However, a point of clarification – Chipotle is not a franchise and it’s not owned by McDonald’s. McDonald’s was an early investor in Chipotle but they have not held a stake in the company for a long time. Chipotle is an independent, publicly-traded company (ticker symbol CMG) and their locations are not franchised. They are all owned by the central company.

For the record, Chipotle used to have MCD as an investor, but no longer does – they’re an independent, publicly traded company. Qdoba is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jack-in-the-box, and Moe’s, well, I have no idea about Moes because I find their meats to be extremely plain.

And for the record Qdoba in mwc is just as good as chipotle and it is where I go when i want to pretend I am in a modern metropolis. And yeah if the line is long there is nothing more annoying then someone that has twenty questions….THEY SERVE TACOS AND BURRITOS, ITS UP ON THE BOARD LOL!

Same great food, of course, and service was pretty good considering it was the first day.

What I really like about this location is the indoor “patio.” It’s a completely glassed in room with pivoting windows that can open to the outside. This will be great in the warmer months to provide a shady, wind-free, outdoor dining experience.

If you’re simple like I am, and not a big veggie person, get the burrito bowl, light on the beans and rice, then extra chicken (I think their meats are the only things that cost extra). Their chicken is so good that whatever they charge for it will be worth it!

Burrito bowls are good for mixing up your ingredients, as opposed to eating a bite of burrito where one bite may be mostly beans, while the next bite is mostly meat, etc.

I know where I’ll be January 23rd! If anyone hears about other new OKC locations, I’ll definitely be interested to hear!!

Sorry that your Chipotle experience was less than great, but I appreciate you sharing it with us.

We let it go, and ordered some chips and salsa instead. As a side note, we dont like Guacomole at all, so no comments on that. Our total was about $17, which seemed about right(maybe a bit high) for 6 taco’s, chips/salsa and 1 drink + water. My wife then asked if they had a Club Card or something of the sort for repeat visitors, and we were told no.
*STRIKE TWO*

We filled up our drinks at a pretty clean drink station, and sat down at one of the tables. It was pretty busy being a Friday night, but the noise level wasnt very loud. I then inspected my taco’s, and noticed that none of them were “full”. Each one had a small amount of meat, a small amount of cheese, and a moderate amount of sour cream. I then noticed how small the actual taco’s were, about the size of a party taco at Taco Bueno, only wider. I thought to myself, “Man, thats a small $2 taco.” My wife concurred by saying, “This isnt much for $6.” The taco’s were great tasting, no doubt, but left me hungry still. I tried to fill up on Chips and Salsa that we ordered, but the Chips were so stale, we threw the majority of them away. The Salsa was ok, nothing to write home(or on the internet) about.

In conclusion, we won’t be returning to Chipotle, especially since the drive is nearly 20 minutes for us. The lack of Queso(Big Deal to us), small proportions, lack of acknowledgement for repeat customers, and “Ninja Star” chips that could stick into a wall if thrown right will definately keep our medium-level mexican food budget securely in the grips of Qdoba.