Rem Koolhaas loves tacos. (I totally made that up.)

Chipotle
While I love tacos, I love guacamole more. I am completely snob-tastic about it. It has to be perfect, PERFECT. Usually this isn't found in a chain restaurant, however, I will just say it, Chipotle has the best damn guac, period.

First, let's go back. Despite being owned by McDonald's (no longer, as of April) Chipotle is like a gourmet indie Mexican restaurant. Not authentic, but very...extreme..? Extreme in the architecture of the interiors and extreme in the stupid 'in yo face' sayings on their products. The only thing that made me laugh out loud was this. Ok, that was funny. Everything else? Shut up.

When you walk in the store, you are assaulted by FAUX deconstructivist architecture. Here's some chain link with your burrito, take that, yeah! Except...not. Look closely and you will see that half that crap is there just to make it look like it was an afterthought. Why else would you gyp board off a supposedly 'exposed' structure? Nevermind. This is not a blog about architecture, or bad architecture. It's about tacos, dammit.

And well, the tacos here - ain't all that. Stick to the burritos. They are HUGE and pretty darn healthy too, I mean as far as fillings go. As far as portions go, forget it. I stand by my belief that you should not eat anything larger than your head. And I have a big head. Still, the burritos (I prefer vegetarian) are delicious and they also sell them without the tortilla, which of course is my fave part so why would I do that? This is why I am fat. I'd say if you were a meat lover, go for the Barbacoa. Spicy meat in a tortilla will make your tummy very happy.

Back to the guac. I could (and do) just eat chips and salsa/guac for lunch. And at less than $2, I'd eat it everyday. The chips here are pretty average, however, I think they sprinkle salt and lime on them pretty liberally because dammit if they aren't the best tasting average chips ever. The other thing about Chipotle? ALCOHOL. They sell beer for all you drunk bastards. Which I am told goes good with Mexican food, I wouldn't know.

All in all, I do find myself craving this place. It's nice, not too fussy food that tastes mighty good. And the prices aren't bad either. Just...ignore the architecture.
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