Chipotle vs La salsa

The Tex mex wars are on. Chipotle with it's claim for an authentic Mexican taste has a good assortment of burritos, bowls and salads. Set up in a modular format, any of the meats (barbecoa, steak or chicken) can be wrapped in a burrito, served on topped of lettuce or put into a bowl for the carb conscious crowd.

So the pluses: the barbecoa meat, shredded pork cooked in tomatoe based mild pepper sauce. The chicken wasn't a favorite option, although charbroiled, lacked flavor. The cilantro rice had a ways to go, but wholehearted black bean offerings grilled veggie offerings and corn salsas all great options.

The bowl option displayed below with shredded pork, corn, veggies and Tabasco chipotle salsa:


Surprisingly, no whole wheat tortilla offering or fresh chile or salsa options!

La salsa, a strong competitor bringing forward more of the standard tacos, quesadillas on top of burritos and salads had a few surprises. Haven't been here for a while and the last time stopped in at La salsa was at an airport food run with limited options, noticed that the menu has expanded.

Take for one, more salads topped with beef or chicken or even lime coated shrimp. The roasted bowl salad came with roasted zucchini, broccoli, charbroiled chicken on top of rice:


The Guadalajara tacos: shredded pork with chile and a light chipotle sauce were tasty:


With full fresh salsa bar, tomatillo, pico de gallo, habanero and roasted chiles...


La salsa is bringing forward some great competition.

- Posted using mobile cam.. Eating and blogging on the go, excuse spelling mistakes :)