Combination Quote by Steve Ells

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

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

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

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

— 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

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

I started Chipotle with the idea to create an experience that's fast - and not fast food.

— Steve Ells

Chipotle was wildly successful, and I thought, 'Well, let me open one more.'

— 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

There's a place called Chipotle in the U.S. It's Mexican food where everything is made to order; you can get some rice, black beans,…

— Cesaro

My life revolves around chipotles.

— Marcela Valladolid

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