greatsalad burrito @ Chipotle's

[Guest guest]

I went to a Chipotle a few weeks ago, and they told me that they prepare their pinto beans with bacon fat. It might be a single location or it could be all locations-definitely something you want to ask about. They said their black beans are vegan however.

2. Chipotle (a chain restaurant, but I don't know how big an area they

cover) -- they sell

"fresh Mexican" type food (including organic beef for those who eat

such things).

Anyway, they sell a "burrito salad bowl" or -- um -- something like

that. Basically you

can get a "normal" burrito, with a tortilla around it -- or you can

get it without the tortilla

and with lettuce instead. It's good lettuce too. Very yummy --

comes with beans

and guacamole (obviously high fat, and they will give you a HUGE amt

of it unless

you tell them not to) -- tomatoes, onions, salsa, etc. I got extra

salsa and some

corn salsa on mine. For restaurant food this is darned close to

perfect. It is also

all fresh food, and filling. (Note: they also sell another variation

with rice instead of

lettuce. The rice is white rice, and has oil added to it.)

There's also another Mexican restaurant (I forget their name though) that has a

bed of lettuce as a menu option for a burrito. I hope it becomes a trend!

When they offer what I want this way, it means there are fewer

modifications that

I have to ask for.

[Guest guest]

Definitely get the black beans for this.

 

Also Taco del Mar, does something similar. They have pinto, black and refried

beans all of which are vegan. The manager/owner at the one near my house is very

knowledgeable. Unfortunately the high school kids who are usually working are

not so you have to be careful.

[Guest guest]

I think this is very common at Mexican restaurants, usually the pinto

beans have pork fat added but the black beans are just beans (and

salt).

 

Jenn wrote:

 

 

 

 

I went to a Chipotle a few weeks ago, and they told me

that they prepare their pinto beans with bacon fat. It might be a

single location or it could be all locations-definitely something you

want to ask about. They said their black beans are vegan however.

[Guest guest]

All the Mexican places I have been to put sour cream in

their guacamole. Does your restaurants not do that?

 

Marla

[Guest guest]

I don't think I've ever been to a place that put sour cream in their

guacamole, but I did ask if the gauc at Chipotle (and Pancheros) was

vegan and was told that it was. Since it's a high-fat food and I've

got a lot of weight to use, though, I try to avoid it anyway. (Sour

cream in guacamole? Interesting.)

 

Debbie

 

Kochelek, Marla G wrote:

 

 

 

All the Mexican places I have been to put sour

cream in

their guacamole. Does your restaurants not do that?