Chipotle Mexican Grill

1 thing that keeps me coming back to chipotle.
guacomole.
I began my love of guac because of chipotle. it's always fresh and has the best flavor I've had in a chain restaurant. I will always keep returning for the green smushed goodness.
this particular chipotle is always busy but they usually keep the line moving and usually pretty friendly! I suggest the burrito bowl vs the burrito because I can't bring myself to eat the entire thing anymore! and taking home the bowl is extremely easy! biggest complaint now is the chips here. never fresh it seems and the amount in the bag they over charge you for seems to get smaller and smaller each visit. fix the chips chipotle please?

Double-U Tee Eff?!?

After all these years, I decided to try the place and I'm still a bit confused as to what they're selling.  When I first heard of them, McDonald's owned the company, along with Donato's Pizza and another casual dining place.  I'm not surprised.  It's an easy-to-assemble-food place and I'm sure the food is consistent wherever you stop in the country.

The person making the food was friendly and explained everything extremely well.

So, I decided on crunchy tacos.  I usually go for crunchy because the soft tacos elsewhere use flour tortillas, which really aren't for tacos.

"Do you want white rice or brown rice?"
"RICE?"
"We're a little bit different."
"White rice." I started to think this was going to be an Asian Mexican place.
"Black beans, blah blah blah?"  I really don't remember the other choices.
"Umm, black beans."
"Chicken, Steak, Barbacoa, carnitas?"
"Steak.  Isn't Barbacoa Argentinian?"
"Mild, corn with a little spice, or spicy salsa?"
"The spiciest"
"Cheese, sour cream?"
"No, thanks."
"Lettuce?"
"Yes, please."

She really was helpful.

$8.83 with a small soda?  Wow.

Mind you it's not a small amount of food, but the rice and beans are filler, don't you think?

It's a "Mexican Grill"?  I guess that's like Carrabba's is an "Italian Grill" where they make things that remind you of Italian food, but aren't.  Actually, this didn't remind me of any food I saw in Mexico...or Texas...or California.  I've never been inside a Baja Fresh or Baja Burrito, though.

If you want something different, this is it.

Chipotle has been consistent across the board no matter where I've eaten and this place is no exception.  I appreciate knowing exactly what I am eating (google pink slime -you'll never want another fast food burger again!) and when I order the bowls or burritos, I always ask them to omit the rice and the double the beans.  (Thank goodness my husband loves me!  Ha ha!)

One of my complaints is that a dollop of avocado is quite pricey, it's something like an additional $2.00 which is pretty crazy considering you're only getting a spoonful.  That's a total rip!  Also the chips tend to be way overly salted. I am talking largely visible salt crystals which need to be manually brushed off.

Otherwise the place is always clean, service is swift, and the food is fresh and the portions are huge.  For being a chain restaurant, I love this place and would eat here over Taco Bell any day.