Talk:Qdoba

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The founding year for chipotle was 10 years off, so I'm changing it to 1993--CallmeNiel 22:33, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Chipotle and Qdoba use the same exact ingredients... shouldn't the strange similarities be mentioned?

While the ingredients and recipes may be similar, they are not the "same exact". There are differences. It's like saying McDonald's and Burger King use the exact same ingredients in their cheeseburgers. 67.41.143.177 14:34, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

At the same time, it’s really not fair to list the competitors without talking about the similarities to Chipotle over other chains. Let’s be honest with ourselves: Qdoba is a chipotle knockoff. It’s not just similar ingredients and recipes (which are almost EXACTLY the same, even down to the cilantro in the rice and the composition of the salsas), but also the decor of the restaurant and the menu options. It might be TOO neutral to mention Chipotle in the same breath as Baja Fresh. Considering that Qdoba opened 2 years later in the same city as Chipotle, I’m highly skeptical of any coincidence, or even any mimicry of the idea as in the BK-McDonalds example. Not all knockoffs are bad, but the fact that Qdoba is basically just trying to replicate what Chipotle does almost precisely should be at least mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.247.47.45 (talk) 20:22, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Under the section "Competition," why is Panchero's Mexican Grill listed as a "main national competitor"? According to the Panchero's wikipedia page, there are only 55 units in operation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.158.103.10 (talk) 22:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Can someone list an offical pronounciation for Qdoba for the less fake Spanish-inclined?

It's pronounced Que-Doe-Ba, also the word 'Qdoba' means nothing, so why is there a full section with unsupported research on the name? CRocka05 (talk) 11:43, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I think it would be a good idea to add a picture of the food since that is what Qdoba sells. Maybe a picture of the burrito station or a picture of a burrito bowl. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klynne1103 (talk • contribs) 21:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

I noticed that the introduction paragraph of Qdoba is messed up and all over the place. Who is going to fix it? I am a student that is editing Wikipedia for a class. I am not sure if these errors were made in the midst of many students editing this piece. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashleytung222 (talk • contribs) 01:02, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Pronunciation

How is the name pronounced? 216.240.30.23 (talk) 18:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

    I've always pronounced it, and heard it pronounced, as kuh-doe-buh, never as cue-doe-buh as given
    in the article. Anyone else? --Aure1ius9 (talk) 20:49, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

We have a problem then - I've always heard it pronounced "cue-doe-buh." Someone should really probably find a more reliable reference source than Yahoo Answers. Albino Bebop (talk) 11:15, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I've removed said reference.Albino Bebop (talk) 11:19, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Well according to their official website and chef it is pronounced "Kyü-dō-bə" ChanDMan2010 (talk) 00:20, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Origin of name and history of name changes

The article states:

"The restaurants have gone through a few name changes. After initially opening as Zuma, the name was changed to Z-TECA Mexican Grill to avoid confusion with other Zuma Mexican restaurants. When that name was deemed to be too similar to Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill the name Qdoba was taken from the Venezuelan occupied territory with the same name. The capital of the territory is San Felipe, birthplace of Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera."

Consulting Wikipedia will show that the state that San Felipe is the capital of is called Yaracuy. There is no state of Venezuela called Qdoba, nor an administrative region. Googling for qdoba venezuela or "qdoba yaracuy" or "qdoba san felipe" yields no meaninful results. Also the author of that paragraph misspelled "Venezuela". I'm deleting the paragraph, it seems like nonsense. But if it turns out this is correct, or can be restored, then please fix it. I'm also losing the sentences about the old names Zuma and Z-TECA, since they cannot stand alone and I couldn't corroborate. -lethe ^{talk +} 02:04, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

I heard that the name is the aztec word for 'feminine'. funny rumor? probably. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.163.194.119 (talk) 06:37, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

No, it's not Nahuatl(what most would colloquially call "Aztec"). The language is still spoken as the primary language in some local areas of Mexico where people of largely native descent predominate. While I don't know what the Nahuatl word is for "feminine", I know the "word" doesn't follow any known grammatical structure for an Uto-Aztecan language. I'm fairly sure the word is just made up to sound "cool"; if one were to parse it out into the closest sounding words in Spanish, it would mean "why mud?" Quinto Simmaco (talk) 21:16, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: Move. No objections after 7 days. — Cúchullain ^t/c 14:13, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

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Qdoba Mexican Eats → Qdoba – Qdoba is the obvious WP:COMMONNAME. Everything from the logo to the official social media accounts simply use "Qdoba." They recently changed to using "Mexican Eats" instead of "Mexican Grill" but I honestly don't think anyone outside of corporate really noticed any difference. -- Tavix ^(talk) 03:00, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

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Wiki Education assignment: E100 - Spring 2022

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 January 2022 and 31 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Liammeyer12, Klynne1103, Ashleytung222, Lewisk29, Jacob.mandel (article contribs).

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Planning on researching current number of locations to update the page Liammeyer12 (talk) 17:59, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Liammeyer12

Updated some info on COO and national locations. Also Liammeyer12 when you edited the other day it screwed up the page and made it look like a bunch of lines of codes with no graphics or pics. Can you change that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacob.mandel (talk • contribs) 23:14, 2 May 2022 (UTC)