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“Decent value.” I can’t agree. It used to be within reason, never good value. I went last year, just wanted to splurge and not cook that night, but was made to
by 2devnull 4y ago
“Decent value.”
I can’t agree. It used to be within reason, never good value. I went last year, just wanted to splurge and not cook that night, but was made to wait an unreasonable amount of time while the kids running the place chatted with their friends and when I finally ordered and payed, was shocked that it was nearly 15 dollars for burrito! A burrito, especially the simpler ones I eat without the unhealthy cheese, guacamole etc… cost at most a few dollars to make, even with premium ingredients. That’s without economies of scale, which chipotle obviously has. The most amazing part of that outing was seeing high school kids in there ordering this high priced food as though it were a regular event for them. Not even a special “night out” or Friday night date, just “another day, another 15 dollar burrito bowl.”
No wonder kids are in debt and can’t pay off their college tuition loans! 15 dollar burritos is hard no from me.
- coldpie 4y ago"Remember when lemonade was a cent? It is now a dollar." http://achewood.com/index.php?date=10132005 http://achewood.com/index.php?date=10132005
- 2devnull 4y agoFunny. :) But in all seriousness, I can get a good authentic burrito made by real Mexicans for less than $10, so why go to chipotle and pay 50% more and a side dish of “attitude” from the local high school kids who want to close early.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI get a sofritas bowl without meat and guac and it is less than $10, which is good for a vegetarian option. I do not understand how restaurants make the economics of avocados work for them. 1 avocado is worth at least $1, if not $2 (was $2+ a lot of last year) at Costco. And there is a good chance the avocado will not be all usable. I assume they are adding a filler ingredient to fluff it up? Or ignoring the bad parts? A $2 markup for guac seems like it would not yield much profit.
- jgwil2 4y agoGuacamole might not be a profit center, but how many people are going to go to a burrito place that doesn't offer it as an option?
- astura 4y agoI can get avocados on sale for 80 cents each at Walmart fairly regularly. I'd guess that the bulk wholesale price would be around 60-70 cents each?