Chipotle is cracking down on viral $3 burrito hack (2024)

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Is Chipotle cracking down on the $3 burrito hack? ›

Chipotle is cracking down on viral $3 burrito hack

Chipotle has put the kibosh on a viral hack that enabled customers to drop about $3 for a burrito by using a wasteful bit of order finagling. A July 7, a now-viral TikTok showed the menu hack that has since garnered a bit of controversy.

The comments section on the TikTok was filled with concern from those who were worried about Chipotle catching on to the trend. Well, that time has come. Food & Wine reports that the option to order a single taco through Chipotle's online-ordering system is no longer available, rendering the $3 burrito hack useless.

Some savvy customers figured out that by ordering a single $3 taco plus each topping on the side and an extra 40 cents for a tortilla, they could recreate a regular burrito that would typically cost $9 or more. The idea then spread on social media, particularly TikTok.

There's a TikTok video from a food vlogger named Kelsey Lynch that's going viral … which shows you how to get a burrito at Chipotle for $2. You order a tortilla, then a side of beans and a side of cheese. And ask the person working, very nicely, to put the beans and cheese inside the tortilla.

It all started on December 20, 2022: TikTok user @alexis. frost (2.4M followers) tried out a Chipotle menu hack that she claims was recommended to her by an employee of the restaurant. The order: a steak quesadilla with fajita veggies added, a combination that allegedly tastes like a Philly cheesesteak.

In October 2006, McDonald's fully divested from Chipotle. This was part of a larger initiative for McDonald's to divest all of its non-core business restaurants — Chipotle, Donatos Pizza, and Boston Market — so that it could focus on the main McDonald's chain.

Each “Chipotle for A Year Prize” consists of Chipotle Rewards credits good for one (1) free regular entrée item per week for a year, or a total of up to fifty-two (52) regular entrée items (the “Chipotle for a Year Prize”).

The underlying issue behind the Chipotle scandal was a failure in food safety management. Deficiencies were identified in food handling procedures, employee hygiene practices, and supply chain monitoring. These shortcomings allowed for product contamination and the subsequent spread of infections among customers.

According to the factual statement in the DPA, which the company agreed was true, Chipotle was implicated in at least five foodborne illness outbreaks between 2015 and 2018 connected to restaurants in the Los Angeles area, Boston, Virginia, and Ohio.

How to get unlimited Chipotle? ›

The personalized card grants unlimited Chipotle for a year, and can be renewed annually. While it's called the Celebrity Card, Chipotle superfans and other notables are also considered for the card.

Chipotle is denying rumors circulating on social media that customers are getting significantly smaller portions of food.

Quesarito

This popular secret menu item consists of a burrito encased in a deliciously cheesy quesadilla shell. This is one Chipotle secret menu item that might be the messiest to make, so much so that servers might turn down your request.

While a fully loaded burrito might land you at over half of the FDA's recommended daily 2,000 calories, there are easy ways to customize and lessen your portions. Chipotle's build-your-own operation means that any menu item can be relatively healthy if done right.