Big Fat Burrito

The storefront is so cute and cartoony, we couldn’t resist stopping in for a bite. I like how they have a petite burrito, as well as a small and large, so you can have portion choices. The petite and the small only have a $ 1.25 difference so I didn’t really think it was worth it. I got a small vegan burrito, and I was disappointed in the taste. I expected more from this place, perhaps due to the vibe, it was an average burrito, but the spicy ness did add a good kick. I would come back to try something else to compare though.

you can never go wrong with the yam burrito, it will change your life. many extremely filling options for vegan and vegetarians. great price for a burrito that is bigger than your head, and the staff are always well trained and super chill. eat here! especially if you are from out of town. the wait times kinda double during warmer months because of the tourists, but the food is always worth the wait. make sure to request what level of sauce you want, from mild to medium or spicy.

Love the burritos here, had better but nothing else is available in Kensington market that satisfies my burrito cravings.

What happened to the fully loaded burritos I used to tell people about? Hardly fat or big anymore. It’s actually quite disappointing and annoying recommending this place since they used to be good. The staff are also incompetent on several occasions we didn’t even ask for jalapeños and low and behold burritos is jam packed with them. The only thing this place has going for it is Grape Boylans since they are so scarce around the city. Burrito?, walk to queen street west, save your tummy and money!

Bland and boring.
Ordered the large chicken burrito and regretted it almost immediately. They were out of black beans… I would think this is pretty basic for a Mexican spot? No spices or really any flavour to speak of. Pass.

Cheap burrito. Not particularly memorable, and I wouldn’t seek it out again, but it was good and I might stop there again.

Affordable and Kensington Market-​esque branch. It may not be the most formal-​looking restaurant but it is definitely unique in the way it looks. I got their Large Ground Beef Burrito and it tasted pretty good. The proportion is bigger than I imagined. Service had absolutely no problems and was pretty fast. Great place to just chill with a friend. Nice bonus that it’s facing beautiful graffiti art.

I loved the décor but my burrito was underwhelming. The chicken was nice but the refried beans and rice were just boring. Nothing to help it stand apart from other burritos. My husband ordered the spicy and said that maybe it had once rubbed up against a jalapeño. No spice at all. I’ve had better burritos at Quesada!

Big Fat Burrito is pretty damn good. The small burrito and pop combo for lunch (10 $ tax included) is very good. The burritos feature generous toppings and come in beef, chicken and pork on the special.
You can also opt for a veggie, veggie vegan, yam, breakfast or steak burrito.
The restaurant opens to the outside on warm days. The staff are generally friendly. Nice also that they have ample seating for guests. The same can’t be said for other area KM spots.

I used to loooove this place, but my last two experiences were underwhelming. The burrito fillings are not very interesting, and both the burritos we ordered were lukewarm. Service was extremely indifferent.
Good if you’re in a hurry and want something filling! I was full for the rest of the day.

I love big fat burrito. SO much. My main criteria for a burrito is how filling, and how great the hot sauce is. big fat burrito offers a scale of 1 – 5 (1 being not spicy at all, 5 being for people like me who use hot sauce as ketchup).
the kensington location is conveniently located a block south of college in a corner location which is great for people watching. the staff are always friendly and they accept debit (rare in kensington market). the high-​top seating and table are a bit flimsy but allow you to people-​watch over the garage doors which surround the place.
the ONLY thing, keeping me from giving this place 5 stars, is the price. I lived in florida for a time and enjoyed big, fat burritos for 5 $ from street vendors. Big Fat Burrito has great taste and the Large size is very filling, however you’re looking at 11 $ for a big one with a drink. the ground beef is my go-​to filling. lots of 5 sauce!

Way to much sodium! Finally came back for the burrito and it was truly amazing, by far the best. Chunks of green pepper, steak so big it actually requires chewing and seasoned well. Hands down, this is the best I have found so far. I just happened to be down here the same night the solstice night fire parade. Totally unexpected so the streets were packed and the place was busy. What impressed me most was they had a captive audience, time to rake it in and instead they were making hot apple cider and handing it out for free. An amazing gesture considering how busy they were. For this reason alone you know they care. As a matter of fact, writing about it now is making me hungry. I’m going to grab one now! Say hello if you see me.

Burritos taste great and the service is fast and efficient. The staff were very friendly. I’m not much of a burrito person, but I actually quite enjoyed their burritos! They aren’t as far as I thought they would be, but as a person who doesn’t eat much anyway, that’s okay.
The place is clean and I love the paintings and décor on the outside of the building. But there really needs to be more seating and their washroom was horrible designed. The toilet paper is placed right in front of the toilet… so when you sit, your knees are hitting the toilet paper dispenser… Rather uncomfortable design when the washroom is so large and you could hang the toilet paper on the side instead…

I really wanted to like Big Fat Burrito. And I liked it. I just didn’t love it, and I probably wouldn’t go back. (Though I do love that they have a «petite» size for smaller appetites.
I got a small veggie, with everything but green peppers and it was alright, but it just wasn’t great. I know you’re supposed to like the little guys more than the chains, but I’d have rather had Chipotle, honestly. There was supposed to be sour cream, cheese, and guacamole and while I saw a tiny (I really mean tiny) bit of cheese and guacamole, I saw and tasted no sour cream, which reading other reviews seems pretty common. My burrito traveled about 20 min home, so I expected it wouldn’t be HOT, but maybe luke warm, but it was flat out cold when I got home. So that was a little weird.
On the upside, it’s a cool location, the servers were super friendly, and the service was fast.

Great urban design style and service, burrito is flavourful but not as fat as advertised and hyped.
Worth trying if you’re in the Kensington market area!

Love the walls and the graffitii style wall art all over outside — the food was okay. We ordered an extra spicy burrito and it barely even had a kick.
.Meh

The only redeeming quality about this place was the cashier was nice and sweet and entirely accommodating. The guy who actually made the burrito was a dingus and basically threw my burrito on the tray, mumbled my number and ran away like a dork. Where’s the love pal? Where is the customer service? I don’t want to eat a burrito that was haphazardly thrown away like poor orphan by a line cook that doesn’t care about the food he makes. This whole charade was a precursor to how much my burrito FUCKING SUCKED ASS.
As for their name sake… THEY ARE BIG FAT LIARS. Your burritos are gross and you should all be ashamed of yourselves.
This review is more of a comparative study between all the Mexican eats on offer around Kensington. The burritos here are neither big, nor fat, nor all that tasty. I got a large chicken, and it was sad AND little. Not much chicken in there or anything else for that matter. So really, all I got was a mediocre «large» burrito (that was actually a rip off) for $ 11.25. I can walk down the street to Mexican Salsa’s and get a friggin 2 pound authentic burrito for around 7 bucks. If you feel like taking a longer trip to Burrito Boyz (The actual promised land), well you god damn should, because their burritos are also BIGGER, FATTER, GOOIER, and generally also a better bang for your buck since you get a proper large chicken for 8 bucks (go ahead, get that can of coke too, you deserve it).
Big Fat Burritos are also dry as hell. Where the hell is my burrito sauce? Where did you put the sour cream? I know I asked for it, I know you said I could get both, so I did. COME ON GUYS. GET WITH THE PROGRAM. Everything ever needs sauce. Lots of sauce. Saucy Sauce Saucerton.
Lastly and most depressingly, my burrito sorely lacked the umami flavor profile. I bit into my burrito and I was just like «WHAT IN THE HECK IS THIS, WHY IS MY BURRITO SWEET. IF I WANTED A SWEET BURRITO I WOULD HAVE ORDERED A FRIKKIN YAM ONE.» When I think of a perfect burrito, I think of a complex flavour profile; a little tanginess from lime or lemons in the gauc, some nicely salted and seasoned protein, a touch of bitterness from the cilantro and herbs, and a hint of sweetness from corn. But the burritos at big fat are just a anti-​climactic one note SWEET. There is none of that magical savouriness you’d expect from the perfect food (burritos, durr).
From all the amazing Mexican on offer a hop and a skip away, please seriously consider giving Big Fat Burrito a BIG FAT PASS.

Love this place! I go to UofT and it’s my go to place when I have a burrito craving. The staff is really nice and the prices are pretty average for a burrito in the city now a days.
I always get the pulled pork, the meat is always super tender and juicy. My only criticism is that the spice level is lacking. The first time I ordered the spicy it tasted mild to me, so I always ask for extra jalapeños now. While they may not be life changing burritos they’re consistently good and they induce crazy burrito cravings!

Coming from Los Angeles, I’ve certainly had my fair share of burritos. Kensington Market has a very good variety of Latin American food, probably the best in the downtown core. Compared to the other hole in the wall taquerias further down the street, Big Fat Burrito is pretty much a Kensington Chipotle. Their prices were fairly similar (8.50 for a small, 12/​11ish for a large) but I would stay the portions are a little smaller.
Got a medium-​spicy pulled pork burrito with all of the toppings (and the burrito sauce and sour cream, which comes without charge but are listed separately on the toppings menu). A friend got a chicken and pulled pork mix — the chicken and pulled pork burritos are the same price, so you can ask for half of each meat with no extra charge.
The burrito came tightly wrapped and grilled so there was a nice crunch on the flour tortilla. It was kind of ehhh in terms of taste: it wasn’t bad, and I definitely enjoyed myself, but it was not a stellar burrito. They did something I don’t really like though — the tortilla was too big for the fillings (or maybe there just wasn’t enough fillings in the tortilla) but there was an annoying, dense core of rolled tortilla in the middle of the burrito where the extra tortilla ended up. Either add more fillings to fill up the tortilla, or use smaller tortillas! The medium had a good kick to it.
Solid burrito, but I think I would still prefer to support the smaller locations down Augusta! They’re a little more grungy and probably a lot dirtier, but those tacos are quite worth it.

On first appearances I’ll admit I wanted to run away from this spot. It looked sketchy, the staff looked kinda tough and the people walking in and out were kinda scary. But that was just my suburban jitters acting up again as I quickly acclimated to the fact that I was in Kensington Market and I was here on a Burrito mission and heck that’s just how they roll in this part of the city.
No longer judging this book by its cover I entered Big Fat Burrito with a Big FAT… appetite. What a pleasant surprise! The staff was super cool and efficient to booth operating this place like a Big Fat well oiled machine. Order up! Number given, wait, Calling number ## and voila presto change-​o your choice of small, or large burrito was made fresh, hot and to taste.
This day I opted of the chicken (on the recommendation of two staff members.
«what do you recommend?» I asked.
«The chicken… hands down!».
«Really?»
“Oh ya… you can’t go wrong” — all this said with a stone face…
Well friends that is a stone cold recommendation if I have ever heard one.
Verdict = SCORE!
This big fat burrito of choice (a small… because I need to watch my girlish Unilocal figure, was packed with a big fat assortment of toppings and a big fat unmistakable taste.
One of my most favorite points about this spots burritos is… no leaks! yes that’s right like a pampers or a really inaccurate maxi pad commercial these burritos had NO LEAKS! The filling and juices stayed inside and not ONE drip was spilled on my paper… unheard of in the burrito world.
A Big Fat apology to you guys for the initial prejudice, you have quality goods and a heart of gold. Thanks for filling my big fat (wait a second…) thanks for filling my tummy with your burrito goodness :)

Von einem Local wurde mir dieser Platz empfohlen, die anscheinend besten Burritos der ganzen Stadt. Da ich in meinem Leben vorher noch nie ein Burrito gegessen habe, fehlt mir leider der Vergleich.
Der Laden liegt mittem im berühmten Kensington Market und sieht von aussen und innen ein wenig unscheinbar aus. Man kann allerdings die Schärfe der Burritos auf einer Skala von 1 – 5 auswählen. Die Burritos selbst sich sehr mächtig. Ich hatte einen Beef-​Burrito den ich trotz riesigen Hunger nicht ganz geschafft habe.
Sehr zu empfehlen wenn man Hunger auf einen Burrito bekommt.