El Chico (restaurant)
El Chico is a restaurant chain in the Southern United States. The first restaurant opened in 1940 in Oak Lawn, in Dallas, Texas. There are 78 locations.[1] The restaurant serves a variety of Tex-Mex dishes.
History
The restaurant's origin was Adelaida "Mama" Cuellar's popular homemade tamales at a county fair in 1926. Her sons opened a cafe in Dallas using her recipes.[1][2] Today, it is part of Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc. (CRO)[3] Joe V. Carvajal was an integral part of the success of many of the el Chico restaurants in the 1960s and 70's. He introduced the sopapilla to Tex-Mex and American cuisine.
References
- ^ a b Official website
- ^ Mico Rodriguez, co-founder of Mi Cocina restaurants (December 2016), Greatest Dallasites: Adelaida "Mama" Cuellar - The woman behind El Chico., D Magazine, retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Consolidated Restaurants
External links
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