We hired them to cater an event for us, and it greatly exceeded our expectations. They brought several staff who were courteous and professional. The pasta and chicken had amazing flavors, as did the vegetables and other items. Their attention to detail was second to none, and we had nothing but amazing comments from the 80 people at our dinner party. I highly recommend Show Me Chuy!!! read more

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Booked the event room for a private dinner for 25 people. I was a visitor to the area, so not familiar, but the location was easy to get to/find. Off street parking availble around the building. The ambiance was nice overall. Restaurant downstairswas dimly lit. We took the stairs to the 2nd floor event space (there are plenty stairs, no elevator up). The space had a dedicated bar with private bartender for the evening. The tables were covered with black tablecloths, however, the chairs were left bare. I would have brought chair covers if I had known. The table settings were also done nicely. Our bartenders/server was great!!! She was able to handle both the bar and food service without a hiccup. She was very attentive to our needs but not overbearing. Great service from beginning to end. Now the food. For the space, you get to pick what menu items you want for appetizer, salad, entree and dessert. Service is available two ways: buffet or plated. The buffet option comes with one pan of whatever food items you choose and guests serves themselves. They don't designate servers. So, we chose the plated option to ensure even portions among guests. A printed menu with our selections was created and placed for guests to order. The food was amazing. Each meal came out fresh and hot. The portions were a nice size, some large enough for two people to share. Everyone was pleased with their choices overall. The food was seasoned and paired well. The only dislike of the night was the peas in the veggie pasta. Everyone who ordered this dish mentioned it and ended up picking them out. The highlight and meal of the night was the pork chop. Cooked to selected temp, the chop was juicy and full of flavor. The fresh mango pico de gallo topping was an added bonus that made this dish top of the list. Overall, the experience was great, well organized. If I'm ever in town again, I'll definitely revisit. read more

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We tried this restaurant for the first time tonight, and it was delicious. I had the Short Rib Ravioli and it was quite good. It came with some vegetables which accompanied the dish nicely. My husband and son had the Pollo Parmigiana and they both liked their meals. We ordered the Bruschetta as an appetizer and we also enjoyed the complementary focaccia bread with herb butter. Everything was delicious. My only slight complaints are that the bruschetta toast points were toasted a little too long and were quite hard to eat, and the bruschetta mixture was not made fresh and was likely made earlier in the day and refrigerated. Not a major deal, but I prefer my bruschetta to be made fresh. There was live entertainment tonight, which was a really nice addition to the evening. They did a wonderful job. The dining room was clean. The waitress was attentive and nice. We will definitely return in the near future. read more

Show Me Chuy’s - Short rib ravioli - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

I was solo for lunch today and ordered lasagna...OMG it was fabulous. Service was great. My new favorite lunch place, price was so worth it. Have been there for dinner a few times and believe me it was just as great lunch today. Love you Chuy read more

Plenty of parking. Staff extremely helpful, attentive, nice. menu of Italian and Mexican options. There were Mexican brunch options that looked great. I went for the spaghetti carbonara. It was good. A little heavy on salt to my taste and I prefer a bit more sauce, but overall good flavor. The fresh squeezed OJ was very good (they have the fancy machine). The bread was ok, not very warm, but the butter was very flavorful. Others greatly enjoyed their meal. It was a nice lunch enjoyed by all. read more

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Excellent experience the whole way through. I love what they've done with the place atmosphere wise. Our service was phenomenal. Most importantly the food was on point. Toasted ravioli and fresh bright red sauce set the stage well. The Mexican lasagna was a really fun fusion and tasted amazing too. Chorizo penne was delicious with a great depth of flavor. Finishing things off with their little churro hearts. Those were pretty good too but a little dense. Everything seemed fresh and very well presented. Would definitely recommend you try. It's a little upscale in terms of pricing, but not horrible. We spent $85 (including tip) for two entrees, app, and desert. And it fed our group of three and then some. Wishing this place great continued success read more

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Food: Ingredient Quality 10/10 Some of the freshest seafood I've eaten in Springfield. The shrimp, scallops, octopus, claws, mussels and red snapper was extremely tasty and fresh. Menu Variety Loved the combination of Mexican flavors and Italian. A wide variety menu with something for everyone. Value Definitely got value for my money. We had so much seafood and drinks and dessert and our bill was very reasonably priced. Service: Attentiveness The most friendly staff. Payton the bartender gave exceptional service and amazing mixed cocktails. Attitude The staff was very friendly and welcoming. I would definitely be back. Ambiance: Atmosphere Loved the at your family home for Sunday dinner vibes. Such a cozy and inviting space. My absolute favorite is sitting at the chefs kitchen and watching your food being made. Location Great location, very close to highway 65 and easy to find. Parking Lots of parking available I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and my visit. The best part of coming to this restaurant for me is the big and funny personality of Chef Chuy. We are definitely customers for life and can't wait to go back. read more

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We use Show Me Chuy catering often. We are never disappointed. The food is so tasty and fresh. Even the beef dishes are tender and able to be eaten with plastic utensils. read more

Been here twice now. Once for dinner and once for Brunch. Dinner party of 6 and everyone was greatly pleased with what we ordered, the wine and cocktail selection and the 5 service! Two of them ordered the Pork Shank and thought it was the best meal ever! I had the grilled Octopus and Shrimp - right up my alley! The restaurant was crowded but not packed and the ambiance was so cozy! Chuy even came out to talk with us! Brunch was a party of 4 and once again the service and brunch cocktails were spot-on. I and my friend loved our Mexican inspired breakfasts, the two men were happy but not in love with their choices - basically they didn't feel like it was enough food. Truly love this place - you feel like a guest of Chuy's! read more

Show Me Chuy’s - Grilled Octopus and Shrimp - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

It was delicious. Wonderful atmosphere. I have been there 3 times. I always order the same thing. The Pollo Parmigiana chicken. The service is great. I have nothing but good things to say about this restaurant. read more

Excellent service. Excellent food. Bruschetta and calamari were awesome. Calamari sauce has a spicy flair. Lobster ravioli and chicken Marsala were awesome. Highly recommend! read more

We had a party of 6 people, all had something different. Everything was cooked to perfection! The seafood was absolutely delicious! Service was great! Will definitely be back! read more

Food was spectacular! My "Filleto" was cooked perfectly and had delicious flavor with the reduction sauce. My wife had the tortellini and it did not disappoint. Ingredients were fresh and cooked wonderfully. Five stars on the Tiramisu! It was great to see Chuy again and we look forward to coming back. The live music was a nice touch and as you would expect, the service exceeded our expectations. Attentive, but not overly bothersome. Quietly filled water glasses as needed without being asked and without interrupting our conversation. Very excited for this to be our "Go-to" spot. Congratulations to this local chef with great recipes! read more

We had Valentine dinner reservations for the DINNING ROOM. The hostess seated us upstairs. Decor was tacky and lighting was way too bright for dinner. The table was too long for a romantic dinner for two. I could barely hear my husband. I ordered a $50 steak with lobster. It looked like canned tuna and a glob of cream of mushroom soup. The steak was not great. The mashed potatoes appeared and tasted like they had been microwaved. The bartender brought out our food without a steak knife. I used a butter knife. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling sick. I would definitely NOT RECOMMEND! read more

Service was great, ambience was nice, food was good but for the price the portions were small.

Been to Show Me Chuy's several times and had excellent experiences both times. Great quality food, great atmosphere and friendly service. The rack of lamb is my favorite so for. read more

Had a creative menu that is exceptionally tasty. Food is crazy good and service is top notch.

Delicious different food. Good service. A little high priced. I would not recommend the brunch however. Not at all what we expect as brunch. No buffet with traditional breakfast food. Kinda weird actually. read more

My wife and I had slightly different opinions about our meal here, but needless to say, our dinner wasn't great, and that being the ultimate consensus. My opinion was below average, and my wife's downright terrible, found somewhere in the gutter. Went on a fairly busy Friday night and we did enjoy the atmosphere enhanced by the great live music. But that is where our enjoyment stopped. Our big hang up was our server disappeared for a majority of our meal. In her defense, I did catch her at another table near us dealing with an irritated customer (not sure what for), for quite a while. But either way it seemed like she was spread too thin to provide appropriate service her other tables. That is where a manager or another server would need to step in. Originally it took her over 25 minutes to stop by to say hi, so we gave her our drink and food orders then because we had waited so long, and because it was not promising sign that she was going to come back at regular intervals. We only saw her one further time once the food was already dropped off.....then she brought us some bread. Which I assume we were supposed to get in the beginning. She did finally drop off our check, but it took her fooooooooorrrever to come back and get it to run my card. Now the food. Nothing was very memorable, even though the menu had some of our favorite types of dishes. We had frequented Avanzare for many years and was kind of surprised to see most of what they have is also on this menu (I know the owner is the former head chef of Avanzare). I was happy to see a marsala short rib ravioli on the menu, but again, surprised it wasn't as good as Avanzare's. My wife love's that meal (orders it everywhere that has it) and it was just ok. The marsala's consistency was water and very bland, although the actual pasta was good, so maybe an off night there. My son even got that and said it was just ok, and he loves everything. Definitely not as good as the other places in town that offers a similar meal. My steak was VERY fatty (even for a ribeye), and everything else was just flavorless. I question a chef sending a piece of meat out that is 83% fat. The actual meat part had no decent sear/char or hardly any seasoning. My daughter who loves Fettuccini Alfredo (even at Fazolis or Olive Garden) was disappointed in their's. Given that she loves even those $1 fettuccini packets you get at the store, for her not to like it was something else. I tried a bite and just got the flavor of pasta and garlicy milk. Overall, not the experience I was hoping for or expecting. The meal from start to finish was nearly 2 hours, and just not good. I should have trusted my gut and ducked out within the first 20 minutes. We had a few friends just fall in love with this place, but we just felt neglected and unfulfilled for $200. So not worth going back in the off chance I have the same experience for that price point. read more

Way overpriced for the size of the meal. My husbands pasta dish was very small, no salad included and two small pieces of bread for $24.

Great place with amazing food!!! Chuy did a great job at Avanzare and now he is doing an incredible job on his new restauran. read more

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Pretty average. The space is not too exciting, service was good and the food was okay, nothing special.

The Mexican lasagna was delicious and the waitress was very attentive to our dining needs!

I really enjoyed the food and overall dining experience my first time and would like to go back and try more on their menu. I am always a bit apprehensive when a place advertises itself as a "fusion" of two kinds of cuisine if they will mess up beloved dishes trying to reimagine them in weird ways but I didn't get any sense of that from their menu as everything sounded very appetizing and what I ate was excellent. Atmosphere and decor was also quite nice. Service was pretty good overall, though they missed a few small things like forgetting a side substitution and not checking on water refills until the end of the meal but those were small issues in an otherwise great first visit. read more

Food was good, service was good. My only dislike was I ordered a margarita since it was a Mexican/Italian mix restaurant. It was served in a small tumbler glass, so the drink was small. When I received my bill, I was charged $14 for the drink and another $2 upcharge. Upon inquiring, I was told the margarita wasn't on the drink menu. When I shared my dissatisfaction, the server told me these were "upscale restaurant" prices. read more

The Fruitti Di Mar and the Pulpo(octopus) and Cammarones(shrimp) are by far my most favorite things on the menu! Honestly though, it doesn't matter what you pick, everything is FANTASTIC!!! read more