Like dominos opening in Italy
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2026
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Mexicans already scoff at tacos that cost like $6.
They will not purchase $20 burritos
I don't know how cheap Mexico is relative to America, but given cost of living differences I doubt they'll be selling $20 burritos.
Yeah if the ingredients and labour are cheaper for locals then they're cheaper for Chipotle too
My chipotle is under 10 bucks ($8.75) for a chicken burrito, got to ask where are you at?
$17.50 in Canada.
Dang that a lot for a mid burrito!
Sometimes chinese people eat at 'chinese for americans' type restaurants, but I would be surprised to hear if there are any successful ones in china. Maybe tourist areas? Still seems like a poor choice.
The time to open a 'french' bakery in france is now...
A Panda Express in china would be hilarious.
Culinary equivalent of a weird American funhouse mirror held up to traditional Chinese food
What have the Mexicans done to deserve this?
Not enough diarrhea explosivo.
¿¿¿Pero por qué???
Hey I can see a use case for this
As an European, I could take a trip to Mexico, try Chipotle, then try local food and I'll know exactly how much better authentic Mexican food is
Americans ate Mexican food, shat it out into a cardboard bowl, and are now selling it back to actual Mexicans. Sounds legit 👍
Now they'll finally know what REAL Mexican cuisine tastes like!
To be fair, it could be sold as Tex-Mex. I don't know if it would work, but theoretically it could.
Tex-Mex can be massively divergent from Mexican food, but at least occasionally it's not crap. So nothing like Chipotle.
...are they stupid?
I don't see this going well for them.