A Mexican food tradition since 1940 has grown into more than 75 restaurants, including more than 25 franchise locations. We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you. True to tradition and an innovator of new tastes, El Chico is the Mexican food original, a legend since 1940.
The El Chico Caf story began when Adelaida Cuellar's homemade tamales drew huge crowds at a small county fair in 1926. Her sons opened a cafe in Dallas that served enchiladas prepared by using their mother's recipes. Since then, the caf has been serving Mexican food, including a variety of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, tacos, fajitas, burritos and desserts. El Chico Caf also offers...