Vegetarian Lunch in America 5: Mi Amigos' Veggie Burro

Chips, Salsa and Hot Sauce

Veggie Burro - Whole

Veggie Burro - Sliced
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Today's vegetarian lunch: A veggie burro from the Mi Amigos Mexican Grill, with a side of tortilla chips, salsa and hot red sauce.

The veggie burro is a rolled flour tortilla (very similar to the Indian chapathi) filled with grilled vegetables (bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach, carrots, zuchini, etc.), beans, and if I am lucky, guacamole. The veggie burro at Mi Amigos is sometimes really good, and sometimes average, but always filling. The service - normally by waitresses - is always good and cheerful. Today the burro was average, and the male waiter did not seem to be very cheerful.

Cost: $6.68 (includes $0.43 tax and $1 tip), about 293.92 Indian Rupees.

Vegetarian alert: In many Mexican restaurants the Spanish rice and refried beans are made with beef or chicken stock, and in some places, even the chips could be fried in beef lard. At Mi Amigos, the Spanish rice is made with chicken stock and the refried beans are made with lard. However, they have black beans and whole beans which are made with no animal content, and their tortilla chips are not fried in lard. I was assured that my veggie burro had no rice or refried beans. I don't remember if it had cheese, but if it did, the usual warning about animal rennet in cheese applies.

Background: Vegetarian Lunch in America.