Recent Snacks

Alameda Spanish class burrito

greg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:33:08 +0000

this burrito recorded with my iPhone :)

chicken burrito + salad = happy family

greg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:08:53 +0000

We took the burrito home and had it with a little bit of salad (spinach, pine nuts, and Annies goddess dressing).

It’s times like these that we think back to some of the “breaded fried meat” or “grilled organ meats” meals in south america and are thankful that we now have food we are more accustomed too and fresher veggies more readily available.

chipotle chicken tacos on broadyway - where oh where is my office space

greg — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:56:57 +0000

after looking at some office space for nikki's work i had some chicken tacos. delicious.

it was also good seeing the crew at the restaurant where I eat quite often... (only 23 times according to my profile which seems ridiculously low...hmmm).

EDIT: Also! I saw Houman Iskandani working the line. Apparently the restaurateurs also get to spend some time serving up burritos. I've met Houman before but it was still cool to see him.

Chicken Burrito Satisfies Hunger After Hike

greg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:06:51 +0000

after going for a hike near chief hosa in Denver we stopped here on the way back. my partner was enormously hungry grumpy but somehow as soon as she started eating the burrito it all worked fine. thanks, chipotle.

sharing a barbacoa burrito on colorado

greg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:14:54 +0000

Today there was a line to the door and I was curious how long it takes them to handle it. So, I time it. 15 people in front of me took 4 minutes and 19 seconds to handle. 259 seconds / 15 people = 17 seconds per person. Not bad! Total time from door to paid for my food of under 5 minutes - I feel like that’s totally reasonable.

Well done, folks.

chipotle + more retail (starbucks) - parking = oh noes

greg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:39:00 +0000

This location shares a tiny building with another store. That other store used to be a famous, but low traffic record store. That worked well - chipotle patrons filled the parking lot at lunch and the record store patrons were spread throughout the day with only a minor inconvenience around lunch.

It seems that someone new is coming in and (yikes) it could be a Starbucks. This would be quite scary. Starbucks tends to take more than its “fair” share of parking lot space at most locations, even if most of the traffic is focused around the morning hours when Chipotle is closed. If this does end up being a starbucks or some other form of high traffic store then I think the parking lot situation is going to get rough. There’s not much street parking near here either. The only real viable option is to make a deal with the parking lot across the street (Blockbuster, Einsteins, some gym, and an empty space) since that one is often empty.

More California Dreaming at Chipotle

greg — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:40:20 +0000

Glorious time on the patio at this location. I overheard two hilarious conversations:

Among some coworkers: “Did you know that Chipotle is owned by McDonalds”?

my thought: “Did you know McDonalds no longer owns Chipotle and that Chipotle started on its own”.

Among a mother helping her son prepare to go to school in Denver: “do you think that there is a Chipotle in Denver?” Son: “Well, there’s one in Boulder at least, I don’t know about Denver…”

my thoughts: “well, the original chipotle is in Denver, so….yeah…we got you covered”.

Chipotle in Beverly Hills, Darling

greg — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:55:32 +0000

This was a brand new store location for me - the first in Southern California. The location itself is actually kind of interesting. The store has a pretty unique architecture (at least the facade of the store does) and they have accentuated that on the interior using some typical Chipotle style plywood and bare light-bulb style. I’d love to see this location at night…