We love Chuy's! Our love affair began on Barton Springs road in Austin, Texas and now continues at the new Springfield Mall. Ask for the free creamy jalapeño dip. Get the queso. La Comida Deluxe is my favorite. Weekdays during happy hour they have the legendary nacho car (free nacho bar). It's awesome. read more

I have been here multiple times before and thought the food was average. This time was much better, Patrice was great and had awesome recommendations. I would definitely come back again. read more

A friend and I met there for happy hour and sat in the bar area, which proved to be valuable with their free nacho bar! The cheese had just the right amount of kick as well as the salsa. I didn't try the ground beef. I ordered a meal to go, as we ate so many nachos that we were stuffed! Between the enchiladas with new Mexican style sauce (can't remember the exact one I ordered) and Tacos Al Carbon, we will definitely be coming back for more! The hubs and I have been to New Mexico and their spices were right on par! I can't tell you how exciting it was to find a place with hatch chiles in the area! if you like a little spice in your life, this the right tex mex place for you. By far, better than other tex mex places in the area. read more

If you want excellent tex mex without the bad side effects, go to Chuys. I am from Austin, TX where the original Chuys is located and I cannot tell you how excited I was when I found out they were opening locations in VA! They make all of their tortillas fresh and they are AMAZING. The dishes I would highly recommend are The Southwestern Enchiladas, The Chuychanga, Deluxe Enchiladas (for those who aren't keen on spicy foods) with a unique tangy cilantro sauce, the Veggie Enchiladas with the tomatillo sauce and of course, last but not least, you NEED to try the creamy jalapeño dip with your chips. And if you want to try something really life changing, dip one of their homemade tortillas in the creamy jalapeño. It's dangerous though. I always get filled up on the creamy jalapeño before my main meal comes out. This place will not disappoint. read more

somehow, I just learned last week that chuy's is in virginia. not only that, but they have more than one location in the dc area. where have I been? I left texas five years ago, and now I FINALLY can have tex-mex without making it myself. hallelujah!! this location is exactly like every location in texas: absolutely delicious. thank goodness I don't live in this neighborhood, otherwise I would be packing on the queso and creamy jalapeno pounds. if you're not familiar with chuy's, here are my expert tips: -this is tex-mex, NOT mexican. know before you go. everything is covered in yellow/orange cheese, which automatically makes it delicious. -you have to ask for the creamy jalapeno dip, it is not served automatically. think ranch dressing, but kicked up. -their queso is so tasty (and free during happy hour!) and spicier than I remember. my dc taste buds are getting weak. -nothing washes down the queso and creamy jalapeno better than a frozen beverage. I just tried the frozen sangria last weekend, and I highly recommend it (if you like sweet). we sat in the bar area, and service was excellent: friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. the decor is quirky and strange and made me feel like I was back in austin, which is exactly what I wanted and expected. my heart and my stomach are both very happy. read more

First off, my waitress gave my 2 friends bubbly water instead of the sprite they ordered and she wasn't very polite when they complained. Secondly, I gave her a simple order, crispy tacos with fajita beef instead of steak. What did I get? Steak. I put up with it, but in the one bite I took, I instantly wanted to spit it out. My girlfriend ate half of her quesadilla and wasn't feeling well and my 2 other friends didn't even finish their food because, they too, began to feel ill. I wouldn't recommend going to this location due to the poor service and poor food. Sorry guys. read more

My Austin, Texas bred daughter loves Chuy's, so was thrilled when they opened in this area. We went tonight to satisfy a dream long-deferred and it was everything she could have hoped for. She had a steak burrito and could only choke down half of the monster burrito they gave her -- she'll enjoy her lunch tomorrow. We had good chips, great salsa, a good sampler bowl of the Con Queso, and I had Shiner Bock, which is always a great pleasure. Service was great -- very friendly and very responsive. Thank you, Eli -- when you introduced yourself I thought to myself, "that's the nicest, and certainly prettiest, Eli I've ever met". Portion sizes are huge, and we took home enough food to feed the entire block for probably a week. My only negative comment is that the food (except for the salsa) is boring. No new flavors, no radical chilis, nothing that makes you say, "Oh, I had no idea that was even possible." read more

We found our new fave tex-mex. We go to Chuy's just about weekly since it has been opened in Springfield. Why do we keep returning for lunch, dinner, and HH? I love crunchy fresh foods and Chuy got it down! Their unlimited bowls of fresh warm crispy thin nachos have spoiled me and I can no longer enjoy it anywhere else except at CHUY's. While I love the acidity of the salsa, I wish it has more of a kick to it. I tried all their sauces and I am addicted to the thick warm green chili sauce. Their signature hatch green sauce while similiar does not do it for me. I could eat a soup bowl of that with their fajita beef. (hint!!!). Their Panchos appetizer is humongous. It is a nacho supreme made with tostada (thicker nachos with bigger crunch!!!). We always order it with fajita beef with extra jalapeños as my entree. My daughter loves the chicken chalupa entree (yes, she loves the crunch as well) so she sub out the other item with another chalupa. I also enjoy their tortilla soup. Their hand pulled chicken is always tender and succulent. Their foods is a testament that they are freshly made everyday. Their staff are friendly and try very hard to serve everyone in a very hectic environment. We only had bad food once, December 30. Everything that day was under whelming, limpy cold Panchos that had to go back and came back better but not to their standard, the nachos were not cooked through and the salsa was watery and bland. The kitchen I believed got overwhelmed. So, we try to go to Chuy's when it is not so busy. read more

I came here for late lunch with family members and not everybody enjoyed their food. The only thing we found ok to eat was the fish tacos the rest needs miracle. The drinks were nice read more

I was there in the early evening, and it was already fairly crowded. I was surprised at the fairly large number of small children there, which created a fairly noisy atmosphere. However, the food was better than average, and the service was very good. If I was less careful about my diet, I probably would have appreciated the "nacho bar", and the prices of food, in general, seemed very reasonable. I would go there again, but maybe try the bar for a better atmosphere. read more

Great Place for made from Scratch Tex Mex! Try the Free Nacho Car in the Bar area for Happy Hour!! Fantastic Margaritas using fresh squeezed lime juice. Prices are extremely affordable, just about everything in menu less than $10. read more

It was very busy Sat lunch time but was able to get a couple seats at the bar. Enjoyed appetizers - the chips and salas bar was perfect for instant snacking and the queso is AWESOME! Everything tasted very fresh and the service was great. I look forward to going back! read more

I have been here twice. Both times the wait was not too bad 20 mins for a family of 3. Both times service has really slow hopefully that will change. My first visit my margarita was not good at all but the frozen sangria is very delicious and the frozen pear sangria too. The menu has many options. The food is good not amazing but good. We have tried the tacos, quesadillas, steak fajitas, blue corn enchilidas and chile rellenos. We live the decoration and the servers even though they are slow are very nice and so far great personalities. read more

Wow delicious food! I normally always get the chicken tortilla soup - it's amazing. Chips and salsa comes out before the meals. They have a white creamy sauce with jalapeño in it for the chips as well. Yum!! Try to hit up this restaurant every few months. I've been to the Springfield and Lee highway location. Both just as good. They have cool shirts as well for purchase that you can wear to the restaurant at a later date and get 10% off your meal. read more

Weak and expensive drinks. Food is not great, vegetable fajitas were scarce of variety (mostly just white onion and corn kernels) and not a very big portion at all! The rice and beans are in a little bowl and only three tortillas were served! Expensive as well especially for what you get. Happy hour prices are also ridiculous. read more

Nice atmosphere, good food, great service. Love the chicka chicka boom boom enchiladas!

This restaurant is so poorly run its not even funny. Walk in and am told there's a ten min wait. Cool. 20 min later I ask the hostess how long for Giselle. She proceeds to tell me Giselle is on break because she is on a double. What? That's cool that there's a server with the same name but why would I be asking about her when the wait list with my name is right in front of you and I have been sitting in front of you with a pager? She then tells me they are clearing tables. I see three empty tables but still have to wait cause no one seems to want to bus them. Server Austin wasn't any better. Didn't see a single employee with any sense of urgency whatsoever. Ordered drinks and queso and guacamole immediately. Drinks take ten min. Order our entree. Entree comes out, still no apps and still no waters either. I get irritated and Austin tells me not to be rude. Maybe I wouldn't be annoyed if you simply apologized and got on it instead of visibly being lackadaisical while we are still waiting for our water and apps that should have taken no more than 5 min. I've been in the restaurant industry for 13 years and I am usually more lenient if anything when I go out but this place is just terrible. Such a waste of money. read more

Chuy's is definitely the best Mexican restaurant we have been to around the area. We have been here several times and the food and service has always been great. They are very busy since they're part of the mall and parking is a pain. But we think it's worth it, their salsa is great and spicy, fresh made tortillas are a delight! read more

I love this place. Love it. I was looking forward to sharing it with visiting family, and we arrived around 5:30 on a Sunday evening. 4 adults, 2 small kids. We were asked "inside or outside" and we chose inside. I was staring into a completely empty dining room, with several large tables that would accommodate us, presuming the hostesses were trying to figure out which table would be best. We were told if we wanted to eat inside, we would need to wait 25 minutes. Mind you, the empty room I was staring into is in on the way from one of the patios to the kitchen. I asked incredulously why, and we were told there were not enough servers. Mind you, if we sat OUTSIDE, we could have been seated right away. I was so disgusted by the snarky response from the hostesses with no concern for customer service, I had to leave rather than ask for management intervention. There is no room for such crummy treatment by a restaurant in Springfield Town Center, Chuys, and we had an amazing meal around the corner. Unacceptable and terribly disappointing. I would have taken up my concerns with management at the time, but my family just wanted to move along. I hope the Chuys management takes an opportunity to respond to this review. read more

Probably the worst and most over priced fast food Mexican. The quesadillas have a little pinch of cheese and a few pieces of chicken. "Supposed" to be white meat until I open up one with mystery dark meat that tasted salty- I knew I tasted something weird. They put 5 little dices of tomatoes for the pico de gallo. Horrible food and horrible service. Took an hour to leave. One bowl of tortilla soup, one small quesadilla and 2 sprites was $30. Felt sick the whole next day. Won't be back. read more

Food is and was always amazing, the waitress was all smiles and a great personality! I gave three stars based on my greeting by the hostess, basically non existent, then walked off and looked back at me like I'm supposed to know to read her mind and follow. Then dropped the menus on a table and walked off, well I guess that's my seat. Like I said, great place, great food and excellent prices.... Hostess, thumbs down on Monday evening on august 8th at 625pm! read more

This is a great place for relaxing on a weekend afternoon and having lunch with friends and family. Food and service was very good. I would highly recommend stopping by during your shopping trip to Springfield Town Center. read more

I love love love their Jalapeno dip/sauce it's So yumster! Their Margaritas and quesadillas are pretty awesome also. Need to try more stuff there though, but I'd recommend. :) read more

I have been to this Chuys location a few times sense it opened, the food is pretty good. First few times I had really good server's and good experiences. However tonight I went with a few friends ordered food, and while the waitress was attentive. She really pissed me off by the way that I paid in cash and she kept my change. Without me indicating keep the change. I found it highly disrespectful and unethical. read more

When I walked in, the two women standing at the hostess table-thing were a bit unfriendly, and as one of them walked me to my table, one of the servers came up and started demanding that more people be seated in his section. A little unprofessional, I'm really glad he wasn't our server. Thankfully, things improved from there. Our waitress Gabby was very attentive and welcoming. She gave great recommendations for different foods and sauces to pair together, and was just overall genuinely friendly. We both ordered margaritas and they were delicious. The food was on point. I LOVE the jalapeño dip/sauce and the chips are the best of any "Mexican" place I've been to. I had a huge burrito and my companion had enchiladas, neither of us had a single complaint. Overall, good job. read more

Good atmosphere, quality food, terrific service, chips outstanding, only negative was chicken tenders

Love Chuy's. I've been to the Austin original many times, and would even trek down to the first Virginia location near Richmond before this one opened up. This location does have its problems. Service is very hit and miss. Take out is a complete mess -- we gave up on it months ago after a series of messed up order and interminable waits. The nacho car bar frequently runs out during happy hour. At the core are Chuy's recipes, and the execution here is pretty good. I don't notice much difference between the way food at this one tastes and the ones in Texas. But, I never introduce this place to friends who haven't been, because the service is frequently so frustrating. TIP: For whatever reason, the dining room to the left when you walk in is noisy and semi-ignored. If they try to seat you here, see if you can get into one of the other rooms, or even sit at the bar, which does have table service. read more

Chuys is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. Food is great, service is quick. I just wish someone in charge would realize that loud music has no place in a restaurant where people would like to eat and converse. It is not a nightclub. Even the waitress agreed. We had to almost yell at one another to hear. STOP THE MADNESS! Turn down the music. read more

Great, made from scratch food. The salsa and the salsa samplers were excellent. I ordered a variety meal (sorry, i can't remember what it was specifically) but it was great and i couldn't finish it. I would go early unless you are willing to wait a while, which is a good thing if you think about it. read more

This was my first time going to Chuy's. Food was delicious, quick service & the ambiance was perfect!!!

I've dined at Chuy's five times in both the bar area and restaurant area. The wait staff in the restaurant area can be inattentive, so I suggest staying in the bar area. Great cheap margaritas and free nachos during happy hour; food overall inexpensive and delicious. read more

My husband and I went to dinner at Chuy's with another couple. Here's the skinny on the newest place. The chips and salsa are top notch, salsa is a little spicy but it's a good hint of spicy. I got the Chika Chika Boom Boom which was a perfect 10 - amazing entree, must try!! My husband got the fajitas chicken and beef combo which he said was equally good. I have to admit the food was awesome but everything else fell short. There was a fly in the other couple's drink from the bar and when he told the waitress she said "oh that shouldn't be in there and said will get you another one" Never anything about, we're sorry, the next one's on the house, nothing. Annoyed. The manager came over a little later doing his normal rounds and we told him about the fly situation and he was so much nicer about it, apologized several times and said it will be taken care of on the bill. Now that's good service. Lastly, the boom boom sauce was amazing, to die for but don't be startled when your bills comes because they charge $3.50 for each side of sauce. They both order a side of the sauce because i had told them it was so amazing in my entree. Overall, I give the food 5 stars but the quality of the service was poor. read more

Stopped here several times for lunch with workmates. Always had good food and great service. Tuesday's special, the macho burrito, was really good. 4 of 9 diners had it all all agreed it was really good. Their salsa is really good too. read more

This is a pretty cool place. The decor is cute, especially outdoors. The outdoor bar is great for an afternoon of margaritas. The chips were delicious and the best part of the whole visit. I wasn't really a fan of the salsa, it seemed a bit bland but no big deal. My whole family loved their meals. My daughter had the chicken tenders, which is funny for a mexican joint but they were so good. I had tacos al carbon and I would get them again. The only thing I wasn't sold on was the margaritas. It really didn't seem like there was any tequila in them and I had 2. Haha overall great service and we will come back. read more

Okay for a chain restaurant this place is consistently good. The service has always been friendly and fast. There is always a line at Chuy's but if they tell you the wait time is 30 minutes, you'll always get a table in 20 min. (at least that has been our experience). The chain prides itself on fresh Tex-Mex food and in my opinion, that's what they deliver. The chips are made fresh and are re-filled, as is the salsa. I always get the chicken fajitas which is my weakness there but I've also had the enchiladas and taco salad. Everything has been consistently tasty and good. My friend always gets the beef tacos and he loves them. I also appreciate the décor and the fun week-day themes they have. They also make some pretty cool t-shirts that are available for purchase. As a fan of avocados and guacamole, my fave t-shirt purchase is "The Guacing Dead" (a parody of "The Walking Dead" tv series). If you have a hankering for Tex-Mex, and you don't live in and around Texas, I would recommend eating here. read more

Although I really did not enjoy the food here, it wasn't the best. After all, it is Tex-Mex though. The drinks were pretty good! Our waiter was awesome! Didn't have to wait long either! read more

We've been there twice now. Impressed with the food both times, but the service has been hit or miss. I also found the drinks to be over priced. We loved the different sauces and the varied menu. The second time we visited was with a large party and it took a long time to get our food and multiple different servers visited our table so there was no continuity of service. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that this was just growing pains and we will be back. read more

While the food (got the Elvis Memorial Platter and Lite option #9) isn't as good as Jacalito Grill the atmosphere and wait staff (especially Matrice and April) is very friendly and vibrant. The service, to include wait time for the food, is very quick. Also, the jalapeño dip and drinks are excellent. Will definitely come back. read more

Friends invited me to join them for lunch on a Saturday. It was crowded and we waited for at least 20 minutes. Our group of 8 may have contributed to that longer wait. We were seated in the "hubcap" room. At least that's what we called it after we saw the ceiling covered with a variety of hubcaps - a unique and interesting decor. I ordered off the combination category of the menu - chalupa & enchilada. Although it took at least 10 minutes to get the food, it was hot and was nicely put together. The serving was not as generous as those in other Mexican restaurants I am used to. What made up for it was our server April's generosity in refilling the chips, salsa and some creamy jalapeño that was actually very good. Then the piece de resistance - tres leches. My friends who had been to a Chuy's before, built up expectations about this dessert with a slew of adjectives ranging from extremely sinful to heavenly. Personally, it was an 8.5 out of 10. It was very good, but not "awesome sauce". Chuy's is highly recommended. Ask for April when you visit. She was great. read more

One of the best Tex-Mex restaurant I've been to. Their jalapeno ranch sauce as well as the guac was great. The portions was very big. I had the combo and couldn't finish it. read more