04/15/09

1Amber2004

by CSMobileUser

I liked it, pretty good food and solid service. Try it!

02/26/09

This is an Excellent Mexican Restuarant and not your usual Mex-Tex

by CalvinDBaker

My wife and I made our very first vist to this restuarant and enjoyed the visit. We decided to visit for the lunch period to avoid the crowds and parking problems that friends told me was common during the evening hours. A young lady met us and guided up toward a back room. We told her we did not want to be sitted in the bar area nor in the patio area and preferred a booth. We were giving a booth in what they called J area.

A young man named James was our waiter and was very knowledgeable and helpful. We were glad because we found this was not our usual Mex-Tex restuarant. He brought us chips (too thin but tasty) and a green looking salsa. My wife asked for ranch dressing instead but I was game. The waiter informed me that I could try more than one salsa since they have four kinds. I tried two and both were good and spicy. Neither anything like I get a El Chico or Pancho's. He had to give us some advice about about our entrees also. I am glad he was so helpful. My wife got both the cheese enchallas and a relleno, both were excellent except the relleno was a little overcooked on the bottom. I had the chicken encellas(pardon my spelling) and it was superb. The waiter was very attentive although the room was soon filled to capacity. His efforts were rewarded when it came time to pay with a very good tip added. He earned it. We enjoyed this meal.

• Pros: DECOR, SERVICE
• Cons: PARKING, CROWDS

01/09/09

Could have been better

by ShawnEwert

I went to Chuy's last night for a friend's birthday. I will not complain about how long it took to seat us, because there were quite a few of us and we needed at least half of us there before we were seated. That is understandable. The atmosphere for the type of place Chuy's is, works just fine. It is not my style of restaurant, but I understand the theme, and it works. The staff are great, and very accommodating. They were very nice, very attentive, and definitely on top of everything. My problem is with the food itself. Being born in TX, I love Tex-Mex, Mexi-Mex, Texican, and just plain Mex. Whatever you call it, I love Mexican inspired food. I was very disappointed in the salsa. It tasted as if someone had poured and entire salt shaker into the small bowl. Thinking that this was possibly the case, I tried another bowl. It was just as bad. The fresh flavor of the produce in the salsa was ruined by what boils down to oversalting. The guacamole I had high hopes for suffered from the same problem. When my main course arrived (the chicken tacos), I have to say, the plate was beautiful. I cleared the plate and it was very good. If some of the salt had made it from the salsa to the tacos, I think the meal would have been a great one.

• Pros: parking, service
• Cons: salsa, guacamole, no reservations