10/31/2006, Sutton Place Hotel, Chicago
Chipotle Burrito
It's Halloween, so I'm feeling boring and a little homesick. I wandered around a bit outside to get some fresh, 25 degree air, but that just made me hungry. I've been meaning to try Chipotle, a quick, casual, supposedly all-organic Mexican food chain, and there happened to be one just across the street. I wasn't sure whether the line out the door was meant to encourage or dissuade me, but I was somewhat desperate and some spicy Mexican sounded like just the thing to fight off the cold (weather and my (head) cold. When you walk in you approach a counter where you place your order and walk through the assembly, so everything is fresh and made just the way you want it. I picked a burrito, and filled it with black beans, herbed rice, peppers and onions, salsa fresca, guacamole, jack, and some hot hot sauce. These things end up the size of a DuraFlame log - which fortunately meant I could get it back to the hotel without it cooling into a bog bean popsicle. Turned out to be quite tasty, very flavorful, unusual for a cheap chain Mexican joint. Next time I'll plan to split a burrito with someone, or maybe try some veggie tacos.
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