Chipotle sucks.

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I don't think McDonald's ever owned more than 10% of Chipotle. I also think the post upthread was correct in that McDonald's has since divested of what little it owned as part of its effort to strengthen its traditional hamburgers and fries brand.

Personally, I like Chipotle. I don't see how people can quibble about notions of authenticy anyway, when, if memory serves, burritos aren't even Mexican. I always thought their origin was American, by the border.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 4 September 2004 16:13 (nineteen years ago) link

From Ilan Stavans' and Lalo Alcaraz's brilliant book Latino USA, which should be required reading by everyone -- page 97:

"In the 1950's, spicy food began to appear in the mainstream American diet for the first time. Salsa, burritos, nachoes, tequila, tacos....Many of these dishes were Tex-Mex inventions. In Mexico, only people in Durango knew what a burrito was. It was a locals-only treat."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 4 September 2004 16:17 (nineteen years ago) link

i can believe that - my grandfather used to refer to EVERY mexican dish as a 'taco'.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 4 September 2004 16:24 (nineteen years ago) link

except tamales for some reason

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 4 September 2004 16:24 (nineteen years ago) link

For him maybe tamales were soft tacos.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 4 September 2004 16:34 (nineteen years ago) link

wait wait wait I wouldn't actively seek out Chipotle, but I wouldn't kick it out of bed.

Spencer totally owns this thread, btw. Brilliant.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Saturday, 4 September 2004 17:27 (nineteen years ago) link

authentic Mexican-American vs authentic Mexican

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 4 September 2004 23:14 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...

I work next to one :(

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:16 (nineteen years ago) link

Chipotle?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:32 (nineteen years ago) link

yes.

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:33 (nineteen years ago) link

Everyone in my office eats it for lunch...and they are so skinny.

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:33 (nineteen years ago) link

The L is silent (heh).

The one in Brooklyn Heights is about the only decent, cheap food to be had on weekends... And their guac is very good.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:34 (nineteen years ago) link

It's that or Subway!

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:34 (nineteen years ago) link

The one in Brooklyn Heights is about the only decent, cheap food to be had on weekends

not true! how about a salad or sandwich from garden of eden or lassen & hennigs? also, my little pizzeria on court street makes a serious slice.

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:36 (nineteen years ago) link

i like chipotle...it's all the food you need for a whole day!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:40 (nineteen years ago) link

i ate lunch at kapadokya (the turkish resto on montague st) today. lentil soup, a pisterma appetizer, and a basket of hot pita bread = $9. very good, too.

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:40 (nineteen years ago) link

i really don't like it when ppl say chip-ol-tee.

― g--ff (gcannon), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:44 (nineteen years ago) link

same here.

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:54 (nineteen years ago) link

reminds me of an architecture teacher i once had who kept pronouncing "cupola" as "cupelo" (like "tupelo").

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 04:56 (nineteen years ago) link

The one in Brooklyn Heights is about the only decent, cheap food to be had on weekends

what about Grand Canyon Burgers! Those are great hamburgers! I used to go to the one in park slope, then I moved to cobble hill. The day I discovered there was another on montague, was a great day.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 05:31 (nineteen years ago) link

This is based on 2002 census data, BTW.
Hoo, haa, haa. Like the census is even close to being right about the U.S.' hispanic population. Every decent sized town in the country has a sizable Hispanic community and several resturants catering to that population. I absolutlely state the Boise Idaho and Jackson Wyoming have bona fide authentic Mexican resturants. My girl is a Latino Outreach director at out local library and we ain't fell off no turnip truck yet.

― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 08:40 (nineteen years ago) link

hungry brooklynites: the damascus bakery on atlantic avenue has delicious and cheap veg/spinach/beef/potato/lamb pies, and pistachio baklava that is truly spectacular.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 11:53 (nineteen years ago) link

i'm meh on the grand canyon burgers. they're just a little too rare in the middle. i don't like the bun either.

lauren otm re damascus. i've been going there forever.

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 12:09 (nineteen years ago) link

man - chipotle is the fucking best. i work 200 feet from the most profitable chipotle in the world, no lie.

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 15:46 (nineteen years ago) link

that's crazy talk re: grand canyon.

damascus's tahini bread is a tasty treat.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:28 (nineteen years ago) link

but so rich that i'm getting a stomachace just thinking about it.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:30 (nineteen years ago) link

was anyone else as surprised as i was (ie, totally stunned) to find out how bad tahini is for you? like, you would be better off eating lard (literally).

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Really????

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:33 (nineteen years ago) link

*Adam starts puking up all the tahini he's ever eaten*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:33 (nineteen years ago) link

omg yes, adam. it's like pure fat. shocking, right? sesame seeds, who knew.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:35 (nineteen years ago) link

It's that or Subway!

-- adam...

bullshit, there are like 5000 places to eat around there! your coworkers are lazy!

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link

xpost re tahini: Aw man, don't ruin my day :(

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link

Chipotle is the greatest! Is there a Chipotle rules(!) thread around here?

― E--- S------- and don't I know it, Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:13 (nineteen years ago) link

What's tahini? Cupola?

*begging forgiveness for ignorance*

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link

It's like peanutbutter but with sesame seeds, and a main ingredient in hummus.

― Hunter (Hunter), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:38 (nineteen years ago) link

A cupola is a domed roof or ceiling, and is also a main ingredient in hummus.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:45 (nineteen years ago) link

Thanks

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:46 (nineteen years ago) link

adam you should just remember the sort of crap you (probably) used to eat in the UK on your lunch hour.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 20:02 (nineteen years ago) link

I ate a Chipotle chicken and black bean burrito an hour and a half ago, inspired by this thread and the get-a-burrito-free coupon in my computer bag. Then I went into burrito coma. I just woke up. Awesome.

Thanks for the reminder ILX.

― Hunter (Hunter), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 23:19 (nineteen years ago) link

ive always been tempted to try the chipotle on st.marks street in nyc. just as a big fuck you to all the "anarchist anti-capitalist goth punk fag nyu bitch" types around. also, i heard the food is yummy.

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 23:23 (nineteen years ago) link

this thread makes me want to hit up burrito max or anna's.

we don't have no chipotle here in new england.

― trigonalmayhem (trigonalmayhem), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 23:28 (nineteen years ago) link

it makes me wanna go San Loco.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 23:45 (nineteen years ago) link

Chipotle has good guacamole, but they are overpriced. I can get better burritos near my house, and cheaper.

― Ian John50n (orion), Thursday, 18 November 2004 02:05 (nineteen years ago) link

guac/chips way too salty
one of the salsas way too corn syrupy
otherwise, not bad

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 18 November 2004 02:09 (nineteen years ago) link

sesame seeds, like peanuts = good fat though, right?

not bad fat?

I try to eat as much good fat as I can.

tons and tons of it.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 18 November 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link

what about that sesame paste they use for cold noodles? that's good fat, RIGHT?

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 18 November 2004 04:00 (nineteen years ago) link

(and no sodium whatsoever)

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 18 November 2004 04:00 (nineteen years ago) link

that's peanut butter!

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 18 November 2004 04:04 (nineteen years ago) link

oh, humor me.

― hockey family (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 18 November 2004 04:05 (nineteen years ago) link

The one in Brooklyn Heights is about the only decent, cheap food to be had on weekends

You're joking, right?

― Jimmy Mod always makes friends with women before bedding them down (ModJ), Thursday, 18 November 2004 04:29 (nineteen years ago) link

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