge their competence. In fact, thanks to Big City, my faith in tomorrow's future is completely restored. I think I'm going to go have a burrito tomorrow, though ...just to be sure.
I have gone a few times to Big City Burrito for lunch but with Chipolte and Qdoba down the street I doubt I will be back to Big City. Â The ingredients seem as though they have been sitting out for hours, and they do not appear fresh, nor do they taste fresh. Â The service is a joke, a bunch of high school kids who could care less, I have stood in a long line while they have fun and joke around with each other...that is SO annoying!
Review Source:Man this place just got torn a new one. Â
I agree with everyone else that the meat and some of the ingredients do look kinda nasty... ok really nasty, I don't ever order the meat. Â But if you notice, anyone who gave this place a good review mentioned the POTATO BURRITO!
I have only ordered the potato burrito, and will only order the potato burrito, and I suggest everyone else do the same because it is awesome.
Absolutely disgusting. I can't imagine ever going back there for any reason. While there are unique options (as opposed to the other local chain burrito places), it no where near compensates for the absolute lack of quality. I got 2 burritos (YAY buy one get one coupons, i thought) delivered for lunch yesterday and ended up in the ER in the middle of last night having my stomach pumped -- and I only ate 3 bites. (I had toast at home for breakfast....no way that got me sick, and was beginning to feel really nasty in the evening, so I skipped dinner) The rice was burnt -- it was beige and was 50% crisp, blackened pieces of rice. The black beans had been cooked so much that they couldn't even hold their shape, they were literally disintegrating into paste. The carne asada (described as sirloin, marinated in veggie marinade and grilled) was like the "beef" in canned vegatable beef soup. It also tasted like the beef from canned soup.....not at all like anything grilled. Or like real meat, for that matter. The pico de gallo was rancid -- the tomatoes were squishy and an odd pinkish color, the cilantro was gooey, and it tasted pickled/vinegary....not like the sharp fresh taste that pico usually has.....My only excuse for eating even 3 bites is that I had gargled with listerine, and couldn't really taste the first bite. I would advise that people avoid this location. Not sure which element of the food made me ill -- but it did. Wouldn't take my worst enemy there.
Review Source:Since I had lunch at 11am today (yuck!), and options for open places are limited, I decided to try BCB. It would help if I was actually hungry, but I'm not. I was not not too impressed. Even at 11am the tables are dirty & there's no ice in the machine. They were completely out of silverware other than plastic knvies. The food is just so-so. I won't be going back.
Review Source:Went there for a breakfast burrito...specifically, the breakfast burrito with potato and meat.
The food was average. Â Lukewarm eggs and Chorizo.
The service was slow (granted there was only ONE person working there as her co-worker called out. Â What restaurant opens with just 2 people?)
If you want a real fresh and a great breakfast burrito, try Little Anita's. Â Burrito is made to order.
As for me, I might give BCB another shot if in the area and with another B1G1 coupon. Â Maybe, if there were more workers, they would make things more "to order" instead of from premade eggs and sausage kept lukewarm on a steam table.
Big City Burrito sucked. Â
The food was okay, but the restaurant was dirty and the employees expressed a level of apathy that only the genius possess and the insane lament.
Concerning the food, it was confusing. Â There are so many choices of food and filling (and even type of tortilla) that I found myself making random selections. Â It was kind of like going to Baskin & Robins and trying to pick out your ice cream without being able to have any samples. Â I was just picking based on how clever the name sounded and the color of the items in their warmer bin. Â It will take a lot of trial and error (and money) before I can find the combination that is right for me.
The employees were all teenagers. Â All three of them spoke no louder than a mumble and appeared to have little interest in providing more than the bare minimum in service. Â As soon as there were no customers at the counter, they all disappeared into the nether-reaches of the restaurant. Â
The tables needed to be cleaned, the napkin/lid/straw station needed to be restocked, and the trash bins needed to be emptied. Â The place was a dump. Â It was not that busy, but everyone working apparently had something better to do.
I have heard good things about Big City Burrito's in general, but in my experience, this store should be avoided.
Once you've tried their potato burritos, you won't ever want to go back to rice and beans again.
For those of us who have spent a lot of time in Fort Collins, Big City Burrito is a staple, nay, a lifestyle. Â On Phat Tuesdays around lunchtime, you could regularly see a line out the store and winding down the street.
You could imagine my delight when they started opening up stores in the Denver area. Â While the burritos served up at the Denver stores are not as good as the original Fort Collins store, I feel like they are way ahead of the chains available in the area. Â I have gotten my order down to a science:
Regular Potato Burrito on Jalapeno Cheddar tortilla (The potatoes are the most important part!)
Chicken Mole filling (will be a little bit extra, but worth it)
Ranch, sour cream, and corn salsa, and then top it off with a splash of their green chili hot sauce. Â Also recommended is the strawberry habanero sauce. Â The last two sauces is something they won't typically ask if you want, so you have to ask for it.
One last note, the stores in Denver just feel way too clean, and doesn't at all have that hole in the wall feeling that you get up in Fort Collins!
I won't be going back to Big City Burrito. Â
It seems others feel that the breakfast burritos are good, but the ladyfriend and I had a veggie burrito and a carne esada burrito respectively. Â Also had a side of rice and beans, chips and green salsa. Â The chips and green salsa were the best part of the meal, and still only mediocre.
The burritos were flavorful, but small and nothing spectacular. Â We would've paid the same amount for larger and much more tasty burritos (and hence two meals worth) at Chipotle. Â
The rice and beans were incredibly bland. I've had uncooked tofu with more flavor. Â
While it's nice to get a burrito from a place that doesn't force you to order giant portions, it would be nicer to get burritos that are worth the money.
In addiction the service was slow, the guy seemed like it was his first day, and we had to repeat ourselves multiple times to remind him what we wanted. Â He also forgot about the guac we asked for.
Overall, poor experience, and lackluster food. Â Won't be returning.
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