Re: [CH] Chuy's Mexican Restaurant
Bill Woodward (bill_cchkk@yahoo.com)
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:14:23 -0700 (PDT)
--- "R.Solarion - Apollonius.Net" <damis@apollonius.net> wrote:
>
> Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever eaten at Chuy's? I was
> wondering
> about the quality of it, since the President's daughters were eating
> there.
> Or does that /ultimately/ make no difference?
>
> Does anyone recommend it? Enquiring minds want to know! Roberto
>
Hello Roberto (and everyone else),
Well, I live in Austin, and I can say that Chuy's is my favorite
mexican restaurant. Actually, it's really more Tex-Mex, certainly not
authentic Mexican, but that's OK. I've loved Tex-Mex long before I
moved here.
There are three Chuy's in Austin (and a fourth being built in Round
Rock, not far from my house), and my family eats at one of the three
about once a week (usually for lunch after Church, or some other time
if we miss it). The food is not ultra-hot, and in fact would probably
be considered somewhat mild for a lot of the people on this list, but
they do cook with a lot of peppers, and I can spice it up with a little
Red Savina powder if I need to :-)
The food is good, relatively inexpensive, and plentiful. The
restaurant is intentionally designed to look tacky, and they have great
T-shirts (I especially like the chile pepper Yin-Yang symbol with the
slogan "That which burns the lips frees the mind"). Dishes I can
recommend: Rajas con queso, Chicken chile rellenos, Mexi-cobb salad
with creamy jalapen~o dressing, Southwestern enchiladas (with a fried
egg on top and the Green Chile sauce). Ask for the green chile rice
instead of the mexican rice.
I believe that there are some people actually affiliated with Chuy's on
the list. If you saw "Eat the Heat", where Jill (Lewis, I think?) from
Austin Slow Burn was chopping habaneros, that was one of the Chuy's
kitchens. Her husband, Kevin, works for them. (Hi Jill and Kevin, I
met you at David Cook's Hot Luck).
Anyway, I hope that helps.
- Bill Woodward
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