Anyone in a Chipotle cap and shirt near Grants Pass' new Chipotle Mexican Grill on Friday got hollered at by passing shoppers: "Are you guys open yet?"

Manager Cassidy Wise smiled at them all and said, "We're opening the 17th!"

She was taking a quick break from final training of the 45-plus employees expected to work at the chain's newest restaurant in Grants Pass. Read More »