Chiquito is a UK-based restaurant chain specialising in Mexican food

Mexican cuisine

Mexican cuisine, a style of food that originates in Mexico, is known for its varied flavors, colourful decoration and variety of spices and ingredients, most of which are native to the country. The cuisine of Mexico has evolved through thousands of years of blending indigenous cultures, with later...

. The company was established in 1989 and has 68 restaurants across the country. It dubs itself as 'The Original Mexican Grill & Bar' and has been described as the United Kingdom's best-known Mexican chain. Chiquito restaurants are part of the Restaurant Group

Restaurant Group

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Food and drink

Dishes such as nachos

Nachos

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, chilli poppers, burritos, fajitas, burgers

Hamburger

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, sandwiches

Sandwiches

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, salads and steaks from the grill are served in Chiquito. They also serve a wide range of cocktails, such as tequila and rum cocktails as well as a choice of wines.

Decor and style

The restaurants, which tend to feature a large bar and lounge style restaurant have rustic interior décor, based on traditional Mexican architecture and culture, where old Mexican posters and photos adorn the walls, alongside piñatas plates, castanets, fans, and sombreros. Spanish and Mexican music plays throughout the restaurant.