Editor Pick
Freebird's
- July 3, 2006
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Emms137 from San Luis Obispo, California
Freebirds serves up amazing freshly made Mexican food that is hard to resist. Burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and salads are among the many tasty, affordable, and highly customizable entrees available. Feel free to write on the wall as you wait to place your order, Freebirds welcomes this and it's a great way to leave your mark in College Station. Place your order at the counter and customize your burrito in any way you want (guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, many kinds of onions, sauces, etc.). Within minutes you will have a huge, delicious, and fresh meal that is sure to delight.
A few notes:
1. The hot sauce is very hot! (Pair the hot sauce with a chipotle tortilla, for a super spicy treat).
2. The burritos are huge! I can barely finish a half-bird (the smallest one), and I can't imagine how big a Monster Burrito is.
3. There is an extra charge for sour cream and guacamole, but if you don't get beans or rice on your burrito you can sub in one of them (i.e. no beans=free guacamole).
Freebirds is popular with the college set (especially the Northgate location), so it can be a little noisy. The food is well priced and amazingly tasty, so be sure to check it out.
From journal Treks Through Texas
Editor Pick
Freebird's
- December 5, 2000
- Rated 4 of 5 by
lisanti from Houston, Texas
The story of Freebird's... Supposedly there was a student at a school in CA that wrote his senior marketing thesis about his vision of "building your own burrito" establishment. After he graduated, he opened the first Freebird's in CA. The second Freebirds (I think) is the one on Northgate (on University) in College Station. He originally said he would only build them in college towns, and now there are 3 in College Station and one in Austin and I hear they are franchising now.
Anyway, the way it works is you stand in a line, looking at the decor: brick walls, hanging motorcycles/life-size Statue of Liberty holding a burrito, aluminum foil creatures and sculptures by the patrons lining the walls, and writing on the walls is encouraged at the one on Northgate... The lines are usually long, especially on football weekends. When you make it up to the counter, someone will ask to help you and you choose your size (regular, monster, or super-monster) and type of tortilla (flour, spinach, wheat, or cayenne), and then you choose all your fillings (rice, type of beans, cheese, steak, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, guac, sour cream, etc.) and sauce (hot, mild, habenera, or BBQ). Everyone has their own "burrito" and you will learn what you like. At the end of the "line" you check out and get a cup for your drink. And then, if you don't finish it, they provide all the aluminum foil you need to re-wrap it and take it home. It's almost better re-heated.
They also serve tacos, quesadillas, and other stuff. The quesadillas are greasy, but good. However, it's a tradition to "embaress" anyone who orders anything but a burrito by calling their name over the loudspeaker when their food is ready (more of a big deal at the Northgate location).
I do not even like the "real" Mexican burritos, but these are nothing like that. They are GOOD.
Just ask all the air force pilots who stop here on test flights JUST to go to Freebirds!!
From journal College Station - The ideal college town