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This was my first time going to Chipotle after some three years. The last time I had it, I remember really enjoying my burrito, and especially given the way people rave about Chipotle I was pretty excited to be eating there again - I was, however, quite let down.
The two main fast food burritos I've had most recently are from Quesada (in Montreal) and Moe's Southwest Grill (in Atlanta), so naturally my expectation for Chipotle was based on these and I was definitely expecting better. What I got, however, was considerably worse for four main reasons:
1) Although they deserve credit for having a largely simple menu, which many places struggle with, it's so simple that they have only one type of tortilla, with no whole wheat option. Quesada and Moe's both offer whole wheat and white tortillas.
2) There was a smaller selection of ingredients to choose from to put in my burrito. Moe's, as far as I remember, had the largest selection with options like grilled mushrooms and onions, and Quesada also had a selection larger than that of Chipotle. Chipotle only had a few simple options, no additional sauces and it seemed the entire time they were trying to hurry the process up too much.
3) The way they readied the burrito. Chipotle first heats the tortilla, then puts all the ingredients inside and then hands you your burrito. The other two, on the other hand, heat the tortilla, insert the ingredients and then reheat the entire burrito so that even the ingredients it holds get nice and warm. I could tell from my first bite of Chipotle's burrito that the insides were cold. Cold rice, cold chicken and cold vegetables (although that last one is probably okay).
4) The price. It's priced higher than the other two and it's not considerably larger. They also only have one size, which again is less flexibility for the consumer.
Oh, and I could add here that Chipotle's burrito was considerably messier to eat than others I've had. But you could say that's very relative, so I'm open to disregarding it!
Having said all that, although I won't say it was a bad burrito, it just wasn't great and I have most certainly had better and with so many other places to try, I can't say I'll be coming back any time soon.
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