[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Chipotle restaurants (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 7/14/2009 12:57:18 PM EDT
| What the hell, why is this place so popular? Every time I drive by one it is packed. My wife love the place also. I think there food is bland and expensive. |
I get the fajita one and it's filled with meat, onions, peppers, rice, etc. It's just a big ass shiny package of way too much goodness...
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The one buy my house has good food at a decent price, is very very clean, the staff is friendly and fast, and I havent been there yet and left without the manager coming by the table to see how everything was.
Get my vote for what I expect from a restaurant and a business and I will continue to give them my business. |
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Chipotle was founded in 1993 by Steve Ells in Denver, Colorado, funded by an $85,000 loan from his dad, according to an excellent article by the Rocky Mountain News, Denver’s now defunct paper. The restaurant was based upon Ells time in San Francisco where he studied the burrito stands in the city’s Mission district. His instincts were vindicated as the restaurant was an immediate success. Ells managed to open a chain of five stores around Denver by 1998. After this initial success, McDonalds did enter the picture, purely as an investment partner in 1998, technically making Chipotle a subsidiary of McDonalds. That same article from the Rocky Mountain News mentions, very briefly, that Ells family connections to McDonalds helped pave the road for Chipotle’s massive expansion. We did not independently verify this fact, but it was published in a major American newspaper, giving it substantial weight in our minds. From Investor to Owner With McDonalds onboard, Chipotle started to build out beyond their Denver market – into Kansas City, Ohio and Minneapolis. That success that would lead McDonalds to become the majority owner of the firm in 2001, making Chipotle fully-owned subsidiary of McDonalds. This is when Chipotle ascended into a household name across the United States. From 2001 to 2006, Chipotle went from under 100 stores to 466 – expanding into more than 30 states [1]. It was then in January 2006 that McDonalds said goodbye to Chipotle, spinning off the company in an IPO on the NYSE, saying they wanted to concentrate on their core business. Technically though, that was not the end. McDonalds continued to hold a large amount of class B shares of Chipotle for another 6 months, and these class B shares contained over 80% of the voting rights to the company [2]. McDonalds then authorized the final divestment deal in October of 2006 whereby their own shareholders could exchange McDonalds stock for the remaining class B voting shares of Chipotle. According to SEC documents, this was done for tax purposes [2]. So, since October 2006, Chipotle has not been owned by McDonalds but much of the company’s DNA and supply chain management is likely taken directly from McDonalds. Chipotle now trades as an independent company on the NYSE under the call sign, CMG [3]. |
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Chipotle = TOTAL CRAP. Why, it's almost like Mcdonalds doing mexican food.  If you're going to Chipotle with the intention of eating "good mexican food" then you're pretty much asking for disappointment. All it is, is "southwest inspired" fast food that's a step or two better quality than taco bell. I like it. I just ate there for lunch. It's quick, relatively inexpensive, and I've never gotten bad food there. If you're going there expecting anything above and beyond that, then you might as well keep driving. |
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Good food, at least the ones I go to. If you don't like then go somewhere else and stop crying like a baby. Ooh Internet tough guy. I'm asking a question you douche. And I responded to your cry baby question. Perhaps baby milk and peaches might be a good meal for your sensitive style? |
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The quality of meat and other ingredients is second to none. Qdoba comes in second to Chipotle at best. The rice at Chipotle is in its own class in relation to the other chains. The shredded beef is my favorite meat choice as it is the most full of flavor throughout.
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If you're going to Chipotle with the intention of eating "good mexican food" then you're pretty much asking for disappointment. All it is, is "southwest inspired" fast food that's a step or two better quality than taco bell. I challenge you to find a "Mexican" restaurant which has better ingredients. The rice alone can not be touched by ANY "Mexican" restaurant. The Mexican Telephone company comparison is evidence that you have not a single taste bud in your mouth...... 
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Rice does not belong in a burrito. Also, no green chile=fail. Ever eat at Mexican owned and operated "traditional" MExican restaurants? Lots of rice with your food..... 
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Good food, at least the ones I go to. If you don't like then go somewhere else and stop crying like a baby. Ooh Internet tough guy. I'm asking a question you douche. And I responded to your cry baby question. Perhaps baby milk and peaches might be a good meal for your sensitive style? You guys do realize you're arguing IN A RESTAURANT THREAD.... |
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Good food, at least the ones I go to. If you don't like then go somewhere else and stop crying like a baby. Ooh Internet tough guy. I'm asking a question you douche. And I responded to your cry baby question. Perhaps baby milk and peaches might be a good meal for your sensitive style? You guys do realize you're arguing IN A RESTAURANT THREAD.... You do realize this is GD right? |
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Qdoba pwns Chipotle ... Sorry guys, it's true.
Just had some last night for confirmation. Everything I've had at Qdoba is at least as good as Chipotle, and there's more menu options... Grilled Chicken Quesadilla FOR THE WIN It's a toss up for me and can go to either one since I typically get a big burrito that both places have. The one thing I like more at Chipotle is the hot sauce. |
