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Chipotle
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Alkali Ike
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My experience with Chipotle is they serve good honest food at reasonable prices. They’re very far from being authentic Mexican though.
Their Barbacoa is over $8 after taxes, I don't find that reasonable.
If it was jammed full of meat, like the burritos at the taco truck I go to ($6 carne asada), then I'd almost agree that it's reasonable, but they're full of rice.
We all know that rice costs them almost nothing, but it fills the burrito.
Get one w/o rice & you'll see there's not much left.
If it was jammed full of meat, like the burritos at the taco truck I go to ($6 carne asada), then I'd almost agree that it's reasonable, but they're full of rice.
We all know that rice costs them almost nothing, but it fills the burrito.
Get one w/o rice & you'll see there's not much left.
if you go to the chipotle in nicer neighborhoods the ingredients and cooking skills seem to be more top notch, compared to the ones in strip malls
the food's alright, but i used to work as a short order cook and it just seems a little pricey when i could just do it myself at home
the food's alright, but i used to work as a short order cook and it just seems a little pricey when i could just do it myself at home
I have eaten there twice (someone gave us a gift card for Christmas a while back-otherwise I'd have never gone there) and give it a 3 on a 10 scale.
But I say that because I live in Tex Mex land and am married to a Mexican-American beauty who has achieved near chef level culinary skills.
Alkali Ike
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Basically a couple of you are saying Chipotle will never get their cleanliness and food safety act together. The reality is their food safety is probably as good as or better than anyone’s now due to the past “issues”. One more “unfortunate incident” could put them out of business.
Anyone who’s ever worked in a restaurant knows things. It doesn’t matter if it’s McDonalds or a Michelin 4-star restaurant: Things are going on behind the scenes that you as a diner don’t want to know about. Lol. At least places like Chipotle do most of the food preparation right in front of the customers, not in some filthy kitchen only their employees see.
I dine out all the time. Practically every day. I think I’ve gotten mild food poisoning a couple times in my entire life. Not from Chipotle. But I understand they’ll probably never be able to shake off that reputation with some consumers.
Anyone who’s ever worked in a restaurant knows things. It doesn’t matter if it’s McDonalds or a Michelin 4-star restaurant: Things are going on behind the scenes that you as a diner don’t want to know about. Lol. At least places like Chipotle do most of the food preparation right in front of the customers, not in some filthy kitchen only their employees see.
I dine out all the time. Practically every day. I think I’ve gotten mild food poisoning a couple times in my entire life. Not from Chipotle. But I understand they’ll probably never be able to shake off that reputation with some consumers.
I don't have a problem with their cleanliness or food safety. Mistakes are made and they're probably less likely to have those problems again than another restaurant that didn't have a similar scandal. But don't scoop a little bit of meat and than shake off the excess for an eight dollar burrito. Get out of here with that nonsense.
Ha, I've eaten stuff that the "chef" made while smoking a cigarette casually (right over the food). The ash actually makes putt kee-mao taste better (fried noodles & veggies).
Luckily for me I've got some sort of iron for a stomach. Even at a young age, the rest of the family could get really ill from something we ate & I'd be fine.
The one time I took off work for a stomach bug was for rancid & raw buffalo meat the night prior (yes, we were very drunk), but I still came into work at 13:00.
On an almost related note, I love that newish Diablo sauce at Taco Belly (sic).
Luckily for me I've got some sort of iron for a stomach. Even at a young age, the rest of the family could get really ill from something we ate & I'd be fine.
The one time I took off work for a stomach bug was for rancid & raw buffalo meat the night prior (yes, we were very drunk), but I still came into work at 13:00.
On an almost related note, I love that newish Diablo sauce at Taco Belly (sic).
Alkali Ike
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I have no snappy retort for the “not enough meat” argument. 
My first real job was at a fish and chips place (I was in high school). The owner was pretty good about cleanliness. But there were times when he made some, uh, questionable decisions.
We had to drain and clean the deep fryers every night. The oil went through a paper filter cone. One time the guy I was working with poured the filtered oil back in the cleaned fryer with the drain valve still wide open. Oil went all over the floor. The owner instructed us to scoop as much off the floor as we could using dustpans and run it through a filter, and put it back in the fryer. “It’ll get sanitized when I turn on the fryer in the morning”.
We had two large freezers in the back where frozen fish was stored. Most of the time we only used one freezer — the other one was turned off to save money. Well some guy in an unmarked unrefrigerated white van convinced the owner to buy a whole bunch of frozen fish at a bargain price. It was enough to fill both freezers.
A couple days later, I noticed “fish juice” on the floor around freezer #2. It turned out the owner had forgotten to turn the freezer on. Hundreds of pounds of fish had thawed out.
He turned the freezer on and told us to never speak of the incident again.
EDIT for KBD: In Thailand we went to all kinds of fancy restaurants and tiny local kao pad (fried rice) stands all the time. Highly questionable. Never got sick once.
My first real job was at a fish and chips place (I was in high school). The owner was pretty good about cleanliness. But there were times when he made some, uh, questionable decisions.
We had to drain and clean the deep fryers every night. The oil went through a paper filter cone. One time the guy I was working with poured the filtered oil back in the cleaned fryer with the drain valve still wide open. Oil went all over the floor. The owner instructed us to scoop as much off the floor as we could using dustpans and run it through a filter, and put it back in the fryer. “It’ll get sanitized when I turn on the fryer in the morning”.
We had two large freezers in the back where frozen fish was stored. Most of the time we only used one freezer — the other one was turned off to save money. Well some guy in an unmarked unrefrigerated white van convinced the owner to buy a whole bunch of frozen fish at a bargain price. It was enough to fill both freezers.
A couple days later, I noticed “fish juice” on the floor around freezer #2. It turned out the owner had forgotten to turn the freezer on. Hundreds of pounds of fish had thawed out.
He turned the freezer on and told us to never speak of the incident again.
EDIT for KBD: In Thailand we went to all kinds of fancy restaurants and tiny local kao pad (fried rice) stands all the time. Highly questionable. Never got sick once.
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Ha, restaurant horror stories:
Once I worked for a construction company that did some remodeling for a downtown diner. They're still famous for their chili dogs.
The stuff we saw them fish out of the chili (which was always on a simmer) was pretty disgusting. I still eat there, however.
Conversely I worked on the guttering for a local Shoney's, which is now long gone.
We saw some disgusting things in just the short time it took to replace their guttering, as the back door of their kitchen was wide open. I never ate there again, until it changed hands.
Now it's Hometown Grill, with a great breakfast buffet.
Once I worked for a construction company that did some remodeling for a downtown diner. They're still famous for their chili dogs.
The stuff we saw them fish out of the chili (which was always on a simmer) was pretty disgusting. I still eat there, however.
Conversely I worked on the guttering for a local Shoney's, which is now long gone.
We saw some disgusting things in just the short time it took to replace their guttering, as the back door of their kitchen was wide open. I never ate there again, until it changed hands.
Now it's Hometown Grill, with a great breakfast buffet.
Hey, I like their barbacoa. (With black beans and rice.) And any lunch under $10 is a win as far as I'm concerned.
Not to brag, but I can make pretty much everything on their menu better than they do, and for quite a bit cheaper. The only time I go there is if I'm exhausted and just can't bring myself to cook.
I did have a real bad meal (with bad service) there once, and I sent them an email complaining about it. I got a prompt reply from the manager of that store inviting me to come back with as many friends as I wanted to bring; and we all were entitled to a free meal. I thought that was pretty good customer service. I took them up on it.
I did have a real bad meal (with bad service) there once, and I sent them an email complaining about it. I got a prompt reply from the manager of that store inviting me to come back with as many friends as I wanted to bring; and we all were entitled to a free meal. I thought that was pretty good customer service. I took them up on it.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Worst month of my life was one summer month working at KFC. When I got home, my apron would be a stiff she'll from the grease and flour.
Cheaper, probably. Better? Nope.
I am open to having you over to my house to prove me wrong.
-Mike
