Tj's Burritos - East Granby

I would have given this place two stars but the drinks and service were good. If it was a bar, no food, a 5 star rating at minimum. Staff are super nice and drinks are made with care and balance and technique that would impress John Taffer. The food? I got my empanadas and they looked kind of like pierogi, but who am I to judge. I knew this chef had a good reputation and worked at Great Awakening, which I've always thoroughly enjoyed. Against my better judgement and as a person who can fry food, I tried the empanada. Cold in center. Cold chicken in greasy dough. I get a bowl with pork carnitas meat, cilantro rice, lettuce, sour cream and cheddar cheese. To my utter dismay it was..crunchy. The carnitas had the texture of whip city beef Jersey, which normally I enjoy, but not in my burrito bowl. I added the sauce from my empanadas to moisten it. It's not often I wish I just stayed home and smoked my salmon. I was sad. HOWEVER. My husbands portobello and sweet potato burrito was absolutely to die for, so take this with a grain of salt. I'll go again based off service and drinks alone, but fool me twice with food and I shall not return. I really wanted to like your restaurant. :

We started with the sazon rub wings. They were good but could have been more crispy. For our Entrees, we ordered the empanadas and cilantro rice and shrimp street taco. They forgot the cilantro rice. So we didn’t get to try it. The shrimp on the taco was cold. When we asked about it they said it comes cold. I think that should be mentioned before ordering. The empanadas were okay. Not much chicken in it and it wasn’t that tasty . The service was okay but not really friendly. A couple of issues I saw. The bartender would look at her phone while working. Also she was eating food with her hands then went to make a drink with mint leaves. She didn’t wash her hands before touching the mint leaves. The germs on her fingers from eating transferred to that persons drink.

Absolutely delicious!!!!! Friendly and clean. We will be back many many more times. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Craft Cocktails and Coffee

Honestly, the prices are ridiculously expensive for average food with super small serving sizes. The wait time for food is also a bit long, considering what kind of food it is. The inside of the store is decorated nicely.