When I moved from Las Cruces, N.M. to Austin, I was still going through green chile withdrawal. I needed the green stuff in a bad way or I was gonna hurt someone. And then a co-worker let me know that Chuy's was one of the only places in town that offered green chile. I was soooooo stoked to eat here, and ordered basically anything and everything on the menu with green chile. I was expecting to savor the yumminess of the green chile sauce, but I was only really, really disappointed. And so was my fiance, a Las Cruces native. We now realize that even though Hatch green chile is offered in Austin, it's never offered by folks who really know how to appreciate it. Boo. I'm still going through those withdrawals.....I have even hurt someone..... Although Chuy's food isn't too bad, I have to give it one star for getting my hopes high about the green chile. Perhaps the green chile here is acceptable to those from outside of New Mexico; real 505ers won't be fooled. :( read more

Another great experience! The server John M did an amazing job and was helpful, kinda, thoughtful and etc.

Always a good feeling to be here, the Margaritas, Creamy Jalapeno Sauce, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Enchiladas, Tres Leches and the list goes on. The Ambience and experience is really unique. Its must try restaurant if you are passing through Austin, and if you live in Austin, You will learn to live in Chuys eventually, like me :D! read more

Chuy's - Spicy Martini was good..my gal loved it! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

The expansive parking lot was filled but the wait for 6 was only 10 minutes- impressive! Generous portions on kids and adult meals leave you full with take home boxes to boot! read more

I'm updating my rating because we went back (twice now), and the experience was much better. I even ordered the soup again, and this time it was flavorful. Maybe they had a different chef? The place was also clean. Their online ordering and take-out process is really efficient, and the Boom Boom enchiladas are great. It isn't the best place for Mexican food, but it isn't as bad as my first visit suggested. read more

Love getting the taco salad with a side of jalapeño ranch, between the salad and amount of chips you will eat, you will be full and satisfied read more

They had a great variety on their menu and their food tasted amazing! Our waitress Audri was great...one of the best that I have had period. Fun, tacky place to enjoy with family and friends and have a good time. Hostesses were a little rude. I work in restaurants and if you offer "booth or table" and the customer replies "booth," don't respond to your other host "oh god...she's going to kill us" loud enough so the customer can hear you. As someone who waits tables, we enjoy getting double/triple sat...more tips. I recommend this spot to anyone living by it. From California, I rarely get to go. T-shirts are cute..wish they offered ALL of the ones the staff was wearing. There were two I would have bought, but they weren't selling them. read more

Incredible Tex-Mex food. Enjoyed the speedy service and ambience as well. Their salsas are all so fresh and tasty. Check out the Spicy Mexican Margarita (their margaritas never use those yuck syrups). If you are into spicy flavors like I am, make sure you ask for "boom boom" sauce on your entree. For dessert, both the Tres Leches and Sopapias are awesome! read more

Chuy's is always solid. It is a large restaurant and always busy. Great margaritas and great tex-mex. I had the Baja Taco's with the white rice and re-fried beans. It was very yummy!! And my friends loved everything they tried too. PS - They have the cutest t-shirts. read more

I always order the blue corn stacked chicken enchiladas with the fried egg on top and tomatillo salsa. This is a winning dish and I can usually take half of it home because it's so much food. Their margaritas are good and I appreciate the free chips and queso til 7. However, -1 star for being insanely crowded at nearly any time and almost impossible to get a table within 30 minutes between 5:30 and 9 p.m. Some people just don't like standing around for an hour or more to eat dinner... Also, -1 star for having disappointing complimentary salsa. This salsa is like pico de gallo, and when i ask for regular salsa, the stuff they bring out is basically just tomato sauce. They really need to work on their salsa because Trudy's and Maudie's have much better salsas. read more

The hubby and I love Chuy's. I like the Barton Springs location slightly better, but this one is still great. The food is always good and the service is excellent. We are going to try the happy hour specials today. I recommend the Tex Enchiladas, they are my favorite. The Elvis Combo is also yummy. read more

This place was HOPPING on a Sunday night, so instead of waiting 45 minutes we decided to brave the chilly elements and sit outside. The carnival lights decking the trees was such a cute warm touch. Flava Dave, (our server) was on top of his game--making honest recommendations of what he really enjoyed and letting us know the items he really didn't prefer. He even offered samples of their two beans and low and behold--his taste buds were on point! The refried was much better than that other one. The food was AMAZING, and although Chuy's is a chain; they offer FRESH food and GREAT service. The atmosphere will tickle your nostalgic senses and keep any kids between the ages of 4-10 delightfully entertained just by looking at the walls. (There is some serious eclectic scrapbooking art going on in here.) The salsa was the best I've tasted (I DO consider myself a 'salsa conousiour') The chips were the light and thin kind...yum! I ordered the grilled chicken salad and the chicken was seasoned perfectly and juicy as heck. Would me and my husband go here again? In fact we did...the next night! This place is THAT good. For reals. P.S. Thanks Flava Dave for giving us a scoop on the Austin area. You were a GREAT server. So friendly, honest, helpful, cool... read more

Their hh is the best. They have nachos and good drink discounts for hh. Always lots of people. Food is good and quick. Chuys is an Austin staple. Their shirts are super cute as well. read more

Chuy's is our favorite place to go as a family. It's one of the better places to go for dinner with the whole tribe, as they have a solid (albeit not at all healthy) kids menu, lots of great stuff for the grown-ups, and good drinks. Most any night of the week, this location is going to be packed to the gills with families out for a night on the town. We were there last weekend, and there were kids at about 75% of the tables. If you arrive after 7, you will wait quite a while. This place is busy. The food is always great. We've been eating at Chuy's for the better part of a decade - at multiple locations - and it's never been anything but good. Can't recall a bad incident with service, or improperly cooked food, or anything of the sort. My own personal favorite is the Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom, which is a chicken burrito smothered in Boom Boom sauce. They also have the best (gratis) chips and salsa in the country. Chips are always fresh and crispy (made in house) and the salsa is nice and spicy. Can't get enough. This stuff is like crack to me. This is probably the restaurant we go to more than any other. read more

I've only ever come here to drink so I can't say much about the food. My friends ordered dinner and it looked and smelled really good though so I would definitely try it! The margs are decent- I just ordered the basic margarita on the rocks. I've heard the flavored margaritas are pretty good too so I'll probably try one of those soon. This place gets pretty packed so I would suggest getting there at least an hour before you plan to eat, especially if you have a large party! read more

Chuy's - Pomagranate marg! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great experience. Food was great atmosphere was good. Definitely be back. Love the salsa as always

This was our first visit to Chuy's. The food was good and the wait staff was wonderful. We will definitely back! read more

Giving up on this Chuy's. After experiencing poor service multiple times, we decided to place a to-go order tonight. We knew Chuy's couldn't handle a to-go order at dinner time, so we used their app about 5:30 hoping to beat the rush. The app is nearly unusable and when we found no way to substitute corn for flour tortillas, we gave up and decided to call our order in. I called and the recorded message instructed me to use the app or press one to place a phone order. I did the latter, the phone rang several times and went to voice mail. Sadly, an experiment I've had in the past with this Chuy's. I next called and pressed two to speak to a manager. They answered promptly, and transferred me to voice mail. I tried again and the person who answered said they couldn't take an order, but would transfer me and maybe someone would answer. I told the person, "thanks, but we'll go elsewhere." Apparently, either Chuy's doesn't want or need our business, or the teens that run the place just don't care. In either case, there are many better Mexican and TexMex places in Austin who are happy to have customers. read more

We start our visit with my husband sitting in a giant wet spot from the wet bottom of the tub the buser uses. 10 minutes later someone comes over to take our drink order. Not hard - water, ice tea and queso. 5 mins later we get the water and ice tea and place our meal orders. 20 mins later the queso comes out followed within a min by our meals. Really? It took 25 to put basic queso in a bowl? Now the meal. The plates were 400 degrees. I burned my arm so bad that I have a mark 6 hours later. The food was not hot. Almost like they expected that the food would finish cooking if they put it on a hot enough plate. The flavor if the food was no better than I could at taco bell. We had chicken enchiladas, cheese enchiladas, crunchy tacos, and chalupa. It was all bland, the ground sirloin tasted like unseasoned ground beef, the chicken was unseasoned and the cheese was so skimpy that we had to poor queso on things. Which I do recommend. I do live queso. We finish eating and wait. After about 10 mins I am looking around to find the waitress to get the check. It is not that she was there and ignoring us, she was mo where. We finally get the check and pay (another 15 mins) we go to the front and ask for the manager. No we know why everything is so slow. They get it from the manager. After 10 mins waiting, she comes over. We ask for an email address for corporate so we can write to them about the experience and maybe that will help them improve. She apologizes and goes to get the information. 5 minutes later she comes back with the email to their location and the cell phone of the general manager. So now I have to call this guys cell phone so that I cam get an email address. I know chuys doesn't care what I think. They have a line out the door and won't miss me. But I am saying if you want Mexican and are in the area of this Chuys, might I suggest the mexican restaurant at the Barton creek mall, abo read more

Honestly, I'm a Chuy's fan for life and I will never stop coming... But it is really disheartening at any establishment to overhear the hostess call ANY customer a b*tch... And to her manager who didn't seem to mind. I don't care how bad the day is or how busy it is (and it's not busy at 5pm), you are a service establishment that exists 100% for the enjoyment of customers. Like I said before, I'm a Chuy's for Lifer, and I've never personally had a bad experience, but as a former hostess of several Austin restaurants I know that a host is the face of the establishment and you never want to bad mouth your customers. In a world with so many options, it is a privilege to serve guests and you should be honored that they chose to dine with you. read more

Another Gold star for your staff and food! As usual we love to frequent this particular Chuys because of the staff and ombieonc. I want to say our waiters name was Kendall but I know that's not right however he was amazing and never left us without great service. The food was excellent and chips with that amazing ranch dip! I do think my wife and wife's friend were more interested in our waiter than anything else but none the less another great experience that will keep us coming back! Thanks all read more

Yes, yes, and yes! If you don't know Chuy's you best get there quick! Talk about consistency​, every Chuy's I've gone to between San Antonio and Dallas has had the same great food and service. The tastes are exact no matter which one you go to. Very nice and rare these days! Yes to Jalapeno Ranch on your chips! Yes to Queso second to none! Yes to their delicious pico salsa! Yes to Chicka Boom Boom!!! We love you Chuy's! read more

We had a very funny waiter and the food was great. They messed up my drink, but I went with a group of 40 sooooooo

Austin yelpers, I'm taking you to task for making me eat here. So yeah, I was in the mood for Tex-Mex, and Chuy's has a solid reputation in Austin. I decide, after reading a few reviews to give this place the good college try. And yes, that college seems to the be University of Bland Mexican Food, Austin. The salsa? Watery...Some taste, but watery. The Enchilada plate? Heck, it tasted like one of those "Jose Ole" frozen dinners that you can get at the grocery store. Really, it isn't very dynamic, or flavorful. If this food came from a taco truck in front of a little league game, I'd be happy. Except that it wasn't a truck and I paid a heck of a lot of money for it. And I am not sure about those sauces. The Jalapeno ranch was sufficient but nothing impressive. That red stuff on my beef enchilada was just rank. And the rice and beans, as I said, tasted like the aforementioned frozen dinner. I am not above slamming restaurants and giving them one star, but I give this place a whole extra star for my great service, and the fact that the restaurant looks great and is very clean, and parking was ample. I won't ever go to Chuy's again on account of their lousy food, but that restaurant is well run and nice. It's just a shame their food frankly doesn't taste so good. And yeah, there are better places in Austin for your Mexican fix. read more

Texas chain. Hate the large crowd with tons of kids. Love the food. I always get the elvis, which is good and includes a sample of everything. But I think that next time I would just get tacos. The tacos are awesome. I like american, hard shell tacos. It's not the greatest food in the world, but I would go back. If you are a tourist, it's awesome. If you are a local, it's the outback steakhouse of taco places. I'm a little embarrassed at eating here, but I can't complain about it. I knew what I was doing. read more

One of the best places in town to grab a beer-rita. Love the happy hour and free nacho cart. There's just something about the phrase "nacho cart" that is instantly compelling. Say "nacho cart" and click heels three times. Poof - you're at Chuy's with a beer-rita. read more

A long-time fan of the original Barton Springs Chuy's, I was overjoyed when this location opened 5 minutes from my house on my birthday last year! My love affair with Chuy's grows with every visit...the food and drinks at this location are consistently spectacular (just like at Barton Springs). I live for the Deluxe Chicken Enchiladas (or anything with Deluxe Tomatillo sauce), and so far, the only thing I don't like is the Ranchero sauce. I also highly recommend calling in an order and using the curbside To Go parking so you don't even have to get out of your car. read more

I enjoy going to Chuys. This location and the one on Barton Springs are my two favorites. I like this one because of the folk art in the back room, which happens to be by an artist in San Francisco named Ralfka Gonzalez. These pieces make me laugh. I cracked up the first time I saw "Los Zapatos Dudes". I knew right away he was from SF. Anyway, the food is good here, basically on par with the Barton Springs location. Comida Deluxe or Elvis Presley Memorial Combo. Go and get it. Don't forget to grab a mint or two on your way out the door. read more

AWESOME! It just doesn't get better than this...from the decor, to the service, to the food...I mean WOW WOW WOW I had the chuychunga My son had a combo plate with the chicka chicka and a chili relleno.. We got queso for our chips A drink It was all perfect. Couldn't have topped it! I am sooooo happy for this new location. I like it better than Barton Springs and I was not expecting that at all. read more

There is no better place for Tex-Mex! My boyfriend and I eat at Chuy's several times a month. Usually there is a wait in the evenings, even on weekdays, but the bar and salsa bar are pretty quick to serve you. Once you are seated service is generally very fast and the staff is always willing to offer suggestions and substitution ideas. My boyfriend ALWAYS orders the chicken fajita burrito with boom-boom sauce inside and queso on top. My favorite items are the classic tex-mex enchiladas with queso as the sauce and their chicken fajita taco salad. Make sure you try the jalapeno ranch dip too! read more

Food good when I got it. They gave my order away, waited 15 minutes for my plate. No manager, no desert, no nothing. read more

I don't care at all for this location always short and rude, forget about the food, by the time I get it here I'm too irritated to enjoy it multiple consistent bad experences read more

I really wish I could give Chuy's more than 3 stars! The atmosphere is great, especially sitting outside (when it's not the temperature of the devils' house outside), in the evening when they turn the festive lights on. The food is good tex-mex- the Chuy's Special enchiladas with the blue corn tortillas are my fav. and the tres leches cake is sooooo moist and yummy! The reason I can't give it more stars is because of the service I have received EVERY time I come here. The waiters have gotten into an arguement in front of everyone sitting on the patio, they forget to bring napkins, more salsa, more water etc. It really is a shame that good service is hard to come by these days. I have to say, I am pretty disappointed in you Chuy's! read more

Franchise or not, Chuy's has some of the best Tex Mex around. Their queso, fajitas and (most importantly) the shrimp rellanos are killer. The jalapeño ranch? It's good on everything. Even if you spill a little in your margarita. I stick to fajitas and rellanos, but have tasted some other dishes and wasn't very impressed, so I stick to what I know is amazing every visit. Service is usually pretty good for a casual place, but it's always super packed. read more

I used to love Chuys but the last two visits were terrible. Felt more like eating at Taco Cabana than a proper restaurant. I ordered a premium margarita, large. Served in the plastic bottom of a shaker. Who serves top-shelf drinks in plastic? Both times servers (and hostesses) seemed very disinterested. The barback was the only nice person working there. Food was regular fare, but certainly nothing to write home about. Wife's chicken tacos were only warm-ish. My dish only slightly warmer. Booth was dirty and table sticky. While we appreciate its popularity, this Chuys is extremely noisy. We may revisit the Barton Springs location to see if this downturn in service is in all stores, but we might not. We gave this location a second chance and it failed us. read more

The service was great but the food was not so great. My husband order enchiladas they were not good.

Love the margaritas, the food & the crazy decor. Extremely loud & cannot talk to partner across table without shouting. This is for 5:30-6:30 on Friday afternoon. Like a horror show with the decibels making my ears ring! read more

Loved that you can join the wait list on line. However upon arriving and sitting at our table, we find out that it's an limited menu. No where on line or at the restaurant does it mention that there is a limited menu. There is more alcohol choices than food choices. With food allergies my options were limited. We finished our drinks and left to go eat at Maudie's. They have a full menu and have their act together unlike Chuy's. VERY DISAAPOINTING!!!! read more

I've been to this new Chuy's location twice. It's Chuy's alright. If you like Chuy's, it's great. Sometimes I feel like Chuy's. Sometimes I don't. Capable TexMex with emphasis on the Tex. read more

Food is good. Always a fun place. You don't exactly go here just for the food. The happy hours are great.