Chipotle Day In The Life | behind the counter, grill shift, line, DML, prep

I've been working at Chipotle part-time for a year and 3 months now, let me show off a few of my skills
Hello there! I’m Maxwell Garcia. I’m a rising sophomore at the University of Florida State at Tallahassee, Florida studying electrical engineering. Currently hoping to work for Elon Musk under Tesla or SpaceX or maybe work somewhere to afford a Model Y w/ FSD. I make mostly vlogs centered around my life and occasionally make more deep dives into my revolving door of hobbies. I’m a flawed human and full of love to give!
-Max
What camera do I use?
Mostly my iPhone 12 with a sprinkle of Canon M50, GoPro Hero 6, DJi Spark
Where was i born?
in the greater suburb of Miami
What is my age?
i was born in the 21st century
Thank you for watching! I hope i informed/entertained you in some manner!
INSTAGRAM: maxwellgarcia_1

[@livingfaith91]

I was a GM for Chipotle for a few years. I do have to say that it was the 2 best store that I managed for food wise. All restaurants cook leftovers. But Chipotle is the only one that uses day old and throws it after. Their prep is the best I’ve seen with freshness. I actually ran the 9th best Chipotle in the US. They paid managers really well but I have to say they pay employees garbage. The reason I left was because it’s a greedy company. Their standards are high and unreasonable and give no wiggle room to be generous at times with those high prices that’s why you see the skimpy bowls at times

[@kikis8150]

Do they take the leftover chicken off the line and then put it in the fridge ? I’m asking because I have an allergy to gluten and I always am the first person when chipotle opens lol.

[@chrismofo1]

Yes baby girl

[@Jack-os2yw]

⁠@@kikis8150Yes, we do I’m not sure for others but the chipotle I worked at and a few others did!

[@jasonwalls1042]

Fctz I'm a kl and I use those first my re-heats are the first to go and I make sure it's not much we use cook to order...or pretty much a system to track sales and predict future sales... so I cook accordingly to what the sheet says but it's always hit or miss.. you can't account for the basketball team who is traveling... or the 6-7 catering orders we get.... but chipotle is a fun spot to work mangers are cool... but that's another story.... but for the most part we good it's an extended family

[@localmilfchaser6938]

@@kikis8150what’s yo ig @ shawty?

[@MominKhan-jk9pu]

Man I wish I could work mornings. Seems like heaven compared to night shifts. Chipotle makes it so difficult

[@parsifalkitty5109]

I used to work Grill as a closer and then Opener when the store I worked at moved me to a different place. I worked for Chipotle for 3-4 years and man I just had so many flashbacks. The double toss down of ckn was something I learned out of desperation because I had the main line and a drive thru line that just slammed my ckn. Same thing with the steak at some point. But it got to the point where I was the only person that could get away with bending so many of the rules and such because I was such a beast at Grill that neither line was fully out of anything on the hot side. Then I learned all the times that it would be busy since we were posted right across from a Uni. Still many memories made their and plenty of stories that would get me fired if I was still their and told the managers but the ones I worked with that were also doing Uni were pretty chill. Still this video sums up morning Grill

[@seventwoseven1901]

I used to do this stuff for 5 years. I thought about going back but I do not miss doing that at all. Makes me anxious just thinking about doing it.

[@williamha4124]

Interesting! Love seeing behind the scenes of this stuff.

[@bryannetto2725]

Used to work at Chipotle for about 3-4 months, started out on line then I moved over to grill. I moved countries but I really wanted to stay, quite enjoyed the job. Favorite part of the day was probably making a brisket quesadilla for me when I was on break when the brisket first came out lmao

[@camillefaulkner3267]

PLEASE Help me make the chicken quesadilla, I spend so much on door dash 😫😫😫

[@colinbecker6869]

@@camillefaulkner3267 The old way was just a tortilla folded in half with cheese and meat. The new way is harder to replicate

[@tayedwards600]

fellow grill person here. loved the pov angle! salute brotha!

[@that1weebooz843]

Holy I’m shocked with how little prep this was, I use to work at Cafe Rio basically Chipotle’s competitor and they had my sister do Grill plus HAND WASH DISHES. It would’ve been much better with a automatic dishwasher. We even make the tortillas fresh and I’d get so pissed when I’d have to make more than 300 a day for Taco Tuesdays 🥲

[@wotceseriescollector]

prob taste better then out of a bag

[@nicolew672]

that's because this guy is grill. there is an actual team dedicated to prep that has to cut and prepare the stuff grill cooks

[@orionpk]

this is very nice, all that REAL food cooking up, panda express is like this too.

[@laynanay6252]

doing it the “chipotle” way is slow that’s why i don’t do it lol they expect us to be done at certain times when they want us to be perfect with everything, you can’t have both

[@maxwellgarcia_]

I agree, the chipotle way is not efficient

[@SenpaiKai9000]

love these videos homie! get on that shorts/tiktok grind!

[@Gunk05]

I love you and happy birthday

[@jasonwalls1042]

I'm currently a back of the house trainer and this is pretty spot on

[@walkingturret]

I used to go to this same chipotle, you guys rocked!

[@maxwellgarcia_]

Thanks 😊

[@localmilfchaser6938]

Why stop?

[@groovy1937]

I owned a restaurant and bar for 20 years. It is hard work because it is so intense and you work constantly (that goes for people who have work ethic and want to produce quality). I am surprised to see that you make the tea on the stove top in kettles, we ran our big tea bags in through our bunn hot water machine that made coffee too, it was made strong and then diluted to proper strength with ice. We did all our own prep in the AM for the day and the often all day long depending on demand. Our food was always fresh due to turnover in sales - nothing sat. We labeled everything with dates so rotation was followed. Of course we were Serv-Safe certified, I had all my kitchen staff take classes - that is important. We sliced all our own deli meats and cheeses every other day - lots of Globe slicer work. Prep work tires you out, then working the line finishes you off. I often enjoyed just going in the dish room and doing dishes - it was therapeutic. Customers would be surprised to find out that as the owner I wash dishes. Yes, as the owner you do everything including cleaning toilets. Staff doesn't always show up or you have staff that have shortcomings. Food service is a young persons business. I was worn out and sold my business to someone else luckily several years before the pandemic. They couldn't hack it and the building somehow caught fire. Restaurant in trouble often have "fires" mysteriously happen. You see a lot of fires in the news when the economy gets tough.

[@justinfortu]

How much did you sell the business for boss? Heard the going rate is a multiple of 1 year earnings, is that true? Thanks for the story!

[@enneth8435]

ok but who asked?

[@Bekindloveis]

Thats sounds sus 😂

[@davidziemann9653]

Makes me love Chipotle even more. I hope all are ran this well and as much prep.

[@edwinner100]

Shut up bro

[@localmilfchaser6938]

Shut up bro

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

I'm glad you confessed about the chicken sometimes being leftovers during opening hours.....Still tasted fine to me but I'll def get the steak if I'm there right when it opens

[@ownSystem]

Good job man one of my first jobs out of high school liked working at C was great experience:)

[@romeodavis1052]

I used to work at Qdoba and a lot of this stuff is giving me flash backs.

[@hyenyen7077]

Wow your kitchen so clean all i say that store its nice and clean

[@RatMother]

Cheers for point of view brother!

[@robertgonzales-vk5ht]

This was really helpful and pricise.

[@boshxs3926]

Double lay only, gotta have 4 backups for when I open

[@ManuelCruz-tn4do]

I worked there for about 6 months back in 2021 and damm this brought back nostalgia.

[@maxwellgarcia_]

the joys and the struggles

[@JC-0203]

Great job you are a wonderful worker.

[@maxwellgarcia_]

thank you ☺️

[@JC-0203]

Your welcome

[@jonci9712]

Love this video bro I am starting a close prep so I wish I have a easy time.

[@shanawoodring6967]

yay and congradulations

[@Mexico.10]

Once I went for a Burrito in LA and I loved it .

[@robertchavez8759]

I been at chipotle for about 4 months now, and I'm still slow at prepping everything there ... I want to be faster but can't get the hang of it ... I feel stupid there but enjoy the people there so I also feel terrible for letting them down and them having to double work to pick up my slack ... if anyone has any advice for me I'll appreciate it 🙂

[@maxwellgarcia_]

all you can do is focus on one thing at a time and communicate with the people around you about your individual progress

[@robertchavez8759]

@@maxwellgarcia_ thank you that's good advice

[@Forrest-yb7st]

I’ve worked many many many food service jobs. Do not stress it! You won’t be great at sequencing your stuff until about a year in. Take your time and mentally organize prep times. If something needs to cook, think about what you can do during the cook time to maximize efficiency, etc. You’ll do great :-)

[@veronicarountree4128]

That's crazy I work at this now. From tally. Not a student. Just came in for an interview and got it. Just started I love it. It's pretty fun. Just ready to get off cash

[@ImternetExplorer]

Planning on getting a job at chipotle sometime soon, watching this gives me a good idea of what to expect. Thanks!

[@maxwellgarcia_]

de nada, that was one of my goals

[@tiffanykahn2535]

You are going to be burnt out on your first day if its busy 😂 That was how I was...

[@ImternetExplorer]

@@tiffanykahn2535 thats the one thing im scared of lol

[@sonicmoore6196]

@@tiffanykahn2535Chipotle is always busy lol

[@Granny865]

Does they have prep positions?

[@maxahissou7574]

I used to work at chipotle, it was a lot of fun!

[@jayriv1]

I love Chipotle! Great vid man. I'm surprised they even let you post this ... giving out their "secrets" hahahaha

[@pepelepew1227]

chipotle is what we basically call mixed rice in asia 😄

[@keithmoritz239]

I can’t believe you don’t have an iced tea machine. That was my biggest takeaway from this.

[@hassankismaayo5691]

Thanks great video

[@fishydinner44]

too much salt in that brown rice my guy 😂😂😂

[@wolf44875]

😂

[@user-lt6vk2oc9y]

Haha this is totally the opposite of Starbucks. Nothing ever is prepped or ready. Good work, nice cooking!

[@904_Kay]

More vlogs of chipotle🎉🎉

[@grodelreal]

When I used to work there we had to marinate the chicken and steak. Looks like it comes that way now. Nice

[@pthomas923]

How to talk with the mic directly in your mouth 101

[@robertchavez8759]

You were suppose to sign the covid 19 paperwork and get a wellness check from the manager or shift leader before clocking in ... where i work we are not allowed back into the kitchen until we do so .

[@CyberDog4304]

really hated working at chipotle, i did prep marinade and dishes. hell, used to vent with my coworkers in the walk in freezer

[@ziggy31337]

awesome man! this is real !

[@Zepher60386]

I remember working at chipotle, at grill and prep. It killed my wrist and didn’t get any help 😩still. And it sucked cause I liked closing crew

[@IanJenn356094]

Lmao i was a kitchen manager then service manager at chip. I died when i saw you load up your meal with guac.

[@zaynsprmcy6421]

this looks fun af

[@clairemadeinheaven]

"if a manager catches you on you're phone" lol

[@NateFreestyle]

This explains why the brown rice is sometimes still too hard. Lately it's been fine, but in the past, like 50% of the time it was undercooked. In general, 30 minutes is too short especially if you don't soak it first. It should be closer to 40 minutes. When I make brown rice at home, I soak it for 10-15 minutes and rinse it in a colander which results in improved texture. Also, 2 cups + 1 cup of oil? That seems like a lot. Anyway, thank you for your service!

[@moxxee3365]

as a service leader at chipotle, generally washing brown rice takes awhile so they get plenty of soakage, usually when you get hard rice its because it gets overcooked sitting in the hot well on either line, especially when its slow

[@elijahw3888]

It's bc cooks are always told different measurements that's why one day it will be fine the other it won't... it depends one the cook

[@marcusewers4425]

I woek grill at my shop. They only give grill 90 minutes to open and open doors at 10:30.

[@maxwellgarcia_]

I know, that is the normal hours and I’m very lucky to have this schedule thanks to my GM

[@drizzyfest6285]

Did you run breaks throughout the day? if so how long were they and how many breaks do you get a day

[@Didisayhi]

Nice video!!!

[@bosshoggish1]

Good luck with school!

[@mirak3050]

best thing to watch when hungover 😂

[@loveadelphia]

Damn yo i felt this .. currently coming out of my 2day coma now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MihadAlzayat]

Skimp in chief reporting for duty!

[@duo315]

1:22 glad you do that. gotta keep your hands clean

[@WWELiveHard]

worked for chipotle in ma. didnt make me manager because i had hearing issues, i wear hearing aids and gm's sucked. but miss working there.

[@tmasst07]

Slightly cheaper bowl/burrito where??? lol Great video Bro. May need to do some testing on your mic for sound quality.

[@jiafeiqueen]

that’s so funny i’ve been to this chipotle

[@voluptuous_body6882]

Chipotle is freaking amazing 🤩 😋😋

[@maxwellgarcia_]

Preach!

[@TheFoodFund]

Thanks for sharing! This was a great look into a day in the life at Chipotle! Do they offer any ability to get stock as an employee?

[@TheFoodFund]

Just subscribed...love the content!

[@maxwellgarcia_]

they do offer for the ability to get chipotle stock at a 7.5% discount!

[@TheFoodFund]

@@maxwellgarcia_ Dude that is awesome; I wish I could get CMG at discount! My KZbin channel covers food and restaurant stock investing if you want to check it out! Thanks for sharing!

[@ScovilleJumps]

Omg so jealous that you had a dish cleaner like that. We also didn’t have a retherm, and only one rice cooker and stove. I have ptsd from watching this, I feel an urge to cut steak ridiculously fast and yell at my tortilla person to tell me if they’re out of anything yet!

[@maxwellgarcia_]

I feel bad for your past self, one rice cooker and no retherm 😵‍💫

[@mollymafia6462]

Peeped the fly at 1:32. Cool beans...

[@maxwellgarcia_]

The Fly episode, season 3 in breaking bad

[@Stephen-mk9ey]

that is a pretty dope speaker

[@maxwellgarcia_]

almost too dope

[@Alwayscece]

I’m thinking about working there again but only for 4 hours this time

[@hueyzulu5956]

What streak do you guys use?

[@aaronmarks3856]

im a fan of POVs, especially in the grind (I've been there - basically a subway PSU's dorm) - will admit you need to work on your mic lol , sounds like you are using an earbud set with the mic on the wire

[@TheYoungrell23]

He deserves extra money for this 💯💯💯💯💯

[@danielyosief7731]

I stopped eating there due to the meats never being cooked all the way through, I even found hard rice that wasn't cooked all the way.

[@stevenvela7811]

Hey do you know if chipotle makes the burrito tortillas in house or do they buy them from some where hope to answer my question thank you I love the tortillas need to know the tortilla secrets !!!

[@Daniel-pc2ov]

Buy them

[@misterlove7034]

What tea brand does chipotle use?

[@kevinbrito9056]

Where do they order the cilantro from like that? We cut it fresh everyday 😭😭! Also I been telling my parents we need one of those rice makers! We are using a regular pot hahaha!

[@MartiniGTGP]

Walmart has them really nice for $19

[@unknown-me6hu]

I got a job at chipotle recently just for the employee meal

[@brennanmyers8211]

was a kitchen manager for 2 years, lottaaaa red flags here haha but overall glad to see something VERY similar to day in the life

[@killmonger4410]

About to be AP at a store in Highland Falls, NY. The first ever digital only chipotle, actually.

[@maxwellgarcia_]

congrats!

[@killmonger4410]

@@maxwellgarcia_ thank you

[@bobbond6028]

You guys don't do in store orders ?

[@killmonger4410]

@@bobbond6028 nah. Online order. We don’t accept cash. Our cash checklist hella simple.

[@killmonger4410]

@@bobbond6028 nope. Our store only has a DML line.

[@marylandgal5286]

So cool thanks for sharing! Do you know how many cups of dry rice you use in one pot of rice ?

[@maxwellgarcia_]

we measure by scoops and it’s 6 scoops but if I was estimating I would say 15-20 cups of rice per batch

[@marylandgal5286]

@@maxwellgarcia_ thank you! 😊💗

[@wyn2647]

I’m honestly thinking about working at Chipotle as a weekend hustle. My main job, i work 12 hours. Monday thru Friday. I’m an introvert so I don’t go out much, so weekends are usually boring for me. Y’all think Chipotle would work as a side gig for me?

[@aleCappone]

Have u thought of Uber/doordash?

If you are an introvert dml is the only position you won't have to really interact with people so that might not be the most comfortable thing for you but you can probably kick ass if you can put your mind to it.

[@gcrecords3778]

way frm louisiana & i fw ya videos brodie

[@JordanBrotherInJesus]

Kitchen doesn't look bad at all. I noticed there's no labels on the stuff at 2:29 though?

[@maxwellgarcia_]

that is indeed true, I’ve been better about putting labels now

[@BalBadwal]

nice content bro 👍

[@TheCavemanBrown]

Hi, my names Chris, Im here for your Ecosure audit.

[@maxwellgarcia_]

hello Chris, might I interest you in a casual conversation while my crew scrambles to clean the store

[@TheCavemanBrown]

@@maxwellgarcia_ What? No wellness check? 🤨 Also, I see one of your employees forgot to sign the book properly… that’s 15 points and an automatic failure. Lol… Sorry man I just had to do it. I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with that amount of unnecessary stress anymore. You did nail it with the casual conversation tho 😂

[@Bruh-bl4cm]

me watching this as a manger at a store where we doing everything right,it makes me cringe but good work man

[@maxwellgarcia_]

Thanks ☺️ , there is definitely a chipotle way and if I work at other chipotle stores sometimes the manager might look at me like I lost my head

[@aixxl8500]

most cringe comment ive seen

[@onlythefamily7856]

@@maxwellgarcia_ why tho, you do a pretty good job man

[@christian-helsting4195]

Thats odd. Everything Bout this.... You reheat food from the previous day? I bet it sat out for 2 hours. Thats against health code. Ill let them known

[@daytradingking1210]

@@maxwellgarcia_ 😂

[@paincreator2000]

So much work with multiple people and it is just the prepping. Kinda explains the higher prices.

[@donaldlyons17]

I think food is high priced in the stores so how can the places reselling it not be expensive too? Yes the buy in bulk but the odds are good bulk prices are higher than before too..

[@timil0n]

I loved chipotle when I lived in the midwest but now that im in florida im constantly having digestion issues after eating it. Now knowing they reheat chicken from the previous night I'm betting that's what causing it cause I like to beat the rush and go in at 11am. I guess I'll give it one more shot and go after the lunch rush otherwise i might be out. great video though

[@tomspencer4371]

Literally 90% of the places you eat repurpose or reuse food. Chicken that was cooked 16 hours ago and reheated would not give you “digestion issues”. Chicken that is bad would make you violently ill. It is clearly the spices or something.

[@aleCappone]

So did u go back? 👀

[@bobbond6028]

They should be reheating it period if not then they should be fired.

[@WorkingLate58]

The chipotle’s in Pennsylvania cooked the raw chicken on the grill right in front of us. Idk what’s going out there 😮

[@Alpha-fc3bo]

thats what all chipotle's are supposed to do.

[@nikkinikkinikki98]

How do you remember measurements and stuff? Do they have it written down somewhere? I have a terrible memory 😭

[@maxwellgarcia_]

you do it enough times in repetition, it gets cemented into memory (and there’s recipe books)

[@HugoFlores-nb9wv]

Thank you so much. I really like it. Greetings from Guadalajara Jalisco México

[@aez378]

i’m not really a live by the book person but i really want to be lol i never want to come off as naggy or extra as a lead but i need to build that confidence to not care what ppl think

[@btyler12]

I’m surprised that your manager don’t talk to you about your food safety and procedures is not correct 😅

[@michaelglover2871]

I've worked in food service before, and the only thing that surprised me is the tea boiled on the stove. I've never seen a place that doesn't have tea brewers that tap into the water line.🤷‍♂️

[@elijahw3888]

It's not a tea store 😂

[@ZiggyJames]

"clean aprons" bug crawls away on wall

[@CEA9234]

So can you do double or triple portions of stuff for employee meal ?

[@maxwellgarcia_]

depends on the location, my location lets me do whatever

[@CEA9234]

@maxwellgarcia_ cool. I might do 3x steak soon

[@taylorsmith9629]

“It leads to a slightly cheaper bowl on your part” 3:40 No it doesn’t I’ve never gotten a discount I’ve always had to pay at least $10 for a bowl. If you get a soda it s like $15.

[@kingpanda.]

He probably meant in general, for example they might’ve charged people 12$ for a chicken bowl (or more) if they didn’t reuse the leftovers. But due to the resized chicken and your location it’s 10. The thing is I’d love to get a chicken bowl for 10 but I get charged 12.50, and for steak it’s 14.35 where I’m from.

[@armelburgess8651]

You don’t get a discount.

[@taylorsmith9629]

@@kingpanda. it would be less than $2 if you made it at home

[@donaldlyons17]

@@taylorsmith9629 If they wanted to cook why would they eat a Chipotle? I hate cooking but understand the idea cost are passed on when buying....

[@yvesrn]

Did anyone catch the typo on the sign about the “no phone in this corner”? The typo was … “you’re” when it should have been “your” Anyone want to let Chipotle corporate know, lol.

[@johnvelasco9613]

I rem it was a nightmare working there. The management. Having to be super fake to customers. And how they try to make you feel like it's a "family." 🤢

[@jjames05]

i assume they fired you for filming all this?

[@effecteyvee864]

i learned the chipotle way first before using cheats like throwing the barbacoa and carnitas in the queso pot, i feel bad that ur chipotle doesn't prep chicken for u man that's what makes my shift 10x just grabbing a chicken from the reach in 😂

[@desigalindo1875]

As a grill man at chipotle it’s very annoying to me how busy grill is and how much work is required for grill it would be so much easier with two people on grill in my opinion

[@maxwellgarcia_]

grill IMO is toughest chipotle position

[@Taco__boy___]

Hey man i work in chipotle too but get criticism for not calling out the right call out for when food is low in the line and i just recently started working there and i getting annoyed about it. Do you by chance have a video of it or can you give me a hand on what to do.

[@maxwellgarcia_]

i hope your grill people are kind in the criticism but all you have to do is to call the different hot foods when they reach a half or a quarter of the deep container. This allows the grill person to go mix rice or to fetch any food to prepare. You could also ask the grill person directly how they would like their food calls.

I usually tell my grill person hey so and so is almost out maybe 1 or 2 orders left. When they say working it means I'm halfway out and when you say for sale it means I'm almost out. Hope this helps!

[@joewks08]

Is that Rice Bran oil that you’re putting in the Rice? Any recipes?

[@bobbond6028]

No recipe yes rice oil

[@mr.charizard9232]

Do they really pay you minimum wage bro? I’m in college in Valdosta, Georgia. Not too far from tally. Was thinking about getting a job there since our locations are hiring right now. But can’t do it for minimum wage, was hoping for $14-$16 an hour at least

[@maxwellgarcia_]

Not quite minimum wage, a couple dollars more (but in many places I’m sure it is the minimum wage like California)

[@jwballer6]

okay my boy the reason doubles suck and against policy is it takes longer to cook, it does not take roughly 6 and 6,7 min like a single chicken would. 7 min then 10+ min for real that much meat on the grill lowers the temp so much can barely even brown on the second side. you cutting it very close to temping chicken. side tip you cooking too long on first side, the sooner you flip the faster you raise the temp. Sear the first side, raise temp with the second.

[@gabriels6444]

try laying singles at a crazy busy location while being the only grill person, been there done that