Big Mamma's Burritos

Last week, my roommate and I had our very first Big Mamma's Burrito, and I must say it was an interesting experience.

Big Mamma's Burritos, located on South Court Street in Athens, is one of those places that almost every student has been to. When I used to tell people I had never been there, I would be met with various responses of "WHAT??!," and "How can you not have had Big Mamma's?" The answer was simple, I didn't want to spend the money plus it just never intrigued me. Perhaps this is because I am Mexican and have had the real thing before down by the border. I know what a real homemade burrito with real homemade flower tortillas is like. Because of this, I always set my expectations for burritos way too high. I often forget that in small town Ohio, the odds of getting the real deal are very very slim.

Back to the topic at hand...When we entered Big Mamma's I was trying to be optimistic. I tried to overlook the fact that there really isn't anywhere to sit down, and I tried to overlook the fact that the floor wasn't as clean as it could have been. But I couldn't overlook the fact that my breakfast burrito was cold, and that the lone place we could sit was dirty with some kind of weird sauce smeared all over it. Of course my roommate's burrito, a Philly Cheesesteak burrito, was ten times better than mine. Mostly because it was actually warm.

I know this blog pretty much sounds like I hate Big Mamma's, but I try not to hate anything. It just definitely isn't my favorite and I don't have any plans to return unless I want a Philly Cheesesteak in a hurry. I guess the night wasn't a total sham because I did get to spend some quality time with my roommate. Although we both agreed that Big Mamma's wasn't all it was cracked up to be and definitely isn't the type of place you go to actually sit down and eat. Big Mamma's is more for people who want a quick meal on the go. We also agreed that if we had come in late on a Saturday night, while in desperate need of food, because our partying had made us so hungry that we couldn't take it anymore, then maybe, just maybe we would have loved Big Mamma's.