Up here in Canada Chipotle is new. I love it there. So good. Fresh, healthy, delicious, large portions. New, clean stores, good prices. Long lineups though.
Can you clarify? Are you talking about the one where the rats fell out of the ceiling, the store they closed in Virginia, the one that hit 6 states or one of the other ones. Can you clarify which foodborne illness that involves Chipotle that is overblown? There are so many it’s hard to know which one you refer to.
Chipotle has a similar problem to what United has. They had one really, really bad incident but now they are constantly in the news for more minor issues. In normal circumstances it would be minor and barely noticed. If you get one every 3-4 months, keeps you in the headlines.
I’m going to share a secret with you all that I have never shared with anyone else in my life.
I try every goddamn gimmicky menu item Taco Bell offers, at least once. From the Doritos tacos to the chalupa with a fried chicken shell to the Captain Crunch dessert balls, I’ve put each of them into my body one time. Some of them more than once. I hate myself for it.
Publicly, I’ll deny it. I’ll never admit to it. My friends will say “Have you heard of the burrito with Pop Rocks in it?” and I’ll say “That sounds like a terrible idea, who would eat that?” But privately, I’m telling you now that I’m going to eat that burrito.
I’m so glad it’s not just me. But it’s not a problem because the stuff is usually goddamn delicious (except the Doritos shell tacos, which always taste like stale Doritos), even if it’s probably taken decades off my life.