When you consider that Chipotle started over 30 years ago in Denver, you’d think there would be more locations around Northern Colorado; but as of the summer of 2026, there are only about six.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Coming to Take Over Former KFC/A&W in Windsor
It was in December of 2025 that the KFC/A&W location at 1590 Main Street lost its lease and closed down after about 17 years of operation, having opened in 2008. I know that I had hit up that KFC many times, since our stations are just down the street; every now and then, you just need some fried chicken, right?
In August of 2026, I saw that they were doing construction at the old KFC, and there was a sign out front. The sign was for the construction company, KTK General Contracting Limited. I called them up and asked them what the project was that they were working on at 1590 Main Street, and they told me it was going to be a Chipotle.
Where are the Other Northern Colorado Chipotle Mexican Grill locations?
Myself, living in Downtown Loveland, haven’t really tried either of the two locations the town has, though I pass by them often (one is at the Centerra Marketplace by Panera, the other at Taft and Eisenhower by Safeway.)…