Dining Experience at El Chucho - Megan

Yesterday, I met two friends for happy hour and dinner at El Chucho in Columbia Heights. El Chucho was recommended by one of my friends’ boyfriends and, after checking reviews on Yelp, we were immediately sold by the photos posted online by reviewers. We arrived right at opening so the restaurant was empty and we were able to get a table in the upstairs patio.  This also meant that we had a waiter all to ourselves and he was attentive without being overbearing throughout the entire time we were there. El Chucho also offered really good happy hour deals for their margaritas, which, as poor college students, we greatly appreciated. For dinner, we enjoyed “street style” corn on the cob, chips and guacamole, and al pastor and shrimp tacos. The only issue we had with our experience was that we felt the happy hour deal for the tacos was not a good value. Regardless, both my friends and myself really enjoyed El Chucho and would definitely recommend it to anyone who is craving Mexican cuisine in a fun, hip, and intimate setting.   

- Megan 

(Photo Credit: Jennifer Li)