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Never seen any absurd greeting, and for those who havent been to chipotle, or those who want to complain about how they order there, follow this simple guide an
by hobs 13y ago
Never seen any absurd greeting, and for those who havent been to chipotle, or those who want to complain about how they order there, follow this simple guide and you wont have to repeat yourself: tell the person manning the section what you need from them and nothing else.
1. You step to the first section, tell them whether you want a burrito or a bowl and potentially what type of rice/beans.
2. Next person, next instruction, tell them your meat and possibly what salsa.
3. Final person (besides the register) tell them what types of additional fixings, hopefully in the order they would stack next to your burrito.
This is a simple strategy and the only time I have had to repeat myself at a chipotle is when they are playing the music too loud.
- joezydeco 13y agoThe "absurd greeting" thing is a trend in the quick-serve restaurant business. At first it was the "make the manager loop the dining room every 10 minutes" idea, then it transitioned into the "Hey, howzit goin'?" opening at the Taco Bell drive through[2], now it's the sushi-house irasshaimase! being screamed by everyone when the door opens. [2] On a recent Ask Metafilter thread, someone was honestly asking if the new McDonald's drive-thru greeting ("Welcome Back!") was the result of face-tracking cameras and/or license plate storage being implemented at the store level. It took a lot of pages to try and convince the OP that this was just the corporation trying to be mushy/friendly/feely to the customer and nothing more. I still don't think he was convinced.