New Chipotle in Davenport hiring soon

A new Chipotle Mexican Grill fast food restaurant is currently taking shape at 1020 W. Kimberly Road in Davenport. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

A new Chipotle Mexican Grill fast-food restaurant is currently taking shape off Kimberly Road in Davenport.

The business is expected to be open before the end of the year, and hiring will start in the near future, according to Annie Gradinger, an external communications official with Chipotle.

She added that Chipotle usually has about 25 jobs per location. Some of the benefits of those jobs include:

  • A crew bonus with the opportunity to earn an extra month’s worth of pay each year.  
  • A debt-free college degree program and English as a second language.   
  • Access to mental healthcare for employees and their families.   
  • Find more at chipotle.com/careers. (As of Tuesday, Sept. 26, that site listed four job openings at other Chipotle sites in the region, but none for the new Kimberly Road restaurant.)

The new Chipotle will be located at 1020 W. Kimberly Road. That is the former home of the Li’l Mississippi Golf course, and next to a KFC restaurant.

Construction on the new restaurant building started this summer. As of Tuesday, much of the exterior work on the building appeared to be complete.

Once complete, the new restaurant is expected to feature its signature “Chipotlane,” a drive-thru pickup lane that allows guests to conveniently pick up digital orders without leaving their cars.

Chipotle has more than 3,100 restaurants sites as of the end of 2022. The restaurant also has two other Quad Cities locations at 5270 Elmore Ave., Davenport, and 3941 41st Ave. Drive, Moline.

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