Chipotle responds to viral \u201chack\u201d of customers filming to get bigger portions TikTokChipotle has responded to customers filming their orders being prepared in an attempt to get larger portions. There have been rumors for a long time that Chipotle \u2018skimps\u2019 on its portion sizes, so much so that a fan invented a website where you can track what restaurants are prone to giving out small portions. It\u2019s in the same vein as the website that tracks broken McDonald\u2019s ice cream machines, and it\u2019s called stoptheskimp.com. To combat these issues, fans started review-bombing Chipotle and making countless videos of their experiences in stores. A \u2018hack\u2019 emerged wherein fans were going into a Chipotle restaurant, placing an order, and filming the staff while they made their meal. The theory behind this is that they will give you \u2018proper\u2019 portion sizes if they know they are on camera: Lots of these videos have gone viral, sparking a conspiracy that Chipotle were doing \u2018damage control\u2019 by instructing their staff to give out fuller portions when they are being filmed. On May 28, Chipotle responded to the speculation, stating, \u201cthere have been no changes in [the company\u2019s] portion sizes.\u201d in an interview with People Magazine. Laurie Schalow, chief corporate affairs and food safety officer at Chipotle, noted: \u201cOur intentions are to provide a great experience every time, and our meals have always been completely customizable so guests can vocalize or digitally select their desired portions when choosing from the list of real ingredients,\u201d she said, adding that customers have always been allowed to request more or less of something when ordering.\u201d This outrage started after popular food TikToker Keith Lee posted a video on May 3, reviewing some of Chipotle\u2019s most popular menu items. Lee, who had previously had his own quesadilla partnership with Chipotle, did not outwardly encourage his fans to start this hack, but his review is mostly negative: The TikTok, which now has nearly 17 million views, shows Lee trying to find a single piece of chicken in his entire meal, which he states is \u201cfreezing cold.\u201d The bowl, which costs around $12-$13, only had four pieces of chicken, leading him to conclude, \u201cI don\u2019t mean no harm in no kind of way. Something changed, and I don\u2019t know what it is.\u201d Although Chipotle claims that their portion sizes have not changed, they did confirm that \u201cwe have reinforced proper portioning with our employees,\u201d which could mean that you\u2019ll notice a difference in your burrito bowl next time you order. If you want more out of your next Chipotle experience, there is a viral hack to get a burrito for under $4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chipotle responds to viral \u201chack\u201d of customers filming to get bigger portions TikTokChipotle has responded to customers filming their orders being prepared in an attempt to get larger portions. There have been rumors for a long time that Chipotle \u2018skimps\u2019 on its portion sizes, so much so that a fan invented a website where you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70183\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}