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The $5 Lunch: Big Fat Burritos

photo1 225x300 The $5 Lunch: Big Fat Burritos

The Baby Burrito is not a baby at all. It will load you up and only run a five spot.

I feel sorry for SGFers who think their burrito options start and end with those pricey national chains. Big Fat Burritos has designed its menu with a built-in, on the penny, five-dollar lunch. The choices are simple: beef, pork or veggie. Order the “baby” (which in no way resembles its name) and you pay exactly a five spot. The burrito is made to order, crammed with rice, beans and your topping before receiving a fresh salsa bath and getting dressed in greens and tomatoes. Every ingredient is made fresh daily, a difference you can taste at a price your budget will notice. They have a variety of salsas and hot sauces for the drenching.

If burritos aren’t your thing, you can get a massive salad at the same $5 tilt. Chris did and was not disappointed. “This is the only salad I’ve ever seen that is a complete meal for five dollars,” he said. I saw it, too, and I believed him. Fresh guacamole is 75 cents more, but worth it if you’re not trying to keep under the $5 barrier. I had the Chipotle Pork with guacamole and it’s a craving that just can’t be kicked. Lose the guilt of eating those gross preservative-filled chain burritos for damn-near 10-bucks. You won’t be sorry. Neither will you wallet.

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