Chipotle Coming to Downtown Annapolis
The Board of Appeals approved an application for Chipotle to take over the space occupied by Hard Bean Coffee and Booksellers.
Annapolis' burrito war between Chipotle and Moe's Southwest Grill has ended. The city's Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant Chipotle a special exception permit to open a location at 36 Market Space—the space currently occupied by Hard Bean Coffee and Booksellers. At the board's December meeting, attorneys on behalf of Moe's brought a land-use consultant and pages of documents which they said proved Chipotle is a fast food restaurant, and it would not be able to comply with the city's rule that restaurants only derive 10 percent of their revenue from takeout. Board member James Gregory challenged Moe's representatives to explain how their restaurant was fundamentally different from Chipotle in that regard in December. A point he …
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1:14 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Sorry Moe's you lose. Try being better at what you do and maybe you will still be in the city in 18 months. more ›