Valentino Ousting Original Owners From Burrito Gallery Franchise

[funwithteeth]

Probably a lost cause to get people to stop referring to places like Burrito Gallery as "Mexican," huh.

It's Tex-Mex, not Mexican. Burrito Gallery is no more "Mexican" than Chipotle, Tijuana Flats, etc. (I am not denigrating Burrito Gallery, a place I like. It's just not Mexican cuisine.)

[ben says]

Probably a lost cause to get people to stop referring to places like Burrito Gallery as "Mexican," huh.

It's Tex-Mex, not Mexican. Burrito Gallery is no more "Mexican" than Chipotle, Tijuana Flats, etc. (I am not denigrating Burrito Gallery, a place I like. It's just not Mexican cuisine.)

ha, totally agree...which is why i said 'food options', not 'Mexican options' 

[joshuataylor]

What's there to franchise in burrito business? Last ludicrous franchising opportunity I heard of was French fry heaven. They are not at the town center anymore

And their planned location across the street from Hamburger Mary's failed before it even opened its doors.

Their website still lists St. Augustine, The Avenues, and SJTC locations as open though.

[BoldCityRealist]

Went to BG downtown for the first time since the ousting of some of the core founding partners. It was a ghost town on a Thursday night. Service was spotty (for it being completely empty). While the food was better than what I had at the Brooklyn location, it was a tad cold, like it had sat in the food window for a couple minutes. And the food came out all at different times.

Also, I got the strange vibe that BG could leave downtown since the ownership is no longer folks dedicated to downtown but rather dedicated to making money and expanding the franchise. Anyone know if the proposed updates/expansion to the location are still in the works?

[acme54321]

We went on Friday night and it was packed with a bunch of poke-freaks lol

[Bill Hoff]

BG is doing well. He's a top notch restaurateur and we're lucky to have him in Jax.