BearlyNose said:
reduce portions sizes
I don't think I remember a time when I didn't get enough food at a chain restaurant. It's almost always a 2k mediocre calorie bomb at every restaurant.
Darden Restaurants buying the Chuy's chain.
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I don't think I remember a time when I didn't get enough food at a chain restaurant. It's almost always a 2k mediocre calorie bomb at every restaurant.
The original Chuy's is good or at least it was a few years ago. I eat at the one in Waco on occasion when I'm down visiting my mom and it's okay.
I've lived in Iowa now for many years and fortunately we found a good place for this area. Their red enchilada sauce is outstanding. As is their salsa.
While I realize this isn't tex mex, the northern NM food I enjoyed the 12 years I lived Santa Fe is still my favorite.
I've lived in Iowa now for many years and fortunately we found a good place for this area. Their red enchilada sauce is outstanding. As is their salsa.
While I realize this isn't tex mex, the northern NM food I enjoyed the 12 years I lived Santa Fe is still my favorite.
I'm going to go ahead and predict that the creamy jalapeno will no longer be complimentary and will be about 4 bucks for each little bowl under Darden's ownership.Eleven-League Grant said:I suspect Darden's first move will be to increase menu prices.Quote:
BTW I think Chuy's in its current original form is great. I hope Darden doesnt change things too much.
Chuy's has done a decent job of keeping their food prices in line despite all the recent major increase in costs. It seems that was Darden's strategy when they bought Cheddars, too.
They seem to pretty much belong with Darden. As a lover of Mexican food, I have never been a fan of the chain. And the original Chuy's in Austin was even overrated.
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They should buy Fuzzy's Tacos while they are at it. Absolute garbage food at high prices. The guac is passible because I'm pretty sure it's just Wholly Guacamole you can buy at the grocery store.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
It was never the best (or even close to the best) TexMex in the city, it was just the most predatory from a business perspective. Pretty much exactly what's happened with P. Terry's and Torchy's as well.Dia del DougO said:
They seem to pretty much belong with Darden. As a lover of Mexican food, I have never been a fan of the chain. And the original Chuy's in Austin was even overrated.
As someone who loved the original Chuys and ate there hundreds of times, i am done. I can replicate the menu items i ate the most and as an austinite prefer to eat at local family owned tex mex sites such as Matts, Maudies, Serranos etc.
for someone who grew up with the original Chuy's 5 min down the road on Barton Springs, I'm always gonna be partial to it. I have more Tex-Mex options than I know what to do with since moving to San Antonio 16 years ago, but my family still includes Chuy's in our rotation. It was my daughters favorite, and she loves chips with creamy jalepeno. Hope Dardens doesn't mess it up.Gobearsone said:
As someone who loved the original Chuys and ate there hundreds of times, i am done. I can replicate the menu items i ate the most and as an austinite prefer to eat at local family owned tex mex sites such as Matts, Maudies, Serranos etc.
Very late to the discussion but just came across this thread.
I like Chuy's on occasion.
For those complaining it isn't Mexican….. well they didn't claim to be. They are Tex mex. If you go there expecting Mexican then you are already wrong. Might as well call Taco Bell Mexican if you call chuys mexican.
Their chips and jalapeno ranch is good. It isn't the typical chips and salsa but again they aren't Mexican.
As others have said I hope Darden doesn't ruin them like they do with everything else. I know they sold red lobster off over ten years ago but the decline of RL started under them in my opinion.
Cheddars decline was because of them. And so many others as discussed already. Smokey bones had potential I thought but was not true bbq. Maybe it works in areas where bbq is lacking.
I like Chuy's on occasion.
For those complaining it isn't Mexican….. well they didn't claim to be. They are Tex mex. If you go there expecting Mexican then you are already wrong. Might as well call Taco Bell Mexican if you call chuys mexican.
Their chips and jalapeno ranch is good. It isn't the typical chips and salsa but again they aren't Mexican.
As others have said I hope Darden doesn't ruin them like they do with everything else. I know they sold red lobster off over ten years ago but the decline of RL started under them in my opinion.
Cheddars decline was because of them. And so many others as discussed already. Smokey bones had potential I thought but was not true bbq. Maybe it works in areas where bbq is lacking.
I agree with the spirit of your quest, but regular chips and salsa are as Tex-Mex (and any other US-Mex) as it gets.cowboycwr said:
Their chips and jalapeno ranch is good. It isn't the typical chips and salsa but again they aren't Mexican.
Noooo evidence for that, babeeyyy, just maaade it up.
hard shell tacos and tortilla chips were born as a way for tortillas to travel longer without spoilage. Not just a tex mex thing but a migrant settler thing.BaylorHistory said:I agree with the spirit of your quest, but regular chips and salsa are as Tex-Mex (and any other US-Mex) as it gets.cowboycwr said:
Their chips and jalapeno ranch is good. It isn't the typical chips and salsa but again they aren't Mexican.
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Please! Everyone knows that Elvis invented the hard-shell taco. And jalepeno ranch.4th and Inches said:hard shell tacos and tortilla chips were born as a way for tortillas to travel longer without spoilage. Not just a tex mex thing but a migrant settler thing.BaylorHistory said:I agree with the spirit of your quest, but regular chips and salsa are as Tex-Mex (and any other US-Mex) as it gets.cowboycwr said:
Their chips and jalapeno ranch is good. It isn't the typical chips and salsa but again they aren't Mexican.
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OsoCoreyell said:Please! Everyone knows that Elvis invented the hard-shell taco. And jalepeno ranch.4th and Inches said:hard shell tacos and tortilla chips were born as a way for tortillas to travel longer without spoilage. Not just a tex mex thing but a migrant settler thing.BaylorHistory said:I agree with the spirit of your quest, but regular chips and salsa are as Tex-Mex (and any other US-Mex) as it gets.cowboycwr said:
Their chips and jalapeno ranch is good. It isn't the typical chips and salsa but again they aren't Mexican.
Thanks, The King!
Speaking of which, Chuy's was already lost when they dropped the Elvis Fried Chicken.
There's almost no point to Chuy's any more.
It's back on the menu, wether it's as good as prior is up for debate.Edmond Bear said:OsoCoreyell said:Please! Everyone knows that Elvis invented the hard-shell taco. And jalepeno ranch.4th and Inches said:hard shell tacos and tortilla chips were born as a way for tortillas to travel longer without spoilage. Not just a tex mex thing but a migrant settler thing.BaylorHistory said:I agree with the spirit of your quest, but regular chips and salsa are as Tex-Mex (and any other US-Mex) as it gets.cowboycwr said:
Their chips and jalapeno ranch is good. It isn't the typical chips and salsa but again they aren't Mexican.
Thanks, The King!
Speaking of which, Chuy's was already lost when they dropped the Elvis Fried Chicken.
There's almost no point to Chuy's any more.
I would imagine they are not changing the recipes just because Darden owns it. I'm not sure when they took over but if it was before a couple of months ago, I went a couple of months ago and could t tell the difference in Waco's. I actually just drove by it and it was packed.