I love the “Food without a side of questions” mantra all the radio ads for Chipotle are sporting this season. As a firm but gentle counter, here is, more or less, a transcript of my last interaction there.
Noise level in restaurant is deafening. I walk up to the bar and scream across the sneeze guard, "Hi. I'd like...."
CW: *interrupts me* "What do you want?"
Me: "A steak burrito, no rice, but everything else on it."
CW: "OK." *passes empty tortilla to next employee*
Chipotle Worker #2: "What do you want?"
Me: "A steak burrito with everything on it, but no rice, please."
Chipotle worker: *mumbles something unintelligible with head down*
Me: "What?"
Chipotle worker: *mumbles something unintelligible again*
Me: "I'm sorry, I can't hear you."
CW2 finally looks up at me: "WHAT KIND OF MEAT?"
Me: "Well.... steak... you know... 'cause it's a steak burrito?"
CW2: "Yeah, but what kind of meat?"
Me: "OK... steak."
This seems to finally land with CW2 and she plops a spoonful of steak on the tortilla and passes it down.
CW3: "What do you want on it?"
Me: "No rice, but everything else,"
CW3: "Do you want rice?"
Me: "No."
CW3: "Do you want beans?"
Me: "Yes, no rice, but everything else."
CW3: "What kind of beans?'
Me: "Black beans."
CW3: *plops a spoonful of beans on the tortilla and passes it down*
CW4: "What do you want?"
Me: "Everything."
CW4: "Do you want lettuce?"
Me: "Yes. Everything."
CW4: "Do you want tomatoes?"
Me: "Yes. Everything."
CW4: "Do you want cheese?"
Me: "Yes. Everything."
CW4: "Do you want sour cream?"
Me: "Yes. Everything." *seeing where this is going* "And hot salsa, please."
CW4: "Do you want guacamole?"
Me: "Damn, I missed one."
CW4: "WHAT?"
Me: *sigh* "Nevermind. Yes. Everything."
Might want to rethink that slogan, Chipotle cause whoever came up with it has clearly never tried to order something in your restaurant.
Noise level in restaurant is deafening. I walk up to the bar and scream across the sneeze guard, "Hi. I'd like...."
CW: *interrupts me* "What do you want?"
Me: "A steak burrito, no rice, but everything else on it."
CW: "OK." *passes empty tortilla to next employee*
Chipotle Worker #2: "What do you want?"
Me: "A steak burrito with everything on it, but no rice, please."
Chipotle worker: *mumbles something unintelligible with head down*
Me: "What?"
Chipotle worker: *mumbles something unintelligible again*
Me: "I'm sorry, I can't hear you."
CW2 finally looks up at me: "WHAT KIND OF MEAT?"
Me: "Well.... steak... you know... 'cause it's a steak burrito?"
CW2: "Yeah, but what kind of meat?"
Me: "OK... steak."
This seems to finally land with CW2 and she plops a spoonful of steak on the tortilla and passes it down.
CW3: "What do you want on it?"
Me: "No rice, but everything else,"
CW3: "Do you want rice?"
Me: "No."
CW3: "Do you want beans?"
Me: "Yes, no rice, but everything else."
CW3: "What kind of beans?'
Me: "Black beans."
CW3: *plops a spoonful of beans on the tortilla and passes it down*
CW4: "What do you want?"
Me: "Everything."
CW4: "Do you want lettuce?"
Me: "Yes. Everything."
CW4: "Do you want tomatoes?"
Me: "Yes. Everything."
CW4: "Do you want cheese?"
Me: "Yes. Everything."
CW4: "Do you want sour cream?"
Me: "Yes. Everything." *seeing where this is going* "And hot salsa, please."
CW4: "Do you want guacamole?"
Me: "Damn, I missed one."
CW4: "WHAT?"
Me: *sigh* "Nevermind. Yes. Everything."
Might want to rethink that slogan, Chipotle cause whoever came up with it has clearly never tried to order something in your restaurant.
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October 20, 2015 at 2:08 PM
I'd have left!