1. In-N-Out Burger, Irvine, Calif., 60%
2. Raising Cane’s, Baton Rouge, La., 59%
3. Giordano’s Pizza, Chicago, 56%
4. Chick-fil-A, Atlanta, 55%
5. Panera Bread, St. Louis, 54%
6. Chipotle, Denver, 52%
7. Pei Wei, Scottsdale, Ariz., 51%
8. Firehouse Subs, Jacksonville, Fla., 51%
9. Taco Tote, El Paso, Texas, 50%
10. Qdoba, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 49%
Before I go any further, I just want everyone to make a note of number 10. Sound familiar? It should, because it's one of the newest restaurants in town that will be opening pretty soon. It's going in where the old Hardee's was on the busiest intersection of town, at 25th and 2nd.
But what I really wanted to say was that I've been to the Chipotle in Denver numerous times, and that place is DELICIOUS. When I first discovered it, I was kind of sad, because when I was a kid, I thought, "What if someone made a burrito place that works like Subway?" Yeah, I though I was smart and original. So did my mom.
I wasn't too bummed, though, because my dreams were never to be a restaurant owner, and luckily for the rest of us, someone else had that same idea and brought it to life so we could all enjoy customized (and HUGE) burritos.
Look at this monster! Nom nom nom!!
Ok, but in all seriousness... Kearneyites have no Chipotle, but at least we have Big City Burrito, which is honestly almost the exact same thing.
Works for me! And just in case you've never had a customized burrito, follow my lead:
Cheddar jalepeno tortilla
Cheese
Carne asada
Black beans
Guacamole
Extra guacamole
Yep, that's where I'm going for lunch tomorrow.
P.S. - My dad loves Big City Burrito, and because Wikipedia is my dad's crack cocaine (so to speak), he did some research. As it turns out, Big City Burrito is located only in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and ... Hawaii!
Big City Burrito is NO Chipotle. Haha, I go to Chipotle 4 times a week when I'm in Omaha because it is my all-time favorite restaurant. I have been to Big City Burrito once because someone said it is similar to Chipotle and I have never gone back because of how dissimilar it is. I created a Facebook group my freshman year of college titled "I want a Chipotle in Kearney", hoping to garner attention and potentially catch the eye of an investor. I knew that a burrito place like Chipotle would kill in this town, for all of the food for not a bad price. In all my hopes, I wish Qdoba is just as good as, or better than Chipotle because if that's the case, I will be going there each day. But it is blasphemy to say Big City Burrito is a decent substitute for Chipotle :)
ReplyDeleteOne of the few things I miss about Morgantown, WV, is Panera Bread. Every time I go through Lincoln I stop to get a dozen bagels to go. That said, I'm much happier going to local places like Come and Get It BBQ that aren't part of national chains.
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