Post your go to Chipotle meal

[J Shuttlesworth]

When cutting:

Double steak bowl
Brown Rice
Black Beans
3 scoops hot salsa
Lettuce

Bulking:

Same, but in burrito form :bowdown:

[Bless Mathews]

Chipotle is for white people that like bland fake Mexican food.

[KyleKong]

Chipotle is for white people that like bland fake Mexican food.

So good food.

[Cactus-Sack]

http://www.eatmedaily.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/south-park-billy-mays-chipotlaway.jpg

[J Shuttlesworth]

Chipotle is for white people that like bland fake Mexican food.
I'm not white, but there are tons of better options for burritos around here. I eat at Chipotle because it's much better nutritionally than your average taco shop. You can get far more protein/fiber from there than most other fast food places.

[bballnoob1192]

I'm not white, but there are tons of better options for burritos around here. I eat at Chipotle because it's much better nutritionally than your average taco shop. You can get far more protein/fiber from there than most other fast food places.
dude the amount of salt they use at chipotle is not healthy for you at all.

[J Shuttlesworth]

dude the amount of salt they use at chipotle is not healthy for you at all.
It's about half your daily value, depending on what you get. That's not even that bad unless you're eating other salty stuff throughout the day.

[GimmeThat]

they should offer Taco Salads


just saying

[Nick Young]

Chipotle is for white people that like bland fake Mexican food.
dawg, chipotle is for all colours of people who want californian style mexican food and don't want to chug down 4 cups of grease with their meal, which they'd have to do if they were eating 'authentic Mexican food'

[Smoke117]

Chipotle is for white people that like bland fake Mexican food.

Yawn...i'm half mexican/half whetto...been eating mexican food all my life and you know what? I dig a Chipotle burrito and so do a lot of my solely mexican friends. Considering we live in orange county a mere 3 or so hours from the border, I think we might know a bit about mexican cuisine. Saying Chipotle is for white people who like bland food is just ignorant. Nobody goes their expecting there abuelita to be in the kitchen cooking some chile verde you idiot.

[PHX_Phan]

Burrito bowl with tortilla on the side
Carnitas
Cilantro Lime Rice
Pinto Beans
Hottest sauce
Lettuce
Cheese

Then I douse that shit with green tobasco.

[Timmy D for MVP]

Ahhh the Gringorito shop.

I was more a Qdoba guy.

Now it triggers my IBS something fierce so... nothing.

[SuperPippen]

Chipotle is for white people that like bland fake Mexican food.

Bullshit

I'm fully Mexican, have eaten home cooked authentic Mexican food made by my non-English speaking mother for the vast majority of my life's meals..... and Chipotle has my endorsement.

It may not be the most authentic representation of Mexican food, but it's still damn tasty grub, and I give them big ups for being probably the only fast food joint that actually uses all-natural ingredients. Only gripe is that they use too much salt.

I'd much rather eat at Chipotle than consume the toxic diarrhea meat they serve at a place like Taco Bell, that's for sure.

Anyway:

Double Chicken (their chicken is by far the best meat option on their menu)
Brown Rice
Black Beans
Pico de Gallo
Lettuce
Corn
Cheese

[MJ(Mean John)]

Double Steak Queserito
Little White Rice
Pinto beans
Extra grilled veggies
Sour cream
Pico de gallo
Green salsa

[Timmy D for MVP]

You don't have to defend yourself.

Chipotle and it's ilk are a completely separate entity from authentic. That's why I call them gringorito joints. (Hopefully that is not an already established Spanish word/term and I can claim it).

You have three choices for Mexican food: drive a bit to Chipotle and get a nice gringorito, drive a bit to your favorite taqueria or taco truck (depending on personal taste) and get some authentic stuff, or drive to Taco Bell and proceed to die (I can dig Dell Taco though).

My buddies and I tried to do a burrito day once. I forgot who's dumb ass idea it was, but the plan was to eat a burrito from our favorite local taqueria for a meal, then Dell Taco, then Chipotle. Thank god we choose the taqueria first because their burritos are massive and that shit sat so heavy in our stomachs we bailed on the plan. I would not be here today if either of the other establishments were closer to our houses. Or I would just have a good vomit story. Either way. Bullet dodged.

[Nick Young]

You have three choices for Mexican food: drive a bit to Chipotle and get a nice gringorito, which is basically like a burrito not slathered in grease and lard, drive a bit to your favorite taqueria or taco truck (depending on personal taste) and get some authentic diarrhea, or drive to Taco Bell and proceed to die (I can dig Dell Taco though).

FYP bro:cheers:

Authentic Mexican food is some of the blandest food out there. Apart from spicy chile, most of the meals found in authentic mexican cuisine are unspiced beans and rice and an overdose of melted cow lard. Tamales are bland. Authentic mexican food is one of the blandest cuisines out there, thank god that we as Americans have recognized this room for improvement and made the appropriate changes by adding spices and flavor and subtracting the grease and lard.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Can't stand the Mexicans who say Chipotle is shit and not authentic and not bland blah blah.

Real shit, chipotle is BOMB. It's the same ****en ingredients man, it's not not drenched in fat and oil. The ONLY thing that isn't bomb is the chipotle.
But the steak? WTF? Awesome. Toritlla is a tortilla, beans and rice are good.

Mexican ppl just hating.

I mean, some, NOT ALL, Mexican joints serve you some bomb ass food but you taste the grease and fat in very bite.

Chipotle isn't as greasy. It's a huge portion too.

I'm Latino, and of course I enjoy the hole in wall joints but Chipotle is BOMB. Especially how awesome their veggies taste. (Grilled, pico dr gallo, etc.) you can taste quality. Vs. Mexican joints, the tomato and onion and vegetable stuff doesn't seem fresh.

[Nick Young]

^^^ real talk

The only thing Mexican food has going for it is drowning shit in grease and lard, and that is not a good thing.

Anything that isn't drowned in grease and lard is a bland unspiced rice and beans dish.

There are some nice mexican chile dishes that aren't cups of boiling lard and grease, and have flavor, but these are hard to find.

Chipotle is how Mexican food SHOULD BE. You're welcome, Mexico:cheers:

[SuperPippen]

^^^ real talk

The only thing Mexican food has going for it is drowning shit in grease and lard, and that is not a good thing.

Anything that isn't drowned in grease and lard is a bland unspiced rice and beans dish.

There are some nice mexican chile dishes that aren't cups of boiling lard and grease, and have flavor, but these are hard to find.

Chipotle is how Mexican food SHOULD BE. You're welcome, Mexico:cheers:

Woah there, now.

I know that you're a neurotic troll, but everyone knows that Mexican cuisine is some of the most delicious stuff ever. If it wasn't, white people wouldn't love it so much and try to imitate it so frequently.

Real talk, most every white person I know likes Chipotle well enough, but there's this taqueria a few blocks from where I live - which is a predominantly white area - and all of my white friends are obsessed with it. It's one of our primary chill-spots, and serves bomb-ass authentic Mexican dishes like enchiladas, flautas, chile rellenos, as well your typical burritos and tacos. Seriously, white people can't get enough of it.

[ALBballer]

You don't have to defend yourself.

Chipotle and it's ilk are a completely separate entity from authentic. That's why I call them gringorito joints. (Hopefully that is not an already established Spanish word/term and I can claim it).

You have three choices for Mexican food: drive a bit to Chipotle and get a nice gringorito, drive a bit to your favorite taqueria or taco truck (depending on personal taste) and get some authentic stuff, or drive to Taco Bell and proceed to die (I can dig Dell Taco though).

My buddies and I tried to do a burrito day once. I forgot who's dumb ass idea it was, but the plan was to eat a burrito from our favorite local taqueria for a meal, then Dell Taco, then Chipotle. Thank god we choose the taqueria first because their burritos are massive and that shit sat so heavy in our stomachs we bailed on the plan. I would not be here today if either of the other establishments were closer to our houses. Or I would just have a good vomit story. Either way. Bullet dodged.

Oh look here, we have the cultured hipster that only eats "authentic" variations of the ethnic foods and does not succumb to the bland corporate versions. You are so cool bro.

But you should check up on your facts because "burritos" is not really "authentic" mexican food. It is mainly served in the Northern parts of Mexico and its origins might even be in California. Not to mention mexico is a country of over 100 million that encompasses different types of people and cultures. There is no authentic one size fits all Mexican food. Same thing with Chinese food. But you cultured hipsters are so ****ing dense to realize that and like to brag about eating in some hole in the wall.

Chipotle is the best fast food option out there. Not sure where the hate comes from.

[bagelred]

Burrito Bowl
Soft Taco Shells on The Side
White Rice
Black Beans
Peppers/Onions
Meat (Chicken, Steak, Barbacoa...depends on mood)
Tomatoes
Drop of Medium Salsa
Sour Cream
Cheese
Lettuce
Chocolate Sauce
Whipped Cream

[christian1923]

Bowl
Brown rice
Black beans
Chicken
Mild sauce
Hot sauce
Lettuce

BTW authentic Mexican food is absolutely disgusting

[knickballer]

Woah there, now.

I know that you're a neurotic troll, but everyone knows that Mexican cuisine is some of the most delicious stuff ever. If it wasn't, white people wouldn't love it so much and try to imitate it so frequently.

Real talk, most every white person I know likes Chipotle well enough, but there's this taqueria a few blocks from where I live - which is a predominantly white area - and all of my white friends are obsessed with it. It's one of our primary chill-spots, and serves bomb-ass authentic Mexican dishes like enchiladas, flautas, chile rellenos, as well your typical burritos and tacos. Seriously, white people can't get enough of it.

Probably because it's loaded with carbs, sodium and fat which makes it more tasty. There's a reason why Mexico is the most obese country in the world although that may be more of a result of shitty processed US foods entering the Mexican market.

[bagelred]

Chocolate sauce? Whipped cream?

:wtf:

Just seeing if paying attention...:cheers:

[EnoughSaid]

BURRITO BOWL

You HAVE to put the tortilla on the bottom of it, makes for a pillow sort of.
Rice, extra rice (white)
Black beans
Onions and peppers
Chicken
Tomato salsa
Medium salsa
Corn
Sour Cream
Cheese
Lettuce

Usually pick up a couple of lemons and squeeze some fresh lemon juice onto the food. :cheers:

[boozehound]

Havent been to one in a good 4 years? I always preferred Pancheros, since they press and cook the tortilla on the spot. My order is pretty much the same at all these types of places.

Burrito, no rice, extra black beans, various meat (depending on the mood, mostly pork), cheese, cilantro, salsa verde (or the corn salsa or whateber, but generally not pico). Then I smother it in further hot sauce

[Godzuki]

i've tried a lot of these joints from mexican to El Salvadorian...like my 2nd favorite ethnic style foods.

Taco Bell - i really think nothing beats their tacos. i never like other place tacos for some reason, taste a bit too much home made where its hard to explain. havent had in awhile, and can't beat theri value even if most of their stuff is very sub par. haven't eaten in a long time tho but when i get tacos from trucks or other places i feel like taco bells are better even with their 'mystery meat'. like the standard for taco's imo.

Chipotle - its good, like their grilled chicken, steak, etc. imo their grilled meats tastes better than most joint meats. but i think their guacomole and salsa sauces suck in general especially compared to some of the food truck joints. i usually only get Chicken Burritos when i go...but very limited menu too.

Qdoba(subpar to Chipotle all around so won't even bother)

Don Pablo's - IMO sucks...HUUGE disappointment. overpriced, bland, and so overrated mexican after hearing some hype from a friend.

Food trucks - value is amazing. unless they have separate grill next to their trucks their meats are good but not as good as Chipotle grilled meat, but food trucks with side wooded grillls have superiror meat to Chipotle. IMO they have really good guacomole, and side stuff, and much larger menu's than Chipotle. had a pork torta for the first time yesterday was deliciious, all kinds of flavors in there but didn't like the bread(almost like croissant type). they can be very different too, like one around my way sells the meat platters with different sides, then another near it more sells burritos, quesidillas, and a dozen other authentic mexican foods that the grill food truck doesn't. I also feel like the food truck with the larger menu but no grille has very clean food every time. the grill one is so crowded that it always has these little birds flying around trying to get scraps, and flies around the tent/picnic tables which sort of freaks you out but again they're so crowded there is more of a mess of food around from people eating and coming/going.

local restaurants(mexican to El Salvadorian) - they're pretty good, like 3~ of these places around my way get very good reviews and been to all 3 of them. overall i think food trucks are better. people are very favorable to small mom and pop mexican/salvadorian restaurants it seems. I'd say a bit above average but i haven't gone back to them after going food trucks.

i swear by food trucks right now. value, tastes, and if you find a good one(s) around you, you just can't beat them overall. i'd say if you see people regularly around a food truck, try it. i'd probably stay away from the dead ones. the new one i tried the other day barely gave me anything other than the carne asada, no wonder they weren't crowded at all and it was the same price as my go to that is super crowded usually.

anyways i put Chipotle a bit above average, very good for chain..but so limited menu and pretty pricy(relatively speaking) imo. ive had most burrito types, havne't gotten bowls yet....

[ballup]

Ingredients by themselves taste fine, but they don't mesh well together and become bland.

Whenever I do get a burrito at any place I get the works without anything that is extra like guac.

[Droid101]

Chicken burrito
Black Beans
White Rice
Medium Salsa
Sour Cream
Cheese

[KyleKong]

I know Buffalo orders a bowl of *****!

[DeuceWallaces]

Place is shit and nothing but salt; even if you avoid the chips. Those chips are shockingly bad for you.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Yawn...i'm half mexican/half whetto...
Explains your anger issues, Cholo.

:oldlol:

[Bless Mathews]

Lol @ all you fake Hispanics.


HAHAHAHHA.

Chipotle - bland tex Mex.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Anyway, yes Chipotle is Americanized Mexican cuisine. But I trust the quality, and it's somewhat tasty. I usually get the chicken or carnita tacos. Great protein. Add pico de gallo, light cheese, light brown rice, black beans, peppers / onions, with a side of guac. Use my own chips doe.

[riseagainst]

burrito, extra brown rice, extra black beans, triple steak, grilled veggies, lettuce, corn, cheese.
1500 calories or so. 100+ grams of protein. 250+ carbs. 40-50 fat.

[niko]

Is the Chicken always very spicy? My son was with me so i ordered Chicken thinking it's not spicy and the opposute was true.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Carnita tastes better than the Chicken

[~primetime~]

:bowdown: Chipotle

[QUOTE]In 2001, Chipotle released a mission statement called Food With Integrity, which highlighted Chipotle's efforts to increase their use of naturally raised meat, organic produce, and dairy without added hormones.[6] Almost all of the meat served in Chipotle restaurants is naturally raised, defined by the company as "coming from animals that are never given antibiotics or added hormones and that are raised responsibly

[boozehound]

Lol @ all you fake Hispanics.


HAHAHAHHA.

Chipotle - bland tex Mex.
pretty sure you have no clue what tex-mex is. The franchise burrito places are way more in like with cali burritos IMO

[gigantes]

at the local mexican place i usually have guacamole casero and shrimp/tilapia ceviche.

basically a mix of fresh veggies, high-quality fat (avocado), and high-quality protein (seafood) without all the carbohydrate load of the rice, refried beans, tortillas, sour cream, etc.

tastes great, and very healthy.

[J Shuttlesworth]

There's no way I'm not getting Chipotle tonight for dinner after making/reading this thread

[andgar923]

Chipotle is for white people that like bland fake Mexican food.

Yes and No.

It is watered down white people fake Mexican food, but it does have it's purpose.

It isn't authentic by any means, but it aint bad.

I tend to criticize restaurants that claim to be 'Mexican' but offer very bland horrible food (El Torito, Acapulco etc.etc). I hate going into a Mexican 'Grill' and they're playing salsa or merengue music. There's actually been instances in which my pops and I walked away as soon as we heard them playing 'salsa' music, wouldn't even waste our time. We'll even leave a place if we see a Tapatio bottle on the table (make your own damn hot sauce). So Im generally very specific and selective over my Mexican food.

I used to criticize the shit out of Chipotle as a 'white boy' version of Mexican food stupidly, before eating there.

But when I did try it :wtf: I actually liked it. I was turned off as soon as I stepped foot because they were playing rock music and not Mexican music, but I wasn't gonna be a jack ass and tell my coworkers we should leave. I ordered a barbacoa burrito thinking "let see what they know about barbacoa". Sure enough, the white dude helping me out didn't know what the f*ck I ordered since I said it the proper way.

But then I tried it.

That shit was good.

It was better than some legit Mexican food spots and some weddings that I've tried it in.

Not the most authentic, but it still serves it's purpose... shit be tasty.

It aint Tacos El Unico, King Taco, or Don Chente (L.A. area Mexican food spots for those that aint know).... but it still does a good job.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Tacos are awesome, but I always feel some type of way when I see them put a pinch of meat on the shell.

[1987_Lakers]

I'm Mexican and I think Chipotle is horrible, I don't get all the hype. You can just go to a local Mexican restaurant and buy a much better quality burrito with pretty much the same price.

[Godzuki]

at the local mexican place i usually have guacamole casero and shrimp/tilapia ceviche.

basically a mix of fresh veggies, high-quality fat (avocado), and high-quality protein (seafood) without all the carbohydrate load of the rice, refried beans, tortillas, sour cream, etc.

tastes great, and very healthy.


you should read up on Tilapia. apparently 95% of the Tilapia in the US comes from Chinese fish farms. China's fish farms are extremely polluted where they use many pesticides, antibiotics, and antifungal drugs. There are also articles talking about Tilapia being a fish with the 'bad' fatty acids altho with some positives, but they compare it to bacon.

until recently i didn't realize how important the meats we eat and how they're caught/raised was to people's health, but damn its a huge eye opener i'm really believing in....its almost impossible tho to know where what everything you eat comes from. Much of it seems to come from China because its so cheap and mass produced there but the worst place due to the pollution.

i guess Chipotle and Panera are the 2 places i'm aware of that are real picky about where their meats come from, but i have no clue of any place else. i'm still eating whatever tho, no way i can just limit myself to those 2 places out of paranoia

[gigantes]

@godzuki,
yea i know exactly what you mean. i heard (or read) a report a few weeks ago on chinese tilapia. it's not so much the usual additives that are the eye-opener -- after all, they do similar in the US -- but the fact that in order to remain competitive, chinese pond farmers have taken to replacing standard fish food with raw animal sewage.

so you know, be ready for salmonella and whatever other pathogens(!) anyway, i did in fact ask the owner (who's a buddy) where he gets the fish and shrimp, and he said he'd investigate.

on the plus side i haven't gotten sick yet, and ceviche cooks the fish in a way very different than usual (blanched, then denatured in a citrus bath). also, tilapia is a class of fish near the bottom of the chain, so one thing you apparently don't have to worry about (like with tuna) is mercury / heavy metal poisoning.

it's getting to be pretty dicey eating fish in general, though. everyone needs to find out exactly what it is, where it comes from, and then do the appropriate research.

but china is pretty much turning in to one big shithole, so no way would you want to buy animal products or certain types of building materials from them.

[Akrazotile]

@godzuki,
yea i know exactly what you mean. i heard (or read) a report a few weeks ago on chinese tilapia. it's not so much the usual additives that are the eye-opener -- after all, they do similar in the US -- but the fact that in order to remain competitive, chinese pond farmers have taken to replacing standard fish food with raw animal sewage.

so you know, be ready for salmonella and whatever other pathogens(!) anyway, i did in fact ask the owner (who's a buddy) where he gets the fish and shrimp, and he said he'd investigate.

on the plus side i haven't gotten sick yet, and ceviche cooks the fish in a way very different than usual (blanched, then denatured in a citrus bath). also, tilapia is a class of fish near the bottom of the chain, so one thing you apparently don't have to worry about (like with tuna) is mercury / heavy metal poisoning.

it's getting to be pretty dicey eating fish in general, though. everyone needs to find out exactly what it is, where it comes from, and then do the appropriate research.

but china is pretty much turning in to one big shithole, so no way would you want to buy animal products or certain types of building materials from them.

Human population is legit fukcing up Earth and theres no way anyone can do anything about it bc so many bleedin hearts will shriek and holler if more countries start implementing childbearing limitation policies. Earth gonna die a slow death.

[SuperPippen]

Human population is legit fukcing up Earth and theres no way anyone can do anything about it bc so many bleedin hearts will shriek and holler if more countries start implementing childbearing limitation policies. Earth gonna die a slow death.

Nah, the Earth will be fine. She'll shake us of like a dog with a bad case of fleas.

It's humanity that's gonna die a slow death.

[Akrazotile]

Nah, the Earth will be fine. She'll shake us of like a dog with a bad case of fleas.

It's humanity that's gonna die a slow death.


Well the rock and water parts of the earth will obviously endure but humans are fukcing up ecosystems that literally took millions of years to evolve, and are destroyed forever just like that in a matter of just a few hundred years :biggums:

Its fukked up, really

[gigantes]

i don't think it's going to be all that slow of a death, honestly.


still, to put things in perspective... everything has an end date... even subatomic particles (they eventually decay). the earth itself is in the last 9/10th of habitability by complex life due to the atmosphere slowly leaking in to space faster than dissolved gas in earth's rocky content is emitted to replenish it.

[Timmy D for MVP]

Oh look here, we have the cultured hipster that only eats "authentic" variations of the ethnic foods and does not succumb to the bland corporate versions. You are so cool bro.

But you should check up on your facts because "burritos" is not really "authentic" mexican food. It is mainly served in the Northern parts of Mexico and its origins might even be in California. Not to mention mexico is a country of over 100 million that encompasses different types of people and cultures. There is no authentic one size fits all Mexican food. Same thing with Chinese food. But you cultured hipsters are so ****ing dense to realize that and like to brag about eating in some hole in the wall.

Chipotle is the best fast food option out there. Not sure where the hate comes from.

Did you even read my post at all? Please point out to me where I said I don't eat Chipotle. Please tell me where I dissed Chipotle in anyway besides saying I personally can no longer eat it because it messes me up. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! I'll wait.

Also to your second point. :biggums:

Were you drunk? Be honest.

[Swaggin916]

I'm Mexican and I think Chipotle is horrible, I don't get all the hype. You can just go to a local Mexican restaurant and buy a much better quality burrito with pretty much the same price.

You can get a completely different type of burrito. It's not the same. They are both delicious.

[ballup]

http://www.nutritionix.com/chipotle/nutrition-calculator
Used this to calculate what we are getting with a chipotle burrito. There's a crap ton of sodium in all the meats and that's before you add salsa that has 20+% of the recommended sodium intake.

[D-FENS]

Burrito bowl with tortilla on the side
Carnitas
Cilantro Lime Rice
Pinto Beans
Hottest sauce
Lettuce
Cheese

Then I douse that shit with green tobasco.

We have a winner!
Gotta get the carnitas!

[D-FENS]

So many people prefacing their posts with "I'm Mexican." Fvcking so? Gonna start prefacing all my posts about carrot soup with "I'm a ginger." Will really get people to trust what I'm saying.

Fixed. And I would care about your opinion on carrot soup.

[1987_Lakers]

So many people prefacing their posts with "I'm Mexican." Fvcking so? Gonna start prefacing all my posts about burgers with "I'm white." Will really get people to trust what I'm saying.

I was raised with "real" Mexican food growing up, I know what's up. The crap at Chipotle is generic, but go ahead and enjoy cracker.

[flipogb]

be happy there is a bastardized version of your food, whether its Chinese or Mexican. It makes your food popular and some of you are making a lot of $$$, not all countries have fake fastfood versions of their cuisine

[~primetime~]

I don't give afck if it's authentic.... They use good ingredients and it's cheap and fast... No one going there is doing so for authentic dining Christ... They're just grabbing a burrito at lunch

[Duggrr]

I was raised with "real" Mexican food growing up, I know what's up. The crap at Chipotle is generic, but go ahead and enjoy cracker.
http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/gallery/no/jerry-no.gif

[Duggrr]

Burrito
Barbacoa
White Rice
Pinto Beans
Cheese
Sour Cream
Medium Salsa

[D-FENS]

be happy there is a bastardized version of your food, whether its Chinese or Mexican. It makes your food popular and some of you are making a lot of $$$, not all countries have fake fastfood versions of their cuisine

Directed at Somalians?

:roll:

[Jailblazers7]

You realize you can like Chipotle and authentic Mexican right? WTF is the point of this argument?

[Canelo_Griffin]

I was raised with "real" Mexican food growing up, I know what's up. The crap at Chipotle is generic, but go ahead and enjoy cracker.

http://www.memegenerator.es/imagenes/memes/0/5217422.jpg

Chipotle is ok, the only problem I had was paying $8+ for burrito but after reading these comments about their quality ingredients i feel better about it.

Also, unless you speak fluent Spanish you shouldn't be judged for choosing chipotle over the local taqueria. I love Pad Thai and my go to place is a restaurant named Noodle World which is the equivalent to Chipotle in terms of authenticity. There's a whole in the wall authentic Thai place just down the road, but I find it more convenient to stop by Noodle World since the workers are your average English speaking college students. I'd hate to have a Thai person giving me shit for choosing the "fake" version over the real one.

[Booz Vivic]

Never tried. What is Chipotle?

[gigantes]

Never tried. What is Chipotle?
a smoked jalapeno chili pepper.


also, some restaurant chain or something like that.

[Booz Vivic]

MAN WENT TO THEIR WEBSITE look likes a ripoff of serranos

http://www.serrano.is/

http://www.chipotle.com/en-us/menu/menu.aspx

[highwhey]

Chipotle isnt ur traditional mexican food but it's good as hell. My only beef with them is that every fcking location varies on the amount of meat they put. I know what 4oz of steak looks like. I used to use a food scale a lot, until I became comfortable eye balling portion sizes.

Most locations skimp on the meat. You can ask for half and half in order to get more but it doesn't always work. If I'm paying $8 I better damn well get a hearty size of meat. Recently I was in Tucson and we went to 3 different chipotles, they all gave us huge portions of meat, it looked like double meat. Granted, their customer volume is nowhere near the volume of a Phoenix metropolitan area chipotle....but still, 4oz is not a couple cubes of meat.

I get:
Double steak
White rice
Pinto beans
Hot salsa
Sour cream
Cheese
Guac if I'm not broke

Btw, text 888222 for chipotle bogo coupons (sometimes they offer them...not always tho

[J Shuttlesworth]

MAN WENT TO THEIR WEBSITE look likes a ripoff of serranos

http://www.serrano.is/

http://www.chipotle.com/en-us/menu/menu.aspx
How long has Serrano been around? Many restaurants have ripped off Chipotle like Qdoba, Moe's, etc.

[gigantes]

How long has Serrano been around? Many restaurants have ripped off Chipotle like Qdoba, Moe's, etc.
for the record, chili's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili%27s) was founded around two decades earlier (1975) in dallas.

serrano's seems more recent given the limited # of locations and recent awards.

not sure if there was a 'dennys-style' texmex chain before all that. i mean, maybe chili's ripped off the concept even earlier...?

[Balla_Status]

How long has Serrano been around? Many restaurants have ripped off Chipotle like Qdoba, Moe's, etc.

Serrano is in ****ing Iceland it looks like. Guarantee you it's a rip off of Chipotle.

Chipotle is BOMB. I miss it. There's a couple chipotle rip offs here in Brisbane and I make sure everyone knows it is a ripoff and chipotle dominates.

It was right across the street from where I would take all my classes in college as well so I had it pretty much every day.

[J Shuttlesworth]

for the record, chili's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili%27s) was founded around two decades earlier (1975) in dallas.

serrano's seems more recent given the limited # of locations and recent awards.

not sure if there was a 'dennys-style' texmex chain before all that. i mean, maybe chili's ripped off the concept even earlier...?
uhh... ok. Chili's is nothing like Chipotle though

[Balla_Status]

Chilis is ****ing garbage.

[gigantes]

uhh... ok. Chili's is nothing like Chipotle though
yea... right, lol.

completely different and upgraded.

skills!

[gigantes]

randomly saw this in the news...

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-fast-food-workers-refuse-to-eat-2013-10?op=1


Chipotle tortillas

"There are 300 calories in a tortilla ALONE. That, plus all the calories in everything else, you could easily have a burrito with 1500 calories or more," And there's a ton of sodium in everything. Pretty much the only purely healthy thing there is the brown rice," writes RoneTone.

[Godzuki]

i used to love Chilli's. one around my way went out of business tho. i think its one of the best in terms of those food chains when it comes to food. definitely better than TGIF's imo....loved their cheesesteaks, and they had this really good salsa salad chicken or something...i know there was other stuff i had there i thought was good too.

[highwhey]

randomly saw this in the news...

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-fast-food-workers-refuse-to-eat-2013-10?op=1
Go for the bowl, skip the guac. If you want to keep the sodium down, skip the salsas. You can easily make an 800-900 calorie bowl with around 50g protein which you can divide into 2 meals.

[gigantes]

Go for the bowl, skip the guac. If you want to keep the sodium down, skip the salsas. You can easily make an 800-900 calorie bowl with around 50g protein which you can divide into 2 meals.
over here, the salt-free guac casero is definitely the way to go. if you mean the bowl made of tortillas, i wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole because of the salt / processed grain content.

in the west we generally eat way more protein than we need. i like to get a subway chopped veggie salad with some sriracha on top, add a serving of guac and mix in some low-sodium black beans and some ceviche on a meat day.

[ballup]

Go for the bowl, skip the guac. If you want to keep the sodium down, skip the salsas. You can easily make an 800-900 calorie bowl with around 50g protein which you can divide into 2 meals.
If you have to make that many adjustments for one served meal, the food you are ordering is obviously not too good for you.

[Nanners]

over here, the salt-free guac casero is definitely the way to go. if you mean the bowl made of tortillas, i wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole because of the salt / processed grain content.

in the west we generally eat way more protein than we need. i like to get a subway chopped veggie salad with some sriracha on top, add a serving of guac and mix in some low-sodium black beans and some ceviche on a meat day.

the chipotle bowl is just a container. its made out of cardboard :oldlol:

[gigantes]

the chipotle bowl is just a container. its made out of cardboard :oldlol:
oh! then i'll have one of those on a day that i toke up. :cheers:

[highwhey]

oh! then i'll have one of those on a day that i toke up. :cheers:
Srs question, have you been to a Chipotle before? First you compared it to chilis and then assumed the bowl was a tortilla bowl. :oldlol: your probly high right now? No worries, I would be too if I had any -_-

[gigantes]

Srs question, have you been to a Chipotle before? First you compared it to chilis and then assumed the bowl was a tortilla bowl. :oldlol: your probly high right now? No worries, I would be too if I had any -_-
what, i'm supposed to have the godamn menu memorised at some particular chain? :confusedshrug:

anyway, sure i've been there, but all those joints do kind of blend together. qdoba, chichi's, etc. it's all just texmex chain-style, which is fine. i like all of them, including taco bell and the other low end chains, but i'm hardly going to nitpick them.

i will say... a few years ago i emailed chipotle because i was annoyed one of the local franchises didn't have recycling. this gal very politely and quickly responded that local zoning didn't permit it at that particular branch. that was appreciated.

[NugzFan]

Chipotle?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVA00Fngvmg#t=137

their drinks come in tubs with handles? :wtf:

[IamRAMBO24]

This place is a paradox to me. On one hand, the ingredients are good and healthy, but on the other hand, the portions are too big. I can't see myself maintaining my ideal weight if I eat here more than 2x a week. Personally, I think it's overrated. Authentic mexican food is much better, but only the ones in san diego. It's hard to beat Chipotle once you stray further from the border.

[RightToCensor]

Bowl (Burrito when I'm by myself)

White Rice
Black Beans
Barbacoa
Pico
Mild Salsa
Corn
Sour Cream
Cheese
Guacamole
Lettuce

Feel like a king.

[chazzy]

Next time you get a bowl, ask for some of their salad vinaigrette. That + chipotle tabasco added to a chicken bowl is good