Qdoba

Senior Addison Joseph eats Qdoba about three times a week to resolve the craving that only a Qdoba burrito can fill.  And his story is not an uncommon tale.  Another senior, Emily Longman said, “I go once every week or two.  My family’s kind of addicted.”

When taking a bite into a Qdoba burrito, one cannot deny the explosion of awesomeness in one’s mouth.  Junior Griffin Reed described Qdoba food as, “tantalizingly delicious,” for the word, “good” would never satisfy to describe a Qdoba burrito.

As it’s fierce rival, Chipotle, Qdoba often comes out on top.  Due to Qdoba’s superb taste, variety, queso sauce, and quality, Qdoba would be hard to beat.

When comparing the different types of food, Qdoba is the clear winner.  Sophomore Alaina Curran said, “I like Qdoba better because of the variety, like the taco salads, burritos, nacho gumbo, and the tortilla soup.”

The variety adds much more diversity to the experience of Qdoba, so everyone can have something according to their own personal taste.

With variety of salsa, Qdoba also is the victor with pico de gallo, chile corn, verde, roja, and habanero sauce.  The frequent adoration of Qdoba is due to the queso sauce.  As sophomore Noah Engel says, “Queso make the world a better place for people of all colors and religions.”  Senior Varun Chakravarthy even resolves to order the Three Cheese Queso Burrito with a side of chips and queso sauce.  The lack of queso sauce definitely puts Chipotle at a disadvantage.

Also, the food quality at Qdoba is superior to that at Chipotle’s, even though Chipotle is renowned for natural farm raised animals.  Sophomore Reeves Oyster said, “I think the guacamole is definitely better at Qdoba, which is my favorite part about a burrito, but I also think that the meat is less chewy, and it overall tastes better.”

Junior Stephanie Langendoerfer agreed that Qdoba has superior food quality.  “Being Mexican-American, it is more “authentic” than Chipotle in my opinion,” Langendoerfer said.

The Qdoba restaurant was founded in 1995 by Colorado native Anthony Miller and his partner Robert Hauser, expanding to operate more than 600 restaurants nationwide.  With 24 Qdoba restaurants located in Saint Louis, those who are undecided for whether Qdoba or Chipotle is better should go to discover for themselves which is their preference.  However, the taste buds cannot lie, and as the people have proven, Qdoba is the victor.