Qdoba

[diesel]

Is coming to Penn and Memorial!!! Just saw it across from Red Robin.. Looks like they are hiring right now.. yum

[quailcreekgal]

I saw the sign but have never heard of it.....what are you recommending from the menu when it opens up?

[SoonerDave]

Yet another Mexican restaurant in OKC.

What differentiates it from the seemingly infinite number of other Mexican restaurants in OKC?

-SoonerDave

[diesel]

I saw the sign but have never heard of it.....what are you recommending from the menu when it opens up?

I have no idea.. I have never been to a Qdoba before.. I always have heard about them being in other cities.. You can go to www.qdoba.com to check out their menu.. Alot of good items it looks like.

[Patrick]

Just what we need....another chain Mexican restaurant. On the Border anyone? Cantina Laredo? El Chico?

Oh well. I guess we needed something to replace Don Pablos.

[metro]

quailcreekgal, you might want to do a search, there have been lengthy discussions about Qdoba on here before, not sure if there were any food recommendations in that thread or not.

[diesel]

Yet another Mexican restaurant in OKC.

What differentiates it from the seemingly infinite number of other Mexican restaurants in OKC?

-SoonerDave

Looks like their food is quick and healthy... Most of their type of burritos and such are not something that you would normally find around OKC... They look really good...

[John]

It gives us another burrito option, besides Moe's, until Chipotle enters the market.

Thumbs up from me.

[Pete]

Qboda is "quick casual" meaning you order at the counter.

It's very similar to three chains I really like: La Salsa, Baja Fresh & Rubios. They all feature fresh ingrediants, a salsa bar and somewhat healthier slant on Mexican food.

It's a good alternative to fast food and not a full-service restaurant (at least, that's they way they are out here).

[hipsterdoofus]

Looks like their food is quick and healthy

Healthy? Don't think it will go over in OKC then...:tweeted:

[Omaha Cowboy]

Qdoba moved into the Omaha market over 1 year ago. There is a location less than 2 miles from my home. It is similar to Chipotle (if anyone has ever eaten there)..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

[wsucougz]

Doesn't look bad. I'd rather have a baja fresh, though, or Wahoo's Fish Taco.

[tnajk]

Yes!!! I love that place and really miss it since we've moved here.

[jbrown84]

Yeah it's another "fast casual" place like Moe's, Camille's, Nothing But Noodles, and Pei Wei.

As bored as I am with all the identical sit down mexican places we have (Ted's, Poblano, Ricky's Cafe, Chelino's, Dos Gabachos, Alfredo's...), this might actually be something refreshing.

[Patrick]

How does it compare with Taco Cabana?

[SoonerDave]

Wasn't there some high-concept do-it-yourself taco/burrito place that opened up several outlets here in OKC/Norman, then went bust? Something like "Incredible Burrito" where you built your own burrito, and they had all manner of unusual ingredients? Unusual veggies, meats, sauces, etc. Seems like there was one in an old Godfather's Pizza location on the northside, and one somewhere in Norman, but they didn't last very long...it would have to have been the 1999-2000 timeframe, because I worked in that (approximate) neck of the woods of OKC that year..

-SoonerDave

PS jbrown: "All the identical sit-down places...like Ted's..." Couldn't agree with you more. Ted's has really cooled off in our family's eyes; used to be our favorite Mex place, but their prices have gone sky high and their portions have shrunk. I'm not a big Mexican food guy, but my wife is, and even *she* doesn't like to go there anymore for precisely that reason...I mean, something like $13.95 for an chicken enchilada plate...

[MikeLucky]

Atomic Burrito is what you are thinking of. There was one in Norman on Lindsey that is now the McAlisters....

PS jbrown: "All the identical sit-down places...like Ted's..." Couldn't agree with you more. Ted's has really cooled off in our family's eyes; used to be our favorite Mex place, but their prices have gone sky high and their portions have shrunk. I'm not a big Mexican food guy, but my wife is, and even *she* doesn't like to go there anymore for precisely that reason...I mean, something like $13.95 for an chicken enchilada plate...

that might have a little bit to do with the fact that Ted sold out to Hal Smith group..... Ted would have never expanded with new locations..... So when the new places popped up, that was when Smith took over.....

[escan]

[QUOTE=SoonerDave]Wasn't there some high-concept do-it-yourself taco/burrito place that opened up several outlets here in OKC/Norman, then went bust? Something like "Incredible Burrito" where you built your own burrito, and they had all manner of unusual ingredients? Unusual veggies, meats, sauces, etc. Seems like there was one in an old Godfather's Pizza location on the northside, and one somewhere in Norman, but they didn't last very long...it would have to have been the 1999-2000 timeframe, because I worked in that (approximate) neck of the woods of OKC that year..

-SoonerDave

That was an Atomic Burrito....think they stil have them in Tulsa...not sure why they didn't go over here.

[Martin]

i'll say this again, i miss atomic burrito. while moe's isn't bad, it just doesn't do it for me like atomic burrito did. i believe that all of their locations are now closed, including those in tulsa. in fact, i believe that the last atomic burrito in tulsa sold to qdoba. in any event, i look forward to giving it a try. -M

[SoonerDave]

that might have a little bit to do with the fact that Ted sold out to Hal Smith group

He did?? Man, am I behind the curve.

When they opened up the S Western location in OKC a couple of years ago, we were under the impression it was still Ted's-owned/operated.

It would certainly explain the $$ increase.

-SoonerDave

[thevacman]

Ted Curtis himself was in Tulsa for the grand opening. He's still the owner and is behind the expansion. He wanted to do Tulsa 5 years sooner but didn't think they were ready. Hal Smith does partner with several concepts but that doesn't mean he 100% owns them.

[Patrick]

Seems like there was one in an old Godfather's Pizza location on the northside

The one you were thinking of on the north side was in Casady Square at Penn and Britton. That space was occupied by Godfathers, then by Automic Burrito. Now it's occupied by Naifeh Jewelry.

[Shake2005]

The Atomic Burrito guys sold to Qdoba and now own the new up scale mexican chain "Los Cabos", which has locations in Jenks and Broken Arrow is supposed to be in Oklahoma City soon, along with Kansas City.

[metro]

For all who are interested, I drove by Qdoba on Memorial today and took some pictures of the progress.

http://www.okctalk.com/gallery/showg...500&ppuser=204

[SOONER8693]

Thank you for the pics.