Tortilla’s Heir “Bell Street Burritos” Now Open in Sweet Auburn Market
Decatur Metro | September 17, 2010Back in February we reported that Morehouse professor, Matt Hinton, had successfully recreated the defunct Tortilla’s burrito and that he was delivering them all over Atlanta, including to Decatur. People were stoked.
Now Hinton’s Facebook page reports that he has opened up a brick-and-mortor location called “Bell Street Burittos” in the Sweet Auburn Market…
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been making burritos and delivering them for the past year and a half to supplement my meager income as an adjunct professor of Religion. The schtick of West End Burritos (as it was formerly known) was that these are burritos “for those who miss Tortillas” (“Tortillas” being the legendary burrito shop that was on Ponce from the early 80’s till the early 00’s).
Somewhere along the way, I was convinced to open a brick and mortar burrito shop in the Sweet Auburn Curb Market– one of the really great places in Atlanta to go for a variety of food and people. So, after a few months of effort, cleaning, construction, painting and setting tile, we’re finally opening. And yes, the burritos are still in the manner of Tortillas, though we’ve added our own elements as well (or anyway, we stole ideas from other people too).
According to Omnivore Atlanta, current hours are around 11a-4p with a grand opening scheduled for Thursday, September 23rd (11a-8p).
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had no idea about this. this is exciting news, and i’ll be trying them out next week. tortillas is still one of my all time favorite restaurants.
We have been getting their Monday night delivery for months now, although no deliveries lately since the focus has been on getting the store open. I’ll be excited to visit the store but really hope they don’t ditch their delivery business.
How close did he get to recreating the Tortillas’ taste? I haven’t had one of his burritos yet since I don’t live in the delivery zones but am looking forward to visiting the Curb Market to check it out.
We only eat the veg so I can’t say about all of it but we thought the bean burritos were right, and the green chile in them was like I remembered. We like the salsa. I heard some people thought the green salsa was a bit off but I thought it was good and really without having the Tortillas salsa along side to compare I couldn’t say that it was different. I remember that the Tortillas beans were sometimes undercooked, but Matt’s beans are how I remember them when they were at their best. Yum!
Thanks for the reviews, folks. Will try to check out the place this week! I hope Bell St. Burritos does well.
rejoice!
Decatur Metro once again delivers news I would find nowhere else! I am pyched and will be visiting soon.
Are they open on Saturday?
I’m excited that they are open at the Curb Market. The burritos are really good and really do taste like Tortillas!
Tortilla’s is legendary not only for its burritos and atmosphere, but as one of the first locations for spoken word performance in ATL. I think it was called the Mud shack and the poetry/performance began once the kitchen closed late at night. Does anyone remember that? High above Ponce and overlooking the Claimont Hotel!