Recently I got to get a chance to go to a tasting of all of Tijuana Flats new menu items that they are rolling out. Majority of these menu items are their new Hemptation Burrito line where the tortilla is made from Hemp seeds, easy 420 lovers :). No you wont have to take a drug test after, actually the hemp plant is a viral weed to the marijuana plant and needs to be kept away from the government issued legal stock so it doesn’t effect production. It does however have a lot of protein, it isn’t really a healthier option but can help with your daily fiber and protein intake.

For those who don’t know me that well I would just like to say that I love Tijuana Flats just the way they are. A friend of mine used to be a manager at one of their many locations and he told me about the process they go through on a daily basis and I was highly impressed. I already love Spanish-american food, but when he told me that all of their items were made in house and fresh daily, I knew there was a reason I have always loved them. So am I a little bias? No. As always my reviews will be my blunt, honest, and professional opinion.

Now the Burritos themselves are actually recipes created by their staff and were chosen from a recipe contest. The top three are now on the menu and then there is also a new appetizer and dessert option.

The first option on the menu tasting was called the Atom Bomb. it is a tortilla stuffed with cream cheese, jalapeno, and a sweet sauce, that is lightly fried and served with sour cream. All I can say was I absolutely loved it, you get hit with a pop of heat at different times while eating it, but it isn’t to greasy and the flavor contexts is really nice. If you like a little heat and love a fried tortilla as much as I do then you will love it to. definitely try it next time you walk into one of their many locations.

The next item they introduced to us was my least favorite item of the evening, and honestly there is no way I would ever pay for it. It is called the Pie Roller and it was the first of the Hemptation burritos, and luckily not the last.it was a tortilla stuffed with there skinny cheese, red sauce, pepperoni, then rolled up and topped with more of the same ingredients. I personally believe it was awful and none of the flavors came together, while I appreciate the fact the company offered a recipe contest to its employees I don’t understand how this was a winner and makes me scarred to see the losers. I think if they used a regular, fatty pizza cheese and a thicker, more flavored red sauce it would have had more potential. It is possible that this is more intended for the stoner populace, but sober I don’t see it.

Item number three was another Hemp Burrito, the Tree Hugger.   Now I really liked this Burrito. It was a bunch of veggies, a cilantro cream cheese sauce and a white cheese. All together I would definitely order this one next time I go in and can afford the calories. If you get a chance to go and try these burritos then this is the one to pick. Ver nice and clean flavor, with a refreshing flavor from the cream cheese and just enough white cheese to fill you up and not leaving you with that question of what did I just do to my self.

The last burrito on the docket is called the sweet Hemptation, and sweet is a understatement. This was a really good burrito, all the flavors came together really well, but unless I was splitting this with someone who loves chicken and waffles just as much as I do then I couldn’t bear to order it. It is a lot of food and it gives savory and sweet a new definition in Escoffier’s cook book. It is a burrito, stuffed with nacho cheese, fried Tyson all white meat tenders, churros in cinnamon sugar, and syrup. Like I said it is good, and I definitely say take a friend and split it and a tree hugger, but don’t order desert.

Now the last course on the meal was the new dessert and it was a banana empanada. nothing really special about this but it was really good and I would recommend it if you are looking for that dessert that is a little different from the everyday norm of chocolate cake and ice cream.

Overall my experience was extremely pleasant, I had a great time, and I greatly appreciate the opportunity to see all these new items. A personal thank you to Tijuana flats for including the blogging community on this new menu change and as always I am a huge fan of the company and what you guys do on the daily.