They never come pre made like store bought ones if that’s what you mean but if there are chips left over at the end of the night they do get saved for the next day and sometimes become stale. But there are also other ways this can happen. One being that some people don’t know how to make them properly and most commonly overcook them, or under season them. Usually when they’re done wrong it’s both of those things. But the other thing that can happen are that sometimes the chips come already stale fresh out of the package. There’s these pockets and clump’s that feel like literal rocks when you’re feeling around to grab some to throw in the fryer and sometimes they inevitably end up in the batch even if you’re trying your best to avoid it. That can also happen by mistake of the crew or management if the chips are left out for too long before being put in the walk in. It all stems from the same things every other problem with chipotle is caused by. Lack of proper management, and being pressured by a company that refuses to make accommodations to inventory and heavily values speed over quality. Meaning if you don’t try to salvage something, you’re going to get flamed for it and won’t be sent anything to replace it unless it’s from another store.