One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.

http://tinyurl.com/hvryc

So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.

Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?

Andy

"Andy" <q> wrote

> One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
> for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
> chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>
> So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>
> Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?

Never heard of it.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
> > One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
> > for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
> > chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
> >
> > So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
> >
> > Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>
> Never heard of it.
>
> nancy

[laugh] No one has ever heard of it, nor had an opinion about it.
Andy could verify that by googling the archives for "Baja Fresh Nancy".
-aem

"aem" > wrote in
oups.com:

>
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Andy" <q> wrote
>>
>> > One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's
>> > company) for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their
>> > dishes are chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've
>> > heard about it.
>> >
>> > http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>> >
>> > So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a
>> > try.
>> >
>> > Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>>
>> Never heard of it.
>>
>> nancy
>
> [laugh] No one has ever heard of it, nor had an opinion about it.
> Andy could verify that by googling the archives for "Baja Fresh
> Nancy".
> -aem


aem,

I did google "baja fresh nancy". Wrong Nancy.

Cute! No opinions!

Well it's also cholesterol and sodium hell food, after reading further
nutritional info.

Imho,

Andy
That's my opinion, and it's very true.

"Andy" <q> wrote

> "aem" > wrote

>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> "Andy" <q> wrote

>>> > Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>>>
>>> Never heard of it.

>> [laugh] No one has ever heard of it, nor had an opinion about it.
>> Andy could verify that by googling the archives for "Baja Fresh
>> Nancy".

> I did google "baja fresh nancy". Wrong Nancy.
>
> Cute! No opinions!

(laughing) Was good for a laugh, no? Funny thing to ask,
given the bloodbath.

nancy

"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
> for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
> chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>
> So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>
> Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>
> Andy

1.5 g trans fat for the ultimo burrito is hardly "chock-full" and they have plenty of
healthier options than that.

kimberly

Andy wrote:
> One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
> for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
> chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>
> So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>
> Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>
> Andy

I had some a couple weeks ago for the first time and I thought it was gross.
Just all around bad.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

Nexis wrote:
> 1.5 g trans fat for the ultimo burrito is hardly "chock-full" and they have plenty of
> healthier options than that.

And Wendy's didn't create them, they bought them. Shortly before that
I had corresponded with BF's president on the issue of maybe buying a
chunk of the company; then BF got itself an investment banker and began
the process of IPO-ing; then Wendy's walked in and bought the entire
thing.

BajaFresh was an excellent concept with better than adequate
implementation and some of the healthiest "fast" food there is, in a
unique niche (outside maybe San Diego and Phoenix). And when they cook
it right, it's by far some of the best tasting.

Since Wendy's got it, though, they've streamlined a few things and made
it seem a little more corporate, and added some branding tie-ins, so I
don't think I'd be interested in having it now. And it competes with
Chipotle, which McDonald's created when they realized BajaFresh had
invented a new market segment.

--Blair

IMO... it is the best fast Mexican food in the NJ (USA) area...they have
the best Guacamole around!!! ... better than I can make myself... the only
gripe I can come up with is that everything is made to order so it is not
really fast food ( you wait while they make it ) no problem unless you only
have a half hour for lunch

As for healthy ... well, it is fast food ... if you really want healthy
your best bet is packing your own ( brown bag it )

any thoughts ??




"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
> for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
> chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>
> So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>
> Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>
> Andy

On Fri 28 Apr 2006 01:44:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Andy?

> One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
> for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
> chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>
> So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>
> Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>
> Andy
>

We have Baja Fresh shops all over the Phoenix area, but I've never tried one.
Their menu sounds like something I'd like, but I won't give it a try until
I'm on Weight Watchers maintenance program. It would definitely interfere
with my weight loss program.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 28 Apr 2006 01:44:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Andy?
>
>
>>One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's company)
>>for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their dishes are
>>chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard about it.
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>>
>>So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>>
>>Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>>
>>Andy
>>
>
>
> We have Baja Fresh shops all over the Phoenix area, but I've never tried one.
> Their menu sounds like something I'd like, but I won't give it a try until
> I'm on Weight Watchers maintenance program. It would definitely interfere
> with my weight loss program.
>

I live in the Phoenix area also. I first started going to BF when I
lived in Las Vegas and there was one near work. Used to go there with
coworkers at least once a week for lunch.

It was better before Wendy's bought the chain. I used to like their fish
tacos better than Rubio's (another west coast chain), but haven't eaten
there in over two years.

On Fri 28 Apr 2006 05:09:25p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
PastaLover?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 28 Apr 2006 01:44:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Andy?
>>
>>
>>>One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's
>>>company) for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their
>>>dishes are chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard
>>>about it.
>>>
>>>http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>>>
>>>So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>>>
>>>Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>>>
>>>Andy
>>>
>>
>>
>> We have Baja Fresh shops all over the Phoenix area, but I've never
>> tried one. Their menu sounds like something I'd like, but I won't
>> give it a try until I'm on Weight Watchers maintenance program. It
>> would definitely interfere with my weight loss program.
>>
>
> I live in the Phoenix area also. I first started going to BF when I
> lived in Las Vegas and there was one near work. Used to go there with
> coworkers at least once a week for lunch.
>
> It was better before Wendy's bought the chain. I used to like their fish
> tacos better than Rubio's (another west coast chain), but haven't eaten
> there in over two years.
>

I have never been to either Baja Fresh or Rubio's. Have you been to any of
the Rubio's in the Phoenix area?

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 28 Apr 2006 05:09:25p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> PastaLover?
>
>
>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri 28 Apr 2006 01:44:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Andy?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's
>>>>company) for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their
>>>>dishes are chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard
>>>>about it.
>>>>
>>>>http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>>>>
>>>>So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>>>>
>>>>Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>>>>
>>>>Andy
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>We have Baja Fresh shops all over the Phoenix area, but I've never
>>>tried one. Their menu sounds like something I'd like, but I won't
>>>give it a try until I'm on Weight Watchers maintenance program. It
>>>would definitely interfere with my weight loss program.
>>>
>>
>>I live in the Phoenix area also. I first started going to BF when I
>>lived in Las Vegas and there was one near work. Used to go there with
>>coworkers at least once a week for lunch.
>>
>>It was better before Wendy's bought the chain. I used to like their fish
>>tacos better than Rubio's (another west coast chain), but haven't eaten
>> there in over two years.
>>
>
>
> I have never been to either Baja Fresh or Rubio's. Have you been to any of
> the Rubio's in the Phoenix area?
>

Nope. I have Crohn's Disease and can't really eat much in the way of
fast food. And anything related to Mexican really really bothers my gut.

On Fri 28 Apr 2006 07:14:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
PastaLover?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 28 Apr 2006 05:09:25p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> PastaLover?
>>
>>
>>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri 28 Apr 2006 01:44:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Andy?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>One of the HawkWatch bird-brains mentioned Baja Fresh (a Wendy's
>>>>>company) for Mexican food. I've never heard of it and some of their
>>>>>dishes are chock-full of trans-fats, but that's the first I've heard
>>>>>about it.
>>>>>
>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/hvryc
>>>>>
>>>>>So if I wasn't fat (like I knew I was going to be) I'd give it a try.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
>>>>>
>>>>>Andy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>We have Baja Fresh shops all over the Phoenix area, but I've never
>>>>tried one. Their menu sounds like something I'd like, but I won't
>>>>give it a try until I'm on Weight Watchers maintenance program. It
>>>>would definitely interfere with my weight loss program.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I live in the Phoenix area also. I first started going to BF when I
>>>lived in Las Vegas and there was one near work. Used to go there with
>>>coworkers at least once a week for lunch.
>>>
>>>It was better before Wendy's bought the chain. I used to like their
>>>fish tacos better than Rubio's (another west coast chain), but haven't
>>>eaten
>>> there in over two years.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have never been to either Baja Fresh or Rubio's. Have you been to
>> any of the Rubio's in the Phoenix area?
>>
>
> Nope. I have Crohn's Disease and can't really eat much in the way of
> fast food. And anything related to Mexican really really bothers my gut.
>

Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Thanks for the reply.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
> > "aem" > wrote
>
> >> Nancy Young wrote:
> >>> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
> >>> > Any experienced Baja Fresh stories to relate?
> >>>
> >>> Never heard of it.
>
> >> [laugh] No one has ever heard of it, nor had an opinion about it.
> >> Andy could verify that by googling the archives for "Baja Fresh
> >> Nancy".
>
> > I did google "baja fresh nancy". Wrong Nancy.
> >
> > Cute! No opinions!
>
> (laughing) Was good for a laugh, no? Funny thing to ask,
> given the bloodbath.
>
> nancy

And I still haven't tried it, although I plan to. It looks similar to a
place my sister and I went to when our dad was having surgeries.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:15:22 -0700, "Nexis" > rummaged
among random neurons and opined:

>1.5 g trans fat for the ultimo burrito is hardly "chock-full" and they have plenty of
>healthier options than that.
>
I tried their steak quesadilla once and barely got through one of the
quarters. It was mondo greasy. And, as another poster said, everything
is made to order (which is a good thing), but with so many excellent
Mexican restaurants in SoCal, why bother with Baja Fresh?

(In Laguna Niguel, I'm a big El Cortez fan, which is a hole in the
wall on Crown Valley and Golden Lantern/Moulton.)

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Most vigitaryans I iver see looked enough like their food to be
classed as cannybals."

Finley Peter Dunne (1900)

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Sun 30 Apr 2006 05:21:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Terry
Pulliam Burd?

> On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:15:22 -0700, "Nexis" > rummaged
> among random neurons and opined:
>
>>1.5 g trans fat for the ultimo burrito is hardly "chock-full" and they
>>have plenty of healthier options than that.
>>
> I tried their steak quesadilla once and barely got through one of the
> quarters. It was mondo greasy. And, as another poster said, everything
> is made to order (which is a good thing), but with so many excellent
> Mexican restaurants in SoCal, why bother with Baja Fresh?

Sort of the same here in Arizona. I've never been to a Baja Fresh,
although thought I might try it sometime. However, there are many good
local Mexican restaurants who owners/operators are native Mexicans and
serve more authentic food than the chains. One such place has an
interesting twist, serving Mexican/Asian fusion cuisine. Two owners, one
from Mexico, the the other from Thailand.

> (In Laguna Niguel, I'm a big El Cortez fan, which is a hole in the
> wall on Crown Valley and Golden Lantern/Moulton.)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

I've been to a local (Stoneham, MA) Baja Fresh several times. Most of
the items on the menu are average to below average. Luckily, for me I guess,
there is at least one exception: their fish tacos.

I'd always heard about fish tacos being The Thing (tm) out in California,
and I always thought the idea was pretty odd (with the benefit of not
knowing what they were). So, when Baja Fresh opened here, and seeing
fish tacos on the menu, I gave them a try. They are fantastic (and I
hope on some future trip to CA that I can find some even better).

Since then, I've tried fish tacos at several other local places (I should
note that the Boston area is not really known for good Mexican places) and
found that I like Baja Fresh the best. Nobody else around here comes close,
as far as I'm concerned.

They are quite simple...a small piece of fried fish in corn tortillas, served
with shredded cabbage, a small bit of fresh salsa (tomatoe, onion and cilantro
as I recall), and a small spritz of a lime-based sauce. Most other places seem
to use a modified tartar sauce, but I like the citrusy aspect of the Baja
Fresh sauce.

I used to go to the one in Beverly Hills. It filled a need for a CLEAN
Mexican fast food restaurant (as opposed to the La Salsa down the
street). I wasn't crazy about the food: portions were small, though
it all looked reasonably healthy. And it was one of those little
mismanaged hellholes that had seemingly a hundred employees but took
half an hour to ring up your order and put a taco in a bag.

guy klose > wrote in :

> I've been to a local (Stoneham, MA) Baja Fresh several times. Most of
> the items on the menu are average to below average. Luckily, for me I
> guess, there is at least one exception: their fish tacos.
>
> I'd always heard about fish tacos being The Thing (tm) out in
> California, and I always thought the idea was pretty odd (with the
> benefit of not knowing what they were). So, when Baja Fresh opened
> here, and seeing fish tacos on the menu, I gave them a try. They are
> fantastic (and I hope on some future trip to CA that I can find some
> even better).
>
> Since then, I've tried fish tacos at several other local places (I
> should note that the Boston area is not really known for good Mexican
> places) and found that I like Baja Fresh the best. Nobody else around
> here comes close, as far as I'm concerned.
>
> They are quite simple...a small piece of fried fish in corn tortillas,
> served with shredded cabbage, a small bit of fresh salsa (tomatoe,
> onion and cilantro as I recall), and a small spritz of a lime-based
> sauce. Most other places seem to use a modified tartar sauce, but I
> like the citrusy aspect of the Baja Fresh sauce.


guy,

I never tried them but saw a TV show featuring "Wahoo's" A small place in
Huntington Beach, CA. They have a few other locations but I don't know if
it's a franchise. The owner took the coverage to Ensenada, Mexico where
he showed off the fish market where he found the recipe that he
replicated to serve the surfers on the beach in CA. Again, never tried
them and the Baja Fresh is not heart healthy by any stretch of the
imagination.

Lucky surfers! Catch some waves, have a few fish tacos then catch more
waves. Gimme back 30 years and I'm there, dude!

All the best,

Andy

On Mon, 1 May 2006 17:55:48 +0000 (UTC), guy klose wrote:

> I'd always heard about fish tacos being The Thing (tm) out in California,
> and I always thought the idea was pretty odd (with the benefit of not
> knowing what they were). So, when Baja Fresh opened here, and seeing
> fish tacos on the menu, I gave them a try. They are fantastic (and I
> hope on some future trip to CA that I can find some even better).

I live in California and the very thought of a fish taco weirds me
out. I don't like them either.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:15:22 -0700, "Nexis" > rummaged
> among random neurons and opined:
>
>>1.5 g trans fat for the ultimo burrito is hardly "chock-full" and they have plenty
>>of
>>healthier options than that.
>>
> I tried their steak quesadilla once and barely got through one of the
> quarters. It was mondo greasy. And, as another poster said, everything
> is made to order (which is a good thing), but with so many excellent
> Mexican restaurants in SoCal, why bother with Baja Fresh?
>
> (In Laguna Niguel, I'm a big El Cortez fan, which is a hole in the
> wall on Crown Valley and Golden Lantern/Moulton.)
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Well, for me, it's the tortilla soup. I am very picky about it, and alot of the local
places make it the creamy way, which I hate. I am just not a creamy soup kind of
person, with the exception of tomato bisque. I've never had the quesadilla, but the
chicken nachos are good...and made with real cheese, not that nasty sauce. Their
chicken is very tasty, and it's real, and white meat, which is what I like. For a
quickie lunch, it's pretty good.

That's not to say I don't like some of the local places. JV's on Morena is good,
especially the carne asada, both burrito and nachos. And they're one of the few
places I know that does a good albondigas. El Cuervo makes a shrimp burrito that's
good if you like shrimp and garlic. El Indio makes good tamales. Really good,
actually. At least they did last time I was there, which was quite some time! lol.
But for all of the Mexican places here in So Cal, the best place to get a taco is
Tito's. It's the one place where I'll gladly wait in line.

kimberly