Have to admit I loved Chipotle and their whole concept. Now, one of those burritos was enough for half a day, especially with the extra guacamole. ;)

I could do 3 burritos and a sack of the lime-salt tortilla chips with pico on the side. Deeeeelicious.

I finished .80 of one

They are big, but didn't find them out of this world

Got to love Chipotle.

I could do 2.
I had a friend do 3 a couple years back. This was the same guy who order 11 dollars worth of food at wendys dollar menu. I bet he could do 4 if he really tried.

However it does have mass appeal....big portions of mediocre food for not too much money.

A thread on Chipotle and noone has metioned that Freebirds is better? :(

I want to know if anyone has finished the big super monster burrito they have

What's Freebird? (Other than the song people yell out at concerts.)

If I recall correctly, I think there was one in Austin (and maybe in College Station?), sort of Gringo Hippie versions of Chipotle, non-Mexican burritos (and "Burritos" are certainly not Mexican at all, but a US invention for the palates of GenX 'Merkins attempting to put themselves in touch with the Hippie era).

Refritos instead of black beans? There writes an FTer with a dulled palate. Even the mildly seasoned black (turtle) beans of Chipotle surpass most available (canned) refritos. ....and neither beats classic homemade Refritos made with black beans cooked with enough olive oil and garlic.

Little beats those fasting, meatless Friday nights, when dinner was a bowl of "Moors and Christians" (with one or more of a variety of chile-based condiments).

There is a Freebirds in Austin not too far from the UT campus. I ate there once, didn't think it was that special.

I could probably eat two Chipotle burritos in one sitting, but I tend to remind myself to eat less while there because the food is very high in calories.

One is my limit. But, I agree... the guacamole is great!

Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of the guacamole there; too sweet for my taste. And black beans aren't my thing either, but they've had pinto beans available for a while, at least 'round these parts.

OOH, cold shot!

The best refritos are made with lard not olive oil (only Texans can be so close to good food and not realize it).

Sure I could eat 2, no problem. I like the food but they are tight on not having self service condiments and charging for salsa.

Yeah, I take issue with that also. At least Baja fresh has a salsa bar.

A new Chipotle opened up near me. I wandered over and to my delight they were offering free food and drink. I picked up two burritos, chips, and guac. I now know that I could eat two.

There is a Chipotle at IAD a little ahead of the international gate used by Qatar Airways and Virgin lounge.

There is also a Potbelly.

Burrito Beach is in ORD T3 i believe.

There is also a Chipotle in the IAD terminal where Southwest flies...they serve breakfast as well...YUM YUM YUMMY!

How do you Chipotle?
 

It's lunch time! Time for an online order so I don't have to wait in line.

My favorite order = Burrito Bowl (+ tortilla on the side)
+ 1/2 white rice + 1/2 brown rice
+ 1/2 Carnitas + 1/2 Barbacoa
+ light black beans
+ corn salsa
+ mild salsa (aka pico de gallo)
+ sour cream
+ cheese
+ lettuce

I have yet to try a quesorrito, but that's on my bucket list.

bowl - brown rice, black beans, chicken, heavy dose of cilantro

Bowl - brown, pinto, double chicken, fajita veggies, two scoops of red salsa

I didn't know you get get extra cilantro, I'll have to remember that for next time.

For me:
Bowl
Brown rice (not too much)
Lots of black beans
Chicken or carnitas or occasionally sofritas or barbacoa
Corn and medium salsa
Sour Cream
Cheese
Lettuce if I'm dining in.

I didn't either, and I love cilantro. The things you learn on FT...

Maybe I should have just titled this thread, "How do you build your Chipotle burrito bowl?"

If I get my Chipotle in a bowl, it will be a salad. But most of the time it's...

Burrito
White rice
Black beans
Steak
Half corn salsa
Half green chile
Little cheese
Little lettuce

I've only eaten at Chipotle a handful of times but I never had a meal I really enjoyed. Not sure if I'm ordering the wrong thing. Open to suggestions! I've typically just ordered a burrito and a side of chips and guac. I've adjusted the burrito by swapping up the proteins, dropping the beans, etc but it still isn't what I'm looking for. Can't place my finger on it. The guac kind of disappoints me too because I find it too plain/bland.

Next visit I might have to end up trying a bowl, maybe a salad, or a set of tacos instead.

Love the online ordering to skip the line tho.

Whenever I do order the guac on the side, I have to add some salt to brighten up the flavor, because like you said it's on the bland side. I also like getting a side of the mild (pico) to stir in to make the guac more chunky.

I'm wondering if you're suffering from not enough meat or lack of melty cheese. Perhaps extra meat or a quesorrito would be something to try?

How do you Chipotle?
 

Salad - esteak, fresh and a little green salsa, onions and peppers, pinto beans, cheese, honey lime vinaigrette, side of guacamole. One of my favorite salads anywhere.

I like your guac ideas.
I'm pretty sure it's not a lack of meat and cheese tho.

Everything is bland at Chipotle. Once was enough for me.

Bowl

White rice
Sofritas
Black Beans
Corn
Mild
Lettuce

Yum

Chicken burrito fajita style, or chicken soft tacos

w/black beans, little bit of rice, cheese and extra sour cream. mild salsa fresca and tomatillo salsa

Tacos- chicken, guac, double grilled veggies, whatever salsa they claim is hottest in order to try to give it some taste intensity.

I started to like Chipotle more once I learned to leave off the sour cream and cheese because all they did was add calories without adding anything remotely resembling additional flavor.

Though if it's an option, I'll generally go for Tijuana Flats instead.

TF is great because it has a much more varied menu, but only about 50 locations, mostly in Florida, where Chipotle has something like 1700 nationwide. I have a choice because the two are almost across the street from each other about 1.5 miles from my house, but most people don't have the TF option.

More direct competitors would be Moe's and Qdoba. I'm not a Moe's fan, but I do like Qdoba.

if you care about value for money, always get tortilla with bowl (free), and do half-half meat (two meats, half portion each but they usually give more, no extra $)

Fortunately/unfortunately, I have a great & cheap mexican restaurant 2 blocks from my house. Chipotle can't compete with it at all.

Not a Moe's fan either. Qdoba doesn't really have a presence in my area- first time I tried one was a DTW food court- but the times I've eaten at one it's been decent.

We're normally a chains backwater, (I regard a lunchtime layover in ATL as a chance to sample such exotic thing as Pinkberry yogurt) but we got our first Tijuana Flats in 2004 so it had time to establish itself in the area and Chipotle didn't make it here until 2014.

My fav, is to make it upside down. When I ask them to do so, I get the ... are you talking about.

From the bottom to the top: Lettuce, Cheese, Light Pinto Beans, Chicken or Beef.

Really.........how difficult is that?

Nachos! They will make it for you, you don't have to order the chips and create it yourself. The cheese will not be melted, but it's still good.

cause you mess up their efficient pipeline by going backwards

(same issue with asking for quesadilla - they need to get cheese at the end and go back to the heater. they might refuse to do this during peak hours)

Burrito
Barbacoa
Cilantro lime white rice
Tomatillo salsa
Sour cream
Cheese
Guac
and sallad.

If I'm hungry maybe meat x2 fat man style. But honestly I'd rather have a burrito from the Mission district and move back to SF (if someone else paid my housing).