Chuy’s

Love chicka chicka boom boom and the Elvis dish! Plenty of food for the money & the eclectic interior adds to the flavor. A safe bet if your in the mood for consistent tex-​mex (go to Toreros for Mexican food).

I love the idea of Chuy’s, but the hope for good service and tasty food in the same trip seems to be an impossible task for them. After our recent trip I am not sure if I will be returning for another meal. We went on a lunch break and one person in our party had a young child. The person at the front stared at us like a deer in headlights and told us he would help us when the lady (who was the hostess) came came back. The waiter maybe made 5 – 6 stops to our table in the hour and a half we were there. We had to change our order to go and all left unhappy, hungry, and annoyed.
I want to love this place because it is a great atmosphere in terms of decorations, but they can not handle crowds. The only time you can get a decent meal here is when no one else is there.

Decent Tex-​Mex chain. We love the Elvis Green Chile Fried Chicken and Panchos (nachos with ground sirloin, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, and guacamole. The Chile Con Queso is also awesome.

New twist on seating… it’s the customers fault when the wait staff does not show up… For your troubles you are told you have to wait 10 to 20 minutes for a table, in an EMPTY restaurant. Don’t think we’ll be back…

This place is unique. It has a great ambience of intentionally kitschy Mexican décor. Every time we have been there service has been great – attentive, accurate, and they have lavished upon us piles of fresh chips, extra creamy jalapeño dip, and salsa. They even sent us home with our leftovers accompanied by an extra helping of chips, salsa, and jalapeño dip!
The food is uniquely Tex-​Mex, which offers a nice alternative to the pleasant but mundane offerings provided by most Mexican restaurants (e.g., Tapatio, San Jose, etc.). I found the Chicka-​Chicka Boom-​Boom enchiladas to be very nice, the taco and enchilada combo was enjoyed by my wife, and my brother in law was quite happy with his burrito.
The are several different sauces to select from, which you can choose to have on your entrée if you don’t care for the default one. The star of the meal for us is always the Queso Compuesto dip with limitless chips. Oh! And I almost forgot the Margaritas! I could almost live on the queso, chips, and margaritas. (Maybe not for very long, but what a way to go!)

I definitely have a love-​hate relationship with Chuy’s, Love the chips, queso, guac, salsa and drinks; hate the the main dishes. For the period of 4 months when my wife and I lived in Raleigh, we ate at Chuy’s every other week as it really close to our temporary quarters. The chips and salsa and great. During happy hour, they also have free queso which was excellent. I really enjoyed the guacamole. We also enjoyed the margaritas.
However, my wife and I never found a main dish we enjoyed. I tried at least 6 main dishes, and never really liked any of them. The last few times we went, we just did chips/​queso/​salsa, drinks and salads.

Not impressed. Went with my girlfriend in the evening. A star for the friendly host/​hostess. There was only one other table in addition to ours. The wait was very long. Food was terrible. Barely warm and very bland. I mean no flavor, whatsoever.
Will not be returning.

Let me explain how your next happy hour is going to go down. 1. You’re going to arrive at Chuy’s before 7pm so you can take advantage of their –INSANE– complementary chip bar. 2. Once you sit down, order a margarita (or two). 3. Head to said chip bar and load up a basket of homemade, extra thin, extra crispy tortilla chips and smother them with as much queso sauce, salsa, refried beans, and ground beef as your heart desires. 4. Try to detach yourself from your chips long enough to order a meal (I recommend the chicken flautas or tex mex enchiladas to max out on all the best flavor. 5. Indulge. 6. But … don’t indulge too much because you absolutely can’t leave Chuy’s without a piece of their massive tres leches cake. Chuy’s is decadent. It’s delicious. It’s an easy answer when you don’t know where to go for happy hour. It also happens to have plenty of comfortable outside seating overlooking the North Hills park and event space. You’re welcome.

Couldn’t wait to bring my son here when he came to town and we were most disappointed. My husband and I have always had a good experience here but today was what I’m hoping was a fluke. The service was just ok, nothing to brag about. They were out of many things, including their Tres Leche cake, which is our main draw to this restaurant. This is a little surprising as it was a Friday-​not a great way to be stocked-​or not-​for the weekend and concert night. With the array of restaurants to chose from, this isn’t a good way to manage an establishment.

Love this place!
The steak fajitas are so great!
I asked to have them rare, and they actually came out rare!!! The green chili rice and the Mexican rice are also fabulous!
The salsa is hot!
The only thing is, the cheese is not white, it’s yellow! But the chips are homemade! If you got white cheese I would go there every time! Hands down!!!
Ashley! Boki! Taylor! Jen! You rock !

Excellent! Not one single complaint, this is Tex-​Mex at its best! The food was great, our server Steven was great, the prices were great, and the sweet tea proved there was a southerner somewhere in the kitchen. Best chips and salsa I have ever had, and the freshly made tortillas were wonderful! Steven our waiter was friendly, funny, and very attentive to our needs. This is now my number one spot for food in Raleigh!

While i’m not a huge man of Tex-​Mex Chuy’s does have something for everyone. While the main portion of the menu was standard burritos, tacos, enchiladdas, etc (aka nothing too revolutionary) I really enjoyed their chips and queso and absolutely adored their tres leches cake… Note: It’s HUGE and can feed three people (at least three girls) easy.
Service is always spot on, even when they’re slammed… Also they work hard to keep the restaurant itself clean it seems! Finally be sure to ask for a patio seat when it’s nice! The space is huge and really nice, and if you’re lucky you can catch a concert from your seat at Midtown Park!

My best friend and I went to Chuy’s for my birthday lunch. We’ve eaten lunch at Chuy’s few times and I loved it whenever we came. I got my favorite (Elvis Green Chile Fried Chicken) and my friend got one of their specials, I believe shrimp& cheese.
Their chips were so good like always and their food was good, too! We got our food real quick like in 15minutes. My friend liked her food, she said her shrimp was big and tasty! I tried my friend’s food, it was pretty good but I liked mine better, honestly! My chicken was really good, fried perfectly, it was crispy outside but very warm& soft inside. And I got a lot of cheese on top of my chicken!
I’ve only tried few menus at Chuy’s but other people’s salads and burritos looked really good, too. I definitely recommend this place! Parking kinda sucks just because there are many cars but it’s not too bad.
Overall, I like their interesting designs, pictures and atmosphere inside and their food & chips are so good! One of my favorites Mexican restaurants.

I’m not a huge fan of chains but Chuy’s does an excellent job with Tex-​Mex eats! I had heard about this chain years ago but finally stopped in after being tempted by their complimentary nacho car for happy hour (M-​F, 4 to 7pm). So I stopped in on a Tuesday at about 5:30 and it was a mellow scene. The bartenders at Chuy’s were super-​prompt, they all immediately took care of drink orders and clued me in on the nachos.
And while I did dig into the nachos (super, thin, crisp chips with queso, seasoned beef, tomatoes and refried beans), I also did the chicka-​chicka boom enchiladas. Good eats with just the right amount of food for $ 10. Poking around the space you’ll immediately notice the colorful décor ranging from painted wooden fish, dog décor and more.
While Chuy’s may not be Mex-​mex, it’s good Tex-​mex at a good price. I can see why this place works at North Hills with its reasonable prices, good service and huge patio. Check em out if you’re looking for a relaxed, pleasant meal in the N. Hills area!

After being back to Chuy’s a few times after my initial review, I have come to the conclusion that I rated them a bit too high initially. 99% of the reason I have to mark down is the food. I had the steak burrito last time I was there and it tasted rather bland and tasteless. The rice and beans that came with the burrito were just ok too. I actually think Yard House has better Tex-​Mex type food with their street taco offerings.
I still like and appreciate the staff at Chuy’s though, and think the ambiance and location are great too. The down-​grade to three stars is just for the bland, un-​original Tex-​Mex food as compared to the many other places in town serving similar, and much better food.

Chuy’s looked suspiciously not packed at 7pm on a Friday night, but I was meeting friends there and changing the venue was not an option.
The inside is nicely decorated with hundreds of dog pictures, Mexican-​inspired stuff and bright colors all over. Very inviting space, so why would it be half empty on a Friday night?
Let me start with the drinks. The drink menu contained a lot of sugary drinks and «skinny» options with agave nectar. Let me tell you. Agave nectar is still sugar, and the only way to make your drink skinny is to not dump a load of sweeteners into it. After some deliberation i decided to pick a classic mojito, hoping it would be the least sugary option. Not bad, still a bit too sweet, but with enough alcohol where you can’t taste it, but get buzzed. My companion had a sangria which she said was much too sweet.
The entire party arrived as we were seated promptly and served by Ian, super friendly and attentive. He was quick to give us loads of chips and salsa (delicious) while we were waiting on food.
The food menu doesn’t have a lot of options, but has the basics covered: a few tacos, enchiladas, burritos, salads and combinations of those. We got some queso and guac with our chips, both were yummy.
The entrees is where disappointment begins.
I ordered 2 enchiladas (chicka chicka boom boom). The name and the waiter’s mention of it bring very popular promised loads of flavor. Not so. The enchiladas came coated with spicy sauce, with a side of very spicy rice and somewhat spicy refried beans. Even the sad pile of lettuce next to them was spicy from the sauce. I don’t know bout you, but I think it’s nice to have at least 1 non-​spicy item on a plate for palate relief.
The enchiladas were ok, with boiled chicken and cheese inside, plus a whole bunch of spicy. It got gross when I noticed boiled chicken skin inside. You know how appetizing that looked. Luckily I was able to extract it all without gagging.
Everybody else’s plate looked about just as blah as mine, no one commented on how good the food was and no one felt compelled to try off others’ plates (a normal thing in our circle). The friend closest to me had a salad, which mostly consisted of a giant fried tortilla shell and some mixed greens with chicken.
In summary: great décor, awesome service, lower than mediocre food. I won’t be back.

LOVE LOVE LOVE! I am so glad they opened this restaurant in raleigh. I frequented this restaurant when I lived in Austin Texas and loved the food. The food is tex-​mex and is cooked with tons of spices. The service was exceptional from Rob and he made some recommendations of new items to try since I always order the steak burrito. Their outdoor seating area is nice with a view of Midtown Park.

Went on a Monday just about noon for lunch. Enjoyed the colorful entrance and was promptly seated. Nice décor with lots of «family» photos and bright colored walls.
My guest ordered the Chuy’s Special Enchiladas
An authentic New Mexican recipe. Homemade blue corn tortillas stacked with freshly-​roasted, hand-​pulled chicken, cheese & Tomatillo sauce, topped with sour cream (info from the website)
I ordered the Custom Enchiladas with ground sirloin and their Deluxe Tomatillo sauce.
Our meals were delivered sizzling hot and with a minimal wait.
Loved the flavor of my dish. Great flavor without heat — as I prefer.
Thought the price point of the meals was reasonable.

I stand by my extreme like for this place, as does Husband (who requests to go often). Our big like always includes sitting in the bar area… we have been lucky to almost always get a comfy booth there. Made especially likable when we do so during the 4 – 7 free nacho bar time!
My consistent fave here is to get one of their awesome chile rellenos combined with one of their awesome enchiladas (I love the veggie one). I like a spicy kick, so my sauce choice (and how many places give a choice???) is the Hatch Chile one.
Husband is a burrito kinda guy and is always happy with that here.
For the quality, we feel prices are very reasonable.

I love this place. It was my first time here and wont be my last. My husband and I were in North Hills one afternoon and decided to give Chuy’s a try. The atmosphere is very inviting, fun, and colorful. They have outside seating as well if your looking for some fresh air.
We were seated right away in a cute booth. It was 50’s theme/​dogs. I love dogs so I was thrilled! We got our chips, salsa, and a spicy ranch dip. I thought the chips and dip were great! Best I ever had! I didn’t think they were to salty at all like other Unilocalers said. We also ordered two house margaritas as that was the special for the day. They were great and they have a ton of other options for margaritas. If it wasn’t so early in the day I would of tried more. For our entrees my husband and I both got Comida Deluxe which is cheese Tex-​Mex enchiladas, chicken flautas, a seasoned ground sirloin crispy taco, guacamole & homemade tostada chips dipped in chile con queso. Everything was delicious including our sides of rice and beans. The portions are huge and very well priced. My favorite Mexican/​Tex-​Mex place in the triangle.
Great service, very friendly! The silverware comes in a package showing that it was cleaned. No water spots. They have deals everyday on food and drinks plus happy hour.