Chico’s Cantina, positioned at 5230 US HWY 1 on Inventory Island serves conventional Mexican fare at cheap charges. It’s a common spot for Key West locals to collect for lunch or dinner. The informal setting provides each indoor and out of doors seating. I personally eat right here usually, often for a fast and scrumptious lunch. Chico’s Cantina has been household owned and operated since 1984. With indoor and out of doors seating house, you may get pleasure from consuming al fresco on the again patio or inside and benefit from the air-con.
The Meals
By far, Chico’s has the perfect chips and salsa wherever on the island, each ready contemporary every day. The primary basket is freed from cost, however, chances are you’ll need to get a second and possibly a 3rd basket and likewise order the scrumptious, chunky guacamole or one of many decadent cheese dips that they serve. However, there’s a hazard with filling up on these earlier than your meals arrives.
Diners can select from a dynamic menu with tons of choices corresponding to steaks, seafood specials, tacos, burritos, fajitas, enchiladas, chimichangas, quesadillas, eggs, soups, and salads. Plus, there are a number of sauces to select from as nicely corresponding to verde, chili, melted cheese, and inexperienced chili. As well as, additionally they have gringo meals like hamburgers (one of many few gadgets that I’ve by no means eaten right here) on the menu for these with much less adventurous tastebuds.
I’ve had nearly every little thing on the menu right here and I’ve by no means had a foul meal. However, as with something, I do have my favorites. Listed below are my high picks:
- Cayo Hueso Salad with the ranch dressing – this salad has a crispy flour bowl full of contemporary veggies and meat of your selection. And whereas I sometimes don’t like ranch dressing, this certainly one of particular, with a touch of spice combined in. They won’t share the key ingredient with me!
- Rooster and Shrimp Fajitas – impressively served on a scorching platter, the contemporary grilled veggies and meats include beans, cheese, bitter cream, and heated tortillas as a way to create your individual good fajita. This can be a favourite dish for my husband and I to share on a date night time. Be ready, it’s numerous meals!
- Seafood Enchiladas – delicately cooked contemporary catch, scallops and shrimp combined along with melted jack cheese and topped together with your selection of enchilada sauce. So yummy and an ideal Key West dinner.
- Rooster Enchiladas with inexperienced chili sauce – I like the chunky inexperienced chili sauce paired with the shredded rooster and jack cheese. Silky and scrumptious.
- Spinach and Portabella Mushroom Quesadillas – The veggies and sautéed with garlic and jack cheese is melted into this scrumptious grilled tortilla.
- Deluxe Beef and Bean Tacos (onerous shell) – this simply brings me again to my childhood taco night time. Completely seasoned beef with refried beans and all of the toppings in a crispy taco shell!
Chico’s additionally serves scrumptious sangria, margaritas, and beers. The margaritas are made with a wine based mostly tequila, and they’re scrumptious.
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On high of the good meals, the service is excellent as nicely. The Tomita household makes certain of that. Somebody is at all times there to refill and empty drink or get one other basket of chips and salsa for you while you run out. And the employees looks like they’re having enjoyable whereas caring for you.
If you’re searching for an off-the-cuff eating expertise with good Mexican meals and repair to match, you must give Chico’s a attempt.
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