NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Thursday’s the day to celebrate the burrito. It’s National Burrito Day!
WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood is at Felipe’s in the French Quarter where the big day calls for a day of big burrito production.
Pike Howard is wrapping up 3,000 burritos on National Burrito Day.
And the price is right.
It’s half-price all day.
The burrito has a history that goes all the way back to the 1900s.
It starts on a street in Mexico.
The creator was a street vendor.
He’d make his meals and then wrap them in a tortilla.
The perfect packaging, he figured.
The tortillas kept the food warm and made them easy to travel with.
The food would travel on the back of a small donkey.
A small burro.
A “burrito”.
That’s how it got its name.
And nowadays, the burrito has its very own national day.
Other National Burrito Day deals
Chipotle
Fans of Chipotle Mexican Grill may be able to score a free burrito on Thursday. The popular chain will be giving away 10,000 free burritos to lucky customers who follow the restaurant on Twitter, where Chipotle will be dropping special codes throughout the day. Burrito-lovers can then text those codes to 888-222 for a chance to get a coupon for one of the 10,000 burritos, while they last.
Chipotle is also celebrating the occasion with a $0 delivery fee for orders placed on their app and at Chipotle.com. To cash in on the deal, customers can use the promo code “DELIVER” on April 6.
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Customers who order two burritos (or bowls) at participating Moe’s Southwest Grill locations will get half off the second burrito (or bowl) when ordering in-store, online or via the Moe’s app.
Taco Bell
Customers who order Taco Bell via DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates or Grubhub can get a free burrito with the purchase of $20 on other items on April 6. “All burritos qualify,” according to a Taco Bell spokesperson.
Taco Bell customers who order via the chain’s app, meanwhile, can get a free Grilled Cheese Burrito with a $20 minimum purchase. The app deal is valid from April 6–9.
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