Bellefonte area’s first Chipotle is ready to open soon. See restaurant hours, menu
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- Chipotle will open a new restaurant at 2673 Benner Pike on May 12.
- It will mark the company’s fourth location in Centre County.
- The Bellefonte-area Chipotle will hire roughly 30 workers.
A fast-casual Mexican chain is ready to open its fourth location in Centre County.
Chipotle Mexican Grill will begin serving customers at 2673 Benner Pike in Bellefonte on Tuesday, May 12, according to a company representative. The announcement arrives after work began in the Paradise Shopping Center last year.
The new Chipotle restaurant offers the chain’s “Chipotlane” drive-thru, allowing customers to quickly pick up orders placed online. The menu will include a wide range of customizable burritos, quesadillas, tacos, salads and bowls, including new high-protein items and limited-time chipotle honey chicken and cilantro lime sauce.
The restaurant will operate daily from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Bellefonte’s first Chipotle is hiring as it prepares to open, a company spokesperson said. Each location usually staffs roughly 30 employees.
The company encouraged Bellefonte-area customers to enroll in its rewards program to potentially earn free food and discounts. New members can receive a free side of chips and guacamole.
The new Chipotle along Benner Pike marks the company’s fourth operating restaurant in Centre County, joining locations at 116 Hiester St. in downtown State College and 1650 N. Atherton St. in Patton Township. Another location opened in March at 1880 S. Atherton St., taking over the former home of Chen’s Mongolian Buffet.
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