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Chipotle Mexican Grill — Best Bang for Your Buck

Every Chipotle Mexican Grill menu item we track, ranked by value: protein per dollar, calories per dollar, and nutrition quality. Prices are real, collected straight from the Chipotle Mexican Grill ordering system.

166menu items tracked
48with a real price
8.3gtop protein per $ (Side of Chicken)
🏆 Best value: Chicken Burrito 💪 Cheapest 20g+ protein: Side of Chicken ($3.85)

What's actually worth ordering at Chipotle Mexican Grill

If you're at Chipotle Mexican Grill for value, Chicken Burrito is the standout on our rankings: at $9.15 it carries 58g of protein — about 6.3g of protein for every dollar, on 975 calories, for an overall value score of 88/100. The single most protein-efficient pick is Side of Chicken, squeezing out 8.3g of protein per dollar.

Across the 48 Chipotle Mexican Grill items we've priced, the typical order returns about 3.5g of protein per dollar — roughly in line with the typical fast-food chain we track (around 3.4g). The median price here is $5.90, and the cheapest thing on the menu is Chips at $1.90.

The cheapest way to clear 20g of protein is Side of Chicken at $3.85. Eating with nutrition balance in mind, Chicken Burrito scores highest here at 86/100. And if raw quantity is the goal, Large Chips packs the most calories per dollar (306 cal/$). The full menu — every item with its real price and nutrition — is ranked below.

Full menu, ranked by value

ItemValuePriceCalProtein Protein/$Cal/$Health
Chicken Burrito · Other 88 $9.15 975 58g 6.3g 107 86
Chipotle Honey Chicken Burrito · Other 86 $9.75 975 58g 5.9g 100 86
Carnitas Burrito · Other 83 $9.90 1,060 48g 4.8g 107 86
Steak Burrito · Other 81 $11.15 1,110 52g 4.7g 100 86
Chicken Bowl · Other 80 $9.15 655 50g 5.5g 72 83
Chips & Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa · Other 79 $2.20 620 10g 4.5g 282 73
Chipotle Honey Chicken Bowl · Other 78 $9.75 655 50g 5.1g 67 83
Chicken Quesadilla · Other 76 $9.70 830 58g 6.0g 86 64
Large Chips · Other 76 $2.65 810 11g 4.2g 306 70
Beef Barbacoa Burrito · Other 75 $11.15 1,065 46g 4.1g 96 81
Chipotle Honey Chicken Quesadilla · Other 74 $10.30 830 58g 5.6g 81 64
Chicken Salad · Other 73 $9.15 590 43g 4.7g 64 78
Carnitas Bowl · Other 72 $9.90 760 40g 4.0g 77 83
Chipotle Honey Chicken Salad · Other 71 $9.75 590 43g 4.4g 61 78
Chips · Other 71 $1.90 540 7g 3.7g 284 69
Chips & Queso Blanco · Side 70 $4.85 780 18g 3.7g 161 68
Carnitas Quesadilla · Other 69 $10.45 860 49g 4.7g 82 61
Large Chips & Large Queso Blanco · Other 69 $8.55 1,290 31g 3.6g 151 67
Sofritas Burrito · Other 67 $9.15 895 32g 3.5g 98 76
Chips & Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa · Other 66 $2.20 560 7g 3.2g 255 68
Side of Chicken · Other 66 $3.85 180 32g 8.3g 47 48
Steak Bowl · Other 66 $11.15 650 40g 3.6g 58 85
Chips & Tomatillo-Red Chili Salsa · Other 65 $2.20 570 7g 3.2g 259 65
Beef Barbacoa Bowl · Other 64 $11.15 765 38g 3.4g 69 78
Chips & Fresh Tomato Salsa · Other 64 $2.20 570 7g 3.2g 259 64
Steak Quesadilla · Other 64 $11.70 800 47g 4.0g 68 66
Side of Chipotle Honey Chicken · Other 63 $4.50 210 21g 4.7g 47 61
Sofritas Quesadilla · Other 60 $9.70 800 34g 3.5g 82 62
Veggie Burrito · Other 58 $9.15 915 23g 2.5g 100 71
Sofritas Bowl · Other 56 $9.15 595 24g 2.6g 65 77
Chips & Guacamole · Side 54 $4.85 770 9g 1.9g 159 65
Large Chips & Large Guacamole · Other 53 $8.55 1,270 15g 1.8g 149 63
Large Side of Queso Blanco · Other 51 $5.90 480 20g 3.4g 81 42
Side of Queso Blanco · Other 51 $2.95 240 10g 3.4g 81 41
Side of Steak · Other 48 $5.85 150 21g 3.6g 26 47
Veggie Bowl · Other 47 $9.15 615 15g 1.6g 67 70
Chicken Kids Quesadilla · Other 42 $5.10 90 15g 2.9g 18 48
Large Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa · Other 36 $2.30 80 3g 1.3g 35 59
Carnitas Kids Quesadilla · Other 35 $5.10 110 12g 2.4g 22 41
Steak Kids Quesadilla · Other 35 $5.10 70 10g 2.0g 14 47
Sofritas Kids Quesadilla · Other 34 $5.10 70 4g 0.8g 14 62
Large Side of Guacamole · Other 32 $5.90 460 4g 0.7g 78 42
Side of Guacamole · Side 32 $2.95 230 2g 0.7g 78 42
Guacamole Kids Quesadilla · Other 25 $5.10 110 1g 0.2g 22 43
Apple Juice · Other 16 $3.50 100 0g 0.0g 29 20
Large Fresh Tomato Salsa · Other 7 $2.30 0 0g 0.0g 0 —
Large Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa · Other 7 $2.30 5 0g 0.0g 2 —
Large Tomatillo-Red Chili Salsa · Other 7 $2.30 5 0g 0.0g 2 —
Carnitas Burrito (flour tortilla, white rice, pinto beans, roasted chili-corn salsa, sour cream) · Mexican — — 1,060 48g — — 86
Chicken Burrito (flour tortilla, white rice, black beans, fresh tomato salsa, cheese) · Mexican — — 975 58g — — 86
Steak Burrito (flour tortilla, white rice, black beans, roasted chili-corn salsa, cheese, sour cream) · Mexican — — 1,110 52g — — 86
Steak Burrito Bowl (brown rice, pinto beans, fajita veggies, tomatillo red-chili salsa, cheese) · Bowl — — 650 40g — — 85
Chicken Burrito Bowl (white rice, black beans, fresh tomato salsa, cheese) · Bowl — — 655 50g — — 83
Barbacoa Burrito Bowl (white rice, black beans, fresh tomato salsa, guacamole) · Bowl — — 765 38g — — 78
Chicken Salad (supergreens, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, chipotle-honey vinaigrette) · Salad — — 590 43g — — 78
Pinto Beans · Other — — 130 8g — — 78
Black Beans · Other — — 130 8g — — 77
Kids Quesadilla, Black Beans · Other — — 100 6g — — 77
Kids Quesadilla, Pinto Beans · Other — — 100 6g — — 77
Kids Tacos, Black Beans · Other — — 100 6g — — 77
Kids Tacos, Pinto Beans · Other — — 100 6g — — 77
Sofritas Burrito Bowl (brown rice, black beans, fajita veggies, roasted chili-corn salsa, romaine lettuce) · Bowl — — 595 24g — — 77
Kids Tacos, 2 Soft Flour Tortillas · Other — — 170 5g — — 73
Kids Tacos, 2 Crispy Corn Tortillas · Other — — 130 2g — — 72
Crispy Taco Corn Tortilla · Other — — 70 1g — — 71
Flour Tortilla (Taco) · Other — — 80 2g — — 71
Kids Chips · Other — — 140 2g — — 71
Kids Quesadilla, Flour Tortilla · Other — — 80 2g — — 71
Flour Tortilla (Burrito) · Other — — 320 8g — — 70
Veggie Burrito Bowl (white rice, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, guacamole) · Bowl — — 615 15g — — 70
Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice · Other — — 210 4g — — 69
Tortilla Chips · Side — — 540 7g — — 69
Kids Quesadilla, Brown Rice · Other — — 110 2g — — 68
Kids Tacos, Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice · Other — — 110 2g — — 68
Organic Milk · Other — — 110 8g — — 68
Large Chips & Large Queso · Other — — 1,290 31g — — 67
Chicken Quesadilla (chicken, Monterey Jack cheese) · Mexican — — 830 58g — — 64
Organic Chocolate Milk · Other — — 160 9g — — 64
Kids Quesadilla, Sofritas · Other — — 70 4g — — 62
Kids Tacos, Sofritas · Other — — 70 4g — — 62
Sofritas · Other — — 150 8g — — 62
Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa · Other — — 80 3g — — 59
Cilantro-Lime White Rice · Other — — 210 4g — — 54
Kids Quesadilla, Cilantro-Lime White Rice · Other — — 100 2g — — 52
Kids Tacos, Cilantro-Lime White Rice · Other — — 100 2g — — 52
Blueberries · Other — — 20 1g — — 50
Mandarin Orange · Other — — 35 1g — — 49
Chicken · Other — — 180 32g — — 48
Kids Quesadilla, Chicken · Other — — 90 15g — — 48
Kids Tacos, Chicken · Other — — 90 15g — — 48
Kids Tacos, Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa · Other — — 40 1g — — 48
Kids Quesadilla, Barbacoa · Other — — 80 12g — — 47
Kids Quesadilla, Steak · Other — — 70 10g — — 47
Kids Tacos, Barbacoa · Other — — 80 12g — — 47
Kids Tacos, Steak · Other — — 70 10g — — 47
Steak · Other — — 150 21g — — 47
Barbacoa · Other — — 170 24g — — 46
Cheese · Other — — 110 6g — — 44
Kids Quesadilla, Cheese · Other — — 110 6g — — 44
Kids Tacos, Cheese · Other — — 110 6g — — 44
Kids Quesadilla, Guacamole · Other — — 110 1g — — 43
Kids Tacos, Guacamole · Other — — 110 1g — — 43
Guacamole · Other — — 230 2g — — 42
Large Side of Queso · Other — — 480 20g — — 42
Kids Quesadilla, Carnitas · Other — — 110 12g — — 41
Kids Tacos, Carnitas · Other — — 110 12g — — 41
Kids Tacos, Queso · Other — — 60 2g — — 41
Queso · Other — — 120 5g — — 41
Side of Queso · Other — — 240 10g — — 41
Carnitas · Other — — 210 23g — — 40
Sour Cream · Other — — 110 2g — — 40
Kids Tacos, Sour Cream · Other — — 60 1g — — 39
Fajita Vegetables · Other — — 20 1g — — 38
Kids Tacos, Fajita Vegetables · Other — — 20 1g — — 38
Kids Tacos, Tomatillo-Red Chili Salsa · Other — — 30 0g — — 31
Tomatillo-Red Chili Salsa · Other — — 30 0g — — 31
Fresh Tomato Salsa · Other — — 25 0g — — 28
Barq's Root Beer, 22 fl oz · Other — — 280 0g — — 20
Barq's Root Beer, 32 fl oz · Other — — 430 0g — — 20
Chipotle Sweet Iced Tea, 22 fl oz · Other — — 150 0g — — 20
Chipotle Sweet Iced Tea, 32 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 20
Coca Cola Life, 22 fl oz · Other — — 170 0g — — 20
Coca Cola Life, 32 fl oz · Other — — 250 0g — — 20
Coca-Cola Classic, 22 fl oz · Other — — 260 0g — — 20
Coca-Cola Classic, 32 fl oz · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Fanta Orange, 22 fl oz · Other — — 290 0g — — 20
Fanta Orange, 32 fl oz · Other — — 430 0g — — 20
Lemonade - Blue Sky, 22 fl oz · Other — — 300 0g — — 20
Lemonade - Blue Sky, 32 fl oz · Other — — 440 0g — — 20
Maine Root Root Beer, 22 fl oz · Other — — 170 0g — — 20
Maine Root Root Beer, 32 fl oz · Other — — 240 0g — — 20
Mango Orange - Blue Sky, 22 fl oz · Other — — 300 0g — — 20
Mango Orange - Blue Sky, 32 fl oz · Other — — 430 0g — — 20
Mello Yello, 22 fl oz · Other — — 290 0g — — 20
Mello Yello, 32 fl oz · Other — — 420 0g — — 20
Minute Maid Lemonade, 22 fl oz · Other — — 280 0g — — 20
Minute Maid Lemonade, 32 fl oz · Other — — 400 0g — — 20
Organic Apple Juice · Other — — 100 0g — — 20
Pibb Xtra, 22 fl oz · Other — — 260 0g — — 20
Pibb Xtra, 32 fl oz · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Powerade Mountain Berry Blast, 22 fl oz · Other — — 280 0g — — 20
Powerade Mountain Berry Blast, 32 fl oz · Other — — 400 0g — — 20
Sprite, 22 fl oz · Other — — 260 0g — — 20
Sprite, 32 fl oz · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Tractor Berry Agua Fresca, 22 fl oz · Other — — 200 0g — — 20
Tractor Berry Agua Fresca, 32 fl oz · Other — — 290 0g — — 20
Tractor Lemonade, 22 fl oz · Other — — 170 0g — — 20
Tractor Lemonade, 32 fl oz · Other — — 250 0g — — 20
Tractor Mandarin Agua Fresca, 22 fl oz · Other — — 190 0g — — 20
Tractor Mandarin Agua Fresca, 32 fl oz · Other — — 280 0g — — 20
Tractor Watermelon Limeade, 22 fl oz · Other — — 230 0g — — 20
Tractor Watermelon Limeade, 32 fl oz · Other — — 330 0g — — 20
Chipotle Iced Tea, 22 fl oz · Other — — 10 0g — — —
Chipotle Iced Tea, 32 fl oz · Other — — 15 0g — — —
Coca-Cola Zero, 22 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Coca-Cola Zero, 32 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Diet Coke, 22 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Diet Coke, 32 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Diet Coke, Caffeine Free, 22 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Diet Coke, Caffeine Free, 32 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Kids Tacos, Fresh Tomato Salsa · Other — — 15 0g — — —
Kids Tacos, Romaine Lettuce · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Kids Tacos, Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa · Other — — 15 0g — — —
Romaine Lettuce · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Supergreens Salad Mix · Other — — 15 1g — — —
Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa · Other — — 15 0g — — —
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