Just to reiterate:

Chipotle /= Mexican.

5/4/2014 9:02:34 PM

the name of the company is Chipotle Mexican Grill

5/4/2014 9:24:24 PM

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"Chipotle /= Mexican."

most "ethnic food" restaurants are not what they actually serve in those countries.

5/4/2014 9:46:20 PM

The flavor palette is much closer to Japanese than anything else

5/4/2014 10:13:42 PM

Chipotle /= "ethnic food".

And that highly depends on where you go.

5/4/2014 11:36:48 PM

When I had Chipotle for dinner tonight, I asked the lady if it was Mexican food. She confirmed that it is.

5/4/2014 11:42:12 PM

Well thank jebus you talked to an expert.

5/5/2014 1:18:42 AM

She was Latina, as well. So suck on that, nerds.

5/5/2014 9:32:31 AM

case dismissed

5/5/2014 9:41:43 AM

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"I meant to say why the caloric content of "their portions of beans, chicken, avocado, etc. can be DOUBLE the same amount of these ingredients that I would have at home" As in when they add up chicken and beans in a certain portion = X calories If I did the same at home it would be 1/2 of X calories. "

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"My version: Large Flour Tortilla: 173 (my favorite kind from Harris Teeter) Chicken Breast 4oz. cooked: 140 White Rice, ~1/4 ounce: 130 Black Beans 1/2 cup cooked: 105 Fajita Veggies: ~10 Greek Yogurt: 30 (sub plain greek yogurt for sour cream) Lower fat cheese: 70 Lettuce: 5 teaspoon oil: 40 Total: 703 Shaving 322 calories from Chipotle's version. So no, not half, but 322 can be a meal for me. And I'm a female who works out about 5 times a week. "

Like I said, excluding the dairy, where it's possible to save a large number of calories by substituting far less tasty items, I don't think their food is particularly calorie-dense.

For the proposed "basic rice/bean/meat/salsaveggies bowl" scenario, by your numbers, you can recreate with a ~15% caloric savings...but the majority of that savings comes from your far lower calorie rice...everything I see says 4 ounces of rice (with no fat/additions) is closer to 150 calories, not 130, which would knock your savings down to 12%.

[Edited on May 5, 2014 at 11:12 AM. Reason : ]

5/5/2014 11:06:07 AM

Though I will admit, that wrap is dense as fuck, but that comes down to the customer's choice...just like the dairy.

5/5/2014 11:13:21 AM

Counting calories is so silly.

5/5/2014 11:15:19 AM

Protip: instruct them to put each topping their own bowl. Moan/scoff/whine when they stop filling it so they throw in a little extra. It will look like a small amount on account of being in its own bowl so negotiate off that if it comes to it. Eat. Offer to make other patrons their own snack size bowls table side to pay for what you ate.

5/5/2014 11:17:00 AM

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"She was Latina, as well. So suck on that, nerds. "

you found the crossroads of assimilation and appropriation

5/5/2014 6:13:16 PM

might get some $1 tacos today for lunch

from Qdoba

5/6/2014 11:44:42 AM

I too think Qdoba is better than Chipotle.

5/6/2014 12:21:47 PM

especially their bbq chicken burrito.

5/6/2014 12:30:17 PM

I went to Lime this weekend and it does not come recommended. The burrito was shit, and the taco salad was pathetic. Taking a hard-shell taco and breaking it in half and putting it on top of lettuce cheese and ground beef =/= taco salad I hate chipotle, and somehow Lime was actually worse

5/6/2014 12:58:12 PM

Went to chipotle today and ordered a bowl that should have only been 610 calories. The problem is that when they fill your bowl, they give you such large volumes of ingredients when compared to the burrito because they don't have to worry about wrapping it. Seriously, 3 scoops of beans in the bowl when you would give me 1 scoop in the burrito. 3 heaping piles of barbacoa. They could barely close the bowl. No way that bowl was less than 1200 calories. It's a great value, but don't eat the whole thing in one sitting if you're moderating your intake for any reason.

5/6/2014 2:40:40 PM

At lime I ususally only get the bacon bean quesadilla. It's pretty yum.

And I dig their huge shrine of hot sauces.

5/6/2014 2:41:42 PM

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"It's a great value, but don't eat the whole thing in one sitting unless you're a fatty"

I always get one heaping scoop of each [except rice, they do like 2 of those] unless I ask for more or less. You got 3 scoops of meat??? Never seen that happen...

5/6/2014 3:31:04 PM

Had a burrito there today and it tasted delicious and very fresh.

It was the fattest burrito I have ever seen in my life... had a 4 inch diameter and probably weighed over a pound.

6/16/2014 3:24:48 AM

^^^^

yeah never got like 3 heaping scoops of anything in a bowl before.

though I agree, no way a bowl is ever 600 calories. I usually only eat like 1/2.

6/16/2014 9:58:34 AM

[Edited on June 16, 2014 at 10:00 AM. Reason : nm]

6/16/2014 10:00:12 AM

I had a wheat fajita burrito with brown rice and cholula at Qdoba's this weekend, and it was delicious.

6/16/2014 11:17:24 AM

Burritos aren't supposed to have rice in them.

6/16/2014 11:43:51 AM

I disagree

6/16/2014 11:47:00 AM

An American mission burrito has rice. Mexican burritos don't have rice.

6/16/2014 11:52:29 AM

I like rice in my american burritos

6/16/2014 11:54:03 AM

Rice = cheap filler to make you think you're getting a heee-uge burrito.

6/16/2014 11:57:40 AM

Green chilli in a burrito is way better.

6/16/2014 11:58:03 AM

^^what if you like rice?

6/16/2014 12:01:51 PM

I like rice. I'd rather have more chicken, pork, or steak than a bunch of rice.

6/16/2014 12:33:08 PM

Yeah it's filler. I'd rather have meat and a bunch of veggies / fajitas. Way better.

6/16/2014 1:00:01 PM

If you can eat a whole bowl in one sitting you are most likely a fattie

[Edited on June 17, 2014 at 3:33 PM. Reason : Confusious say]

6/17/2014 3:31:27 PM

eating a bowl in one sitting is no big thing. i'm 5'10 and 150lbs and i eat the full bowl each time. not to mention i add guac and the fajita veggies.

[Edited on June 17, 2014 at 3:41 PM. Reason : also good hdl/low ldl and 10 - 12% body fat]

6/17/2014 3:40:20 PM

^ you also get the regular amount of rice and beans? damn.

[Edited on June 17, 2014 at 3:59 PM. Reason : the fajita veggies dont really add much bulk. if you did double beans then that would be something]

6/17/2014 3:58:36 PM

I wish there were one of these near me

6/17/2014 4:07:33 PM

It wasn't until recently that I learned that avocado came free on the vegetarian ones. DD

Also, the nearest Chipotle is over an hour away. </3

I used to drastically prefer Moes, but Chipotle won me over by being easier to get to once it opened while I was on campus with no car.

6/17/2014 8:14:22 PM

ITT we learn that neodata is an expert on the origin of Latin American cuisine served at fast casual restaurants in the US

6/17/2014 8:47:19 PM

every time i got to chipotle i am severely disappointed

6/17/2014 9:04:46 PM

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"If you can eat a whole bowl in one sitting you are most likely a fattie"

6/17/2014 9:16:00 PM

^ lol I knew it wouldn't be 24 hours before you made an appearance after that assertion.

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"I used to drastically prefer Moes"

Despite your usage of a word like drastically, Chipotle is stupidly better than Moe's. Moe's has a decent vat of cheese, but otherwise, Chipotle murders Moe's.

6/18/2014 12:17:15 AM

Barberito's > Chipotle

6/18/2014 7:48:52 AM

oh great I'm a fattie AND predictable

6/18/2014 9:44:11 AM

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"ITT we learn that neodata is an expert on the origin of Latin American cuisine served at fast casual restaurants in the US"

Chipotle and Qdoba are from Denver and I do live in Denver. Denver also has a huge amount of "fast casual" restaurants:

http://www.restfinance.com/Restaurant-Finance-Across-America/August-2013/Colorado-Worlds-Fast-Casual-Capital/

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"According to the Chicago-based marketing firm, the three metro areas in the country with the highest concentration of fast casual units are all in Colorado."

Colorado / Denver also has a HUGE Hispanic population so there's a bunch of Latin American restaurants.

So yeah I'm kind of in the perfect position to talk about Latin American fast casual food.

[Edited on June 18, 2014 at 11:54 AM. Reason : s]

6/18/2014 11:53:49 AM

What about Qdoba or Baja Fresh?

6/19/2014 9:53:01 PM

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"Chipotle murders Moe's."

This is just stupid. Chipotle may be better, but come on, Moes is pretty good. Chipotle would have to be a mouth orgasm (which it is not) or real orgasm (which it is not) to MURDER Moes.

6/19/2014 9:58:40 PM

Moe's food is bland. Their salsa bar is ok , and like I said, the cheese is good, but the most of the rest of it tastes like it came in frozen. Bland. Deviod of flavor.

6/19/2014 11:07:48 PM

moe's has great burritos. chipotle is all about the burrito bowl. i can't even compare the two because i enjoy both for separate reasons.

6/19/2014 11:57:06 PM