FREEBIRDS World Burrito to Open in Marina del Rey

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FREEBIRDS World Burrito, known for offering "way more choices" to custom-build rockin' burritos, salads, nachos, tacos and more, announced today it will open its third California location at the Shoppes at Marina del Rey and partner with two of Los Angeles County's deserving charities Surfrider Foundation and Chrysalis, as the company opens its new restaurant at 4025 Del Rey Avenue, in Marina del Rey, California on Friday, May 20th, 2011.

In the days leading up to the opening of the new Marina del Rey restaurant, FREEBIRDS and its charitable arm, FREEBIRDS World Works with its mission to inspire team members and guests to give back to the community, will conduct the following pre-opening events that are open to the public:

- Wednesday, May 18th, 2011: FREEBIRDS will partner with Surfrider Foundation from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and again at 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  The first 300 guests during each time slot will enjoy complimentary food and drinks in exchange for a $5 donation to the Surfrider Foundation.

- Thursday, May 19th, 2011: FREEBIRDS will partner with Chrysalis from 11:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. The first 300 guests will enjoy complimentary food and drinks in exchange for a $5 donation to the Chrysalis organization supporting low income individuals and homelessness.

FREEBIRDS is about awesome burritos and freedom of choice.   As guests join the queue, they are partnered with a team member, known as a "Roller," who helps them choose from four sizes of burrito made from four possible flavors of tortilla then hand-rolled with the guest's personal selection from more than forty freshly prepared ingredients including grass fed beef, hormone-free chicken, or all natural pork carnitas topped with hand-cut veggies and hot peppers plus house made salsas, queso and guacamole to create their perfect burrito.  Burritos range in size from the generously-sized Hybird starting at $5.29 to the legendary Super Monster which can weigh-in at seven pounds. 

Each FREEBIRDS restaurant features the concept's signature Statue of Liberty – affectionately known as 'Libby' – riding a custom-built motorcycle while breaking through the Freedom Wall. Libby was designed to serve as a reminder that each of us can break through walls and truly change the world.  The restaurant has a free-spirited ambience with a rockin' soundtrack, reminiscent of a late-'60s rock 'n' roll roadhouse. 

FREEBIRDS longtime restaurant veteran from Arlington Texas, Tree Jackson, now a resident of Marina del Rey, will manage the new FREEBIRDS restaurant which will employ approximately 75 team members from the local community.  The new FREEBIRDS restaurant is located at The Shoppes at Marina Del Rey, 4025 Del Rey Avenue, Marina del Rey, CA 90292.  The restaurant can be reached directly at 310.306.9600.  Hours are Sunday through Wednesday 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.  FREEBIRDS offers online ordering and full service catering (feeding 10 – 10,000). For more information or to place an online order, visit www.freebirds.com  

Concept owner, Tavistock Restaurants, LLC, currently operates 47 FREEBIRDS restaurants.  44 FREEBIRDS World Burritos are in Texas and Oklahoma and three in California. 

ABOUT FREEBIRDS WORLD WORKS 

FREEBIRDS World Burritos mission is to feed your belly and your soul.  To help achieve this mission, FREEBIRDS World Works was created as the charitable arm of the popular restaurant chain with a mission is to give back to the community by inspiring staff and guests to get involved and create a movement of giving.  Every FREEBIRDS World Burrito location is partnered with two charities to help create awareness, act as a volunteer resource and become ambassadors of their designated non-profit partners.  

ABOUT SURFRIDER FOUNDATION  www.surfriderwlam.org

Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education. The West LA/Malibu Chapter represents 31 miles of coastline from Ballona Creek to LA county line and inland to the Valley and Downtown.

ABOUT CHRYSALIS www.changelives.org

Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment.  Since 1984, Chrysalis has assisted over 35,000 individuals, providing them with a hand-up, rather than a hand-out at three centers located where pockets of poverty are most pervasive: Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and the San Fernando Valley.

SOURCE FREEBIRDS World Burrito

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