So I was going to leave a comment on this, but I read yours. You had the almost exact comment I was going to leave. Although now I’m typing this, technically I’m leaving a comment. I regret nothing!
As a manager at a Chipotle restaurant, we are much much better than Taco Bell! Prices can get a little expensive, but you get a lot of food for the price. Chipotle considers itself Mexican food, but it really isn’t Mexican food. Any family run Mexican restaurant will be leagues better than any Chipotle. Hope this helps!
The BEST thing about Chipotle is it's use of Fresh vegetables (Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes, etc.), which makes eating there feel a bit more like eating at a restaurant.
It's Mexican-American fast food. Or Mexican-inspired American food. Doubt anyone would call it "authentic Mexican food" which is a very different beast, what with street tacos, enchiladas, tamales, etc., etc. Chipotle is just kind of a limited Americanized version mostly centered around burritos or "burrito bowls" (generally sans tortilla, just a "bowl" with the other burrito contents).
Taco Bell is not real Mexican food and it never tried to be. Chipotle also is not real Mexican food. Both are Mexican inspired, but they are not authentic Mexican food. Far as I know, there are no authentic chain Mexican restaurants. Family run/mom and Pop restaurants are the best for getting authentic Mexican food.
Even most mom and pop Mexican places in the US have an extremely 'Americanized' menu that's pretty different from most places actually in Mexico. Restaurants in the popular tourist areas are probably the exception because they know most of their customers are Americans.
One thing independent Mexican restaurants do that not even fast food Mexican does: ..Using American cheese on EVERYTHING, and it's widespread! So many of them do this even Guy Fieri called them out on his show. I dont mind American cheese normally but come-on man.
Yep, what she said. When I was a kid we never went to real restaurants, only occasional fast food. (My parents went to restaurants without us). As a kid, I liked Taco Bell. When I grew up I went to real authentic Mexican restaurants. I no longer can eat Taco Bell. It’s gross now. Chipotle is better than Taco Bell but still not as good as real Mexican.
I would call Chipotle fast food Tex Mex. It is considerably better than Taco Bell, but not even the best Tex Mex fast food. There are smaller fast food Tex Mex chains that are better. And of course, if you can find a small Mom and Pop Mexican or Tex Mex restaurant with a good chef, it would beat the chains.
@@garycamara9955It’s a famous place in Denver and is featured in South Park. I went all the time as a kid but haven’t been to it since 2015 when I brought my family from Slovakia over. It’s a lot better now ever since the creators of South Park bought it.
The prices alone puts it below taco bell, because there is zero chance I eat Chipotle over a mom and pop Mexican restaurant. So that puts the bell over Chipotle for me.
Chipotle is generally seen in a category above regular fast food called Fast Casual. Cava has a similar approach. Chipotle is everywhere in the states.
Chipotle lets you customize your items. You choose from a buffet of different meats, beans, vegetables, sauces and a few other extras. Better than Taco Bell which is basic "fast food". It's highly Americanized mexican food and it's pretty tasty. Quite popular on the west coast.
I ❤ Chipotle, it puts Taco Bell, Taco John's to shame. It's like comparing a regular hamburger to a fillet steak, no comparison You pick the toppings, so if it's dry or huge it because what you choose to put on it
Agree! You get to choose what you want for fillings, so if the steak was dry, they probably didn't choose pico or salsa. It cracks me up when Brits and Europeans call vegetable toppings on sandwiches, subs, etc. "salad".
Had a slight kerfuffle a while back about not advertising/mentioning their pinto beans had bacon in them or some such, which kinda' put off vegetarians / vegans. But, that aside, the ingredients all seem of good quality and put together in a tasty manner. :) Yum! Love a good bowl or burrito there!
Taco Bell is good fast food. Chipotle is a couple steps up in quality. IMO. They also build all of your food as you request, right in front of you. One of Chipotle's first major investors was McDonald's, which provided them with enough capitol for rapid expansion and helped them launch it into a nationwide powerhouse restaurant chain. They are no longer affiliated.
Taco Bell is Americanized Mexican foiod. Chipotle is very good and real. Chuey's is even better and you get the whole Mexican ambience as you dine. But for the bestbtavos, burritos enchiladas etc. The small, privately owned by Mexicans restaurants have the best food, made from scratch, with love and the freshest ingrefients; especially in the south eastern part of the U.S.A.
If you have subway, this is the mexican version. Food all cooked and in bins in a line. Once you order they assemble it from the line of precooked food. But it is good.
Ain't that the truth? It's almost like Europeans don't understand the concept at all. With all Mexican food you almost have to put some sauce on it. At least the Mild sauce.
Originally, it was inspired by the “Mission style” burritos created by wonderful mom and pop Mexican restaurants from the Mission district of San Francisco.
It is decent fresh food served quickly due to a streamlined process. So, yes, fast food, but without deep frying everything, and with vegetables and whole grains available. If you choose wisely, it’s the healthiest fast food chain I can think of.
Chipoltle is all over the US and also several places in London England it is BY FAARRRR better than Taco Bell. Only thing fresh in Taco Bell is tortillas ( if you’re lucky!)
Chipotle is a type/class of restaurant known as "fast casual", which is distinct from "fast food". In a "fast casual" restaurant food is prepared similarly to how it is prepared in a regular restaurant, but there is no table service. You walk in and order at the counter, and your food is prepared. Then you pick it up at the hand-off spot (usually the opposite end of the counter from the cashier). Others will give you a little number or buzzer and call the order number or ring the buzzer, some may walk the food out to the table but you are responsible for ordering, putting away your own dishes, getting your own drinks, etc. "Fast food" by comparison has food shipped to the shop in a nearly ready-to-eat fashion, usually frozen just a step or two from "ready to serve" and all the workers do is warm it up and wrap it or put it on a plate. That said, Chipotle and some sandwich places like Subway have all the food behind a partition and you go along the line opposite the employee letting them know which items you want or do not want, but same as above the food is prepared in the kitchen much as it would be in a regular restaurant and brought out to the serving area in small/medium batches. For convenience, Chipotle is pretty solid. I'm not sure it's the most flavorful, but that isn't why you are going. You are going because you get large servings in a short period of time, for a reasonable price. edit: Taco Bell is very much fast food, and if you get a chance to do side-by-side comparison the quality and experience differences will be very apparent. Given the choice between the two, Chipotle is preferred for me for both quality and quantity. Time of service is about the same for both. edit 2: Chipotle offers a variety of sodas, juices, fizzy water, etc. Taco Bell usually only offers soda and, maybe, sugar water masquerading as lemonade.
Chipotle is a chain restaurant. It’s good but no comparison to Mexican or TexMex restaurants. The Beesley’s are missing the salsa. You have to add salsa to tacos, burritos or anything Mexican. I love hot / spicy salsas but a mild salsa works too. I’m glad they tried it and liked it. Mexican and TexMex is very popular-at least in Texas. Love your videos Andre, congratulations on your successful channel 🎉 parabéns !!
I agree with Millie. For fast food, when i feel like Mexican i go to Chipotle. If i feel like a burger i go to In and Out or the local Frosty. If i feel like a chicken burger i go to Wendy's. If i feel like chicken i go to Popeyes. If i feel like a sandwhich i go to Mr. Pickle's. And if i feel like BBQ i go to the local smokehouse.
Chipotle is VERY popular in America! It’s a walk in fast food place, versus drive thru fast food like McDonald’s or Taco Bell. Most chipotles do not have a drive thru.
Chipotle is definitely top five. Food is fresh and actually healthy. It is always packed with customers, when I go to Taco Bell they are always half empty of people!
Chipotle (named for smoked jalapeño peppers, a popular ingredient in Mexican food) is pretty commercial in SoCal, where Mom & Pop, more local eateries are the norm. Burritos do tend to be large here, yum!
I love Taco Bell when I'm drunk and it's 2:00 in the morning and I want the flavor of Taco Bell because it's literally all tastes the same. I love Chipotle. But where I live we have a very high density of Mexican restaurants that are actually cheaper than Chipotle so I normally end up at one of those
Living in the west, it's the same -- it's not hard to find a better and often cheaper Mexican fast food-type option, which is actually Mexican. When I lived in New England, or the upper Midwest, though... oh, dear.
I'm in San Bernardino CA & can visit the place that inspired Taco Bell as well as the McDonald's museum. Ah the joy of the end of route 66! But yeah, local dives are almost always better.
Andre, my Top 5 big fast food chains: 1. Red Robin - Almost respectable food 2. Chili's - Still not bad 3. In-N-Out Burger - Adequate 4. Five Guys - Basic burger joint 5. Denny's - Coffee-shop quality, but tolerable. On this scale, Chipotle would be about #6 or 7. Taco Bell would be about 10 or 12 steps below that, at "Barely edible, if you're starving." At the very rock-bottom worst: McDonalds.
'Chipotle' is a traditional method for smoke drying peppers to use in cooking. The restaurant chain is named after the cooking style (which it doesn't use very much, ironically). Most foods are better than Taco Bell, no exception here. Chipotle had a big health scare a few years back, which turned out to be corporate sabotage. I believe a few people died and lots were hospitalized for food poisoning. Many people are still scared to eat there, since. But their food is super healthy, especially compared to other fast food. Laughing Planet is a similar franchise, slightly more diverse menu.
The Chipotle near me always has a long line. Let alone the carry out shelves (door dash, Uber eats, et cetera). But it’s packed. It’s in a prime location though, near bars, a gym, and movie theatre. Chipotle is good. Good food after a workout especially.
Chipotle is in between a fast food place such as Taco Bell, and a dine in restaurant. It is also a healthier choice. You order what you want then you also choose each item which you want them to put into it. Everything is cooked and they put the fillings into it as you choose just like in a Subway sandwich shop. Taco del Mar is very similar to Chipotle and the food from each is fresh.
@@juanheredia2293this is the reason I don’t eat there. It was because of the workers not trained properly in food handling. They changed but I still won’t go
Chipotle is a pepper. This restaurant is an upscale version of TacoBell, but like others, family owned restaurants are often more authentic and better. Mr Taco was my favorite years ago out of ElTaco, TacoTia and Mr Taco that would be considered fast food. The best was an old A&W place in Culver City, CA that a family bought and operated...nothing for decor, but the food was the best.
Chipotle offers 3 options when you start their line. 1. Bowl 2. Burritos 3. Tacos (3). Then they take your order and go down the line. Choose your beans. Choose your meat. Choose your salsa. Choose your veggies, etc. You can add a bag of chips and get some salsa. Add a drink at the register. I do like it better than Taco Bell, in general. It's simpler and yummy.
Chipotle is a spicy pepper frequently used in Mexican cooking. The restaurant named itself after that pepper. It's way better than Taco Bell which is very basic food.
Chiptole is a mess. They've been fined for selling contaminated food ($25 million fine), child labor law violations (more fines), numerous food safety violations like using out of date vegetables. cheating employees out of wages, and now cutting portion sizes in some stores but not others. One store is generous and thr next one charges you the same for half that portion! They settled out of court for numerous sexual harrassment charges by employees. They forced some sick employees to complete their shift knowing it was a risk to patrons eating the food they prepared. They are paying their NYC workers $20 million for wage violations (cheating them). Hundreds got sick from e.Coli, salmonella, and noroviruses in their food.
Chipotle is more considered “fast casual”. Where they use better ingredients and constantly cook food instead of getting it premade and heated up like most fast food places. Chipotle is really popular. They just don’t have the drive thru experience. But it’s way better value for your money than McDonald’s.
Taco Bell is true fast food. Chipotle is an in-between dining that has come to be called "casual dining" and is usually a sit-down meal experience. Then there are high-class Mexican places that is where you are more likely to get real Mexico-Mexican food and fewer quesadillas and tacos
Originated in Colorado! (Croc’s also) You walk down a line of ingredients and choose what you want in your burrito or whatever. All fresh! Get a burrito! The guacamole is good too! Ingredients aren’t packaged. So fresh tomatoes and onions and everything. You taste the difference. It’s West- Colorado Mex which is its own thing like green chili.
catagory ... fast food chain and fast food... many "quick food joints in every town that are not chains. Coney dogs (another fast food) are awesome and the recipies very from store to store and state to state, usually served in diners.
Chipotle is Tex-Mex. It is a food chain. Tex-Mex is a cuisine from the Texas-Mexico border region that mixes traditional Mexican flavors with American influences. Chili con carne, fajitas, and queso are Tex-Mex creations. I like Chipotle because they use fresh ingredients, and you can customize your order. Mission burritos are made right in front of you after you choose your ingredients. I think that is what threw off James and Millie. It is like they blended the speed of fast food with the taste of casual dining. Fast casual. Way better than Taco Bell
I live next to Mexico, I don't eat Mexican Food at fast food chain restaurants. We have the best Mom & Pop restaurants here so the everything is made traditionally and very flavorful. Or, I make it myself. I find it so strange that we have a Taco Bell and Chipotles here, but majority of the customers are just passing through our town and more than the majority of our town go to our favorite local Mexican Food restaurants. Taco Bell uses ground beef for their beef, but traditional in our town uses shredded beef YUM!).
I love Sonoran style Mexican food! The TexMex I've tried seems to value heat over taste, so I limit myself to places that have the right aroma coming out the door. Found a good Mexican food joint in Kansas (!) once, based on the aroma - - I was not disappointed!
Chipotle was started in Denver. In 2000 I started a building remodel. I saw a sign for Chipotle next door on second floor which is odd. It was the corporate HQ. Dirty shirts and pants hard hats. Receptionist saw us walking in and reached for coupons. When we were doing tenant finishes we lost the 2nd floor contract. Chipotle was blowing a hole through the wall and taking over the 2nd floor in what was 3 building addresses. At about this time chipotle got bought out by McDonald’s. They lost some of their quality and value. If Taco Bell is McDonald’s Chipotle is Applebees or Chili’s
Chipotle is in many, many US states. It's a very popular chain. SO much better than Taco Bell (which is a meme-producing joke in some parts of the US). I have never seen a Chipotle with a drive-thru (just a pick up shelf inside), it is counter. One burrito lasts me for 3 meals. Everything is fresh. Somewhat limited menu that seldom changes, but tasty. The barbacoa is my favorite 😋
Taco Bell is at the bottom of American Mexican food lists. The only reason it is at the top of surveys is because they are everywhere. And most people would rather go to Chipotle or Baja Fresh or any Mexican Restaurant than Taco Bell but Taco Bell is cheaper and faster not better. Chipotle food is hand made in front of you, they build the bowl/burrito/taco in front of you like Subway does sandwiches. You’ll never get a burrito that size from Taco Bell ever. Plus there’s beer! 😂 And having tacos and burritos without salsa or sauce is like having salad without dressing! Of course it’s going to be dry I can’t rate fast food because everything is different. I can put Chipotle above Taco Bell but can’t compare it to a burger place like In-n-Out, they are 2 different kinds of foods. This $12 burrito can’t compare to a $25-$30 brisket! But this burrito is better than an $8 taco Bell burrito!
Chipotle is really good, very fresh and much healthier than the typical fast food experience. Chipotle is very popular. Also, you design the food yourself, you select all the options so if you don't like what you have created, it's not a reflection on Chipotle.
Comparing Chipotle to Taco Bell is apples to oranges, and although they use many of the same words (taco, burrito, queso) they are completely different cuisines prepared and served in completely different ways. I lived in Texas for almost 25 years, and I don't consider either Chipotle or Taco Bell to be anything close to authentic Mexican food or Tex-Mex. Many years ago (prior to 2008) when Chipotle still had their ready-mixed margaritas, which were by far the best margaritas I've ever had for the money, Chipotle was one of my favorite places to eat--I would eat at Chipotle at least once a week, if not twice. But when they did away with the ready-mixed margaritas, I noticed a wholesale downward slide in Chipotle. When I'm considering what to eat, Chipotle and Taco Bell are not competing thoughts, and if I want Mexican food or Tex-Mex, neither come to mind. I probably choose Taco Bell once a week or every other week, and Chipotle once a month or every other month.
Salsa, salsa, salsa!!! The Southwestern kid in me cringes watching them eat Tex Mex )). Mexican/Tex Mex/BBQ are all intended to be eaten with a sauce/salsa. It doesn't have to be blazing hot either, but some heat does actually help the flavor. Andre, do NOT be afraid to ask the wait staff for advice on what salsa is the best for what you are eating. They " wait" on you- for a reason...
They should've tried a burrito or lifestyle bowl. Did they use any sauce? Surprised they didn't drink the lemonade, watermelon Limeade or the Mandarin Agua Fresca. You can't compare Taco bell to Chipotle or Texas BBQ to Tex Mex or Mexican food.
TACO BELL is a Low-Tier Fast-Food place, being very basic with limited quality control. CHIPOTLE is an Upper-Tier Fast-Food place - with a focus on fresh ingredients and a Higher Level of Quality Control than most other fast-food chains.
Chipotle is considered fast-casual. This is where the food is made to order but without the elements of a full service restaurant. Instead of sitting down to order, you typically order at a counter or use an app to order before you arrive. The food is also usually packaged in a manner similar to fast food, so you can either take it with you or eat it at a table. Taco Bell is considered fast food. Chipotle and other fast-casual restaurants are sort of a bridge between fast food and casual full service chain restaurants, like Applebee's, for example. It's difficult to compare Chipotle with Taco Bell because Chipotle's food is just a little more elevated. Also, while its food is considered to be Mexican, it has a lot more Tex-Mex and southwestern United States influences than Taco Bell.
Chipotle is much better than Taco Bell, and very popular. Taco Bell is super fast food, and is good, but not super good like Chipotle is. Very fresh veggies.
Chipotle is mexican buffet burritos. Chipotle is super popular and origionated in Denver, Colorado. It is considered better than Taco Bell for quality.
Andre, if I lived next door to a Taco Bell, I would drive to the closest Chipotle's without hesitation. Taco Bell is called Gas Town here. Mainly visited by people on their way home from drinking, quick trips through the drive-through by busy parents, kids with just a bit of money is TB's claim to fame. I haven't been to TB in .... gosh, well over a decade. We do have a fantastic famiy owned Mexican restaurant in my town but it is usually so full you can't get a table without calling ahead if you have more than 3 or 4 people.
It’s top 5 for me. Some of it depends on the location but the best chipotle burritos are better than any US fast food. Coming from somebody living here for 37 years.
There are still parts of the US where there really might _not_ be better Mexican restaurants around, even if you count good Tex-Mex places. In which case, Chipotle kind of wins by default ;)
It was good back on the 70s. What a lot of these old franchises have done over the years was sell out to venture capitalists whose main goal is profit, not quality or employee loyalty. They skimp on the quality of the food, therefore what used to be very good is now mediocre if even that. Chipotle is one of the newer fast food restaurants so I won’t even include them but places like Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, anything else that’s 40 years old or older are not as good as they used to be.
Taco Bell and Chipotle are two different levels of American Mexican fast food. Taco bell is McD's while Chipotle is maybe Five Guys? A step above in quality and pricing. Both are good but each has its own distinct place. Taco Bell has LOTS more locations so its much more readily available like McD's and its open later hours so its one of a couple places to drive through after drinking and such.
We're not big Tex-Mex fans, but when we're craving guacamole....and burritos....but mostly guac, we order from Bell Street Burritos. I know other Atlanta subs will agree. Their guac is to die for. Buttery, almost. Chipotle is owned by the same group that does McDonalds, and was pushed as an "upgrade" to Taco Bell. But I agree with others' comments - find a mom & pop Tex-Mex place for the best quality.
I love chipotle! But the best protein option at chipotle in my opinion is the “beef” Barbacoa then 2nd is the “pork” Carnitas 3rd is the Chicken and finally 4th Steak but all are good.
Chipotle is way better than Taco Bell. Chipotle even advertises that they don't have freezers in their restaurants be a they make everything fresh. I don't eat much fast food but I would put Chipotle in my top 5 fast food chains. Also, I really liked that you included the Portuguese word for cheese. It would be fun to see you include more Portuguese words to help us learn a little Portuguese.
Way better than taco bell. However, I prefer mom and pop mexican restaurants. They are authentic Mexican food. And not a food chain.
That's the good stuff!
So I was going to leave a comment on this, but I read yours. You had the almost exact comment I was going to leave. Although now I’m typing this, technically I’m leaving a comment. I regret nothing!
Unfortunately it is a food chain was actually a few thousand
The restaurant needs to be as close to the SW corner of the country as possible. Massachusetts used tomato paste as taco sauce at one place.
@cagal1066 True, I live in Arizona. Very good Mexican food here.
As a manager at a Chipotle restaurant, we are much much better than Taco Bell! Prices can get a little expensive, but you get a lot of food for the price. Chipotle considers itself Mexican food, but it really isn’t Mexican food. Any family run Mexican restaurant will be leagues better than any Chipotle. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the honesty. I wholeheartedly agree.
The BEST thing about Chipotle is it's use of Fresh vegetables (Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes, etc.), which makes eating there feel a bit more like eating at a restaurant.
It's Mexican-American fast food. Or Mexican-inspired American food.
Doubt anyone would call it "authentic Mexican food" which is a very different beast, what with street tacos, enchiladas, tamales, etc., etc. Chipotle is just kind of a limited Americanized version mostly centered around burritos or "burrito bowls" (generally sans tortilla, just a "bowl" with the other burrito contents).
Chipotle is LEAGUES BETTER than Taco Bell. LOL Leagues!!!!!
Taco Bell is not real Mexican food and it never tried to be. Chipotle also is not real Mexican food. Both are Mexican inspired, but they are not authentic Mexican food.
Far as I know, there are no authentic chain Mexican restaurants.
Family run/mom and Pop restaurants are the best for getting authentic Mexican food.
Even most mom and pop Mexican places in the US have an extremely 'Americanized' menu that's pretty different from most places actually in Mexico. Restaurants in the popular tourist areas are probably the exception because they know most of their customers are Americans.
Or any food for that matter.
One thing independent Mexican restaurants do that not even fast food Mexican does: ..Using American cheese on EVERYTHING, and it's widespread! So many of them do this even Guy Fieri called them out on his show. I dont mind American cheese normally but come-on man.
It's supposed to be higher quality than taco bell but I still like taco bell better we have a true Mexican restaurant called La Bamba
Yep, what she said.
When I was a kid we never went to real restaurants, only occasional fast food. (My parents went to restaurants without us). As a kid, I liked Taco Bell. When I grew up I went to real authentic Mexican restaurants. I no longer can eat Taco Bell. It’s gross now. Chipotle is better than Taco Bell but still not as good as real Mexican.
Andre Taco bell in America is very low quality american mexican food, Usually you go there if your Drunk, High or just craving cheap fast food
We go to Taco Bell for late night dinner after our martial arts class; it's the only fast food open after 10pm.
I would call Chipotle fast food Tex Mex. It is considerably better than Taco Bell, but not even the best Tex Mex fast food. There are smaller fast food Tex Mex chains that are better. And of course, if you can find a small Mom and Pop Mexican or Tex Mex restaurant with a good chef, it would beat the chains.
Taco Bell is crap. Local Mexican restaurant is nearly always best, but for a chain one, Chipotle or Casa Bonita are much better than taco bell.
Never heard of Cassa Bonita
@@garycamara9955It’s a famous place in Denver and is featured in South Park. I went all the time as a kid but haven’t been to it since 2015 when I brought my family from Slovakia over.
It’s a lot better now ever since the creators of South Park bought it.
The prices alone puts it below taco bell, because there is zero chance I eat Chipotle over a mom and pop Mexican restaurant. So that puts the bell over Chipotle for me.
@@garycamara9955 Casa Bonita is a famous Denver restaurant.
@@garycamara9955 there's a south park episode about it
Chipotle is very good
Depending on the location. Better than Taco Bell for sure.
Chipotle is generally seen in a category above regular fast food called Fast Casual. Cava has a similar approach. Chipotle is everywhere in the states.
Bibi Bop is similar too. That is based on Thai food,
Chipotle lets you customize your items. You choose from a buffet of different meats, beans, vegetables, sauces and a few other extras. Better than Taco Bell which is basic "fast food". It's highly Americanized mexican food and it's pretty tasty. Quite popular on the west coast.
You can find them all over the midwest also.
Very popular in MidAtlantic. I thought they were pretty much everywhere.
I ❤ Chipotle, it puts Taco Bell, Taco John's to shame. It's like comparing a regular hamburger to a fillet steak, no comparison
You pick the toppings, so if it's dry or huge it because what you choose to put on it
Agree! You get to choose what you want for fillings, so if the steak was dry, they probably didn't choose pico or salsa. It cracks me up when Brits and Europeans call vegetable toppings on sandwiches, subs, etc. "salad".
Taco Bell is the absolute bottom of the Mexican food ladder. Chipotle is a couple steps further up the ladder.
Chipotle is all organic or mostly organic. I love getting their quesadillas, but you can only get those through their app online.
Or at the restaurant!
@@garycamara9955 I looked at the app the lifestyle bowls and the quesadillas are only digital. Atleast in my area.
Same! And you get 3 sides with Quesadilla (i get rice, Queso, and hot salsa on the side).
Had a slight kerfuffle a while back about not advertising/mentioning their pinto beans had bacon in them or some such, which kinda' put off vegetarians / vegans. But, that aside, the ingredients all seem of good quality and put together in a tasty manner. :) Yum! Love a good bowl or burrito there!
Chipotle is way better than Taco Bell. It is also a bit more expensive, but you get better quality food and more of it.
Chipotle is the middle ground between Taco Bell and a real Mexican restaurant.
Taco Bell is like Chipotle as M&Ms are to Swiss chocolate
Chipotle is way better that Taco Bell. The quality of ingredients are worlds apart.
Chipotle is the Starbucks of Mexican fast food restaurants.
Taco Bell is good fast food. Chipotle is a couple steps up in quality. IMO. They also build all of your food as you request, right in front of you. One of Chipotle's first major investors was McDonald's, which provided them with enough capitol for rapid expansion and helped them launch it into a nationwide powerhouse restaurant chain. They are no longer affiliated.
Taco Bell is Americanized Mexican foiod. Chipotle is very good and real. Chuey's is even better and you get the whole Mexican ambience as you dine. But for the bestbtavos, burritos enchiladas etc. The small, privately owned by Mexicans restaurants have the best food, made from scratch, with love and the freshest ingrefients; especially in the south eastern part of the U.S.A.
Taco Bell can't compare. Taco Bell is terrible quality compared to Chipotle.
If you have subway, this is the mexican version. Food all cooked and in bins in a line. Once you order they assemble it from the line of precooked food. But it is good.
You can get good BBQ in every state.
For the love of God, GET THE GUACAMOLE.
Is that good?
@@european-reacts Absolutely it's *that* good!
Hate avocados, so no thanks.
@@janmedley5932 - No one was talking to you, nor does anyone care about your likes/dislikes.
@@janmedley5932 most people like guac
y do Euros not understand that sauces are fundamental? every video they eat wrong. not just these 2. ALL.
Correct. They don't even understand how to use syrup on pancakes.
Ain't that the truth? It's almost like Europeans don't understand the concept at all. With all Mexican food you almost have to put some sauce on it. At least the Mild sauce.
I'm American and I don't put sauce on a lot of foods
I think the French likely appreciate sauces. Perhaps it’s a British thing.
@@michelepaccione8806 Yes, it’s definitely a British thing. Like they’re 6 year olds with food.
Very, very different from Taco Bell. (BTW, it is by no means a buffet.)
It's like visiting Shanghai and ordering Panda Express
Just about everything is better than taco bell, but yeah generally chipotle is pretty good and significantly more healthy.
Due to Chipotle's prices, I would rather spend that money at a nice Mexican restaurant.
Originally, it was inspired by the “Mission style” burritos created by wonderful mom and pop Mexican restaurants from the Mission district of San Francisco.
Chipotle is 'nicer' than Taco Bell but people in the comments are way overblowing the difference. Chipotle is still fast food - dont get it twisted!
@@underachiever07 yes but the quality of Chipotle is much better than the normal fast food
Chipotle is higher quality vibe and ingrdients and you get a lot more for the money.
The food is fresh, there are no freezers at chipotle.
It is decent fresh food served quickly due to a streamlined process. So, yes, fast food, but without deep frying everything, and with vegetables and whole grains available. If you choose wisely, it’s the healthiest fast food chain I can think of.
Yes, it may be in the fast food category… but it’s superior to a lot of mediocre Mexican restaurants that I’ve eaten at over the years.
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Chipotle is better than Taco Bell. There's actually another chain that's almost identical called QDoba. I like getting a chicken burrito.
Never heard of Qdoba!
Never heard of Qdoba!
I have both close by where I live. I like Qdoba better overall though. I really like their chicken burritos and there queso dip.
Also Moe's & Blue Coast Burrito
@@aliciajames8038 Not familiar with that one. Must not be around me.
Technically, a Chipotle pepper is just a dried Jalapeño.
Yes, chipotle is a native language of Mexico that means chili 🌶️ smoke 💨 = smoked chili. Pronounced chee-póte- leh
NOT dried but smoked.
@@Blend-24 Even today there are many dozens of living native languages in Mexico :) It's from Nahuatl (or, "what the Aztecs spoke"(tm))!
@@kkuro7054yes, I agree
@@mdejesus91890 agree
Taco Bell is cheap Tex-Mex, Chipolte ia head and shoulders above Taco Bell.
Chipoltle is all over the US and also several places in London England it is BY FAARRRR better than Taco Bell. Only thing fresh in Taco Bell is tortillas ( if you’re lucky!)
Chipotle is a type/class of restaurant known as "fast casual", which is distinct from "fast food".
In a "fast casual" restaurant food is prepared similarly to how it is prepared in a regular restaurant, but there is no table service. You walk in and order at the counter, and your food is prepared. Then you pick it up at the hand-off spot (usually the opposite end of the counter from the cashier). Others will give you a little number or buzzer and call the order number or ring the buzzer, some may walk the food out to the table but you are responsible for ordering, putting away your own dishes, getting your own drinks, etc.
"Fast food" by comparison has food shipped to the shop in a nearly ready-to-eat fashion, usually frozen just a step or two from "ready to serve" and all the workers do is warm it up and wrap it or put it on a plate.
That said, Chipotle and some sandwich places like Subway have all the food behind a partition and you go along the line opposite the employee letting them know which items you want or do not want, but same as above the food is prepared in the kitchen much as it would be in a regular restaurant and brought out to the serving area in small/medium batches.
For convenience, Chipotle is pretty solid. I'm not sure it's the most flavorful, but that isn't why you are going. You are going because you get large servings in a short period of time, for a reasonable price.
edit: Taco Bell is very much fast food, and if you get a chance to do side-by-side comparison the quality and experience differences will be very apparent. Given the choice between the two, Chipotle is preferred for me for both quality and quantity. Time of service is about the same for both.
edit 2: Chipotle offers a variety of sodas, juices, fizzy water, etc. Taco Bell usually only offers soda and, maybe, sugar water masquerading as lemonade.
Chipotle is a chain restaurant. It’s good but no comparison to Mexican or TexMex restaurants. The Beesley’s are missing the salsa. You have to add salsa to tacos, burritos or anything Mexican. I love hot / spicy salsas but a mild salsa works too. I’m glad they tried it and liked it. Mexican and TexMex is very popular-at least in Texas. Love your videos Andre, congratulations on your successful channel 🎉 parabéns !!
I agree with Millie. For fast food, when i feel like Mexican i go to Chipotle. If i feel like a burger i go to In and Out or the local Frosty. If i feel like a chicken burger i go to Wendy's. If i feel like chicken i go to Popeyes. If i feel like a sandwhich i go to Mr. Pickle's. And if i feel like BBQ i go to the local smokehouse.
Chipotle is VERY popular in America! It’s a walk in fast food place, versus drive thru fast food like McDonald’s or Taco Bell. Most chipotles do not have a drive thru.
Chipotle is definitely top five. Food is fresh and actually healthy. It is always packed with customers, when I go to Taco Bell they are always half empty of people!
Chipotle (named for smoked jalapeño peppers, a popular ingredient in Mexican food) is pretty commercial in SoCal, where Mom & Pop, more local eateries are the norm. Burritos do tend to be large here, yum!
I love Taco Bell when I'm drunk and it's 2:00 in the morning and I want the flavor of Taco Bell because it's literally all tastes the same. I love Chipotle. But where I live we have a very high density of Mexican restaurants that are actually cheaper than Chipotle so I normally end up at one of those
Living in the west, it's the same -- it's not hard to find a better and often cheaper Mexican fast food-type option, which is actually Mexican. When I lived in New England, or the upper Midwest, though... oh, dear.
I'm in San Bernardino CA & can visit the place that inspired Taco Bell as well as the McDonald's museum. Ah the joy of the end of route 66! But yeah, local dives are almost always better.
Andre, my Top 5 big fast food chains:
1. Red Robin - Almost respectable food
2. Chili's - Still not bad
3. In-N-Out Burger - Adequate
4. Five Guys - Basic burger joint
5. Denny's - Coffee-shop quality, but tolerable.
On this scale, Chipotle would be about #6 or 7. Taco Bell would be about 10 or 12 steps below that, at "Barely edible, if you're starving."
At the very rock-bottom worst: McDonalds.
Chipotle has multiple restaurants in the UK, France, and Germany.
'Chipotle' is a traditional method for smoke drying peppers to use in cooking. The restaurant chain is named after the cooking style (which it doesn't use very much, ironically).
Most foods are better than Taco Bell, no exception here. Chipotle had a big health scare a few years back, which turned out to be corporate sabotage. I believe a few people died and lots were hospitalized for food poisoning. Many people are still scared to eat there, since. But their food is super healthy, especially compared to other fast food. Laughing Planet is a similar franchise, slightly more diverse menu.
I love the tofu sofritas. I get it on the salad.
Chipotle, is so dang good....I haven't eaten Taco Bell for a long time because of Chipotle.....yes the Chicken burrito is heavenly.
The Chipotle near me always has a long line. Let alone the carry out shelves (door dash, Uber eats, et cetera). But it’s packed. It’s in a prime location though, near bars, a gym, and movie theatre. Chipotle is good. Good food after a workout especially.
Taco Bell does not use good ingredients at all. Chipotle is quality made fresh. No comparison
Oops, never mind, I love Chilies American bar food, Chipotle’s is hit or miss, but usually lovely Mexican food
Chipotle is in between a fast food place such as Taco Bell, and a dine in restaurant. It is also a healthier choice. You order what you want then you also choose each item which you want them to put into it. Everything is cooked and they put the fillings into it as you choose just like in a Subway sandwich shop. Taco del Mar is very similar to Chipotle and the food from each is fresh.
Chipotle has never let me down. Everything I've eaten was delicious and the portions were always generous.
Chipotle is like Subway but tacos and burritos ingredients.
Well put. Yes!
Indeed! They both had e.coli outbreaks lol
@@juanheredia2293this is the reason I don’t eat there. It was because of the workers not trained properly in food handling. They changed but I still won’t go
Chipotle is a pepper. This restaurant is an upscale version of TacoBell, but like others, family owned restaurants are often more authentic and better. Mr Taco was my favorite years ago out of ElTaco, TacoTia and Mr Taco that would be considered fast food. The best was an old A&W place in Culver City, CA that a family bought and operated...nothing for decor, but the food was the best.
Chipotle offers 3 options when you start their line. 1. Bowl 2. Burritos 3. Tacos (3).
Then they take your order and go down the line. Choose your beans. Choose your meat. Choose your salsa. Choose your veggies, etc. You can add a bag of chips and get some salsa. Add a drink at the register.
I do like it better than Taco Bell, in general. It's simpler and yummy.
Chipotle is a spicy pepper frequently used in Mexican cooking. The restaurant named itself after that pepper. It's way better than Taco Bell which is very basic food.
Three times someone ahead of us, paid for our food. God bless them.
Yes, “queso” is Spanish for cheese. In this case a spicy melted cheese dip for tortilla chips.
Chiptole is a mess. They've been fined for selling contaminated food ($25 million fine), child labor law violations (more fines), numerous food safety violations like using out of date vegetables. cheating employees out of wages, and now cutting portion sizes in some stores but not others. One store is generous and thr next one charges you the same for half that portion! They settled out of court for numerous sexual harrassment charges by employees. They forced some sick employees to complete their shift knowing it was a risk to patrons eating the food they prepared. They are paying their NYC workers $20 million for wage violations (cheating them). Hundreds got sick from e.Coli, salmonella, and noroviruses in their food.
Chipotle is more considered “fast casual”. Where they use better ingredients and constantly cook food instead of getting it premade and heated up like most fast food places. Chipotle is really popular. They just don’t have the drive thru experience. But it’s way better value for your money than McDonald’s.
Anything is better than Taco Bell. They got kicked out of Mexico twice.
Taco Bell is true fast food. Chipotle is an in-between dining that has come to be called "casual dining" and is usually a sit-down meal experience. Then there are high-class Mexican places that is where you are more likely to get real Mexico-Mexican food and fewer quesadillas and tacos
Originated in Colorado! (Croc’s also)
You walk down a line of ingredients and choose what you want in your burrito or whatever. All fresh!
Get a burrito!
The guacamole is good too!
Ingredients aren’t packaged. So fresh tomatoes and onions and everything. You taste the difference.
It’s West- Colorado Mex which is its own thing like green chili.
They have similar places like chipotle in Europe. In Norway they have Freddy Fuego
Chipotle is definitely better than Taco Bell, but still not nearly as good or as authentic as a neighborhood taqueria or taco truck/cart
catagory ... fast food chain and fast food... many "quick food joints in every town that are not chains. Coney dogs (another fast food) are awesome and the recipies very from store to store and state to state, usually served in diners.
Chipotle is Tex-Mex. It is a food chain. Tex-Mex is a cuisine from the Texas-Mexico border region that mixes traditional Mexican flavors with American influences. Chili con carne, fajitas, and queso are Tex-Mex creations. I like Chipotle because they use fresh ingredients, and you can customize your order. Mission burritos are made right in front of you after you choose your ingredients. I think that is what threw off James and Millie. It is like they blended the speed of fast food with the taste of casual dining. Fast casual. Way better than Taco Bell
I live next to Mexico, I don't eat Mexican Food at fast food chain restaurants. We have the best Mom & Pop restaurants here so the everything is made traditionally and very flavorful. Or, I make it myself. I find it so strange that we have a Taco Bell and Chipotles here, but majority of the customers are just passing through our town and more than the majority of our town go to our favorite local Mexican Food restaurants. Taco Bell uses ground beef for their beef, but traditional in our town uses shredded beef YUM!).
LOL you had me roaring with laughter when you said you hope he was vaccinated your sense of humor poked out
I love Sonoran style Mexican food! The TexMex I've tried seems to value heat over taste, so I limit myself to places that have the right aroma coming out the door. Found a good Mexican food joint in Kansas (!) once, based on the aroma - - I was not disappointed!
Chipotle was started in Denver. In 2000 I started a building remodel. I saw a sign for Chipotle next door on second floor which is odd. It was the corporate HQ. Dirty shirts and pants hard hats. Receptionist saw us walking in and reached for coupons. When we were doing tenant finishes we lost the 2nd floor contract. Chipotle was blowing a hole through the wall and taking over the 2nd floor in what was 3 building addresses. At about this time chipotle got bought out by McDonald’s. They lost some of their quality and value. If Taco Bell is McDonald’s Chipotle is Applebees or Chili’s
Taco bell isn't Mexican food. It's fast food. Real Mexican food actually tastes good 😂
Chipotle is in many, many US states. It's a very popular chain. SO much better than Taco Bell (which is a meme-producing joke in some parts of the US).
I have never seen a Chipotle with a drive-thru (just a pick up shelf inside), it is counter. One burrito lasts me for 3 meals. Everything is fresh. Somewhat limited menu that seldom changes, but tasty. The barbacoa is my favorite 😋
Taco Bell is at the bottom of American Mexican food lists. The only reason it is at the top of surveys is because they are everywhere. And most people would rather go to Chipotle or Baja Fresh or any Mexican Restaurant than Taco Bell but Taco Bell is cheaper and faster not better. Chipotle food is hand made in front of you, they build the bowl/burrito/taco in front of you like Subway does sandwiches. You’ll never get a burrito that size from Taco Bell ever. Plus there’s beer! 😂
And having tacos and burritos without salsa or sauce is like having salad without dressing! Of course it’s going to be dry
I can’t rate fast food because everything is different. I can put Chipotle above Taco Bell but can’t compare it to a burger place like In-n-Out, they are 2 different kinds of foods. This $12 burrito can’t compare to a $25-$30 brisket! But this burrito is better than an $8 taco Bell burrito!
Chipotle is really good, very fresh and much healthier than the typical fast food experience. Chipotle is very popular. Also, you design the food yourself, you select all the options so if you don't like what you have created, it's not a reflection on Chipotle.
Comparing Chipotle to Taco Bell is apples to oranges, and although they use many of the same words (taco, burrito, queso) they are completely different cuisines prepared and served in completely different ways. I lived in Texas for almost 25 years, and I don't consider either Chipotle or Taco Bell to be anything close to authentic Mexican food or Tex-Mex. Many years ago (prior to 2008) when Chipotle still had their ready-mixed margaritas, which were by far the best margaritas I've ever had for the money, Chipotle was one of my favorite places to eat--I would eat at Chipotle at least once a week, if not twice. But when they did away with the ready-mixed margaritas, I noticed a wholesale downward slide in Chipotle. When I'm considering what to eat, Chipotle and Taco Bell are not competing thoughts, and if I want Mexican food or Tex-Mex, neither come to mind. I probably choose Taco Bell once a week or every other week, and Chipotle once a month or every other month.
You can make Chipotle at home. Meat, cheese, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper, sour cream and salsa.
Chipotle is all over the US I believe ...We have one and Im in Central Texas. Its a pretty large food chain.
Salsa, salsa, salsa!!! The Southwestern kid in me cringes watching them eat Tex Mex )). Mexican/Tex Mex/BBQ are all intended to be eaten with a sauce/salsa. It doesn't have to be blazing hot either, but some heat does actually help the flavor.
Andre, do NOT be afraid to ask the wait staff for advice on what salsa is the best for what you are eating. They " wait" on you- for a reason...
McDonald's used to own Chipotle (majority stake holder).
They should've tried a burrito or lifestyle bowl. Did they use any sauce? Surprised they didn't drink the lemonade, watermelon Limeade or the Mandarin Agua Fresca. You can't compare Taco bell to Chipotle or Texas BBQ to Tex Mex or Mexican food.
TACO BELL is a Low-Tier Fast-Food place, being very basic with limited quality control. CHIPOTLE is an Upper-Tier Fast-Food place - with a focus on fresh ingredients and a Higher Level of Quality Control than most other fast-food chains.
Chipotle is considered fast-casual. This is where the food is made to order but without the elements of a full service restaurant. Instead of sitting down to order, you typically order at a counter or use an app to order before you arrive. The food is also usually packaged in a manner similar to fast food, so you can either take it with you or eat it at a table. Taco Bell is considered fast food. Chipotle and other fast-casual restaurants are sort of a bridge between fast food and casual full service chain restaurants, like Applebee's, for example. It's difficult to compare Chipotle with Taco Bell because Chipotle's food is just a little more elevated. Also, while its food is considered to be Mexican, it has a lot more Tex-Mex and southwestern United States influences than Taco Bell.
Chipotle is much better than Taco Bell, and very popular. Taco Bell is super fast food, and is good, but not super good like Chipotle is. Very fresh veggies.
It's better than Taco Hell, but that's not saying much.
"You double dipped the chip! I saw you. You double dipped the chip!"
Chipotle is mexican buffet burritos. Chipotle is super popular and origionated in Denver, Colorado. It is considered better than Taco Bell for quality.
Andre, if I lived next door to a Taco Bell, I would drive to the closest Chipotle's without hesitation. Taco Bell is called Gas Town here. Mainly visited by people on their way home from drinking, quick trips through the drive-through by busy parents, kids with just a bit of money is TB's claim to fame. I haven't been to TB in .... gosh, well over a decade.
We do have a fantastic famiy owned Mexican restaurant in my town but it is usually so full you can't get a table without calling ahead if you have more than 3 or 4 people.
I live in Florida suburbs but have any food types or service within 5 minutes. The service levels are crazy.
Chipotle is pretty good. Taco Bell is midnight drunk or just quick food. Rubio's & Baja Fresh are also good chains fast food restaurants.
It’s top 5 for me. Some of it depends on the location but the best chipotle burritos are better than any US fast food. Coming from somebody living here for 37 years.
Yeah I always go with the Carnitas because it’s tender, the steak and chicken are good but it’s more of a gamble.
Chipotle is different and a step up from Taco Belle . There are several Mexican restaurants around that are better than both.
There are still parts of the US where there really might _not_ be better Mexican restaurants around, even if you count good Tex-Mex places. In which case, Chipotle kind of wins by default ;)
@kkuro7054
Taco Belle is also over priced for what you get.
Chipotle isn’t trying to be a Mexican restaurant,
@@richardmartin9565 Yeah. And honestly that's how I feel about fast food in general.
@@kkuro7054
$6 for a Big Mac??? Nope.
Yes it's WAY better than taco bell & I would put it in top 5 just because it's so fresh
Taco Bell was good back in the 80s. But it started going down hill.... its nickname is Taco Hell or Taco Smell.
It was good back on the 70s. What a lot of these old franchises have done over the years was sell out to venture capitalists whose main goal is profit, not quality or employee loyalty.
They skimp on the quality of the food, therefore what used to be very good is now mediocre if even that.
Chipotle is one of the newer fast food restaurants so I won’t even include them but places like Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, anything else that’s 40 years old or older are not as good as they used to be.
I think that it was good in the 80's because we were young!!
Taco Bell and Chipotle are two different levels of American Mexican fast food. Taco bell is McD's while Chipotle is maybe Five Guys? A step above in quality and pricing. Both are good but each has its own distinct place. Taco Bell has LOTS more locations so its much more readily available like McD's and its open later hours so its one of a couple places to drive through after drinking and such.
We're not big Tex-Mex fans, but when we're craving guacamole....and burritos....but mostly guac, we order from Bell Street Burritos. I know other Atlanta subs will agree. Their guac is to die for. Buttery, almost. Chipotle is owned by the same group that does McDonalds, and was pushed as an "upgrade" to Taco Bell. But I agree with others' comments - find a mom & pop Tex-Mex place for the best quality.
I love chipotle! But the best protein option at chipotle in my opinion is the “beef” Barbacoa then 2nd is the “pork” Carnitas 3rd is the Chicken and finally 4th Steak but all are good.
Chipotle is way better than Taco Bell. Chipotle even advertises that they don't have freezers in their restaurants be a they make everything fresh. I don't eat much fast food but I would put Chipotle in my top 5 fast food chains.
Also, I really liked that you included the Portuguese word for cheese. It would be fun to see you include more Portuguese words to help us learn a little Portuguese.
Chipolte is all over the U.S. They have 3,500 stores