Giliberto's in Blaine is a 'taco search' Game-Changer!!
Thanks to a friend of Marianne's Kitchen...John
G...who clued us in about Giliberto's in Blaine (near the soccer
fields).
Giliberto's Take-Aways
- Fantastic
- Huge portions (sorry John...we slipped up didn't follow your advice...ordering 2 items we had enough food for 4 people! )
- Friendly staff
- Many, many choices
- Lots of interesting condiments and sauces
- Great Food!
Giliberto's ... Details from a late-night visit
Once we heard about Giliberto's, we just had to get there. We're
always eating at odd hours...always. If we're going out, we say...'gee,
what's still open'. Usually a fast food drive-thru.
Not anymore! Giliberto's is open 24x7, you can dine in AND they have a drive-thru window.
Giliberto's opened about 4 months ago in Blaine. This is their seventh
location.....but the others are in places like SoDak or Wilmar. Blaine
is a lot more convenient!
Giliberto's Menu
The menu is extensive...with many meat choices, breakfast options (yes, even huevos rancheros), burritos, tacos, quesadillas.....many, many menu choices.
We started with the '2 smaller burrito' platter (so, with rice and
beans). Ha, we knew we were in trouble when that showed up. Yes, a
small burrito is not as big as the 'baby thigh' size at Chipotle, but
it's a good sized burrito--certainly one is enough
for a meal. We should have followed John G's advice and just shared
this one menu choice. We ordered a green chile pork burrito and a
carnitas burrito. We never even got to the carnitas burrito (we think
one of our grandchildren has already eaten it...we
dropped off some of the 'extras' at their house on the way home).
The 
We also chose a marinated chicken quesadilla.
This was messy----and
nobody cared! This was the most delicious marinated chicken I can
remember at any Mexican restaurant anywhere. And the tortilla
was
beautifully thin, and grilled to a crispy edge with
those delightful brown marks - as you'd expect on a well-grilled
quesadilla. It was joined on the overflowing plate with HUGE sides of
guac, sour cream, and nicely chopped ripe tomatoes. There were so many
goodies, that the condiment bar seemed almost unnecessary.....but
that didn't stop us.
The condiment bar could be a meal. I love, love, loved the pickled
carrots...just the right texture. The cabbage was salty and
delicious. The pico (heavy on the onion) was fresh and addicting. Four
sauces...I'll call them 'hot red', 'hot orange with bits',
'green', and 'creamy green'....a range of flavors and textures. My
favorite was the hot orange with bits....a little bit thin, with tiny
veggie pieces, and great 'warmth', followed by the 'green'. John's
favorite was the 'creamy green', followed by the 'green'.
Everything was so flavorful that you hardly needed any sauces. I
reserved them for accompanying the crispy edges of the tortilla from the
quesadilla, and for that first bite of burrito where there's a lot of
tortilla in proportion to ingredients. Those also
serve as a good neutral backdrop so you get the complete flavor of the
sauce.
Giliberto's also has a variety of bottled sauces if the selection on the condiment bar isn't big enough for your appetite!
John G was absolutely right. This place is fantastic and the portions
are enough to feed your whole family with just a couple of selections.
It will take you many visits to work your way through the whole menu.
But based on how many people were eating in
and taking out after 8 p.m. on a Friday night, we'd suggest you start
your journey soon. We think the place will be packed once everyone
finds out about it. So get there now before the lines start to form!Details:
Website: https://www.gilibertos7.com/#/
Location: Google Maps
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