El Chubbys

This was a question one of our team members here at El Chubby’s Mexican Restaurant was asked quite recently. It sounded almost like a challenge; because of course, we offer all the burger options you’d expect, including single and double hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and bacon cheeseburgers. They are all brilliantly prepared and oh so tasty. But,…

It’s terrific when some of your favorite flavors are brought together in delicious combos. Which of the following, from our total of ten, will tickle your tongue? How about enchiladas paired with rice and beans? Imagine a pair of thoroughly smothered Rellenos or a couple of tamales with R&B (not rhythm and blues, but rice…

Carne asada is an attractive menu item at many Mexican restaurants. While there are many ways to order a steak, there are specific ways that make the preparation of carne asada different from a steak on the grill at home. While the term “carne asada” translated literally means “grilled steak,” the way it is prepared…

Just our fun way of offering season’s greetings! It is quite appropriate, because the name actually has a couple of different meanings. Carne Asada is one of our own favorite dishes. It offers beautifully tender strips of steak with jalapeño, onions and tomatoes. This can be served with french fries, or rice and beans, both…

One of the most popular Mexican dishes, tamales are bundles of dough steamed in a corn husk and filled with goodness like hearty beans, meat, and cheese. Did you know these fun facts about tamales? Tamales have been around for almost 9,000 years! The origin of tamales can be traced back to the Aztecs, Mayans,…

Beans are a plant-based source of protein and very good for you. But they are also a staple of Mexican cooking. Why is that? Probably because they are inexpensive and tasty. Black beans and pinto beans are two of the most common types used in Mexican dishes. Beans are high in amino acids, an essential…

Over the last few years, chorizo has become such a popular part of many recipes; we thought you’d like a couple of key facts about how this tasty delight was named… There are a range of different forms of the word. We call it chorizo; in the Basque region of Europe it’s txorizo; for Catalan…

Huevos Rancheros is a famed breakfast dish with a simple recipe: fried eggs on a tortilla smothered with green chili and cheese and served with beans and hash browns. This winning formula was originally served on rural Mexican farms as a large mid-morning meal and is translated as “rancher’s eggs” or “country-style eggs”. You can…

It’s amazing how names and styles for some foodstuffs vary. Take our hugely popular sopapillas – one of our most popular desserts. Depending on where you are in the world, you might also find variations on this theme presented as a fried pastry or quick bread and called sopaipa, sopaipilla, or cachanga. In Argentina, they’re…