Qdoba

Food was good, prices are a lil steep, but it’s quality food and the portions are big. It was my second time here ever and the girl at the start of the assembly line acted cold, impatient and irritated when I didn’t answer her questions as fast as she was rattling them off. It’s a little overwhelming if you aren’t familiar with their procedures. The girls each got a little nicer as I moved down the assembly line. I’ll eat here again but may come a different time of day so there might be different employees working.

I have eaten here several times in Joplin while in town visiting. The restaurant is clean. Employees were friendly. The line is sometimes long during lunch but fairly quickly moving.
The choice of ingredients is nice. I like getting to add exactly what I want. I prefer the naked burrito (comes in a bowl) to the burrito. The burritos are so big you almost have to eat them with a fork, so it seems easier to just start out with all the same stuff in a bowl, you don’t get a tortilla though if that matters to you.
Choices of rice, beans and meat. I really like the shredded beef, it is moist and flavorful. I have tried the chicken and it is not my favorite, seems a little dry.
I don’t eat salsa so I can’t give you any tips there. I do love the queso though. I think you have to pay extra for it but it is totally worth it. You can get the original or the spicy queso. I think this is what separates Qdoba from Chipotle. To me their menus seem very similar. Chipotle only has regular shredded cheese and no queso. The queso is so delicious melted into the burrito. The burritos at Chipotle seem bland and boring without it. Just my opinion.
I will continue to eat here even though Joplin now has a Chipotle.

Fresh & delicious! Fast friendly service and it was big enough to take the rest home and eat later for dinner. Awesome!

I like the healthy alt they have to offer, with whole wheat tortillas and great variety of salsa’s to change up the flavors. The menu offers a good selection and fully customizable to your taste. The staff are super friendly, and actually know about the food they are serving you. Unfortunately the food can be a little bland. It seems to be missing something. The food is always freshly cooked and with an open kitchen you can see you food being handled from start to finish.

Qdoba. Seems hard to pronounce yet interesting and exotic? I don’t think so. Qdoba is brought to you by the same people who own Jack in the Box. When I heard that I sort of wanted to turn around and walk out the door. The people here are friendly and the atmosphere is modern and clean. The only problem was that the food was just not very good. So this place is a total rip off of Chipotle. I know Chipotle is owned by Mc Donald’s but it is a million times better than this place! The sauteed vegetables were uncooked, the meat wasn’t seasoned well, and the rice was plain (I’m a huge fan of chipotle’s lime cilantro rice). I know the closest chipotle is in Springfield but I would much rather go to El Charro for Mexican in Joplin instead!