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Maybe, but I suspect that "drive-through" goes against the corporate eco-conscious ethic or something. Chipotle is well-established here so I've seen literally dozens of them, and not one was equipped with a drive-through. Come to think of it, I don't know that I've ever seen one as a stand-alone building -- it's always part of a commercial strip or a sidewalk storefront.
Many of the Chipoltle's in the Indy area are stand-alone, but I've never seen one with a drive-through. It's fast food, so keep your expectations in check, but I think it's vastly superior to both Taco Bell and Qdoba.
Maybe, but I suspect that "drive-thru" goes against the corporate eco-conscious ethic or something.
They probably just haven't seen the necessity.
They do lay on the eco- and health-conscious stuff pretty thick, but making their standard portions contain 2-3X an average person's caloric needs (plus drink) is one of the keys to their financial success and they downplay that.
In any case, what's the lesser of two evils from a strictly environmental perspective? Additional parking spots to accommodate motorists to walk in and get the food, and additional building space to accommodate them ordering and waiting? Or streamlining the process and letting their already ample vehicle serve that function (maybe with a cute patronizing "idling wastes gas" sign)?
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Originally Posted by grmasterb
Many of the Chipoltle's in the Indy area are stand-alone, but I've never seen one with a drive-through.
None of them anywhere have a drive-through. Like most places with drive-throughs today, it'll take a successful competitor to get them to adopt one.
I believe they're also putting one in near Paseo and San Pedro?? Be still my heart... I'd love it if they filled the space Fuzzy's left behind by campus (RIP, Fuzzy's)
With the exception of a few long established high profile fast food retaurants (McDs, Wendy's), the university area seems to be low on the list for expanding big, national food chains.
The northern fringe of the city (Paseo and NW), far NE (Academy), and to a lesser degree Uptown are the growth areas for that type of business. Mainly areas with new development and new residents who don't necessarily have local loyalties.
Yeah.. that's kind of like people from Chicago eating Dominoes.
No, it really isn't.
Chipotle, QDoba, etc. all mimic the ( San Francisco ) Mission ( District ) burrito. It's nothing like NM or Mexican cuisine, it's its own cuisine.
When I was in my 20's and living on a miserable salary in SF, a Mission burrito at about $4 was my food for the day, it was a very good base for heavy drinking later that that night.
None of the chains is as good as an authentic Mission burrito, but even the original now is so hyped and touristy that I can't even say the one I had a couple of months ago was as good as the one I had in '89.
^exactly! Chipotle isn't trying to be New Mexican food. Its completely different. I enjoy it for what it is. It's probably the best of the mission style burrito chains.
Yeah.. that's kind of like people from Chicago eating Dominoes.
And yet there are about 15 Domino's Pizza locations within 5 miles of the loop.
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