I've been coming to this particular Chipotle local for about 3 years now and they consistently have the freshest and warmest ingredients, truly making the same bowl and burritos you get anywhere standout. Better than any I've tried in Austin or San Antonio at that. read more

They are so stingy with their portions. Chipotle needs to do a better job of having consistency between all their locations. The girl who was serving seemed really upset and was shoving stuff and throwing the pen around. She was giving dirty looks as well. These days especially I feel mostly agitated walking out of chipotle especially this one. read more

What can I say? As an avid chain-restaurant-hater, I love Chipotle. *sigh* Veggie burritos with gobs of black beans, yummy rice, corn salsa, sour cream, and yum yum yummy guacamole. Mmm. I feel guilty, but oh so satisfied. read more

First of all, this is nowhere near MEXICAN FOOD. Anyway, I used to eat Chipotle regurlary but not anymore. I stopped by to grab a bite to eat. While I was in line & saw the cook put raw chicken on the grill, to ,my surprise it wasnt on there but ONE minute, thats right ONE MINUTE!, if you do the math thats precisely 30 seconds EACH side. Anyhow ,the chicken was taken off the grill & diced up put into a warmer container & SERVED. It was still PINK oin the middle I !. I understand people can get too hungry to notice these kinds of things but Im glad I did. As disgusted as I was, I went for a VEGGIE SALAD since I have a short lunch break & I was hungry. On the bright side, I was finally able to explain the bloating & gas I would have for two days after eating their famous chicken burrito..,, read more

I've been eating here a little more often lately than I'd like to admit. I always get the chicken burrito with black beans. Amazingly enough, the price of a chicken burrito at the super-low $5.25 is the same as back in Fall 2000 when I was an undergraduate at UT. In general prices are really cheap at any Chipotle and the flavor is excellent. What converted me from a monastic lifestyle of avoiding restaurants and meat to venturing in here occasionally for lunch was Chipotle's use of naturally-raised animals and increasing use of organic beans. The burritos are also huge and delicious. You could easily eat half and be full. (Unfortunately, it's rare for me to be disciplined and save the other half.) The drink cups and wax paper have funny anecdotes or logos on them. This location is great for weekday lunchtime crowd people-watching. A variety of people come--Army reserves dressed in fatigues, hospital employees dressed in scrubs, lawyers, retirees, college students, stay-at-home moms with kids, etc... There's often a long line at the counter, but the employees are fast and the line moves quickly as as a result. The parking lot is big and ample, but can fill up quickly during the lunch hour. I'm always able to find parking within 2 passes around the parking lot, though. read more

Even though the Chipotle near UT is a lot closer to where I live than this place, I travel an extra 10 minutes to come here because parking is great. I cannot parallel park which is why I don't travel to West Campus. I've been going to Chipotle for 4 years now (since freshman year) and have ordered the same burrito this whole time. I always get a burrito, rice, pinto beans, chicken, corn, sour cream, and cheese. I never get sick of it and can come here multiple times a week. The price is not bad for the hugemonous food you are going to get. Every time I order, I always get slices of lemon to squirt on the burrito because it tastes even more yummy. Go ahead and try it! The workers are nice, seating is also available, and the water tastes great. read more

Made my husband sick. I don't recommend eating here. My husband went her last Tuesday and got a bowl with chicken. Said chicken was off. Didn't smell right. Stopped eating 1/2 way through. An hour later he was sick. Hasn't felt right for a few days. Clearly these folks don't know how to handle food properly. Gross read more

I don't know what got into me today. I'm a ginormous chain restaurant hater. However, I do like the bowls here. What makes it good? Well the corn salsa and the FRESHEST YUMMY GUAC. You pay a pretty penny for it but they load you up for the extra $1.75. I'll tell you why I'm reviewing this place. Its close to work, I actually got there early enough to not have to fight for a parking spot, and had a cool lunch buddy with me today. That being said, really really why? Because they played music I LIKE. haha I'm such a sucker for places that play music I know and really dig. They played LCD Soundsystem! They played Cut Copy! WTF? Awesome awesome awesome. Chipotle, you are cool again. read more

This chain doesn't need another good review, but I just felt compelled to write one nonetheless. The decor and lighting contribute to enjoyable dining experiences, and it's rare in a quick-service restaurant to find freshness and quality predictable. Oh, and I found out: Chipotle is NOT owned by McDonald's -- at least, not anymore. Since 1998, McD's has owned an interest in Chipotle, and McD's held a majority interest from 2001 until it was fully divested in 2006, when Chipotle went public. read more

I'm not going to lie, Chipotle is my favorite place to go when I'm too lazy or don't have enough time to cook at home, and despite what some other people may say, I find Chipotle superior to other burrito places, this Chipotle however is probably one of the best. Whenever I go here, the staff is always nice and definitely friendly. I remember one time when I hesitated to ask for more rice, the guy behind the counter said to never worry about asking for more rice because he'd be glad to. Another instance is when I went and they ran out of chicken and I said i was fine waiting for them to cook more, but the staff was genuinely apologetic and also gave generous portions of everything. I never hesitate to drive out to this Chipotle than to go to the one on campus because they give out generous servings. Is this a slightly biased review? Yes. But is Chipotle delicious anyways? Yes. read more

I can eat a steak burrito bowl with brown rice nearly every day and be happy. Can't think of another better and more nutritional meal for the price. read more

This is one of the best Chipotles I've ever been to. My boyfriend (a former Chipotle employee) and I came in during downtime, but the food was fresh and delicious. To save money, I got the burrito bol and had them pile on the extras, with a tortila on the side. They were low on fajitas, so, unfortunately, I didn't get any extra of those. But that was made okay by the fact that the fajitas were cooked PERFECTLY. I've eaten a lot of my boyfriend's free Chipotle meals and the fajitas are really my favorite part. Oftentimes they'll be undercooked, too crunchy and pretty much flavorless, but when they're cooked right they make the meal. These were probably the best I've had. Anyways, I ripped up my giant burrito tortilla to make mini-tacos and had enough food left over for at least two more meals. Pretty good bang for my buck. read more

I work right around the corner and since I discovered the carnitas salad bowl, i come here regularly for lunch. it's a great spicy salad and the carnitas is excellent. I would go regularly to Central Market for soup and salad for lunch but now I prefer the carnitas salad to a CM salad!! read more

This location sucks compared to the one on Guadaloupe. I've had my tortillas have been burnt to a crisp, chunks of hard fat in my overcooked steak, crunchy foreign objects in my undercooked beans, and a complete lack of flavor in my undercooked fajita vegitables. Fight your way to the guadaloupe location. My theory is that most Chipotle locations don't get enough business to keep their ingredients fresh and properly cooked or their staff properly trained. read more

I'm a very regular Chipotle customer at several locations around Austin (3~4 times a week). I started coming to this place recently but I've noticed that the amount I got was consistently less than all the other locations. The amount of meat I was getting was barely over half a scoop and I have to specifically ask for more (and I got like 3 more cubes). The service is good but the amount kind of bothers me. This gives me less incentive to come here instead of another location. Also, there are some 3G/4G dead spots within the store. So far I've confirmed that the area right before you start your order (while waiting in line) is definitely a dead spot. I usually try to check-in to Yelp/Foursquare while in line but that doesn't work here. read more

Price of three crispy steak tacos + guacamole, no drink: $9.91. These tacos may or may not be enough to count as a full meal, depending on how attentive you are when they are made. Be attentive, and speak up if servings are not appropriate. Order these with guacamole as a side and the total is $8.45 before tax. Total CEO compensation for Messrs. Ells & Moran: about $50M last year according to what I am reading online. This is a publicly-held company. I think Ells & Moran can afford to give their workers a raise, so I don't have to leave a tip anymore. The steak has been cold in the evening lately, and the woman who rang me up tonight; I have never seen her smile. read more

I was a big fan of chipotle when I needed a quick bite but this time was a bad experience. The person serving was serving with fear, very small proportions but at the end it was better this way because it gave me stomach ache after. The food was not even hot, most important the chicken... who know what temperature they keep it at... after this visit I think I would be looking for other options to eat. read more

Other Chipotles have better customer service, but all in all its good food. Chipotle is also on the list of places to eat for someone on the paleo diet... I love having 1 go to option when I don't want to cook. read more

This might be a first for me - a 5-star rating for a chain fast food place. But Chipotle really is terrific. Fresh, healthy food (relatively), reasonable prices, recyclable paper food containers (yay), an excellent hot sauce, and my favorite, fresh corn relish. For those of you with kids, the Kid's Pick Meal is terrific, especially for picky eaters. Your kid gets to choose 3 taco fillings (with "real" food choices from the regular menu- diced meats, pinto or black beans, rice, etc.) + two side flour tortillas, and then your kid can roll your own. So, so much better than the standard fatty cheeeeeeeese quesadillas that most Tex-Mex places throw on the kids' menu alongside the ubiquitous deep fried chicken fingers and other crap. Plus, your suspicious kid can see EXACTLY what is going into his/her food and not get hung up on the worry that lurking inside might be a stray bit of lettuce. And most exciting of all, Chipotle added brown rice as an alternative to white rice on the menu. Brown rice at a fast food place? Be still my heart. read more

I use to come to this location 2x a week, sometimes 3x. I loved it. Lately, when ordering online I have driven the 15 minutes there and when I get back to the office, I do not have the correct order: Missing chips (2x); Missing extra chicken; no beans; no sour cream. It has happened often enough this time I went back to get my chips. I can't take the lunch hour to drive back and forth so I suggest you check your online order before leaving cause from what I hear from others I am not alone. read more

I don't know what it is about Chipotle. I swear I really don't like it. I mean at best it's decent fast food. The vegetarian beans are bad. The rice is flavorless. The guac is okay... I guess the vegetables are fresh enough. But somehow I find myself unable to resist Chipotle every few months. I don't know why, but I get these inexplicable Chipotle cravings. It's like the Chipotle vegetarian (vegan) bowl takes over my brain. And at times like that, I have to have Chipotle. ASAP! This location has always been good to me. Clean, fast, plenty of parking. There's nothing particularly special about it, but when you're talking about a chain fast food restaurant, no surprises is a very good thing. read more

Pretty miserable experience. Don't know if I've been spoiled by far superior burrito places (read: Cabo Bob's. Go there instead no matter the extra distance you might have to drive - trust me). Not only was I given a horribly meager portion of "steak", it cost me 8 bucks! The tortillas are TERRIBLE. Simply the worst tortillas I have ever eaten. The edges are rock hard and the rest is this nasty, mushy, undercooked mush. I do remember this tortilla quality issue when I used to eat Chipotle years ago (wonder why I stopped...) but it's never been this pronounced. I always finish whatever food is on my plate but I could not eat the last bites of this burrito and had to rip off layer after layer of burrito (since it is so underfilled). This is not a delusional rant about it not being top quality food, I know what to expect from fast food but this was so, so, so poor. Chipotle needs to start declining in popularity to send a message because it's getting away with some terrible quality food and jacked up prices. Avoid. Go to any other burrito place. Please do not give this location money lunchgoers! read more

Beef was chewy and fatty. Only hot sauce is too hot. No medium or mild red salsa. $10 for a bowl and a large drink. Crazy!

You know what to expect from Chipotle . Good food and fast. I appreciate the good customer service as well.. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Yummmmy chicken bowl - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Love that it's clean food. Fast and tasty. Been Vegan for about 6 months and they have some nice options!

Food is what you'd expect from this chain. Reliable, nothing bad, but trying to appeal to the population at large. What bothers me about this place, and therefore the low rating, was the lack of any kind of personality. Staff looks up blankly from their ladels of beans only to ask what type you'd like. After you sidestep your way through the line and pay, all the zombie customers in the place wander around looking for a seat. During the meal the zombies either stare at their phone or stare into their burrito. This place epitomizes what I could imagine as a lunch time cafeteria scene from the movie Office Space. read more

I ordered a steak burrito bowl for pickup during my lunch hour today. I received my bowl but there was no steak in it and i didn't have time during my lunch break to go back to chipotle... read more

These people can't ever get your order right. And they can't easily fix so you have to reorder and pay additional fees. Ridiculous. I hope they go out of business. read more

wow, this place is one of kind, a true hole in the wall joint you can't find anywhere other than austin texas. a truly original burrito and bowl that is exquisitely special. highly recommend if you are ever in the area. i'd go so far as to put it as a must go to tourist destination in austin. read more

This is your friendly Central Austin location of Chipotle. If you don't want to face finding parking on the drag, this location is usually not packed. I recommend the vegetarian burrito with black beans. Portions are huge, but it's kind of not the re-heatable kind of burrito, so I usually end up throwing some of it away, which makes me feel bad. read more

Quick disclaimer on my review. This is a review for THIS location (4400 N. Lamar) not ALL Chipotle restaurants. So why the bad review for this location? I'm a fairly decent regular for Chipotle (8 times a month?) since it's a quick fix for lunch/dinner when I'm too busy to sit down and eat and it's not terribly unhealthy compared to my other alternatives (read: Fast Food). Since I'm at Chipotle pretty frequently and work has me in North and South Austin I'm at a lot of different locations. My favorite location is the one off Parmer near McNeil (6301 West Parmer Lane #201). My least favorite is this location. Let's talk about why this location is terrible: 1. They skimp on meats and ingredients. (if you look at other reviews, a few people have mentioned this specific to this location). Compared to other locations it's about half or 70% of what you would normally get. This is terrible. Management most likely told the employees to do it which means either A. They aren't making enough $ so they have to go cheap. B. Management is just stingy. 2. Poor environment The location is too small and loud. Barely any seating during the busy times. And the management never turns on the AC or Heater. Did I mention it's not well kept up either? 3. Unfriendly staff Other locations seem to have it right with their staff. This location doesn't know how to hire people or they are just unhappy employees. Also, this location does not honor any of the NATIONAL promotions unless you argue with them. Story time: I had a promotion that expired 1/31 (free burrito if you bought $30 in gift card). At checkout I hand the promotion to her: Cashier without even looking at it: Sorry we don't do those here. Me: I said it should work since this is a Chipotle and this is a Chipotle promotion. Cashier: Will it's expired (once again didn't look at it) Me: It is not. Cashier: Yes it is. Read your promotion. You apparently didn't since it's faded. Me: It's not faded and it says "Expires January 31, 2013". Cashier: Oh. Me: Ok so this will work right? Cashier: Right I thought it was the other promotion. Well anyways. We won't take that for this burrito. (10 minutes later) I leave with my burrito (after threatening to call corporate). All the other locations provide this: 1. Quality amounts of food (they are all consistently the same serving size, vs the underwhelming amount the 4400 N. Lamar Chipotle location has) 2. Clean and proper eating environment. AC or Heater is always on. Never too hot/cold. And it's CLEAN. 3. Friendly Staff. If you have to eat Chipotle in this area, don't. Go eat Taco Deli, it's close by and has better service. Otherwise fight the traffic and parking for the UT campus location. :) read more

"Meh" is a pretty accurate description of this Chipotle. Minus two stars for the bits of gristle in my chicken burrito. Minus one star for the lame parking lot (go late during weekday lunch if you can, it gets packed). Plus one star for having a patio, even if it does face Lamar. read more

My favorite go-to meal whenever I'm too lazy to cook something at home. Chipotle never fails to disappoint and I prefer this location over that on the drag. There are a plethora of seating inside and every time I've went, the place has looked spotless and clean. You really can't go wrong with this location. If you're looking for a quick lunch or dinner that's not infiltrated with UT students, you should stop by this place. read more

Slowest chipotle ever, with the most inept staff ever. But sadly I'm a sucker and still come here because it's right down the road from my house. read more

jesus, the 5 stars is for the fineeeeeee ass blonde dude that works the register. I can't even tell him, "nah, i dont want chips and salsa," without stammering. And believe me, as a sassy, loud, independent woman- that rarely happens. read more

I can literally eat Chipotle every day. Does that make me biased about this review? Yes.

I think the "other" place is much better - but this is a great alternative when you need to eat close and quickly. I felt like I put a juicy meat, bean, rice filled peewee football in my mouth today. It was like a huge tortilla ball. Tasted good, very messy, but good. I just was looking for something else a different salsa to experiment, etc. It isn't their fault they aren't 'the other place". My expectations walking in the door was deflated when I discovered you had to ask for salsa and the option is hot or medium. They definitely know how to roll a edible football - I just wish there was a little extra somethin' somethin' there to enhance the experience. read more

Talk about good processes. You can get in and out the door of this Chipotle in under a minute. The food is fresh and you can create a number of combinations that'll be new and interesting. It's not true Mexican in my book but it's yummy and reliable food. Plus, you can custom tailor your food however you like. I always wanted to create for the world a burrito chain with great fresh food and processes. Chipotle beat me to it. Not only that, for being a chain, they have a fairly unique ambiance. read more

It was ok. I placed my order online through their website for pickup. Their online ordering proces was easy with clear pictures to see what you're ordering and adding to your item. I ordered a Sofritas Burrito Bowl with black beans and more. It was ok. I wished they would have drained all the black bean juice off before they placed it in the bowl. There tables and bar stool sitting areas were somewhat clean but the floor could have been swept. Good counter customer service. If you like eating-in and having Wi-Fi, not at this location. That was frustrating for me. It's limited parking too. read more

Burrito, please. Pinto beans. Uhhh, barbacoa. Salsa? Yeahhh, the pico, the mild and the corn, please. Sour cream and cheese, thanks. Ninety seconds and I'm satisfied. Dudes, you either like Chipotle or you don't It's okay, seriously.-- you go to Thundercloud over Subway, Torchy's over Taco Bell, Dan's instead of McDonald's... but give in to the corporate just this one time. It's OKAY, I support you. Yes, yes, I have had Freebirds, of course, and while I've never not enjoyed my Freebirds, there's just something... SOMETHING in the Chipotle mix that connects with my taste buds in a way that Freebirds never has. Does the mere mention of Freebirds literally make me salivate? NO. God, THINKING about Chipotle, even a little bit, makes me crazy hungry.... and that's not helpful right now, because it's ten past midnight. Oh, and I challenge you to be as stuffed as quickly on less than seven dollars. read more