I love that you can get small, or regular sized burritos. Â Avoid the bowl, they charge you more for that. Â I also love that it has brown rice options. Â I have been here enough times to have gone through their basic burritos, and I must say they are not boring. Â They cover the range of profiles from the intense buffalo burrito, to the subtle tikka masala burrito, Â Oh, and they have like 4 registers and 2 assembly lines, so there is no way you're going to be waiting a long time for food.
Now, the down side. Â This place has serious problems with cold blasts from the outside during the winter. Â Other negatives, too many people go here for lunch, so it can be difficult to find a seat.
Wow, how does one even begin to describe Currito? I I love burritos but the same old thing from Qdoba or Chipotle (where every burrito tastes the same) just doesn't do it for me. Enter Currito.
It's like the United Nations of burritos - well, almost. The menu is a bit too small but "burritos without borders" describes them just fine. My husband and I got three burritos to split - the Bangkok, Tikka Masala and the Buffalo. All with different meats too, just to get some variety. All three burritos were just fantastic. I can't pick a favorite - because all of them were so delicious in their own separate ways.
What's even better is that at the end they put them in a sort of grill thing to make them even hotter. After a 30 minute drive from downtown (we got take-out on our way home) to Mason the burritos WERE STILL STEAMING! Holy cow! I can't imagine how hot they must be to people eating in the restaurant, but they cooled off quickly after we took them out of the foil wrappers.
I'd like to see the menu get expanded to have more other interesting styles of cuisine-in-a-burrito, but for now the menu is suitable and delicious. The burritos are fairly priced, filling and the website even has nutritional info for all of them (minus the meats, annoyingly.) This is a great place to go for burrito lovers and all who are very hungry.
At first it seemed like your typical Qdoba or Chipotles, but a close look at the menu will tell a different story. It is not just Mexican burritos, but burritos from around the world. The Meditarranian burrito is a great with Feta and cucumbers. The summer burrito is loaded with black beans and mangos. There are many other types to choose from, so don't think just Mexican. The term "without borders" definitely applies here...
Review Source:I have to say I am not really that impressed with the place. I work downtown so I wanted to try something new in the square area. The line did move fast and they seemed friendly. I did like the fact they had smoothie drinks. I got a strawberry smoothie and a build your own. A little on the pricier side but all in all the food was good. The bowl did seem bigger than what the competitors around seem to give but I don't know if that is because they are still new to the area or if that will change. For now it is ok, nothing too special I thought for another burritos/taco place.
Review Source:I'd been aware of Currito over by UC ever since we moved to Cincinnati a few years ago, and I'd been pretty skeptical. Â
First, what the hell is a "Currito"? Â A curry burrito? Â A burrito that offers the "cure" for your hunger? Â A burrito you're curious about? Â A burrito that's "current" and hip? Â See, the name of this place creates instant confusion. Â (FWIW, an Internet search reflects that "currito" roughly translates to "working man.")
Second, Currito's byline is "burritos without borders," which Currito's website pitches as some sort of novel concept. Â In other words, Thai burritos, teriyaki burritos, Mediterranean burritos, and so on. Â Well, Currito, I've been around awhile, and I've been here and there, and your concept ain't novel. Â In fact, your concept has been around since at least the 1990s, which is about how long I've been unimpressed by it.
So I never went.
But I work downtown and had grown tired of the overcrowded and not-so-well-run chain burrito place that's been downtown for a couple of years. Â (You know, that other burrito place that begins with a "C.") Â Currito recently opened up this shop a stone's throw from work, so it was inevitable that I was going to pop in.
And I'm glad I did.  Currrito's pretty solid in comparison to a lot of the Cal-Mex/San-Fran-style burrito competition.  In fact, it's better than most around here.  Everything tastes pretty fresh and flavorful.  I haven't tried any of the burritos represented by the "burritos without borders" tagline, but the "classic" and "summer" are pretty straightforward Cal-Mex burritos.  The former comes with pinto beans and pico, and the latter with black beans and magno salsa.  One excellent idea that sets Currito apart from its competition is to heat up the burrito  in a press just before it's served, which melts the cheese and imparts some additional flavor to the tortilla.  But while Currito's barbacoa and carnitas are pretty tasty, they tend to be a little dry, in contrast to the "C" chain's tender, sous-vided-in-Chicago (yes, it's apparently true) carnitas and barbacoa.
Another nice thing Currito does is offer burritos in "regular" and "small" sizes. Â The small is actually decent-sized and is about a buck cheaper. Â The only immediate difference I can tell between the small and regular is that the regular seems to have more rice. Â That's not much value for your extra dollar.
The restaurant is sharp-looking and clean. Â But as Stephen G. says, it is clamorously loud when more than a few diners are present. Â
Another big plus: Â Currito is a local business. Â Its owners are the same folks who have opened the wildly popular Bakersfield OTR. Â
Overall, 3.75 stars, and a very welcome downtown lunch addition.
I was curious what Burrito's without borders meant, but it was obvious when you looked at their menu, their Burritos are based on different cuisines.  Even though you can totally customize your burrito, when I first go to a place, I tend to order a predefined items just to get a feel for them.  I had their Thai variation. It was excellent, a little spicy but also lighter than many burrito's.  I did takeaway, so I cannot comment on  what it is like to eat their.  They have 2 assemble lines (it is set up like subway or chipolata), so the line goes quickly.  I will definitely be back and try something else.  Another thing I like it that there are 2 sizes of burritos (they also will do bowl versions too).  For a quick lunch it is worth a visit and a nice addition to the southeast side of downtown.
Review Source:This location has only been open for about a week and I've been twice if that tells you anything. On Monday we went around 11:30 to get carry out for a noon meeting. We had no wait at all. I got my standard, the Teriyaki with tofu.
On Friday I met my husband for lunch at noon. The line looked long, but with two assembly lines it moved quickly. This time I got the classic with tofu and opted for black beans. I prefer the Teriyaki. As the previous post says it was LOUD. My husband and I were yelling to carry on a conversation.
To sum it up, great vegetarian options and quick service. Downsides are the chips and the lack of an online pre-order option like several other restaurants offer downtown.
OK, cards on the table time... I'm not the biggest fan of Mexican cuisine. It unnecessarily 'confuses' me, that whole "what's the difference between burritos, chimichangas, tacos and tortillas?" thing together with the concept of 'refried beans'. Why would beans be refried and why couldn't I have been served them when they were fresh rather than merely warmed up?
I'm maybe exaggerating my disdain but it's fact that whenever my wife suggests we try out a new Mexican eatery a little part of my soul departs on vacation. And not to Guadalajara.
So I surprised myself this past week when I suggested to the wife that we could try lunch together at the new Currito location downtown. I did that because I knew how much the missus enjoys Mexican food, the choice of vegetarian options usually impressive. Plus, if I'm being entirely honest, I had sneaked a peek at their menu online and they appeared to offer a simple choice of 'decision-free' burritos and the Bangkok Burrito sounded like something out of the ordinary and, as such, might be a tasty option for an self-avowed gringo.
The restaurant is near the downtown bus terminals and the first impression upon walking in is ... damn, this place is noisy... I said, DAMN, THIS PLACE IS NOISY! Granted it was lunchtime and packed to the gills with people waiting and dining, but there appears to be nothing - by way of any soft furnishing or insulation - in the entire space to cut down on any noise and it almost seems as if the sound is somehow electronically amplified by hidden microphones and 10,000W loudspeakers. A server was greeting people in line and we couldn't hear what he said to us. The person taking our order couldn't hear what we wanted without us having to shout it across the counter and when our order was ready we didn't hear our number called. Like I said... LOUD! If they'd offered earplugs as a side I would've bought a pair.
That was the minus. The big plus was that the food was good. Very good. My aforementioned Bangkok Burrito - packed with Thai peanut sauce, Asian slaw, cucumber rice and (my choice of) chicken really hit the spot, the flavors all mingling beautifully. The missus opted for the Summer Burrito, a combination of black beans, mango salsa, melted cheese and rice with her preferred Organic Tofu and she declared it a big hit too. The burritos come in 3 different sizes. We both chose the modest 'small' which ran about 6 bucks each, plus a rather hefty (IMHO) $1.25 for the addition of guacamole.
I've been 'forced' into returning to places like Chipotle in the past, but I don't think I'll be forced into returning to Currito as I'm now quite eager to try out a couple of their other offerings, in particular the Teriyaki Burrito which seems to have received rave reviews at their alternative (earlier) locations.
It's certainly nice that downtown now has an additional 'affordable option' to choose from and nicer still that it's courtesy of a local Cincinnati company.
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