The tequila menu is amazing. Very helpful server picked all good choices for our tasting flight.
This place is industrial modern with some classical pieces thrown in. It is absolutely gorgeous. I ordered a Cease and Delicious. It was fruity, but not too sweet. I liked that the alcohol wasn't overpowering. My husband ordered the Black Betty. His drink was stronger, but it still had a great taste - he kept stealing mine, though. We didn't get food, but plan on going back for it. The place was amazing.
Food was really inconsistent. The chicken thighs taco, party fowl I think, was excellent had good flavor and spice. By contrast the pork belly was greasy and tough and flavorless. And it doesn't help that the tortillas are not grilled or heated at all. Same with appetizers guacamole and green salsa for excellent red salsa and the queso not so much. It's a cool place with a good vibe and a good location, if only their food was a little bit better. That's it quite a bit of beers and a ton of tequilas to make all kinds of delicious margaritas.
Went to Chivo recently while on short business trip in Knoxville. Restaurant is located on Gay Street in downtown area. They do not take reservations. Food was excellent. Good selection of Mexican related dishes. Recommend to try one of the taco choices. Multiple seating areas include small outside area in front of restaurant. Good choice for Mexican food and fun atmosphere.
Amazing place!! Came here for the Modest Mouse concert from Johnson City (we come here often for my several kidney surgeries). This place had amazing tacos and amazing "black betty titos" $53 for 2 ppl (in addition to myself ordereing chips & salsa as well as.. 2 drinks! The best DAMN corn on the cob I've ever had in my life! Our waitress, Grace was amazing & sweet. Thank u Grace, for our amazing dinner b4 the concert!! ;)
Bounced around between 4 and 5 stars...but I like to reserve my 5 star reviews for special places. As I can't leave a 4.5 star review. I rounded up out if respect for what we got going on.Anyways, high end Mexican food. Fresh homemade chips are amazing, queso amazing. My wife said the cocktails were really good, you could taste the alcohol.We sampled 10 tacos....bought the whole lot except for the fish ones as my wife hates fish.All were good and good size tacos,no dinky street taco type. Stand out was the deep fried avocado one, steak and the one with the Korean BBQ.Only reason fir not a full 5 star? No taco combo plates...at average of 4 bucks a taco dinner can ad up quick.Defently save room for the churos...SO worth it.Would defently go back 4 buck a piece or not lol
My friend and I ordered through Uber Eats, and Katie, at Chivo, went above and beyond. After seeing our comment about my food needing to be absolutely not cross-contaminated with gluten (I am super-sensitive), she called us to discuss the set-up with the kitchen with me. Despite not having a separate preparation area for gf food in the kitchen, I assessed the risk as minimal, and we placed our order. And this story has a happy ending! I felt great after eating Chivo food! We ordered the Piggy Smalls tacos, and three sides: street corn (so good!), black beans, and the queso dip (no additions). The food was delicious and satisfying. Highly recommend. This place stays on the list! Pro-tip: we used our leftover sides to make nachos the next day, and they were incredible.
Fabulous food and nice location. Beautifully decorated and ambiance for brunch, lunch, or dinner. We really enjoyed the guacamole and street corn! The tacos were delicious and unique as well. Loved it!
I got Steaknews and ClusterDuck and actually liked the ClusterDuck much more.
Such a great and unique place to dine. The interior is absolutely wonderful and the food was awesome. The staff is super friendly and helpful. I had the brisket burrito and it was delicious.