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Post by lifesaver on Aug 8, 2012 10:29:18 GMT -5
Just heard today that Chipotle is coming to Chambersburg! Norland Ave. near Panera, Kohl's, Target. When they are open if you have never eaten at one go.
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Post by Alex Oreilly on Aug 8, 2012 14:38:03 GMT -5
I heard that yesterday, the Chambersburg newspaper the Public Opinion has an article on it. Great news to hear!!!!!!
Now when I take a lunch break, I can have a good, healthy cheap meal.
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Post by dspitz17325 on Aug 9, 2012 20:32:07 GMT -5
Healthy meal that has 1000 calories , have you ever checked out their calorie index on some of their stuff .
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Post by lifesaver on Aug 9, 2012 20:49:23 GMT -5
Healthy meal that has 1000 calories , have you ever checked out their calorie index on some of their stuff . That all depends Spitz. My chicken burrito bowl that I always get has around 1000 calories with all the fixins but I can get two meals out of it for around $8. And that's only because the guacamole is extra.  Their food is fresh, healthy and delicious and if you talk to my son worth the drive to get it.  I've also heard that one is coming to Hanover. |
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Post by getysbg on Aug 9, 2012 21:26:57 GMT -5
Healthy meal that has 1000 calories , have you ever checked out their calorie index on some of their stuff . That all depends Spitz. My chicken burrito bowl that I always get has around 1000 calories with all the fixins but I can get two meals out of it for around $8. And that's only because the guacamole is extra. Their food is fresh, healthy and delicious and if you talk to my son worth the drive to get it. I've also heard that one is coming to Hanover. Many confuse them with a fast food restaurant but their items are cooked to order by COOKS, not hamburger flippers. The downside to this is that quality can vary from location to location depending how well trained the cook is. The ingredients are so fresh that the restaurant doesn't have a freezer, just walk-in refrigerators. |
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Post by lifesaver on Aug 10, 2012 8:34:24 GMT -5
That all depends Spitz. My chicken burrito bowl that I always get has around 1000 calories with all the fixins but I can get two meals out of it for around $8. And that's only because the guacamole is extra. Their food is fresh, healthy and delicious and if you talk to my son worth the drive to get it. I've also heard that one is coming to Hanover. Many confuse them with a fast food restaurant but their items are cooked to order by COOKS, not hamburger flippers. The downside to this is that quality can vary from location to location depending how well trained the cook is. The ingredients are so fresh that the restaurant doesn't have a freezer, just walk-in refrigerators. And the food is also for the most part unprocessed, which makes it healthier as well. Everything is cooked fresh, made fresh. If I got my chicken burrito bowl with my favorite ingredients minus the cheese, guacamole, and sour cream the calorie total would come to 480 with around 10 gms of fat |
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Post by Alex Oreilly on Aug 10, 2012 11:01:00 GMT -5
Lifesaver and Gtysbg, that is what I was referring to as well, plus that do not use any hormone injected animals.
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Post by Alex Oreilly on Aug 10, 2012 11:02:04 GMT -5
Oh and thanks for making me fell like a fatty Lifesaver, I can eat a bowl in one sitting. ;D
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Post by lifesaver on Aug 10, 2012 12:00:11 GMT -5
Oh and thanks for making me fell like a fatty Lifesaver, I can eat a bowl in one sitting. ;D My son will eat a double wrapped burrito in one sitting. Still looks like a string bean. |
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Post by getysbg on Aug 11, 2012 7:55:38 GMT -5
Many confuse them with a fast food restaurant but their items are cooked to order by COOKS, not hamburger flippers. The downside to this is that quality can vary from location to location depending how well trained the cook is. The ingredients are so fresh that the restaurant doesn't have a freezer, just walk-in refrigerators. And the food is also for the most part unprocessed, which makes it healthier as well. Everything is cooked fresh, made fresh. If I got my chicken burrito bowl with my favorite ingredients minus the cheese, guacamole, and sour cream the calorie total would come to 480 with around 10 gms of fat Lifesaver!! You just took out all the good stuff! And just remember, when people tell me to get in shape, I remind them that "round" is a shape.  |
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Post by lifesaver on Aug 11, 2012 10:25:38 GMT -5
And the food is also for the most part unprocessed, which makes it healthier as well. Everything is cooked fresh, made fresh. If I got my chicken burrito bowl with my favorite ingredients minus the cheese, guacamole, and sour cream the calorie total would come to 480 with around 10 gms of fat Lifesaver!! You just took out all the good stuff! And just remember, when people tell me to get in shape, I remind them that "round" is a shape. Gotta have the guacamole! It's healthy fat. Yes, there IS a difference. |
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Post by HoneyBadger on Aug 11, 2012 10:58:40 GMT -5
I'm so glad that I'm not a dine out person. I didn't know what Chipotle was until I read this thread. For an old hen I don't know much about what's happening around me. And that might be a good thing. I don't leave the house unless I'm going to the chiropractor.
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Post by Mr Blonde on Aug 12, 2012 7:32:00 GMT -5
Your food is not cooked to order at Chipotle. There are folks cooking the meat in behind the line and the cooked meats are held in steam tables. With that said, yes their food is fresh and I always eat at a Chipotle every chance I get. |
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Post by lifesaver on Aug 12, 2012 7:48:00 GMT -5
Your food is not cooked to order in Chipotle. There are folks cooking the meat in behind the line and the cooked meats are held in steam tables. With that said, yes their food is fresh and always eat at a Chipotle every chance I get. My son and his friends will travel to Westminster at least once a week just to eat at Chipotle. They are in seventh heaven knowing there will be one closer. If you ever fly out of Dulles their Chipotle has a breakfast menu which is also fantastic. |
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Post by davew on Jan 17, 2013 12:52:24 GMT -5
Driving to westminster for that is nuts. There's one outside of my office, and literally one less than a mile from my house. I've been to one once. It seemed like a lot of marketing and canned atmosphere.
One thing that I always notice when I come home is people are always clamoring to get a new chain of this or that to come in town. Here in chain central (the suburbs), we're always happy when a new low or moderate priced mom and pop restaurant with *trained chefs and cooks* opens. In some areas, it's just not really possible. Not that the chains don't have full parking lots, but as a friend of mine says "if you look in a parking lot, and you see nothing but domestic cars...you know the food will be no good".
(I use the trick despite having had domestic cars on and off...none at this point). It's as good as any other gauge that I can find. Pontiacs seem to be the strongest indicator.
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Post by lifesaver on Jan 17, 2013 21:37:25 GMT -5
When you are young and dumb and have a shitload of friends who love Chipotle you'll drive to Westminster once a week. It's a social event for them. The Chambersburg Chipotle is open now. Would I make a special trip to go there, no. If I'm in the vicinity you're darn tootin' I'll be stopping in for my Burrito bowl which is enough food for two meals for me for less than $10. It's fresh, and it's good, and I like it. |
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Post by Venter on Jan 26, 2013 10:41:07 GMT -5
Just found a Chipotle in a shopping center behind the new Wegman's on the way to Frederick. Have never tried one, but now I'm tempted. ALSO found a really nice building materials place: www.frederickbrickworks.com/I had to get some sand-blast media, and that's when I saw the Chipotle. I know it's off-topic, but not if you are a materials geek like me. You can always eat the " sand-which-is there" ;D (sorry, from an old riddle book when I was little)Tractor Supply, Frederick Brickworks, Costco... DAMN, it don't get much better than that. Why go to Chambersburg? |
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Post by lifesaver on Jan 26, 2013 13:25:01 GMT -5
Just found a Chipotle in a shopping center behind the new Wegman's on the way to Frederick. Have never tried one, but now I'm tempted. ALSO found a really nice building materials place: www.frederickbrickworks.com/I had to get some sand-blast media, and that's when I saw the Chipotle. I know it's off-topic, but not if you are a materials geek like me. You can always eat the " sand-which-is there" ;D (sorry, from an old riddle book when I was little)Tractor Supply, Frederick Brickworks, Costco... DAMN, it don't get much better than that. Why go to Chambersburg? You won't regret a Chipotle stop. Chambersburg has a Tractor Supply, right across from Walmart. The new Gateway shopping area where the Chipotle is located has a nice Kohl's, Michael's, Staples, Giant, Target, Five Below and a few others. Also some new chain restaurants, Panera, Texas Roadhouse, Olive Garden, Aki among others. For me it's a closer trip to go to Chambersburg than Hanover. You just had to bring up Wegmans again, didn't you. ;D Sam's Club is coming to Hanover. Does anyone know what's going on with the proposed center in Straban Twp? I heard that a BJ's was supposed to go in there, along with a Walmart Supercenter? |
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Post by Alex Oreilly on Jan 27, 2013 1:32:19 GMT -5
Just found a Chipotle in a shopping center behind the new Wegman's on the way to Frederick. Have never tried one, but now I'm tempted. ALSO found a really nice building materials place: www.frederickbrickworks.com/I had to get some sand-blast media, and that's when I saw the Chipotle. I know it's off-topic, but not if you are a materials geek like me. You can always eat the " sand-which-is there" ;D (sorry, from an old riddle book when I was little)Tractor Supply, Frederick Brickworks, Costco... DAMN, it don't get much better than that. Why go to Chambersburg? If you went to Costco, I hope you got Getysburg more of his favorite dinner rolls |
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Post by davew on Jan 28, 2013 10:24:02 GMT -5
The wholesale clubs would make a real difference, but generic shopping has gotten good enough now that sometimes it's better and a lot cheaper to buy the store brands than it is to go to costco and sams.
We were sams members until last year, and now costco (and despite huge fans of both, I can't see a lot of difference, maybe just slightly more stuff at costco that's organic).
It's about time a warehouse club comes to gettysburg or hanover, though.
Panera is OK. Texas roadhouse went out of business fast here just north of pittsburgh, and Oliver Garden is very mediocre for what it costs, but it's probably better or the same than most mid-priced restaurants in gettysburg and hanover. (the mom and pop mid-priced restaurants here are generally *really* good, and a lot of them actually make their stuff from scratch, so it doesn't taste like you're eating stuff that came off of a corporate freezer truck that was fresh 3 weeks ago)
"Chipotle is located has a nice Kohl's, Michael's, Staples, Giant, Target, Five Below and a few other"....
That string of stores is literally what's in the shopping center down the hill and across the street from my house. Along with best buy and a burlington, and a different grocery store (no giants in western pa). Most of those are "coupon stores" except five and below, meaning if you don't have a coupon, everything is priced way outside of what its quality is. Target is fair, I guess, especially if it has a small grocery section in it, because the groceries are usually a little cheaper than the grocery $tore and there's enough to stretch trips to the actual grocery $tore.
I would trade them for "regular" stores in a second, except maybe burlington. The coupons just keep coming, and most of the stuff in those places doesn't last. At least at burlington, it's usually priced about what it's worth without having to haul around goofy coupons.
I haven't been in a wal mart in ages, because walmart will not build close to the city here, and I"m only about 7 miles outside. Too much trouble with zoning combined with riffraff that can get on the bus, take the express lane to the first suburb outside the city, steal a bunch of stuff and then head back. Walmart is a trip 20 minutes further out from the city for me.
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Post by lifesaver on Jan 28, 2013 17:56:29 GMT -5
Sam's Club is coming to Hanover. And not all Sam's Clubs are alike. The Harrisburg/Hershey one is awesome, then Hagerstown, then York but only if I'm in the area already. I go to the BJ's in Camp Hill. Have never been to Costco.
I never liked Target until the store came to Chambersburg. The Hanover Target is even nicer.
I use coupons and take advantage of sales to get the best deals all the time, whether I'm shopping at a grocery store or places like Kohl's. I like Kohl's. I also like JC Penney who had some bad press after changing their prices across the board and not running special sales. Kudos to them. I find their prices very reasonable and the quality good. I find the quality of Kohl's good as well. I went to the Burlington at Chambersburg Mall for the first time over Christmas. Found some good deals there too! Several times a month I go to Walmart but prefer the Chambersburg one to Gettysburg. I know the shopping centers cropping up today are clones of shopping centers all over the country. That's not to say I don't frequent the small local businesses when I can. Spirited Ladies for one. Awesome place.
And let's not forget gas rewards where I recently got my personal best deal of 20 gal of gas for less than $11. ;D
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Their food is fresh, healthy and delicious and if you talk to my son worth the drive to get it. 
I've also heard that one is coming to Hanover.
