Chipotle is bringing four new restaurants to metro Atlanta before the end of the year, each one built with a drive-thru Chipotlane for digital pickup orders, and the burrito chain says it’s hiring around 30 positions to staff them up.
Chipotle announced Tuesday that it would open the four locations across metro Atlanta before the end of 2026, according to Atlanta News First. The new spots will land in Cumming, McDonough, Lawrenceville and Canton, and all four will include the Chipotlane pickup lane that’s become central to the chain’s growth strategy. Chipotle said it is hiring around 30 positions at the new locations, per the same report.
Where the New Restaurants Are Going
The Coal Mountain location sits at 3564 Browns Bridge Road, Suite A, in Cumming, while the North McDonough Crossing restaurant is set for 5875 East Lake Parkway in McDonough. Over in Lawrenceville, the Old Peachtree location will open at 1015 Old Peachtree Road NW, and the fourth spot, Hickory Flat Marketplace, lands at 6383 Hickory Flat Highway, Suite 100, in Canton — all addresses listed in the station’s report.
That Hickory Flat Marketplace development has been in the works for a while. The shopping center was previously reported to feature several businesses including Chipotle Mexican Grill, according to the Tribune Ledger-News.
A Third Chipotle for Cumming
The Cumming location has drawn particular attention locally. A separate report from North Atlanta Star said the Coal Mountain restaurant was scheduled to open Wednesday, Nov. 4, though it’s unclear whether that opening actually took place. The outlet described the location as the third Chipotle with a Cumming address and the first serving the northern part of Forsyth County.
Part of a Bigger Chipotlane Push
The metro Atlanta expansion fits into a much larger national build-out. Chipotle said it expects to open 350 to 370 restaurants in 2026, including 10 to 15 international partner-operated locations, according to the company’s third-quarter 2026 results. The chain expects around 80% of its new company-owned restaurants this year to include a Chipotlane, and it opened 84 company-owned restaurants in the third quarter alone, 53 of which came with the drive-thru pickup feature…