View Full Version : Chipotle appreciation thread
Skeeter
08-08-2007, 12:36 PM
I'm currently eating a fajita burrito with carnitas and it is spectacular.
discuss the wonders of chipotle
Satira
08-08-2007, 12:41 PM
I get the veggie burrito with guacamole in it sometimes and OH MAN IT'S SO GOOD. There's one guy particularly at the place who makes them the best. Also whatever limey goodness they put on the chips is YUM!
Trouble
08-08-2007, 12:41 PM
I had a Chipotle next door to my old work location, I used to eat there at least twice a week. I miss it now. :(
Apotheosis
08-08-2007, 12:43 PM
For some reason, the word "Chipotle", regardless of the context, annoys me.
that doesn't mean that I don't think chipotle is tasty. : -D
I like chipotle sauce at almost any mexican resturant. I also like eating at Chipotles. They put a little too much rice in the burritos for my taste, but their soft tacos are the bomb, much the same as their lime chips and hot sauce.
Ok, there goes the craving for Chinese, I want Mexican now.
CrystalTears
08-08-2007, 12:48 PM
Thank God I'm eating chili right now or I'd hate this thread.
Blazing247
08-08-2007, 01:14 PM
Bastards, closest one here is in RI, and RI sucks. Oh well, we have Margarita's here in Connecticut and we're getting a Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville this year, so eat it!
Sthrockmorton
08-08-2007, 01:18 PM
We have a Chipotle right next to the bars I go to at IU. Open till 3 or 4 AM I think. You can't beat that after closing down a bar....
War Angel
08-08-2007, 01:44 PM
I miss the Mexican food options in California. Where I live in New York, the closest we come to mexican food is Taco Bell. :(
CrystalTears
08-08-2007, 01:48 PM
Bastards, closest one here is in RI, and RI sucks. Oh well, we have Margarita's here in Connecticut and we're getting a Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville this year, so eat it!
Ortega's in Groton, dude. Go!
Do you mean Senor Flaco's by any chance?
Danical
08-08-2007, 01:58 PM
I'd rather go to one of the many many local mexican food restaurants in my city than some chain.
:shrug:
You can randomly throw a stick and hit a mexican food resturant here on Houston.
If you're really brave you can get some from the Taqueria trucks that park in the parking lots and sell to the laborers.
I had lengua tacos (NOT FROM THE TRUCKS!!!) the other day. Not the best thing I've tasted but not too bad if you keep the spices up.
CrystalTears
08-08-2007, 02:02 PM
Haha, Gan is eating tongue. I'd rather be dead, but go you. :D
LOL, the lady who makes me tamales brought some in to work. They tasted funny until I added the hot sauce from hell. Then I think I killed all of my taste buds and saliva glands in one fell swoop. They went down fine after that. ;)
The texture was interesting. Those Mexicans do some crazy shit with their food though. I'm still not up for cabrito though, no matter how you cook it.
One of my favorites is migas with chorizo.
Keller
08-08-2007, 03:27 PM
They put a little too much rice in the burritos for my taste.
I always get the fajita burrito w/ black beans and no rice. The rice is pretty blah and I agree, the rice to everything else ratio is unnecessary.
Skeeter
08-08-2007, 03:33 PM
I also enjoy El Burrito Loco. (Burritos as big as your head!) They're pretty authentic for a chain, and they seem to be right around every big10 school.
Keller
08-08-2007, 03:41 PM
I also enjoy El Burrito Loco. (Burritos as big as your head!) They're pretty authentic for a chain, and they seem to be right around every big10 school.
And in Broad Ripple, Indiana. I swear they engineer that to taste better coming up than going down.
Sthrockmorton
08-08-2007, 03:50 PM
haha, I love Broad Ripple, I may be making a trip up there sometime in the next week or two
ROFL
Thats why its near almost every big 10 school. They know its usually going to be making 2 trips through the consumer.
And while we're on the subject of mexican food...
Let me be the one to advise everyone against getting wasted and eating a dozen stuffed jalepenos.
I never threw them up, but I swear I never knew shitting fire hurt so much.
Sthrockmorton
08-08-2007, 03:56 PM
Hey now, you're walkin a dangerous line Gan....
We now how to keep our shit down at IU. OSU is pretty good too.
I hear Wisconsin and Michigan arent horrible either.
Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois, Iowa, Penn, MSU, and Minn are kinda weak though...
TheSmooth1
08-08-2007, 05:07 PM
How do people eat that shit? Gross.
Blazing247
08-08-2007, 05:17 PM
Ortega's in Groton, dude. Go!
Do you mean Senor Flaco's by any chance?
My girl went to Ortega's and she hated it, brought me back leftovers, and they were "eh". I live about 10 minutes from Groton though, and we have a shitload of Mexican restaurant's in and around New London. Senor Flaco's, never heard of it. Where's that at?
Sthrockmorton
08-08-2007, 05:20 PM
stuffed Jalapenos make me :)
Going in they were :)
On the other end :shit: they were :flames:
Fallen
08-08-2007, 05:51 PM
Chipolte makes my poop sick. I was like a ripped bag of Peat moss.
Jazuela
08-08-2007, 06:38 PM
I love stuffed jalapenos. But not with cream cheese, I like cheddar.
As for the dried ones, what I want to know is why does everyone pronounce it chi-pol-te?
They put the l before the t when they say it out loud, but the l is after the t when it's spelled. It drives me nuts when they do that on TV commercials.
Sean of the Thread
08-08-2007, 06:43 PM
Cream cheese Jalopenos ftw
CrystalTears
08-08-2007, 08:15 PM
My girl went to Ortega's and she hated it, brought me back leftovers, and they were "eh". I live about 10 minutes from Groton though, and we have a shitload of Mexican restaurant's in and around New London. Senor Flaco's, never heard of it. Where's that at?
It will always surprise me to hear of people who hate Ortega's, but okay. Different strokes for different folks. What did you guys have that you didn't like?
Senor Flaco's is in Westerly and it's the one *I* hated. I won't be going back there. RI is | | this big, didn't think there was any other Mexican restaurant there. :D
Sean of the Thread
08-08-2007, 08:19 PM
Even more mystifying is why a Mexican restaurant is on anyone's list of faves to begin with??
Luckily for me this area has plenty of great dining.
Jazuela
08-08-2007, 08:20 PM
Jalapeno Heaven in Branford CT...
shredded beef tacos, refries, saffron rice, and salsa they make fresh every day and is never the same twice, because they don't use a measuring cup to make it - and sometimes just get in a cilantro mood and toss extra cilantro in for the hell of it.
and - dessert - ice cream nachos!
A platter with triangled fried flour tortillas (which they fry themselves, none of that bagged crap) - sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Then - they toss some bite-sized cubes of vanilla ice cream on top. Then - flourettes of whipped cream. THEN - mini chocolate chips and mixed nuts. THEN - chocolate syrup and raspberry syrup - AND - if you ask, they'll drizzle kahlua over the whole thing.
Sick sick sick. And SO scrumptious!
CrystalTears
08-08-2007, 08:24 PM
Heh, thanks but no thanks. Driving to RI for 20 minutes was bad enough, no Mexican food is worth driving 40+ minutes for.
...no Mexican food is worth driving 40+ minutes for.
blasphemy!
Not that I have to drive 40 minutes to go to any resturant here in Houston...
CrystalTears
08-08-2007, 08:29 PM
Heh, it's just that I'm not really one to drive across towns to find that oh so special restaurant. There are plenty of good ones around here to go to. Going to RI was on a whim, and a reason to make my coworkers shut up about trying that place, for heaven's sakes.
Flurbins
08-08-2007, 08:52 PM
Black beans, steak, lettuce, cheese, hot sauce, extra sour cream, rice... I'm pretty excited I'm moving to a city that has a damn Chipotle after living 2.5 years where the closest one is 3 hours away.
Blazing247
08-09-2007, 03:28 AM
Jalapeno Heaven in Branford CT...
...was my absolute favorite, favorite, favorite place to eat until I moved. Such a good place in such a crappy looking exterior, people are always surprised by that when I take them there. :)
Also, CT, 20 minutes to Flaco's in RI...you must live around Pawcatuck/Stonington maybe a little north? Jesus christ, neighbor.
CrystalTears
08-09-2007, 06:59 AM
Heh, freaky ain't it? ;)
Clove
08-09-2007, 09:14 AM
...was my absolute favorite, favorite, favorite place to eat until I moved. Such a good place in such a crappy looking exterior, people are always surprised by that when I take them there. :)
Also, CT, 20 minutes to Flaco's in RI...you must live around Pawcatuck/Stonington maybe a little north? Jesus christ, neighbor.
Yup close enough to stalk, we all live in Southeastern CT. But you're really not being fair to Ortega's. That place rules especially the carne fundido and the flan. Zavalia's is alright, but overpriced and too classy for my tastes. When I eat Mexican I want to be in a more casual environment. I hear Sombrero's is great, if you can figure out when they're open.
Blazing247
08-09-2007, 12:17 PM
Yup close enough to stalk, we all live in Southeastern CT. But you're really not being fair to Ortega's. That place rules especially the carne fundido and the flan. Zavalia's is alright, but overpriced and too classy for my tastes. When I eat Mexican I want to be in a more casual environment. I hear Sombrero's is great, if you can figure out when they're open.
Like I said I hadn't been to Ortega's myself, just got second hands. Sombrero's is the place on Jefferson in New London right? I've heard a lot of good stuff about that place, but they are only open for dinner.
CrystalTears
08-09-2007, 12:29 PM
New London, yes. Open when.. er.. they feel like it. They don't have set times, and yes it's mostly dinner. When they are open, there's always a line.
Open only for dinner usually* denotes good food.
*99% of the time.
Sean of the Thread
08-09-2007, 02:56 PM
Things must be different up north... most people avoid Mexican cuisine around here yet you all have hard ons for it apparently.
Things must be different up north... most people avoid Mexican cuisine around here yet you all have hard ons for it apparently.
Thats because Mexican food in Florida SUCKS.
CrystalTears
08-09-2007, 03:02 PM
Thats because Mexican food in Florida SUCKS.
Word.
Skeeter
08-09-2007, 04:58 PM
I could eat mexican damn near every day
Sean of the Thread
08-09-2007, 05:11 PM
You guys are nuts. Product of living in suburbia I guess.. I bet you guys still think chinese is a night out.
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Originally Posted by Gan View Post
Thats because Mexican food in Florida SUCKS.
We prolly have the most LEGAL Mexican immigrants in the states here with plenty of fine real deal restaurants. It's just not.. special. Same with Greek restaurants.. but those are actually worth a night out unlike anything Mexican..
Skeeter
08-09-2007, 05:17 PM
how is a nice chinese restaurant any different from a nice anything else restaurant.
You don't have to have steak to have a good meal.
Sean of the Thread
08-09-2007, 05:23 PM
rofl @ nice and chinese restaurant in the same sentence. You don't live in L.A. or NYC.
You guys are nuts. Product of living in suburbia I guess.. I bet you guys still think chinese is a night out.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gan View Post
Thats because Mexican food in Florida SUCKS.
We prolly have the most LEGAL Mexican immigrants in the states here with plenty of fine real deal restaurants. It's just not.. special. Same with Greek restaurants.. but those are actually worth a night out unlike anything Mexican..
This just says you've never eaten at a decent mexican food resturant. Next time you're in Houston, look me up and I'll show you how to eat Mexican. (Not eat A Mexican, TYVM)
Sean of the Thread
08-09-2007, 05:29 PM
This just says you've never eaten at a decent mexican food resturant. Next time you're in Houston, look me up and I'll show you how to eat Mexican. (Not eat A Mexican, TYVM)
A Houston or Texan Mex restaurant I'd give a chance. As for these people talking about them in Ohio and New England and mainly about franchises at that. ROFLxtoomany.
Like I said we have plenty of very fine Mexicano restaurants. Real and franchise... It's still Mexican tho... you can't polish a turd. (or beans and rice for that matter)
A Houston or Texan Mex restaurant I'd give a chance. As for these people talking about them in Ohio and New England and mainly about franchises at that. ROFLxtoomany.
LOL, anyone who adds shit like potatoes to their chili con carne or in any form of a burrito just cant be called mexican by any means. Northerners put wierd shit in mexican food.
Like I said we have plenty of very fine Mexicano restaurants. Real and franchise... It's still Mexican tho... you can't polish a turd. (or beans and rice for that matter)
Turds aside, with Tex-Mex the focus is on the MEAT (chicken, pork, and also fish), not the beans and rice, which are considered accompaniments.
Hell I'll even treat. All the margaritas you can remain standing to drink, salsa to die for, and a menu of MEAT dishes that will make you forget food for the next 24 hours. Houston has not earned the reputation of being one of the fattest cities in America for nothing.
Sean of the Thread
08-09-2007, 05:53 PM
You better add "margarita tsunami" to your budget then.. I'll put it down for 2010 on the calendar to give you enough time to save.
As far as meat dishes go... My favorites are already TEXAS(tex-mex and bbq) and the Carolinas (bbq). Honorable mention going to Florida for Greek and Cuban dishes.
LOL
I got you covered. As long as you can hold a glass you'll have a margarita in your hand.
CrystalTears
08-09-2007, 09:20 PM
A Houston or Texan Mex restaurant I'd give a chance. As for these people talking about them in Ohio and New England and mainly about franchises at that. ROFLxtoomany.
Uh, the restaurants I've mentioned are not franchises, they are locals that own restaurants. I don't remember saying Chili's. /smirks
Sean of the Thread
08-09-2007, 09:38 PM
Then you double lose for listing local mexicano restaurants in CONN rhahahhaa.
I was referring to the one named in the title of the thread.
CrystalTears
08-09-2007, 09:48 PM
Considering that the Mexicans in California fuck it up royally too, you're not really saying much other than THE FLORIDA GUY KNOWS DICK ABOUT RESTAURANTS IN NEW ENGLAND. :D
ROFL
COOKOFF BATTLE!
IRON CHEF PC!!!
Seran
08-09-2007, 09:57 PM
Ok, late starter in the thread, but woot for Chipotle.
Got one across the street, and I eat the barbicoa enough that they know my order instantly.
Clove
08-09-2007, 10:26 PM
You guys are nuts. Product of living in suburbia I guess.. I bet you guys still think chinese is a night out.
Yeah, real suburban- if you consider a city that's over 300 years old "suburban". Fucking Benedict Arnold burnt it down during the Revolutionary War. My house is a virtual baby for my neighborhood at 100 years old. When was your prefab built?
I hate to break it to you, but New England has immigrants from all over the world, much like the Pacific Northwest not just Canadians and Cubans like Florida.
Within walking distance of my house alone there locally owned Mexican, Italian, Greek, Thai, Japanese, Indian and Chinese restaurants ALL owned and operated by immigrants from those countries- this in a city with a population under 25k should give you an inkling of the kind of diversity we celebrate in these parts. You could eat a different style of food every day of the month here and never walk into a franchise.
Besides the weather is so bad the only thing we have to do here eat and drink- so we know our fucking food.
Sean of the Thread
08-09-2007, 10:53 PM
My parents just sold the house we grew up in last year... it was built in 1860 located in NY. What do I know about the NE? I know you don't have real deal mexicans that know how to cook compared to here. Maybe they can clean a mean house for douchebag politicians but that's about it.
Clove loses based on the 25k population.. gitmo prolly has better food than your four stop light village.
Blazing247
08-10-2007, 03:27 AM
What do I know about the NE? I know you don't have real deal mexicans that know how to cook compared to here. Maybe they can clean a mean house for douchebag politicians but that's about it.
Are you seriously trying to have a "we have more immigrants than you" contest right now? Fine, you win, your shithole of a state has more Mexicans. Congratulations, you win a shit stain on your toilet bowl.
Satira
08-10-2007, 05:52 AM
I love how the Chipotle (the pinnacle of authentic Mexican cuisine) thread has deteriorated into a battle of who has the best/most immigrant cooks.
Clove
08-10-2007, 06:32 AM
My parents just sold the house we grew up in last year... it was built in 1860 located in NY. What do I know about the NE? I know you don't have real deal mexicans that know how to cook compared to here. Maybe they can clean a mean house for douchebag politicians but that's about it.
Clove loses based on the 25k population.. gitmo prolly has better food than your four stop light village.
Gitmo but not Tampa Bay. Tampa can't even make a decent Cuban sandwich and you've got Cubans pouring out your ears.
Clove
08-10-2007, 07:16 AM
I love how the Chipotle (the pinnacle of authentic Mexican cuisine) thread has deteriorated into a battle of who has the best/most immigrant cooks.
Not so much an immigrant contest as reactions from insinuations of culinary ignorance cast from the cosmopolitan cultural center that is Tampa Bay. Sean2 needs to go to Busch Gardens and have a hotdog and Budwieser.
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