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If you were as devastated as we were last January when news broke that Chipotle was suspending carnitas from its menu after a pork supplier violated the burrito-mogul’s welfare standards, then we’ve got news for you.

The fast-casual eatery announced Monday that carnitas is again available in 90 percent of its markets, thanks to a new partnership with U.K-based carrier Karo.

But before you run out to that Chipotle on Euclid Ave., be warned that Cleveland hasn’t yet been resupplied.

The Forest City, along with Atlanta and several regions throughout the Carolinas will be pork-free for a few more weeks.

“By November, 11 months after ‘The Great Carnitas Shortage of 2015’ began, the popular fast-casual restaurant chain expects all its restaurants to be serving the slow-cooked pork known as carnitas again,” Quartz reported today.

Until then, hungry locals will have to get their pork fix through alternative means, like Chef Sawyer’s roasted pig head.

This article appears in Sep 23-29, 2015.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

3 replies on “Chipotle Has Finally Brought Back Carnitas — Except in Cleveland”

  1. Get the vegetarian burrito – it is better tasting than any of the meat varieties (thanks to the free guac) and better for the planet.

  2. The chipotle on euclid is shit. if you have a half hour lunch break you can’t eat there because it takes about 45 minutes to an hour to get through the line. The place is understaffed and the two people they put on the line during peak hours are always shooting the shit and moving slow as fuck.

    They’re not even doing online orders, they’re just moving slow as fuck. i don’t give a shit if you go to work stoned, (its chipotle, everyone is stoned) but at least make an effort to appear sober and do your fucking job. goddamn.

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