Free Lunch At Chipotle's

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by Steve

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

I tried going but the line was ridiculous.

Amazing how many cheapskates will show up for free food.  Or a free Diet Coke for that matter.

Must be human nature or such.  Every place I have worked, the prospect of free food entices people like moths to a flame.  When my employers would have catered-in lunches, heaven help us when there were leftovers!  People would start grabbing the free food like they were going to the electric chair.

Did anyone actually get one of the free burritos and was it worth the wait?  Why do all these new chain restaurant outfits that come to town gravitate to the 71st/Memorial-Garnett area?  Quite a lot of us live elsewhere in Tulsa.

That area is retail hell.  I try to avoid it AMAP.  I doubt I drive through that section of 71st St. more than 8-10 times a year, if that.

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

That area is retail hell.  I try to avoid it AMAP.  I doubt I drive through that section of 71st St. more than 8-10 times a year, if that.

Me too Conan71.  I live at 26th & Yale and I rarely drive south of 51st street, or east of Memorial.  I haven't been to Woodland Hills Mall or that whole shopping area in at least 5 years.  I can find all I really need much closer to home.

[sgrizzle]

I haven't eaten at Tulsa's Chipotle yet but I've eaten in oth4r cities many times.

I like thm based on taste, but also the higher level of quality, outdoor seating, and sustainability the store concentrates on.

These stores are like subways. pretty low overhead and alway busy. expect more. 71st is just a good gauge for how many more they need.

[joiei]

I will venture a guess that Owasso will get the next one.

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by Steve

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

That area is retail hell.  I try to avoid it AMAP.  I doubt I drive through that section of 71st St. more than 8-10 times a year, if that.

Me too Conan71.  I live at 26th & Yale and I rarely drive south of 51st street, or east of Memorial.  I haven't been to Woodland Hills Mall or that whole shopping area in at least 5 years.  I can find all I really need much closer to home.

you should venture out more, the SMUG ring around midtown must be hard to drive through.

[YoungTulsan]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

quote:Originally posted by Steve

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

That area is retail hell.  I try to avoid it AMAP.  I doubt I drive through that section of 71st St. more than 8-10 times a year, if that.

Me too Conan71.  I live at 26th & Yale and I rarely drive south of 51st street, or east of Memorial.  I haven't been to Woodland Hills Mall or that whole shopping area in at least 5 years.  I can find all I really need much closer to home.

you should venture out more, the SMUG ring around midtown must be hard to drive through.

It isn't just an "elitist" thing to not enjoy leaving midtown.  The city and traffic design to the south and east just lead to a more unpleasant experience.  Sitting in traffic jams because of poorly designed shopping areas just sucks in comparison to dropping by a place like Pie Hole or Bros. Houligan.

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by YoungTulsan

It isn't just an "elitist" thing to not enjoy leaving midtown.  The city and traffic design to the south and east just lead to a more unpleasant experience.  Sitting in traffic jams because of poorly designed shopping areas just sucks in comparison to dropping by a place like Pie Hole or Bros. Houligan.

Exactly.  I can shop or visit restaurants in downtown/midtown Tulsa without ever having to experience the traffic or sprawl/ugliness of south Tulsa.  Quick drive from my home and back.  Which is why I choose to avoid driving south or east of 51st & Memorial.  Why all the new chains that come to town choose to locate on 71st St. escapes me.

The Pie Hole is great.  Zach Matthews the owner, lives a few doors down west of me in Lortondale.

[Conan71]

I like living near 15th & Harvard, most everything I need is within a couple of miles of the house.

I like having the tough choice between Umberto's or Pie Hole when I'm in the mood for Pizza.

[sgrizzle]

I got my Chipotle today along with free t-shirt and free burrito coupon. It wasn't that busy.

The T-shirt was wrapped in foil with a label on the side stating "looks like a burrito, tastes like a t-shirt." The paper bag I carried out in (all recycled materials) includes possible reuse instructions:
* Cat Carrier
* Put handles over ears... hands free burrito eating
* 401(k) statement filing receptacle
* NOT Recommended as a parachute

Apparently they knew my name too, the receipt said "Foil Shizzle"

[Conan71]

Grizz,

Don't save the foil for Recyclemichael, I'm in need of a new hat.  Email it to me.

So did you like it or not?  Should I wait for them to open one on 11th St. or make the donkey-pain drive out to retail hell?

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Grizz,

Don't save the foil for Recyclemichael, I'm in need of a new hat.  Email it to me.

So did you like it or not?  Should I wait for them to open one on 11th St. or make the donkey-pain drive out to retail hell?

I liked chipotle before they got here.

You know you can't email foil. I'll fax it to you.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Grizz,

Don't save the foil for Recyclemichael, I'm in need of a new hat.  Email it to me.

So did you like it or not?  Should I wait for them to open one on 11th St. or make the donkey-pain drive out to retail hell?

I liked chipotle before they got here.

You know you can't email foil. I'll fax it to you.

What ever was I thinking?  I always fax my bills in...

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by Steve

quote:Originally posted by YoungTulsan

It isn't just an "elitist" thing to not enjoy leaving midtown.  The city and traffic design to the south and east just lead to a more unpleasant experience.  Sitting in traffic jams because of poorly designed shopping areas just sucks in comparison to dropping by a place like Pie Hole or Bros. Houligan.

Exactly.  I can shop or visit restaurants in downtown/midtown Tulsa without ever having to experience the traffic or sprawl/ugliness of south Tulsa.  Quick drive from my home and back.  Which is why I choose to avoid driving south or east of 51st & Memorial.  Why all the new chains that come to town choose to locate on 71st St. escapes me.

The Pie Hole is great.  Zach Matthews the owner, lives a few doors down west of me in Lortondale.

hahahaha....midtown isn't sprawl?  Give me a break, Midtown was the ORIGINAL tulsa sprawl.

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[sgrizzle]

Where can I get a few hundred yards of foil?