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Freebirds World Burrito (often just Freebirds) is a chain of burrito restaurants. The original location in [Isla Vista], California is owned by the original founder. On July 25, 2007, the restaurant chain in Texas was sold to Orlando Florida-based Tavistock Restaurants, which owns eight other restaurant chains. Tavistock plans to open additional Freebirds in Texas and across the U.S.^[1] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants, typically with the same name in many different locations either under shared corporate ownership (e. ... For other uses, see Burrito (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ...

History

The first Freebirds store was founded in 1987 in Santa Barbara, California, by Mark Orfalea. [1] After researching locations nationwide, and opening his first Texas store in 1990, Orfalea sold the concept and rights to Pierre Dube, a college friend. The first Freebirds location in Texas was set up by Orfalea across the street from the campus of Texas A&M University in 1990. As of 2006, The Texas or Dube-style Freebirds has expanded to fifteen locations in Texas. The original Freebirds (of significantly different style and quality than its newer counterparts) is still located in Isla Vista, California, a block from the UCSB campus. Nickname: Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Barbara Government  - Mayor Marty Blum Area  - Total 41. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Texas A&M University redirects here. ... This article is about the year. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Isla Vista is an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. ... The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a coeducational public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is one out of 10 campuses of the University of California. ...

Freebirds is often not credited^{[citation needed]} with popularizing the trend of "big burrito" restaurants, that feature burritos made from 11 inch or greater tortillas, with an assortment of meats, cheeses, vegetables and sauces. Similar franchises that were founded after Freebirds include Chipotle Mexican Grill (started in 1993) and Qdoba Mexican Grill (in 1995). Both Chipotle and Qdoba have grown more quickly than Freebirds (originally limited only to the College Station area). This article is about the Mexican Tortilla. ... This article is about the Mexican Restaurant. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Qdoba Mexican Grill (formerly known as Z-TECA Mexican Grill) is a chain of fast casual Fresh Mex restaurants in the United States serving Mexican-style cuisine. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The Isla Vista (Santa Barbara) location started offering a delivery service during the Fall of 2007.[2] This was introduced by two UCSB students, Colin Jenkins and Matt Volpert, whom approached it as an independent business separate from the Isla Vista Freebirds.^[2]

Customer loyalty

"Libby" at the Tech Ridge location in Austin, Texas

Freebirds has developed a strong customer base, with patrons praising the quality of the food, the atmosphere, and the service.^{[citation needed]} The food features options unavailable at other burrito restaurants, including barbecue sauce and an array of super-spicy sauces. The atmosphere is relaxed with each restaurant featuring a different signature piece including a mockup of the Statue of Liberty riding a full-sized custom-built motorcycle hanging from the ceiling or a mini roller coaster with Willie Nelson, Racer X and Barbara Bush as passengers. Customers are also encouraged to create and leave aluminum foil sculptures along the walls, using the same foil used to wrap the burritos. Freebirds offers higher pay and more benefits for its employees than other fast casual restaurants^{[citation needed]}: 401(k) with company match, retention bonuses and paid time off. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixels, file size: 1. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... For other monuments to freedom, see Monument of Liberty. ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. ... The Second Heat line-up. ... For the daughter of President George W. Bush, see Barbara Pierce Bush. ... Aluminium foil (aluminum foil in North American English) is aluminium prepared in thin sheets (on the order of . ... The 401(k) plan is a type of employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code () in the United States, and some other countries. ...

Another contributing factor to customer loyalty in the four College Station locations is the restaurant's efforts to tie itself into the physical history of the location. Its first Texas location is on Northgate, across the street from the Texas A&M Campus in the same strip center as the famed Dixie Chicken and Duddley's Draw bars. Another of its locations in College Station was actually built from bricks reclaimed from the demolitions of two of Texas A&M's oldest student dormitory buildings: Puryear and Law. A plaque inside the building commemorates this usage of the materials. Location in the state of Texas County Brazos County, Texas Population in 2002 Approximately 2,500 Time zone Central: UTC-6 Latitude Longitude External link: Web page Northgate is a business and entertainment district located in College Station, Texas just north of Texas A&M University and what some may... The Dixie Chicken bar in Northgate, College Station, Texas, claims to serve the most beer per square foot of any bar in the U.S. It was named College Bar Of The Month in Playboy Magazine and in 2002 was named one of the Top 20 Dive Bars In America...

After the opening of Freebirds Santa Barbara and Freebirds College Station, subsequent locations included Dallas, Houston and Austin at first, with Fort Worth, San Antonio, Lubbock, and San Marcos following. The popularity of the restaurants is staggering, with 1,700 burritos being sold at the Dallas franchise on opening day alone.^{[citation needed]} The College Station locations are known for wait times of over an hour, especially following Texas A&M home football games.^{[citation needed]} Dallas redirects here. ... Houston redirects here. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government  - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area  - City 298. ... San Antonio redirects here. ... “Lubbock” redirects here. ... Image:Marcos. ... This article covers college football played in the United States. ...

Freebirds offers a "frequent flyer card" for those dining often: 10 swipes earns a free freebird-sized burrito or a Freebirds T-shirt.

Trivia

• During the weekends and the infamous Isla Vista Halloween week, the Santa Barbara location has a door host (bouncer) who helps keeps the crowds under control.[3]

• A group of young adults has started a bi-monthly contest at the Fort Worth location, dubbed the Super Monster Throwndown[4]. The first contestants to finish a purchased Super Monster burrito win.

• The Santa Barbara location has two secret menu items: The Quesarito and the QuesaNachoRito. The quesarito is essentially a quesadilla, but instead of being folded like a quesadilla, it's rolled up like a regular buritto. The quesanachorito is the same thing, but with crunched up chips rolled inside it.

• The Santa Barbara Freebirds is the only location that is open 24 hours a day.

• The Santa Barbara location is known for its premium ingredients and for Mark (the founder) asking for customer input as he rings you up in his constant effort to improve the menu.

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References

1. ^ The Santa Barbara Independent Freebirds World Burrito Chain Sold
2. ^ Freebirds Sets Burritos Free for I.V. Delivery - Daily Nexus

External links

• Freebirds World Burrito
• Tavistock Restaurants
• Freebirds Delivery. (Santa Barbara location only.)
• Freebirds - London - England