Hope everyone had a good weekend!Mine was good – it wasn’t too busy except for Friday (besties wedding)
For today’s munchy, I’m blogging about Mexican food – yum, yum yum! I’m going to be completely honest here: I have no idea what real authentic Mexican food tastes like – I would SO love to go to Mexico and try their food (hint hint Nouman). The closest I’ve gotten to Mexican food are places like Burrito Boys… okay, and I’ve been to Chimichanga’s.
Chipotle is close to my office and I’m kind of addicted to it. It is SO delicious!
My Order
Veggie Burrito Bowl
Whats In My Bowl
Cilantro-lime rice, fajita vegetables (green peppers and onions), black beans, guacamole, fresh tomato salsa, roasted chili corn salsa, tomato green chili salsa, and topped off with lettuce
My Thoughts
- Customizing: I love that customers can customize their food according to their preferences.
- Ease of Ordering: Ordering on-location is straight forward but if you’re ordering lunch at work, you can place your order online or through fax – it is so easy! Group orders are extremely easy to use for large parties. Oh, and there is even an iPhone Ordering app!
- Price: Definitely on the pricier side for fast-food, but it is SO good. If you add nothing to your order, you’re looking at around $9.50 after taxes – add guac or a combo and the price goes up (duh)
- Portion: HUGE
- Flavour: Yum, yum, yum! I’m not a fan of avocado but I really really really love the guac that they have. It is so flavourful that I actually crave it sometimes. I also really like the cilantro-lime rice – they both add just the right amount of flavour without being overpowering.
Weight-Watchers/Carb Counters/Health Conscious Eaters
I definitely appreciate that we are able to customize our meals according to what we want. If you want to eat healthy, you can always ask for brown rice instead of white or ask them for 1/2 the rice and extra lettuce/veggies/beans/whatever else you want!
Vegetarians/Halal-Eaters
According to their website, the rennet in the cheese is from a vegetable source so go ahead and eat that! Their pinto beans, however, are cooked with bacon so opt for their black beans.
They put my name on it... how nice :p
You'd think it was mainly lettuce until you mix the bowl
Brown rice
Avec white rice
All done!
I’d love to know what you think of Chipotle if you have tried/whenever you do try it 🙂
*Edited: Please note that, to my knowledge, none of the meat items are Halal*
Shaza's Scrapbook 
January 16th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
The guacamole is FREE if you order a vegetarian meal. JUST FYI. I LOVE CHIPOTLE too and we are finally getting one in my town that opens tomorrow. Oh so exicted!!!!!
January 16th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Hi Desola,
Ooh yeah – I should’ve clarified that… thanks! 🙂
Yum – I hope they open one close to my house too (it’s close to my work but about a 40 minute drive from my house). Enjoyy!!
~ Shaza ~
January 16th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
OMG I LOVE THIS PLACE… AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A CLASS AT 4, ESSAY DUE AT 7 AND 4 ARTICLES TO READ. I CUDN’T HELP IT BUT LET U NOE MY LOVE FOR CHIPTOLE.. HAHAH 😉 WILL READ THIS SOON
January 16th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Haha – Goodluck Hina 🙂
~ Shaza ~
January 17th, 2012 at 8:07 am
Hmmm…I am on a Mexican food binge lately…I need to find this place and go eat there. I’m so glad they are halal, I want to try one with steak, and I couldn’t at burrito boys. Great blog by the way, it’s so fun to read!
January 17th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Hi Asiya,
Yummm – I love Mexican food too! Can’t ever get enough.
Just an FYI – None of their meat items (including steak) are Halal to my knowledge. Only their cheese is rennet free and therefore completely Halal and vegetarian. The Pinto Beans are cooked with Bacon so they are also not Halal or Vegetarian.
~ Shaza ~
January 17th, 2012 at 9:46 am
The steak is not halal.