Oh, Chipolte. Why haven’t I known you sooner?

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Last night after a most dismal performance by the Durham Bulls, a 12-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins’ Triple A game that seemed more like a home run derby than a baseball game, my friend Drew and I decided to take a look at the Chipolte.

Now, I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised at the camp out line already forming. Two college-aged girls were just arriving as we drove past to camp out at the entrance to the new Mexican eatery. I guess they valued the lack of sleep was beneficial to tasting the first burrito.

I had no idea. I never had a Chipolte burrito until today. Now, even more shocking, I hadn’t really had a burrito until today either.

*momentary pause to allow readers to stop gasping for air*

And we’re back.

At lunch, I made my way to Chipolte opting for seeing what the hype was all about instead of using my McDonald’s coupon for a free chicken sandwich. I believe I came out the winner in this deal.

The first challenge was attempting to find a place to park. Such as the case with many places in Chapel Hill, there is no parking. I was, however, able to find a nice spot in between a car and the garbage bin. After saying hi to friends who were leaving the joint, I entered the line, which was pretty much at the door.

Was this place really worth this kind of a crowd?

I waited in line wondering what to eat - burrito or taco (talk about a lack of choice)? I opted for the fajita burrito with chicken.

It was well worth the wait as each bite seemed to make Qdoba and Moe’s look more like McDonald’s, but not in a necessarily flattering way.

I will be going back for more, and more, and more. Perhaps maybe another time this weekend in between errands tomorrow.

For those who hyped up Chipolte for the past six months while it was being built, I say job well done.

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