Who still eats at Chipotle?
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Good god no. They've had more problems than I can even count and they can't find the source of all the illness causing germs. Seems like there's a location being shut down every other week for some kind of issue or another. It's just a matter of time before someone dies due to their inability to provide a germ free product. I did really like them, but since they can't even figure out the source of the problem they have no way to fix it and I am not risking my health on a burrito.0
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Have gone back now, since I figure they are now probably more focused on healthy food preparation than most of the other restaurants. My chicken salad combination is about 450 calories (lots of lettuce, mild salsa, smaller portions of brown rice and black beans, and I skip the cheese and sour cream.0
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I went all the time when I worked near one. There's no longer one convenient to me, so I no longer go.0
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I havent been there in a long time either. Cant make the amount of calories fit. I just went to their website, built a burrito, a burrito bowl and a salad and nothing came out lower than 815 calories and the burrito i built was 1200 calories!! Insane!!
When I get a loaded burrito I make several meals out of it.0 -
This is a perfect example of how "healthy" doesnt equate to low calorie/weight loss. I went back and built the salad again with "healthy" items. 4oz. chicken(180 cal.), brown rice(210 cal.), pinto beans(115 cal.), fajita vegetables(20 cal.), fresh tomato salsa(20 cal.), cheese(100 cal.), guacamole(230 cal.), romaine lettuce(5 cal.) = 885 total calories
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Been, never impressed. I've always been able to find local places wherever I'm stationed that have better food at cheaper prices. I will only go if I'm hanging out with a friend who insists - and most of the time, I can manage to bend them towards cheaper and better food.0
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This is a perfect example of how "healthy" doesnt equate to low calorie/weight loss. I went back and built the salad again with "healthy" items. 4oz. chicken(180 cal.), brown rice(210 cal.), pinto beans(115 cal.), fajita vegetables(20 cal.), fresh tomato salsa(20 cal.), cheese(100 cal.), guacamole(230 cal.), romaine lettuce(5 cal.) = 885 total calories
You have too many high calorie items. If you kill the guac, you'd save 230 cal. Since I love guac, what I'd do is bring that salad home, divide it in half, add lettuce, and make two meals out of it.
Plus you don't need to have both the rice and the beans in the same meal.0 -
Ready2Rock206 wrote: »Good god no. They've had more problems than I can even count and they can't find the source of all the illness causing germs. Seems like there's a location being shut down every other week for some kind of issue or another. It's just a matter of time before someone dies due to their inability to provide a germ free product. I did really like them, but since they can't even figure out the source of the problem they have no way to fix it and I am not risking my health on a burrito.
Yes, that is a good point.
When scientists are stumped that is a bit worrisome to me.
I have no fear of getting sick but I'd at least like to know what the source of the outbreak is.
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kshama2001 wrote: »This is a perfect example of how "healthy" doesnt equate to low calorie/weight loss. I went back and built the salad again with "healthy" items. 4oz. chicken(180 cal.), brown rice(210 cal.), pinto beans(115 cal.), fajita vegetables(20 cal.), fresh tomato salsa(20 cal.), cheese(100 cal.), guacamole(230 cal.), romaine lettuce(5 cal.) = 885 total calories
You have too many high calorie items. If you kill the guac, you'd save 230 cal. Since I love guac, what I'd do is bring that salad home, divide it in half, add lettuce, and make two meals out of it.
Plus you don't need to have both the rice and the beans in the same meal.
but who's going to go there and not get guac? Also when i go to a restaurant that is "Mexican" i want rice and beans or else why even go?0 -
The nearest one to me is two hours away, so I didn't go often. But I used to make it a point to stop when I was near one. I do not anymore... Sad, because it was pretty darn good.0
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I stopped going. I used to eat there regularly but stopped going before the outbreaks happened, I just thought the quality wasn't as good as it used to be at the one I frequented. Then I heard about people getting sick, which made me weary. Then I heard more and more cases pop up. I live in the Boston area and unfortunately what happened recently is not the first time it's happened in this area at a Chipotle, I won't be eating there again.0
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their recent problems doesn't stop me. My need to eat the whole freaking burrito bowl does. That and the price. But I LOOOVE it and would take my chances on a cheat day for sure.
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Still go. I just split my bowl in half and make it 2 meals. I also get the guac on the side so I can control how much I eat and my husband eats the rest with his chips (lucky tall men getting so many calories). Delicious, nutritious, and my little picky girls will eat there happily too. That combo makes Chipotle one of our favorite places to eat.0
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Chipotle was very loud about being anti-factory farming and released an animated short. They raised the hackles of the largest meat processors in the country. And then suddenly there are all these nasty outbreaks. Hmmmmm....
I don't know but I do love a good conspiracy theory!0 -
Tucking into a barbacoa bowl as I read this. Mmmmmmmm Chipotle.0
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I've been there twice. Once because I heard good things and wanted to try their chicken. It was too spicy for my taste so I haven't gone back except last Christmas when I accidentally bought 3 gift cards instead of 1 and walked in to see if they'd buy one of them back. (I sold the other to Santa Claus
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It's a staple of my diet but I haven't gone recently as they weren't any near my travel locations. Thanks for reminding me about the coupon for a free meal sitting here on my desk.0
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In my location? Everyone. But personally I don't go there.
IIRC the franchise restricts how many locations can be within a certain area/ how close they can be to each other. What this causes around my area is nearly constant out the door and around the building lines.
How safe can the food handling really be when the workers are constantly rushed like that?0 -
I go all the time. I also go to Jenni's Ice Cream that's been closed 2x for Listeria. It's nice now though, both are much less crowded. LOL0
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I'm in an area that's filled with great taquerias and independent food establishments, so I don't find myself going there often.
When I do, I've always liked it. Seems like food contamination was inevitable, really. The only way you can prevent that kind of thing is to have super processed dehydrated food like Burger King. That junk doesn't get contaminated because it doesn't even have the water content to support bacterial growth.
I've also gotten a stomach bug from salads bought from the supermarket. 50 people from a national chain doesn't seem like a big deal.0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »This is a perfect example of how "healthy" doesnt equate to low calorie/weight loss. I went back and built the salad again with "healthy" items. 4oz. chicken(180 cal.), brown rice(210 cal.), pinto beans(115 cal.), fajita vegetables(20 cal.), fresh tomato salsa(20 cal.), cheese(100 cal.), guacamole(230 cal.), romaine lettuce(5 cal.) = 885 total calories
You have too many high calorie items. If you kill the guac, you'd save 230 cal. Since I love guac, what I'd do is bring that salad home, divide it in half, add lettuce, and make two meals out of it.
Plus you don't need to have both the rice and the beans in the same meal.
but who's going to go there and not get guac? Also when i go to a restaurant that is "Mexican" i want rice and beans or else why even go?
Their guac costs wayy too much for the amount you get. I never get it when I go, the calories/price just aren't worth it. I do get both rice and beans though, but that puts you at about a 500 calorie meal and the portions are big enough that I can eat 1/2 or 3/4 of it and save the rest for later. 0 -
augustremulous wrote: »I'm in an area that's filled with great taquerias and independent food establishments, so I don't find myself going there often.
When I do, I've always liked it. Seems like food contamination was inevitable, really. The only way you can prevent that kind of thing is to have super processed dehydrated food like Burger King. That junk doesn't get contaminated because it doesn't even have the water content to support bacterial growth.
I've also gotten a stomach bug from salads bought from the supermarket. 50 people from a national chain doesn't seem like a big deal.
Same here, to the bold. I prefer to support the locally-owned businesses as much as possible and have 3 really good authentic Mexican food places close to me that I frequent instead. Plus, they all have drive-thrus and I'm lazy like that.0 -
Their beef was a little too burnt for my taste.
I prefer the barbacoa made from tongue I grew up with.
Their carnitas was a little too spicy for my liking.
I don't remember their chicken.
They have sofritas, but I'm not really interested in trying them.0 -
This is a perfect example of how "healthy" doesnt equate to low calorie/weight loss. I went back and built the salad again with "healthy" items. 4oz. chicken(180 cal.), brown rice(210 cal.), pinto beans(115 cal.), fajita vegetables(20 cal.), fresh tomato salsa(20 cal.), cheese(100 cal.), guacamole(230 cal.), romaine lettuce(5 cal.) = 885 total calories
Skip the guac and cheese. A 550 calorie, macro-friendly meal. Boom!0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »This is a perfect example of how "healthy" doesnt equate to low calorie/weight loss. I went back and built the salad again with "healthy" items. 4oz. chicken(180 cal.), brown rice(210 cal.), pinto beans(115 cal.), fajita vegetables(20 cal.), fresh tomato salsa(20 cal.), cheese(100 cal.), guacamole(230 cal.), romaine lettuce(5 cal.) = 885 total calories
You have too many high calorie items. If you kill the guac, you'd save 230 cal. Since I love guac, what I'd do is bring that salad home, divide it in half, add lettuce, and make two meals out of it.
Plus you don't need to have both the rice and the beans in the same meal.
but who's going to go there and not get guac? Also when i go to a restaurant that is "Mexican" i want rice and beans or else why even go?
If they didn't charge $2 for guac, I'd get it more often0 -
This is a perfect example of how "healthy" doesnt equate to low calorie/weight loss. I went back and built the salad again with "healthy" items. 4oz. chicken(180 cal.), brown rice(210 cal.), pinto beans(115 cal.), fajita vegetables(20 cal.), fresh tomato salsa(20 cal.), cheese(100 cal.), guacamole(230 cal.), romaine lettuce(5 cal.) = 885 total calories
Skip the guac and cheese. A 550 calorie, macro-friendly meal. Boom!
I read that as macho-friendly.
Just felt the need to share. 0 -
lol... Chipotle is my plan for dinner tonight.
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I usually go with a Veggie Bowl. I do half the amount of the rice and black beans (dry), extra veggies, pico, corn, and a *kitten* ton of lettuce. I would just order a salad but I hate the lettuce on the bottom of hot ingredients. I get the guac on the side so I can still have a little bit. I use extra salsa that I have at home as my "dressing" since I don't care for their mild or hot salsas.0
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