Better Quote by Steve Ells Download Open image “Chipotle is really showing that there's a better way to do fast food.” — Steve Ells ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Better Better way Fast Fast food Food Way
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
For too long, great food has really only been available in high-end restaurants and specialty food markets, but Chipotle is making the same gourmet… — Steve Ells Copy Share Image
I started Chipotle with the idea to create an experience that's fast - and not fast food. — Steve Ells Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Chipotle was wildly successful, and I thought, 'Well, let me open one more.' — Steve Ells Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Our investors are here for only one reason: great returns. They want to make money. — Steve Ells Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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Not having drops and not taking plays off, if I do that it will make everyone around me better. — Demaryius Thomas Copy Share Image
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