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El Chupacabra is a
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/ Tex-Mex restaurant with two locations in
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. The business operates in the
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. Previously, a third location operated in
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, until 2018.


Description

El Chupacabra is a Day of the Dead-themed
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/ Tex-Mex restaurant with two locations in
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: along Greenwood Avenue the
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/ Phinney Ridge area, and along
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in
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. Previously, a third location operated in
South Lake Union South Lake Union (sometimes SLU) is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because it is at the southern tip of Lake Union. The official boundaries of the City of Seattle Urban Center are Denny Way on the south, beyond which is Denny ...
. The business is named after the legendary creature in American folklore. The Alki location, described by '' Eater Seattle'' as a "punk-themed Mexican dive bar", occupies a beachfront building along Alki Avenue Southwest and has stairs to a balcony with views of
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has said the "swanky" outpost has a "million-dollar" view. The interior has dark red walls, a full bar, booth seating, paper lamps, and wall art depicting skeletons. A sign made from Guerrero state license plates says, "Save Water, Drink Tequila". The Alki location also has a jukebox and a
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buffet. The Greenwood and Alki restaurants have patios. The Greenwood location also has outdoor seating (as did the South Lake Union location, before closing).


Menu

El Chupacabra's menu has included
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'', rice and beans,
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with guacamole and salsa, horchata, and margaritas. The restaurant has also served enchiladas, fried jalapeños,
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, pozole with pork,
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, tortas, and black-bean dip. The "Texas Tacos" are soft tacos with flour tortillas. Salsa varieties include
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pineapple, roja, and verde. El Chupacabra has
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as well as
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- and vegetarian-friendly options. The restaurant has offered a happy hour menu with food and drinks specials.


History

El Chupacabra was established in 2005. Aaron Wright is the owner. Previously, James Hardy was a co-owner. The patio of the Greenwood / Phinney Ridge restaurant was given a pergola and heaters in 2018. All three locations had events or specials in conjunction with
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in 2018. The Greenwood / Pinney Ridge and Alki locations operated via take-out during the
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Outposts

The Alki location opened in April 2011. In 2015, an approximately 4,000-square-foot outpost opened in South Lake Union. The restaurant's seating capacity was 200 people and, according to ''Eater Seattle'', had "the same festively dark decor and loud music" as the other two locations. The restaurant operated in Chandler's Cove, a development created from the Lone Star Cement site in and Henry Pier. The outpost closed on September 16, 2018, as the building was slated for demolition. According to '' The Stranger'', El Chupacabra personnel were aware of this possibility when a lease was signed.


Reception

The '' Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle'' has called El Chupacabra's food and margaritas "frighteningly delicious". '' Lonely Planet Seattle'' said the food "probably wouldn't be described as authentic" but is "still pretty darned good". The guide has also said of the Alki location: "On Saturday nights this place is buzzing with 20-somethings chatting over drinks and guacamole. Expect a wait, and to make friends at the bar while waiting." One published walking guide of Seattle called the food "creative". ''Eater Seattle'' included El Chupacabra in a 2013 "epic guide on where to take vegetarians out to eat" in the city. In 2017, the website's Leonardo David Raymundo included the Alki location in a list of "low-stakes"
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establishments in the city. Chona Kasinger included El Chupacabra in Thrillist's 2014 list of Alki's eight best eateries. The restaurant was given "honorable mention" in the Best Mexican category of '' Seattle Weekly'' annual readers' poll in 2016.


See also

* List of dive bars *
List of Mexican restaurants This is a list of notable Mexican restaurants. Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic ...
*
List of restaurant chains in the United States The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States. Asian/Pacific Baked goods Beef Beverages Chicken Frozen desserts Hamburgers Hot dogs Mexican/Tex-Mex Pizza/Italian Salad/vegetarian ...
*
List of Tex-Mex restaurants Following is a list of notable restaurants known for serving Tex-Mex: * Baja Fresh * Bridges Cafe, Portland, Oregon, U.S. * BurritoVille * Chapultepec Lupita, Houston, Texas, U.S. * Chi-Chi's * Chili's * El Chupacabra, Seattle * Don Pablo's ...


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* {{West Seattle, Seattle 2005 establishments in Washington (state) Dive bars in Washington (state) Mexican restaurants in Seattle Restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants established in 2005 South Lake Union, Seattle Tex-Mex restaurants in Washington (state) West Seattle, Seattle