Backcountry Gourmet

1101 Main St, Durango
(970) 317-8263

Recent Reviews

mary Quinn

Super bummed about the experience and food. My order was a quinoa salad with pork belly and a side of fries. I got a plate of fries with pork belly and no salad. The wait had already had been 25 mins… I asked for my salad and was met with attitude and denial I ordered it. He did make the salad very quickly but charged me more. I got the salad and the cheese was wrong and majority of the lettuce was old. It tasted like fish ?. Disappointed because I know they are busy but I was polite and kept the same pork belly and fries. I heard an employee say ‘ I hate people’. Which honestly, working in the service industry— same. I just wanted my order that I paid for and did pay the extra amount and waited. I didn’t go back to return my salad because 1. I knew they were having a bad day and 2. I knew I would be met with anger. Disappointing experience and no customer should be scared to go back when half the lettuce is rotting. I didn’t end up eating any of it.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Sandra L.

Yesterday was my first time eating there. The breakfast burrito was excellent...definitely could have shared with my daughter. She saw reviews on Tik Toc so we decided we needed to give it a try. I promise you the next time I visit this food truck I will give the server a little something to think about. He was VERY RUDE and condescending. If you don't like dealing with people then get out of this industry.

Christine B.

The best breakfast burritos I've ever had. Whenever I'm in Durango I come here for breakfast & always order the Spinach breakfast burrito but my friends have tried the others & raves about them just the same.

Sean McMurray

Wife had a bacon breakfast burrito and said it wad the best breakfast burrito she ever had. Guys were super friendly that were working there too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Reven Rehe

Had two sliders. Both flavorful and done well but the bun? They need to rethink a stodgy dough ball that felt basically raw. Good flavorsserved on sticky pulp.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Naomi M.

A few things to consider if you're coming for breakfast. Get there very early to expect to get your order in. If you can get one, the pork belly breakfast burrito is perfection. With large pieces of pork, cheese, hash brown and egg. However if you come within the last 45-30 minutes before the close for lunch, they will turn you away and they won't take your order, or give you an astronomical wait time to discourage you. A pro is that all their breakfast burritos are made to order, but a con is that they make the burritos to order and sometimes I wish they would prep better and rotate premade back stock.

Kranthi Medikonda

Tried there fries and veg sliders. I know French fries are a bit oily in general but when I went they didn’t drain the oil at all. I couldn’t eat them. Vibe of the whole place with multiple trucks is good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

John S.

August 27, 2023. Sunday. Breakfast.Appearances are deceptive. This food truck, at the back of 11th Street Station, is small and hidden by an old Conoco truck. My wife and I ventured here because of all the great breakfast burrito reviews on Yelp. We love finding spots that are possibly better than homemade. The cashier accommodated us, because they were about 30 minutes from stopping burrito sales. I ordered a bacon breakfast burrito ($12) with cheddar cheese, bacon, chipotle sour cream, hashbrowns, eggs and green chile. My wife ordered the pork belly breakfast burrito ($12) with pork belly, hashbrowns, pepperjack cheese, eggs, chipotle sour cream and green chile. Our burritos were ready in 20 minutes and our green buzzer vibrated. These were very large burritos. They toasted the tortilla on the outside, a nice touch. Green chile had absolutely no heat and the burrito could have used more bacon. Other than that, no complaints for size and taste. The chipotle sour cream went perfectly with the other ingredients. All the ingredients were fresh and the eggs were real, not powdered. My wife enjoyed hers and definitely said it was one of the best breakfast burritos she's ever had. Hit this spot up for a filling, top notch burrito. We had excellent service and left full.

Jon Palmer

An absolute can't miss when in Durango!!! We went with the Bacon burrito and it did not disappoint!! Fresh ingredients and cooked to perfection. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maegan Martin

This place was amazing! Best breakfast burritos ever.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kennedy McManus

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!From the quality of the sliders, you can see why “gourmet” is in the name! The staff was also very friendly and welcoming! Definitely made it on my list of memories from my Durango trip!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Filet Mignon Slider

Michelle Hanson

Their Filet mignon sliders and truffle fries are great but I went there for the first time for breakfast. BEST BREAKFAST BURRITOS EVER!!! Bacon, green chilies...yum!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caramelized Onions

Penelope A.

We decided to venture downtown to try out the establishments based on reviews. I was delighted to find the food trucks surrounding the watering hole! There was live entertainment, drinks, and the ambiance was great for an outdoor evening! I really was enjoyed the sliders and the fries that we had. I also ordered a margarita pizza from one of the trucks. Lets start with the sliders and fries..​BBQ BACON CHEESEBURGER SLIDER ($6)Grass Fed Beef/Cheddar Cheese/Bacon/Onion Ring/Tangy BBQ Sauce/Chipotle Ranch/Lettuce/Tomato. This is a delicious slider that we shared! Had a great flavor with a nice hot bun. Everything melted in my mouth .., great combination. FILET MIGNON SLIDER ($7)Blue Cheese Crumbles/Spinach/Roasted Garlic Aioli/Caramelized Onion Now this was worth the wait! I loved the flavor with each bite. The bun had a different texture from the bbq slider but it was still great. Now the truffle fries!!!this was a huge portion and I enjoyed the crispness and the freshness of our service! Now for the pizza..this was a disappointment..I felt the pizza dough was not cooked because there were parts where it was still doughy. Maybe a couple more minutes in the oven would have been better. Overall great place to sit down relax and listen to the live entertainment. I would definitely venture back downtown for the sliders and truffle fries in the future.

Laura Rodriguez

Excellent sliders! And French fries hot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Blue Cheese Crumbles

Ashley Vick

Try every single slider! Every one is amazing! We caught this on vacation out west, and I am genuinely wanting to go back just for these sliders. Garlic fries were excellent as well. But the sliders....just wow! Pork belly was my favorite. But every one is wonderful!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake Slider

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