Emma was great! Super helpful and patient. I really appreciate not feeling rushed and when I can feel employees actually like their jobs. Only reason for four stars is the pricing of Chipotle, but that's not new news. read more

Chipotle used to be my quick meal pitstop. That was before I moved to La Mesa and got introduced to this sad excuse of a storefront representing Chipotle Mexican Grill. Halfway through my meal, I remembered exactly why I stopped coming here and why local spots will always win. I placed an order through their mobile app for pickup in store and that wasn't even the issue. Service was alright but they were clearly trying to rush everything out like they were about to close, even though there was still an hour and a half left. The real issue was the food. The bags are sealed so I trusted them and didn't check anything, which was my first mistake. I ordered a burrito bowl with their new chicken al pastor, a kids barbacoa quesadilla with chips, and a mandarin agua fresca, plus a large side of their new cilantro lime sauce, a large corn salsa, and an extra order of chips. Once I got home, I checked my bag. In true Chipotle fashion, I only got the kids size chip bag, but honestly that might have been a blessing because the chips were stale, soaked in oil, and aggressively salty. Like one chip in and you're already thinking about your blood pressure. The kids quesadilla meal is priced well. I got white rice and pinto beans as my sides, and while the rice was cooked fine, both had this weird aftertaste of old bottled lime juice. Not fresh, not bright, just straight off. The beans had decent flavor at first but then that weird lime hit and ruined it. The only thing that saved this meal a little was the barbacoa quesadilla. It was warm, the meat was tender and flavorful, just oily which is expected. I tried the burrito bowl and I will say the al pastor chicken actually had good flavor and a nice kick, so credit where it's due. The new cilantro lime sauce was mid at best, barely any lime, heavy on cilantro, and the best part was finding random chunks of avocado in it. I'm sorry but that's just sloppy. I know Chipotle isn't exactly known for being allergy safe, but that's still something that should not be happening. The corn salsa was also salty, which at this point just felt like their theme. The only thing that didn't disappoint was the mandarin agua fresca, but let's be real, they don't even make that. Overall this was oily, salty, inconsistent, and just disappointing. Chipotle used to be the go to for quick, decent food, but now it just feels lazy. Save your money and support a local spot that actually cares. read more

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To say we weren't satisfied with our experience doesn't do it justice. Ordered ahead on the app because we were coming home from a sporting event and just wanted to get there and have the food ready to go. That was our first mistake. Asked the woman at the counter if our order was ready and she went to the back without telling me a word and she didn't reappear for about another 7-8 minutes. When she did reappear there still nothing said to me, it was just so she could put two other to-go orders up. She then violently grabbed 2 other online orders that had been setting on the handoff area since we walked in and chucked them in the trash and disappeared again to the back. Meanwhile 4 customers had walked in and ordered their food and had it made right in front of them. So what's the point of ordering ahead if people can walk in 10 minutes after I place my order and get their food before me? Mind you aside from a few others waiting for their DoorDash pickups, the place was empty. And while we are talking about the place, it was absolutely trashed. As we walked in we were thinking since we were all pretty hungry that we would eat inside the restaurant instead of taking it home. That decision was made for us very quickly. Every single table was filthy. Every. Single. One. Still 2 hours before they were closing but it looked as if they were trying to close the lobby. Also the counters in the back where they prepare the foods were a disaster. My wife decided she didn't even want to eat whatever food we eventually got. It was just pretty unsanitary looking to us. After a 16 minute wait we received our order without any mention of the wait. Asked if we could have a side of the vinaigrette dressing and they said they were all out. Got home and opened up our bowl and found it to be SUBSTANTIALLY less food than what we are accustomed to. The protein portion of our bowl was just unacceptable for what we paid. So I would highly recommend avoiding this location late at night at least. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Pretty dirty counters for not a busy time and there being at least 5 employees working. Plus every table in the dining room was dirty. - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Person giving the food was rude and greedy with the portions! BEYOND corporate greedy, as if she wanted all the food for her self! At one point I was wondering if I had ordered the one for children, while this lady who looked like she hated her job and her life, giving me the most tiniest amounts of food, she was simultaneously giving me the ugliest and snarkiest stares, looking at me like I was a nut job for ordering food at a food place! This was the bowl that had the MOST amount of food, the second bowl that my friend tried to order had even LESS than this, the rice she gave barely filled up HALF of the bowl, and because we're not paying 11$ for a bowl that can't even feed a teenager, we ditched that ludicrous bowl! read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

My husband took me to get dinner at Chipotle on Fletcher Pkwy, La Mesa. My chicken bowl was delicious. The service was fast and friendly. The Restraunt was nice and clean. I enjoyed it very much. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Chicken Bowl. - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

I was always a Chipotle fan. I was born in the 80's so I'm very familiar with their quality, their aquisiton by Mcdonalds, and their buyout. The quality was always suprior. Their grilled meats, their freshly prepared sauces, their huge portions all of it was top notch. Not anymore. Their portions lean 100% to their cheaper ingredients. Cheese, rice, that makes up about 85% of their entree. The rest is the protein, sour cream, 2 pieces of lettuice, salsas. Their entrees used to be created for quality, now they're created for sales and quantity. Do not go over on portions or we will lose money type of thing. Do not get me wrong, these still taste amazing, but they're 40% of the portion they used to be. I ordered a bowl + chips and queso, $33 for a 4 mile delivery from doordash. I don't care about the costs of doordash, we do well, but the cost of the product to what was received bothered me. Double up on your protein, ask for extra everthing, pay 2x and you'll be back to the original Chipotle ethos. It still has pazazz, but it may be worth skipping. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - $33 - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

8:30pm and you don't close until 11 and you're already out of steak? How does that even happen? But wait, there's more lol. I then made the drive to the Navajo location thinking they were about to save the day and they were OUT OF STEAK TOO. I'd leave them a 1-star review as well, but I didn't want to damage their already elite 1.6 star legacy. Did the cows clock out early today or what??? read more

I want to preface this review stating I'm aware the service industry is a rough job and very emotionally taxing, but you should never be visibly irritated at a customer when they're asking you to remedy something that is obviously an error on a service workers part. If we order two bowls, and one bowl is given two scoops of protein and the other gets only one - if this is pointed out the very basic and correct thing is to simply make the bowls equal. Not to argue about this being how your portioning works, if that was the case both bowls would've only had one to begin with. At the least saying "our policy is only one scoop, she gave you extra" cool, that's a great way for the customer to make sense of the situation and move on. Instead the person was visibly annoyed and each individual after the young man I tried to ask about it was also short and rude. Crazy thing to decide to have solidarity on. I won't be back to this location. I'm not surprised chipotle stock tanked the way it did. The drive true is borderline useless. read more

I love chipotle, but this location is really challenging unless you are ordering at the counter IN THE STORE. I've had great experiences when walking in and ordering at the counter--nice staff, clean interior and plenty of parking. I have never had a good experience with pickup or delivery. The last three times that I've ordered pick up or food delivery, I have had particularly underwhelming experiences. For the price you pay, especially for the food delivery apps, you should be expecting the same quality as if you were ordering in store. Most recently, I ordered a burrito bowl about two hours before closing, and received a half full burrito bowl that was missing items. I had asked for fajita veggies, and I received ONE single pepper, not even full servings of rice, beans or meat. The only item that was standard was layer of cheese on top. If I was at the counter, I would've never accepted this bowl. Especially when you're paying 2x to have it delivered, it should be the same quality as if it was in store, and certainly the same quantity of food. I would recommend ordering from another location. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Horrible quantities of food via pickup or delivery. - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

This location might be the most stingy Chipotle in the United States. They gave me a burrito the size of an empty roll of toilet. All staff that worked here on 18APR2026 need training on how to NOT rip off their customers. read more

I definitely will not be returning to this location. The service was poor, and the place was a complete mess.

I generally don't go to Chipotle but grabbed a salad bowl today for pick up through the app. My order was ready and waiting when I got there, everything packaged perfectly. The restaurant seemed clean and the employees seemed friendly helping customers. My bowl was just meh, pretty tasteless, some of the steak chewy or with crunchy parts. For it being a salad it barely has any lettuce and lots of the center white part that most people toss when cutting lettuce. For the money I would much rather visit any of the local taco shops we have around, more food and better tasting for the same price or less. read more

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This chipotle location is pretty hit or miss. Sometimes the service is good sometimes it is not the best. The food is usually consistent though. This time I ordered a quesadilla meal and the service was not the best. I asked for sour cream as a side and the lady didn't put much because the tray was empty. It was refilled immediately but she didn't add more sour cream to my tray so I got a little less than half a scoop of sour cream. You can see in my photo how full the corn and beans are compared to the sour cream. Overall it was just an ok experience. Probably would only go here if I had no other options and was really craving Chipotle. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Quesadilla meal - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

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I am a long time customer of this Chipotle location. This 2 star review is about my experiences with the drive thru over the last few months. I have become very disappointed in this location for the drive thru. Multiple burritos I have received over the last few months have been significantly smaller than what I get when I have gone inside. I have already complained about this to staff once, and it has kept happening....it's just really inconsistent and it's disappointing to pay $20+ for a small burrito that can be finished in a few bites I received another small burrito in the drive thru again tonight, and that is making me write this review. I'm guessing that whoever is making the burritos thinks that the quality for the drive thru orders is not important. I just don't understand how they can wrap something like this and think it will be acceptable. I want to note that there are some awesome people who work here, and they deserve the highest ratings. This review is not about them. read more

Food was good and the inside was clean but wow was one of the employees rude as hell I am reading out orders for 3 people and I am being rushed mind u the interaction was maybe 2 minutes idk what the rush was only 1 person was behind me lmfao the employee was very irritated at me for some reason idk just sensed a lot of attitude. read more

Thomas is the goat. Give him a raise. 1000% will be back. Customer service and attentiveness unparalleled.

This is the most disgusting chipotle I've ever been to. I normally come here maybe once a year and every time I do, the chicken tastes raw, undercooked, pink, and no seasoning. The rice is so hard. I'm not sure if this is corporate owned or privately owned. But I always feel so disgusted with the food here. Management here is terrible because it reflects on their food read more

Food is always fresh here. I typically get the chicken salad, lettuce on the bottom and top, both types of beans, fajita peppers, pico, cheese, sour cream, topped with lettuce. As usual it was a win. Service was fast and friendly. The establishment is well lit and has a clean, open space, and had a chill vibe. The only thing I had an issue with was that a large bag of chips isn't really large and had a more than a few stale chips but the Queso made up for it. The cost of those two were about a little over 8 bucks for a large queso and chips- fill the chip bag with fresh chips and we got a winner at here!!! I would definitely come back to this location. read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Chicken Salad - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

I ordered on 2/20/26. There was a bug in my bowl!!! I was so disgusted, I thought it was a black bean before inspecting it. I made a joke about the reviews for this place before ordering, I should have listened. I am traumatized. read more

Ordered online, when I got home and gave my son his chicken bowl it was only filled half way with like 6 tiny pieces of chicken. Very very disappointed and I feel just because I didn't l leave a tip this is how customers get treated. My recommendation for customers is order inside because no one would dare to give you this amount in your face. So if you want the correct amount you pay for leave a tip or go inside. read more

I rarely leave reviews but felt compelled after so many bad experiences at this Chipotle. We used to pickup food to-go from this location every single week but finally stopped 1.5 years ago due to consistently inedible guacamole. I've left feedback in the app after every online order affected by this, but apparently it goes unheeded. We decided to try again for the first time since June 2023 after hearing that Chipotle overall had been turning things around, but were completely disappointed in this location again tonight. All three orders of guacamole were brown and inedible, and my son's quesadilla had cold unmelted cheese. I don't know if it's just because we're ordering to-go (because I can't imagine them scooping this in front of a customer), but it's really frustrating have to throw away guacamole I paid extra for. read more

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GO TO ANY OTHER LOCATION. LITERALLY...OR GO TO CAVA I don't know what is going on with the management/employees at this location but OMG.. if you have to drive 20 minutes to another store, just do it. Avoid this location at all costs. Every. Single. Order. I get is wrong or missing paid additions, cold, stale or sloppily thrown together. I 100% understand understaffing and underpay but for something to be completely wrong every single order (50+) is incomprehensible. Unfortunately this is the only location close by so I have given up and stopped being a Chipotle customer unless I'm close to a different location. read more

Update chipotle reached out and stated they would reach out to the store clearly with all reach outs to store previously this hasn't helped. Choose another location. Came to write a review of course they don't have a good amount of stars. Terrible service & no black beans for a whole day. How does this work? No discount no accommodations would've been nice for at least a sorry. This is a main part of their rice bowls. I think. Good luck. I'd go to another location with kinder ppl. read more

Food is okay but the staff and cleanliness is awful. Not a clean table in the place. Garbages are overflowing and self serve drink are is not maintained or cleaned at all. My last visit to this location read more

Can't say enough wonderful things about the team that served us this afternoon. Arlene instantly made us laugh while providing exceptional service the minute we walked through the door. She raved about the freshly made garlic guajillo and insisted we try. She offered us a sample. It was absolutely delicious, so we took two orders of it! Kennedy was so sweet, and both ladies were so generous with the portions. No cheap-otle around here my friend! Pam checked us out and was so patient while we worked out redeeming our chipotle points. The dining area is so clean and well maintained. We sat to enjoy our food, and were able to take our time to appreciate how fresh, delicious, and properly cooked everything was! The chips were soooo fresh and crispy (I find often times at other locations they taste really stale). I am really impressed with how wonderful everything is here! Looking forward to coming back :) read more

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Every single time we come here, almost every pot of meat is empty and cold. Tried to ask how long until they're refilled them so we could wait and this guy really said "not anytime soon." The poor guy really scooped up the watery mess and tried to call it a serving! To be fair he tried to get it from the drive through pot but was very obviously scolded for doing so. Management doesn't seem like they want to help the new people working. He would ask questions to other staff and get ignored. It wasn't until we were ready to pay that someone stepped in to help but she seemed annoyed that she had to do so. I don't blame the new guy, it 100% is due to poor management. I'm baffled that they almost charged me double servings when I had to pick another meat because the watery mess of left over Barbacoa didn't look close to a serving. So disappointing because it's a 2 minute drive from our home. read more

Furious with how dirty and vareless this location has become. My son ordered a double chicken burrito .. we get a scoop and a half scoop .. i ask why the second scoop was minimized to a half and the guy behind the counter had the nerve to be like oh well the first scoop had a little more in it than it should have so I had to compensate for the second scoop... BS the staff tried to play us and still charged us double meat. We will never return and I hope this goes all the way to corporate because they definitely shorted us for the last time. countertops were completely a dirty mess that looked like it hadn't been cleaned in hours. The whole vibe of the staff didn't look friendly or welcoming from the moment we walked in zero stars. read more

Very dirty a there was mess of food the lady that's asian with glasses very rude very disrespectful it made me disgusted from the service to the cleaning of the staff and the restaurant highly not recommend read more

Foos is not fresh m, the line where they serve is filthy. The trash is always over flowing. Ambiance is hard to look at when all this going on. read more

Definitely the worst Chipotle in the area. Every time I've been they have one employee doing all the work while the others are chilling in the back. Due to this strategy the line moves very slowly. Also every time I've been they are out of something. I've noticed they'll be out of something and just choose not to make more. My last visit they were "out" of the sour cream, I highly doubt a restaurant doesn't have any sour cream. Tables are gross, bathrooms aren't clean. There's a serious lack of management at this location. If you want to see a really well-run Chipotle I'd suggest the one in Eastlake read more

I had the pleasure of stopping by today. Let me tell you, the new Smoked Brisket is phenomenal. The flavor is out of this world. The person making my bowl was Cristina. She is great at Customer Service and welcomed us with a smile and greeting. Great experience and great service will always keep customers coming back. read more

The wait here is absolutely gnarly. Employees tend to socialize while the line is out the door. Don't try to order and do a digital pickup to avoid the indoor line. The drive-thru takes forever and you run the risk of being trapped between other cars. The food is solid, but not worth waiting 45 minutes for. I won't be returning during my lunch breaks. read more

I've given this Chipotle location multiple chances -- three, to be exact -- and I'm officially done. I eat at Chipotle pretty often, and despite living just down the street from this one, I find myself driving all the way to the Mission Valley location because the difference is that noticeable. The food here consistently looks unappetizing and tastes just as bad. Quality and freshness seem to be an ongoing issue, and it's disappointing every time. At this point, I'd rather go out of my way for a better experience than settle for this. read more

For the love of GOD can you guys investigate who makes the guacamole at this location?! It is unlike any guac I have ever gotten at other chipotle locations. It's runny and has chunks of stuff (maybe avocado skin, lettuce, I'm not sure what else) and just generally tastes way off. This is a consistent issue here. I would say 8 times out of 10 the guacamole is like this. Can someone please do some training and check the darn instructions for making guacamole. I have paid countless times for a large guac on DoorDash only to be given a cup of some green slop with some avocado in it. Fool me 20 times I'm just never going to order from here again. read more

8pm 10/20/24 dine in listen to songs her p wetter blasted on radio. Think twice before bringing your children to this night club. Agreed it was slow but every table unclean. read more

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I dont think i have ever bothered to leave a review in my life but this Chipotle has been the closest to me for the past three years of living in La Mesa and it is absolutely horrendous somehow every time I order from here is the worst made burrito or bowl that I ever get something is always missing and is a completely horrendous. I literally go out of my way to drive to the one by SDSU because I know that they will make something that's actually decent. I don't know what the management here is doing but they need to figure something out read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - A horrible "Burrito" - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

I ordered a bowl through the mobile app and picked it up at the drive thru window. When i got home i realized that although the bag had the correct name, the bowl did not. Drove back to the store and let them know. The gal at the window was RUDE!! She didnt speak to me just motioned for me to hand her the incorrect food and brought me back the correct bowl. No sorry for the inconvenience, just nothing. Your food is great but need to train your staff on basic manners and professionalism. read more

I've ordered chipotle for delivery a few times, but this was the second time my order has come from this location and let me just say, oh hell no. I ordered a chicken burrito with chips and it was a waste of $45. The guac was completely rancid to the point that I had to spit out and toss most of my burrito after noticing it on my second bite. It tasted completely off and smelled sour as if it had been left sitting out for hours or just an old batch in the fridge. Absolutely disgusting. The chips were insanely stale to the point where they were as hard as a rock and inedible. I can see why the ratings are so low, worst chipotle I've ever been to or received an order from. read more

There is quack inside the wrapper that wrapped my burito I do not like quacamole so this isn't cool my girl is allergic so if I gave her a bit it would have ended badly. Thanks a lot chipotle.... read more

Chipotle Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

okay chipotle on fletcher! yall stepped your game up !! good DELICIOUS piping hot customer service fast friendly - Nicholas you're doing amazing!! if you didn't like coming here before make you to come back and try bec for sure stepped their game up to top tier ! also the new ranch and honey chipotle chicken is amazing ! read more