primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message barberitos restaurant information established february 2000 2000 02 current owner s downing barber food type tex mex fare such as burritos tacos nachos and quesadillas city athens state georgia country united states other locations twenty six restaurants in operation in georgia and seventeen more in north carolina south carolina florida tennessee and virginia . other information as of april 2014 there were 56 franchise agreements for barberitos in the southeastern us . barberitos is a franchise chain of mission burrito inspired restaurants based in athens georgia u.s.a. as of april 2014 update 54 barberitos restaurants are operating in the southeastern united states . 1 the company name is a portmanteau of downing barber company founder and burrito a signature item at barberitos restaurants . barberitos is consistently spelled without a possessive apostrophe . the original barberitos still in operation is located in downtown athens near the university of georgia s north campus . recently barberitos began selling franchise opportunities . there are now approximately twenty restaurants in operation in georgia and about nine more in north carolina south carolina florida and tennessee . barberitos serves tex mex fare such as burritos tacos nachos and quesadillas . they are perhaps best known for the skinny fatty and heavy d varieties of their burritos . they offer a variety of vegetarian and vegan entrees including tofu burritos . they also feature a lil barbs menu for children . barberitos differentiate themselves from their competitors by offering only fresh food . a few ways they ensure the ingredients are always fresh include no freezers on the premises fresh produce delivered daily making their own chips and never using preservatives or pre made ingredients . the company mascot is pepe a grinning anthropomorphic chili pepper wearing dark glasses and clutching a burrito . references edit barberitos locations . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title barberitos & oldid 690343412 categories athens georgiacompanies based in georgia u.s. state restaurants in georgia u.s. state economy of the southeastern united statesregional restaurant chains in the united statesfast food chains of the united statesfast food mexican restaurantsfast food franchisesfast casual restaurants2000 establishments in georgia u.s. state hidden categories articles lacking reliable references from march 2015all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles containing potentially dated statements from april 2014all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 november 2015 at 19 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view