BC Burrito - June 8, 2010

BC Burrito (www.bcburrito.com) at the corner of Waialae and 12th changed my life. I'd never felt comfortable with the lack of burritos, at least the rolled-in-front-of-you kind, on island. Now that they're my local, which is also to say closest, provider of all things rolled, I'd say that I average at least one burrito a week from this place. So, there will be many BC postings in the future and I definitely see this project as an opportunity to explore the depth and complexities of the already familiar menu.


Here's a little back story on BC and me. Thanks to an extremely favorable schedule while teaching a few semesters ago at UH-Manoa, I would make my way from the gym to BC and then to campus. This Thursday ritual magically transformed into Burrito Day, which survived for a number of semesters and may again see life in the Fall. Through this endeavor, I became friends with the primary roller, Jeremy, a.k.a. The Maker, whose hefty offerings challenge more than one's stomach. If you make it there during the week before 2 p.m., give the muscular Japanese man behind the counter a smile, tell him "the teacher sent you," and you'll have the burrito experience of your life. I had met the owner, Tony, from my time as delivery boy/sales duder for Styrophobia, and I have to say that these guys know how to roll!

Earlier in the week I headed up to BC and ordered the following: super wheat (a slightly larger tortilla than the "regular"), cheese (gratis on the super, but additional for the regular), onions, two beans (black and pinto), potatoes (deep friend awesomeness), chicken mole (more of a red sauce, but still tasty), with salsa de lupe (a semi-spicy, perhaps more tangy, red sauce), corn salsa (or medium), and a "shot of guac." For some reason, I decided not to add chipotle ranch to the potatoes, and I am confident that this error in judgment will not be made again in future visits. If you're looking for a restaurant experience, this is not the place for you. The beauty of BC is its simplicity; what you see is most certainly what you get at this no frills, stand-style, shop.


I do not want to spill the beans, so to speak, on all that BC has to offer in this single, and first, posting, so I will stop here and say in closing that this burrito was extraordinary on its own, but I chose to take a small sampling of the Big Island Lehua Honey & Five Spice Hot Sauce back home with me, which took things to a whole new level. Imagine a perfectly grand burrito infused with a sweet and tangy glaze that guides all of the flavors into a cohesive and concordant symphony of burrito bliss. Oh, BC...why are you so delicious?

until we roll again,

juan solo