One hundred and fifty-three days: It has been 153 days since I have had a little taste of heaven on the tip of my tongue. And that little taste of heaven is what I like to call the one, the only...Chipotle. And I have to say, I feel like a little bit of my heart is incomplete.
The popular Mexican grill has been dealing with a little bit of an E. coli breakout. Starting in October 2015, Chipotle customers in California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Kansas, Oklahoma and North Dakota have been affected by this outbreak.
Chipotle and I? Oh, we go wayback. And this period of separation between us is devastating. And no, I'm not exaggerating. I miss the exciting butterflies that used to rally up in my stomach when I pulled up to my favorite Chipotle at home. I loved taking that very first bite of my delicious burrito bowl. And how could we forget about the $3 Boorito every Halloween?
I don't know if you have heard the news. On Feb. 8, 2016, Chipotle will close all of its locations nationwide.
But only for a short period of time! During this time, the Chipotle workers at all locations will be in a meeting on food safety.
This whole E. coli situation is kind of freaky, not gonna lie. But...