I realized you could get a discount, but didnt realize it would be less than the cost of a single round trip per day. I figured it would be something like $10/day given how reliant people are on mass transit there.

Do you never leave your house? This month has 23 weekdays so just going to and from work is 46 trips.

DC is the city that does transportation, of all forms, the best imo. Metro is solid, roads are drivable and parking isnt too bad, and cabs are cheap.

Queso sauce at qbdoba is confirmed elite

Chipotle meat destroys qboda meat tho

agree queso and chips are awesome, they have other sauces though that aren't great.

Also quesadilla and tortilla soup at Qdoba. Pick 2 ordering option. Chipotle has none of this.

This is all very interesting.

Yeah, all chipotle does is make better burritos.

This thread done got turrible.

here's a hint: if you are a tourist, you really have little ability to comment on transportation in all its forms, unless you are actually interested in the subject and know what you are talking about.

These videos are usually really bad, but this is amazing

Chipotle has quesadillas, you just have to ask.

Decent pudge.

You might have to close this thread for a day or two until it stops suckin ala the BB tv thread.

Lol blatantly racist metro stop placement

lol wut. I'm a lot of terrible things but forum-wrecking ginger is not one of them.

when I have gone to these cities I have stayed with friends like 90% of the time and thus use whatever their default form of transportation is. In DC that includes car, metro, and cabs. In NYC it has always been cabs because apparently none of my friends can afford to park a car in Manhattan. Dont you think prices are out of whack when it costs more to park in Manhattan than it does to rent an apt in other major cities?

Qdoba and Chiptole make exactly the same rice, beans, marinades, meats.

lol @ anyone that thinks they can tell a difference. If there is a difference it is entirely based on the fact they are around a restaurant that sucks.

I was GM of a Qdoba for awhile while buddy was GM of a Chipotle. Recipes are exactly the same. Only salsas are different, really. Qdoba has more menu options.

As far as the salsas -- I prefer Chipotles hot salsa to Qdobas.. and prefer Qdobas extra hot to anything Chipotle has.

Is someone allowed to be indifferent to qdoba or chipotle? Cuz that's about where I'm at. Love queso though...hot, melted cheese can cover up a lot of sins.

But you are not commuting, and that's what the majority of travel entails.

Absolutely not. What kind of idiot needs a car in Manhattan? And by idiot, I mean someone who is presumably around your age (which I assume is mid-late 20s, without children) If you are in this demographic and are living in Manhattan and your job isn't there, you are either a moron or a millionaire.Fresh Direct is apparently something neither you nor your friends know about, but now you do. Liquor stores and convenience stores deliver also, but you don't know that either. Now you do. People already pay a ton of money in rent, why do they want to own a car (more money) and pay for insurance (even more), unless it's a luxury they can afford? Part of why New York rents are incredibly expensive but almost justifiable is that transportation is generally cheaper.

Why do you guys keep battling each other over NYC vs. Atlanta? You both have different preferences and like the places that you live. Not gonna convince each other of anything.

Should save your vitriol for places that objectively suck, like Tucson, Albuquerque, Fresno, etc.

dc metro is aids considering there are about 2382471084 different prices

I know about fresh direct and have used it. I also know about getting groceries and liquor delivered. All of these services cost extra on goods that are already marked up compared to other cities.

I already conceded that NYC is not for everyone, and not in a smug, hipster-y way - there's a lot that sucks about living in New York, and I'm not sure that I will live there again. I will also concede that I enjoy driving far more than riding the subway. But when someone doesn't have all the facts (like saying LOL things like riding the subway is more expensive than owning a car, or that it rains there all the time), it's at least worth educating them.

yeah this. and it closes down at night. and it's not even close to as comprehensive as NYC subway system.

They may make the food the same when it gets to the store, but that doesn't mean the quality of the food is all the same. Chipotle uses naturally raised meats and Qdoba doesn't. I did a taste test, and I picked the difference in meats immediately. I'm not sure about the other ingredients, but there's a definite difference in the meats used.

The chicken and steak delivered, at least in Colorado, were the same supplier and brand.

Also this was a few years back, so they may have changed since then. What you say could definitely be the case now.

edit: I'm sure the rice and beans are all prepared identical as of a few months ago.