Sunday lunch...

 It's become a de facto tradition that we two retirees climb into the car about 1130 MST (almost) every Sunday and drive to Sierra Vista...

Benson to Chipotle Mexican Grill in Sierra Vista- almost 40 miles.

It's an easy drive from the SKP Park, over the now-3-years-and-counting project to build a bridge over the San Pedro River near St David, then on to Tombstone. At the North edge of Tombstone we turn off AZ-80 and take Charleston Rd 17 miles to Sierra Vista. Then we turn into the Charleston Crossing Shopping Center and park near Chipotle Mexican Grill

We discovered the Chipotle chain years ago, probably when shopping in Tucson on a Sunday (Trader Joe's of course!). Chiptole serves a pick-and-choose meal-in-a-bowl which we both enjoy immensely. Beans, rice, grilled peppers, salsa, guacamole (avocado dip) and greens. The Admiral also gets a little sour cream and some shredded cheese cuz she's not a wimp and can digest dairy products just fine. Since it's pick-and-choose we aren't paying for a meat option which we don't eat (thank you Chipotle!).

Genuine Mexican food? I doubt a purist would think so- the clue is there are too many gringos eating there including us. But it's a great tasting meal and I don't whine about being hungry for a good 4 hours.

Decor is genuine 20th century mock-industrial with corrugated metal wainscoting, odd re-bar frame chairs that have seat-backs which never seem to align properly, a few elevated counters, a low counter, and some 4-person tables. Sound unappealing? Get over it! You're here for the &^%$ food!

Chipotle Mexican Grill in Sierra Vista, AZ

Something happened to the Sunday trip to Trader Joe's during the pandemic. But nothing gets in the way of Sunday lunch at a Chipotle somewhere!

And for the fussy readers who insist upon knowing what things mean so they don't inadvertently say the wrong thing, the Nahuatl (what we used to call Aztec) word 'chipotle' translates to 'smoked chili'.

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