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Originally Posted by cliffdweller
Yeah, that stuff isn't Mexican food. Taco Bell, Chipotle, what have you...not Mexican. Actually, that goes double for Taco Bell.
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Agreed.
Chipotle is not American-Mexican in the traditional sense - no sloppy sauces drowing your food, nothing is deep-fried, no orange cheeses, no nachos, no enchiladas, flautas, chimichangas - nothing you'd usually think of when you go for Mexican food.
It's basically a burrito bar. You choose white or brown rice flavored with lime and cilantro, then you choose vegetarian black beans, or non-vegetarian pinto beans (cooked with pork), you can add fajitas - which is literally the sauteed peppers and onions. From there you choose a meat if you want it - barbacoa, marinated pork, steak or chicken; after that is salsa - they have roasted corn, pico, tomatillo and some red chili stuff that looks like sriracha; and finally sour cream, cheese and guacamole that is made like it should be - avocado, lime, serrano peppers and onions, and nothing else.
They can put all of this into tacos as well.
Not traditional Tex-Mexican, but not un-authentic either.
I grew up in Michigan, but now live in Colorado. I believe we have the best Mexican food outside of Mexico here (Chipotle not included).