Popular Freebirds burrito chain opens soon in Green Hills

Want free burritos for an entire year? Get ready to wait in line at Nashville’s new Freebirds World Burrito.

The 31-year-old fast-casual restaurant chain known for its massive burritos is set to open March 27 at 3800 Hillsboro Pike. The first Tennessee outpost of the Austin-based chain opened last year in Murfreesboro.

To celebrate the grand opening, Freebirds is giving away free burritos for a year to the first 25 customers in line. (See here for more information)

Freebirds’ menu includes customizable burritos, tacos, nachos, quesadillas, bowls and salads. The restaurant has dozens of topping options, including different kinds of beans, Spanish rice or cilantro rice, cheeses, nine sauces, guacamole, queso and a variety of vegetables.

The Nashville restaurant will also offer a new breakfast menu from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with grab-and-go and made-to-order burritos, coffee and agua frescas.

Other features of the Nashville restaurant will include: “Birdside" pick-up so customers can order and pay for their meal ahead of time, then park in the curbside delivery parking spots and have the food delivered to their car; delivery service starting March 27; bright wall art and murals by artist Lynn Wilkerson; and a playlist featuring Nashville musicians.

You can get a taste of Freebirds at several pre-opening events planned for March 23-25. A minimum $5 donation will benefit Nashville organizations, including Muscular Dystrophy Association of Nashville and Hands on Nashville.

Those events will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 23 and March 24; and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 25.

After the grand opening the restaurant’s regular hours will be open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Reach Lizzy Alfs at lalfs@tennessean.com or 615-726-5948 and on Twitter @lizzyalfs.

