A new Chipotle just opened in the Triangle. Here’s where to find it
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- New Chipotle opens in Flowers Plantation with a Chipotlane drive-thru.
- Restaurant serves carne asada and red chimichurri as a limited offering.
- Chipotle continues to expand in the Triangle amid slower sales and stock plunge.
The Triangle’s newest Chipotle is in a new development in Johnston County.
Located in Flowers Plantation, the Chipotle features a “Chipotlane,” allowing customers to pick up digital orders without leaving their vehicles.
The store at 29 District Way in Clayton is open 10:45 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. The restaurant is serving Chipotle’s newest protein, carne asada, and red chimichurri sauce made with roasted garlic, cilantro and chili peppers for a limited time.
There is one other Chipotle in Clayton, near U.S. Highway 70 Business and Shotwell Road.
Chipotle is the latest fast-casual restaurant to open at Flowers Plantation. In October, the development held a ribbon cutting for a new Panera Bread.
Chipotle expanding in the Triangle
The Clayton opening continues Chipotle’s expansion in the Triangle and across the country.
Chipotle said in its third quarter earnings report that it opened 84 company-owned Tex-Mex restaurants in the past three months.
One of those new restaurants was in the Triangle. In September, Chipotle opened a new location at 3101 Edwards Mill Road in Raleigh, also with a Chipotlane.
Earlier in the year, Chipotle opened a new store at 5596 Veterans Parkway in Johnston County.
Chipotle faces challenges
In its third quarter earnings report, Chipotle said its drive-thrus “continue to perform well and are helping enhance guest access and convenience, as well as increase new restaurant sales, margins and returns.”
However, the company is facing challenges. Its stock price has fallen by half since the beginning of 2025.
Chipotle, along with other fast-casual restaurants, reported recently that it has seen a decline in purchases by younger customers, especially those between the ages of 25 and 35, CNN reported.
“We’re not losing them to the competition; we’re losing them to grocery and food at home,” CEO Scott Boatwright told analysts during Chipotle’s latest earnings call. “It is one of our core consumer cohorts. They feel the pinch and we feel the pullback from them as well.”
The company has launched a new program, Chipotle U Rewards, targeted at college students. Just for enrolling in the program, new members get 1,000 points. Then, they earn 12 points for every dollar spent — that’s two more points per dollar compared to Chipotle’s rewards program that’s open to anyone. Points can be redeemed for items such as free entrees and drinks.
This story was originally published November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM.
