Chipotle Mexican Grill

I’ve been to this Chipotle three times and each time I was disappointed. I thought the proximity to my school wouldn’t have any effect on the quality, but I was wrong. Every time I’ve come to this location, I’ve come at the same time:7:45−8pm and each time they were out of something or there was something wrong with the food. Dried out meat that hasn’t been changed in hours or just completely out of something that can be replenished in plenty of time before closing. And the kicker is that the place is never busy and the staff aren’t inundated with customers every time I’ve come. There would be about 7 – 8 customers tops, but somehow I’d always be out of luck when it comes to an item I’d like. Convenient location doesn’t mean much if quality of work is going to suffer

It’s nice to get a chipotle on this block with very dismal options for a college campus. I have been here twice since opening. The lines aren’t bad (for chipotle) and the service isn’t horrible. The staff seems a little frazzled, unorganized, and confused but that is probably just the team trying to figure out their groove, since the location is new.
The meat servings, like basically all chipotle’s now, are very very small. It seemed almost like little crumbs in my burrito bowl. The bowl (like most chipotle’s now) was small and seemed a bit empty, even though I got all ingredients and an extra scoop of tomatoes. I don’t like the extra light hand esp. since the bowls are ten dollars and basically ½ beans and rice, and the sour cream is watered down. But that is an issue with chipotle’s new policies, not this location.
Only real complaint. Too much mixing of ingredients in the serving containers (chicken in the tofu, rice in the sour cream, fajitas in the beans). It looked unsanitary, sloppy, and not vegan friendly. Chips were hella salty while, the Guacamole had no flavor at all. Prices are a little more expensive.
While I am happy it is here, I will continue going to my chipotle on connecticut ave (woodley park) whenever I can.
I will give it a month or two and adjust my reviews.

Since this opened today, I’ll give it its first Unilocal review. My actual visit was a great experience of course. Everyone was nice, the food was tasty, and they managed the huge demand on the first day pretty well. (I did notice that a steak burrito was $ 9 including tax — prices are going up!)
However, I’m also going to use this to talk about Chipotle in general.
I’m nostalgic about the days when it was a big deal to finish an entire chipotle burrito in one sitting. a way to separate the boys from the men at the table.
I remember a time that my burritos were so huge and so overstuffed that they would explode in the middle of the burrito wrapping process and they would have to apologize and wrap a second tortilla around it just to contain all my delicious ingredients.
I remember waiting in lines of 50 people or more in the College Park, MD location because we had the idea that ours was the most popular Chipotle in the country and we were proud of this accomplishment of ours and wanted to «support» our «local chipotle.»
For a time chipotle almost had an almost rare and mythical feel to it; you had to stop whenever you unexpectedly encountered one on your travels… seeing one was like finding hidden treasure!!! Stories of people driving 45 minutes or more just to get to the nearest one were common…
Now, while the chipotle brand still is a reliable source of deliciousness, you can tell that the corporate overlords have taken away a bit of the fun and it will never quite be as legendary as it used to be. For example, I read online that the people who work at chipotle have to practice scooping meat hundreds and hundreds of times until they are trusted to give the correct 4 oz portion of meat to paying customers. The days of exploding overstuffed burritos may be long lost.
The other day I saw the guy in front of me order a chipotle burrito that apparently had so few ingredients that it was pretty much the size of my fist — I’m not even exaggerating.
I just shook my head and silently mourned the end of a golden era.