Chipotle opening restaurant in Round Lake Beach

Chipotle Mexican Grill, a national chain of burrito restaurants, is pushing ahead with its expansion plan with its newest restaurant set to open in Round Lake Beach.

The newest suburban location is expected to open at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 2010 N. Route 83.

The menu at the newest establishment features burritos, burrito bowls, salads, tacos and a new kid's menu.

The Round Lake Beach restaurant, like all in the chain, focuses on using naturally raised meats, local and organic veggies and cheese and sour cream made with milk from cows that are not treated with synthetic growth hormones.

The chain serves more naturally raised meat than any other restaurant company, sourcing more than 70 million pounds this year.

In addition, the produce generally comes from within about 250 miles of Chipotle's distribution centners, with nearly 70 percent coming from within 150 miles and one-third of the produce arriving from within 50 miles, according to the company.

Chipotle opened its first restaurant in 1993 and currently operates nearly 1,000 restaurants.