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"Judge tells mall restaurant: Burrito is not a sandwich
By The Associated Press
WORCESTER, Mass. — Is a burrito a sandwich?
The Panera Bread bakery-and-cafe chain says yes. But a judge said no, ruling against Panera in its bid to prevent a Mexican restaurant from moving into the same shopping mall.
Panera has a clause in its lease that prevents the White City Shopping Center in Shrewsbury from renting to another sandwich shop. Panera tried to invoke that clause to stop the opening of a Qdoba Mexican Grill.
But Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke cited Webster's dictionary and
testimony from a chef and a former high-ranking federal agriculture official in ruling that Qdoba's burritos and other offerings are not sandwiches.
The difference, the judge ruled, comes down to two slices of bread versus one tortilla.
"A sandwich is not commonly understood to include burritos, tacos and quesadillas, which are typically made with a single tortilla and stuffed with a choice filling of meat, rice, and beans," Locke wrote in his decision.
In court papers, Panera, a St. Louis-based chain of more than 900 cafes, argued for a broad definition of a sandwich, saying that a flour tortilla is bread and that a food product with bread and a filling is a sandwich.
Qdoba, owned by San Diego-based Jack in the Box, called food experts to testify on its behalf.
Among them was Cambridge, Mass., chef Chris Schlesinger, who said in an affidavit: "I know of no chef or culinary historian who would call a burrito a sandwich. Indeed, the notion would be absurd to any credible chef or culinary historian."
For the record, I say it is not a sandwich either, and I am a fat kid so I gotta have some good input. I also think panera bread sucks ass for trying to fight something so stupid. |
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might be the most frivolous discussion in a court room ever
"what is the definition of a 'sandwich'" |
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B'OH! |
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i wish i had a burrito sandwich right now |
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I'm so glad I have a black bean and corn empenada waiting for me in the work fridge right now... mmmmmm.
Although I'm also a fan of Panera, there's just no winning against mexican food in my eyes. |
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i'm going to get some sandwiches from taco bell right now |
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In Soviet Worcester, burrito drives you. |
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Qdoba will probably flop there anyways with Moe's being 50 feet away. Moe's has better food. |
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thats retarded
and if your ever in downtown New B check out No Problemo
best burritos ever!!! |
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i dunno man...tortilla sam's in worcester has some good shit...AAAAND you can bring your own beer into the restaurant |
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No Problemo is indeed awesome. |
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Phillip nli said: thats retarded
and if your ever in downtown New B check out No Problemo
best burritos ever!!! |
no problemo is my favorite mexican place on the east coast. i usually eat there once a week and enjoyed some great beef tacos there last night before class. |
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it was about food. all fat and shitty looking people think it is a great story. |
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I just said it was a great story, you revolting faggot. |
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and i was bringing up the fact that many people would agree with you. did you run out of pills? you're very mean today. |
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i am sending you a woman in the mail so you can abuse her |
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if you are going to go to a Mexican place in Worcester, go about a mile to a mile and half up the same road that Qdoba and Moes is on and go to Tortilla Sams. they have phenomenal food, and its BYOB. |
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Yeti said: if you are going to go to a Mexican place in Worcester, go about a mile to a mile and half up the same road that Qdoba and Moes is on and go to Tortilla Sams. they have phenomenal food, and its BYOB. |
I'm really impressed with the BYOB part. I've never herad of that before. |
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its incredible. bring in a 30 rack and sit and eat tacos for a few hours. |
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Yeti said: its incredible. bring in a 30 rack and sit and eat tacos for a few hours. |
That sounds more like a death sentance
... a beautiful, glorious death sentance. |
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RichHorror said: In Soviet Worcester, burrito drives you. |
give that man the $10,000 |
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i missed that post. it belongs in the pantheon of great soviet comments. |
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anyone ever been to bucky's burritos in newburyport? |
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No problemo's is definitly my favorite mexican place in this country. I also dig Moes, it's all about the homewrecker there. |
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