If you're like Mr NYC, then you're a consummate lover of Mexican food (and a consummate lover, ha ha ha - okay, sorry). Anyway, if you're looking out for good, cheap Mexican that isn't Taco Bell, then you may have seen the Chipotle Mexican Grills dotted around Manhattan. They are supposedly the "quality" Mexican fast food place, an Au Bon Pain-like establishment very much catering to Yuppies. So being a wannabe Yuppie, I recently went to the Chipotle in Soho and, I must say, was more than disappointed. In short:
1. The place is very noisy and crowded and the line moves at a glacial pace.
2. The tacos I had were small, didn't have a lot of seasonings or flavor (I love salsa, and the salsa on the tacos was spicy yet had no taste at all), and they were soggy. Plus there just wasn't something right about the ingredients - a guy on the message board linked here put it perfectly: "What can you say about a Mexican restaurant that makes burritos with white rice? 'WTF' comes to mind."
3. Chipotle is outrageously overpriced. Almost $7 for three lousy (and I mean lousy) tacos!
1. The place is very noisy and crowded and the line moves at a glacial pace.
2. The tacos I had were small, didn't have a lot of seasonings or flavor (I love salsa, and the salsa on the tacos was spicy yet had no taste at all), and they were soggy. Plus there just wasn't something right about the ingredients - a guy on the message board linked here put it perfectly: "What can you say about a Mexican restaurant that makes burritos with white rice? 'WTF' comes to mind."
3. Chipotle is outrageously overpriced. Almost $7 for three lousy (and I mean lousy) tacos!
In short, very mediocre. Skip Chipotle and stick with Taco Bell. Thumbs down!
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