Me Quote by Steve Ells Download Open image “Chipotle was wildly successful, and I thought, 'Well, let me open one more.'” — Steve Ells ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Me More Open Thought Well
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
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
I started Chipotle with the idea to create an experience that's fast - and not fast food. — 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
“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 Copy Share Image
Chipotles to me are a one-of-a-kind pepper because they're smoked jalapenos, so they're fiery and they're smoky. It's good to use chipotles in salsas… — Bobby Flay Copy Share Image
“Breaking the cookie in two, he handed me the larger piece. I snatched it away, half tempted to throw it back in his face,… — Jennifer L. Armentrout 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
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate. — George Murray Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
If you've got some to say to Ric Flair, you come say it to me, and I'll make the translation. — Roddy Piper Copy Share Image
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I do whatever entertains me. If it entertains me to throw flowers halfway across the room, then that's what I'll do. — Kevin Owens Copy Share Image
Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
