Fast Casual Quotes

I think of [street food] as the antidote to fast food; it's the clear alternative to the king, the clown and the colonel.

We have salads, some other beverages. But in reality, it's still fundamentally the same business. The most likely thing the next person will buy is a sandwich and a soft drink. After a half-century of glacial change, we're still pretty much the same business.

The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads.

I started Chipotle with the idea to create an experience that's fast - and not fast food.

A burger is a black dress; a kebab is a Met Gala gown.

The idea behind fast food is great - people want convenience.

Chipotle is really showing that there's a better way to do fast food.

I'm a healthy eater, but I don't consider Chick-fil-A fast food.

I always said whoever brings Mexican food to New York would make a million dollars. Then Chipotle happened, which is fine.

There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now.

Chipotle was going to incorporate all the things I had learned at the Culinary Institute and Stars and really elevate typical fast food.

McDonald's doesn't suck. It's just not Wendy's. Wendy, she's much prettier than Ronald McDonald.