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Chipotle is based on a very simple idea: We start with great ingredients, prepare them using classic cooking techniques, and serve them in a…

— Steve Ells

Chipotle was going to incorporate all the things I had learned at the Culinary Institute and Stars and really elevate typical fast food.

— Steve Ells

The idea for Chipotle is a sort of combination of food borrowed from Stars and sort of a technique and a service format borrowed…

— Steve Ells

Chipotle is really showing that there's a better way to do fast food.

— Steve Ells

I joined the board of Chipotle because no company has ever been able to scale fresh, properly sourced food in the history of America.

— Kimbal Musk

When I created Chipotle in 1993, I had a very simple idea: Offer a simple menu of great food prepared fresh each day, using…

— Steve Ells

The first Chipotle was intended to be my source of funding for a full-scale restaurant, a means to an end. But it turned out…

— Steve Ells

“What goes in your butthole is your business, all we care about is making sure Chipotle is what comes out of it." - Rodrigo…

— Kindle Alexander

We decided long ago that we didn't want Chipotle's success to be tied to the exploitation of animals, farmers, or the environment, but the…

— Steve Ells

I think it is true that you can eat extremely healthy food at McDonald's, and you can eat amazingly badly at Chipotle.

— Michael Specter

When I started Chipotle, I didn't know the fast-food rules. People told us the food was too expensive and the menu was too limited.…

— Steve Ells

Chipotle never lets me down. I feel like, in the middle of nowhere, Chipotle is still there, and my burrito bowl is still going…

— Kiernan Shipka