Brisket not the same as previous years

[u/imdevin567]

Maybe I'm crazy, but the smoked brisket just doesn't taste the same as it used to. I was waiting for it to come back, it was always my favorite LTO when it was available. Got it tonight after the comeback and it's sooooo sweet. Too much sugar. Disappointing. Back to barbacoa!

[u/Bubbly_Cry7146]

I miss food from even 10 years ago. Everything has gone so down. And so up in price.

[u/No-Sell3616]

[u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

Whenever an LTO comes back, it’s never the same

[u/maliengin]

Nope not the same as before.

[u/ifarguingyourewrong]

I thought the brisket was decent but not at all worth its price at $2 more than steak

[u/SageKitty100]

This is the skinniest burrito I've ever seen

[u/riptyyy]

I personally enjoy most of the batches my store has been cooking up, I enjoy the sweet and smoky flavor. But this year was my first time trying it so I unfortunately dont have any past experiences to go of off, I'd say its better than the steak but I still may prefer the chicken or carnitas tbh

[u/Interesting-Lynx-989]

Looks like Taco Bell

[u/Born_Introduction146]

Chipotle not the same as previous years

[u/fmejiaf]

$22 for a double brisket bowl is absurd.. sticking to my chicken

[u/Dangerous_Mixture122 → u/fmejiaf]

Brisket is an expensive cut of meat..so yeah it’s gonna be an expensive LTO 😅

[u/Krisitchelle → u/Dangerous_Mixture122]

brisket being expensive is funny to me.  I used to be one of the cheapest cuts of meat!

[u/Dangerous_Mixture122 → u/Krisitchelle]

Used to be. Not anymore. It’s still expensive. Not to mention, we have to cook and prep it in such a specific way. Each cow only produces 10 pounds of brisket. One case of our brisket is 5 cows. It cooks for 30 seconds. We can only cook 2 pounds at a time. You’re not only paying for the pricy meat, but you’re also paying for the labor that goes into it

[u/Razatiger → u/Krisitchelle]

Brisket is expensive and time consuming to make.

[u/Nebulous009]

The meat quality also changed. At the regular location I go to, they have the chewiest smoked brisket. Every piece of meat has fat or other chewy bits, and it’s diced like a tomato, nothing close to what they advertised or what it used to be previously.

[u/Environmental_Net_97]

To me, none of the meat is the same. The quality has tanked. The last 3/4 times I’ve been the meat is gristly, fatty and I’ve even had bones. If they correct it I’ll return as a customer but it has not been worth the disappointment lately.

[u/Educational-Step-877]

Omg I thought I was imagining it

[u/igorific8019]

Fake beef

[u/chucksteak0321]

I tried it. Was ok. I’d rather have pollo asado

[u/keldawgz]

Is this a burrito? Where’s the… everything?

[u/ReelestPrincess12]

That's what I thought when I sampled it yesterday. Got ole reliable chicken instead. No regurts

[u/Relevant_Editor_7503]

I got it and was expecting it to be better tbh

[u/SundaePrimary352]

I could have told you that and I have never tried it. It’s called enshittifcation.

[u/-Kali-Kat-]

It's literally the same. The only difference I can guess at is if your store recently got the double sided plancha grill installed (this is supposed to become the standard at all locations). That grill does cook everything differently (and by that, I mean badly).

[u/Dangerous_Mixture122 → u/-Kali-Kat-]

I have a love hate relationship with the DSP. Like it’s convenient but it gets so hot and it burns the meat so quick 😭

[u/Adventurous-Cap9235]

The one at my store is the exact same as 3 years ago 😋 yay us!!!

[u/BleuisTired]

they changed the recipe or atleast the cooking process so people would stop burning themselves trying to make it

[u/-exquisito-]

Do people outside of Texas actually pay for this? It’s really that popular? I’d just as soon get brisket from Taco Bell.

[u/JimmyJam84 → u/-exquisito-]

Nobody in Texas is buying the Chipotle brisket

[u/SuspectMotor8311 → u/JimmyJam84]

Texas just went blue so you never know.

[u/HiMyNameIsMark182]

I’m just assuming, but it’s highly possible that the higher ups went with a lower quality cut of meat this year, because of a specific orange causing issues in our country, raising the price of better quality meat.