El Chihuahua Restaurant

yumm yumm tamales and Low Rider

by highlandman12 at Citysearch

I always get the same very yummy tamales. and a low rider..

great people and a great crowd every night

gracias for the good food

One of My Favorite Places!

by WeeWillyWee at Citysearch

We have been going to the Chihuahua over the past 30 years or so. The Quinones (SP??) family that started the Chihuahua (and probably STILL own and operates the Chihuahua) previously operated the Guadalupe Center just west of the Salt Palace on First South and we were steady customers there too. That was an EXTREMELY popular place! We're going to the El Chihuahua tonight before watching my grandson's band next door at the Bar Named Sue and I JUST CAN'T WAIT!! It's ALWAYS delish Mexican food!!

Will NEVER go back.

by TicaMaggi at Citysearch

My husband used to frequent El Chihuahua with his ex-wife for several years. He stated they used to be good. But as a Latino, I thought the food was terrible and not even close to being authentic. I gave it a 2nd chance, but not only was the food not good, the waitress BOTH times, asked how his ex-wife was, completely acting as if I wasn't there, and told my husband to tell her she said hello. RUDE!!!

• Cons: Awful food, terrible waitress

For the dogs

by matthewSLC at Citysearch

"Party for six," I said.

"No problem," the hostess said. "We'll get you in soon."

An hour later, we were finally at our table.

OK, it was Cinco de Mayo. Maybe they didn't now how to handle this sort of dinner rush.

The server took forever to wait on us. A high chair for our child never materialized. The poor bus boy ended up getting us a refill on our chips (which weren't bad, although the salsa was watery) because he felt sorry for us.

Yes, yes. It was Cinco de Mayo. We'll give 'em a break.

The food finally came. The plates were hot, but the food was cold - and totally uninspired. It wasn't horrible, but if "not horrible" is your standard, there are far cheaper places to go in Salt Lake City. And if you're looking for great Mexican, there are far, far, oh-my-God far better choices in Salt Lake City.

The drinks could have been the saving grace - except that when the bill came, they had charged us too much. When I disputed the total, the girl behind the counter said I needed to talk to the manager.

"Great," I said, "would you get her?"

"Oh," she said. "She's very busy right now."

When I told her that the drinks were the only good thing about the night, and that I'd be willing to give El Chihuahua another chance if she would respect a customer's dispute over the bill (we're talking $6 here, not $60) she said, "Whatever, you'll be back."

No, we won't.

This place is for the dogs.

• Pros: great drinks
• Cons: lousy service, mediocre food

Yummy

by dixiegalforgood at Citysearch

What a fun and good restaurant, I totally reccomend it

• Pros: Fantastic chips
• Cons: None