Mark K.
Yelp
Chuys... how i (used to) love thee. Being an Austinite for years, we would partake in Chuys frequently with their fantastic HH options and solid texmex fare. From time to time, we'll still stop by in Austin, but a family gathering led us north to DFW, and we decided to make a visit to this location. First off, as many noted, parking is a true nightmare here. If you can, rideshare or find a small clown car that can park in a super awkward space, otherwise you'll be driving awhile looking for parking.
Onto the experience. The restaurant itself was bustling on a Thursday early evening. Sat down, got our salsa, queso, and some jalapeño dip. Years past, I'd literally freeze that jalapeño dip and fly it up to Chicago with me when in grad school... but for whatever reason didn't hit home this go. Flavors were off, and it was fairly mid. I've copycat'd better, which is a true shame. Hoping it was just this location.
The service itself was fine. Waited a bit for our drinks (beer, marg) but the server was nice and somewhat attentive, about what we'd expect from this type of place. For the actual food, green Elvis was good but ultimately super greasy. Wife had enchiladas, and they were also fairly greasy. Someone in our party had the tortilla soup and said the broth was fairly bland but otherwise, the soup was a 4 outta 5. Wife and I left wondering what happened to our beloved Chuys, or if this was the new normal for them after expanding to numerous markets and the quality has just flopped.
We will always have a spot in our hearts, but sadly the stable taste and experience seems like maybe it's a memory of yesteryear. But please, for the love of god, bring the good jalapeño dip back to its OG ways. No one wants the new, watered down and less flavor version!