More often than not, the lazy bug rules the weekend mornings.

“5 more minutes” becomes 2 more hours, and when I blink it’s after 2pm.   I crawl out of bed only to see that pesky to-do list, wagging it’s finger at me.

But this weekend was different!

It was still morning and we were out the door, lappies packed, and heading toward downtown to find a place to get some work done. We decided on Manifest, and got to work, coffee in hand.

At around 12pm, my stomach started complaining…
Ten minutes later, I started complaining! hehe.

I started looking around for a place that a was open, which, on the weekend, isn’t much once you venture past Smith street.

That’s when I noticed the open sign at Maria Bonitas, a Mexican joint on Hotel street.

We walked into the slightly warm (there’s no a/c) restaurant.
I loved the decor. Red, white and green painted walls with religious decor and those colorful striped mats. So colorful and bright in comparison to the streets outside.

We decided on a veggie wet burrito (the veggie option subbed onions, tomatoes, red and green bell pepper and zuchinni out for the traditional meaty filling)

We took our seat and they brought us a dish of homemade chips and salsa. Yum!

Then the burrito, with beans, rice and cheeeeeeeeese. OH. and covered in enchilada sauce and MORE cheese!

It was huge. We cut it in half, and I could only finish half of my half.

Ry, of course, was still hungry, so he ordered a bean and cheese burrito.

Overall, the food was great! My only complaint is that it was a bit pricey. $11 for the burrito plate and a little over $5 for the bean and cheese burrito!

After checking out other sites, this place seems to have some mixed reviews. We enjoyed it, though, and will most definitely be coming back!

Here’s some links to other reviews of this place:

Ono Kine Grindz

Yelp

Urban Spoon

Chowhound

Tags: Mexican, Restaurant Review, Vegetarian