nominated to be checked for its neutrality . discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page . december 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message illegal pete s type private industry restaurants founded boulder colorado 1995 founder pete turner headquarters denver colorado u.s. number of locations 9 area served colorado arizona website www.illegalpetes.com illegal pete s is a colorado based group of quick service mission style burrito restaurants that takes inspiration from burritos popularized in san francisco in the 1960s and 1970s . contents 1 food 2 history 2.1 illegal pete s locations 2.2 colorado 2.3 arizona 3 culture 4 controversy 5 media 6 references 7 external links food edit illegal pete s mission style mexican food is served in a steam table assembly line with fresh grilled chicken pork and beef ; pinto or black beans ; white or spanish style brown rice ; and toppings such as house hot salsa green chile pork or vegetarian guacamole sour cream and cheese . illegal pete s also serves fish tacos nachos and all colorado draft beer . illegal pete s serves local ingredients such as all natural preservative free tortillas from colorado tortilla company ; all natural meats from niman ranch which are humanely raised without antibiotics or hormones and fed all vegetarian feeds ; and other health oriented options for vegetarians and gluten free diets . history edit the first illegal pete s location was opened up by pete turner on august 15 1995 on the hill in boulder ; turner said that starting the business nearly killed him . 1 since then the business has grown to include six locations in denver and boulder and there are plans to open seven eight and nine in fort collins on colfax and in tucson az . 2 the corporate headquarters of illegal pete s was in the historic denver landmark the daniels & fisher tower in downtown denver and now is on broadway . the combination of quick filling burritos and an alternative relaxed environment has become popular with hipsters 3 college students athletes and musicians nationwide in fact international pop songwriter jack johnson first received the call saying universal records wanted to sign him while he was eating a burrito at illegal pete s. 4 illegal pete s locations edit colorado edit boulder the hill pearl street . denver colfax d.t.c. du lower downtown south broadway ft. collins old town arizona edit tucson main gate culture edit illegal pete s is involved in several facets of community involvement including charity fund raisers like the smother autism campaign in april 2012 5 which raised money for the joshua school a colorado based non profit educational therapeutic day treatment center for children with an autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities or the award winning pete s pints campaigns 6 which raise money for local bands . in september 2010 illegal pete s started the starving artist program 7 which feeds out of town musicians for free at illegal pete s when they come through denver or boulder to play a show . illegal pete s was voted as the best place to eat and hang out with rock stars 8 by the annual best of westword of 2011 . illegal pete s began throwing starving artist sxsw showcases 9 in austin in march 2011 . pete turner was featured in a front page article of the denver post 10 on businesses spending marketing money on representing denver at sxsw . in july 2011 illegal pete s launched greater than artist collective 11 a non traditional record label that works with colorado bands . the label was the brain child of pete turner and suburban home records owner for 17 years virgil dickerson . currently signed to the label 12 are denver darkwave band snake rattle rattle snake cello prog pop songwriter ian cooke active rock denver darlings the epilogues the belovedly crass comedian ben roy and most recently the solo work of paper bird songstress esm patterson . controversy edit this article s criticism or controversy section may compromise the article s neutral point of view of the subject . please integrate the section s contents into the article as a whole or rewrite the material . march 2015 in 2014 illegal pete s attracted controversy from proponents of race forward s drop the i word campaign which seeks to eliminate the word illegal from our vernacular because of possible racial connotations . two small groups of latino activists have demanded that the word illegal be dropped from the name of the restaurant first in fort collins and now with the opening of the tucson location . 13 14 founder pete turner has refuted any possible racial connotations of his business name in the media and in a public statement defending the use of the word . 15 media edit travel channel s food paradise aired a segment august 26 2014 16 thrillist denver s best burritos ranked by dispensary employees 17 the rooster how illegal pete s pete turner combined his love music food and beer 18 new york times in colorado calls to change a restaurant s name from illegal pete s 19 references edit history . illegal pete s. retrieved 29 august 2012 . illegal pete s taking over mama s cafe space also opening fort collins location . westword denver . retrieved may 8 2014 . alviani samantha 10 july 2012 . denver s ten hippest bars or ten biggest hipster bars . hipsters . . westword best of denver edition 2012 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . jack out of the box jack johnson . surfer mag . retrieved 29 august 2012 . ferner matt 3 april 2012 . illegal pete s smothers autism for autism awareness month the joshua school . huffington post . retrieved 29 august 2012 . best glass act 2012 . westword best of denver edition 2012 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . herrera dave . illegal pete s to feed starving artists coming through denver . westword . retrieved 29 august 2012 . westword best of denver edition 2011 . 2011 http bestof.voiceplaces.com denver boulder w best place to eat and hang out with rock stars 2011 34922 . retrieved 29 august 2012 . missing or empty title help herrera dave 29 february 2012 . illegal pete s and greater than collective s second annual starving artist showcase sxsw . westword . retrieved 29 august 2012 . baca ricardo 14 march 2012 . does colorado have any business being represented at sxsw yes . the denver post . retrieved 29 august 2012 . ferner matt 27 july 2011 . illegal pete s launches greater than artist collective . huffington post . retrieved 29 august 2012 . uh did you know that we have a record label . illegal pete s. retrieved 29 august 2012 . story by julianne stanford 2015 11 17 . illegal restaurant set to open despite protests of latinos arizona public media . azpm.org . retrieved 2015 12 16 . fort collins residents ask illegal pete s to change name . coloradoan.com . 2014 11 03 . retrieved 2015 12 16 . concerning the name illegal pete s illegal pete s . illegalpetes.com . retrieved 2015 12 16 . burrito paradise . travel channel . august 26 2014 . connor green october 8 2014 . denver s best burritos ranked by dispensary employees . thrillist . how illegal pete s pete turner combined his love music food and beer . the rooster june 2014 . in colorado calls to change a restaurant s name from illegal pete s . the new york times november 16 2014 . external links edit official website v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback wendy s whataburger white castle asian l & l hawaiian barbecue manchu wok panda express pei wei asian diner pick up stix sarku baked goods au bon pain auntie anne s bruegger s cinnabon corner bakery cafe dunkin donuts einstein bros. great american cookies honey dew donuts krispy kreme mrs. fields 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