Chipotle Mexican Grill
“Long lines during lunch hour on weekdays but then again, where isn't there long lines during lunch hour in Midtown?”
“Never fear – Chipotle workers are always so efficient that the line moves quickly!”
“Your regular Chipotle joint with a friendly staff and long lines (that go fast, be prepared to order when it's your turn!).”
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I come to this Chipotle location for weekday lunches since I work nearby. There is ALWAYS a line that extends out the venue and onto the street. Never fear – Chipotle workers are always so efficient that the line moves quickly!
This is THE BEST CHIPOTLE IN THE CITY.
Yes I went there.
Yes there is a line outside of the door during lunch hour on weekdays. BUT it goes incredibly quickly and the staff often come around and take orders through the line.
Why is it so great? Well you already know what is offered, how it tastes, but how often do you get a smile, and greeting at an incredibly busy Manhattan chain restaurant? Probably not every time you go.
This Chipotle has some of the most friendly and up beat staff I have encountered.
NO, Thank you!!
Your regular Chipotle joint with a friendly staff and long lines (that go fast, be prepared to order when it's your turn!). A busy go-to for lunch during the week!
This location is pretty good but they are often out of various ingredients. There is also less seating than you will normally find at a Chipotle and most tables are high tops which are not super comfortable. There are two restrooms which is a plus. I'm partial to the chicken burrito bowl.
Chipotle! Mass burrito feeding assembly line of efficiency! And yay for sustainably resourced ingredients, no hormones, etc etc – information is on the website, where you can conveniently order your Americanized super size goliath burrito and then pick up so you don't have to wait on the monstrous line that inevitably forms during Midtown lunch crush where some hangry* man standing outside the door in the 36 degree weather snidely quips at you to get to the back of the line. No. No hangry man. Because I'm literally 30 steps in front of you. Boo-yah.
The entrance to this particular location is on 50th Street – NOT Park. Its the Northwest corner. The space is tight, with seating for less than 40 people and a line literally out the door on to the sidewalk, even in March. The line moves fast, but you gotta be a particular kind of desperate to wait outside for "fast food" when its freezing out. At 1 pm, there were maybe two seats open, assuming you'd like to share a table with the lonely Midtown drones sadly checking their emails over their barbacoa tacos. The line would have probably taken you 15 minutes of waiting, based on the location of hangry man to when I walked out.
Like almost every Chipotle, decor is Mass Produced Mayan Moderne. There are stairs – so this location may not be ADA friendly. Staff moves as fast as they can. And the place is decently clean at the beginning of lunch crush with easy access to restrooms. Prices are normal. The woman handling the online orders was sweet, taking a bit of extra time to find me the juice I wanted, even though it wasn't in the front case. Will I go as far as Maryam H to say its the best Chipotle in the city? Nah. I did get an over flowing burrito bowl (when you order online, some places tend to shaft you because you don't watch them make it) so that is a great plus. But the layout is awkward (think of poor hangry man standing outside because the line couldnt fit inside!) so thats going to even out to a 3 star, a okay.
*Hangry: The irrational emotional state of being angry, frustrated, and grumpy due to extreme hunger. Cookie Monster meets Oscar the Grouch. Usually results in regrettable decision making or volatile confrontations.
tl;dr version – Order online. Don't be a jerk. Tasty burritos.
They are out of chicken and steak…so essentially you can only choose from either beef or tofu…and to be worse, they are out of taco when I finish lunch. What happened?! Probably they should learn a lesson of risk diversification.
Long lines during lunch hour on weekdays but then again, where isn't there long lines during lunch hour in Midtown? One great thing about Chipotle is that the consistency is the same throughout their chain. Staff is friendly enough and whenever I ask for extra rice, they always comply. No complaints from me!
This chipotle has it's good and bad days. One a good day, the staffs would fill up your bowl/burrito/etc, on a bad day… you'll barely get enough to fill you up. Sometimes the services are super slow because the staffs would stop what they're doing and chit chat with each other… like hello?! people have to get their lunch and get back to work… There are times where the staffs can't hear you no matter how many times you have repeated your order. I have repeated myself three times before to ask for extra lettuce, but NOPE… I didn't get any. Like I said, on a good day, the staffs would give you two handful/spoonful. It's never consistent. This is not my favorite chipotle place, but it'll have to do since it's the closest one to my work place.
FYI, there is ALWAYS a line out the door during lunch peak hours. ALWAYS.