Court Declares Right to “Chipotle Experience”

Tuesday, 05 October 2010 | by Pat's Picks

There are certain rights every American is entitled to: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness…and the Chipotle experience. The Kansas City Star says a court has ordered the chain to lower its counters after a wheelchair-bound man complained that he couldn’t see his burrito being made.

Apparently, the official policy of the chain is to offer “tableside preparation” for customers with disabilities: ingredients are brought to the table and assembled there. But that option was not offered to the man who sued, because he ?could not watch the food-service employee combine those ingredients to form his order.?

I was interested to learn a little bit more about the case, and the litigant who has made somewhat of a habit filing ADA-related lawsuits.

And although it isn’t outrageous that a handicapped person would want to see their food prepared, it did remind me of all the lawsuits I read about filed against fast food restaurants. In honor of the woman who sued McDonalds because her hot coffee was too hot, here‘s a list of some of the most ridiculous.