Chipotle!

Today I found a restaurant that's a Chipotle clone. It's called California Burrito Co., and it's very similar to the Chipotle chain in the US. Even the interior is vaguely reminiscent of the original. It's in a turisty part of the city (Lavalle a block and a half from Florida, for those who know Buenos Aires), and the menu is in Spanish and English. The cost is about US$4 for a burrito and a drink, so it's a cheaper that Chipotle at home. The burrito was good, but maybe slightly smaller and (surprisingly for Argentina) it had less meat than in the US. Still, in a country where Mexican food barely exists, this was a nice change of pace. I'm sure that I'll be back.

There was a twenty-something guy dressed like a grunge kid who walked around like he owned the place -- and maybe he did. I think he was American. His Spanish was decent, but he had a slight accent. He was sitting at the table next to mine talking business with an Argentine while I was eating.

I've had a cold since Monday, but at least it's pretty light. Hopefully it will be gone in a couple of days.

I expect to move into my new apartment late next week. My plan is to live there for the rest of the time I am here. The one I'm currently in doesn't have any cockroaches -- yay! Let's hope that's true of the next one as well.