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Chipotle Extra Portion Policy

Comparison of extra portion policies between standard and premium ingredients.

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businessinsider.com
I Tested Chipotle Portions After CEO Said Customers Can Ask for Extra ...

I tested Chipotle's portion sizes after its CEO said customers should "just ask" for more food. Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert 2026-05-07T08:11:01.231Z Chipotle's CEO went viral this week after saying customers should ask for more food if they want it. I went to three different locations to put his promise of "abundance" to the test. I found that portion sizes — and whether you can get extra add-ons for free — depend on who you ask. The first Chipotle employee I spoke to started scooping more steak into my bowl before I could finish my sentence. "Can I get a little extra meat?" I asked.Without hesitation, the worker reached for another full scoop.I stopped her midway through. I wasn't actually trying to order my bowl "double protein" style. I was testing a claim made this week by Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright, after years of complaints that the chain's portions have gotten stingier."You should ask for a little more," Boatwright said on Yahoo Finance's "Power Players" podcast."Abundance," he added, "has always been our brand ethos, and it is still to this day: We serve big, beautiful bowls and burritos — full stop, no questions asked.""If you want more, just ask the team member," Boatwright said in a clip that has since gone viral. "I promise you, there's never a team member on that line who's going to say no to you."So on Wednesday afternoon, I visited three Chipotle locations in California to see what would happen if I asked for more. The lunch rush found the dining room nearly full, with a long line of customers waiting for their to-go orders. Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert The answer: It depends on what you're asking for, who's behind the counter, and how much food the store has left that day.At all three locations, workers told me the same thing: Customers can ask for extra portions of non-premium ingredients like rice, beans, fajita veggies, corn salsa, cheese, and lettuce without being charged more.Protein, guacamole, and queso are different.When reached for comment by Business Insider, a Chipotle spokesperson reiterated the policy. The chain's new cilantro lime sauce is also extra, they said."At Chipotle, our intentions are to provide a great guest experience every time," Laurie Schalow, chief corporate affairs officer, said in a statement to Business Insider. That's why guests can "vocalize or digitally select their desired portions" of all non-premium ingredients.Santa Barbara, CaliforniaAt the first location, after I identified myself as a re...

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people.com
Chipotle CEO Says Customers Should Ask for Extra Portions

Chipotle's CEO encouraged customers to ask for extra portions, emphasizing the brand's focus on abundance and value Online commenters questioned the CEO's claims, with some doubting whether extra ...

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diningandcooking.com
Chipotle CEO Says Just 'Ask For More' In Your Burrito. No One's Buying ...

Chipotle initially denied changing portion sizes, saying "there have been no changes in our portion sizes," but CEO at the time Brian Niccol later acknowledged during an earnings call that more than 10% of the company's restaurants had been under-serving customers and needed to be "retrained" and "re-coached" to meet the chain's ...

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yahoo.com
Chipotle CEO tells customers to 'just ask' if they want ... - Yahoo

Chipotle's chief corporate affairs and food safety officer also assured People in an interview last May that there had been no changes to the company's portion sizes. "Our intentions are to ...

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