Fun in the Sun & The “BurritoZilla”!

This weekend was fun. It’s the first signs of Spring coming and the weather is wonderful. Saturday was probably around the low-80’s at the high and Sunday was even better in the low-90’s is my best meteorological guess.

Saturday we went out to get some household essentials but also some plants and herbs. Although we picked up a few herb plants, some of the stuff we want is a bit more particular especially if you’ll be eating the stuff (al la..herbs). We thought it was best to call it a day on Saturday and then head down to a local plant and garden specialty place on Sunday. I don’t think the stuff at the specialty place was any better and way more expensive. I think if you want quality then you have to grow it yourself.

After the essentials shopping and plant/herb store we decided to head and get some lunch at this place we saw recently on the History Channel’s “Man vs. Food”. The place is called Iguanas and their gigantic burrito is called the “BurritoZilla”. It’s 18 inches and 5 pounds of Burrito gluttony! The atmosphere of the place was fun because it was tightly integrated into the college lifestyle and atmosphere. It’s on the San Jose State University campus. Brandee was observant to the fact that after ordering our food and taking our seat, nearly every patron in the place was staring (and very obviously so) at us while we tried to dine on this mammoth burrito. As much as we tried to inflict damage to this 18” BurritoZilla, we only managed to finish about 2 total inches and less than a half-pound, leaving 16” and 4.4 pounds of meat, beans and cheese to go. We brought the thing back and cut it into four full-size servings then froze them into bags as leftovers.

On Sunday we spent the day getting some additional planting supplies at Home Depot, went to Hooter’s for lunch, then came home to clean and open the pool for the season. Brandee loves to go to Hooter’s more than me. Before the place was open and still under construction last year I jokingly suggested that we go there as we drove by. She was quite open to the idea and ready to go. I wasn’t really shocked but I was surprised at her level of enthusiasm to go. Now nearly every time we are in the Campbell area on the weekend; yep, it’s the Hooter’s we go! We really enjoy “people watching” in the place and especially how the girl’s treat the male clientele versus the female customers. It’s comic relief.

Our pool isn’t anything fancy but it’s a great relief when the temperature gets hot and it’s nice to take a cool dip. The pool is an above ground type that is 18 feet around and four feet deep. It’s certainly enough to float around in and be lazy. Earlier this week it was getting into the low-90 degree temperatures so we got to enjoy the water.

Overall it was a great, enjoyable, relaxing weekend and a fantastic kick-off to Spring.

This article has 2 Comments

  1. Hey Kim,

    It’s been awhile since I got the Burritozilla but I recall it being in the $18 range. Keep in mind that typically is 3 or more human meals. We ended up cutting into 6 parts and had lunch for several days after. The place itself is a fun experience as well. Hopefully you can share your time at Iguanga’s,

  2. HEY THERE! the burrito looked so good!

    but may i know, just for curiosity, how much is the burritozilla?

    thanks a lot!

    i am going upnorth next week and i want to pass by there :)

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