How does Chipotle compare to Rubio's or Baja Fresh?
Feb 15, 2008 | 4:23 pm
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Feb 15, 2008 | 6:06 pm
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For those in the Southern California area, the choice to me is obvious ... Poquito Mas. Way better food, more choices and materials appear to be much fresher.
Short of that, I'd take Chipotle over Baja Fresh. I think the ingredients are better and more flavorful. Plus if you do a "burrito bol" with no rice, can avoid all the tortilla/rice calories.
Short of that, I'd take Chipotle over Baja Fresh. I think the ingredients are better and more flavorful. Plus if you do a "burrito bol" with no rice, can avoid all the tortilla/rice calories.
Feb 16, 2008 | 10:38 am
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I am of Mexican descent, and my mother NEVER ever put rice into a burrito in all the years I have eaten her cooking (the best in the world, BTW) 
Feb 16, 2008 | 10:52 am
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I guess I'll throw in a minority vote for Chipotle. But I tend to keep things simple - my typical burrito @ Chipotle has black beans, barbacoa or chicken, green salsa, and cheese. Definitely not one of those monsters full of rice, guac, sour cream & lettuce. I'd rate Chipotle's guac way ahead of Baja Fresh. OTOH, you can get taquitos at Baja Fresh...
My fave is chicken fajita - just rice + onions/peppers + chicken + salsa.
I like Qdoba as well. Rubios and Baja Fresh are OK, but neither do the kind of plain simple burrito with no beans that I like.
Feb 16, 2008 | 11:01 am
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Give me a break. Eat the food that tastes good to you, not what some cuisine snob tells you is "real" or "should be". "Authenticity" is an absurd reason to eat any kind of food unless you are dining as part of an anthropology project.
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Feb 16, 2008 | 1:52 pm
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So we shouldn't eat "asian fusion" because it isn't "what asian food should be" or isn't "authentic" Chinese/Thai/Indian/etc ?
Give me a break. Eat the food that tastes good to you, not what some cuisine snob tells you is "real" or "should be". "Authenticity" is an absurd reason to eat any kind of food unless you are dining as part of an anthropology project.
Give me a break. Eat the food that tastes good to you, not what some cuisine snob tells you is "real" or "should be". "Authenticity" is an absurd reason to eat any kind of food unless you are dining as part of an anthropology project.
Feb 17, 2008 | 2:56 am
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That said, in general I have some sympathy for complaints about authenticity when it comes to "truth in advertising" - as an expatriate NYer, while I like quite a variety of styles of pizza, it always bugs me to see people claim that pizzas are "NY style" or "NY pizza" when they're about as much NY style as Pizza Hut's pan pizza is "Chicago Style."
As for Mexican, while local places are often much better than chains, what you're likely to find around here in California Mexican which is pretty much a distinct style in itself rather than being an authentic match for any particular regional Mexican cuisine.
Feb 17, 2008 | 2:42 pm
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Feb 17, 2008 | 3:17 pm
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This thread really got me craving Chipotle so I just went and got a giant burrito and some chips and salsa. Now I feel like a bloated cow....