If I could put negative starts I would. What a fucking disaster of an establishment. The employees will not make eye contact with you and it's very disturbing honestly, as well as refuse to put in items when they clearly have them available. The food itself tastes terrible. There is trash overflowing out of every single trashcan and if overall feels like you're in a restaurant ran by 6 year olds. The cherry on top is when the person waiting on me turned around and his entire ass was out but you couldn't tell because of the apron. read more

I never leave reviews. But over the past 6 months this chipotle has been horrible. Horrible service, and horrible managers. They are always short staffed and never have any of the ingredients on the line. They're debit/credit machine is always down and force you to pay cash after you order your food. They have no sort of management and no one takes responsibility here. Just a poorly ran chipotle. read more

It is not very hard to screw up Chipotle - but this branch managed to blow it big time. Their staff is SO RUDE!!! My bowl was messed up after I repeated what I wanted multiple times because no one was listening to me (I order a veggie bowl with barely any ingredients - it's not complicated). I asked for lettuce 3 times and the girl behind the counter visibly rolled her eyes and put the lid on my container (I asked for it to stay FYI). I asked again and she said they didn't have any lettuce but it was right there in front of me. Please spare yourself and go somewhere else - this place is NOT welcoming and NOT worth your time. read more

This place is awful-- refused to take an order for a single item in person. Said the order must be placed online. I want to buy a taco, not download an app, create an account, put in a credit card. Pretty rude as well. read more

Worst service I've ever had very rude and my food was cold by the time they had finally fi she's making it

How such a bad restaurant could have so many people in there is beyond me. 50 people inside on a Monday night!!?? Pandemic quesadilla special anyone?? This place is reckless. I will NEVER return. Most of the customers leaving were complying. Yea capitalism! read more

staff was extreamly rude and compleating multiple orders at once but not actually listening to what im ordering and being absolutly rude .

Worst chipotle you will ever go to. They don't care about anything and terrible portions, chicken was so bland

Generally good food, but today they gave me A LOT less than I paid for. You can see in the picture that I got a rice bowl, and the server gave me less than one scoop of rice and would not add anymore. Moe's is right across the street--I could've gotten more food for less money. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Worst Chipotle I have ever been to. They treat people like garbage and try to swindle you and then argue later. Go to Moe's across the street instead, since they have a similar level food and treat you like a human being there. read more

I used to love this location and eat there frequently, but lately my sofritas bowls have been containing several cubes of steak each. If you peer into the container of sofritas in their counter you can see chunks of meat in there too. When I bring it to the attention of the workers nobody seems to care and nobody removes the meat. As a vegetarian who can't eat meat without getting sick, it's frustrating that I have to carefully sift through every fork full of their "meat-free" option before actually eating. read more

Doesn't taste like Chipotle at all. The food was pathetic. Order doesn't match the delivered food. Whole order completely messed up. Most of major items of order weren't added in food. Taste was nothing like Chipotle at all !!! read more

I'm a fan of Chipotle, however this particular location has been consistently bad for years. I've never, not once in 5 years(!), received an accurate order when ordering online. The quality of the food I had received was always disappointing. If you're really craving Chipotle, you're much better off ordering from the Milford location. read more

Ordered through door dash. After I ordered driver called me thirty five minutes later to tell me they didn't have my tacos or chips and queso. Then when he got here my burrito was a bowl. Didn't have Romaine , cheese , Fajitas veggies or green chili salsa like it was supposed to. Food was cold and the rice was white. Not sure how they are open until 10:00 tonight Since they are out of everything. How do you run out of chips and tortillas? If you are going to bring me a bowl instead of a burrito at least put silverware in the bag. read more

This Place is the most unorganized restaurant I ever have seen I was there yesterday no white rice i was their two days before they had no steak I was here last week no steak you only carry two types of rice two types of meat how are you always running out Who ever is running this place is under poor management how can you run a business like this They are cheap with the rice and meat the price is very high for the amount of rice and meat that you get read more

And heres another 1 star experience from chipotle. Missing menu items? Check. Incorrect order? Check. Filthy restaurant? Check. Rude employees and salty food? Check. They do not implement feedback as its the same B.S. for years now. Chipotle Hamden is trash. read more

I visited the Chipotle in Hamden this afternoon around 11:30 to get two take-out burrito bowls. I had mold on my shredded cheese, and when I brought it back, it was an argument to receive a refund. Luckily, I had picture proof on my phone to prove that the cheese was moldy. I received my refund, but you would think with the overall reputation of Chipotle as a whole, they would have better customer service when it comes to defective food products. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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I absolutely love Chipotle but this location definitely made me second guess myself. I can understand it gets really busy at times, but so does every Chipotle in America. It's not a reason be pushy and sorta rude to people. I was super excited to find out this location served Patron margaritas! HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT! They actually don't have an exact recipe for the drink so they wing it. It was BEYOND sour! Like we couldn't swallow our drinks. We told the staff and they were glad to remake them for us, but it came out the same way. I just received a refund. Talk about a let down.... The food was just ok. I love Chipotle but I'm thinking of trying another location. read more

This location never seems to have the fajita veggies available. Not great for any customer, but especially those who are vegetarian!

Cold rice, poor service, out of guacamole at 12:30 on a quiet weekday. Won't be going to this location again.

I had a very weird experience at this chipotle during my most recent visit. I asked for a bowl and the employee put a tortilla in the bottom of the bowl. Definitely not something I've seen before but the food was tasty nevertheless. read more

Does not stand up to other Chipotles. As a matter of fact, it doesn't even compare. To start, I ordered a vegetarian burrito. The guy asked if I wanted black or pinto beans. Their pinto beans have bacon. Uh, hello? Luckily I was aware of this. I went with the black beans. They were the last 4 beans in the pan. Without an offer to wait for more to come out, my burrito was pushed to the next section where an exorbitant amount of guacamole was piled on. When I finally bit into the burrito, the tortilla was stale, and my burrito was pretty much just quacamole and rice. Most mediocre burrito I have ever had at Chipotle, if you ask me. The place was also filthy. Food was on many of the counters and the crew making the food was understaffed (and obviously under-trained). It is a shame when bad management ruins a perfectly good thing. read more

Easily the worst Chipotle I've ever been to. And the very worst part is that it's the only one available in the Hamden/North Haven area. I've been here four times now and every visit has been a disappointment. Firstly, their chips have been ridiculously stale every single time. The line usually takes way too long to venture through, which I'm guessing is due to the slow and lacking service from the employees. I get the chicken bowl, and they consistently short me on chicken. One spoonful of the stuff doesn't justify the $8 price tag for a bowl these days. And the last time I went in (during the Sunday dinner hour) I was stuck with a new employee who, upon seeing that the available chicken for serving was virtually empty and required a fresh batch, scraped the bottom of it and plopped one measly spoonful of burnt bits on my rice. Seriously? I hated myself for not complaining because I'm too reserved to whine about food service, but it really warranted some questioning. Her superior even commented that she shouldn't do that "next time." Well, thanks for the stellar service. Overall I think this place could be made way better if given the right employees to get the job done. Also, stop serving stale chips and food that does not fit the fresh personality Chipotle is supposed to have! read more

Maybe Chipotle has slipped downhill due to their majority stock holder being McDonald's? This was once upon a time my favorite place to eat and always very good. read more

It is unfortunate, but this location is the dirtiest and most disgusting location I have visited. I have been a chipotle fan and waited their opening since I moved to the east from the west 10 years ago. At first I thought it was growing pains as they were just opening, but the more I go, the more I realize it's not. Bad management. On my last visit there was actually employees wearing headphones and touching their ears with food safety gloves, then touching food without changing gloves. Disgusting. The service is inconsistent, the product and quality are inconsistent. I feel bad for some of the employees as some of them are working hard, are really nice and want to do a good job, while others stand around and look pissed they need to work. There always seem to be 8-10 people behind the counter with only 3-4 actually working. I hope they can turn this location around! Where is the District Manager?? I wonder if they even check Yelp to see how people are rating them... read more

i have always loved chipotle, especially after a long day of sporting activities. Chipotle is always amazing for my friends and i. i've been to this chipotle twice, and both times the restaurant was dirty af. My friend even had to walk next door and get a fucking sandwich. The first time the device was horrible and took wya to long just to make a quesadilla. My dad and i were very disappointed . The second time my teammates and i went there were no more forks? and then they burnt my friends quesadilla very badly. overall i'm dissatisfied and im never going back. fix this mess read more

Am I a fan of Chipotle? YES This particular location? NO Will I return? YES Sofritas bowl with brown rice, extra fajita veg, lettuce, salsa, guac, corn, sour cream. Service is inconsistent, there has been times where I receive good service, and times where I was served by walking zombies and would have to repeat myself multiple times. read more

Honestly I've tried and tried to give them multiple chances but they mess up the online orders every time.. then when you go in to order they are out of everything... I just don't understand how you can mess up when you are looking at the screen with the exact order. read more

Barely give any food whatsoever anymore, guy gave us a HALF scoop of rice, had to ask for a little more, and ended up with not even close to what usually is given. Same goes for veggies, got about four strands of veggie. Not happy. read more

NOTICE: all three stars goes to the employees who were busting their butts to get orders out. Only two employees showed up to work for the dinner rush and the manager in charge decided to keep online orders flowing in. that manager should be gone but the employees that were stuck there handled it incredible well and still got orders out. Management is so poor at that location it's crazy. read more

Worst experience at a chipotle. Place an online order that wasn't really for an hour after the promised time. Closing manager was extremely rude. Walked away saying he was done with complaints and let a teenage kid who had far better customer service skills than the manager. Corporate needs to change their online ordering policy. Don't promise a time if you can't come within an hour of meeting it. I could have ordered in line at least 10 times but they wouldn't let me without charging me .... read more

I don't recommend this chipotle. My steak was super salty, and super chewy. The whole meal was generally very salty and all I got was the salad bowl with lettuce, steak, cheese, veggies, and the green salsa. If you want to go to chipotle, drive to the one in Wallingford, it's worth the extra 15 min drive. The only plus to this place is they are super fast. read more

This is the sorriest location. This Chipotle should close down. Terrible service, terrible portion size, just garbage. What do you guys serve your rice with? Tablespoons? Why is your guacamole always dark? 2 dollars for cauliflower rice and you barely give us rice. I swear this is the worse chipotle ever! Just close down. read more

I really like Chipolte, but this was a very bad experience. It was well more than an hour before closing. There were no black beans and there was no cheese. I asked for queso as a substitution and was told no. Awful burrito bowl. Definitely a lot of room to do better. read more

Honestly ridiculous online ordered and got a completely wrong bowl. Couldn't even eat it was most likely someone else's order! My friends and I online ordered and two out of the three were not even made or being made when we got there and they were completely empty. Called when I got home and realized it wasn't my bowl and they said I could go back (in freezing rain ) for them to remake it and when I said the roads were getting bad they said that was all they could offer. The bowl was inedible since it had their hottest salsa all over it could not even eat a part of it. They have a delivery service and could have at least offered that. Pretty disappointed in their lack of caring. read more

When I first started ordering from this specific restaurant I always thought this was the best chipotle ever, but now I have second thoughts. The past couple of times I've ordered for pick up there is always something missing or the food is very undercooked. I've called various times to speak to the manager about the issue and the guy that always picks up the phone always states the manager is not available. I will not be ordering from here again. read more

Workers are dumb as bricks made us wait 15 min cause the chicken wasn't cut meanwhile she could walk over and grab it from another station which she eventually did and there was already chicken in the bowl... read more

Inconsiderate staff. I ordered online, only to have to wait 15 mins after my pick-up time. Then they said they would make it after they got to other orders making me wait longer. They then gave me my order and didn't even apologize for the wait or say "you're welcome" when I thanked them. Food is inconsistent. Sometimes it will be well seasoned. Other times it is like cardboard - under seasoned and burnt. The managers should take some lessons from other restaurants in the service industry on how to provide good service. Awful. read more

Beef was overcooked, hard beans and the didn't take enough bean juice out so the burrito fell apart

I like how you go in there, tell them what you want, you can tell what the ingredients are, go down the line, and pay. It's basically an Americanized version of a Mexican Subway. I like the simplicity. My only criticism is that they would be much better if they say, gather all of your ingredients in paper bowls and then mixed them before putting them on the pita otherwise you get a burrito with all of the toppings (cheese, salsa, etc.) on one side and then meat on the other. You taste the layers as you eat, if they mixed up the ingredients it would make a better burrito. read more