Unfortunately this isn't the actual one I visited today.
Red Burrito is the "Hardee's market" version of Green Burrito. Green Burrito is usually co-branded with Carl's Jr. Hardee's, Red, Green and Carl's are all owned by CKE - Carl Karcher Enterprises. Sounds complicated? It is. Kind of.
The actual location I visited today was remodeled extensively with the new decor. However, the building clearly tells a story from the times when the building was a regular (non CKE owned) Hardee's and probably prior to the 80s, a Burger Chef. A lot of Hardee's locations seem to have a story to tell around this area. A great web page that tells the tumultuous history of Hardee's can be found here.
Today, I ordered a grilled chicken burrito combo and one taco. It came to $8.04. Red burrito is unique in that a combo is basically a platter with tortilla chips, mexican rice and refried beans. My food came out relatively quick and I began to eat.
I started out with the taco. The shell basically split in half after I took the first bite and lettuce and cheese flew everywhere. The taco resembled Taco John's in that a generous amount of taco beef was stocked with a layer of taco sauce and the taco was a mess like a Taco John's taco. Too bad there weren't any Potato Ole's though. It was decent though. A little more gourmet than Taco Bell but not as tasty as Taco John's.
Next I moved on to the platter. The Mexican rice reminded me of the old Mexican rice my high school used to serve. Eating that, I had displeasing memories of High School and wanted to finish that as fast as I could. The refried beans were great, and I usually don't even eat refried beans. The beans were nice and placebo-like, no overly unpleasant "beany" taste to it at all. I used the beans primarily as a dip for my chips. I tried the complementary "salsa bar", got the "hot sauce" and it tasted like a spicy ketchup. Gross.
The burrito was something similar to what you would get at Baja Fresh. You don't eat it with your hands, you use a fork and knife. The chicken was decent and had a lime-onion taste, the filling were decent overall. I finished it all in no time.
Really, that's all Red Burrito is - decent. Not too bad, not too great. If I had one closer to me, I would probably eat there more times a year but I really don't an agenda to go back to another co-branded establishment, other than to eat Hardee's. Green Burrito is apparently the same deal, but I'd like to see how the Carl's side of things work. Usually, it's much better.
Yep, decent. That's all I have to say about that.
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