Chuy’s Tex-Mex to Make Chicagoland Debut in Warrenville

Chuy’s Tex-Mex, an Austin-based restaurant known for its made-from-scratch dishes, fresh-squeezed lime juice margaritas, and fun-loving, eclectic atmosphere - is opening its first Chicagoland location in July 2017 in Warrenville. The restaurant will open in the Cantera Development at 28250 Diehl Rd. Other Chuy’s restaurants slated to open within the next year include Schaumburg and Orland Park.

Local owner / operator Larry Cappos says, “We are thrilled to call Warrenville our newest home and to be the first Chuy’s restaurant in the Chicagoland area. We know that Chicago has deep food roots and we look forward to bringing our authentic and homemade flavors, straight from the birthplace of Tex-Mex, to the Warrenville community and beyond.

For more than 35 years, Chuy’s has been proud of its made-from-scratch Tex-Mex using only the freshest ingredients. Its dishes showcase family recipes found in South Texas, New Mexico and Mexican border towns, and the restaurant’s “Fresh Never Frozen” commitment to food is found throughout the menu.

The menu includes authentic dishes, featuring hand-rolled tortillas made fresh all day, every day on a traditional comal. Customer favorites include the stuffed chile rellenos, chicka-chicka boom-boom enchiladas and the famous creamy jalapeño.

Freshness does not stop in the kitchen. Chuy’s famous margaritas are made with fresh-squeezed lime juice. The New Mexican Martini is made with tequila that has been infused with roasted green chiles for 24 hours. Plus, all Texas Martinis are made to order, hand shaken and served with Chuy’s signature olives that are hand-stuffed daily with fresh jalapeños.

The atmosphere at Chuy’s is just as vibrant as the menu. Talented and fun-loving staff, combined with unique design elements found only at Chuy’s, make each visit unforgettable. Some of the restaurant’s signature décor items include a custom Elvis Shrine, the La Chihuahua Bar featuring framed pictures of local dogs, a “school” of hand-carved wooden fish, and a hubcap-covered ceiling.

“Each location has a unique look and feel, and also follows our motto, ‘If you've seen one Chuy's, you've seen one Chuy's,” said Cappos.

Chuy’s believes in giving back to the community. Each Chuy's restaurant partners with a local charity that serves a vital role in the community and conducts various fundraising and volunteer efforts throughout the year. For the Warrenville grand opening, Chuy’s has partnered with The Student Excellence Foundation, a local non-profit group dedicated to enhancing, supporting and promoting education enrichment programs and activities for students in Wheaton / Warrenville District 200.

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. On weekdays, the restaurant will also feature daily drink specials and a Fully-Loaded Nacho Car, a free build-your-own nacho station with chips, salsa, queso, ground sirloin and more, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.