Is Chipotle catering tacky?

I think it's a great idea. People do BBQ and Olive Garden, so why not Chipotle? I had a barn reception too, and we used Zoe's Kitchen. I don't see a burrito bowl being messy.

I think previous posters made great points!

This is a “do as you please” moment in my opinion. You aren’t forcing your family to work, this isn’t harming the experience of your guests, and you are providing a full catered meal. I see no issues here. However, catering from a Mexican restaurant is another great idea and would likely be able to provide you with full service catering, and probably better food, for a similar price. I would check out local restaurants in your area!

As long as the rest of the event matches the formality, I think you’re good to go. Just don’t have formal invitations so people know the event will be casual.

i went to a wedding this past May and they had a buffet of Mexican food (delicious) and at the bottom of their invitations, it said “Fiesta and drinks to follow” or something like that! That way, people know what to expect since a traditional invite would say “Reception to follow” or something similar.

I feel like Chipotle would be a good option because you can get nice chaffing containers and dress it up. How cool would it be to add a salsa bar??? Also once in the chaffing dishes, how can anyone tell it is Chipotle? Rice and beans and tortillas and chicken all looks the same. You can add little cute tags with the name of the food. As a final peace offering to your parents, maybe have Chipotle at your rehearsal dinner and something else at your reception? That way you still get Chipotle. Woo hooooo

Wow I'm shocked with the Chipotle hate. I could go several times a week no problem and my family wouldn't think twice if we had used them. When we first started planning. I was thinking about having multiple food stations of our favorite places. So we'd have Chipotle area, there's a local Thai restaurant that we'd love and have a dish or two from them. Etc.. We ended up not doing it because our venue required us to use a specific vendor and I stopped thinking it through.

Chipotle would be great for a Rehearsal dinner, but not really at a wedding reception. You would have to set this up yourself, and keep everything warm. They do provide warmers but I'm not sure how long they last.

This would stress me out unless you were paying someone to pick up, set up, and serve your meal. I also know that not everyone likes Chipotle, so you're not really offering any variety. It's also not super cheap compared to other restaurants that do buffet catering. You're looking at 10-12 dollars per person plus tax, and you are in charge of set up if you pay for delivery. It's honestly not a great deal unless you're doing less than 30 people.

I also am getting married in a barn with chandeliers and chipotle would just not go at all with the decor. It would be weird and just make my whole reception feel tacky. At least that's my personal opinion.

I love Chipotle. And if you were going to do burritto/taco bar I would rather someplace like Chipotle that knows how to do large groups down to a science versus a small local Mexican place who might not have large scale catering done on the regular. But some people will see the name Chipotle and not like it just because it is Chipotle. (I have a friend who eat Qudoba but refuses Chipotle because it's just 'so gross'. So if I pick up food from there, I switch it to a Qudoba bag before I see her and she tells me how it is so much better than that gross Chipotle I usually get)

I would make sure people know the casual vibe of your wedding - I would be a little annoyed going super formal then eating Chipotle - but otherwise I see nothing wrong with it.

View Quoted Comment "You aren’t forcing your family to work, this isn’t harming the experience of your guests, and you are providing a full catered meal. "

All. Of. This.

YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH CHIPOTLE tacos burritos etc

It is not Tacky if they serve it buffet style and you make it look nice and decorate the table or use nice buffet chafing dishes they will note even know! Just get nice chafing dishes and girl no one will even notice.

Chipotle for a wedding seems fine. I don't understand why almost everyone else who's commented has a problem with Chipotle at a wedding. Most of the weddings I've been to the food is utterly forgettable at best, but frequently it's inedible: a pile of lettuce with no dressing called "a salad", over cooked and dry chicken, mashed potatoes clearly from a box, and cold yet over cooked vegetables that were probably frozen at some point just to name a few. Chipotle would be a welcomed and interesting alternative. Unfortunately, there will be a lot of pretentious, uptight people who will judge you for having Chipotle served at your wedding because it's not "classy" enough for them.

I get that some people just don't like Chipotle, but the idea that you are going to order food from any single restaurant for 100+ people and everyone is going to be satisfied with it is unrealistic. You will never make everyone happy, so just make sure to make yourself happy.

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HI there, this is an old thread just as heads up.

One general thing here is you need to make sure the Chipotle is maintained and then served at food safe temperatures. That means equipment. Who will be serving and cleaning up after everyone? Thoughts to consider. It doesn't really have to do with class.

You said that you should be sure and make yourself happy, however when you're involving other people by inviting them, it's your job to make sure everyone is happy. It's good hosting.

Anyhow, welcome to WW!

I think that's nice food option for a wedding but I would be prepared and make sure there's a lot of napkins because Mexican cuisine can get messy.