Updated February 2022! Chipotle Mexican Grill specializes in San Francisco-style burritos, and they have numerous options for dairy-free diners and other special diet needs. In fact, they’ve put paleo, whole30, and vegan bowls right on their main menu. And they now have two vegan protein options to suit a wider range of tastes. Consequently, we’ve been able to put together this very full dairy-free guide. It includes allergen information and a separate vegan menu, so you can build a range of meals to fit your diet.
Chipotle Dairy-Free Menu Guide with Allergen Notes & Vegan Options
This menu guide includes dairy-free menu options first, followed by custom order components. Chipotle offers a handful of “lifestyle bowls” on their menu, but it’s primarily a build-your-own burrito, taco, bowl, or salad establishment. Please note that this guide is for the U.S. locations. Options may vary in other countries.
Other Allergen & Dietary Notes: Chipotle doesn’t use eggs (except at locations serving breakfast), nuts, sesame, or fish in their food. We’ve noted which items below contain gluten or soy. For vegan options, see the Vegan Menu Guide at the bottom of this post.
Lifestyle Bowl
- Paleo Salad Bowl
- Vegan Bowl
- Whole30 Salad Bowl
Tortilla Products
- Crispy Corn Tortilla – Taco
- Flour Tortilla – Burrito (contains gluten)
- Flour Tortilla – Taco (contains gluten)
- Tortilla Chips
Protein Fillings
- Barbacoa
- Carnitas
- Chicken
- Chorizo
- Plant-Based Chorizo (vegan)
- Steak
- Sofritas (contains soy; vegan)
Heads Up! Another vegan option is to order the Veggie, which comes without a protein filling, but includes guacamole at no extra charge.
Other Toppings
- Black Beans
- Pinto Beans
- Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice
- Cilantro-Lime White Rice
- Fajita Vegetables
- Romaine Lettuce
- Supergreens Lettuce Blend
Sides
- Chips & Guacamole
- Chips & Salsa
Sauces
- Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette
- Guacamole
- Fresh Tomato Salsa
- Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa
- Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa
- Tomatillo-Red Chili Salsa
Chipotle Vegan Menu Guide
- Vegan Bowl
- Chips & Guacamole
- Chips & Salsa
- Crispy Corn Tortilla – Taco
- Flour Tortilla – Burrito
- Flour Tortilla – Taco
- Tortilla Chips
- Plant-Based Chorizo
- Sofritas
- Black Beans
- Pinto Beans
- Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice
- Cilantro-Lime White Rice
- Fajita Vegetables
- Romaine Lettuce
- Supergreens Lettuce Blend
- Guacamole
- Fresh Tomato Salsa
- Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa
- Tomatillo-Green Chili Salsa
- Tomatillo-Red Chili Salsa
This Post is for Informational Purposes Only
Menus, ingredients, kitchen procedures, management, food sourcing, and restaurant protocols are subject to change at any time. Always read the menu and discuss your dietary needs with the staff before ordering. Make sure they can accommodate your situation. This post is for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as advice.
There is always a risk for potential cross-contamination of allergens in any commercial kitchen. If cross-contamination is an issue for you, always speak with the manager to ensure that your meal can be safely prepared. Listings here do not guarantee that a restaurant is safe enough for your individual needs. Only you can make that decision.
Each location of a chain restaurant has different management and staff, and some might have different owners. This means differences in processes, ingredients used, menu options, and food sourcing can occur. Always verify the safety of your order for your needs at your current location.
Where to Find Chipotle Mexican Grill
There are now over 2700 Chipotle Mexican Grill locations worldwide. The bulk of their restaurants are in the U.S., but they have a smattering of shops in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France. See the website below for addresses, hours, and online ordering.
Website: www.chipotle.com
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Their prep areas are covered in cheese-cross contamination at all prep areas
About as vegan as a pork roast.
This one really irks me as we have tried more than once to go here since my son likes it and they really have no way of containing anything.
Most Chains really can’t do dairy free without you supervising.
I have tried and failed too many times. Wendy’s, Chipotle, etc. Grill contamination, prep area contamination, fryer contamination.
The repercussions for me are painful for days if not downright debilitating.
Needs a Guac Option + Very Salty
We used to love Chipotle, but their food kept getting saltier and saltier. We had to drink Emergen-Cs every time we ate it just to re-hydrate because plain water wasn’t enough. But my other complaint is that they charge the same when you order no cheese and no sour cream and don’t offer an alternative like guacamole.
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I have an extreme dairy allergy and chipotle is one of my favorite places to eat! Majority of the staff is really good about preventing cross contamination but YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM! If you tell them you have a dairy allergy right off the bat they will change their gloves and will be much more cautious of the cheese and sour cream. Also, sometimes I ask if they could pull out a new thing of guacamole or corn just to make sure no cheese is in it!!
Thank you for sharing this Hannah!
My comment would be for people with dairy allergies to proceed with caution when eating the guacamole. In the “line” it sits right next to the cheese shreds. When they throw the cheese shreds on other food, cheese shreds easily fall into the guacamole mainly because they are in a hurry and the cheese comes before the guacamole therefore they are moving the food down the line and the cheese shreds are being served onto people’s food OVER the guacamole.
Multiple times I had reactions at Chipotle and I couldn’t figure it out until one day I saw a piece of cheese in my guacamole…and then it happened again. I no longer eat the guacamole there and no longer have a problem.
Thank you for sharing this Kim!
The rice has butter. Lots of it.
Where are you getting this information from? It is not on their website, in their allergen info or practiced in any Chipotle I’ve visited. If you have seen this practice done, it should be reported so that people who are allergic are not getting sick.
The rice doesn’t have butter. I work at chipotle. We use rice, water, rice bran oil, bay leaves, salt, citrus juice, and cilantro. There’s no butter.