Q 01/05

Which appliance, standard in most fast-food kitchens, is missing from every Chipotle restaurant?

A) A deep fryer

B) A freezer

C) A rice cooker

D) A flat-top grill

Answer · why

B) A freezer

A freezer has no place in a Chipotle kitchen, and neither do microwave ovens or can openers. Most of the food is prepared from raw ingredients inside ...

Q 02/05

Before the first Chipotle moved in during 1993, its small building had housed what kind of business?

A) A shoe repair shop

B) A laundromat

C) An ice cream shop

D) A record store

Answer · why

C) An ice cream shop

An ice cream shop called Dolly Madison occupied the site first. Most Chipotles hang a photo of that original restaurant, while the original itself dis...

Q 03/05

Chipotle's founder opened his first burrito shop mainly to raise money for which bigger ambition?

A) A fine-dining restaurant

B) A culinary school

C) A cookbook and television show

D) A chain of bakeries

Answer · why

A) A fine-dining restaurant

A fine-dining restaurant was the real goal, with the burrito shop meant as a cash cow to pay for it. The burritos sold so well that he dropped the pla...

Q 04/05

Which fast-food giant was Chipotle's largest investor until it sold its entire stake in 2006?

A) Wendy's

B) Dunkin' Donuts

C) Pizza Hut

D) McDonald's

Answer · why

D) McDonald's

McDonald's put roughly $360 million into Chipotle and took out about $1.5 billion. Under its backing the chain grew from 16 restaurants to more than 5...

Q 05/05

The chipotle behind Chipotle Mexican Grill's name is a ripe, dried form of which chili pepper?

A) Jalapeño

B) Habanero

C) Poblano

D) Chile de árbol

Answer · why

A) Jalapeño

Jalapeño peppers left on the plant until they turn deep red are smoked for days to become chipotles. It takes about ten pounds of fresh peppers to mak...