I do admire how if you get lettuce on a burrito you are committing to eating it all in one sitting because there's no way that you can enjoy at a later date
― Toof Seteltha (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:10 (eight years ago) link
say at your arraignment or jury trial
― Toof Seteltha (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:12 (eight years ago) link
i'll never understand why chipotle is always prone to angry foodie policing or whatever it is, people like(d) it but no one talks about it like it isn't just a half a step above fast food. it's cheap and massive and quick and easy and it tastes good enough for me to occasionally have cravings for it. an $8 burrito is enough to keep me fed for a day and actually satisfied.
i wish the situation was different but i don't have the money or usually the time to partake in the authenticish mexican restaurants that have survived late capitalism. or the food trucks that close down before i get home from work. in the meantime i will continue to be enthusiastic over my delicious mass produced garbage pouch, at least once they go back to cooking their steak the appropriate number of times
― qualx, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:26 (eight years ago) link
im not angry, im concerned for man alive's health
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:28 (eight years ago) link
There are not dozens of solid burrito places in NYC though, at least not in my part of midtown.
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Monday, March 21, 2016 11:14 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
dunno where you're at but oxido is pretty good as like an almost literal chipotle rip off
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:40 (eight years ago) link
it tastes bland af
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:54 (eight years ago) link
i wish the situation was different but i don't have the money or usually the time to partake in the authenticish mexican restaurants that have survived late capitalism.
taquerias are not expensive
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:55 (eight years ago) link
does chipoltle forego lard? maybe that's their problem.
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:56 (eight years ago) link
they do bc lard is from animals and they are now a raw vegan burrito place thanks to me
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 04:59 (eight years ago) link
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:28 AM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it turns out i'm talking about brimstead
― qualx, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 05:04 (eight years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:40 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark
better than dos toros?
― 龜, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 11:09 (eight years ago) link
my boss reps dos toros but when i tried to go there was a line of startup dudes out the door. so i went to "desi shack," the kati roll fast casual place next door, which looked, felt and tasted exactly like a nyu business student's undergrad thesis.
so that's another non chipotle option for custom constructed food cylinders
― adam, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 11:16 (eight years ago) link
i hope chipotle goes out of business
― 龜, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 11:22 (eight years ago) link
according to their store locator there are now 19 chipotles within a one mile radius of my office, that is a lot of chipotles!
― adam, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 11:28 (eight years ago) link
interesting i thought desi shack would have been more than a kati roll clone (there's already a kati roll clone right across the street from the original kati roll!)
― 龜, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 11:31 (eight years ago) link
thelewala (the clone) is superior to kati roll co imo, improved chaat
― adam, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 11:47 (eight years ago) link
Wasn't there a conspiracy theory that Chipotle was the victim of sabotage at the hands of pro-GMO bio-terrorists?
http://www.snopes.com/chipotle-gmo-bioterror/
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 13:19 (eight years ago) link
^^
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 13:26 (eight years ago) link
Why not just get like a wrap from Subway, which is basically a burrito.
― Horse Throat (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 13:34 (eight years ago) link
idk, I'm actually a little disappointed -- they're never my first choice when there are options around, but it's really good to have a Chipotle in a pinch, like I was really happy to see it last time I was in an airport, and it stays open late near my office when I'm working late and most good options are closed.
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Monday, March 21, 2016 9:57 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Sort of what Starbucks is to coffee imo -- not amazing but raised the game for areas that didn't have much to offer before.
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Monday, March 21, 2016 9:58 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
agreed
― marcos, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 13:57 (eight years ago) link
people act like there aren't shitty taquerias! there are tons of shitty taquerias. at least in places where there are lots of taquerias.
there is a place around these parts that basically took the chipotle model wholesale and applies it to falafel. you can get a sandwich (pita) or a bowl. pick yer sauce, pick yer toppings, pick your slick shiny decor. very smart business plan, actually, as it's bringing the college kids in droves.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:04 (eight years ago) link
what's it called?
those have been around for some time eg maoz vegetarian
― marcos, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:07 (eight years ago) link
amsterdam falafel is another one, they have locations in dc, va, ma
― marcos, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:08 (eight years ago) link
http://nafnafgrill.com
they have a few locations in the midwest.
i believe it's run by an israeli arab guy who has lived in the US for a while... he got a huge influx of cash from some venture capital firm that specializes in fast-casual food (!).
― wizzz! (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:09 (eight years ago) link
Naf Naf and Roti Mediterranean are the two in Chicago in that mold. I like them all.
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:10 (eight years ago) link
they seem to be concentrating largely on exurbs where there are significant middle-eastern communities, and college towns. but there's also one in downtown chicago.
tbh they do it pretty well. good ingredients, good pita, decent falafel. the only problem -- and this is likely not a "problem" at all for hungry college students -- is that they put way too much stuff in each sandwich/bowl. it's overstuffed and a little overwhelming. but i find the same to be true of chipotle burritos, so it's by design, surely.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:12 (eight years ago) link
i am a pro-gmo bio terrorist and eat my chipotle burrito really smugly
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:13 (eight years ago) link
maoz & amsterdam falafel are self-serve toppings which is cool. they give you the pita and the falafel and you pick what you want from the toppings bar
― marcos, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:13 (eight years ago) link
i find the idea that these places are "healthy" a bit amusing. sure, nothing is deep-fried or smothered in chemicals, but one of those sandwiches is probably like 1,500 calories.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
xposts
i'm plenty happy if it means that more people grow accustomed to middle eastern food. a lot of chinese students here seem to have really taken to naf naf, which is interesting. i can't imagine there are a ton of middle eastern restaurants in china (outside of maybe beijing and shanghai)--but i could be wrong.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:15 (eight years ago) link
i've seen gyro/shwarma food carts in shanghai and elsewhere - not very popular, but keep in mind that there is influence coming from the western part of China where there's a big Chinese Muslim population
― 龜, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:31 (eight years ago) link
chinese muslim noodle places were some of my favorite places to go when i lived there, would love to see something like that catch on here in the US
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 14:41 (eight years ago) link
im not angry, im concerned for man alive's health― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:28 AM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkit turns out i'm talking about brimstead― qualx, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:04 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's all good
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 17:38 (eight years ago) link
There's a spec-your-own Indian place near me that gets good business. They've also have a self-serve condiment bar. Not bad though reeking of make-it-safe-for-whitey. Thought it was a chain but I don't see any other locations on their web site.
http://www.calichutney.com/
― nickn, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 18:59 (eight years ago) link
indian is a tough cuisine to pull off as make-your-own and/or fast-casual.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 19:01 (eight years ago) link
There's an Indian fast-casual wrap place in the Loop that I should try someday. I don't know how you keep a naan?/tortilla? tube filled with saag paneer out of your lap but it sounds potentially promising.
― Horse Throat (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 19:31 (eight years ago) link
Their main offering is "naan tacos" and "roti burritos" but also do plates. They bake the wraps there and always keep a fresh-baked supply handy. It's more of a grilled meat stuffing (tandori chicken, etc) than paneer type thing.
― nickn, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 19:34 (eight years ago) link
my neighborhood is overrun with various kinds of would-be chain fast casual chipotle model places. Bunch of different middle-eastern/turkish/greek variations on it, falafel joints with the maoz system, chop't and similar salad places, "piada" restaurants (not really sure what this is and never been to one, but I think it's a chipotle model), kati roll, etc.
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 19:36 (eight years ago) link
kind of depresses me the lunch indian restaurant aesthetic is this buffet of not-so-great food, even at the places that are good
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 19:54 (eight years ago) link
amsterdam falafelshop is great theres one near my house. it's next to the chipotle
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 20:05 (eight years ago) link
they have very good falafel imo
― marcos, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 20:07 (eight years ago) link
the local taquerias are almost all better than chipotle even the mediocre ones, and the price is about the same
the thing i always couldn't stand about chipotle was they keep their cold ingredients so chilled that your burrito ends up cold inside instead of warm just from the small amount of pico de gallo they throw in there. also they tend to not fill/wrap them well so you get a giant lump that's too wide to eat without spillage instead of a tight cylinder
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
but i realize i'm also biased since i had access to this stuff before chipotle moved in, other parts of the country people had practically never seen a burrito before so chipotle must have been a revelation
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/D5OqkXq.png
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 22 March 2016 23:13 (eight years ago) link
http://www.littlecurryshop.comAll u need in CO
― wishy washy hippy variety hour (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 03:48 (eight years ago) link
Fuckin' chorizo GONEFuckin' bullshit queso IN
Chipotle sucks.
― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 08:46 (six years ago) link
chipotle queso is garbage
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:41 (six years ago) link
yup
― mh, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 23:24 (six years ago) link
chipotle really does suck, it went downhill after the outbreaks and never came back
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 25 October 2017 02:31 (six years ago) link