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John Cletheroe's
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This page describes typical restaurants in the chain. Individual locations may differ.
Only a small sample of menu items are listed here.
Unless otherwise stated, prices exclude sales tax and are normal (not special offer) prices.
Queue at the counter (usually one queue).
Place order and make payment.
Receive empty drinks cups and receipt with your order number.
Serve yourself drinks with endless free refills.
Wait at the order pickup point or at your table for your order to be served and your order number to be announced.
Hot food is always prepared to order.
You are normally given a receipt.
Place your rubbish in the bin provided and leave the tray on top.
Almost all locations also have drive-throughs.
Breakfast burritos
Taco Supreme, crunchy or soft, with beef, lettuce, cheese, diced tomato and sour cream 95c (summer 2000)
Tacos with chicken or steak instead of beef
Burritos with a variety of fillings
Fajita Grilled Stuft Burrito (marinated chicken or steak, onions, peppers, fajita sauce, rice and sour cream in a twelve-inch flour tortilla; total weight one pound; available for a limited period only) $2.99 (Dec-02)
A single taco makes a very light snack. Two tacos or one burrito would be ideal for a light lunch especially if it is hot outside and you are not particularly hungry. Three tacos or two burritos make an average meal. Four tacos or three burritos make a large meal.
Nachos and cheese (a side dish)
Nachos Supreme - with beef, pinto beans, sour cream, nacho cheese sauce, diced tomatoes and green onions CDN$1.59 (summer 1997)
Nachos BellGrande - with beef, nacho cheese sauce, pinto beans, sour cream, diced tomatoes, jalapeno slices, green onions and a black olive sauce (one is a large meal - twice as large as Nachos Supreme) $2.39 (summer 1999)
7-Layer Nachos - nachos, sour cream, guacamole, crispy red tortilla strips, cheese sauce, beans, red sauce, tomatoes and green onions; may only be available for limited periods) $0.99 (Dec-02)
Chalupas with a variety of fillings
Fajitas with a variety of fillings (including a veggie fajita)
Gorditas with a variety of fillings
Taco Salad - lettuce and tomatoes with seasoned beef, pinto beans, green onions, cheddar cheese, sour cream, black olive slices and salsa dressing in a bowl-shaped crispy flour tortilla shell (one is a large meal) $2.99 (summer 1997)
Bean Tostada - a flat, crisp corn tortilla topped with pinto beans, green and red sauce, lettuce and cheddar cheese
Beef Meximelt - a warm soft flour tortilla with seasoned beef, sauce and melted cheese
Chilito - seasoned beef in sauce, topped with melted cheddar cheese, rolled in a warm soft flour tortilla
Mexican Pizza - two crispy flour tortillas stuffed and topped with pizza sauce, seasoned beef, pinto beans, green onions, diced tomatoes, black olive slices and melted cheddar and jack cheeses. With beef topping $2.59; with chicken topping $3.19 (summer 1999)
Pintos and Cheese - pinto Beans (refried beans served as a paste) topped with mild red sauce and cheddar cheese (a side dish which can be used as a dip with Nacho chips) 59c (summer 1997)
Combo - three taco supremes and a soft drink with endless free refills - $3.99 (summer 2000)
Combo - three normal tacos (crunchy or soft) plus large soft drink with endless free refills $3.59 (Big Bear Lake, California, Apr-01)
Cinnamon Twists (light crunchy fried twists with cinnamon sugar) 59c (summer 1997)
Choco Taco (an ice cream, fudge and peanuts choc-ice in the shape of a taco) $1.19 (summer 1997)
Coffee with unlimited refills 69c (summer 1997)
Soft drink with unlimited serve yourself refills $1.02 (summer 2000)
Value for money - consistently excellent, especially special offers.
Cleanliness - generally very good.
Quality and speed of service - generally very good.
Because one taco is a very light snack and one burrito a fairly light snack, each member of a party can easily order sufficient number appropriate to their level of hunger. Alternatively, a party can make a combined order and share.
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