El Chubbys

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…

You know how it is in movies – especially old westerns. There was the lantern-jawed hero taking all the spotlight. In the background, providing valuable help, was the often unheralded sidekick. Yet, he was a vital part of the overall picture. It’s the same with the sides we offer here at El Chubby’s Mexican Restaurant.…

This was a challenge from a customer to one of our team recently. The problem is that this terrific foodstuff has more ‘histories’ than those snake-oil salesmen who used to travel round the old west with their miracle cures. Some say it comes from Mexico and made its way north with immigrants over the years.…

Well, you’ve come to the right place. At El Chubby’s Mexican Restaurant, we serve a wide range of delicious Mexican food that you can have served to suit your taste buds. For instance, if you want your burrito chili, you can have the deluxe option that’s smothered with chili and cheese and topped up with…

When people hear of a drive through Mexican restaurant they automatically think of Mexican fast food. You know what we’re talking about, the one with the chihuahua and the bell, right? But El Chubby’s is nothing like that. Yes, there is a drive through, and yes, the service is fast, but the similarities end there.…