Phat Burrito

This place is the best in Charlotte. The salsa makes everything better, so go for it. The meats are good cuts, i can even eat the steak here, which i always steer clear of at mexican or chinese joints. The only two problems i've had are a couple sell-outs. 1. They went away from the tri-colored chips to the crappy round ones many years ago (or am i making this up? been too long) 2. Last time i went the cups were wax paper, the worst insulator on the planet. No one wants a watered down drink after 5 minutes.. Nothing beats a nice cold drink in styrofoam to accompany my spicy food ! Maybe they just ran out and had to go to back up, but couldn't they have easily had styrofoam back ups??? ha.

I got the fish taco, and it was great! However, I would hesitate to recommend this place because of the terrible service. It was 2pm when I went in so it wasn't crowded, yet the workers acted like I was an annoyance. They never smiled at me or seemed remotely polite. They just stared at me like "what do you want?" I asked for a couple chips with my meal and they were bothered again! It was so bizarre that I literally almost asked them if it was supposed to be one of those restaurants where servers are jerks on purpose, like a shtick or something

great vibe- these guys make some delicious food! It is a great place for lunch near uptown. Very relaxed atmosphere- great outside patio with Reggae music. Staff is superb also!

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I have a special place in my heart for Phat Burrito - it was here before Chipotle, Qdoba and Salasarita's took over town.

The burritos are large and delicious - the chicken has fantastic flavor. The brownies they sell are divine! The chips are the one thing lacking - they are bagged, not freshly made/warmed. But the burritos more than make up for the chips!

This place is awesome! Lots of food for little money and it tastes yummy too! The guys that work there are great. It's a fun place to be a 'regular'!

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I've been going to PB for years now, at least 1-2 times a week for lunch. The food is awesome and the salsa bar is to die for (gotta have salsa on each bite of burrito). The atmosphere is great and relaxed with good music all the time, unless Leonard is playing his Pet Shop Boys megamix.

But, I have to say the people are the best part. V is just a cool, fun personLeonard is about as chilled as they get, and pretty cool as well.Steve (the owner) is a great guy that likes to talk sports and shoot the sh*t.

Can't go wrong here if you want a great place for lunch at a great price with great people.

I really don't know what to write about this place. It's OK, certainly not bad, but nothing amazing either. It's a very middle of the road burrito. For Charlotte, I suppose it's quite good, but Charlotte has no good burritos. Always crowded, so somebody must really like it, but the two times I've been here I just didn't see what the hype was. I love burritos, but this was just very middle of the road.

I went here for lunch today. I was really excited because the reviews were sooo good and I have seriously been craving a burrito. I could not have been more disappointed. The ingredients did not taste fresh at all, and had NO flavor whatsoever - VERY bland. It tasted like the tortillas had been frozen and reheated, the sour cream tasted warm and disgusting, and the cheese was very likely government cheese. The steak - really tough, I could barely chew it. While I was waiting for my order (which, btw, was wrong) I saw the manager or whoever dip his dirty paws - without gloves - into the ingredients and make a makeshift burrito to scarf down - he took a bite and then PUT DOWN THE HALF EATEN BURRITO on the counter where they were making food!!! GROSS!!!! I don't understand what the hype is about this place - don't waste your money.

Phat Burrito is right outside of uptown and is pretty similar to the other burrito spots such as Johnny Burrito and Salsaritas. I order mine without the tortilla, and again, ingredients are pretty fresh and the marinade that the chicken is cooked in is good. Easy access, but easy to miss if you're not looking for the building.

I got a chicken burrito with black beans and guacamole for around 7.50. The salsa was really good and you can take it to go on the side, so I brought some home, ate it w/ chips and it was fantastic. The tomatoes in the burrito were not as fresh as I would have liked and I ended up having to put salsa on the burrito to spice it up and give it more flavor. I think overall I would recommend the burrito but don't expect anything to unbelievable. I say this having only eaten there once, so maybe I caught them at a slow time around 6 or 6:30. I bet it's better at busier times of the day when the ingredients are moving and haven't sat out for awhile. I'll go back and give them another chance, its a pretty cool place and for the price definitely worth it.