Chuy's Tex-Mex Opens First Illinois Restaurant in Western Suburbs

Chuy’s Tex-Mex opened its first Illinois restaurant in the Western suburb of Warrenville today after a ribbon cutting ceremony with Warrenville Mayor, David Brummel, and the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce.

For more than 35 years, Chuy’s, an Austin-based Tex-Mex restaurant with a cult-like following, has been proud of its "Fresh Never Frozen commitment to food. Menu items showcase family recipes found in South Texas, New Mexico and Mexican border towns. Some of the menu's made-from-scratch highlights include:

•  Homemade tortillas start as a bag of flour every morning and are rolled all day on a traditional comal proudly displayed in the dining room.
•  Fresh chicken is roasted all day long, and the white meat is lovingly pulled by hand before filling customer favorites, including “Big As Yo’ Face” Burritos and Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom Enchiladas.
•  Ten handcrafted signature sauces are homemade daily and range from the mild Tomatillo to a spicy Hatch Green Chile. To bring customers the best flavors possible, Chuy’s partners with green chile farmers in Hatch, New Mexico, the world’s best green chile growing area. Kitchen operators travel to these fields every August when green chiles are harvested to ensure that Chuy’s brings back the most flavorful crops.

Chuy’s Warrenville will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner: from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday
through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Other Chuy’s restaurants slated to open within the next year include Schaumburg and Orland Park.

Photo credit: John Tulipano from JLT Photography.