At 11:00 AM this morning, Free Burrito Day began as Midtown apparently decided their time was worth less than $8.00. We couldn’t get inside- but were told there were about 150 lined up inside… bringing the total count of people to about 250.
Btw…. the Chipotle backlash has already begun. We recieved this comment earlier this morning from NOSHER:
You just lost another fan of the blog. The free burrito news was great the first time, but four days in a row is overkill. Good luck.
Well to her, and everyone else, I apologize… but don’t blame the messenger. People love free food. For people who enjoy eating at good places- we’ll have a review of Yum Thai tomorrow! Thanks for your patience while we examine the true nature of most of the people eating in Midtown…
July 18, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Man……don’t these people have J-O-B-S?? Wish *I* had all the time in the world to wait onine for an apparently sub-par burrito…..
July 18, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Chipotle is awful. It’s the Pepsi of fast-food burritos (for the record, Baja Fresh, painfully unpresent in Manhattan, is the Coke.) In other words, it’s alright if you want a quality burrito fix, but never really alright.
July 18, 2006 at 3:42 pm
I totally agree about Baja Fresh!
July 18, 2006 at 4:17 pm
Jesus both Baja Fresh and Chipolte suck! People are such losers.
July 18, 2006 at 5:02 pm
In-N-Out Burger rules!
Can’t imagine the line for that if they were giving out free fries!
July 19, 2006 at 8:32 am
FYI Chipolte is owned by McDonnalds
http://www.licenseenews.com/news/news50.html
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2005/nf20050923_1613_db016.htm
July 19, 2006 at 8:54 am
Chipotle and baja fresh suck!
Qdoba rules!!
July 19, 2006 at 12:00 pm
[...] Midtown in Manhattan, where $400,000/year Skadden associates and $4 million/year Lehman partners stand in stifling heat, waiting for a freaking free burrito from Chipotle. · 11:01 AM, 48 st. in Front of Chipotle, Midtown NYC [Midtown Lunch via Eater] [...]
July 19, 2006 at 1:40 pm
i wonder what that food tastes like , you don get them in scotlland
August 9, 2006 at 12:39 pm
Chipotle works in a pinch – but moe’s is the best!