A new Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open in Upper St. Clair on Jan. 23, according to a Chipotle official.
The restuarant joins Norman Centre on Washington Road in the former Pearl Vision store.
In September, commissioners approved the addition of 22 more parking spots to accomodate the restaurant.
What do you think about the addition of Chipotle to our neighborhood? Tell us in the comments below.
Marcella M Lantzman
6:57 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Bummer, we thought it was going to be Moe's :(.
Bryan
9:04 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Now I have 2 Chipotles within a short driving distance. AWESOME!!!!
Momof2
10:19 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Just what we need .... another chain restaurant in our area.
Bryan
10:25 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
There are plenty of FAR worse options than Chipotle. Just because a restaurant is part of a chain doesn't inherently make it bad.
I would love to have the type of restaurants and atmosphere as uptown Mt. Lebanon but we just don't have the geography or environment for something like that.
Momof2
11:45 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
I still stand by my comment. Chain restaurant not needed. We are turning our area into another characterless "Anywhere USA".
Bryan
11:49 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
So you would rather have vacant space? If the choice is between a chain restaurant and nothing, I will take the chain restaurant anytime.
I would rather be "Anywhere USA" than another empty "Rust Belt USA"
nancy
9:21 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Well nothing else is coming to USC,everybody fought Whole Foods
Momof2
10:38 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
@Nancy- Whole Foods is coming and so is a whole new shopping plaza where they're tearing down Consol. LOTS more commercialism/retail/chain restaurants coming to USC soon...
Bryan
11:05 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
@momof2 I can't tell if my sarcasm meter is broken. Are you hinting that this type of growth is bad for the community? I would love to see more local restaurants. Bistro 19, il piziaolo, little Tokyo, all small business and some of my favorite restaurants. But I will take whoever is willing to pay rent. More retail means more jobs and more taxes which is good for the township and the area.
Momof2
10:53 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
What I'm saying is if (as Bryan argued) we have a community problem with too many already existing empty storefronts, why are we building new retail buildings when there are so many existing spaces to fill? And those 'extra tax dollars' for USC are going to go into spending on widening our roads to handle the traffic, extra stop lights, etc. None of these community impact studies were done prior to the new development being approved. Not arguing with you anymore.
Becky Brindle
11:51 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
This article has an interesting debate going on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/UpperStClairPatch). What do you like best: Chipotle, Moe's or Qdoba?
Momof2
11:53 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
When did I say I wanted nothing but vacant space? That's quite a leap.
Ronnie Lane
12:56 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
That place is great!! Also, a great option for eating healthy. They are extremely popular in California. Better than another bank or pharmacy!!
Lynne
2:09 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
So many better, small, un-chain Mexican restaurants in the area...I agree with Momof2...ditch the chains and support small, locally owned businesses.
Francis Kilinsky
2:51 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Unfortunately there are very few small, locally owned buinesses left that could afford to renovate the space that Pearl Vision previously occupied to house their business.
Becky Brindle
3:12 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
I just had to delete a comment because it contained a personal attack and that's against the Patch Terms of Service you all agree to when you register as a member of Patch to make a comment. This article is about a new restaurant—are personal attacks really necessary??
Wake Up
4:07 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Sorry Ms. Brindle....I will refrain from speaking my mind about Bryan's comments. I was just giving my opinion.
The real question should be, Does everyone really care that a certain person lives in close proximity to a restaurant chain?
Wake Up
4:25 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Comments deleted for personal attack??? Be consistent Ms. Brindle.....
Becky Brindle
5:16 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
I can't catch them all. I delete the personal attacks I see. And as for speaking your mind, that's great and encouraged!
Somepplstillamazeme
4:29 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
@Wake Up. It's really a shame when people can't voice their opinions anymore on a public forum. What is this…Communist China!!!! I agree with your earlier comment, no one cares that Bryan lives so close to the new Chipotle.
Bryan
4:32 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Lol
nancy
9:20 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
thank god we are getting some restaurants there!!!
Oren Spiegler
5:53 am on Sunday, December 2, 2012
I am pleased that Upper Saint Clair area residents will have a restaurant in their neighborhood which is known not only for delicious, moderately-priced meals, but that which is reasonably healthful and unadulterated with junk ingredients.
Now, if only we could lure California/Florida salad bar restaurant chain extraordinaire Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes to this part of the country, we would be in business!