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Denverites Are Turning On Illegal Pete’s. Here’s What Pete Has To Say.
Arts & Culture
- When:
- March 20, 2025 · 9:00 AM
- Where:
- City Cast Denver
- Source:
- City Cast Denver
For almost 30 years, Illegal Pete’s has been a local darling. While Chipotle went global, Pete’s Mission-style burritos came with killer queso and great margs — and they supported local artists and community groups, too. But over the last couple years, something has changed. People are swapping stories of food poisonings, cuts to worker benefits, and less-than-awesome queso. So what happened? Producer Paul Karolyi put that big question to Illegal Pete’s founder and CEO Pete Turner, because he’s