from wiki:
In 2001, Chipotle released a mission statement called Food With Integrity, which highlighted Chipotle's efforts to increase their use of naturally raised meat, organic produce, and dairy without added hormones.[3] All of Chipotle's pork is naturally raised defined by the company as open-range, antibiotic free, and with a vegetarian diet as well as 80% of its chicken and 85% of the beef (100% of the barabacoa served is from naturally-raised beef). The company formerly served 100% natural chicken, but demand exceeded supply.[48] Approximately 40% of the beans are organically grown.[49] In 2009, Chipotle planned to serve over 60 million pounds (27 million kilograms) of naturally raised meat, more than any other restaurant company,[50] and plans to use 75 million pounds in 2010.[48] The company pledges to use more local produce when possible,[51][52] using "35 percent of at least one of its produce items for every restaurant sourced from small and midsize local farms throughout the growing season" in 2009,[3] and increasing to 50% in 2010.[53] Chipotle advertises its support of family farms, such as Niman Ranch, a California "natural" meat producer that contracts with farms in the Midwest to raise pork and other livestock.[54] All of the cheese and sour cream comes from cows that do not receive recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), and 30% of the dairy comes from open pasture cows.[55] Founder Steve Ells has testified before Congress in support of the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act, which aims to reduce the amount of hormones given to farm animals.[56][25]
Chipotle is probably not for those trying to lose weight but I would consider it healthy the same way that roast beef I make at my house with mashed potatoes from scratch is. It is a perfectly healthy food. My definition of healthy is free of preservatives and processing.
Subway uses cold cuts from who knows where. The obviously don't cook their chicken on premises They do not make their meatballs (other than heat) on premises either. Their bread and veggies are probably fine. How is that the same as chipotle? That said I would eat their tuna because tuna is tuna.
I am not really familiar with Del Taco but if they are like Taco Bell than I doubt it.
This.
I just make my own now, with the doughballs you get from the refrigerated isle at the supermarket and a pizza stone.
Then I can put a ton of toppings on it, and it still ends up being under $5.
airlines have "food"??!!
Be happy you're not stuck in California's bay area. Pizza here is generally terrible, chain or no, at least compared to the New York pies I'm used to - every time I head back out East I tend to stuff my face with as much pizza as possible. Every other block there's an Italian deli or restaurant that does pizza better than anyplace I've been to out West.
More on topic, chain pizza sucks, etc.
I only get pizza from Sal's. Best damn pizza place around. $10 for a 19" 3lb. cheese pizza? Thick chewy crust with plenty of sauce and cheese. Yes please! *drool*
Exhibit A: The modern consumer wants dirt cheap food. The rise of the "Value Menu".
Exhibit B: The rise of the rising self bake pizza available at your local grocery for $5.50.
Shens, unless it's a tiny pizza. Shredded mozzarella runs around $4 a pound, and it takes roughly a pound to make a decent 16" pizza. So, you've already got $4 wrapped up in cheese alone, not to mention the sauce and dough. You're over $5 for a 16" pizza before you add a single other topping.
i get my pizza walmart on sale $3.33
so when i buy 2 (which i usually do) its $6.66
the other super cheap route is cici's pizza. All you can eat shit pizza for like $5.00, ok its not the best pizza but its not bad.
Aww....someone's having a problem finding the right words again.
People might not know you used to get gourmet meals served with fine crystal and such in first class. Nice wine, nice steak, and so on.
Of course, it cost a fortune to fly. You can still get decent food in first class on longer flights. I suspect foreign airlines are best, but here's a US meal:
Ahh, Wicks is the bomb. Mighty Meaty for the fucking win! Nothing better than a big pizza with about 4 dead animals on it.
Exhibit A: The modern consumer wants dirt cheap food. The rise of the "Value Menu".
Exhibit B: The rise of the rising self bake pizza available at your local grocery for $5.50.
Sheesh. I make my own pie:
1) Put pizza stone in oven. Preheat to 500F.
2) I use a Boboli THIN CUT WHEAT crust as my base.
3) Smash about 3-4 garlic cloves and add this to about a 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil. In addition, add (to taste) salt and pepper, oregano, crushed red pepper, paprika, and fresh basil paste. Stir the resulting mixture.
4) Pour mixture evenly onto crust.
5) Slice 1-2 vine-ripe tomatoes into 1/4 inch (or smaller) slices. Arrange pizza crust with tomato slices in a circular pattern.
6) Place about 15-30 black olive halves in a random pattern on tomato slices.
7) Repeat previous with julienne-cut sun-dried tomato pieces.
8) OPTIONAL: Slice thin pieces of your favorite cooked sausage and/or salami and add this to the bed of tomato slices as well. I personally like to use organic chicken sausage.
9) Grate your favorite assortment of cheeses, such as parmesan and/or mozzarella.
10) Place into oven onto pizza stone. REDUCE heat to 350F.
11) Allow to cook for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is nice and brown and bubbly.
Excluding shopping time, I am sure you can do the above in the time it takes you to order and wait for Pizza Hut, not to mention the above would be much healthier.
Shens, unless it's a tiny pizza. Shredded mozzarella runs around $4 a pound, and it takes roughly a pound to make a decent 16" pizza. So, you've already got $4 wrapped up in cheese alone, not to mention the sauce and dough. You're over $5 for a 16" pizza before you add a single other topping.
I'm not too picky with pizza, it's pizza, how can pizza be bad?
We just got a Dominos here not too long ago, it's cool to be able to order online. This is something that before, was only seen in movies, now we can actually do it. They should all be like that imo.
They are.
Has anyone else noticed the sheer amount of people who bitch about pizza on these forums?