The COVID-19 pandemic severely strained Chipotle's (NYSE: CMG) business, but it has already recovered from the hit. The fast-casual chain on Wednesday reported official results for the second quarter, which spanned the heavily impacted months of April, May, and June. As expected, sales and profitability metrics each worsened. However, Chipotle had plenty of good news for investors regarding its growth rebound . Comparable-store sales fell 9% for the full period, and operating margins dove to 12.2% of sales from 20.9% a year ago. But sales in the digital channel jumped 216% in Q2, management said, which helped offset plunging in-store traffic due to temporary closures. Chipotle noted improved customer satisfaction with its e-commerce delivery system, which is getting help from third-party aggregators today. Image source: Getty Images. CEO Brian Niccol and his team said that overall growth trends improved significantly as the quarter progressed, with 24% sales declines in April giving way to a 7% drop in May. The company then returned to a modest 2% growth uptick in June. That increase has executives feeling confident in their growth plans that lean more heavily on digital ordering and the addition of new drive-through services. Chipotle also believes the impending shake-out in the industry will free up premium retail space, and so the chain expects to accelerate its planned new unit launches in 2021. 10 stocks we like better than Chipotle Mexican GrillWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Chipotle Mexican Grill wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2020 Demitrios Kalogeropoulos owns shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Chipotle Mexican Grill. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source