Eric S.
Yelp
ERGONOMICS 101
It's not often I feel the need to comment on something trivial like door handles, but it's the only thing that stands out from this otherwise humdrum Chipotle.
There's lots of places to grab a bite around Rohlwing Rd & Lake St, in Addison. You've got a Panda Express, Wingstop, a Colombian restaurant, and further down US 20 there's an IHOP, Famous Daves, and a Culvers.
I decided to stop for a Chipotle lunch on 7/19/22 and before I could even order my food, I ran into an issue. Specifically, an issue entering the damn place.
The door handles were oversized pieces of wood, badly positioned--well above where most adults would reach to grab it--and HEAVY AS HELL. Doors shouldn't require a team of horses to get them open (and it wasn't just me, as I saw several people have difficulty with this).
Some Chipotle's have a pseudo-industrial feel to them; this one has an entire wall of teak, which looked out of place. I liked that they offered agua frescas (lemonade, watermelon limeade, berry, mandarin) besides the usual fountain drink selections.
My barbacoa burrito ($9.75) was packed to the brim with rice, beans, diced tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, and hot salsa. The fiery red sauce was hotter than I remember it being, unless that heat came from the barbacoa.
The guy assembling my lunch was clearly not paying attention, as he asked me numerous times what I wanted crammed into the burrito ("brown or white rice?" "white, please" "you said...brown?" "uhh no"). Get with it, man!
* TL;DR *
Listen, Chipotle, there's no need to be cute. You're a burrito chain, not a Colonial pub in Boston.
While I won't call up the ADA for a sh*tty choice in door handles, I can't imagine a single customer thinking that these are efficient and/or easy-to-use (honestly, if an able-bodied person struggles to open a heavy door, what chance does someone in a wheelchair have?)
Don't prioritize quirkiness over accessibility. Replace your stupid-ass flotsam door handles with normal ones, then get back to me.