FRIJOLES フリホーレス 大手町店 — Restaurant in Tokyo

I really wanted to like this place, as their setup instantly reminded me of Chipotle, but it just... fell short. The meat is all cold, which keeps the cheese from melting, and isn't melted gooey cheese in your burrito just the best thing ever? While I didn't try their spicier salsas, the mild salsa tasted like nothing. Not remotely spicy, and it was only vaguely tomatoey. The salsa that comes with the chips was also not particularly flavorful and was even slightly SWEET, which just seems wrong to me. Overall, it wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't great. I don't expect to ever find legit street tacos or burritos in Japan, but this place wasn't even really at basic white girl level of Chipotle.

Also, while unrelated to the food, the music! God, the music! All the early to mid-2000s tunes from 3 Doors Down, Avril Lavigne, OneRepublic, Sean Kingston... Songs from my youth that really should be laid permanently to rest, lol. The music selection was really not...

Found this place that has some vegetarian options, and the taste wasn’t at all bad. Reminds me a little of Chipotle in the US. It’s a little on the expensive side (for a meal in Japan, although it’s fair considering its location). I got a regular salad, with black beans, corn salsa, fresh tomato salsa, cheese as toppings, with citrus lime dressing. The cost came to ¥1,210 yen, which is more than my regular salad place for less salad. I guess it depends on your acceptable price point.

They have a terminal where you can pay in cash or credit card amongst some other forms of payment, but paying by using your mobile phone (Apple pay, etc.) is not possible.

The food is good, and if you’re wandering around Otemachi, it’s a nice...

Great Vegetarian and Vegan options!! Staff were very helpful and let me know that the pinto beans have bacon in them, but the black beans were safe. Also, they put a very generous amount of guacamole 🥑 and it was delicious! The red 🌶️ salsa was wonderfully spicy and they even had bottles of Chipotle Tabasco (my favorite) and Mexican flavored Ranch dressing!English menu. Easy to order and customize. Honestly just as good or better than popular burrito 🌯 chains in the US. Big portions (I had the grande salad 🥗 with chips and was happily full) and flavors are authentic. It maybe costs more than a bowl of ramen or a burrito back home, but they are using ingredients that are more expensive here in Japan. I will...