Chipotle sucks.

the problem is the ingredients are so compartmentalized. i take one bite, all rice. another bite, all beans. another bite, all meat. might as well wrap each ingredient seperately

^tb

that's why i only eat the burrito bowls at chipotle

some coworkers took me there once and the line was super long and the food was whipped out in like 15 seconds and there was too much sour cream and flavorless salsa and it was just a lot of mass produced yuckiness. McD's owning it makes total sense. and yes I live in a latino neighborhood lovingly referred to by the locals as "upper west hipland" and heavily populated with roach coaches that are 9,000x tastier and better for you than this glop.

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guys can we at least agree none of these various burrito establishments are all that good and that they tend to lead to other taco mistakes

Qdoba is like an MBA grad's idea of ripping off Chipotle in red-state areas, doing something with more familiar beige colors and Fleetwood Mac on the sound system instead of steel and Orchestra Baobab. They do have pesto, though, and mole, so that's a little something, but they're much more of a traditional, unimaginative fast-food joint. (And do any off the non-Chipotle places offer organically raised meats?)

McDonald's sold their share of it years ago.

I'm guessing the companies that distribute meat to the taquerias are no more appealing than Chipotle is as a company in the food industry.

I had Burritoville recently and it was Not Good -- I mean, edible but srsly not a burrito I'd go out of my way for. Will try once more, maybe, but when there's Taco Santana in Wburg and LA Taqueria in the Slope I don't know why you'd get yr fix anywhere else?

as far as i know mcdonald's no longer owns it. in fact, i don't think it was ever an "ownership" as much as a partnership.

but in any case i heard maybe a year or two ago that chipotle was successful enough that they were able to break ties with mickey d's.

oh okay, wikipedia sez:

In the past, McDonald's Corporation owned a majority interest in Chipotle. McDonald's has since sold their entire stake in Chipotle; full divestment was completed in October of 2006.

Will try once more, maybe, but when there's Taco Santana in Wburg and LA Taqueria in the Slope I don't know why you'd get yr fix anywhere else?

-- Laurel, Monday, March 31, 2008 3:19 PM (12 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE IN NYC

The online ordering is bullshit. Tried it twice for family meals, neither time had they noticed the order at the store when I called to confirm (bullshit in the first place) and the second time they hadn't even bothered to make it by the time I got there.

in any case, i like chipotle. it's fairly inexpensive, the food generally tastes pretty fresh, and it's by far the best fast food place for a good, solid vegetarian option.

There's no Burritoville anywhere else, though, is there? I guess I was swinging a wide cat, there, but I was mostly badmouthing Bville for cutty's benefit.

never heard of burritoville. i wasn't a fan of qdoba and i thought california tortilla was pretty gross.

if you are asking for sour cream on your burrito you deserve to hate your life

california tortilla has okay tacos for fast food

xp No, that's okay, I'll just take it on the side.

Taco Cabana is okay, kinda halfway in between Bueno and Chipotle/Qdoba

since clemente has testified to the veggie options I will now state for the record that barbacoa is king

I think Chipotle's an encouraging phenomenon, as reflected in mizzell's passage, and it's among the better greasy fast food options, but I can't deny that my limited experience hasn't been nasty-free.

I don't go to B'ville for mexican food, I go for merkin-style burritos. my local offers actual corn tortillas for the merkin-style tacos, tho.

tacos tom, I had tacos.

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yeah laurel eat one burrito and slander such a wonderful chain

do some more research

tacos > burritos

the barbacoa sucks ass, the chicken is usually overpowered by onions, steak is good if rare enough

I haven't tried the carnitas, as I don't dig pork.

I pity the fool

barbacoa + red chili salsa = awesome

i dont really order burritos at all any more ... two tacos is enough, and cheaper. i usually get two chile rellenos if i'm at pasadita, or steak if im at picante, and anywhere else i buy a torta

deej OTM, tortas ftw

all day i've been trying to decide if i'm having tacos (3) or a torta for dinner.

two tacos is enough, and cheaper

Me too

i made some tortas yesterday.so good

PS LAUREL:

http://nyc.everyblock.com/restaurant-inspections/by-date/2008/2/23/825117/

oh, i've seen that. doesn't bother me. the food is too good.

milaneza tortas <3

omg foodie lauren shows up

Those citations don't seem like the gross kind, really? I mean, how many times a day are you supposed to wash your utensils, when they sit in the pot of beans at a near-boil? And so delicious.

My problem with the Burritoville product was with general stuff like really starchy, tasteless rice, not specifically my variety of burrito. But I'll try again, sometime when it's less inconvenient.

SIGNS not posted? I'm hardly going to stop eating somewhere because their "International sign for choking" poster is missing.

hi cutty.

uh, PERSONAL CLEANLINESS INADEQUATE

and it says no utensil.. they were using their hands to scoop the beans out the pot

u do the maths

i wonder how taco places in mexico would do if inspected by nyc heath dept.

really starchy = short-grain, brown, i.e. healthy, even moreso w/ wheat tortilla. beans stewed in beer don't appeal to laurel?

my only problem is light on the acid, but that's easily solved w/ xtra pico de gallo and/or lemon (i reserve for beef)

Tacos made by white people "less skanky," say Williamsburg indierockers

Actually they have a spoon for the beans, but I've seen her use her hands to scoop up the servings of lettuce, tomato, and lime wedges that garnish the platters. I suppose it would be okay if she had plastic gloves on and changed them after every serving? But oh well.

Chipotle is finally coming to Des Moines. I am preparing to find housing closer to its proposed site.

This is all.

chipotle is good; i have burrito places i like better but if chipotle is my only option i'm perfectly okay with it. i appreciate that they keep it simple and don't try to trick it out baja fresh style.

I might just be a total slut for Mexican food, but given the choice of Chipotle, Baja Fresh, Qdoba, and any of the small local places, I'm good with all of the above (and probably go to each roughly once a month). I like Chipotle's burritos because they have that corn salsa and you can go heavy on cheese/guacamole, but the burritos are pretty much the only thing I like there and they're a little limited. If I want a quesadilla I'll go to Qdoba. And if I want to pig out and get a side of chips and a bunch of extra sauces & peppers I'll go to Baja Fresh. California Tortilla is kinda nice for the novelty of their different flavors, but I don't like them enough to go there unless someone else wants to. And of course there are pros and cons to local places but like Tombot said it's pointless to explain what those are on a message board full of people who mostly live far far away.

Cannot condone this place. Get something 94x better at 1/3 the price at a good taqueria. And even better, you don't have to go inside a Chipotle.

^^for realz

agreed, i love my neighborhood taqueria.