Chipotle May Discontinue Chorizo; Would You Care?

It hasn’t even been a year since Chipotle added chorizo sausage to its menu on a nationwide basis, but there’s the possibility it could be going away — but would that many people really miss it?

Earlier this summer, Chipotle began testing queso at a small number of test stores, and now Business Insider reports that queso-selling stores in Chipotle’s home state of Colorado are not selling chorizo, presumably to keep the total number of menu items the same.

If chorizo were to go away, it may not be sorely missed by most Chipotle customers. According to industry analyst Peter Saleh of BTIG, the sausage only accounts for about 3% of the chain’s protein sales, dwarfed by the much more popular beef, chicken, and pork. So if queso goes nationwide, that might be the end of Chipotle’s chorizo experiment.

At the same time, judging by some responses to the queso on social media, Chipotle might not want to go nationwide with that new menu item:

Chipotle's queso sauce is garbage

— Pete Cardenas (@pete_cardenas12) August 17, 2017

Love me some #Chipotle, but that #Queso is absolute garbage. #sorrynotsorry

— Stephen Lemieux (@StephenLemieux) August 17, 2017

It is with a heavy heart that I share that chipotle's queso has a very weird texture and just isn't that good

— chicken white (@rannah_h0se) August 17, 2017

Has anyone else tasted the new chipotle queso? It tastes like microwaved kraft cheese from the cheese and sticks snacks

— Dylan (@dylanntrudeau) August 17, 2017

by Laura Northrup via Consumerist