Mucho Burrito

Popped in here because I noticed their burrito + beer deal for £6.50 — a bargain when you’re starving and need to grab dinner for the train home!
I had a shrimp burrito. It was tasty enough, and was adequately filled, but it didn’t knock my socks off (in terms of quality or spice): I asked for medium salsa, and it barely touched me at all (and I’m not exactly the kind of person to snack on a scotch bonnet or two when I get home from work).
The contents of the wrap itself were quite liquid, and it made it very sloppy eating — sure, I asked for the sour cream, the guacamole and the prawns had sauce on them, but you’d think they’d proportion correctly/​put enough rice, beans and meat/​fish so that it didn’t turn into a dripping (albeit delicious) pustule of Mexican spice.
It also wasn’t particularly warm, and given it was wrapped in tin foil and I ate it within five minutes of leaving the restaurant, I was a little surprised that it barely passed for lukewarm.
Overall, filling, tasty, value for money food, but if you’re looking for something mind-​blowing (or tongue-​tingling), you’re probably not going to find it here. And eat it as soon as you get it — it’ll barely be warm enough as it is!

Had a quesadilla. It’s was alright. Fresh tasting and put together well enough but the chicken was dry and the beans were a bit hard for my taste. Didn’t kill the experience but was hoping for a little better after a long day of walking around Brighton. Still better than the fish and chips place I had for lunch.
Everyone in our group got quesadillas so I can’t speak for any of the other menu items. Staff was friendly and easy to order from, if you’re into that.

There are half a dozen Mexican food places in Brighton. THIS IS THE BEST ONE.
Don’t waste your time with the one near Churchill square. Move your hungry Burrito hunting ass a hundred yards down the road to this place on North Street.
There are two main reasons as to why you should choose this joint over any other:
1. The food is the tastiest.
2. The food is big.
The Burrito’s are HEAVY.
It’s a little pricey but well worth it.
If you’re not into wheat or are looking for a slightly healthier Mexican option, give their open salads a try.
Make sure you’ve got some spare change in your pockets. You’ll be getting the bus home.

I’m writing this review a good 5 hours after actually eating at Mucho Burrito — I am honestly still stuffed!
I’m a big fan of Mexican food, and it seems like in the past 6 – 12 month, about half a dozen Burrito places have opened in Brighton. I think I have pretty much been to them all, but my boyfriend insisted that Mucho Burrito was definitely the best, and having tried them a few weeks ago, I have to agree!
We went there again today after walking around town trying to decide on somewhere to eat.
I’m a greedy massive pig, so I opted for the Mucho Size Burrito (The biggest one you can get) with barbacoa beef. Honestly it is absolutely divine! Scotty went for a large steak burrito. We both had all the trimmings, spicy rice, guacamole, refried beans, you name it! We also decided to try a portion of nachos to go with it too.
We opted to takeaway and eat our food at home so we could laze around an watch a movie. Put it this way, the portion of the Nachos alone was that huge, we were both full after eating those! Of course, we both bravely battled our way through our Burritos until the delicious end.
I really can’t find any fault with this place — one thing I’ve noticed each time I’ve been here is how lovely and friendly the staff come across. I’m a stickler for good customer service, and the guys here really are great. I’d recommend Mucho Burrito to any one!

I am eternally on the search for a really mouth-​watering burrito in Brighton, so when I had the opportunity to try out this place with a few friends over lunch I was very excited.
The system is very Subway-​esque in here, as most takeaway burrito places are, with an friendly member of staff waiting to take your order and build you a custom burrito right in front of your very eyes. I would advise taking a long peek at the menu before you get started with this, because once you engage, the server will start moving at the speed of light, talking so quickly that all you can do is nod and hope for the best. This can be a little off-​putting, yes, but luckily it does mean the service is fast and, let’s be honest, is there anything that you wouldn’t say a confident yes to anyway? Cheese? Yes. Beans? Yes. Guacamole for an extra whatever pence? Yes. Yes please.
I opted for the chicken filling which I regretted as soon as I saw it being scooped up and aimed at my prime tortilla. Whilst the other fillings were shredded and looked as if they had been soaking in flavours for hours, my chicken was cubed and looked a little parched. Too late though. The show must go on. Everything else was met with an uncertain nod of my head and, hey presto!, my burrito was ready to go — tucked snugly into it’s little tinfoil blanket.
As always, I wanted this to be the one. It was massive, it looked amazing and it was a pretty fine looking burrito, at the end of the day. It had all the ingredients to amaze me, and yet sadly it did not. Whether I was thrown by the cubed chicken, or put off by the fact that by the time you had reached the half-​way mark the burrito had cooled to an unpleasant temperature, this burrito did not blow my mind. The flavours were good, just not great.
I even treated myself to a ‘spicy chocolate brownie’ in the hope of redeeming my meal, but it too was a bit of a let-​down. It was very original — with spicy flavours and a crumble topping — but in many ways it actually didn’t taste like a brownie because of these traits and when I order a brownie, it’s usually a brownie that I’m after.
I’d like to leave this review clarifying that the food here is good — it’s fresh, it tastes nice and you certainly can’t fault them on the portion sizes! It’s not won me over as the best burrito in Brighton — that’s still out there somewhere, waiting to be discovered, but it was certainly not a negative experience for me. I will return, probably more than once, to try out their other dishes and sample what I image is good, tasty and fast Mexican food.

This place has only recently popped up on North Street and makes a right nice little stop off on your lunch from work.
I suitably devoured this chorizo burrito in seconds after sitting for a solid 10 minutes complimenting the sheer weight of the thing.
Gotta say, it’s not quite La Choza (a nearby burrito haven) but it’s great if you’re on the go. Myself and a pal called it ‘subway for burritos’ you just rock up, pick your fillings and chug it back to your table ready to devour.
I wish I noticed they sell beer too, I got enviably jealous having not seen that they stock coronas, that I kept giving fellow customers the evil eye!
The chorizo was a rather strange ‘shredded pork’ kinda concoction that initially didn’t sit well with me, but once the lashings of guacamole & sour cream were on, I was as content as a lamb.
I’m giving this place a ³⁄₅ mainly because I wasn’t used of the set up — the whole experience made me feel a little dumb because I had to ask the cashier what every single filling was (God bless his patience!) but I think if I was to return again and try the triple tacos (my pal got them, they looked AMAZING) I’d probably give the place a 4.
Definitely worth a try if you’re into your Mexican!