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Friday, March 13, 2009

Neato Burrito - Center City

Neato Burrito Restaurant, Harrisburg Pennsylvania © Susqueats.com 2009

There is made to order, then there is made to order! At Neato Burrito they take made to order to a whole new level. Each fresh ingredient in these Mission-Style burritos is added immediately, at your request, right in front of your eyes.

If you live in the Harrisburg area and have never eaten a whole Neato Burrito --well you are probably not alone -- they are massive. If you've never tried a Neato Burrito, where have you been hiding?

Here's a walk through what to expect when ordering your burrito. First select from one of 7 tortillas. These range from the straightforward Flour Tortilla or gourmet tortillas like Honey Wheat, Jalapeno Cheese and Tomato Basil.

Next choose between Spanish, BBQ and Brown Rice then Black Beans, Refried Beans or Chili Beans. You can now either leave it vegetarian or add Chicken, Cajun Chicken or Buffalo Roast and finally choose whether to add shredded cheese.

The last choice before your burrito takes a trip into the steamer for a little R & R is the type of salsa. They have a Pico De Gallo and a Salsa Verde that are available everyday and another five daily special salsas that are each available on their specific days of the week. For example Tuesday's salsa is Jalapeno & Feta (feta cheese, sour cream, jalapenos, lime juice) and Friday features Salsa Bacharach (cucumbers, red onion, dill, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar).

Now that it is out of the steamer your burrito is ready for some fresh veggies. Choose your favorites from tomatoes, jalapenos, lettuce, onions and more, then if you'd like add either non-fat or regular sour cream.

This would also be a good time to request some hot sauce if you like that sort of thing. They use Sriracha hot sauce, which is just plain hard to beat.

Ok, time for the part that is best left to the professionals -- figuring out how to get all of this goodness wrapped into your tortilla.

Somehow (I honestly have no idea how they do it) the burrito maker (what do you call these guys? Burristas?) always manages to get it wrapped.

Lastly if you'd like, they will grill your burrito for a few moments before they send you on your way to enjoy your massive burrito.

There are other options if a burrito just isn't your speed, such as a Burrito-Bowl or a Burrito-Bowl on Chips.

Neato Burrito has handy fax order forms that you can fill out and have your burrito waiting when you arrive.

One word of caution though, Neato Burrito takes cash only. Make sure you hit the ATM before you arrive if you usually use your debit card to pay for things.