Typical college hangout. Happy hour from 11am-7pm everyday? Yes. Delicious margaritas (I prefer the frozen ones). The burritos are delicious, especially the Jerk Chicken. If I just want a small snack and a few drinks before dinner, I get one of the fries with toppings on the list - usually Piggy fries or Chili Cheese fries.
The upstairs area has a bar and tables but only 21+ are allowed upstairs after a certain time.. probably 9pm? Like any other restaurant on a weekend, it's difficult to get a table for a large group of people.
The atmosphere upstairs is loud...very loud at night. When you first arrive upstairs it's hard to locate the greeter. Once you do find her, theres a long wait for a table (which isn't by itself a bad thing). Then when you finally get seated, you will get scarce and indifferent-service from your waitress. If you forgot to ask her for water, ketchup, SILVERWARE, you're shit-out-of-luck, because you usually won't see her until it's time for the check. You'll see her 3 times, when she gets your drinks, when she brings your food, and she kicks your ass out for the next hungry mouth.
You're going to want to make this the second stop on your pub-crawl, when everyone in your party is already buzzed, you all are about to have the drunk-munchies, and none of you will care if you're being neglected/rushed by service, because you have other places to go to.
About the food, it's drunk eats. Its a step up from fast food, but a step down from fast-casual. The wings are really their only standout item (if the sauces are mixed correctly). The BBQ Tofu items are all good, and occasionally I find myself craving them. The pulled pork lately has been dry...though maybe it's just the timing of when I order it.
Due to the "service" I no longer eat upstairs. They under-staff it; I can't imagine that they look for crappy wait staff on purpose. Why would I pay extra for rushed service, in the form of an undeserved tip, when I can get the same food downstairs without the premium? I usually order take out, or eat downstairs. Sometimes the kitchen seems to lose my order in the shuffle...but when have you not been to a fast food joint that occasionally screws up?
I don't hate Bombers, but I don't love it either.
Great place to grab a drink [especially on your birthday! Free gigantic margarita with $15 purchase at the table!] with friends, but the food the sub-par. Â Some items on the menu are STELLAR [bbq pork nachos, I'm looking at you!] and the burritos are definitely well portioned for what you pay, but I've had several experiences where the food tastes "meh" or leaves me with an upset stomach an hour after eating. [I blame the greasy choices.] Â I love all the flavor combinations of the wraps offered, but I've learned my lesson that the construction of the meal isn't always stellar, and these are the menu items which my body most often hates me for choosing. Â Oddly enough, the boneless wings have become my go-to "safe" order. Oh! and the sweet potato fries are always a welcome treat when we come by for happy hour drink specials, though. Â Haven't ever had an over cooked fry at this location.
Review Source:Worse. Service. Ever. AND....Worse. Burritos. Ever!  I kid you not.  Unless you are high as a kite and drunk as a skunk, do not come here expecting good food or service.  Unless you like burritos stuffed with 99% rice and 1% anything else, and unless you like service by high as a kite and drunk as a skunk college kids, served with a side of total ignorance, attitude and "I don't give a shit"....run away from this place.  I've heard that their location in Schenectady is much better as far as customer service and food quality is concerned but I can't judge for myself as I have only been to the Lark Street location.  The only reason I am giving this place  a single star is that after over an hour wait for a quesadilla, I finally got it and it was decent.  However, I've had far better quesadillas and burritos at Hot Harry's and Chipotles served in a flash and for half the price.  Skip this place unless you are a drunk college student and your friends work there and give their rice stuffed nastiness to you for free.  And BTW- I witnessed this happen.  After waiting forever for a nasty rice burrito, friends of the burrito dude came in and voila, free burritos for then in a matter of minutes while we waited impatiently for almost an hour to get our food, which unfortunately we paid for.  I am truly hoping that the quality and service of the new, soon to open Troy Bombers isn't as atrocious as  that of the Lark street, Albany location.  Only time will tell.
Review Source:oh bombers, how i have missed you...i can vividly remember being a freshman at SUNY when they first opened & word spread around campus about this great new takeout spot like wildfire...over my 4 years there it got even bigger & better, and on a few visits back up to Albany I've had the pleasure of having some great takeout here...finally this past weekend I was able to experience a full sit down meal here, and it was a fantastic experience - super friendly staff (bonus points for not looking at me like a weirdo as i talked their ears off about all my fond memories of the place), outstanding margaritas from their vast tequila bar, and the food was just like i remembered it - my mainstay bbq chicken burrito was just how i remembered, and the overall experience left me feeling really great at the end...nice to see such a cool little place blow up the way it has, i hear they're even franchising now - who knows, maybe to LI one day, then i may very well move in
Review Source:I really enjoy coming to Bombers each time I'm in town. The staff are usually very friendly and attentive, lines seem to move fast, and portion sizes are very generous.
I enjoy sitting down in the lower level, as it seems to be much quieter and it is nice to enjoy your meal in peace. The upper level, with the bar, as it suggests is louder, but the food is just as good. It is a great place to hang out on Margarita Night.
Let me start by saying that I'm 30. Â If you are younger than 30, please ignore me, as I am an anciently old man who you shouldn't listen to.
Bomber's Burrito Bar is filled with wee babes. Â All college students look the same age to me, 16, so as far as I know, the place was full of teenagers. Â This is definitely a young hipster bar, the kind of place that is frequented by people that would describe this as 'their scene', refer to the bald DJ on the platform as 'neat', and enjoy shouting incoherent phrases at each other while staring at their cell phone. Â I was asked to come here by some 22'ers, I think as a dare.
Albany is not known for it's Mexican food. Â Before coming to Bomber's, I'd say that Taco Bell or Chipotle would probably be your best bet for Mexican food in Albany. Â Not so anymore, after going to Bombers, I'd say that T-Bell or Chipotle is definitely your best bet. Â True to their name, they bombed my burrito. Â My expectations weren't high. Â I'd gotten nachos before, and the ground beef meat was all stuck together in a ball (vaguely ice-cream scoop shaped), leaving me to hack at it before the wee babes with a chip to try and get a bite-able portion. Â The burrito was...sad. Â I think I got a third of the way through it before I decided that I'd made another $8 mistake here at bombers (the first being the nachos).
That wasn't the low moment. Â The low moment was when the unnecessary DJ decided to play Bohemian Rhapsody. Â Hearing the first few measures, I knew that I was about to descend into a Dude-Bro hell that'd last for 6 minutes. Â People started to sing along, as if it were the funniest thing in the world. Â Granted, Bohemian Rhapsody was the greatest thing in the world, but that was in the early 90's, back when most of these wee babes were being born. Â When it got to the part made famous by Wayne's World, probably half of the place finally recognized the song and started to shout along. Â It wasn't that the performance was bad, it's that I realized that I was surrounded by Dude-Bros. Â The kind of Dude-Bros that still had their hopes and dreams intact, believing that college was their golden ticket to a shining land of opportunity where everything went according to plan. Â God, I miss my youth.
If you are still in college, I'd give this place a 3.
Bombers is not really perfect, but we eat there at least once a month so it is for us, in its niche, practically perfect. We have been going for years and expect to for a long time. We have our younger daughter to thank for this and she too is a great fan. Now we only have to be patient until they open in Troy so we can go even more often.
Review Source:I am new to the area, and this is the first bar I actually like.
I visited on a Wednesday night. Mid 20s/diverse crowd, good music.
Drinks were well priced, we got three drinks for about twenty bucks.
It was my friend's b-day so she got the free huge margarita. FYI The bar won't just give you this 'free drink.' You have to have a $20 minimum first :)
When I went to UAlbany a few years ago, this place was fantastic. Â The burritos and wings were great. Â I haven't ate here in a while, so I can't attest to it still being great, but i'll assume it is. Â
It's got a great vibe to it, even though it's small. Â And the bar upstairs is nice too. Â Nice to grab a drink on a night, and they have a bunch of tables upstairs too, sometimes they prefer you ordering from the table if you sit down, but when they don't, it's great. Â
Worth going to.
All I have to say is BBQ Tofu Fries ! My sister used to live in Albany and I would get these when I visited. I am sad I don't get to have them as often anymore. They may not be a fancy culinary masterpiece but put a bunch of awesome things together and cover with cheese and you got my vote any day! Especially it being a yummy smothered french fry treat that doesn't involve meat for us vegetarians.
Review Source:I have really mixed feelings about Bomber's. It's a neat restaurant, take out on the bottom and a sit down area and bar upstairs, with retro decor. The food is pretty good. I usually go for a barbeque chicken burrito. The burritos here are HUGE and delicious. I've also had a chicken quesedilla and was not particularly impressed. I was here with a friend once, and her tortilla was moldy. Yuck. They also have a large selection of French fries, and, more importantly, a large selection of margaritas.
In reality, I think people like Bomber's for the nostalgic value of it...if that makes sense. When I think of Bomber's, I think of college and going there to celebrate birthdays with margaritas and burritos. Even though I've been there in the five years since graduating, I remember Bomber's fondly and it still puts a smile on my face to go there, though not because the food is particularly great. It's definitely an Albany staple, and gets a lot of hype which may or may not be deserved. Well worth a trip here to check if out if you are new to the Albany area. I'd expect college students and people in their mid- to late- 20s to enjoy it...I doubt it's a place for any type of food snob.
A few things...
First off, I'm really glad to see that this spot is still an icon on Lark Street, so to speak. Â I'm glad that it's still around and seems to be doing well.
Secondly, I'm a little surprised reading some of the reviews. Â Mostly everyone from out of town did not give a great rating. Â Perhaps if you are from San Fran or DC, you may have more choices for mexican food, but this is Albany, man. Â Come on.
Lastly, I'm not a fan of burritos. Â I think I have only had a half dozen burritos from this place and I've been here probably over 100 times. Â So I'm not going to talk about the burritos because that won't be fair. Â The other food, however...is an entirely different story.
My co-workers and I have been hitting this place up for lunch. Â We'll call in a huge order, and a few of us will walk over and pick it up. Â The tacos are pretty tasty. Â The variety of fries is mind boggling...especially when you open up the package that you are served (take out, remember). Â The wings look simply amazing. Â The prices are reasonable.
Today I had the mini tacos. Â I asked for extra sour cream, salsa, and cheese on the side. Â What can I say? Â I love dip. Â These mini tacos were cute, fun to eat and pretty tasty.
I have never tried any of the drinks. Â You know, seeing how I only go there for lunch and all. Â Hey. Â Maybe I'll hit this place up AFTER work to try a drink. Â Wow. Â That's a great idea! Â Thanks, guys!
My husband and I were traveling in NY and were looking for some lunch one afternoon in Albany and Bombers was open so in we went. Â Neither of us went to the bar so this is mostly a review of the restaurant.
Service was not friendly and all the tables in the restaurant were dirty. Â During our meal, a homeless person entered the restaurant and was aggressively asking patrons for their food. Â I don't know if staff were aware that he was there, but it was very uncomfortable for us. Â As we went to leave, I had a couple questions for the staff, and was ignored for several minutes before I gave up and we left. Â If the food was excellent, I could understand enduring the service but for just so-so food it's not worth it.
The only real reason to come to bombers is either because its your birthday, or you are crazy wasted and in need of some greasy tex-mex ishh food.
That being said the food isn't that great. But then again a burrito, disco fries or nachos aren't quite on the five star foodie scale either so it is what it is. Â I do like the gravy w fries tho and they load that mother on there.
Birthday margarita in a martini glass thats over a foot tall and can easily share with 4 people. Â But with my ladies and I, its all for ONE- we can drink these alone easy. Â Only catch w the margarita is that you have to spend around 30$ on other food/drinks whatever you wish in order to get it "free" or otherwise they charge you about 35$ or so for it. Â Totally worth getting some random grease-junk in exchange for a happy and tipsy friend for their bday. Â Great thing is you can end here after traipsing down lark street and getting many other drinks- and then eat montezuma food before you home and pass out.
[I do not recommend eating all this food BEFORE drinking as one or all the above may result A) you get so full you need to sleep and cannot go anywhere else B) you will puke or C) you will use up all your drinking space in your gut by filling it with fiesta fries and bomb bomb burritos. So sad]
They have a bar which is mighty lame and then the dining area with booths and tables that are wayyyy too high. My boobs literally sit on the tables. Â Not exactly comfortable to get in and get out.
Classic staple of Albany. Anyone who likes burritos should try Bomber's at least once. They have a lot of food for vegetarians and vegans, and the atmosphere is nice, too. There's a bar upstairs that's really noisy, but downstairs is quiet enough that you can have a conversation.
Jamaican jerk pork burrito and vegetarian burrito I'd recommend to anyone.
I'd love to love Bombers, but I just don't think it's going to happen. In the past few months I've eaten inside once and carried out twice, and each experience has been decent but nothing to write home about. Maybe being from the South I have unusually high expectations from Mexican or Mexican-style restaurants, but this place really needs to season their food more. Each time I've eaten their food the only thing I've really, really liked is the taquitos (which really are delicious). The barbecue chicken burrito was stuffed to the point of falling apart, but the barbecue sauce was really sort of bland (maybe another thing I'm spoiled about, being from the South). The rice they put in everything really needs seasoning. The loaded nachos I got the last time left me unimpressed--they were soggy and the chili on top was really awful. The regular beef tacos (hard shell) were also soggy and also bland--for Chrissake, even Taco Bell seasons their food.
I guess this place is more about the drinks and nighttime atmosphere than the food. That's fine--I can just be content with picking up the taquitos and snacking on them while making chicken enchiladas from scratch at home.
Bombers was a place I had only heard rumors about. It was a place of dreams: cheap burritos made from the tears of God himself. One of my friends moved to Albany and I figured I would soon be able to try it out myself. Months went by and there just wasn't enough free time to make the trek up. I was disappointed.
But then yesterday was a magical day. We ended up driving up to Albany and I FINALLY got my Bombers burrito. I couldn't decide which one I wanted the most, but I went with the Barbecue Tofu burrito because a) I had never seen it anywhere else, and b) because I was skeptical about the words "burrito" and "tofu" being in the same sentence. I mean, I just wouldn't think this would be a good combination. Boy was I wrong.
Eating that burrito was like eating a small baby. it was so massive I couldn't even think about putting anything else in my stomach the rest of the day. And it was very, very tasty, smothered in so much delicious barbecue sauce and rice and beans added to fatten it up. I don't remember finishing the whole thing, but apparently I devoured it in 5 minutes. It was awesome.
One of my friends also got the cajun fries which were definitely spicy, but I would still eat all of them anyway. I just want to eat everything on the menu. Another trip up solely to try another burrito will be planned for the near future...
Great food. Â The burritos aren't authentically Mexican, but they don't have to be. Â Bombers is not meant to be a Mexican food joint. Â However, they do have burritos that are definitely worth trying, such as the jerk chicken burrito, pulled pork burrito and the chicken and gravy burrito. Â There's other menu items worth trying, such as a nice selection of chicken wings and also disco fries.
There's two sections to this place. Â The downstairs, which is more of less devoted to just food, and an upstairs area, which serves alcohol as well as food. Â Due to its size and its popular Lark Street location, it can be a bit cramped.
Definitely worth going to again, and if Bombers wants a 5 star rating, they should start serving poutine (haven't found a place in Albany that does this yet).
Had come to Albany to visit a friend and he had heard a lot about this place to come eat at. The food being good, the place being more of a bar than a restaurants, it was alright.
Appearance and menu looked promising. Prices are in fact low, most dishes being around $9, I still had high hopes.
The service was a bit dodgy, at least for us. 20 minutes for soft drinks seems a little excessive to me. While every other tables servers were making multiple passes. It didn't seem right to try and bother them.
But on to the main deal, the food was no greater than the sum of its parts. Chips weren't terrible. Salsa lacked any kind of seasoning or herbs. I had the chicken burrito which had just chicken in it, not seasoned, nothing. Sour cream might have helped meld everything together, but generic rice, black means, lettuce, and more bland salsa....Others in our group agreed, it was just meh. Nothing great, we said we'd rather go eat at Moes Southwest Grill down by the mall for better Mexican style food.
We did have an order of sweet potato fries, fried very well and quite tasty. They came with a side of maple syrup, given the area, I was hoping for better, but it seemed akin to what you would expect out of a minitub from a Holiday Inn Express breakfast.
I won't say it was bad, but given the choice, when I come back to Albany, Bombers will not be a place I would choose to return to.
As an alumni of UAlbany this place will always have a special place in my heart. Â Great food, great location right on Lark Street, and great staff. Â The burritos are huge and cheap so broke college students get a lot of bang for their buck.
Every time I find myself in Albany I always inevitably end up stopping at Bombers to get the jerk pork burrito and take a couple more to go. Do yourself a favor and stop in.
I used to go crazy over Bomber's. Â The food seems to have decreased in quality (or my taste in Burritos has refined some) and the prices increasingly rise. Â They removed a lot of the incentive to go there for college kids by removing half price burritos. Â
The alcohol is pretty standard in terms of pricing, although some of the drinks are a little hipster-y (bucket of colt 45?) but they also do the giant margarita for birthday's which is pretty nice. Â
In terms of ambiance, it used to be far more relaxed feeling, but the owners have been trying to make the downstairs look less interesting by painting over all the character. Â Either way the downstairs is still a good deal for a burrito.
There are better burritos in Albany though, if that's what you're looking for. Â Chipotle and Bros' spring to mind.
I want to give Bombers 5 stars. Â I really do, but, alas, I cannot. Â While it's true that Bombers can deliver some pretty great burritos and a giant margarita on your birthday, the fact of the matter is that there is much better Mexican food to be had in the Albany area. Â
If you're on Lark and you want a burrito the size of a small child or it's your birthday and you want a free giant 'rita, then Bombers should be where you're headed.
Ok, here's a tip. I know it's called Bombers BURRITO bar, but the CHICKEN WINGS are where it's at. You can skip the burritos and go for the chicken wings (I love the tequila ones, but pretty much any and all flavors are crispy bits of heaven). Rasta fries also rock, but I don't get the people who love Buddha fries (they're fries on top of rice & covered with tofu & sauce. it's sog city).
The bar area upstairs has theme nights (Karaoke, etc.) some days of the week. My favorite drink is still the prickly pear margarita, although they've got a bunch of fun cocktails that change seasonally, too. It can get pretty packed up there on weekends.
I want to give Bomber's two reviews. Â A 4* review for the downstairs part, where there's usually a table and you can have a conversation, but a 2* review for the upstairs bar, where it's obnoxiously loud.
For me, the food is comfort food. Â I stop in once every few months because someone has a birthday (bar) or I need to grab a quick meal (downstairs). Â I love that, while their prices increase (slowly), their portion size remains the same. Â Leftovers from the night before is my favorite breakfast. Â .
Since I can remember, Bombers Burrito Bar has been a Lark Street Staple.
Back in high school and the early years of college, this was probably my favorite restaurant in Albany. Â It was a simple dive in a basement with a few small booths for sitting. Â They specified in "stoner" food with munchies such as huge burritos, tacos, and fries. Those days, a Jerk pork burrito the size of a Nerf football was a very much needed Albany delicacy. Â These were the biggest burritos I had seen anywhere. Â I was young and this was novelty college grub.
This was long before they converted the upstairs into a lounge style sit-down area that at the time could be classified as "swanky" and a very small but "hip" tequila bar with good beer on tap.
It also was before the influx of burrito chains into our area like Moe's and Chipotle.
This was back when the more expensive El Mariachi and El Loco were the only places one could get Mexican food in the Capital District.
These days, there isn't much reason to come to Bombers except to meet up with people in the area, grab a quick, relatively inexpensive bite to eat, and/or to get your free, gigantic birthday margarita albeit syrupy and watered down.
The menu has become larger and pricier throughout the years, but all the staples are still there.
The burritos are huge and filling, but cold and flavorless.
The wings are saucy and spicy but small and chewy.
The wraps (especially the Buffalo chicken) are just plain awful.
But the Disco and Tofu Fries and Tequila Wings are awesome drunk food.
Now they have trivia nights, a lunch time taco buffet, a vegetarian buffet on Mondays, Happy Hour specials, wing nights and created their own specialty drink called a "Jimbo" which is half Dos Equis Beer and half margarita. Â To some gross, others just strange, I think it is definitely worth trying once.
You have to give it to the owner and proprietor, who rumor has it, bought the place after striking it big at a hand of poker. Â He knows how to keep things interesting and his ambitious spirit is present in all of his establishments. Â I could totally see Bombers becoming a chain restaurant gone national.
Although they should spend a little more effort on the quality of food then the atmosphere, Bombers is as popular and crowded as ever. Â The college kids still come here in droves, as they probably should seeing as this place was created with them in mind.
I may not come around much, but I am glad that Bombers is still there on Lark Street as a possible option for a late night snack or a tasty (if not watered-down) margarita.
Crowded college bar/restaurant/take-out with standard bar food and burritos. Â I feel old in this place nowadays and avoid it. Â Best for the 21-25 crowd imo. Â
The burritos aren't that great but filling on a limited college budget. Â The cheese fries are pretty good. Â You get what you pay for and I think Bombers hits the price/quality zone for college students. Â Matt B. (a local celebrity of sorts) must be banking with this place because it's usually crowded with good looking girls when I walk or drive by.
Avoid the cops following/watching people outside to pull them over for drunk driving. Â Yes, Albany PD does this. Â Watch for it. Â If you think you're being watched, walk around into one center square block and come at your car at a different angle or just wait. Â I live very close, so never have to drive away from the Lark area, but two friends complained they fell victim to this.
I have never picked this place as my destination of choice, but have been here with groups at least 10 times over the last 5 years (draggin my feet on the way there). Â It is a place to get drunk and/or eat when you're already drunk. The food is awful and the source of what you ordered is questionable (is it cooked meat or something they scrapped off the side walk in front of the bar? who knows maybe they confused regurgitating with recycling). Â Not to mention they have managed to make disgusting sweet potato fries (didn't know if was possible, but Bombers has managed to screw them up).
The bathrooms are little closets right off of the eating area. If you're unfortunate enough to be seated next to the restrooms and someone is not feeling well after indulging on too much cheese or mystery meat and leaves the door open when they are finished....lets just say it was a nasty experience.
I have been greeted on more than one occasion by someone running out the front door to vomit on the side walk.
This is a place for college kids, and those trying to hold onto their college days, to get drunk and gorge on nasty "food" (but hey, "anything" tastes good when you're drunk, right).
DO NOT WANT (the following):
- A 10-minute long line to use the ONE facility toilet labeled as unisex because the dude bathroom was "out of order"
- To stand in an uber-small bar portion, where other people bump into you
- To get hit on by kreepers right after leaving the bathroom
- To have said kreepers try to persuade you that they are local celebritards, then proceed to tell your friend that she's sexy and ask if they're going to make out, or what?!
- To have the bouncer force you to move from the booth to the bar, where there is no seating...or space
- A nast burrito
- The sorostitutes who kept on using their obnoxious flash-cam to take MySpace-style pics of them shooting gang signs or doing the kissy-face
This will not be a place I'll be frequenting, but I suppose I should be glad to get that experience over with....
BE CAREFUL EATING AT BOMBERS!
There's a reason the employees don't want the customers staring at them while they make the "food". It's because of all the health code violations they are committing while making your "food". They don't want you to notice.
Check out the NYS Albany county health dept inspections on-line. You can look up any restaurant. Here's bombers...
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Insects, rodents, spoiled food, improperly stored & refrigerated foods, dirty food prep surfaces, unavailable employee hand washing facilities etc etc etc  ...YUCK!!!
You are taking your chances eating at bombers. If you do eat there I suggest you stare intently at the greasy, tattooed, dirt bag who is making your food. At least you'll know if he drops your taco on the floor, pick his nose or something worse.
This is one of the places I'll miss most when I leave Albany. Â It's just a good, casual, fun place to go with your friends. Good bar scene, and their food is decent. Not the most authentic mexican food, but you go here more for the fun atmosphere. A really good place for large groups, especially birthdays-- they give you a huge pitcher/bucket of margarita complete with firework sparkler thingies. Yeah the margarita is watered down, but its your birthday and its on the house :)
Their burritos are huge! Filled with all the staples, and even if not the most authentic mexican food, I always leave full and satisfied. I really like their wings-- I particularly like the lemon-pepper garlic the most. Also, monday (all day long) is their wing special-- $4.99 for a dozen, and these are not little puny wings, a really good deal.
Tuesday nights is their trivia nights-- the most popular night I think. But you have to get there early, usually before 7pm (although the game actually starts at 9) to get seats--it gets really crowded! Winning teams get prizes like a free round of beer, heineken gift basket, free gift/bar certificates, etc. Really fun! I also like that this place attracts not only the college crowd, but the young downtown professionals too.
This place is really one of the more popular places on Lark street, so it does get crowded very often and quickly. Service can be slow and waitresses can get annoyed and neglectful sometimes. But if you are really hungryimpatient, you can always just go downstairs and order from there and get your food to-go and eat at the tables/serve yourself.
I don't get why this place has such a cult following.. or should I say, why so many people rave about it. I guess it's because it's cheap and the burrito portions are on the large end.. for I guess people that like a lot of rice. And I think there's a vegetarian following. Tho if a restaurant serves both meat and vegetarian options, chances are your tofu or fake chicken nuggets has shaken hands with Mr. Meat Product. I know when I was vegetarian dining out was done with caution and a neat prep area where all types of food obviously share the same surface, and containers, would not have gotten my A-OK.
I think the food is bland. The place is dirty.. dingy at best on a good day I suppose. The service is "eh". And once during lunch there with a friend, my friend says to me "is that what I think it is?" and hello there, I saw a rat making it's way across the floor. No, I'm not lying.. I have no reason to. And yes I said rat and not mouse. I think rats are plenty cute, but I don't want to eat lunch with them :/
I've come here for cocktails a few times. Blah. A couple of those times, I've gotten really lucky and sat by the window.. complete with a view of drunken Lark Streets finest, and an even more lovely view of what I like to call "trash mountain" by the curb. No doubt the rats are waiting for the people to go away so they can make themselves a detour into the trash mountain paradise. I mean, can you blame 'em, it's a mound of stinky restaurant trashbags?? Delish :/  Oh and if you're looking to drink a  free guargantuan margarita on your birthday, I'm pretty sure another big draw for this place is that they'll give you one. I see at least a couple people sucking those down whenever I've been there.
This is my first Yelp review, mostly because I never needed Yelp in San Francisco, where all restaurants open longer than 4 months have survived San Francisco's social Darwinism and can be deemed decent. But I just moved to Albany, so I plan to use this site a lot. Â I'm not so sure that the social Darwinism of SF is in effect here. Bombers is a prime example. There's a reason why it's "Bombers."
Bombs on service. No one acknowledges you when you walk in to the restaurant / bar, so those newbies who've never been there before think we're in the wrong place. We waited 5 minutes before someone even talked to us. We've gone before, but that time we waited 5 minutes, no one talked to us to seat us, and we left. Â Bomber.
Bombs on flavor. Â Seriously ... where's the spice/picante to that burrito? Did they forget to put it on mine? Is there a shortage of jalapenos in the city? Sure, a burrito is about as Mexican as a pizza is Italian, but couldn't they pretend that it has some latin flavor in it? Dry burrito, only saved by guacamole. Â Salsa came in one flavor: sweet. Â WTF?! Â It's saving grace is that it didn't taste greasy or fatty, which is a first in my east coast dining experience. Â Apparently there's a cost to having a healthy meal here: flavor. Bomber.
Bombs on price. The menu says "add guacamole," but doesn't say they'll charge you for it. Â We were also charged extra for ordering extra salsa to flavor our dry and tasteless burrittos. Â Bomber.
Yeah, I'm not going back. Please tell me that there is more to Albany than this!!
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