Chipotle might start selling queso across the US in just a few weeks — here's what it's like (CMG)

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While for years Chipotle denied customers' demands that the chain add queso to the menu, the Tex-Mex chain is now singing a different tune. 

Queso could be available at Chipotle locations across the US in just two weeks. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Credit Suisse analyst Jason West predicted a September 12 national roll-out.

While Chipotle has not yet formally announced a national queso launch date, the chain debuted the cheesy dip in its New York City test kitchen in July. Chipotle began serving queso at roughly 350 restaurants in California and Colorado in August.

Chipotle didn't immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment, but executives have previously said that queso could be added to menus nationally as soon as mid-September. 

Business Insider tried the queso at Chipotle's test kitchen, which also serves other test items, including new salads and margaritas. Here's what the chain's all-natural take on the cheesy dip is like. 

The test kitchen, called Chipotle Next Kitchen, is on the corner of Sixth Avenue and 13th Street in Manhattan.

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Wandering in, you'd think it's just a run-of-the-mill Chipotle, complete with the standard fast-casual decor and the lunchtime rush.

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But, this location was the first in the world to add queso to the menu.

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