As the Cambridge weather nears freezing and our workloads call for all-nighters, one thing remains constant in the life of nearly every Harvard student’s diet: the burrito. In this mini-series, we’ll be posting detailed reviews and rankings of grilled chicken burritos from four different establishments (Boloco, Chipotle, Qdoba, and Felipe’s), judging on criteria ranging from temperature to tortilla thickness. By the end, we hope to have made the lives of inebriated wanderers and starving studiers a little easier, while offering an easy tool for Reading Period procrastination—burrito rankings.
Burrito #3: Chipotle’s grilled chicken burrito
Includes: Chicken, cilantro-lime rice, black beans, tomato-onion salsa, cheese, and flour tortilla.
-50 points for an overpowering taste of onion.
Price: $6.25
Neutral: cheaper than some alternatives, but not cheap enough.
Weight: 1 lb, 2 oz.
-200 points for being comparatively puny.
Tortilla: Thin, tasteless, and rather hard around the edges. Does not make for an enjoyable textural experience.
-200 points for crunch.
Rice: Flavorful and moist—the cilantro really has an impact—but not warm enough.
+500 points for flavored rice that actually tastes like its label.
Guacamole: $1.95