Chaviras

I absolutely love Chavira's. Nothing fancy, just good food on the go. The drive thru is going to make it much better once it opens. I have not had a bad thing to eat here and I have tried A LOT of their food. The little gorditas with barbacoa are one of my favorites. If you are really hungry and want something that will knock your socks off, get the asada fries. Seriously, give Chavira's a go if you haven't been there yet. Even the hamburgers are great. AND now I'm hungry so I think I'll put an order in for some tripita tacos.

Fantastic food and friendly people. Fresh ingredients quick service. Love it, love it, it's delicious.

Great carnitas! Quality and prices are the best in town. Dinner is easy and fresh everyday.

I stopped in at the New Chavira's Market on the north side of town out off Del Ray hoping that they would have a few tables for indoor dining. No such luck! The new market is small and features their home made tortillas and a lot of meat. All the usual Mexican carne is found here. This is essentially a carniceria. Most other products can be found at the average Cruces grocery stores. Inside the front door stands a young woman who takes your order and cashes you out. You place your food takeout orders with her and pay there despite a big menu board over the meat counter. The menu board, I might add, has no prices listed. The young lady at the front checkout can tell you the cost of your takeout meals if you ask. Today I ordered the six quesabirria taco meal. The tacos are on the smaller side. Total cost with tax about $14.50. In addition to the tacos the meal contained lime slices, one red and one salsa verde, a mild but really tasty grilled chile pepper, and consome with a plastic spoon. And, lots of napkins. Once you order your meal with the lady up front, she gives you a receipt with a number. They call your number and you pick up your packaged meal at a little window near the meat counter. My wait time was about 8 to 10 minutes. In addition to quesabirria they offer most of the usual Mexican meat, enchiladas, gorditas, and burritos. Bottled drinks are in a large cooler. Regarding the food: the salsa verde and the red salsa were just ok...nothing special. The bulky chile pepper was mild and tasty. I enjoyed it. The consome was among the better broths around town. Not the best but one of the good ones. Rate it a B+. The tacos were on the smaller side. The meat inside the tortillas was really tasty. Dipped in the consome these birria tacos were very good. The tortillas were flavorful and not at all greasy. Rate these tacos an "A" for excellent. There are about seven restaurants around town that serve birria tacos with consome and I have tried all of them. Chavira's birria would rank in the top three for flavor and quality. Too bad they don't offer any dining facilities. This is takeout only. I can't believe they built a new store and didn't leave a small area for dining in. A couple steel picnic tables out front would help??? So, we cannot rate the Chavira's dining experience any higher than FOUR STARS because there is no dining here. Despite the good food I don't know how often I will return as everything is takeout. Kind of inconvenient if you don't live or work nearby.