As if the Americanization and coopting of the burrito as a cheap and easy fast food product hadn't already been fully accomplished by the likes of Taco Bell, Chipotle, and those sketchy frozen bundles of processed food you find in the freezer section of bodegas in every city, the appearance of the Burrito Box, the "world's first burrito kiosk," in a West Hollywood gas station is surely the logical conclusion of the fast-food burrito.

The Burrito Box, a touchscreen vending machine that serves up hot burritos on demand, looks a lot like a Red Box for burritos. It's the perfect blend of high-tech kitsch with low-brow food for the burrito consumer who doesn't care much about nutrition, taste, or authenticity, but does hate the arduous process of walking into a fast food restaurant or nuking a frozen burrito himself.

The first of what undoubtedly will be many bright orange Burrito Box self-serve vending machines took up residence at a Mobile gas station at 8380 Santa Monica Blvd., in Los Angeles, with a second Burrito Box headed to a Century City, L.A. inside the new 76 gas station on Jan. 18.

Adventure journalism site Vice was one of the first outfits to rush to the Burrito Box site to intrepidly try out one of the first vending-machine burritos. According to their hands-on(-burrito) account, the big orange machine features a big touchscreen that offers five burritos options -- only two that are not of the dreaded "breakfast burrito" variety: Roasted Potato with Egg and Cheese, Chorizo Sausage with Egg and Cheese, Uncured Bacon (with, you guessed it, Egg and Cheese), a "Free Range" Chicken with Bean and Rice, and a Shredded Beef and Cheese burrito. The Burrito Box website touts its burritos 100 percent all natural, and hormone and anti-biotic free. The eggs purportedly come from cage-free hens, too.

After clicking on your chosen burrito ($3.00 plus tax each) the next screen shows nutrition facts -- for the doubly masochistic burrito buyer, no doubt. Following that, you get a choice of guacamole, sour cream, and/or hot sauce (Tabasco) on the side for an extra charge, ranging from $0.50 to $0.75 each. A payment screen then pops up -- which requires a credit or debit card (only) to charge.

After paying, a "Thank You" screen appears and plays a music video "featuring an unnamed pop star," according to the Vice burrito guinea pig/journalist. That's because the machine needs about 60 seconds to heat up the burrito. When the burrito is ready, it's dropped at the bottom of the machine along with your sides.

According to the Los Angeles Times, who interviewed the owner of the Mobile station, the Burrito Box hasn't been an enormous hit, but it hasn't been collecting dust either. "Not a lot of people, but quite a few people use it," said owner Kasey Kashani.

It's hard to mess up a burrito, but a Red Box for burritos seems like a last resort. What do you think? Would you eat a burrito prepared by a high-tech vending machine? Let us know in the comments.

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