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For four star Southwestern, try Chuy's in Austin. Here's a place to get good food. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a casual atmosphere. This restaurant is very affordable. This restaurant features a full bar. This restaurant is good for groups.
Chuy's is always crowded, with most patrons sipping strawberry-flavored margaritas or Coronas at the bar as they endure the seemingly required 30-minute wait. A typical mix of students, families and rowdy...
citysearch.com - expert review - 07/20/2006
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Chuy's is just a fun place. Weird decor but nice people and really good food. Both the enchiladas and the burritos are big and delicious. Love the chips and salsa, too.
kudzu.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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Everyone loves Chuys.....great food at an affordable price. Take the kids. Its a great atmsotpeher
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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I've been going to Chuy's as long as I can remember. This is my comfort food. The food is always fantastic. I went into labor there!
lilaguide.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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If you want the true Austin experience and love your Tex Mex, this is the place. Try the chili rellenos with the ranchero sauce--you won't be disappointed. And, always have the refired beans, they are the best...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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The food at Chuy's is only average, but they have "buzz" and it's considered a hip place to like esp. among white people, who make up the majority of the clientele. This is not to say the food is lousy by any...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/19/2007
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I have been going to Chuy's since I was a young child (we went to the Lamar location with the red fish). Now I live downtown and frequent the Barton Springs location at least once a week. The creamy jalapeno...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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The food is only so-so, you can get a lot better tex-mex if you're brave...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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This particular Chuy's location because of convenience/"Keep Austin Weird" atmosphere, but overall - their food choices are superior! My ultimate fave: the "Big as yo face" Burritos!!! Also that "crea
kudzu.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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I love the tortilla soup. Fresh avocado, chicken, corn, cilantro and a fresh slice of lime, can't beat it!
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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This is a great quality place to eat. The food is incredible, the drinks are delicious and the sauces for your chips are plentiful.
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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Chuy's has a fun decor with lots of Elvis stuff and random kitsch. There is always a wait, but you can sit at the bar and help yourself to chips and salsa while you wait. Ask your server for some jala
kudzu.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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it's sunday night tradition to grab some take-out from chuy's. the chicken and cheese rellenos are heavenly (i prefer them with the hatch chile sauce), as is the mexi-cobb salad.
kudzu.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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The margaritas are delicious. Food is pretty good too.
kudzu.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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Ask for the jalape?o dipping sauce with your chips. It's free and it's wonderful!
kudzu.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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their "big as yo face" burritos are outta sight and fabulously priced!! i also recommend the elvis presley green chile fried chicken!
kudzu.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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Chuy's is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Austin. I absolutely love their jalapeno ranch dressing and can't get enough of their chicken enchiladas. My only complaint about this particular
kudzu.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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This place is one of my favorite in Austin. There staff is awesome and the drinks are strong. I love the set up and look forward to going there every time.
kudzu.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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aside from the long wait to get a table, i have no complaints as far as this restaurant is concerned. the mexi-cobb salad was super-fresh and tasty and the chuy-gooey was to die for. great margs too
kudzu.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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You'll love this place! Good Mexican food.. drinks are okay.. has all the funkiness of Austin rolled into one! Fun atmosphere. Good place for groups of people!
kudzu.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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My favorite dish at Chuy's is the Classic Tex-Mex. It's two cheese enchiladas smothered in chili con carne (spicy tomato-based chili sauce with beef) and comes with rice and beans. It comes sprinkled with raw...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/06/2007
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Great queso, knowledgable staff, fun location. Really good food. Best tex-mex in Austin! Long waits are worth it but be prepared if you have kids.
citysearch.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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Love this place.. great margarita's, great food, wait staff was on top of things. Best Queso I've had.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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Chuy's is a great place to eat for anyone new to Austin (and is tired of eating BBQ). The restaurant itself is like a 50's diner meets Tex-Mex and is decorated so that the place sreams "Elvis!" Just like how...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2006
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So it seems like alot of people complain about the lack of authenticity at Chuy's but what can you expect? The whole restaurant is a tribute to Elvis! I think that the problem is most people go to Chuy's...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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I have been to three different Chuy's; two in Houston and one in Austin; and I have never has a really good meal at any of them. At best, it was passable Tex-Mex. My main complaint was the heaviness of their...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/24/2006
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I just wanted to say that I am appalled by the review below. Chuy's is one of the best Mexican restaurants in Austin and my advice to torianne212 is to never go out to eat again. Any place you go out to eat...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2006
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This place is disgusting. The portions are HUGE. This is a perfect example of why Americans value quantity over QUALITY of food. It also helps explain why 30% of Texans are overweight. It doesn't matter how...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2006
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I'd heard a lot about this place and brought some out-of-town guests who wanted a truly Austin experience. We were not disappointed. The inside is kinda funky and it definitely looks like a fun college...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/12/2006
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I've been eating at Chuys for years for their nachos. They are incredible!!!!! I order the special nachos, or the panchos and the creamy jap dressing on the side is a must!!!! It's so good on the nachos. You...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/13/2006
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I have been a Austin resident for quite a while now. Chuy's is a great restaurant with a great atmosphere, but the food is mediocre at best. Anyone saying Chuy's has the best Mexican in Austin, really needs to...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/31/2006
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Oh, yes, and let's not forget the margaritas!! YUM!! I love the environment, the atmosphere, and mo...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/09/2005
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I come here on a stressful day and unwind with Margarita and Shrimp Tacos. Excellent!!!
judysbook.com - user review - 10/29/2005
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Chuy's is fun, especially if you go with a group. Their margaritas are some of the best, and their e...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/08/2005
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I LOVE this restaurant. Yes, you usually have to wait however that is for a reason! Once you are seated the service is excellent and the food is wonderful! The chimichanga w/sour cream tomatillo sauce is to...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2005
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I love their chicken chimichanga. It's worth going there for.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/30/2005
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My family and I visit the north 183 location weekly. The service is always great and the food is yummy. Now that the weather is getting warmer the outdoor tables are a great place to dine or just hang out.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/10/2005
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My husband and me eat here once a week, if not more. We cannot get enough of the frozen margaritas and everything else. I am from a border town and know what authentic Mexican food tastes like. This food is...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/02/2005
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The Chuychanga is Chuy's version of a chimichanga. It is one of the best items on the menu. The Barton Springs location is a great place to meet for lunch, happy hour or dinner. The jalepeno ranch salsa is...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/25/2005
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This is a favorite spot for Lance, and with good reason. Great margaritas, funky interior with many odes to Elvis. And just really, good, consistent Mexican food. No wonder other locations have popped up in...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/24/2005
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Chuy's is the best place to eat Tex Mex in Austin! Try the chicken enchilladas w/ deluxe tomatillo sauce or steak fajitas w/ wheat tortilla shells. Be sure to order the jalepeno ranch dip with your chips and...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/26/2005
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All the Chuy haters just don't know what to order! Chuys is one of the best places in texas to eat good, hot, cheesy, yummy food. They have the best rellenos I've ever tasted. You gotta try the shrimp...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/10/2004
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Just a note-people with a clue do not come here expecting "authentic" Mexican food. It's good,not FANTASTIC, but good-Tex-Mex, plain and simple. The wait can be long on weekends, but I've never had less than...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/25/2004
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If people in Austin have rated Chuy's #1 for Mexican food then people in Austin really don't know what quality Mexican food should taste like. This chain-type food is really average and in some cases below...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/14/2004
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When they said "Best of Austin" I thought they meant it. I don't agree with all the choices really. The one I agree with is sadly last on the list (it should be in the the top 5 atleast). There are far better...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/17/2003
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I went to Chuy's once, never again. If your looking for authentic Tex-Mex, you will not find it here. Everything just tasted so commercial. I would much rather go to a place like Enchiladas Y Mas then here....
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2003
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On a Saturday afternoon this place was packed, usually a good sign, but when we were through the reason was obvious...it's a good place a take kids, i.e. a place where screaming kids won't get noticed and you...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/20/2003
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True, this restaurant is considered probably the best in Austin, but Trudy's taste is much more unique and the service is better. If you are into Tex-Mex, this is a great dive to try out especially if you are...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/03/2003
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I am new to Austin, and heard a lot about Chuy's, so made it one of my first stops. I couldn't believe there was a 30 minute wait on a Wednesday at 7pm. I think I would rate it ok, average, but not great. Some...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/25/2003
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If you can put up with Austinite's overvaluing themselves, then Chuy's has got to be one of the best places to go and hang out in Austin. Even if you don;t like the people on Texas Martini will help put that...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/07/2003
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Why does Austin LOVE cheesey corporate-style restaurants? I think the category was best restaurant, not best place to wait three hours for mediocre food and horrible service. So they make fresh tortillas;...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/07/2003
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Chuy's has great burritos and sopapillas. The service however is unpredictable. Parking is also sometimes a problem. However, the atmosphere is great. I would recommend.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/06/2003
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Goood food and an informal atmosphere, with good service. tasty Margaritas
citysearch.com - user review - 02/01/2003
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It's just not what it used to be. It's more atmosphere than food quality. It's also just around from the reputation it used to have of really good food.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/01/2003
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Chuys is the best. My family and I have been going their for a loooonng time and we know just about all of the people their. I have been going their since i was born. My mom even went their when she was...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/01/2003
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Well...it's loud, all right. So loud you can't have a conversation while you're there. And the portions are big...but the food is TERRIBLE. It's not Mexican, for sure, although you might think it is if you've...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/01/2003
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not even in top ten for Mexican food in Ausatin
citysearch.com - user review - 02/01/2003
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As Tex-Mex food goes Chuy's is alright. The only thing I really about Chuy's are there Texas Martini's (even then, they are watered down) and there Jalepeno ranch dressing...mmmm! But they should not call what...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/14/2003
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I expect to have at least something that was made from scratch, not just assembled on a conveyor belt. Very disappointed, absolutely horrible.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2003
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My husband and I visited Chuy's for the first time on my birthday. Since we heard this place was awsome we figured it would be an excellent birthday celebration. It however was not! We waited 30 at our table...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/05/2003
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Where are the homemade tortillas? Recipes are always modified by chefs, that individual expression is fine. However, the tortilla is basic. It's the first thing your mouth tastes. It's either "homemade" or...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/04/2003
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Chuy's is OK. I must admit that their fajitas are exceptional but otherwise, the food is horrible.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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I can't understand the bad comments about Chuy's food. My husband will not eat Tex-Mex at any other rest. My kids love it too. The food is great, well seasoned,huge portions, fresh ingredients,all white...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/29/2002
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Elvis Green Chile Fried Chicken...that's all I need to say:)
citysearch.com - user review - 12/25/2002
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Chuy's is a weekly visit for me. Excellent tex-mex and a pleasurable experience everytime has made mea regular. The fajitas are grand, the Chuychanga (Chuy's take on a chimichanga), and the enchiladas are all...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/06/2002
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with all the buzz that goes on about how good chuy's is, i was really disappointed after my lunch there. all the food was just plain and bland. nothing stood out at all. if chuy's didnt give to charity and...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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Chuy's rocks, and has rocked for the entire 14 years that I have been in Austin. 'Nuff said.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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Make reservations! This place generally has at LEAST a 45 minute wait on weeknights. But it's worth the wait!
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2002
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I have been to Chuy's and although the food is good it is not what Real Mexican food is. It does not contain the real flavor and richness that only real mexican dishes have. I am sorry, for all of you who have...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2002
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ONLY ONE WORD NEEDED TO DESCRIBE THE FOOD, DRINKS, AND HOSPITALITY IT IS "AWESOME"
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2002
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I don't understand what so good about this place. The food and drinks isn't all that great.Yet people wait in line for this food.It doesnt taste authentic at all.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2002
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For ambiance and quality interior Mexican food, Fonda San Miguel cannot be beat. The service is second to none. Dinner there is a little pricey but well worth it.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2002
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While Chuy's is a good place for margaritas I don't think it's all that for the food. Sure you can have cheese enchilads, queso, cheese over a burrito but it all tastes the same after a while. If you want true...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/14/2002
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this place is great to eat at and the food is the best mexican food around
citysearch.com - user review - 11/14/2002
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The place is so great.Comfortable in atmosphere, price,an the food will rock your taste buds.Really is a place you must try.Try it you'll like it!:)Once you do,you will go back again an again.:)The service is...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/09/2002
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The food is good for the price. Not a good place for a quite moment. Lots of noise.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/08/2002
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If you're a Texan, how could any other place be your favorite! I've been "displaced" and never really feel like I'm back home until I've eaten at Chuy's.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/07/2002
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Unless you're from out of town, or another California transplant, skip Chuy's. Lousy food, weak drinks, and over priced. You can get much, much better Mexican food in town. If you're too scared to eat...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2002
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Nothing great about the restaurant. Other mexican joints are just about the same quality. Hula hut is much better.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/05/2002
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Tooooo loong of a wait (anytime) bad tex-mex (Las Manitas, Maudies or El Sol Y La Luna are 10X better) Basically, you shouldn't stand in a 15 minute to 45 minute wait for substandard food when you could go to...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2002
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Good service. Very good food. Good service. We always go at off hours to avoid the wait.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/28/2002
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Food is Greatttttttttttt! Inexpensive....The Margaritas Outrageous!!!!! comfy old booths and funky artsy fish swim around the restaurant with elvis icons unavoidable (did they win the rights?!)
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2002
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It's the best food in texas and I love the green chili.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/24/2002
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The only reason that Chuy's is popular is because they have a cool decor. The food is decent and the drinks are weak. My first choice would definetly not be Chuy's, but I would place it in the top ten.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/24/2002
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Not worth the prices...very bland for Mexican food, at least the location that I ate at off of North 183 close to Duval exit. Had an extremely long wait, waiter was no where to be found.....how did this get on...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/22/2002
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As a child, my father wanted to go to Chuy's every weekend for lunch. He got especially excited when they had their annual Green Chili Festival. I always got the same thing: The Big As Yo Face Beef and Cheese...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/21/2002
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The last time i dined there i was given the wrong check.i called and the mgr.was able to verify the error and told me to come by and get my money.i suggested he leave a envelope at bar or the like;he...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/21/2002
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Great food and a casual atmospere. I love the Steak Burrito with deluxe Tomatillo Sauce.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/14/2002
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Chuy's is a nice place to eat, but rated number one in Mexican food for the Austin area, I don't think so.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/04/2002
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if u are from out of town its an aok placebut if u live there ; there is better places and cheaper
citysearch.com - user review - 10/02/2002
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Chuys is a great place to eat. The only problem with their food is that the refried beans taste like they came from a can. Unfortunately, Chuys is a trendy place to eat which makes for long waits and it is...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/02/2002
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Great, cheap, fast Austin tex-mex. Have to make a stop everytime I am in town!
citysearch.com - user review - 09/26/2002
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Relaxed, easy, inexpensive. Different sauces for different tastes. You can't beat it!
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2002
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Food is pretty bad but at least everything sin't drowned in chipotle sauce. Atmosphere is pretty good. Nice place to take tourist who have never had good Mexican/TexMex food.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/12/2002
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Chuy's is not only great for the food, but also for the atmosphere. It is casual and fun and would return to Austin if only to eat there!
citysearch.com - user review - 09/12/2002
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Putting Chuy's as the number one mexican restaurant is an outrage. Just because it is well know or a chain doesn't mean that it has good food. The food is not bad, but there are definitely much better places...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/11/2002
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Chuy's is a blast. Campy fun and the food is really quite good. My favorites are the chimichanga with lots of tomitillo sauce and the nachos are huge. the big eaters will want to try the steak burrito.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/11/2002
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On my first visit, I was blown away!! Can't wait to go back!! I had a blast! Food was awesome! Servers were fun and good at what they do!! They knew what to say and how to describe things to a first-timer like...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/09/2002
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Are the people of Austin looney? Chuy's as the best restaurant?!?!?!?! I mean, I like Chuy's all right, but it is certainly NOT the best restaurant in town. I suggest that first off, whoever nominated Chuy's...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/08/2002
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Best Mexican Food in town. Cheap, too! Everyone should try the Deluxe Tomatilla Chicken Enchiladas - yum!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/24/2002
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at $6 a pop for a handmade texas martini, it's the best deal in town if you ask me. top shelf tequila, fresh squeezed lime juice, sugar water and cointreau or gran marnier. delicious!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/23/2002
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This is one of my favorite restaurants in Austin -- a fun, wild, noisy tex-mex restaurant with fantastic decor and a shrine to Elvis. You can dine in a room decorated with about a thousand hubcaps or below the...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2002
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Food is not spectacular - Ambiance is very good - like the Elvis theme
citysearch.com - user review - 08/20/2002
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Chuy's is the best place to go for a claustrophobic hypochondriac. You can smell other people breath- Yes!! You are that close to others. On the good side the salsa is the best, (if you brought it from Matt's...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2002
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The food's OK, but I love those sangria floaters! Gotta love a margarita with sangria stirred in . . . yum!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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Chuy's has the best Chimichanga in town! I absolutely love it!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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I really enjoy everything about Chuy's. The drinks, the atmosphere and most definitely the HOT salsa!!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2002
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Always good food....so always crowded...if you want something a bit more low key and more upscale, head to manuels downtown...excellent
citysearch.com - user review - 08/01/2002
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Chuy's has several locations in Austin and Houston. I can always depend on it for awesome enchiladas, "Big as Yo' Face" burritos, and some of the best margaritas ever. Sometimes I get cravings for their creamy...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2002
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I have traveled to New Mexico, Old Mexico and all over West Texas trying to find just one restaraunt that can top Chuy's Hatch green Chile sauce. It is mostly a waste of time and money for the best is right...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2002
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Chuy's is a favorite of mine and my family. We always take out of town people there because it's so classically Austin with its eclectic and almost excessively odd decor. I've never had a bad meal there, and...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/22/2002
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This place rocks! I have eat'n here many times and every time it was awesome. The food is great, the employees are friendly, and there's never a dull moment in the building.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/22/2002
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If Lance Armstrong says it's one of his favorite places, well darn it, that's good enough for me. This is a good place to grab some quality Mexican food. And the ritas taste good too. I like all the fish on...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/17/2002
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One of the row of low-priced, friendly restaurants that line Barton Springs Road just east of Zilker Park, Chuy's stands out for its determinedly wacky decor -- hubcaps lining the ceiling, Elvis memorabilia...
frommers.com - user review
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Best enchilladas on the planet! The deluxe tomatillo sauce is to die for as well as awesome rellanos and buritos. Plan a trip during the "green chile festival" for a special menu each
travel.yahoo.com - user review
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this is a favorite with the locals! you won't get bored studying the colorful and whimsical decor with approximately 1,000 wooden fish dangling precariously from the ceiling, an elvis shrine and lava lamps....
10best.com - user review
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is it landmark or restaurant? tourist destination or dining faux pas? it's hard to tell when you're ushered through the door on your first visit, and your guide--with no discernible smirk on her face--asks the...
austin360.com - user review
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chu's is a great restaurant, especially for tourists. the atmosphere is great fun, with bright and silly decorations throughout. staff is friendly and they sell funny t-shirts there...
igougo.com - user review
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equal parts tex-mex restaurant and elvis presley shrine, this place combines south-of-the-border dining with a graceland atmosphere, all for a nicely affordable price-meals average about $7. the waitstaff,...
wcities.com - user review
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a tex-mex classic...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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chuy's is a wonderful place to eat...
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