Chipotle is one of the few places that never fails to fill you up for cheap. Like most food chains, they have a secret menu that most people don't know about. Accessing the Chipotle secret menu isn't some complex task that involves breaking into their headquarters. In reality, if you surround yourself with people who are just as obsessed with the same restaurants as you are, you might learn a few things. Here are 10 Chipotle secret menu items I've learned over the years with the help of some of my friends.
1. Quesarito
A quesatiro is a burrito that's combined with a cheese quesadilla for the shell. Order the cheese quesadilla before adding your burrito ingredients to it. Any of their other toppings can go with it, and it costs an additional $3.50.
2. Nachos
While ordering some nachos might not sound like the most entertaining thing in the world, it's something that you won't see on Chipotle's regular menu. When ordering these nachos, have no fear—the hardest part about the entire ordering process is when you have to ask for it. Ask for some chips with cheese and meat piled high on top.
3. Burritodilla
The Burritodilla is one of Chipotle's few hybrid items. What it does is combine a quesadilla and a burrito together. It seems absurd, but quesadillas have cheese in them, and cheese is loved by everyone worldwide.
First comes the quesadilla, then comes the burrito. The main difference between this and the quesarito is that quesaritos are meant to be tiny while the burritodilla is meant to be a ginormous burrito that nearly falls apart at the seams.
4. Quesadilla
Chipotle's quesadillas are basically a burrito but cut in half and folded like regular quesadillas. Ask for the quesadillas, then add the toppings you want to have inside.
5. The 3-Pointer
The 3-pointer is a burrito that's only three items. It's on the secret menu because it's known to be cheaper than a standard Chipotle burrito. To order, get a burrito and then three things that you want to fill it with. Meat is optional, and leaving it out will lower the cost (maybe that'll help score you some free guac to accompany Chipotle's chips).
6. Double-Decker Taco
The double-decker taco is a taco inside of a cheese taco. The cheese taco goes on the bottom and the regular taco goes on top. To order, ask for one taco with cheese and then your regular taco, then mention that you want the taco with the cheese to go underneath the regular taco that you've ordered.
7. Taco Salad
It's rumored to not be served at every single Chipotle in the world, so it's one of the hardest secret menu items to get your hands on. What makes it so special is that it uses an extra fried tortilla bowl for your salad. This hack can be used with any salad on the Chipotle menu.
8. Double Wrapped Burrito
While most employees at Chipotle would do this anyway if your burrito is ripping itself (and your heart) out, it's a secret to ask for two tortillas to wrap your burrito up, given that you usually only get one.
9. Double Toppings
While most people get one serving of each topping with their meal, it's fine to ask for doubles. This helps if you're indecisive, and the extras are usually free, unless you're getting two different meats, then expect to be charged for the more expensive meat.
10. Cilantro
Yes, cilantro's the green parsley that's in your rice. All you have to do is ask for it, and the best part about it is that it's free.
If Chipotle comes at me for figuring out these secrets, I'll be perfectly fine with it. Why? Because the Chipotle secret menu is an absolute necessity for the world to know about and to order from.