I was a GM for Chipotle for a few years. I do have to say that it was the 2 best store that I managed for food wise. All restaurants cook leftovers. But Chipotle is the only one that uses day old and throws it after. Their prep is the best I’ve seen with freshness. I actually ran the 9th best Chipotle in the US. They paid managers really well but I have to say they pay employees garbage. The reason I left was because it’s a greedy company. Their standards are high and unreasonable and give no wiggle room to be generous at times with those high prices that’s why you see the skimpy bowls at times

@kikis8150

8 ай бұрын

Do they take the leftover chicken off the line and then put it in the fridge ? I’m asking because I have an allergy to gluten and I always am the first person when chipotle opens lol.

@chrismofo1

4 ай бұрын

Yes baby girl

@Jack-os2yw

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@kikis8150Yes, we do I’m not sure for others but the chipotle I worked at and a few others did!

@jasonwalls1042

4 ай бұрын

Fctz I'm a kl and I use those first my re-heats are the first to go and I make sure it's not much we use cook to order...or pretty much a system to track sales and predict future sales... so I cook accordingly to what the sheet says but it's always hit or miss.. you can't account for the basketball team who is traveling... or the 6-7 catering orders we get.... but chipotle is a fun spot to work mangers are cool... but that's another story.... but for the most part we good it's an extended family

@localmilfchaser6938

2 ай бұрын

@@kikis8150what’s yo ig @ shawty?

I used to work Grill as a closer and then Opener when the store I worked at moved me to a different place. I worked for Chipotle for 3-4 years and man I just had so many flashbacks. The double toss down of ckn was something I learned out of desperation because I had the main line and a drive thru line that just slammed my ckn. Same thing with the steak at some point. But it got to the point where I was the only person that could get away with bending so many of the rules and such because I was such a beast at Grill that neither line was fully out of anything on the hot side. Then I learned all the times that it would be busy since we were posted right across from a Uni. Still many memories made their and plenty of stories that would get me fired if I was still their and told the managers but the ones I worked with that were also doing Uni were pretty chill. Still this video sums up morning Grill

Man I wish I could work mornings. Seems like heaven compared to night shifts. Chipotle makes it so difficult

love these videos homie! get on that shorts/tiktok grind!

@Gunk05

4 ай бұрын

I love you and happy birthday

I know this is an older video; but i just love seeing everyones personal experience with diffeent stores. I currently work at Chipotle and i love it! I do mainly prep but i get to learn grill next week! Its really interesting seeing all the things your store does differently. Like, our store doesnt offer sweet tea. As night prep we always prep chicken for yall the night before. Its also fun to all the different times yall get in. My stores usual time is everyone for morning in at either 645 or 7. Keep up the good work! Love to see someone else who adores the job.

I used to do this stuff for 5 years. I thought about going back but I do not miss doing that at all. Makes me anxious just thinking about doing it.

Holy I’m shocked with how little prep this was, I use to work at Cafe Rio basically Chipotle’s competitor and they had my sister do Grill plus HAND WASH DISHES. It would’ve been much better with a automatic dishwasher. We even make the tortillas fresh and I’d get so pissed when I’d have to make more than 300 a day for Taco Tuesdays 🥲

@wotceseriescollector

8 ай бұрын

prob taste better then out of a bag

@nicolew672

Ай бұрын

that's because this guy is grill. there is an actual team dedicated to prep that has to cut and prepare the stuff grill cooks

doing it the “chipotle” way is slow that’s why i don’t do it lol they expect us to be done at certain times when they want us to be perfect with everything, you can’t have both

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

I agree, the chipotle way is not efficient

@VictorHuang-qz9kv

7 күн бұрын

Wtf chipptle is so good food but working there is ass

I owned a restaurant and bar for 20 years. It is hard work because it is so intense and you work constantly (that goes for people who have work ethic and want to produce quality). I am surprised to see that you make the tea on the stove top in kettles, we ran our big tea bags in through our bunn hot water machine that made coffee too, it was made strong and then diluted to proper strength with ice. We did all our own prep in the AM for the day and the often all day long depending on demand. Our food was always fresh due to turnover in sales - nothing sat. We labeled everything with dates so rotation was followed. Of course we were Serv-Safe certified, I had all my kitchen staff take classes - that is important. We sliced all our own deli meats and cheeses every other day - lots of Globe slicer work. Prep work tires you out, then working the line finishes you off. I often enjoyed just going in the dish room and doing dishes - it was therapeutic. Customers would be surprised to find out that as the owner I wash dishes. Yes, as the owner you do everything including cleaning toilets. Staff doesn't always show up or you have staff that have shortcomings. Food service is a young persons business. I was worn out and sold my business to someone else luckily several years before the pandemic. They couldn't hack it and the building somehow caught fire. Restaurant in trouble often have "fires" mysteriously happen. You see a lot of fires in the news when the economy gets tough.

@justinfortu

8 ай бұрын

How much did you sell the business for boss? Heard the going rate is a multiple of 1 year earnings, is that true? Thanks for the story!

@enneth8435

3 ай бұрын

ok but who asked?

@Bekindloveis

3 ай бұрын

Thats sounds sus 😂

I used to go to this same chipotle, you guys rocked!

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@localmilfchaser6938

2 ай бұрын

Why stop?

fellow grill person here. loved the pov angle! salute brotha!

Interesting! Love seeing behind the scenes of this stuff.

Used to work at Chipotle for about 3-4 months, started out on line then I moved over to grill. I moved countries but I really wanted to stay, quite enjoyed the job. Favorite part of the day was probably making a brisket quesadilla for me when I was on break when the brisket first came out lmao

@camillefaulkner3267

8 ай бұрын

PLEASE Help me make the chicken quesadilla, I spend so much on door dash 😫😫😫

@colinbecker6869

6 ай бұрын

@@camillefaulkner3267 The old way was just a tortilla folded in half with cheese and meat. The new way is harder to replicate

this is very nice, all that REAL food cooking up, panda express is like this too.

I'm currently a back of the house trainer and this is pretty spot on

Makes me love Chipotle even more. I hope all are ran this well and as much prep.

@edwinner100

5 ай бұрын

Shut up bro

@localmilfchaser6938

2 ай бұрын

Shut up bro

I used to work at Qdoba and a lot of this stuff is giving me flash backs.

Good job man one of my first jobs out of high school liked working at C was great experience:)

I been at chipotle for about 4 months now, and I'm still slow at prepping everything there ... I want to be faster but can't get the hang of it ... I feel stupid there but enjoy the people there so I also feel terrible for letting them down and them having to double work to pick up my slack ... if anyone has any advice for me I'll appreciate it 🙂

@maxwellgarcia_

8 ай бұрын

all you can do is focus on one thing at a time and communicate with the people around you about your individual progress

@robertchavez8759

8 ай бұрын

@@maxwellgarcia_ thank you that's good advice

@Forrest-yb7st

5 ай бұрын

I’ve worked many many many food service jobs. Do not stress it! You won’t be great at sequencing your stuff until about a year in. Take your time and mentally organize prep times. If something needs to cook, think about what you can do during the cook time to maximize efficiency, etc. You’ll do great :-)

Cheers for point of view brother!

too much salt in that brown rice my guy 😂😂😂

@wolf44875

3 ай бұрын

😂

I'm glad you confessed about the chicken sometimes being leftovers during opening hours.....Still tasted fine to me but I'll def get the steak if I'm there right when it opens

Double lay only, gotta have 4 backups for when I open

Love this video bro I am starting a close prep so I wish I have a easy time.

This was really helpful and pricise.

I worked there for about 6 months back in 2021 and damm this brought back nostalgia.

@maxwellgarcia_

8 ай бұрын

the joys and the struggles

How to talk with the mic directly in your mouth 101

Wow your kitchen so clean all i say that store its nice and clean

Great job you are a wonderful worker.

@maxwellgarcia_

8 ай бұрын

thank you ☺️

@JC-0203

8 ай бұрын

Your welcome

Planning on getting a job at chipotle sometime soon, watching this gives me a good idea of what to expect. Thanks!

@maxwellgarcia_

9 ай бұрын

de nada, that was one of my goals

@tiffanykahn2535

9 ай бұрын

You are going to be burnt out on your first day if its busy 😂 That was how I was...

@ImternetExplorer

9 ай бұрын

@@tiffanykahn2535 thats the one thing im scared of lol

@sonicmoore6196

5 ай бұрын

@@tiffanykahn2535Chipotle is always busy lol

@Granny865

4 ай бұрын

Does they have prep positions?

I can’t believe you don’t have an iced tea machine. That was my biggest takeaway from this.

More vlogs of chipotle🎉🎉

Did you run breaks throughout the day? if so how long were they and how many breaks do you get a day

me watching this as a manger at a store where we doing everything right,it makes me cringe but good work man

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺️ , there is definitely a chipotle way and if I work at other chipotle stores sometimes the manager might look at me like I lost my head

@aixxl8500

Жыл бұрын

most cringe comment ive seen

@onlythefamily7856

Жыл бұрын

@@maxwellgarcia_ why tho, you do a pretty good job man

@christian-helsting4195

Жыл бұрын

Thats odd. Everything Bout this.... You reheat food from the previous day? I bet it sat out for 2 hours. Thats against health code. Ill let them known

@daytradingking1210

Жыл бұрын

@@maxwellgarcia_ 😂

That's crazy I work at this now. From tally. Not a student. Just came in for an interview and got it. Just started I love it. It's pretty fun. Just ready to get off cash

I used to work at chipotle, it was a lot of fun!

Once I went for a Burrito in LA and I loved it .

Thanks great video

Haha this is totally the opposite of Starbucks. Nothing ever is prepped or ready. Good work, nice cooking!

I remember working at chipotle, at grill and prep. It killed my wrist and didn’t get any help 😩still. And it sucked cause I liked closing crew

When I used to work there we had to marinate the chicken and steak. Looks like it comes that way now. Nice

I love Chipotle! Great vid man. I'm surprised they even let you post this ... giving out their "secrets" hahahaha

@pepelepew1227

Жыл бұрын

chipotle is what we basically call mixed rice in asia 😄

really hated working at chipotle, i did prep marinade and dishes. hell, used to vent with my coworkers in the walk in freezer

You were suppose to sign the covid 19 paperwork and get a wellness check from the manager or shift leader before clocking in ... where i work we are not allowed back into the kitchen until we do so .

best thing to watch when hungover 😂

@loveadelphia

Жыл бұрын

Damn yo i felt this .. currently coming out of my 2day coma now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

yay and congradulations

Slightly cheaper bowl/burrito where??? lol Great video Bro. May need to do some testing on your mic for sound quality.

awesome man! this is real !

this looks fun af

Where do they order the cilantro from like that? We cut it fresh everyday 😭😭! Also I been telling my parents we need one of those rice makers! We are using a regular pot hahaha!

@MartiniGTGP

20 күн бұрын

Walmart has them really nice for $19

I woek grill at my shop. They only give grill 90 minutes to open and open doors at 10:30.

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

I know, that is the normal hours and I’m very lucky to have this schedule thanks to my GM

worked for chipotle in ma. didnt make me manager because i had hearing issues, i wear hearing aids and gm's sucked. but miss working there.

im a fan of POVs, especially in the grind (I've been there - basically a subway PSU's dorm) - will admit you need to work on your mic lol , sounds like you are using an earbud set with the mic on the wire

Good luck with school!

Thanks for sharing! This was a great look into a day in the life at Chipotle! Do they offer any ability to get stock as an employee?

@TheFoodFund

10 ай бұрын

Just subscribed...love the content!

@maxwellgarcia_

10 ай бұрын

they do offer for the ability to get chipotle stock at a 7.5% discount!

@TheFoodFund

10 ай бұрын

@@maxwellgarcia_ Dude that is awesome; I wish I could get CMG at discount! My KZread channel covers food and restaurant stock investing if you want to check it out! Thanks for sharing!

Lmao i was a kitchen manager then service manager at chip. I died when i saw you load up your meal with guac.

"if a manager catches you on you're phone" lol

Hey do you know if chipotle makes the burrito tortillas in house or do they buy them from some where hope to answer my question thank you I love the tortillas need to know the tortilla secrets !!!

@Daniel-pc2ov

3 ай бұрын

Buy them

Chipotle is freaking amazing 🤩 😋😋

@maxwellgarcia_

5 ай бұрын

Preach!

This explains why the brown rice is sometimes still too hard. Lately it's been fine, but in the past, like 50% of the time it was undercooked. In general, 30 minutes is too short especially if you don't soak it first. It should be closer to 40 minutes. When I make brown rice at home, I soak it for 10-15 minutes and rinse it in a colander which results in improved texture. Also, 2 cups + 1 cup of oil? That seems like a lot. Anyway, thank you for your service!

@moxxee3365

6 ай бұрын

as a service leader at chipotle, generally washing brown rice takes awhile so they get plenty of soakage, usually when you get hard rice its because it gets overcooked sitting in the hot well on either line, especially when its slow

@elijahw3888

5 ай бұрын

It's bc cooks are always told different measurements that's why one day it will be fine the other it won't... it depends one the cook

Omg so jealous that you had a dish cleaner like that. We also didn’t have a retherm, and only one rice cooker and stove. I have ptsd from watching this, I feel an urge to cut steak ridiculously fast and yell at my tortilla person to tell me if they’re out of anything yet!

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

I feel bad for your past self, one rice cooker and no retherm 😵‍💫

Nice video!!!

was a kitchen manager for 2 years, lottaaaa red flags here haha but overall glad to see something VERY similar to day in the life

Skimp in chief reporting for duty!

What tea brand does chipotle use?

I’m thinking about working there again but only for 4 hours this time

1:22 glad you do that. gotta keep your hands clean

He deserves extra money for this 💯💯💯💯💯

What streak do you guys use?

I got a job at chipotle recently just for the employee meal

How do you remember measurements and stuff? Do they have it written down somewhere? I have a terrible memory 😭

@maxwellgarcia_

11 ай бұрын

you do it enough times in repetition, it gets cemented into memory (and there’s recipe books)

Kitchen doesn't look bad at all. I noticed there's no labels on the stuff at 2:29 though?

@maxwellgarcia_

8 ай бұрын

that is indeed true, I’ve been better about putting labels now

I stopped eating there due to the meats never being cooked all the way through, I even found hard rice that wasn't cooked all the way.

So cool thanks for sharing! Do you know how many cups of dry rice you use in one pot of rice ?

@maxwellgarcia_

6 ай бұрын

we measure by scoops and it’s 6 scoops but if I was estimating I would say 15-20 cups of rice per batch

@marylandgal5286

6 ай бұрын

@@maxwellgarcia_ thank you! 😊💗

that is a pretty dope speaker

@maxwellgarcia_

3 ай бұрын

almost too dope

I’m surprised that your manager don’t talk to you about your food safety and procedures is not correct 😅

This is honestly more prep than I expected from Chipotle

@duckm02

9 ай бұрын

u have no idea at my location the line goes the out the door almost everyday we have to make 12-13 big bowls of guac

@duckm02

9 ай бұрын

at this point im a prep god 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

way frm louisiana & i fw ya videos brodie

I’m honestly thinking about working at Chipotle as a weekend hustle. My main job, i work 12 hours. Monday thru Friday. I’m an introvert so I don’t go out much, so weekends are usually boring for me. Y’all think Chipotle would work as a side gig for me?

@aleCappone

4 ай бұрын

Have u thought of Uber/doordash?

Ай бұрын

If you are an introvert dml is the only position you won't have to really interact with people so that might not be the most comfortable thing for you but you can probably kick ass if you can put your mind to it.

that’s so funny i’ve been to this chipotle

okay my boy the reason doubles suck and against policy is it takes longer to cook, it does not take roughly 6 and 6,7 min like a single chicken would. 7 min then 10+ min for real that much meat on the grill lowers the temp so much can barely even brown on the second side. you cutting it very close to temping chicken. side tip you cooking too long on first side, the sooner you flip the faster you raise the temp. Sear the first side, raise temp with the second.

@gabriels6444

Жыл бұрын

try laying singles at a crazy busy location while being the only grill person, been there done that

I loved chipotle when I lived in the midwest but now that im in florida im constantly having digestion issues after eating it. Now knowing they reheat chicken from the previous night I'm betting that's what causing it cause I like to beat the rush and go in at 11am. I guess I'll give it one more shot and go after the lunch rush otherwise i might be out. great video though

@tomspencer4371

7 ай бұрын

Literally 90% of the places you eat repurpose or reuse food. Chicken that was cooked 16 hours ago and reheated would not give you “digestion issues”. Chicken that is bad would make you violently ill. It is clearly the spices or something.

@aleCappone

4 ай бұрын

So did u go back? 👀

@bobbond6028

Ай бұрын

They should be reheating it period if not then they should be fired.

The chipotle’s in Pennsylvania cooked the raw chicken on the grill right in front of us. Idk what’s going out there 😮

@Alpha-fc3bo

5 ай бұрын

thats what all chipotle's are supposed to do.

Peeped the fly at 1:32. Cool beans...

@maxwellgarcia_

11 ай бұрын

The Fly episode, season 3 in breaking bad

i assume they fired you for filming all this?

Hey nice video! Just wondering if you had to get permission to record?

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

I did not ask for permission, other than some of my crew mates

I've worked in food service before, and the only thing that surprised me is the tea boiled on the stove. I've never seen a place that doesn't have tea brewers that tap into the water line.🤷‍♂️

@elijahw3888

5 ай бұрын

It's not a tea store 😂

About to be AP at a store in Highland Falls, NY. The first ever digital only chipotle, actually.

@maxwellgarcia_

6 ай бұрын

congrats!

@killmonger4410

6 ай бұрын

@@maxwellgarcia_ thank you

@bobbond6028

Ай бұрын

You guys don't do in store orders ?

@killmonger4410

Ай бұрын

@@bobbond6028 nah. Online order. We don’t accept cash. Our cash checklist hella simple.

@killmonger4410

Ай бұрын

@@bobbond6028 nope. Our store only has a DML line.

what mic do you have? sounds amazing!

@iamBlackGambit

8 ай бұрын

Dude keeps popping its making so mad lol he needs to get pop filter asap

@june_keke

8 ай бұрын

lol, was that sarcasm

So much work with multiple people and it is just the prepping. Kinda explains the higher prices.

@donaldlyons17

9 ай бұрын

I think food is high priced in the stores so how can the places reselling it not be expensive too? Yes the buy in bulk but the odds are good bulk prices are higher than before too..

Is that Rice Bran oil that you’re putting in the Rice? Any recipes?

@bobbond6028

Ай бұрын

No recipe yes rice oil

So can you do double or triple portions of stuff for employee meal ?

@maxwellgarcia_

5 ай бұрын

depends on the location, my location lets me do whatever

@CEA9234

2 ай бұрын

@maxwellgarcia_ cool. I might do 3x steak soon

Do they really pay you minimum wage bro? I’m in college in Valdosta, Georgia. Not too far from tally. Was thinking about getting a job there since our locations are hiring right now. But can’t do it for minimum wage, was hoping for $14-$16 an hour at least

@maxwellgarcia_

Ай бұрын

Not quite minimum wage, a couple dollars more (but in many places I’m sure it is the minimum wage like California)

I rem it was a nightmare working there. The management. Having to be super fake to customers. And how they try to make you feel like it's a "family." 🤢

Thank you so much. I really like it. Greetings from Guadalajara Jalisco México

As a grill man at chipotle it’s very annoying to me how busy grill is and how much work is required for grill it would be so much easier with two people on grill in my opinion

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

grill IMO is toughest chipotle position

Lmfaooo 50% of orders that exactly my order I gotta switch up one time I got all three meats and they said they never seen anyone do that

i’m not really a live by the book person but i really want to be lol i never want to come off as naggy or extra as a lead but i need to build that confidence to not care what ppl think

i learned the chipotle way first before using cheats like throwing the barbacoa and carnitas in the queso pot, i feel bad that ur chipotle doesn't prep chicken for u man that's what makes my shift 10x just grabbing a chicken from the reach in 😂

Nah bruh u gotta use the salt shaker for the chicken and steak 😭😭 and more salt on the steak

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

lol, I sometimes don’t use the salt shaker 🧂

@maxwellgarcia_

Жыл бұрын

and my gosh, the amount of salt consumption at chipotle is astronomical