Most of the people I am related to in America live in New Jersey. What is so great about this state I will never know. It was supposed to be one of the rural areas of America, and hence all of us (Indians) decided to come and pimp out the place. I think the sheer presence of so many Indian families has hampered the already poor social life of this state. They have long days with the sun setting at 9 pm on most days, very sparse rain - at least in July and heavy breakfasts. Man these Americans love to start the day with a nice solid meal. They do most of their eating in the morning (as one should) with Bagles, Omlettes, Muffins, Bread, Cereals, Waffles, Pancakes etc etc. I shall be reviewing the "Classic American Breakfast" a bit later on the blog. This review is about Mexican Food.
Now Mexican food isn't something that you will eat on a regular basis, it is the sort of taste that you have to acquire. A lot of their food contains baked beans, lots of veggies, peppers and their signature SALSA. One such place is "Baja Fresh" in New Jersey. Decent place, typical fast food joint with about 10 stalls were families can come and dine on a weekend. Know for its Fahitas, Enciladas and Burritos Baja Fresh is a pleasant change to the otherwise monotonous eating habits of an Indian. As a vegetarian you really don't have much scope for food in America, but this place does have a Veg Burrito but I must warn you it's awful. The Burrito's with meat however are a totally different story. Available in Pork, Chicken and Beef it gives you the proper feel of a wrap packed with sauces and vegetables. Every order comes with a complementary bucket of Nachos with dip and a huge range of Salsa to chose from. A special "Salsa Bar" is there where one can make their own mixes and pick up various flavored salsa's ranging from Plain Tomato to Mango!! The Nachos are very light and purely corn based without any other herbs or species. There are a lot more options for a hard core non vegetarian over here and my luck would have it that I went with a bunch of pure homely food eating noobs. Either way I managed to score me some Chicken Burrito, even if it meant taking it home in a doggy bag.
The Burrito's are huge and man they are filling. Its difficult to finish a single Veg Burrito not because of its size but because of the sheer amount of vegetables in them, there's only a finite amount even a veg person can eat. I think one Burrito with a soda and a few Nachos is a perfect meal enough to fill your hunger for a good 5 hours. Generally people avoid Mexican food, unless there's a lot of meat in them. Just the vegetables in the Burrito are difficult to over dose or hogg. At 7 dollars a Burrito, I think it's a tad expensive - but that's because I'm converting the figure into INR. I think for the Americans its a pretty good price and in Baja Fresh a Proper filling meal would cost you roughly 10 dollars. The final verdict being - Baja Fresh isnt the kind of place I'd go unless I suddenly had a craving for Mexican food. This place is definately better than Chili's and the food is fresh and cooked very well. Its definitely worth it if you are a Non Vegetarian, other wise I'd suggest you stick to India. All in all worth of a blog entry !!!
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Now Mexican food isn't something that you will eat on a regular basis, it is the sort of taste that you have to acquire. A lot of their food contains baked beans, lots of veggies, peppers and their signature SALSA. One such place is "Baja Fresh" in New Jersey. Decent place, typical fast food joint with about 10 stalls were families can come and dine on a weekend. Know for its Fahitas, Enciladas and Burritos Baja Fresh is a pleasant change to the otherwise monotonous eating habits of an Indian. As a vegetarian you really don't have much scope for food in America, but this place does have a Veg Burrito but I must warn you it's awful. The Burrito's with meat however are a totally different story. Available in Pork, Chicken and Beef it gives you the proper feel of a wrap packed with sauces and vegetables. Every order comes with a complementary bucket of Nachos with dip and a huge range of Salsa to chose from. A special "Salsa Bar" is there where one can make their own mixes and pick up various flavored salsa's ranging from Plain Tomato to Mango!! The Nachos are very light and purely corn based without any other herbs or species. There are a lot more options for a hard core non vegetarian over here and my luck would have it that I went with a bunch of pure homely food eating noobs. Either way I managed to score me some Chicken Burrito, even if it meant taking it home in a doggy bag.
The Burrito's are huge and man they are filling. Its difficult to finish a single Veg Burrito not because of its size but because of the sheer amount of vegetables in them, there's only a finite amount even a veg person can eat. I think one Burrito with a soda and a few Nachos is a perfect meal enough to fill your hunger for a good 5 hours. Generally people avoid Mexican food, unless there's a lot of meat in them. Just the vegetables in the Burrito are difficult to over dose or hogg. At 7 dollars a Burrito, I think it's a tad expensive - but that's because I'm converting the figure into INR. I think for the Americans its a pretty good price and in Baja Fresh a Proper filling meal would cost you roughly 10 dollars. The final verdict being - Baja Fresh isnt the kind of place I'd go unless I suddenly had a craving for Mexican food. This place is definately better than Chili's and the food is fresh and cooked very well. Its definitely worth it if you are a Non Vegetarian, other wise I'd suggest you stick to India. All in all worth of a blog entry !!!
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