Chipotle has a new menu item for the first time in years - here's the verdict

Chipotle has had a rough year.

The E. coli crisis rocked consumers' confidence in the chain, with same-store sales plummeting and the company's stock losing 27% of its value in six months.

Chipotle has only changed its main menu once, in 2014, adding tofu sofritas.

But the chain has unveiled a new weapon to battle the stagnant menu blues: chorizo.

It will be available nationwide by the fall, but rollouts in select metro areas has already begun. We managed to get our hands on the new chorizo to see if this spicy sausage can attract some business to the embattled chain.