Overview
The wheels are in motion at Melbourne’s latest Mexican food joint. Inspired by early skateboarding culture and the enterprising skaters who would practice their moves in empty swimming pools, Beach Burrito Fitzroy will feature its very own carved-out indoor pool, where visiting pro skaters will have the chance to show off their skills.
Taking up a good deal of the restaurant’s floor space, the Pistonhead x Burrito Bowl was the idea of Beach Burrito Company founder Blake Read, who used to be something of a skate rat himself. "I wanted to recreate the feeling I had in the '80s: engrossed, in love," he told Good Food. "I think when people walk in and see the pool, it will trigger the same excitement."
Food-wise, Beach Burrito Fitzroy will serve all your typical Mexican and Tex-Mex staples, including nachos, quesadillas, burritos and chimichangas. The drinks menu will be equally well-stocked, with a selection of beers and Mexican cocktails — frozen or otherwise. The restaurant will seat around 70 people, most of them seated on a mezzanine overlooking the pool.
Read launched the first Beach Burrito restaurant in Bondi in 2006, and has since opened ten other locations around New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the ACT. The Fitzroy location will be his first foray into Victoria, and is set to open at 230 Gertrude Street in the next couple of weeks.
Via Good Food.