# Dietary revelations courtesy of Chipotle **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089 "2010-09-08T18:52:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/61 "2010-09-13T15:25:05Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > That doesn’t change the whole “subway of mexican food” business plan they are built around. It doesn’t change the fact that their base fillings are chincy and they rely on cheap filler for bulk and they rape you with a smile everytime you eat there.. They are way overpriced for the quarters worth of rice, beans, and veg they overfill your burrito with. Doesn’t change any of that. No, it doesn’t change any of that, but that is not the point I was responding to. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/62 "2010-09-13T15:29:21Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > In Chicago you can’t go 2 feet without hitting a burrito joint owned and operated by real Mexicans serving burritos that are as big or bigger and filled with all meat and fresh veggies without a whiff of rice or whole beans (excepting the rice and bean burrito or vegetarian burritos, natch) in the vicinity for half the price. I agree, which is why the last time I’ve been to Chipotle was six years ago. There’s really no good reason to go with the other options available. That said, unlike Taco Bell, I don’t think Chipotle sucks. I think it’s somewhat bland and overpriced, but it’s not actively offensive. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/63 "2010-09-13T15:37:05Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > They are way overpriced for the quarters worth of rice, beans, and veg they overfill your burrito with. Doesn’t change any of that. Have ya done a cost analysis of the average Pizza? That’s about $0.12 of flour, $0.20 of sauce, $0.40 worth of cheese, and $1 worth of toppings in that $18 pie ya just bought. Of course, that ignores rent, power, water, salary, advertising and profit. That $1.50 starbucks coffee isn’t really worth $1.50 either. We have a LOT of Breakfast Burrito vendors around here, charging from $2 to $3.50 for a burrito. I made a batch, in bulk, paying normal grocery-store consumer prices for the eggs, sausage, green chile, cheese, tortillas and potatoes (meaning you could pay LESS for the ingredients if you could buy them wholesale) and my cost for a breakfast burrito ran about $0.75 each. There’s no telling how much profit there is in a $1 McDonalds hamburger. How much could there possibly be? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/64 "2010-09-13T15:45:18Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > How much do these things cost, and exactly how big are they? > > Burrito Brothers in DC is $5.50 for a 24-oz. burrito constructed on a 14-in. tortilla. Burrito brothers has been out of business for quite some time. Too bad, ithey were my favorite of those places. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/65 "2010-09-13T16:41:18Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Well, their tortillas have to be in the ballpark of 24 inches. Do the math. They cost like $8 with no sides or drink. In all of the Chipotles I’ve been to in California, Nevada, Florida, Washington DC and Illinois all had the same prices. The price varies depending on what meat you get, with the cheapest being vegetarian and the most expensive being. . . I honestly can’t remember. The point is, the range is like, $5.75 for a veggie (I think) and a little more for a chicken. Usually mine is under $7 with tax. $8 is with a drink. This isn’t much to me, price wise, since the burrito is two meals easily. Oh, and Googling around the internet seems to imply that the average Chipotle burrito is about a pound and a half. [Here’s a picture of a dude and his burrito, for perspective](http://www.roadsterdrift.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chipotle-001.jpg). I, a woman, have to hold Chipotle burritos with two hands because it’s so big. Also: I think their rice is delicious. I’m usually not a fan of rice in my burritos, but Chipotle is the exception. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/66 "2010-09-13T17:17:21Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Burrito brothers has been out of business for quite some time. Too bad, ithey were my favorite of those places. They are? I know some of their locations didn’t last, but they seem to be open [here](http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=12312238683611692801&q=205+Pennsylvania+Avenue+S.E.+Washington+D.C.&hl=en&cd=3&cad=src:pplink&ei=DluOTM36FZbwyAWy992OAQ), at least. I see there’s a review saying they’re better than Chipotle, but the structure of the burritos sounds similar. I’m a bit mystified by the anti-rice and beans comments; those are absolutely standard authentic burrito ingredients–not to say that every burrito must contain these, but the idea that rice in a burrito is “filler” and a scam is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/67 "2010-09-13T17:21:47Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > I’m a bit mystified by the anti-rice and beans comments; I thought those were absolutely standard authentic burrito ingredients. Agreed. I’ve gone to many a taco stand/ local Mexican place (shit, I mostly go to ones owned by my friends’ immigrant parents. California! Holler!). Sure, _tacos_ often do not have rice or beans (as opposed to Mexican Fast Food white people tacos), but the burritos always have beans and/or rice. I know this because I detest that salsa-y Mexican rice and always have to request that it’s left off. I will say though: Chipotle isn’t Mexican food- it’s white people Mexican food to the max. It’s really not fair to compare it directly to authentic Mexican food, because that’s not what it’s meant to be. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/68 "2010-09-13T19:15:58Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I, a woman, have to hold Chipotle burritos with two hands because it’s so big. You hold those monsters? That maneuver seems not quite feasible to me. I’ve often been wearing a nice dress when there, and there’s nothing for it, it’s simply knife and fork time. Although I loathe slicing through the foil and paper with those plastic knives. About as much as I loathe biting into the foil and paper. Peel away enough wrapper that you can avoid biting into it, and the whole construction will deconstruct onto your lap.\* I’d really prefer a burrito I could safely hold in my hands. \*Thus illustrating the final teaching of the Buddha: “All that is put together shall come apart.” ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089/69 "2010-09-13T19:18:46Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Peel away enough wrapper that you can avoid biting into it, and the whole construction will deconstruct onto your lap. I’d really prefer a burrito I could safely hold in my hands. There are instructions on how to eat the burrito without it ending up in your lap on the all the napkins. [Link](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3267287468_fea1c77b5e.jpg?v=0). You just peel a little bit as you go, then it never spills-- it also can stand up on its end this way. Of course, I get bowls now. So, this really doesn’t apply to me 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089.md?page=3)