Own Quote by Steve Ells

You know, I hate to borrow Apple's tag, but think different. Really. From the very beginning. I didn't know what the fast-food rules were.…

— Steve Ells

The economic model was formed by the constraints that I had: a small space, relatively inexpensive building materials, relatively inexpensive investment, a very efficient…

— Steve Ells

When I started on the very first day with just one restaurant, we used to pick oregano off the stems and chop them. We…

— Steve Ells

We have two day-parts, lunch and dinner. We don't have breakfast. We don't have drive-thru. We don't have late night. We don't have 24-hours.

— Steve Ells

If we really want to change the way Americans eat, we need to make delicious, sustainably-raised food accessible to everyone. Most people are not…

— Steve Ells

Our investors are here for only one reason: great returns. They want to make money.

— Steve Ells

One of the pivotal moments for me was realizing that our 'food with integrity' approach at Chipotle was satisfying my passion. That's about bringing…

— Steve Ells

When our folks focus on exactly what is needed to succeed in the restaurants, they should be able to lead themselves to restaurateur level.

— Steve Ells

I'm very much looking forward to relentlessly focusing on ensuring an excellent guest experience, removing unnecessary complexity from our operations, championing innovation, and pursuing…

— Steve Ells

When our employees walk in in the morning, they see food. They have to cook. At the restaurants, we chop cilantro, onions, and limes…

— Steve Ells

We want to show all of our customers that the industry standards that we had been employing before - which are considered great standards…

— Steve Ells

The earliest recollection I have of being in the kitchen and cooking was in the third grade, and we lived in Germany. And I…

— Steve Ells