Keto Restaurant Guide
Keto at Chipotle
Chipotle is a keto favorite for one reason: you build the meal yourself. Skip the two big starches, rice and beans, and what remains is meat, cheese, guacamole, fajita veggies, lettuce, and salsa. That is a genuinely good keto plate.
Order a burrito bowl (or a salad) as your base, never the tortilla or chips. From there, load up on fatty protein and guac, add a fresh salsa, and you can keep the whole meal in the high single digits of net carbs.
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Best keto options
Your base order. Meat plus cheese, guac, fajita veggies, and lettuce stays low all on its own.
The grilled and braised meats are near zero carb. Sofritas (tofu) is higher, so pick a meat if you want the lowest count.
Mostly avocado and fat. A scoop adds satisfying calories for only a few net carbs.
Grilled peppers and onions. A flavorful, low-carb way to add volume to the bowl.
Cheese and sour cream are about 1g each; lettuce is negligible. All good keto toppings.
| Item | Net carbs | Why / how |
|---|---|---|
| Burrito bowl, no rice or beans | ~8g | Your base order. Meat plus cheese, guac, fajita veggies, and lettuce stays low all on its own. |
| Steak, chicken, carnitas, or barbacoa | ~1g | The grilled and braised meats are near zero carb. Sofritas (tofu) is higher, so pick a meat if you want the lowest count. |
| Guacamole | ~3g | Mostly avocado and fat. A scoop adds satisfying calories for only a few net carbs. |
| Fajita vegetables | ~4g | Grilled peppers and onions. A flavorful, low-carb way to add volume to the bowl. |
| Cheese, sour cream, and romaine | ~2g | Cheese and sour cream are about 1g each; lettuce is negligible. All good keto toppings. |
Order with care
A full scoop is roughly 40g+ net carbs. Ask for no rice and double the meat or fajita veggies instead.
Beans are part fiber but still carb-heavy for keto. Leave them off.
A large burrito tortilla alone can blow your entire day. Always choose the bowl.
A bag of chips is one of the highest-carb items on the menu. Skip them entirely.
Sweet corn is high carb. Choose fresh tomato or a roasted chili-corn-free salsa instead.
| Item | Net carbs | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| White or brown rice | ~40g | A full scoop is roughly 40g+ net carbs. Ask for no rice and double the meat or fajita veggies instead. |
| Black or pinto beans | ~12g | Beans are part fiber but still carb-heavy for keto. Leave them off. |
| Flour tortilla | ~50g | A large burrito tortilla alone can blow your entire day. Always choose the bowl. |
| Tortilla chips | ~70g | A bag of chips is one of the highest-carb items on the menu. Skip them entirely. |
| Corn salsa | ~15g | Sweet corn is high carb. Choose fresh tomato or a roasted chili-corn-free salsa instead. |
How to order keto at Chipotle
- Start with a burrito bowl or salad. Say "no rice, no beans" right away.
- Double the meat or add fajita veggies to replace the volume the rice and beans would have added.
- Pick fresh tomato salsa or the red/green chili salsa over corn salsa, which is sweet and starchy.
- Load up on guacamole, cheese, and sour cream for fat and staying power.
- Online ordering shows every ingredient as a checkbox, which makes a clean low-carb build easy.
Nutrition and menus vary by location and change over time. The figures here are approximate, rounded from published nutrition data, and meant as a starting point. Always check current nutrition information with Chipotle before you order, especially for sauces, dressings, and seasonal items.