Chipotle Strategy Guide

Language: JP EN DE FR
New Items
2025-06-12
users online
Forum » Everything Else » Chatterbox » Chipotle strategy guide
Chipotle strategy guide
First Page 2 3 4 5 6 7
Offline
Posts: 3,083
By Kimble2013 2013-01-27 16:49:27
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I already brought up Qdoba! (although I did spell it wrong lol)
[+]
 Siren.Calnus
Offline
Server: Siren
Game: FFXI
user: Calnus
Posts: 796
By Siren.Calnus 2013-01-27 16:50:43
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Would also try it but they don't exist in my part of Ohio.
 Asura.Bluespoons
Offline
Server: Asura
Game: FFXI
Posts: 5,717
By Asura.Bluespoons 2013-01-27 16:50:56
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Caitsith.Mahayaya said: »
Ginger is downright amazing for easing the stomach. It rivals Dramamine in cases of motion sickness even. It all depends on how you can deal with its taste, I personally like it, but I know a lot of people who can't stand it.

Ginger makes me gag too much lol. Ginger Ale, chewing ginger, juicing it and trying it that way... nope. It's awful and I hate it lol

Bahamut.Baconwrap said: »
Sylph.Tigerwoods said: »

If you want more meat and better ingredients try Qdoba Mexican Grill. They are a chain competitor of Chipotle and 10x better in quality and taste. They have options of brown rice, whole-wheat tortillas, and have variations to their menu on a daily basis. Also I find their prices to be a bit more economical. They also serve breakfast burritos with the option of egg-white. They are basically Chipotle but with a healthier and larger menu.

Chipotle is closer to our house by like 30 minutes, but seeing the Qdoba website makes me want to go there instead because holy ***, food porn.
[+]
 Bahamut.Baconwrap
Offline
Server: Bahamut
Game: FFXI
Posts: 5,381
By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2013-01-27 16:52:00
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Kimble2013 said: »
I already brought up Qdoba! (although I did spell it wrong lol)

Just skimmed through the thread my bad :p

Qdoba is a fairly new company and they target Chipotle in my area with no prisoners. So I expect them to start popping up nationwide. They have been building their stores on the same block of Chipotle in Los Angeles.

A burrito with chips and drink will run me 12 bucks at Chipotle. Same meal at Qdoba will run me 6-7 bucks.
 Valefor.Prothescar
Guide Master
Offline
Server: Valefor
Game: FFXI
Posts: 19,647
By Valefor.Prothescar 2013-01-27 16:52:22
Link | Quote | Reply
 
This guide is pretty legit, I give it a dan ouda daaaan
[+]
 Cerberus.Pleebo
Offline
Server: Cerberus
Game: FFXI
user: Pleebo
Posts: 9,720
By Cerberus.Pleebo 2013-01-27 16:56:19
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I like the Chipotle salsas better than Qdoba's. I rarely eat at either anymore since big lunches make me sleepy. If I have a burrito bowl in the middle of the day, I get nothing done...
 Asura.Bluespoons
Offline
Server: Asura
Game: FFXI
Posts: 5,717
By Asura.Bluespoons 2013-01-27 16:57:39
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Burrito coma!
[+]
 Bahamut.Baconwrap
Offline
Server: Bahamut
Game: FFXI
Posts: 5,381
By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2013-01-27 16:58:45
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Cerberus.Pleebo said: »
I like the Chipotle salsas better than Qdoba's. I rarely eat at either anymore since big lunches make me sleepy. If I have a burrito bowl in the middle of the day, I get nothing done...

I don't eat salsa though :/ Salsa at chipotle and any chain restaurant is loaded with sodium beyond belief as a preservative.

I eat 2000-2500 calories daily so I try to watch my sodium intake. Creatine + excess sodium = you'll look like a blow fish!!!

EDIT: If I must have some extra taste or kick to my burritos I'll usually add lemon juice or Chalula hot sauce. Chalula is by far one of the healthiest and low sodium hot sauces.
 Phoenix.Suji
Offline
Server: Phoenix
Game: FFXI
user: suji
Posts: 962
By Phoenix.Suji 2013-01-27 17:01:58
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I'm pretty sure you can keep asking for more tortillas, btw. Not sure if it was mentioned. Got a friend who schooled me on Chipotle Strategy and mass tortillas was one of his techniques.
 Siren.Kyte
Offline
Server: Siren
Game: FFXI
Posts: 3,339
By Siren.Kyte 2013-01-27 17:02:45
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Reasons to go to Qdoba:

1) You really like Queso
2) Slightly cheaper (depending on what you get)
3) You want barbeque sauce on your pork burrito (seriously, why the hell does Chipotle not have this?)
4) If it happens to be closer to where you live

Personally I'm not a huge queso person (actually, despite what I said about cheese, I'm not really a big cheese person either) and I find their ingrediants and taste to be a small step down from Chipotle (if I remember right, I mostly based my preference on the way Chipotle seasons their rice and meat).
[+]
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-27 17:07:10
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Phoenix.Suji said: »
I'm pretty sure you can keep asking for more tortillas, btw. Not sure if it was mentioned. Got a friend who schooled me on Chipotle Strategy and mass tortillas was one of his techniques.
Yea, I neglected to mention it, but this is true.

Again though I'm counting calories, so 290 on an extra tortilla just isn't worth it for me. One is enough.

I still have an extra tortilla in my mini fridge from over a week ago, never got around to using it, even with my home made stuff because it just seemed like too much to be worth it.
 Cerberus.Pleebo
Offline
Server: Cerberus
Game: FFXI
user: Pleebo
Posts: 9,720
By Cerberus.Pleebo 2013-01-27 17:08:17
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I tried to make Chipotle rice at home but its never right. Tastes fine but meh. It's like this time one of my friend's mom made homemade Oreos and she was like "See they taste just like Oreos dont they?"

"Yeah... no"
[+]
Offline
Posts: 3,083
By Kimble2013 2013-01-27 17:12:04
Link | Quote | Reply
 
When I think of homemade oreos, I think of the Oreo machine in futurama.
 Bahamut.Baconwrap
Offline
Server: Bahamut
Game: FFXI
Posts: 5,381
By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2013-01-27 17:20:04
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Sylph.Tigerwoods said: »
Phoenix.Suji said: »
I'm pretty sure you can keep asking for more tortillas, btw. Not sure if it was mentioned. Got a friend who schooled me on Chipotle Strategy and mass tortillas was one of his techniques.
Yea, I neglected to mention it, but this is true.

Again though I'm counting calories, so 290 on an extra tortilla just isn't worth it for me. One is enough.

I still have an extra tortilla in my mini fridge from over a week ago, never got around to using it, even with my home made stuff because it just seemed like too much to be worth it.

Are you countingh your carb and protein also?

I eyeball my calories and protein but I'm kinda bad with carb counting.

I do 140-150ish grams of protein on my on-days. But I've found myself kinda neglecting my carb intake and only getting like 40g of carbs.
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-27 17:29:03
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Not really counting, but I feel like I'm getting enough. I'll usually have a cup of rice (it's a cup uncooked, a lot more after you cook it) (4 servings) and an entire can of black beans or kidney beans (which is 3.5 servings)
 Ragnarok.Sekundes
Offline
Server: Ragnarok
Game: FFXI
user: Sekundes
Posts: 4,213
By Ragnarok.Sekundes 2013-01-27 21:53:56
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I went to chipolte for the first time last week. Place has some pretty good quality stuff, aside from that they don't have spinach(at this location anyway) ; ; Lettuce sucks.
 Bahamut.Cantontai
Offline
Server: Bahamut
Game: FFXI
user: Cantontai
Posts: 1,008
By Bahamut.Cantontai 2013-01-27 22:10:01
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Great guide, definitely inspired me to up my Chipotle game. A few quick questions:

Is it more important to build for fRICE or would a dBEAN build be worth considering on targets with low SALSA?

Does the tortilla at the bottom of the bowl absorb too much liquid? I'm worried the bean liquid and salsa liquid will be multiplicative, could mean tortilla saturation would hit cap before burrito attack phase.

You also left out several important pieces of gear, should add section on napkins, green Tabasco sauce, and limes.
[+]
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-27 22:47:20
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I almost never use napkins unless I'm eating something really messy (and even then, I just wait till I'm finished and just wash my hands at the end).

Usually not an issue with the tortilla absorbing too much liquid unless you get stabby with the fork. Be careful how you angle the thing, but, you can ask for a second tortilla (I recommend on the side, so it doesn't take up space in the bowl) for back up if you feel you need it.

I use Sriracha, so no Tabasco for me :)
[+]
Offline
Posts: 319
By Eijii 2013-01-27 22:57:38
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Sylph.Tigerwoods said: »
Bismarck.Hsieh said: »
Nice strat on getting more for your burrito. Do you actually burn off 3000 calories a day? I don't recommend fasting. Better to eat in portions.
I bike 200 miles a week on average in transportation. I'm in the gym 4-5 days a week (mostly 4 but sometimes 5). I do non biking cardio at a somewhat intense level 3 days a week (I run an obstacle course non stop, 29 obstacles(pull ups, parallel bars that i hop from one end to the other then do dips, etc., 1.8 miles, takes about 22-28 mins to complete depending on my pace)

Sunday is pretty much the only day I'm completely inactive. (Vs Thursday, where I do the most amount of biking I'll do on a single day in the week, go to the gym, and run the obstacle course)

As far as fasting goes, was asked about it in a PM earlier as well.

I'm at the same activity level as I was before and I've only been counting calories for 2 weeks. Other than that I ate w/e I wanted whenever I wanted. Only change I made was eating within a window rather than whenever I wanted, but still ate whatever I wanted.
September(started fasting September 1st) on the left, January on the rightWent from 175ish to 152, and not only haven't I lost any strength, all my lifts have actually gone up, so losing muscle wasn't/isn't a concern

It's been working for me, so I'm going to stick with it. If it's not broke don't fix it.

Can't wait to see what comes next, now that I'm actually counting calories and watching what I eat, cutting back on candy, sweets, and empty calories.
*** a Chipotle I want that body! I'll bring the blindfolds don't worry!
[+]
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-27 23:08:39
Link | Quote | Reply
 
xD
[+]
By volkom 2013-01-27 23:16:46
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I wish i can find the motivation/courage and endurance to workout like that.

get all nervous when I think about going to the rec center to work out
[+]
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-28 10:29:00
Link | Quote | Reply
 
It's never been about motivation for me, but I'm one of the only people I've heard say that. It's simply fun. If I thought going to the gym was boring, I probably would have done just enough work to not be fat and stopped there, and adjusted diet accordingly so I could maintain weight w/o having to workout anymore lol
 Cerberus.Smacksterr
Offline
Server: Cerberus
Game: FFXI
Posts: 287
By Cerberus.Smacksterr 2013-01-28 10:32:55
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I prefer Freebirds but same technique can definitely still apply!
Nice work, mate.
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-29 06:29:19
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Lol I got to the point to I was like "oh hey, now I'm full, so I'm gonna stop"(though to be fair I did eat 1.5-2k calories right before he came and picked me up), but Ghaleon was like "if you don't finish, I'm tellin EVERYBODY and next time you're in line, I'm gonna tell them don't give him all that food he doesn't even finish it"

lol *** him

His bowl is in the front by the way.


lol when I posted on bg and the first response was
Quote:
chipotle off of 19, regal cinemas to the right off camera
That's not creepy at all (lol especially considering I didn't know the person)
[+]
 Ragnarok.Ravant
Offline
Server: Ragnarok
Game: FFXI
user: Ravant
Posts: 1,441
By Ragnarok.Ravant 2013-01-29 06:32:49
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Sylph.Tigerwoods said: »
Lol I got to the point to I was like "oh hey, now I'm full, so I'm gonna stop"(though to be fair I did eat 1.5-2k calories right before he came and picked me up), but Ghaleon was like "if you don't finish, I'm tellin EVERYBODY and next time you're in line, I'm gonna tell them don't give him all that food he doesn't even finish it"

lol *** him

His bowl is in the front by the way.

Dude... I love that shirt!
[+]
 Bismarck.Snprphnx
Offline
Server: Bismarck
Game: FFXI
user: Snprphnx
Posts: 2,715
By Bismarck.Snprphnx 2013-01-29 07:50:59
Link | Quote | Reply
 
tried this. the chipotle near me told me they would charge me extra for anything more than their normal portion sizes of rice, meat, salsa, and beans. cheap ***
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-29 07:53:56
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I'd have done a 360 and walked away. Have done it at 2 diff locations now between several different employees.
 Leviathan.Catnipthief
Offline
Server: Leviathan
Game: FFXI
user: Fyyvoaa
Posts: 18,930
By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2013-01-29 07:57:41
Link | Quote | Reply
 
I gotta find me a chipoltes near me and try this ***lol.
 Valefor.Shystie
Offline
Server: Valefor
Game: FFXI
user: Shystie
Posts: 55
By Valefor.Shystie 2013-01-31 18:58:54
Link | Quote | Reply
 
So I read this forum when you first posted it and thought it was awesome. I even posted it on my facebook, lol.

Anyways, I went to Chipotle tonight to try this out and it worked for the most part. I asked for my meat on the side and they put it in 1 (only 1) of those little plastic cups they put Guac in. I feel I got screwed on the meat. =(

Otherwise, "Great success!!"
 Sylph.Tigerwoods
Offline
Server: Sylph
Game: FFXI
user: Vegetto
Posts: 15,066
By Sylph.Tigerwoods 2013-01-31 19:00:52
Link | Quote | Reply
 
Just gotta look at the portion, not the container, really (I had double meat, which is why it looked like a lot more)

A full sized singular scoop is what they give you. I got 2 scoops for mine.

As long as they didn't give you half a scoop or something and put it in the guac container, then you didn't get screwed.

If so, then probably better to just let them put it in the burrito at your place.

Glad it worked out for you though :D. How was your superior amount of food?
[+]
First Page 2 3 4 5 6 7
Log in to post.