Comments on: At Lunch Now: Chipotle http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/ Food Adventures for Your Urban Lunch Hour Fri, 25 May 2012 21:25:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: stevenp http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/comment-page-1/#comment-14894 stevenp Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:57:01 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/#comment-14894 @Ubu: No, you still don't get it. $31 for lunch at a pricey restaurant may be a good DISCOUNT but it is still NOT CHEAP. Cheap is an absolute standard, held here to be generally under $10. $31 is simply not cheap, even if it is a lot less than paying full price. There is a difference between a "good deal" and "cheap." This site is all about CHEAP midtown eats for lunch. Restaurant Week does not fit into this category. @Ubu:

No, you still don’t get it. $31 for lunch at a pricey restaurant may be a good DISCOUNT but it is still NOT CHEAP. Cheap is an absolute standard, held here to be generally under $10. $31 is simply not cheap, even if it is a lot less than paying full price.

There is a difference between a “good deal” and “cheap.” This site is all about CHEAP midtown eats for lunch. Restaurant Week does not fit into this category.

]]> By: Ubu Walker http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/comment-page-1/#comment-14817 Ubu Walker Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:09:28 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/#comment-14817 @Paul I get this website perfectly. The site is supposed to be a place for people to find restaurant gems in a sea of duds in the midtown area. And I get that most meals are supposed to be cheap (under $10). However, when you can hit an amazing midtown restaurant that is not affordable (think $55 for one person), for half price, then that is cheap! And it fits into the purpose of the website, IMHO. @Paul
I get this website perfectly. The site is supposed to be a place for people to find restaurant gems in a sea of duds in the midtown area. And I get that most meals are supposed to be cheap (under $10).

However, when you can hit an amazing midtown restaurant that is not affordable (think $55 for one person), for half price, then that is cheap! And it fits into the purpose of the website, IMHO.

]]> By: Midtown Lunch » The Midtown Lunch Ultimate Burrito Theory (and how it relates to Chipotle sucking) http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/comment-page-1/#comment-14814 Midtown Lunch » The Midtown Lunch Ultimate Burrito Theory (and how it relates to Chipotle sucking) Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:03:25 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/#comment-14814 [...] Recent Comments paul on At Lunch Now: ChipotleFauchon Junkie on Rock Center Farmer's Market is Open for BusinessDruu on The M.L. Guide to Beating the All You Can Eat Chinese Food BuffetSu Good Eats » The Treats Truck: No Tricks, Just Sweets on Midtown North (FINALLY!) Gets Some Treats Truck Action• Eliane • on At Lunch Now: Chipotle [...] [...] Recent Comments paul on At Lunch Now: ChipotleFauchon Junkie on Rock Center Farmer’s Market is Open for BusinessDruu on The M.L. Guide to Beating the All You Can Eat Chinese Food BuffetSu Good Eats » The Treats Truck: No Tricks, Just Sweets on Midtown North (FINALLY!) Gets Some Treats Truck Action• Eliane • on At Lunch Now: Chipotle [...]

]]> By: paul http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/comment-page-1/#comment-14811 paul Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:53:56 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/#comment-14811 @Ubu You don't really get this site, do you? @Ubu
You don’t really get this site, do you?

]]> By: • Eliane • http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/comment-page-1/#comment-14703 • Eliane • Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:53:30 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/#comment-14703 I am not a huge fan of Mexican food and ate my first buritto at Chiplote a few months ago. Needless to say, I was not impressed. I have to agree with Ubu: restaurant week is too good to pass!! Lunch is cheaper than that, I think he quoted the dinner price. I recommend some research though: not all of the participating restaurant are the very best. At some of them it actually does not make any difference in price. You want to target the top-notch ones that you could not afford otherwise. I am not a huge fan of Mexican food and ate my first buritto at Chiplote a few months ago. Needless to say, I was not impressed.

I have to agree with Ubu: restaurant week is too good to pass!! Lunch is cheaper than that, I think he quoted the dinner price. I recommend some research though: not all of the participating restaurant are the very best. At some of them it actually does not make any difference in price. You want to target the top-notch ones that you could not afford otherwise.

]]> By: stevenp http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/comment-page-1/#comment-14698 stevenp Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:18:49 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/#comment-14698 Chipotle is sad. Sure, they stuff a LOT of rice and some beans into a tortilla, add a splash of salsa, and tuck a bit of meat over to one side as an afterthought. Sucks. And some people swear by them. I never had a burrito so big that had such little substance. I don't need to be reminded by going back there, not even once a year. Chipotle is sad. Sure, they stuff a LOT of rice and some beans into a tortilla, add a splash of salsa, and tuck a bit of meat over to one side as an afterthought. Sucks. And some people swear by them. I never had a burrito so big that had such little substance. I don’t need to be reminded by going back there, not even once a year.

]]> By: Ubu Walker http://midtownlunch.com/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/comment-page-1/#comment-14603 Ubu Walker Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:32:39 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/07/17/at-lunch-now-chipotle/#comment-14603 Dude, you should totally go to a good restaurant over lunch...there are tons participating in restaurant week...splurge, spend the $31 for lunch...its worth it! Stop whining about Chipotle, and go eat some good food! Dude, you should totally go to a good restaurant over lunch…there are tons participating in restaurant week…splurge, spend the $31 for lunch…its worth it! Stop whining about Chipotle, and go eat some good food!

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