Freebirds World Burrito is active in helping the Arlington community. Now through Sept 19th, Freebirds is asking customers to drop off new diapers for a Diaper Drive supporting Captain Hope’s for Kids, benefiting homeless children and their families.
FREEBIRDS WORLD BURRITO
Arlington Highlands
4000 Arlington Highlands Blvd
Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm; Sat & Sun 11am-11pm
(817) 468-5300
www.freebirds.com
Freebirds is collecting diapers for Captain Hope’s for Kids now through September 19th. Please bring diapers and/or wipes to Freebirds’ Arlington Highlands location so that the diapers can be distributed to local homeless children and their families. Captain Hope’s provides 10,000 diapers per week to those in need, and now they need our help to keep up with demand.
The Diaper Drive is just one of Freebirds’ many projects in Arlington. Freebirds supports the Arlington Animal Shelter not only through food drives, but the employees also volunteer at the shelter every other Tuesday. Freebirds also supports the Fender Music Foundation which provides musical instruments to lower income schools and school kids. As you know, music programs are among the first to get cut when the budget axe falls. And if there is a Special Olympic event taking place in town, it’s a good bet that Freebirds is helping with the event and/or providing food.
That’s what I respect about a company like Freebirds. They’re socially conscious, but don’t hit you over the head with it. Bring some diapers? No pressure. You certainly don’t have to, but they’ll make it easy for you by collecting the goods for distribution to the local homeless kids. Will you receive a free burrito or free guacamole for bringing diapers to the diaper drive? No, but you can feel good about helping. They’re making it easy for us. And did you know that Freebirds recycles everything possible, including burrito wrappers?!?!
You can find discounts and the latest promotions through Freebirds’ Facebook page and Twitter account. So check those out to save a few bucks and see the latest menu additions.
Speaking of the menu…have you ever seen one of the “Super Monster” burritos? On a recent visit I was talking with Tree (yes, her name is “Tree”…I told you they were socially conscious) and she said her store’s record for the biggest “Super Monster” burrito is 8 pounds. One burrito, eight pounds!! Hey, you create your own burrito, so you can stuff anything you want in any size you want.
Burritos come in four sizes: “Hybrid” ($4.69 to $5.49), “Freebird” ($5.39 to $6.29), “Monster” ($6.19 to $7.79), and “Super Monster” ($11.39 to $12.99). The price depends on your choice of veggies or meat: fresh veggie, fire-grilled chicken, slow-roasted carnitas (pork), or fire-grilled steak.
You have the same choices for Tacos. Prices are: single taco ($1.59 each); taco deal of 3 tacos & fountain drink ($4.99); or taco meal of 2 tacos, chips & salsa & fountain drink ($6.49).
Menu selection also include Quesadillas ($5.39 to $6.29), Nachos ($5.79 to $6.69) and Burrito Bowls ($5.69 to $6.59).
There are 7 choices of sauces and they range in spicy from 0 to 10 (“calm to feisty”). The most mild is lime juice (0), then “salsa” (1), then “Bad *ss BBQ” (2), then “mild tomatillo” (4), then “hot tomatillo” (7), then “death sauce” (9) and, finally, “habanero” which rates a 10.
If you order the burrito or quesadilla, the tortillas are so large that the staff prepares them on big pizza trays. You tell them what you want, and they stuff your burrito or quesadilla or taco or burrito bowl or nachos with rice or lettuce or tomatos or guacamole or peppers, etc. No two items are alike…you tell ‘em what you want and they make it to your order.
Don’t be fooled by the dessert menu. The “pot brownie” is named for the fact that they are individually wrapped and sitting in a pot near the cash register. It’s not that kind of “pot”. Hey, just because there are motorcycles above the entrance and above the cash register, this is not that kind of place! There are families here, for goodness sakes!
Speaking of families, if you have smaller kids instead of a teenage boy who can eat the “super monster” by himself, there’s a menu item called the “Little Monster” (6” cheese quesadilla w/chips, $2.59).
If you’re in a hurry and/or know exactly what you want on your burritos/tacos, you can take advantage of Freebirds’ “On the Fly” on-line ordering. Go to www.freebirds.com to order on-line.
Catering has become a big part of Freebirds business because of the convenience and money savings. They can set up a buffet for you (a “build your own burrito/taco/salad bar”) or provide full-service catering. There are also Party Platters as well as Box Lunch Specials (burritos, chips, cookie pre-packed per person). For more info about catering, call 888-392-2287.
Freebirds’ Arlington location is within the Arlington Highlands Shopping Center on the northeast corner of I-20 at Matlock. The physical address is 4000 Arlington Highlands Blvd and here’s a Mapquest link: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Arlington&state=TX&address=4000+Arlington+Highlands+Blvd&zipcode=76018-1152&country=US&latitude=32.680459&longitude=-97.109509&geocode=ADDRESS
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