There are 2 Qdoba's, a Chipolte and an El Fuego within a mile radius of Rittenhouse Square. In that same area there is 1 McDonald. The popularity of fast casual Mexican is pretty obvious when you walk around this area and the reasoning is too if you've ever eaten at one of these places. Mexican food is damn good and its even better if you can turn fresh(in the case of Chipolte, organic and locally sourced) ingredients into quick lunches for under $10. So what makes Qdoba different from the others? Well they're really just different versions of the same thing but with menu items like pesto burrito and Mexican gumbo I think Qdoba is the most divergent from the its culinary roots. This is not necessarily a bad thing as I find myself going here more as the guilty pleasure option compared to the others.
1)
Steak Queso Burrito - $7.39
Creamy 3 blend cheese sauce, more shredded cheese, sour cream, roasted pobalanos, tomatoes, japapenos, black beans, hot salsa and of course the steak...at 1100 calories I plead Guilty. As you can see mine came with an open wound.
Mmmm delicious, the queso sauce is artery clogging goodness. This was very good and very filling, steak was tender, hot salsa wasn't very hot but I believe they have a habanero salsa which I would recommend for people who want heat. [8/10]
2)
Vegetarian Naked Burrito - $6.29
Burrito stuffing in a bowl with a guac hat [6/10]
Overall LTE score [7/10] If you haven't gone you should go, the food is good, filling and relatively cheap. If you're only able to go to 1 of the 3 options in the area I would probably go with Chipolte for reasons I will have to write up in a future review but Qdoba is definitely right behind it on my fast casual mexican list.
