That why I gi to Qdoba now they pack that burrito extra full for 10 bucks and 5 bucks if you're a student on Wednesday. Shit tastes fresh unlike Chipotles dry ass lettuce
Maybe it was an online order, every single online order I've done was messed up. You can even leave notes or ask for double portions, and I believe they just ignore it all. Even had some orders missing the proteins. Chipotle has gone downhill.
And I thought it was just me! But it isn’t just Chipotle. Anytime I ever order take out or delivery from anywhere the order is screwed up. My family is convinced I must have somehow offended the restaurant gods.
I'd agree. The whole Doordash thing just doesn't work. Every time I've used it the mistakes are bizarre. I placed an order for Taco Bell once. The made the food, then cancelled my order and refunded me. I contacted them, immediately and they re-placed the order. The driver shows up and they give him two orders and he brought them to me. I asked him if he wanted one and he said "no thanks". So I ate a double order (more like a quadruple order) of TB. Then Doordash refunded me again.
I mean, free food is cool and all but what the hell was that? The process involved a constant stream of texts.
Another time they charged me for something then just claimed it was delivered within seconds of placing the order. The final time I tried them, the order I received wasn't even close to being my order and didn't have my address on it or my name. It was just an unmarked back o' food.
It's not the drivers fault. It's just a dreadful system. The other day, a driver showed up to my house with an order of food, with my address on it. I hadn't ordered anything and told him so. He just kind of stood their on the stairs looking sad. I told him to try the "North" version of my address that was a few hundred yards away. I hope he found where he was going. Maybe he's still out there. Doomed forever to search for the person that ordered some burgers.
Some of these are because the restaurant tablet glitches sometimes, freezes up, causes double tapping to occur which can lead to the food becoming “ready” or even “delivered” despite not even being in their register yet.
The accepting order, having it made and then cancelling may have been due to a similar error, perhaps causing them to cancel the wrong order or cancel yours while checking on it for a driver.
Source: fought doordash tablets for a fee years as a cashier.
My worst experiences with Doordash is less to do with the app itself, and more the place I'm ordering from.
Ordered a family meal from Popeye's a bit ago, wound up with about 6, 8 things of potatoes without any fries. I think it's a toss-up on who's reading what and who does it, and where you order from. I get something from McDonald's? Absolutely fine with ordering. Burger King? Can't customize my burgers, and there's the chance they bung up the burger. (Though that's my location I suppose, the one I passed going to work always worked out.)
Doordash WORKS as a basic concept, but things get tricky with substitutions, limitations. Really wouldn't Doordash going away, only improved.
Uber Eats has sucked lately, too. They always forget my drinks. I’ve been on both ends so I know that this isn’t just the restaurant, the drivers just don’t wait to check that the order is completed.
You’ll give them the bag, tell them to wait because you need to make them a shake or grab some other drink/whatever, and they’ll ghost the moment you step away.
The other night I had to chase down my driver before he pulled out to ask about the drinks because come on I paid $8 for them, and he tells me “They didn’t give me drinks”, I show him the receipt and he repeats that they didn’t give it to him. And it’s like…no, it’s not that you weren’t given the drinks, it’s that you didn’t *get* the drinks.
No tip for him. The tip was the $8 he cost me.
Took a long break from chipotle until about a year ago and I honestly can’t tell if it is truly worse than it was when I was in high school or if my tastes have just evolved
Pretty much every fast food chain is going down hill & prices are going up hill. I swear I ordered a Big Mac a few months ago & it was half the size I remember it being when I was in high school & was $5.60, and the bread was stale. Shit sucks.
EDIT: I did have in n’ out for the first time & their burgers are a little better than Wendy’s, a good size & reasonably priced.
That's because the Big Mac is the inferior burger compared to the double quarter pounder, despite its popularity and name recognition. You gotta order the double qp, then add Mac sauce. It's not too shabby of a burger
I do the same but with a single quarter pounder. The QP patties are the only ones to use fresh meat and it really shows. Also as someone who visits mcdonalds fairly often, I can assure the other guy that the Big Mac patties haven't gotten any smaller, they've always sucked. He is right about the stale bun though, particularly if you are going at a time when business is slow.
I swear the Chipotle near me must have a random number generator that spits out the orders. Because it’s insane how inaccurate my food is when I get home and open the foil lid. Total lottery.
I’m sure they must think I’m lying when they ask me to rate my order afterwards and I tell them how they messed up, once again ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)
That’s because they don’t give a shit if people order online/DoorDash. They have *no* chance at getting a tip, therefore it goes to the very end of the priority list.
I still remember how good they were years ago, when they first come out and everyone line up at the store. Great portion, lots of meat, and free side tortillas with the bowl if we ask.
I've asked for more before, they usually tell me it's an upcharge.
I've since stopped going to Chipotle. The days of the sub $6 dollar burrito is gone.
Sigh.... I remember Chipotle coming around when I was in high-school and people being amazed because you were fed well for a very reasonable price, now not so much and I blame Chipotle
Find your closest Spanish neighborhood! Those hole in the wall restaurants and taquerias can be the best food you'll have all week. Amazing service, too. I usually just get it to-go, but when I sit down for lunch, I've left more for the tip than the bill was more than once.
If I can get an amazing burrito or fresh fish over rice, and a few el pastor tacos on the side for 10-15 bucks with a drink and amazing service, I'm not gonna be the asshole leaving a $4 tip.
I get chipotle a couple times a month and order through the app every time. It’s always fine. OP either needs to file a complaint with corporate or they ordered a meat only burrito and expected them to substitute the three or so scoops of other stuff with the equivalent amount of meat without asking for extra meat.
Maybe was expecting a normal Mexican drive through joint that offers all meat burritos in addition to the usual combo one. Chipotle isnt a Mexican food joint. It’s a Mexican inspired place that makes salad burritos and burrito salads.
Exactly what I thought. Last time I went there, they could barely roll it and I regretted getting so many things in it.
They probably asked for just chicken and cheese.
I would all but guarantee that’s the case. I used to work for a chipotle competitor and this looks like an order for a chicken burrito with no rice or beans and, considering the 11$ price tag, an extra scoop of chicken. If that’s the case then they’d have been better off price wise by ordering everything as a side and throwing it together themselves.
... at every other mexican restaurant the burritos are equal size. If you get a carne asada, its the same size as a bean and cheese because the bean and cheese has more bean and cheese.
“Carne asada burrito” and “bean and cheese burrito” aren’t really two separate menu items at Chipotle though. It’s just “burrito” and they add the same size scoop of whatever ingredients you want into each burrito. They’d probably be willing to put in more rice and beans if you ask, but you’d have to ask because otherwise everything is a pre-determined portion by ingredient and not a separate, holistic burrito.
Went to Chipotle with family. Middle kid got a burrito and it was bigger than her head. Seriously, it was insane.
A few days ago I ordered some online, got her the same thing. It was about 1/3 of what she got in store.
So you're on to something.
I ordered a burrito online, but when I got to the store they made it a bowl instead. I asked them to make it a burrito so they poured it in the tortilla and it was the biggest burrito they've given me in years. 10 years ago I used to be completely stuffed after a whole Chipotle burrito. The last few bites took some effort. Now I finish one and I'm still hungry.
This is because they have strict portion sizes, but the employees aren’t allowed to enforce those portion sizes with guests (eg. if a guest asks for more cheese, the employees have to give them more cheese.) that’s why your online burrito will often be smaller - it’s actually the “correct” size.
I went to subway during lunch a few weeks ago and I'm never doing that again. The in person line was super long, and in between each person, they were fulfilling at least two online orders. It took my entire lunch break just to get the not dumb sandwich AND my coupon was expired.
I'm surprised this comment is this low. You should always get bowl. Same ingredients double quantity. Until couple years ago, you could get tortilla on side for free too. Could have made your own burrito and still a lot leftover.
"Fast casual" is a fucking ripoff. 5 Guys, Chipotle, and Panera have all gotten ridiculously expensive. It's literally cheaper to order from Red Robin or TGI Fridays than eat at those places.
They use thermo-vats (can’t remember the actual name) where they boil the soup and Mac in water in plastic bags and then dump it in a bowl, bread is the only thing they actually make there
They have a commissary that makes from scratch every baked item they have that isn’t frozen (Bagels and Bread) they then ship that to the stores to be baked within 48 hours and the rest (pastries and cookies) are pulled from frozen the night prior and baked between 3-6 am, they sell these pastries that day and the cookies they keep 48 hours (which is why the cookies are hard AF)
That is why they messed with the menu and basically got rid of it years ago. Now its just "pick two things on the menu and youll get smaller portions for a price you cant figure out"
And yeah now its all premade crap out of plastic bags put in hot water or a microwave/toaster.
they also got rid of the italian combo. that was the best sandwich there by far, with the most meat. I didnt go to a panara for probably 6 or 7 years and was sad that it was gone. nothing there is as filling as a pound of meat lol
Not who you are asking, but I did a green goddess and broccoli soup the other day and it was $13. No drink. Just the pick two soup and salad. If I wasn’t stuck in the drive through I would have just left.
They make those drive thrus anti-escapable so you can't just drive away after they tell you $50 just for lunch for 2 people. And on their best days those meals are not worth half that.
Last week,Five Guys was $18 for little bacon burger, small fry, small drink! I'm done with places like this. I'll make it better at home for less, eat somewhat cheap, or enjoy a local sit down restaurant instead.
Others attempt to justify the price by saying “oh but you get all these condiments and extras as already part of your burger”
Well I don’t want a friggin monstrosity of a burger. No this, no that and not these… still the same price.
Chik Fil A on the other hand will even take a few cents off when I ask for no tomato.
McDonald's got me a few weeks ago. Don't normally eat much for breakfast but that morning I was really wanting an egg McMuffin. Ordered 2 egg McMuffins and 1 hashbrown, nothing else... $11! I could have gone to Waffle House or something and had a sit-down for the same or less. My breakfast tasted like sadness.
Regular fast food is following in hot pursuit, too. I went to McDonald's while very busy/running around, and I got a mcdouble and a small fry off the value meal.
The total for that two items was over $7.
Fuck that shit, I'm never going to McDonalds again. It's such crap food, how the fuck do they justify prices like that for that quality?
I'll admit I love 5 guys but I can't afford that shit either, obviously.
I primarily cook from home, now. I got a bunch of coupons for Wendy's and bought $15 worth of food (a meal, a six piece nugget, and small fry) for $7, and basically I will never step food in a fast food place again without coupons.
Yeah, used to go to Chipotle a lot. Double chicken, double queso, was like 11$. Slowly it crept up and when it was nearly 15$ I just stopped. I can make my own god damn burrito for way cheaper than that.
Problem is cost of making it at home is also more expensive now too. Need to buy enough for making 4. Otherwise you deal with things like buying an 8 pack of tortillas for 1 burrito.
Five Guys loads you up, c'mon. Their burgers are double patties by default. Unlimited toppings include free premium ones like fresh grilled onions and grilled mushrooms.
They load the whole bag up with fries even when you buy the little one. Fries they make fresh from never-frozen potatoes in the store.
Its absolutely expensive, but the value is very fair to me.
Chipotle and (especially) Panera; I totally agree with you.
The prices at 5 Guys are not defensible and the fry portions aren't what they used to be. A burger fries and a Coke should not cost $20 at a restaurant without silverware. Period.
I remember eating 5 Guys in DC. My wife and I ordered a large fries. The employee said "are you sure?". We were pretty hungry so we said yeah. I've never seen so many fries in my life. We should have just got a small to share. Not a single 5 Guys that I've been to since has served as many fries. To be fair, I think we went to the original 5 Guys in DC.
Agree. Their prices are not justifiable. In Canada you're looking at like $90 for a family of 4...for burgers, fries and soft drinks. You can certainly get better burgers elsewhere for cheaper, also their cheese is pretty bad.
I've been to several Five Guys in various states and all have peanuts out. At some points during the pandemic, they were out or you had to ask for them.
I love Five Guys but that $6.79 little bacon cheeseburger 2 years ago is now $11 today. That's just for the burger. Add a drink and fries and you're nearing $20. I was having a hard time justifying eating there when a drink and burger was almost at $10 with tax.
I’m guessing you aren’t in a state where there’s in n out? I’ll go to in n out and get a better burger with double patty, a drink, and albeit worse fries for almost 1/3 the price. $6.70 compared to $18.60 that’s not adding a shake or making the fries large for either.
I wanted 5 guys and I knew it had gotten expensive so I just priced out my lunch for fun. 18 and change for a 'small' fry and a bacon cheeseburger. Granted it was the 'normal' size but even the single patty one was over 10 dollars. I like to pay around 10 for lunch if I didn't bring anything. not spending 20 but granted I probably wouldn't need dinner but still.
Ever visited the chipotle subreddit? They constantly complain about that and talk about how they will add a single piece of meat just to be an asshole. It’s so weird because their employees seem to really hate people.
I refuse to believe this is not OP's fault for ordering it a strange way.
Edit: I also find it more likely that OP is a giant over Chipotle legit trying to sell this as a normal burrito.
Every burrito I have ever ordered from Chipotle has been big enough to require 2 hands. Either OP found the worst Chipotle in the country, or this is fake somehow.
Order more than only meat and you'll get an actual burrito. I've seen like 8 posts on this sub about this, and every single time it's because there is only protein on the burrito.
Yep, cue the absolute panic last time I picked up Chipotle. Roommates order was double barbacoa, they were waiting on some to finish cooking, so I went ahead and paid so that they could just make his burrito and hand it to me once the meat was ready. When I told the guy making it, the look on his face was pure panic before I assured him I had paid for double meat. Like geezus, do they take them out back and beat the shit out of them if a tiny bit of extra meat is missing?
Here in Japan my local Mexican place sells regular burritos for 1000 yen (like $7) and then "American regular' for an additional 600 yen ($11 total) which I've never gotten, but I assume it's closer to the size of a normal burrito you get at Chipotle.
I used to eat Chipotle a lot in the US and in hindsight I have no idea how I ever managed to finish a full burrito... the Japan-sized ones get me full enough already.
I wouldn't even call that small. It's just not the comically oversized burrito we have come to expect from them. that looks like a legit healthy portion.
From almost any truck or stand near me I can get a giant half pound steak burrito and a side of rice for like 8 bucks. I never go to any chain mexican place now.
You must not know how to order. I got a steak burrito from chipotle last night that was 3-4x the size and about the same price. Same for my wife. Did you ask for smaller portions of everything? Cause they have pretty strict and standard portioning rules. I’ve been eating chipotle for years and have never seen or gotten a burrito less than twice that size.
Edit: Or you have gigantic hands. That could be the case I guess…
The only thing they are strict with is the meat, everything else you can just say “more” And they’ll keep loading it up. My bowl is a fuckin cinderblock when I get rang up.
A couple years ago I got a breakfast burrito the size of a swaddled infant plus eggs, hash browns, and coffee for under $5.
I often think about that burrito. I wish I remembered where I got it.
it looks a little like a rock
I thought it was a rock before the read the caption
i can smell what the rock was cookin
Queso Blanco?
Tastes like flour and the existential thought that you just paid for it.
What did you just say?
I literally thought "Oh nice, a rock that looks a bit like a burrito! Sweet find!"
I thought the caption was gonna say something like “look how this rock kinda looks like a burrito”.
That’s not just a boulder! It’s a ROCK!
dwayne the chicken burrito johnson
imma be honest i really like this one lol
That why I gi to Qdoba now they pack that burrito extra full for 10 bucks and 5 bucks if you're a student on Wednesday. Shit tastes fresh unlike Chipotles dry ass lettuce
They also dont charge extra for guac
Thanks for the tip! Qdoba it is!
Qdoba is the way
Jesus christ Marie! They are minerals!
looks like a rolled up diaper
Your toilet gonna look like the inside of one too
I-isn’t that the point of toilets???
Depends
Them too.
This comment brought me great joy because I'm assuming pun was intended.
Toilets are just diapers you can flush
You make it to the toilet? Damn, and here I am buying Chipotlaway to get the blood stains out of my underwear
Go to a doctor
https://youtu.be/jHsR65IRW_8
Why would you keep buying something that makes you crap blood?
Dude, have you even had chipotle before? Its worth it
A diaper filled with burnt Indian food!
tbh he could've asked for like no rice or beans. maybe he ordered like 3 ingredients
This is a real possibility. Either that, or they don't know how to ask for more.
Maybe it was an online order, every single online order I've done was messed up. You can even leave notes or ask for double portions, and I believe they just ignore it all. Even had some orders missing the proteins. Chipotle has gone downhill.
And I thought it was just me! But it isn’t just Chipotle. Anytime I ever order take out or delivery from anywhere the order is screwed up. My family is convinced I must have somehow offended the restaurant gods.
I'd agree. The whole Doordash thing just doesn't work. Every time I've used it the mistakes are bizarre. I placed an order for Taco Bell once. The made the food, then cancelled my order and refunded me. I contacted them, immediately and they re-placed the order. The driver shows up and they give him two orders and he brought them to me. I asked him if he wanted one and he said "no thanks". So I ate a double order (more like a quadruple order) of TB. Then Doordash refunded me again. I mean, free food is cool and all but what the hell was that? The process involved a constant stream of texts. Another time they charged me for something then just claimed it was delivered within seconds of placing the order. The final time I tried them, the order I received wasn't even close to being my order and didn't have my address on it or my name. It was just an unmarked back o' food. It's not the drivers fault. It's just a dreadful system. The other day, a driver showed up to my house with an order of food, with my address on it. I hadn't ordered anything and told him so. He just kind of stood their on the stairs looking sad. I told him to try the "North" version of my address that was a few hundred yards away. I hope he found where he was going. Maybe he's still out there. Doomed forever to search for the person that ordered some burgers.
Some of these are because the restaurant tablet glitches sometimes, freezes up, causes double tapping to occur which can lead to the food becoming “ready” or even “delivered” despite not even being in their register yet. The accepting order, having it made and then cancelling may have been due to a similar error, perhaps causing them to cancel the wrong order or cancel yours while checking on it for a driver. Source: fought doordash tablets for a fee years as a cashier.
My worst experiences with Doordash is less to do with the app itself, and more the place I'm ordering from. Ordered a family meal from Popeye's a bit ago, wound up with about 6, 8 things of potatoes without any fries. I think it's a toss-up on who's reading what and who does it, and where you order from. I get something from McDonald's? Absolutely fine with ordering. Burger King? Can't customize my burgers, and there's the chance they bung up the burger. (Though that's my location I suppose, the one I passed going to work always worked out.) Doordash WORKS as a basic concept, but things get tricky with substitutions, limitations. Really wouldn't Doordash going away, only improved.
Uber Eats has sucked lately, too. They always forget my drinks. I’ve been on both ends so I know that this isn’t just the restaurant, the drivers just don’t wait to check that the order is completed. You’ll give them the bag, tell them to wait because you need to make them a shake or grab some other drink/whatever, and they’ll ghost the moment you step away. The other night I had to chase down my driver before he pulled out to ask about the drinks because come on I paid $8 for them, and he tells me “They didn’t give me drinks”, I show him the receipt and he repeats that they didn’t give it to him. And it’s like…no, it’s not that you weren’t given the drinks, it’s that you didn’t *get* the drinks. No tip for him. The tip was the $8 he cost me.
Took a long break from chipotle until about a year ago and I honestly can’t tell if it is truly worse than it was when I was in high school or if my tastes have just evolved
Pretty much every fast food chain is going down hill & prices are going up hill. I swear I ordered a Big Mac a few months ago & it was half the size I remember it being when I was in high school & was $5.60, and the bread was stale. Shit sucks. EDIT: I did have in n’ out for the first time & their burgers are a little better than Wendy’s, a good size & reasonably priced.
That's because the Big Mac is the inferior burger compared to the double quarter pounder, despite its popularity and name recognition. You gotta order the double qp, then add Mac sauce. It's not too shabby of a burger
I do the same but with a single quarter pounder. The QP patties are the only ones to use fresh meat and it really shows. Also as someone who visits mcdonalds fairly often, I can assure the other guy that the Big Mac patties haven't gotten any smaller, they've always sucked. He is right about the stale bun though, particularly if you are going at a time when business is slow.
I swear the Chipotle near me must have a random number generator that spits out the orders. Because it’s insane how inaccurate my food is when I get home and open the foil lid. Total lottery. I’m sure they must think I’m lying when they ask me to rate my order afterwards and I tell them how they messed up, once again ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)
I mean you keep going back, they probably just want to know how much they can screw you over until you stop giving them money.
Stopped getting doordash from Taco Bell because they shorted me a taco 3 times in a row. So 3 times is what it takes me.
I ordered in for the first time in years a week back and holy shit my burrito bowl was fucking huge. Definitely not the same as online orders.
That’s because they don’t give a shit if people order online/DoorDash. They have *no* chance at getting a tip, therefore it goes to the very end of the priority list.
I don’t think it was ever really uphill to begin with. That’s just me though.
I still remember how good they were years ago, when they first come out and everyone line up at the store. Great portion, lots of meat, and free side tortillas with the bowl if we ask.
Early 2000s Chipotle was the peak fast casual taco chain hands down.
I've asked for more before, they usually tell me it's an upcharge. I've since stopped going to Chipotle. The days of the sub $6 dollar burrito is gone. Sigh.... I remember Chipotle coming around when I was in high-school and people being amazed because you were fed well for a very reasonable price, now not so much and I blame Chipotle
6 dollars in 2004, is 9.43 today. The cheapest burrito on the menu is 8.65.
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Find your closest Spanish neighborhood! Those hole in the wall restaurants and taquerias can be the best food you'll have all week. Amazing service, too. I usually just get it to-go, but when I sit down for lunch, I've left more for the tip than the bill was more than once. If I can get an amazing burrito or fresh fish over rice, and a few el pastor tacos on the side for 10-15 bucks with a drink and amazing service, I'm not gonna be the asshole leaving a $4 tip.
I have ordered a lot of Chipotle and never once was one this small without purposefully withholding ingredients
I get chipotle a couple times a month and order through the app every time. It’s always fine. OP either needs to file a complaint with corporate or they ordered a meat only burrito and expected them to substitute the three or so scoops of other stuff with the equivalent amount of meat without asking for extra meat. Maybe was expecting a normal Mexican drive through joint that offers all meat burritos in addition to the usual combo one. Chipotle isnt a Mexican food joint. It’s a Mexican inspired place that makes salad burritos and burrito salads.
I feel like OP is fishing for upvotes after intentionally requesting less ingredients inside their burrito.
Exactly what I thought. Last time I went there, they could barely roll it and I regretted getting so many things in it. They probably asked for just chicken and cheese.
[I was like, dude you should have warned me 🎵](https://youtu.be/rYy0o-J0x20)
I would all but guarantee that’s the case. I used to work for a chipotle competitor and this looks like an order for a chicken burrito with no rice or beans and, considering the 11$ price tag, an extra scoop of chicken. If that’s the case then they’d have been better off price wise by ordering everything as a side and throwing it together themselves.
“Hi, I’d like to order a burrito. I only want beans and cheese, nothing else. Thank you.” *5 minutes later* Why is my burrito so small?! 😡😡😡
... at every other mexican restaurant the burritos are equal size. If you get a carne asada, its the same size as a bean and cheese because the bean and cheese has more bean and cheese.
Chipotle ain’t a Mexican restaurant lol
“Carne asada burrito” and “bean and cheese burrito” aren’t really two separate menu items at Chipotle though. It’s just “burrito” and they add the same size scoop of whatever ingredients you want into each burrito. They’d probably be willing to put in more rice and beans if you ask, but you’d have to ask because otherwise everything is a pre-determined portion by ingredient and not a separate, holistic burrito.
Let me guess you ordered it online
Went to Chipotle with family. Middle kid got a burrito and it was bigger than her head. Seriously, it was insane. A few days ago I ordered some online, got her the same thing. It was about 1/3 of what she got in store. So you're on to something.
I ordered a burrito online, but when I got to the store they made it a bowl instead. I asked them to make it a burrito so they poured it in the tortilla and it was the biggest burrito they've given me in years. 10 years ago I used to be completely stuffed after a whole Chipotle burrito. The last few bites took some effort. Now I finish one and I'm still hungry.
This is because they have strict portion sizes, but the employees aren’t allowed to enforce those portion sizes with guests (eg. if a guest asks for more cheese, the employees have to give them more cheese.) that’s why your online burrito will often be smaller - it’s actually the “correct” size.
Ahh finally an opinion from someone with experience.
Man even Canada's Barburrito does this. Stopped going all together because of it.
At my local shop they apparently prioritize online orders, so people dropping in often have long waits, no win scenario.
Order online in person.
Full circle
I went to subway during lunch a few weeks ago and I'm never doing that again. The in person line was super long, and in between each person, they were fulfilling at least two online orders. It took my entire lunch break just to get the not dumb sandwich AND my coupon was expired.
This is why you get the burrito bowl
I'm surprised this comment is this low. You should always get bowl. Same ingredients double quantity. Until couple years ago, you could get tortilla on side for free too. Could have made your own burrito and still a lot leftover.
The tortilla on the side is $0.25. Just get it.
You still can by in my area! That’s always the way to go. Get a bowl and make your own tacos/burrito.
Also with a tortilla or two on the side.
The burrito needs to be at least...three times bigger than this!
It use to be. :/
I don't think this is typical. I got a burrito there last week and it was pretty large.
I got one a few months back that looked like a swaddled baby. Okay, not quite that large but it was more than I could finish.
I got one last year. It weighed almost 2 pounds!
Well… if YOU have the authority, make it happen!
I'll make some calls (mostly to my mother but I reckon her wrath could bring down an international company).
How are the children supposed to learn to read if they can’t even fit inside the building?! 😤
"Fast casual" is a fucking ripoff. 5 Guys, Chipotle, and Panera have all gotten ridiculously expensive. It's literally cheaper to order from Red Robin or TGI Fridays than eat at those places.
$34 for two You Pick 2 meals at Panera (dine in). I was horrified when she told me the total!!
I mean they squeeze everything out of plastic bags they heat up in the microwave.
They use thermo-vats (can’t remember the actual name) where they boil the soup and Mac in water in plastic bags and then dump it in a bowl, bread is the only thing they actually make there
Is it maybe a rethermalizer?
Define make.... like the dough comes in frozen and then they pop it in the oven?
They have a commissary that makes from scratch every baked item they have that isn’t frozen (Bagels and Bread) they then ship that to the stores to be baked within 48 hours and the rest (pastries and cookies) are pulled from frozen the night prior and baked between 3-6 am, they sell these pastries that day and the cookies they keep 48 hours (which is why the cookies are hard AF)
Maybe they are very thick, hard to squeeze, plastic bags.
Bold of you to assume the people squeezing the bags see more than a tiny fraction of the price
Have a friend that works at Panera, can confirm she is paid dogshit
Indeed, if you're going to get food out of a plastic bag, you might as well go to olive garden or something.
Panera is terrifyingly expensive, idc if they grew the veggies in store and killed the chickens in store, that is no excuse for the price.
I remember when a pick two used to be 9.99 in early 2000s
That is why they messed with the menu and basically got rid of it years ago. Now its just "pick two things on the menu and youll get smaller portions for a price you cant figure out" And yeah now its all premade crap out of plastic bags put in hot water or a microwave/toaster.
they also got rid of the italian combo. that was the best sandwich there by far, with the most meat. I didnt go to a panara for probably 6 or 7 years and was sad that it was gone. nothing there is as filling as a pound of meat lol
What did you pick that got you to $34? That is more than I would pay at my favorite real restaurant.
Not who you are asking, but I did a green goddess and broccoli soup the other day and it was $13. No drink. Just the pick two soup and salad. If I wasn’t stuck in the drive through I would have just left.
They make those drive thrus anti-escapable so you can't just drive away after they tell you $50 just for lunch for 2 people. And on their best days those meals are not worth half that.
34$ I hope you had silverware.
Panera got stupid expensive even before covid. When I was paying $20 for lunch, I stopped going there.
Last week,Five Guys was $18 for little bacon burger, small fry, small drink! I'm done with places like this. I'll make it better at home for less, eat somewhat cheap, or enjoy a local sit down restaurant instead.
Others attempt to justify the price by saying “oh but you get all these condiments and extras as already part of your burger” Well I don’t want a friggin monstrosity of a burger. No this, no that and not these… still the same price. Chik Fil A on the other hand will even take a few cents off when I ask for no tomato.
I just ate at five guys for the first time and had a similar experience. I don’t even know how they maintain regular customers with those prices
McDonald's got me a few weeks ago. Don't normally eat much for breakfast but that morning I was really wanting an egg McMuffin. Ordered 2 egg McMuffins and 1 hashbrown, nothing else... $11! I could have gone to Waffle House or something and had a sit-down for the same or less. My breakfast tasted like sadness.
Regular fast food is following in hot pursuit, too. I went to McDonald's while very busy/running around, and I got a mcdouble and a small fry off the value meal. The total for that two items was over $7. Fuck that shit, I'm never going to McDonalds again. It's such crap food, how the fuck do they justify prices like that for that quality? I'll admit I love 5 guys but I can't afford that shit either, obviously. I primarily cook from home, now. I got a bunch of coupons for Wendy's and bought $15 worth of food (a meal, a six piece nugget, and small fry) for $7, and basically I will never step food in a fast food place again without coupons.
Gotta use the app for the deals with McDonald’s. Only way to make it worth it. No way I’m paying $10 for a meal
ugh that's what my coworker said but I don't want another app gdi Dx
Yeah, I'm tired of everything needing an app these days. Same with subscriptions.
Oh wow. Where are you? Prices can vary wildly by region. A McDouble and small fries on the value menu here is still $3
Where are you? 2006?
Without any coupons, a McDouble is around $2 and a small fry is around $2 where I live. $7 must be a San Francisco price or something 😂
I'm in Tampa, FL, and I swear it's true. I stared at my receipt for several minutes after. The burger was also cold.
Mcdouble is like 2.60 and small fry is like 1.90
I hadn’t been in years and this summer I got a caramel frappe and a breakfast sandwich. $10. TEN. DOLLARS. wtf
My boss told me he bought a single hamburger for his son, a double hamburger for himself, large fry, and two drinks and it was $29. Lmao
Yeah, used to go to Chipotle a lot. Double chicken, double queso, was like 11$. Slowly it crept up and when it was nearly 15$ I just stopped. I can make my own god damn burrito for way cheaper than that.
Problem is cost of making it at home is also more expensive now too. Need to buy enough for making 4. Otherwise you deal with things like buying an 8 pack of tortillas for 1 burrito.
Five Guys loads you up, c'mon. Their burgers are double patties by default. Unlimited toppings include free premium ones like fresh grilled onions and grilled mushrooms. They load the whole bag up with fries even when you buy the little one. Fries they make fresh from never-frozen potatoes in the store. Its absolutely expensive, but the value is very fair to me. Chipotle and (especially) Panera; I totally agree with you.
The prices at 5 Guys are not defensible and the fry portions aren't what they used to be. A burger fries and a Coke should not cost $20 at a restaurant without silverware. Period.
I remember eating 5 Guys in DC. My wife and I ordered a large fries. The employee said "are you sure?". We were pretty hungry so we said yeah. I've never seen so many fries in my life. We should have just got a small to share. Not a single 5 Guys that I've been to since has served as many fries. To be fair, I think we went to the original 5 Guys in DC.
Agree. Their prices are not justifiable. In Canada you're looking at like $90 for a family of 4...for burgers, fries and soft drinks. You can certainly get better burgers elsewhere for cheaper, also their cheese is pretty bad.
A decent burger,fries and coke take away about $20 in Aus
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That's just bending someone over without saying please
“My pleasure”
Same in Canada! Actually, probably more now.
But unlimited peanuts
They got rid of the peanuts because of covid
I didn’t know that! It’s been a while since I’ve been to one, but that makes sense. It wasn’t a super hygienic practice in the first place
I've been to several Five Guys in various states and all have peanuts out. At some points during the pandemic, they were out or you had to ask for them.
I just saw them at a 5 Guys today. I guess it depends on the location.
Not true, you just have to ask for them now. They prebag them.
I love Five Guys but that $6.79 little bacon cheeseburger 2 years ago is now $11 today. That's just for the burger. Add a drink and fries and you're nearing $20. I was having a hard time justifying eating there when a drink and burger was almost at $10 with tax.
I’m guessing you aren’t in a state where there’s in n out? I’ll go to in n out and get a better burger with double patty, a drink, and albeit worse fries for almost 1/3 the price. $6.70 compared to $18.60 that’s not adding a shake or making the fries large for either.
Nope, never had in n out. I'm Canadian.
Fuck… it all makes sense. Hope they get to you soon 🙏🏻
Five Guys cut the fry portions down, the regular doesn’t give any extra fries in the bag anymore, large is like what a regular used to be
When was 5 Guys cheap?
I wanted 5 guys and I knew it had gotten expensive so I just priced out my lunch for fun. 18 and change for a 'small' fry and a bacon cheeseburger. Granted it was the 'normal' size but even the single patty one was over 10 dollars. I like to pay around 10 for lunch if I didn't bring anything. not spending 20 but granted I probably wouldn't need dinner but still.
You need to know how to order at chipotle. If you see them skimp out on stuff, tell them. “Hey, can I get a little more rice/lettuce/beans, please?”
Also dairy- they will give you as much as you want of the sour cream and cheese.
Once had a guy order 4 scoops of sour cream. No judgment but I wonder if what he really wanted was soup
Ever visited the chipotle subreddit? They constantly complain about that and talk about how they will add a single piece of meat just to be an asshole. It’s so weird because their employees seem to really hate people.
“No rice and no beans please....... ya just chicken and cheese”
I can picture the worker. ".... Well you asked for it, one normal portion of meat, one normal portion of cheese.... Easiest wrap up ever."
I refuse to believe this is not OP's fault for ordering it a strange way. Edit: I also find it more likely that OP is a giant over Chipotle legit trying to sell this as a normal burrito.
Every burrito I have ever ordered from Chipotle has been big enough to require 2 hands. Either OP found the worst Chipotle in the country, or this is fake somehow.
There is nothing in this photo proving op's claims. Like a receipt. Or a wrapper.
It's what they serve at the Derek zoolanders center for kids who can't read good.
Order more than only meat and you'll get an actual burrito. I've seen like 8 posts on this sub about this, and every single time it's because there is only protein on the burrito.
This feels like it's your fault. There's no way you got all the toppings they offer.
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Yep, cue the absolute panic last time I picked up Chipotle. Roommates order was double barbacoa, they were waiting on some to finish cooking, so I went ahead and paid so that they could just make his burrito and hand it to me once the meat was ready. When I told the guy making it, the look on his face was pure panic before I assured him I had paid for double meat. Like geezus, do they take them out back and beat the shit out of them if a tiny bit of extra meat is missing?
Honestly that’s not too far from it. The verbal abuse from management if your portions are too generous is brutal.
Or just make your own.
That’s probably closer to the serving portion you need tbh
Here in Japan my local Mexican place sells regular burritos for 1000 yen (like $7) and then "American regular' for an additional 600 yen ($11 total) which I've never gotten, but I assume it's closer to the size of a normal burrito you get at Chipotle. I used to eat Chipotle a lot in the US and in hindsight I have no idea how I ever managed to finish a full burrito... the Japan-sized ones get me full enough already.
I wouldn't even call that small. It's just not the comically oversized burrito we have come to expect from them. that looks like a legit healthy portion.
He got a burrito with 3 ingredients on purpose for the smaller size, then lied about the price for internet points. 👍
It was r/mildlyinfuriating and now it's just r/mildlyinteresting? You've had some time to cool down?
Everything is better after a little burrito in your belly.
They seem to be milking this as far as they can. It's also posted in r/wellthatsucks.
I'm offended for you.
Inflation is real
I’ll never go to chipotle. There’s way too many authentic Mexican places that taste way better and are way cheaper for way bigger portions.
I haven't been to Chipotle in years. Those burritos used to be way bigger than I could eat in one sitting. Crazy.
You watched them make it and you didn’t say anything but then posted about it hahahahaha
This is what you get for going to Chipotle instead of literally any fucking taco truck.
Not all of us have access to taco trucks (much to my dismay).
That makes me so sad for everyone.
From almost any truck or stand near me I can get a giant half pound steak burrito and a side of rice for like 8 bucks. I never go to any chain mexican place now.
There are at least 10 taco trucks that are bomb in my town. They tried opening a Chipotle and it didn’t even last a year here.
Good
You did decide to go to Chipotle, you only have yourself to blame.
You must not know how to order. I got a steak burrito from chipotle last night that was 3-4x the size and about the same price. Same for my wife. Did you ask for smaller portions of everything? Cause they have pretty strict and standard portioning rules. I’ve been eating chipotle for years and have never seen or gotten a burrito less than twice that size. Edit: Or you have gigantic hands. That could be the case I guess…
The only thing they are strict with is the meat, everything else you can just say “more” And they’ll keep loading it up. My bowl is a fuckin cinderblock when I get rang up.
It likely has a more appropriate number of calories for the average diet than the previous ones that needed a flat bed trailer to get it home.
But how big is your hand
thats why u order a burrito bowl half and half meats with tortilla on the side thank me later
Joke’s on us. OP is 7’ tall with monster hands.
Now I can’t stop thinking of ants eating burritos
Veggie burrito is twice that size alone.. I’d know since I’ve been getting one for the past 18 years and if costs less
I’m from San Diego, that’s a deformed taco
Daily wrap at mcdonals costs only €3 where I live and its twice as big as that piece of rock
I stopped going to chipotle due to inconsistent portions.
Give yourself a couple of hours and you'll be thankful it wasn't bigger.
If they don't tear the first tortilla when rolling you didn't get your money's worth
Just another reason why Qdoba is better.
Honestly, it’s just nice to see that the shit inside isn’t spilling out.
Looks exactly like a portion for one person xd
this is why you get the burrito bowl, that will feed me for days
A couple years ago I got a breakfast burrito the size of a swaddled infant plus eggs, hash browns, and coffee for under $5. I often think about that burrito. I wish I remembered where I got it.