Freebirds World Burrito

The Woodlands, TX location

Cyberspace: www.freebirds.com

Where to Find It: Any of their locations throughout Texas - or Oklahoma and California

Food Group: Burritos, Mexican

How Much to Fork Over: $

The Grade: A

Faves: The 3 B’s.  Any of the Burritos, their BBQ sauce and Beer!

Peeves: Where are the Margaritas??

The Jibba Jab:

Hippie Yippie.  A fast casual “design your own burrito” restaurant with touches of foil-made statues situated throughout, which is a “far out” compliment to the funky psychedelic décor and the upbeat friendly attitude that bounces off all of the employees. 

Being a former Aggie, (Class of ’02, Whoop!) it’s not shocking that I’m a big fan of Freebirds because it was, and still is, a staple in College Station; and I’m so proud to see that they have been expanding ever since I left A&M.  It’s a piece of my alma mater that’s within reach for me.  Pure nostalgia.  I find this place irresistible anytime I see one, especially because I know that no matter what kind of “food mood” you are in, Freebirds can feed it.  They have such a variety of ingredients to choose from that it can satisfy anyone. 

First, choose the size of the burrito, smallest to largest starting with the hybrid, Freebird, Monster, and finally the Super Monster.  Now, I can barely finish a hybrid, but to get a picture of how big the Super Monster is check out this link http://youtu.be/eQCUn2vTsAM.  This sucker is massive and should have its own zip code; ranging at 13 inches long and 4 inches wide!  At A&M, if you didn’t want to dunk your Aggie ring in a pitcher of beer, which is a tradition there, and one that I am absolutely proud of doing, you could order this burrito, hide your ring at the bottom of it and eat your way through it.  Gross huh?  Those who did not drink actually would do this, but I do not know how anyone could eat this gi-normous food creation. 

Second, decide on what tortilla flavor will satisfy your needs, flour, wheat, spinach or cayenne?  Next, what would you like to fill your burrito with such as carnitas, steak, chicken, veggies, and then you can add rice, 3 types of beans, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, 6 types of sauces, sour cream, queso (if you need more cheese), and this list goes on……  Not feeling like a burrito or want to stay away from the carbs; they also have the quesadillas, nachos, Burrito Bowl, Freedom Salad, soup and tacos; even something for the lil’ kid-lins….and some beer for the adults to tolerate them (depending on the location).  So, I don’t know about you, but Chipotle has nothing on this joint!

Menu

Outdoor Seating

Hybrid Size Burrito, Beer, BBQ sauce and hot sauce

Hybrid Carnitas Burrito with Cayenne Tortilla

Hybrid Veggie Burrito with Wheat Tortilla

Round Rock Donuts

Round Rock Donuts

http://www.roundrockdonuts.com/

Rating: A

Location: 106 W. Liberty, Round Rock, TX 78664

Category: Donuts

Pricing: $

Favorites: Glazed Donuts, Sausage Kolache

Comments:
My brother and his wife recently moved to Georgetown, TX (about 30 miles north of Austin), and I do my best to visit them as much as I can now, especially to see their children, my gorgeous and Oh so cute twin nieces. NYC came down for a visit as well, so we were able to hang out in G-Town with the fam together. The last day of NYC’s trip and on the way south to the Austin Airport, we decided to hit Round Rock Donuts for a late breakfast. Now if you haven’t heard of Round Rock Donuts it’s been shown on Man V Food for its Texas Sized Donut and in Bon Appetit Magazine as one of the Top 10 Best Places for Donuts in America. That’s a pretty big deal! NYC and our sister-in-law love donuts….I’m never been a fan, but I really wanted to check the place out, so we had to make a stop there. Another plus, is it’s only 11 miles from my brother’s house. The place is a lot smaller than I expected, but who cares because their donuts WOWed me! We only ordered the glaze, but that was enough for us. The orange tint from the glazed donut was a little perplexing because you kind of expect some sort orange flavor, but supposedly it’s from using just egg yolks. The first bite was incredible….light and fluffy, not dense and cakey at all, with just the right amount of glaze on top. Superb!! Also, we got some kolaches (not a fan of either), but they were tasty as well. The bread was a little sweet and light on the outside with a nice appetizing sausage on the inside. None of us were disappointed, and I would definitely recommend a stop there if you are ever in Round Rock. It’s not far off I-35, so go there if you can….it won’t take long!



Glazed Donut - Do you see the orange tint?



Texas Sized Donut

Sausage Kolache