Chipotle is delicious and their portions are already generous, but if you want to maximize your meat intake, order your burrito bowl as “sides” of the components you want in it. You’ll pay less and get more meat, guacamole, and whatever else you want.
Chipotle employees, be like that!
Scott Britton of Life-Long Learner gave us this tip and points out that he’s tried it himself with great results. A couple of caveats: The real benefit of this is that you get a lot more food for your money. The “cheaper” side of the tip saves you a few bucks and works best if you replace the beans or lettuce with meat and guacamole. Scott said he likes that, so if you order three servings of meat and one serving of guacamole, you’ll get a lot more than they would normally put in a burrito bowl, and if you ask for salsa or a bowl to eat it with at the time of (or after) payment, you’ll usually get a small cup for free.
Another trick: If you order the sides as just sides, the staff will grab the correct size cups for the side items and put your meat and guacamole in each cup. If you order the sides as “sides in a bowl,” they’ll throw everything into a regular burrito bowl container, eliminating the exact measurements and usually giving you more food in the process.
If burritos are more your thing than burrito bowls, we have a few tricks for you, too. I can’t think of a Chipotle burrito or bowl that I’d want to be any bigger than it already was, but if you’re looking for more of the good stuff and less of the ingredients you don’t like, this hack might be worth a try. You’ll end up saving a little money and getting more of what you like, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
