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Chipotle Mexican Grill Opens in Fairfield

A grand opening was held Thursday for the new Chipotle Mexican Grill location in the recently completed Kings Crossing shopping center at Grasmere Avenue and Kings Highway.

Fairfield residents no longer have to go to Milford or Darien to get their Chipotle fix.

According to a report in the Fairfield Citizen, the popular gourmet Mexican food chain, with its streamlined menu of burritos, tacos and salad bowls made with fresh, unadulterated ingredients, held a grand opening for its new location in the recently completed Kings Crossing shopping center at Grasmere Avenue and Kings Highway on Thursday.

According to the report the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, for both dine in and take out, seats 44 and has 25 to 30 employees. It joins a Whole Foods Market and CVS pharmacy that also recently opened in the new shopping center.

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The news that the chain would be coming to Fairfield .

A , a PETCO store and a Chase Bank branch are also slated to open in the new center, according to the report.

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