Dear Chipotle Customer Relations,
I am writing to file a very serious complaint regarding the unacceptable and unprofessional behavior of the store manager at your Closter, NJ branch on October 8, around 6:30 PM.
I was dining in the restaurant with my two young children (ages 7 and 2).
While eating, I placed a separate online order for chips and guacamole because my son wanted more, and I could not leave the table unattended.
A few minutes later, I went to the front to check on the order. The manager told me that online orders have to wait, even though there was no one else in line and three employees were available. I returned to my table but checked again shortly after, and the manager said the order was still not ready.
I politely asked if one of them could simply hand me the guacamole since I was already in the store, with no line and two children waiting at the table.
Instead of helping, the manager insisted I had to wait for the online order to be “packed,” showing no common sense or flexibility, especially considering I was physically in the restaurant.
What happened next was absolutely unacceptable.
Both the manager and the cashier began laughing at me in a mocking way. When I asked the manager for her name so that I could report her behavior, she flat-out refused and said, “No, I’m not giving you my name.” I told her it was her responsibility to identify herself when a customer requests it, but she kept refusing — laughing together with the cashier, almost as if they were trying to humiliate me intentionally.
Then, when my 2-year-old accidentally dropped her cup on the floor, I simply asked for a replacement cup. The manager said “No, because you are rude.” When I asked the cashier for a new cup, she held it out and said “Say please.” I was stunned.
When I reached to take it, she snatched it back out of my hand.
I was left speechless — as a mother, as a customer, and as someone who has never experienced such blatant disrespect in any restaurant.
This was not “bad service”; this was bullying and humiliation from employees representing your brand.
To make matters worse, this is not the first time I’ve had an issue with this same manager. About a month ago, she overcharged me nearly $10 for a kids’ quesadilla meal by claiming that adding chicken was an “extra $5,” which was completely incorrect. This shows a clear pattern of incompetence and disregard for Chipotle’s policies and customers.
That evening, while my children were watching everything unfold, I felt completely powerless and disrespected. No mother should ever be treated like that in front of her children — in any restaurant, let alone a major company like Chipotle.