Look, I really don't care that much about Chiportal or any other chainhole.  I really don't. But it's stupid to bitch about Chipotle and not throw Johnson Controls in there while yer at it.  Limes are proof God loves us. 

Minus One Guggemos.  Show us you're capable of more than three words.

I had a conversation with the La Cucaracha owner recently, about all the stages they went through over the years.  At one point they had wandered into some quality control issues and their food had become bad, so they decided to poll their customers and asked what they wanted.  The results were unanimous, quality/fresh/local...

So what you get now when you go there, is because they had the brains to listen to the customers.  It's amazing looking at the changes over the last decade, that organics/local foods are actually making a lot of progress toward becoming mainstream, albeit have a long way to go.  People are becoming more aware of the issues.  I grew up on partially hydrogenated corn syrup sandwiches and am envious of children nowadays who have moms who know better.  Chipolty is better than Arbies/Subway/Wendys/Hardees etc, by a green mile.  It's a miracle they don't sell burglers. Be thankful for that.  Thank Morgan Spurlock.

+1 Endion, pant pant, gasp, sigh....

True story: I once witnessed Jim Richardson coming in off-shift and only purchasing in a reused small plastic bag 3.27 ounces of lentils.  Shit oh dear, I thought.  That is respectful.  He and I would both probably eradicate the existence of fast food joints from the face of the earth in a finger snap would that it were, alas this is not the reality we share.  Chipotal is somewhat the lesser evil of the formula for what exists in modern day America, their trash consumes a smaller space, the lime and peppers help shed obesity, but you burn gas to get there... If you order the Scoville units I do, it will melt the aluminum wrapper, so ask for wax.  

 You can grow ideas in the garden of your mind- Mr. rogers