I’m all for awesome iPhone applications that make my life easier, but I’m curious exactly how often one would need to frequent the Chipotle fast food chain to justify having a special app just for pre-ordering your burritos (hat tip to the Washington Business Journal on this one).

A pizza chain iPhone app I understand, because anything, anything to avoid speaking to an actual employee when placing a delivery order at some place like Pizza Hut is worth trying. But Chipotle doesn’t even deliver, right? You still have to go there to get your burrito.

Oh well, the application (get it at the iTunes store) is free anyway, so who am I to judge? No doubt my skepticism has much to do with the fact that I think Chipotle is kind of terrible. But so many people seem to go there pretty regularly. And saving precious minutes when picking up your lunch order – nothing at all wrong with that.

What other chain lunch spots would you like to see adopt these kinds of pre-ordering iPhone applications? I’d like to nominate Cosi.