The Gorditos Mexican Restaurant Offers Free Dish to Camera-Happy Parents
Meghan Young — June 29, 2013 — Life-Stages
References: gorditosmexicanfood & neatorama
The Gorditos Mexican Restaurant has found one unique way to entice new business while getting their name out into the world. Based in Seattle, Washington, the food chain proudly makes burritos the size of newborn babies. Weighing in at an impressive four pounds, they can easily be likened to a swaddled baby.
To encourage the comparison, the Gorditos Mexican Restaurant offers free burritos to any parent who allows them to take a picture of their newborn next to one of their mammoth creations. The Daily Mail notes, "As a result the walls of the eaterie are covered with framed images of swaddled babies next to their burrito counterparts." According to some customers, the burrito is a meal that can last for days.
To encourage the comparison, the Gorditos Mexican Restaurant offers free burritos to any parent who allows them to take a picture of their newborn next to one of their mammoth creations. The Daily Mail notes, "As a result the walls of the eaterie are covered with framed images of swaddled babies next to their burrito counterparts." According to some customers, the burrito is a meal that can last for days.
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