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by darth_avocado 233 days ago
Chicken burrito costs $11.50 without any additions before taxes where I am. Closer to $12.85 with taxes.

Chipotle lists its portion size for protein to be 4oz which roughly translates to 27g of protein IF they don’t skimp on the portions (which they usually do. Unless the rest of the ingredients make up for 33g of protein, it’s very hard to get what you’re suggesting at Chipotle anymore.

On the other hand, the Mexican truck down the street sells $3 street tacos with way more meat.
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pirates 233 days ago
The family-owned Mexican restaurant literally across the street from the nearest Chipotle sells their burritos starting at 7.99, 9.99 if you want to add a full side order of rice and beans. I can get two full meals for almost the same price as Chipotle. Sounds like OP’s local places are ripping them off.
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rockostrich 233 days ago
I wouldn't really call it ripping me off if that's what they need to set their prices at in order to survive. NJ is an expensive state so it's not really surprising. I was just using a couple of the closest places to me in the suburbs as an example. If I were to go into a city like New Brunswick which has a large hispanic population and a ton of local places then there are definitely spots with cheaper options but there are still a ton that are more expensive than Chipotle.
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rockostrich 233 days ago
Do you live in NYC or SF? I just did a quick scan of prices before taxes for different high cost of living areas and those are the 2 that are above $10.

They list the chicken serving as 32g of protein, 8 comes from the tortilla, 4 come from rice, and 8 come from beans. You can get another 10 or so from cheese, corn, etc. which are all no extra charge. In my experience, they don't really skip on portions. I usually get a burrito with chicken, brown rice, fajitas, a couple of the salsas, corn, and lettuce and the thing cannot be rolled.

If you have a better option locally then that's great. A lot of people don't.

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BobaFloutist 233 days ago
>Unless the rest of the ingredients make up for 33g of protein

Rice and beans are decentish sources of protein, according to their website https://www.chipotle.com/nutrition-calculator/burrito (which is I'm sure generous, but probably not fraudulently so) a bean, cheese, and rice burrito is 23g of protein, and if you add chicken you get to 58g.

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