Greeted and seated. Great ambiance surrounding. Service was prompt. Ordered beverages and went…read morestraight to the menu. Ordered octopus tacos, large octopus and assorted Appetizers. All did not dissapoint. We received a small show on adding fire to the octopus which I found entertaining. Crispy and tender. Overall, this place had good food and Service. Seafood at it's best. Good place to eat.

There are a lot of seafood options on the boardwalk of Progreso. Don't take my word for which one…read moreis the best, but I trust my nieces with their choice. My nieces frequent Chichi regularly and they like it. This is a seafood restaurant with extensive menu with meat and other options. If you're a vegan like me, you'r options are limited but not impossible. The bay windows open and if you're seated by them you have a grandiose view everything going on the boardwalk and the beach. If you didn't want to eat in the restaurant but wanted to eat on the beach under a Palapa - thatched umbrella dining table, and if there was space available, the Palapa it is. The service is slightly slow but for a Saturday afternoon it's expected with a full dining room. There are make shift box fans spread out in the dining area and each table is equipped with mosquito fan and a purse stand. As a vegan, I ordered the guacamole minus cheese and minus Chicharrones. The guacamole was fresh and the habanero salsa options at the table SLAP!! There were four options with the black one - fiery spicy but had a tremendous amount of flavor. Even though it's fiery spicy it's not overbearing for me. The rice and fried banana plate needed to be clarified before final ordering but I was told that there was not any animal products in my dish. The SOL cerveza was ice cold and was continually replenished. The rice and fried banana plate arrived and it was good not great but good. Everyone else's dishes and were plated with care. My nieces enjoyed their dishes as well. Can Chichi be a tourist trap ? Maybe but we were a party of 7 with apps, entrees, drinks, and deserts for $200. All in all it was a great Saturday lunch that left us full for the rest of the.

My wife and I had a great breakfast here. I had the eggs benedict and my wife had huevos rancheros…read more- both were delicious. Very nice ambiance - either sit inside with nice a/c or outside on the patio. Service was great and our waitress was very patient with our mangled Spanish. We will definitely come back again

Nice ambiance with live music. We only ordered two dishes: a seafood salad and octopus. The salad…read morewas great but the octopus was undercooked so the texture wasn't good. It was a little slimy but the taste was good. It just needed to be cooked longer. I'd go back and try more dishes because I heard good things about this place.

Met family here for lunch, this place used to be called Exelencia, it's still pretty frigging…read moreawesome. Seafood is the specialty, conch, octopus, cevichies, cóctel de seafood, tacos, fish, they have it all. Pretty amazing. Love this place. Pics speak for themselves. Gringos you want to come here.

Good food, horrible service... they lack the staff to support the volume of people coming in. Came…read morefor my grandmas birthday and we all ate at separate times because didn't come out at once.. and we're talking 15 minutes apart. This place has potential but needs work.

Excellent food and service. The octopus was fantastic and I loved the mixed ceviche.i also enjoyed…read morethe grilled salmon.

From the owner: Excelencia gastronómica del mar en la cuidadread more

Permanently closed. What else can I possibly say? Too bad,…read moreat one time this was an excellent place for ribs and drinks

It has long been closed.. even their website says different, but hard to find good ribsread more

First I have to say that I love Mexican seafood. This restaurant was no exception! My tastebuds…read morewere more than happy! I highly recommend El Pez Gordo!!! I had a ceviche tostada, which is my go to. The item I was most impressed with was the gorditabueno! Which is their twist on a Gordita. It was AMAZING!!! You must also try their green sauce (in a squeeze bottle on the table).