How a popular late-night burrito spot became the birthplace of fast-casual dining.
Ordinarily I’d be reluctant to say it, especially to a stranger. But standing in line waiting to help create my version of the most storied of all West Coast college campus burritos, I couldn’t help but strike up a quick conversation with the guy next to me. We talked about why the stripped down build-a-burrito counter is so revered even after decades of other, sometimes lesser, sometimes more popular, imitations have found their way into our collective food vernacular.
"If you want Freebirds, you got to have Freebirds." The no-two-are-alike concoctions at the original Freebirds World Burrito location in Isla Vista, Calif., draw crowds from all over.This devolved into recalling late-night shenanigans. Reminiscing onand near-altercations after being sprung haplessly and happily out of whatever Isla Vista bar on the edge of the UC Santa Barbara campus.
My burrito folded and swaddled, I asked my new friend, “Do you think it holds up in the light of day?”
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