# There was no lettuce at Chipotle **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2005, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077 "2005-01-04T19:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lillith\_Fair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/1 "2005-01-04T19:38:51Z")
I was just at Chipotle and a guy left because there was no lettuce. I guess they should have put a warning sign on the door: NO LETTUCE TODAY!! THERE IS A SHOCKING LACK OF LETTUCE IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT!! :wally ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/2 "2005-01-04T19:52:22Z")
What, you don’t like lettuce? Commie. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/3 "2005-01-04T20:09:00Z")
What’s Chipotle? ---
**Author:** ![parkov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@parkov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parkov)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/4 "2005-01-04T20:13:14Z")
He handled it better than this man, anyhow: [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PA\_OUT\_OF\_FRIES\_PAOL-?SITE=PASUN&SECTION=HOME](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PA_OUT_OF_FRIES_PAOL-?SITE=PASUN&SECTION=HOME) ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/5 "2005-01-04T20:20:29Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > What’s Chipotle? It’s a Mexican food place, of the “Fresh Mexican Grill”- style, i.e. “We’re not fast food, we are pretty fast, but the food is way better than Taco Hell”. And it is. See also Baja Fresh, Poquito Mas, Rubio’s, if they have those in your area. Chipotle is a subsidiary of McDonald’s, although they weren’t always. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/6 "2005-01-04T20:23:49Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > What’s Chipotle? Only the best restaurant ever. Dammit, now I’m hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/7 "2005-01-04T20:24:55Z")
I often describe Chipotle as a Mexican Subway. You stand behind the glass partition and tell them what to put in your burrito or bowl or whatever. It’s yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/8 "2005-01-05T04:56:21Z")
Once when I ordered a burrito at a Chipotle’s they were out of lettuce. I complained, and they gave me the burrito for free. When you order something at a restaurant, they can’t change the ingredients after you order. Even if they tell you beforehand, that’s still sloppy business practice if they run out of things before closing. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/9 "2005-01-05T05:08:59Z")
Lettuce on a burrito? ewwwwww, it’d get all soggy and nasty. Lettuce is for tacos only. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/10 "2005-01-05T05:15:30Z")
Chipotle is also like Qdoba, if you have one of those. I have a friend who says it “Chipol-te”. And because I’m a buttwipe, I always make sure to repeat it back to her as “Chipot-le”. But she continues to say it “Chipol-te”. It’s like a whole stupid argument. **Lord Ashtar** is right; Chipotle is indeed the best restaurant ever. Right now I want some steak tacos… ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/11 "2005-01-05T05:16:38Z")
> [@AwSnappity](#): > > I have a friend who says it “Chipol-te”. And because I’m a buttwipe, I always make sure to repeat it back to her as “Chipot-le”. But she continues to say it “Chipol-te”. It’s like a whole stupid argument. Wait, let me clarify. I’ll repeat it back to her as part of a sentence. Like this: Her: Want to go to Chipol-te? Me: Of course! I love Chipot-le! Her: Okay, I’ll pick you up and we’ll go to the Chipol-te downtown. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/12 "2005-01-05T05:28:39Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Lettuce on a burrito? ewwwwww, it’d get all soggy and nasty. > > Lettuce is for tacos only. Umm… what’s the difference between a burrito and a soft taco? 'Cause, heathen that I am I tend to think it’s mostly about size, and whether you roll it completely or not. My burritos always have lettuce on 'em. And other good things. Like, say, guacamole, scallions, and flavor. Are my burritos really only oversized soft tacos made neater? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/13 "2005-01-05T05:39:05Z")
Soft tacos are just like hard, except soft. They are U-shaped with the fillings inside. Burritos are wrapped at the bottom and around itself. Burritos typically contain meat, cheese, beans, onions and/or various mexican spices, occasionally potatoes or rice. Burritos should not contain lettuce. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/14 "2005-01-05T05:52:39Z")
> [@trublmakr](#): > > Soft tacos are just like hard, except soft. They are U-shaped with the fillings inside. Burritos are wrapped at the bottom and around itself. Burritos typically contain meat, cheese, beans, onions and/or various mexican spices, occasionally potatoes or rice. Burritos should not contain lettuce. So what on earth am I eating, then? By your definition it is neither taco, nor burrito. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/15 "2005-01-05T06:01:25Z")
You’re just eating your own brand of homemade Mexican. It’s okay. Tonight I went to the authentic Mexican tiny little takeout place across the street and brought home some chicken hard tacos (yum), a green chile burro (like a burrito but bigger and yummy), and a quesadilla (crappy but that’s okay cuz it wasn’t mine). I love living in Tucson. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/16 "2005-01-05T06:23:53Z")
Just no lettuce? As if! Last night, I made a late night run to Taco Hell. Desperate. Noticed they have some new Steak Fajita Burritos. It was not to be… Me: Can I have a steak fajita burrito? TH Guy: We don’t have those because we’re out of rice. Me: Ok, well, can I have it with beans instead? THG: No. Sorry, we’re out of fajitas. Me: Ok, well, can I have a baja beef gordita? THG: Sorry, we’re out of baja sauce. Me: Hmmm… running out of ideas here. How about a double decker taco? THG: We can do that. Anything else? Me: Make that two. Ooh, you have some new caramel dessert on your menu. Can I have one of those? THG: Wait, lemme check… No, we’re out. Me: Oh. ☹ Fast forward to window. I wasn’t particularly upset, so I was nice to the guy at the window. He was pretty apologetic. “Caught us a bad time apparently.” Me: Oh well. Do you have any cinnamon crispas? THG: Lemme check… Yes ::sigh of relief:: I’ll throw those in for free. Me: Oh, how nice. I was hoping for two orders. THG: No problem. Sorry about all that. Me: No problem. Should have gone to Chipotle, with or without lettuce. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/17 "2005-01-05T06:44:34Z")
A taco is some food surrounded by a tortilla. It can be a fried corn tortilla or a soft wheat tortilla. It can be merely bent, or it can be elaborately wrapped. It can even be a fried tortilla slathered with cheezoid and wrapped in a soft tortilla. It’s a taco. It doesn’t matter what you put in it, or what Taco Bell told you, it’s a taco. A taco is a sandwich with very thin bread. If you put lobster and creole sauce on it, it’s still a taco. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/18 "2005-01-05T06:59:26Z")
Here in the Bay Area, there are two kinds of tacos. The first are the kind you get at most taquerias. They consist of two corn tortillas on a place with meat, beans, rice, lettuce and tomato, etc., piled on top. Kind of like an open-faced burrito, but with corn tortillas and garnished with L and T. And then, there are the tacos you get from the taco truck. Two small corn tortillas with meat, chopped onions and cilantro, and green or red sauce. That’s it. They come with lime and a pickled jalapeno. Squeeze the lime over, bite the end off of the jalapeno and drizzle the juice over. Bite in. Feel the juice and sauce drip onto your hand. Try not to moan with ecstasy. Fail. They cost a dollar apiece. The best place to get them is from Tacos Sinaloa, at 22nd and International in Oaktown. I would step over my own mother for some carnitas tacos from Tacos Sinaloa. I don’t care who knows it. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2005, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/19 "2005-01-05T09:00:47Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > It can be a fried corn tortilla or a soft wheat tortilla. It can be merely bent, or it can be elaborately wrapped. Tacos here (and almost every real Mexican restaurant I’ve been in) are invariably soft _corn_ tortillas. Flour tortillas are normally reserved for burritos. Not that you can’t get tacos with flour tortillas, but they generally aren’t. As for crispy deep-fried corn tortilla taco shells, I’ve only seen them at Taco Bell. Chipotle is meh. Better than Taco Bell but, then again, what isn’t? ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077/20 "2005-01-05T10:48:04Z")
The tacos here in all the restaurants are almost always crunchy-shell, unless it specifically says soft taco. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-lettuce-at-chipotle/283077.md?page=2)