The food is always quality stuff and the combinations are pretty extensive, although you'll probably settle into a regular order pretty quickly. And of course, the flavors are great. If you've never been to Chipotle, let me first say that you definitely should...just not this one. As this is the first Chipotle ever, it's not surprisingly two things: small, and busy at any given time. Be prepared to wait in a line that may go out the door. But don't worry, because these servers will move you through damned fast--stressfully fast. By the time they yell "next" and you're still standing like 20 feet away from them, you'll have to snake your way around the glass divider and yell whatever you want. It's fun, because you can tell by the way a person orders whether or not he/she has been here before. And yeah, I definitely go here every week or two. read more

My husband makes fun of me for eating here so often. What can I say? It's fresh, fast, tasty, and cheap. Most fast food places skip on the food quality and sell nasty, chemical laden convenience food with a long shelf life - convenient for them! Not Chipotle. They care about the ingredients - and the components they use are all listed on the website, including the nutrition info and whether it's organic, gluten free, GMO, etc, allowing me to nosh with confidence. When I had a complaint (at another location) Chipotle management was quick to resolve it. And they threw some free tacos my way! If you have Netflix, check out the 20 minute documentary about the company. It's pretty cool. read more

Maybe it's because I'm originally from a place that has real, delicious Mexican food, but I just don't get the Chipotle hype everyone has. Yeah, the burritos are big as hell and you could spread one over 2 meals, but they've never been THAT good in my mind. I also feel like if I order a beef burrito, it should be more than 5% beef and 95% rice, pico, etc. If you're charging me more for a beef burrito, give me the beef I paid for! I might as well get the regular burrito and add more beef myself. read more

I am going with five stars for this little eatery that has turned into a fast food franchise phenomenon. I've been eating giant burritos here since the mid 90s when it first opened. I had no idea really how big chipotle had become until I moved Paris and found it even there. This spot is the original. Step inside you will be shocked at how tiny this venue is and if you're lucky they will have the trap door to the basement open and you can see how truly small this place is! My combo is: vegetarian burrito with both kinds of beans, white rice, hot sauce, guacamole, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese. This has been a standard for many years now and given me much pleasure! And probably a couple extra pounds! read more

This is the very first Chipotle!! I was on a road trip with my family and decided to stop by the first Chipotle ever opened! This Chipotle still has the original signs outside. Instead of the standard assembly line setup, the serving line is sideways to save more room. This location is probably the smallest Chipotle location that I ever been to but I had to check it out! I got my usual chicken bowl with brown rice, sour cream, cheese, chili corn, lettuce, and guac. It was pretty empty since we went late afternoon so we got our food pretty quick. You can't really go wrong with Chipotle. The food was amazing! I'm glad I was able to check out the first Chipotle! This Chipotle does not have the standard menu so hopefully you are a Chipotle pro! read more

I had the wonderful opportunity to eat at the original Chipotle while I was in Denver. The employees were very sweet even thought 20 of us walked in all at once. They were very professional and smooth with the entire process. Of course the burrito was delicious. And then they gave us a tour of the downstairs that they don't allow anymore. So that was cool! The manager gave us information about the food and where their ingredients come from. It was an awesome experience! read more

How could a trip to Denver be complete without a visit to the ORIGINAL Chipotle? Granted I was probably the first customer of the day at around 10:31 in the morning due to having to catch a flight but the food was amazing compared to any other Chipotle I've visited in multiple states. I was happy that this one opened earlier at 10:30 when all the others open at 11am (including my local Chipotle's back home) - wonder why? No it's not just in my head because it was the first Chipotle location. The fajita veggies were crisp and cooked to perfection and properly seasoned. I don't know why but the mild salsa was so much better than my Chipotle around the corner back home. The chicken was moist and cooked perfectly. Overall the flavors just popped so much more. Sure the place is a little cramped and it doesn't have the traditional Chipotle line but I can forgive all that since this is the birthplace after all. Parking is pretty much non-existent at the restaurant but street parking is easy enough on either side. Not being from Colorado, the weed store next door did blow my mind. read more

If we did a blind taste test of Chipotle and Illegal Pete's I probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference. However, it seems everyone's got their allegiance to either place. Mine is with Pete's. But truly, Chipotle is terrific. We're fortunate to have two eateries of this type and caliber in our wonderful little paradise. read more

I know it's the first, but probably the worst. Continues to be a bummer. Multiple times I've been very dissatisfied with my experience, especially the food that was prepared for me. Today was more of the same but also a staff with very crummy attitudes and so I felt the best response would be a much deserved poor review... Sad because it's the original location! I live a block away and will drive the extra two miles to a different location from now on. Not bad if you're a broke college kid that will eat anything, not great if you're a normal human looking for a decent meal. read more

Chipotle. the original quick service burrito chain, how I love you. you have been a part of my life since the first line began to form outside of your east evans location about 15 years ago. You will continue to be an essential part of my diet for many years to come. Steve Ells, you complete me. I bought 200 shares of your stock. I love you I love you I love you I love you. God dammnit, why does a chicken fajita with corn and hot salsa, cheese and guac have to be so pleasurably delicious. Never leave me. I do not know what i would do without you. read more

I started eating at Chipotle in 1994/95 and had the pleasure to meet Steve when they catered our picnic party in Washington Park. The food is still as great as it was back then. Now 20 years later I'm back at the original store with my family tonight enjoying a great original Burrito. Thank you Steve for expanding to my new home area in San Diego. No longer do I have to stand in a freezing cold snowy weather for 30 minutes to get your great Burritos. read more

Best fast food aroun!! I always go here for lunch, it's probably the best food for price you can get. read more

The guys (and gals) that work here are tons of fun. They are energetic and boisterous...something which many other locations could learn from! The words burrito and chipotle go hand in hand. I never realized this was the very first location until I read other reviews on here. The only difference is that all their burrito ingredients are behind the counter and you just stand at the counter and tell them everything you want. I like this location a lot. Even though it is a bit out of my way, I would definitely make it to experience great customer service! read more

I adore Chipotle and decided to visit this one because as we all know, IT'S THE ORIGINAL! This Chipotle is alot smaller than any of the other ones I've been to- at first glance it can probably fit at most 20 people. This is kinda strange because the Chipotles in California are PACKED and the lines are already 30 people long. There is no plaque or any indication that it is the first Chipotle (except for the store colors on the Chipotle sign). It is also missing the menu, but as a Chipotle frequenter I didn't need it anyway - The burrito also tasted the same. Awesome to have eaten at the first Chipotle, but it didn't leave that solid 'I just ate to the first Chipotle' impression. read more

I love chipotle's food! The burritos, chips, and guac are always delicious! This particular location though, is set up very strangely. There is no menu to look at while you wait to order...and there's no room to create a line longer than 3 people. Because the bar to make the food is set up on the side behind a big glass divider wall, it's hard to hear what the people making the food are asking and ends up being an awkward kind-of yelling back and forth. The folks working at this location are very nice though, and again, my food was deeeeelish. Love chipotle, but wish this location had a better set up. read more

The OG!! I can appreciate this location because it's the original. We notice our food is always quality here. The venue is a little small, but the location is great, and are hot area to be in. It is always clean and the staff is friendly, very generous with their portions. We've noticed that our food here is almost always better here than it is at other chipotles near our house. And I've gotten free guac before, an event that can turn my day right around. They are super speedy. read more

Did you know this is the first Chipotle EVER? Yeah, you probably did b/c you've read the other reviews. I figured it's worth mentioning anyways. There's not much different about this location, except that there's very little space in which to eat. The line can stretch out the door during certain times but the staff works pretty quickly so a long wait is never a problem. I've had one rude encounter with a worker but aside from that, the staff is really nice, despite having to work non-stop for long stretches of time. read more

It's hard not to be biased, but I'm constantly proud to tell me California friends that Chipotle originated in Colorado. The original Chipotle on Evans does not disappoint. I've been to Chipotles with chunky rice, too salty meat, or watery salsa, but I've never had a problem with the Evans location. The seasoning is right on and the burrito still a good, large size - no skimping. Ordering here is a bit different. Instead of progressing down the burrito bar, you stand at the end of the counter and look down the bar. It's more space efficient, given how small the location is. Honestly, this location isn't any different from the others (although it is one of the ones that serves hard alcohol), but I try to stop in to the original whenever I'm in town. read more

What would you get if you crossed Chili's and a tacqueria? Chipotle. Consistently the same food no matter where you are, which is good and bad. On the positive side, the ingredients are fresh and the proteins are of high quality. They customize your order for you, which means you can tweak your meal according to whim. With some prudence, you can get a good, filling, healthy meal for cheap. Oh, and it's a brilliant business model. The downside? -It's a soul-less, sanitized chain with all the charm of a strip mall. Places like this are responsible for the genericization of the American experience. -Chipotle's tortillas are to real tortillas what Wonderbread is to a baguette bought in a Parisian boulangerie. Doughy and flavorless, they are an insult to the soul of Mexican cooking. Chipotle's introduction of corn tortillas are a huge step up, however. -If you've ever eaten at an authentic taqueria in a place like Mexico, LA or SF, you know what you're missing and why Chipotle is mediocre and why eating there is about as enriching and exciting as an evening at Dave & Busters. Come to think of it, Chipotle is to Mexican food what Epcot Center is to a week in Paris, Rome or Hong Kong. If you think there is no difference, you'll love Chipotle. All that said, I eat Chipotle at least twice a month since I haven't found decent tacquerias in Denver, so take my hypocritical ramblings with a huge grain of salt. It's not that I hate the place (ergo the three stars), it's that it falls so short of what could truly be a great gastronomical experience. read more

For a chain, the foods good, convenient and fast. HOWEVER, I've noticed lately the portions are getting smaller. Come on Chipotle, your making a load of money on rice, beans and chicken. why are you skimping on the portions? Guess it's the typical greed of being a fast food chain. Wring as much profit as you can and piss off the customer. Oh well, there's always illegal petes. read more

The original location and still the best. The food is awesome and being in the first location just has a certain feel to it. Makes you feel like you're a part of history. The workers are always friendly and the service is lightning fast! read more

In Denver for spring break - made it a point to visit the original Chipotle. Nice, quaint little shop. There was a door into the floor used to go to basement that employees had left open making it difficult to get to the rest rooms. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I realize Chipotle doesn't actively monitor each and every Yelp review and I wanted this to be seen, so I emailed it to their customer service division. I received a prompt, professional and courteous response from their team member, Nathan. Nathan did say that Chipotle has made some changes to their sides policy with the low-cost kids menu, however, he did support my feelings towards my experience and said that the store is not required to charge for a side when adding a small amount to the quesadilla vs asking for an extra side of corn salsa. He offered a free kids meal as compensation for my experience, which I declined. He also offered to contact the store and let them know more about Chipotle's culture and to make sure to clarify this policy for them. I appreciated the response from corporate and will now go to test this next week. I'll update my review further based on my next experience. As I stated in my email to Nathan, this was not as much about 10-12 kernels of corn as it was about the kind of atmosphere and culture that Chipotle has set as it's standard. I do not want them to become the company that corporate policies it's way out of my repertoire for lunch. read more

I arrived with my family at Chipotle and they came up so rude. There were two people working at the cash register, we had a mask but they still told us to leave. We didn't let them push us over like that so we went online and ordered our three burritos as usual but the problem was we only had cash so I asked them if we can pay with cash and they declined. I asked to speak to their boss and he was kind enough to let us pay with cash when we got our food. They got our orders wrong. I am allergic to beans and it put beans on mine after I said no I said to put guacamole and sour cream but I didn't get any and it was the smallest thing that they could get it wrong. read more

My husband loves Chipotle, so we've made the trek to the first one a couple times since moving to Denver. It's a little different (food isn't as easy to see as they make your burrito and seating is limited), but it's fun to come to the original! read more

Shout out to Ana, Nathaniel and crew. Tonight, I brought back an online order for mis-made tacos and they were so great. They remade the WHOLE order (not just the tacos) so that we would all have hot food at the same time. Thanks for the awesome customer service!! read more

I just ordered from Uber eats. I received everything I ordered but the bowl was almost empty and the tortilla I ordered was old and hard. Ridiculous if you ask me. I won't be ordering from them again. read more

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I moved here from New Mexico and found the lack of decent Mexican food quite disconcerting. I understand that tweaking tastes to suit the Gringo palette or even the trend towards Tex-Mex can make local offerings a little disappointing to someone who grew up eating mostly Mexican food but.... The stuff isn't even Mexican Food! It's like VOMIT wrapped in a tortilla! After my Colorado friends made such a big deal about it and we put up with waiting in a crowded restaurant to get our food I expected so much more. Please Denver, this isn't even Mexican food, it's horrible crap! read more

Since Denver is flooded with the food God that is Chipotle, I picked the one that had the most reviews and - BAM! - here I am! My husband was already raving about Chipotle before I moved to Denver to join him. We visited during my first week here and it was instant love. I like to think I'm related to Chipotle by 6 degrees. Technically, it's only 2, since my brother in law went to school with the guys who created it. I always feel special and happy eating at Chipotle knowing that it came from good people with great ideas. I always get the same thing (chicken burrito with black beans, rice, chile corn salsa, sour scream and cheese . . . and chips and salsa), but I figure I'll eventually expand to some of the other items on the menu. Eat responsibly, and check out Chipotle. You won't be disappointed!! read more

For being the first Chipotle ever you'd think they'd hire nicer people to represent them. Both times I've been in here it seemed the gals working there really didn't want to work there. This was particularly obvious in the way they interacted with customers, myself included. They severed old wilted lettuce and slopped huge amounts of sour cream and sauce even though I asked for "just a little" This is right at the end of my street so I hate that the experience is so poor. read more

...sadly, worse than ever....just skip this place until they get better management......

If you've seen one Chipotle, you've seen em all, with the exception of this one, which is the one that started it all. Fresh food served up quickly, and a choice of beverages that includes a margarita in a plastic cup - everything you need on a quick lunch stop. read more

OMG the first Chipotle Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's not actually that cool tho : ( I live right up the street from this chipotle so I eat there all the time. Compared to other chipoltles they are a bit stingy on their portion sizes. They also have a problem with putting things that you don't want onto your food. If this happens to you don't be afraid to ask them to start over because i do it all the time If i didn't ask for the red tomatillo salsa then i don't want it on my burrtio!!!!!!! But never the less, it is still delicious and relatively consistent. read more

I do like Chipotle, but my experience at this one was not nearly as good as the rest of the reviewers. I always get a chicken burrito bowl without beans, and they barely gave me any chicken, either. So, I had rice and some toppings. It was really disappointing. In fact, we haven't even been to Chipotle since, and the next time we wanted burrito food, we went next door to Illegal Pete's. I hope Chipotle can prove themselves more like the rest of the reviews the next time I do go there. read more

I eat at Chipotle numerous times per week, as it has quickly become my favorite food. I love burritos, burrito bols, hard tacos and the chips. My journey to Chipotle #1was truly a pilgramage, and I will never forget it. The manager gave my boyfriend and me a tour, complete with Q&A. Our food was given to us for free, along with soft drinks and tshirts. I have never in my life experienced such outstanding customer service. And those were the best vegetarian hard tacos (and chips and diet coke) that I have ever had. A+! If you are a Chipotle fan, you owe it to yourself to make the journey... read more

It blows my mind to see that this place has JUST 61 REVIEWS! Well here's number 62: Last Late April, ;) , me and my buds decided to take a trip out to Denver and Las Vegas. We stopped at Denver first and enjoyed the city but soon got hungry. We were on our way to some burger spot when it hit me like a ton of bricks. Denver is home to the original Chipotle! Back in NYC this stuff is what fuels the city that never sleeps. We used to have a war on drugs, but Chipotle has become the new crack. The IPO doubled the first day it went public, and still trades strong. Chipotle is the best thing to ever happen in food. What you get is a Mexi-Cali dish made within seconds that's incredibly delicious and cheap--the fast food killer. Lines are insanely long in NY and it takes half an hour to get to ordering. Then there's finding a table; I'll tell you like they told Liam--Good Luck. Now, stumbling upon the original Chipotle is like finding a dog walking upright. Hehe actually more like finding a blast from the past of something you love. As we pulled up, I honestly thought it was going to be packed, and we'd have to park blocks away, because that's what we're used to back home; however, parking was as open as the front door of a vacant lot. We parked up our rental car, and made our way to the front. What you'll see is a huge arching Chipotle boomerang style sign above head with unfamiliar logos and color ways. I love that. They kept it the way it's always been. It's like truly witnessing history before your eyes. Inside, the seating is simple, and the ambiance is like a mom and pop food shop. There's nothing corporate about it. It's vindictive of what it really is, or was anyway, a young kid's first run of serving his town with the food he enjoyed in California. It shows the simplicity of the Chipotle brand and elegance at the same time. It shows a dream, and grass roots, both of which I think are inspirational to anybody who opens a restaurant and one day hopes to go big. You don't see the typical assembly line here like you do in the newer corporate stores. It's a few people behind the counter, who put your burrito or bowl together on minimal equipment and serve it up. It's true to it's grass roots, and that's why it's the best Mexican food out there. The quality here is just the same as any other Chipotle, which is how it should be, absolutely delicious. read more

The first Chipotle ever! Its a fun place to stop by and see a bit of history. Formatted much differently than other chipotle's but still an amazing experience! read more

As someone who has experienced this chain since its humble beginnings from their first location on E. Evans, I felt alas that it was time to Yelp. There is no question that these guys set the benchmark in "fast casual" or "quick casual" (sometimes referred to in the bizz as QSR) burrito/taco joints, early on. Despite going through a couple of confusing mid-life-crisis menu re-arrangement moments a few years back, the three things that continue to keep them successful are consistency of tastes, freshness and speed. Founder, Steve Els, developed this idea from his experiences at Mexican taquerias primarily in San Fran's Mission district. What is still unknown to most is how "rice" was incorporated as the primary (and most filling) ingredient. Since the awe factor of first seeing the enormous gut-bomb has lost much of its luster, I think most folks tend to forgo or at least cut way back on that specific ingredient in their orders. Which is not to say that the rice tastes terrible? The simple combination of steamed rice, fresh cilantro, kosher salt & oil is pretty tasty on its own. The whole rice thing aside, what still keeps me coming in is the consistent offering of the tasty adobe spiced chicken, steak, and barbacoa. They are marinated in just the right mix of ingredients and then open-broiled to perfection. The one item that seems to be a challenge for them are the Carnitas. They are good when first placed out on the line but seem to lose taste quality over time. The standard Fresca, Salsa Mexicana, & Tomatillo salsas are available along with the corn and you can always mix and match just about any ingredient. Is it authentic taqueria? Nah. I've found several great burritos out on Federal Blvd. & in NW Denver that are to die for. But then again, who's to say which of the ingredients they use are made fresh or are sourced from vendors? Some would say that the menu has gotten somewhat boring and simple. I think it's the simplicity of it that makes the concept work. Easy to read menu, decent Mexican "style" food, good value and served up quickly. Oh, and the guacamole is of the better chunky variety and not too overly burdened with ingredients like; cilantro, lime juice & jalapenos. Bottom line is that Chipotle has grown to fill a certain taste niche (if there is such a concept) in the American pallet. read more

I'm a student at DU and work long days so I walk by a few afternoons a week here to grab lunch to take back to work with me. This Chipotle is great because of the friendly, warm, staff. Consistently good food, and best of all: I can get something gluten and dairy free that is also so tasty it's addicting. read more