Chipotle vs. Taco Bell - Which Treats Your System Worse?

(at least not fast-food)

all restaurant kitchens are disgusting. of this i am certain.

not california pizza kitchen!

of this i am certain

The rat place was the Taco Bell by the W. 4th subway stop in Manhattan. I am kinda thankful because I'm nearby, and it's probably a good thing that if a Taco Bell nostalgia/craving strikes me after a few drinks, I do not have the opportunity to make major mistakes.

I think I said this last time, but yeah, the great defense of Chipotle is that it's just plain stuff sitting there -- beans, rice, meat, cheese, etc. -- and none of it is weird or disgusting, really. So I've never found much to complain about. There's nothing particularly good about it, but as fast food goes ... you know what it is, and it tastes the way you'd expect, and that's more than you can say for most places. If there were one by my office, I'd probably eat there all the time.

taco bell is probably worse because i'm sure everything is crawling with e. coli and other bacteria, whereas with chipotle everything's fairly fresh and prepared (if not cooked) right in front of you.

― from peanut to president (get bent), Thursday, February 4, 2010 11:34 PM

http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/Portal/News/050508hepatitis.html

free range hepatitis

Chepatitis

baja fresh wins for having a fish option

no hepatito

baja fresh wins for having a fish option

bah. now i'm worried about rats in all fast-food places, including my beloved baja fresh.

like, i don't see why you would ever eat chipotle if you lived in an actual city, but it's really not that bad -- certainly not even close to taco bell, and it's pretty good as far as big corp fast food goes. their burritos are gross because they don't train their employees how to roll burritos (in my experience), but their tacos are dope & their, uh, bowls are also good. the ingredients are good -- i mean, it's hard to fuck up chicken, black beans, rice, cheese & salsa, imo.

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ime chipotle is as good as most "mexican" places in nyc

their burritos are gross because they don't train their employees how to roll burritos (in my experience)

THIS is crime enough alone that i'd burn any chipotle to the ground--i didn't ask for an amorphous square blob that i have to eat with a fork and knife. the "bowls" are a step up but shit there is still too expensive and has always left me with a vague gross feeling afterwards.

where are you guys getting tightly-wrapped burritos?

the bulky variety is pretty common in LA

http://www.annastaqueria.com/

CAD would you believe that I've never been to Anna's? I lived about 5 mins away from the one in Brookline for the longest time too. Just had Boca Grande for the first time last week (verdict - was good) so now on a mission to try Anna's in the near future.

That said, now that I'm living in Eastie where there are a million authentic central/south american joints it almost seems like a crime to go to anywhere else.

I like Chipotle, but then I don't live in NYC next to a mexican takeout place where you can get huitlacoche enchiladas at 3 am. Which apparently everyone in NYC has.

Taco Bell always makes me think of that old SNL sketch where Dan Aykroyd is the sleazy businessman selling ground up insects to schools to use in their lunches.

i heard there's a new mexican place in london (in soho?) that's supposed to actually be OK

I like Chipotle, but then I don't live in NYC next to a mexican takeout place where you can get huitlacoche enchiladas at 3 am. Which apparently everyone in NYC has.

not me! or anyone i know!

aww that video of the rats in the KFC/TB was pretty cute! the rats looked like they were just chillin, having a good time. like a rat playground.

http://www.annastaqueria.com/

Just wanna state that this chain is something special and one of the reasons to live in Boston.

y'all need to stop eating so much fast food

oh who am i kidding

just stop eating rat-infested fast-food, and everything will be fine.

the mere memory/fear of how i'll feel after i eat taco bell has kept me away for a long long time, though i ate it pretty consistently in the years 1993 to 1998.

chipotle is BLAND AS FUCK -- kinda similar to subway, really, when you mistakenly ask for lettuce and then remember they put on a half-pound to make your sandwich look huge and filling -- and even if all that fat/calorie shit upthread is wrong, chiptole burritos still way too high in cal/fat when i can get a much tastier burrito down the block.

qdoba is, admittedly, the work of the devil.

why are you getting lettuce on your burritos?!

i am a goat

black beans, barbacoa, and a tin can, please, sir.

we have something called baja sol which features a salsa bar with several kinds of salsa which you can take yourself. its a delightful feature.

I've gone to that new Mexican place, Tracer - our waitress was so appalling I don't know if I'll ever go back. It was deeply embarrassing because my dining companion was greeted warmly by his friend, the owner, and we were comped drinks that the waitress took 30 minutes to bring (and had to be reminded). After that, we had to give her a second reminder about 'where is the salsa and chips?', and 30 minutes after that we had to remind her to bring my friend's entree (mine somehow came out minus fixings, with the salsa and chips), and when I asked 'where the guac at?' was told that they'd run out.

Sticking to Wahaca, Donkey Daddy and the nest of burrito wagons/cafés around Goodge Street.

CAD would you believe that I've never been to Anna's?

wow! when i lived in coolidge corner i was a boca grande hardliner but since i moved i've gradually come over to the anna's side. but yeah i always read about awesome places up in your area and tell myself i need to try them someday.

Yeah there are def some hidden gems around here.

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Secret Burrito Bol
Secret Burrito Bol
Here is my SECRET Burrito Bol weightloss formula.

Breakfast: cup of coffee and an egg (scrambled or hardboiled).

Lunch: Fajita Bol (peppers, onions, steak, tomato salsa, green tomatillo salsa, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, romaine lettuce)

Dinner: Fajita Bol (peppers, onions, steak, tomato salsa, green tomatillo salsa, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, romaine lettuce)

Yes. I eat two of these burrito bols each day. This totals about 1480 calories and 29 impact carbohydrates daily.

Do not be fooled. This diet is not solely based on calories. It has a slightly low-carb effect. So, stick with my Chipotle Diet formula. The only substitution you should make is the meat. You can choose any meat, however, the chicken may be best for weightloss. I usually get the steak and it hasn't hurt me yet. Check My Progress.

Oh and don't forget to order guacamole, cheese and sour cream. Yes, you can have all of these! I do.

lol @ "chipotloser"

but look at what it did to his kids face :(

ime chipotle is as good as most "mexican" places in nyc

wut

you heard me

you should eat in queens more often!

i didnt say there were no good mexican places in nyc

maybe he's talking about those mexican places that are actually run entirely by chinese people

"mexican"

it's so easy to make a tightly wrapped burrito that doesn't end up like someone vomited on you halfway through the meal -- you just have to steam the tortilla for longer/at a hotter temp than the chipotle people do

also, their employees have this weird messianic complex ime?

mexicanic complex

also, their employees have this weird messianic complex ime?

okay this needs explaining

like alright for instance, in my college town here in missouri, we're not exactly authentic taco truck, usa & all the joints around campus are chains, and admittedly chipotle is the best one, but their employees act as if chipotle is some gift to the community. maybe it's different in other places? idk

they get really put off if you ask them to re-roll your burrito because if it's too big they just fold the flap over and look up and smile at you

ime = in your college town experience