Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
5 reviews
Doris Feller
Woke up really late on a Sunday, and got a Chipotle burrito because I'm trying to eat healthy and all… unsuccessfully.
Anyways, that was the only meal I had on that Sunday… And the following day was pretty miserable. Let's just say I made many not so fun bathroom visits allllll day. The sour cream tasted a little bit funny, so I think it was the sour cream that caused me this endless misery.
Needless to say, but never returning to this Chipotle or even this food court.
I really didn't know Chipotle could be this bad. Seriously.
When it's hard to take the rest of the chain laden food court seriously in Queens Center Mall, I thought I was doing myself a favor by going here. The lines were short, the food is supposed to be healthy, and I actually like Chipotle in most instances. Even the low Yelp rating wasn't enough to dissuade me, because I wanted to believe they were better than that. Not so.
I ordered a regular asada burrito, three tacos of sofritas, and a carnitas burrito bowl for the group. The line was unbearingly slow, mainly because the guy behind the counter seemed hard of hearing. I would say "carnitas" or "sofritas" and he'd say "haaaa!?" When "pork" and "vegan / tofu" didn't work, I knew he was simply hard of hearing. The remaining workers along the line were also slow and it became difficult to choose the next few items.
Next was a girl who was really trying to give me a hard sell on guacamole. It was already $10 for the burrito, what's another $2.50 really? I opted out in hopes of speeding things along but she was pushing for any guacamole on any of the items. She kept muttering that it was "fresh" and "perfect" for a burrito bowl / taco topping but after a decisive and hard "No THANK you" she wrapped the items and shot them over to the cashier without so much of a thanks or any eye contact.
$33 after tax, I headed over to the table and realized that there really wasn't much filling in any of them. It was as if the proteins were dialed back a tad, indicating there was some sort of shortage of items at the counter. Nope, the food bins were full and only few people in line. Turns out they were just being stingy.
When the food and customer service fails, there's no reason for me to come back.
I like Chipotle and when I eat it I pretend that it's some awesome Mexican food. Lets face it, it isn't, but I digress. This particular establishment is incredibly skimpy, like if the employees fear someone barking at them if they go over their allotted measurements. Every time I go here without fail, I feel the need to get extra meat. Or even worse ask the server to put a little more beans or another dash of salsa (gasp). What's sad about this, is I'm not a big eater, and it doesn't take much to fill me up. If this is their ploy to generate business, honestly, that reflects poorly on Chipotle as a whole.
Solid Chipotle branch located in the Food Court of the Queens Center Mall. People working kept the line moving briskly. Food was warm and fresh. They offer free soft drink refills, which is a plus after a day of mall wandering. The only issue isn't with the Chipotle itself, its with the cleanliness of the tables and area for eating in the food court. Queens Center needs to step up their game in that department.
Damn, I don't know what all the beef is about Chipotle, but when I'm tired of Sarku Japan, I head here and the food always comes out consistent to what I get on 8th avenue in the city. Maybe the only difference is that they staff here is slower because it's not the city, but the food standards are still the same. My burrito bowl still is yummy as long as I get it the way I ask.
TO STAY OR TO GO? BROWN OR WHITE? BLACK OR PINTO? WHAT KIND OF MEAT? NEXT?
Woke up really late on a Sunday, and got a Chipotle burrito because I'm trying to eat healthy and all… unsuccessfully.
Anyways, that was the only meal I had on that Sunday… And the following day was pretty miserable. Let's just say I made many not so fun bathroom visits allllll day. The sour cream tasted a little bit funny, so I think it was the sour cream that caused me this endless misery.
Needless to say, but never returning to this Chipotle or even this food court.
I really didn't know Chipotle could be this bad. Seriously.
When it's hard to take the rest of the chain laden food court seriously in Queens Center Mall, I thought I was doing myself a favor by going here. The lines were short, the food is supposed to be healthy, and I actually like Chipotle in most instances. Even the low Yelp rating wasn't enough to dissuade me, because I wanted to believe they were better than that. Not so.
I ordered a regular asada burrito, three tacos of sofritas, and a carnitas burrito bowl for the group. The line was unbearingly slow, mainly because the guy behind the counter seemed hard of hearing. I would say "carnitas" or "sofritas" and he'd say "haaaa!?" When "pork" and "vegan / tofu" didn't work, I knew he was simply hard of hearing. The remaining workers along the line were also slow and it became difficult to choose the next few items.
Next was a girl who was really trying to give me a hard sell on guacamole. It was already $10 for the burrito, what's another $2.50 really? I opted out in hopes of speeding things along but she was pushing for any guacamole on any of the items. She kept muttering that it was "fresh" and "perfect" for a burrito bowl / taco topping but after a decisive and hard "No THANK you" she wrapped the items and shot them over to the cashier without so much of a thanks or any eye contact.
$33 after tax, I headed over to the table and realized that there really wasn't much filling in any of them. It was as if the proteins were dialed back a tad, indicating there was some sort of shortage of items at the counter. Nope, the food bins were full and only few people in line. Turns out they were just being stingy.
When the food and customer service fails, there's no reason for me to come back.
I like Chipotle and when I eat it I pretend that it's some awesome Mexican food. Lets face it, it isn't, but I digress. This particular establishment is incredibly skimpy, like if the employees fear someone barking at them if they go over their allotted measurements. Every time I go here without fail, I feel the need to get extra meat. Or even worse ask the server to put a little more beans or another dash of salsa (gasp). What's sad about this, is I'm not a big eater, and it doesn't take much to fill me up. If this is their ploy to generate business, honestly, that reflects poorly on Chipotle as a whole.
Solid Chipotle branch located in the Food Court of the Queens Center Mall. People working kept the line moving briskly. Food was warm and fresh. They offer free soft drink refills, which is a plus after a day of mall wandering. The only issue isn't with the Chipotle itself, its with the cleanliness of the tables and area for eating in the food court. Queens Center needs to step up their game in that department.
Damn, I don't know what all the beef is about Chipotle, but when I'm tired of Sarku Japan, I head here and the food always comes out consistent to what I get on 8th avenue in the city. Maybe the only difference is that they staff here is slower because it's not the city, but the food standards are still the same. My burrito bowl still is yummy as long as I get it the way I ask.
TO STAY OR TO GO?
BROWN OR WHITE?
BLACK OR PINTO?
WHAT KIND OF MEAT?
NEXT?