Chapultepec Lupita

11/21/11

Excuse me

by ENTITLED

I ended up in this hole in the wall quite by accidend but went in anyway since I have enjoyed some great finds in seemingly seedy establishments before like our own famous "Last Concert Cafe". But this was not to be... the bar which sits far back into this thrown-together architectural puzzle was actually the only saving grace of the evening. The employess treat this as a rest stop for the evening and couldn't be bothered to recommend something off the menu after initially admitting not to expect too much when asked about the quality of the menu. Tamales served were all dough and sat upon my plate without any sauce or accompaniment of any kind. I picked the three apart to gather a morsel of meat and threw in what seemed like week-old hot sauce and went back into the bar to wash down the acidity excuse for a meal before it killed me. Go see for yourself if there is not another place that you can be.

08/10/09

No Longer 24 HOURS

by Cobra97red

This Restaurant closes at 2am now.

• Cons: This Restaurant now closes at 2am.

04/05/09

I want to like it more....

by swyzlstyx

First trip:

Service was good. Sat in the little room where the bathrooms were...kinda disgusting that the bathrooms were RIGHT THERE. Food was great for the price. Went to the bathroom, awkwardly a few feet from our table, and the "thundermug" and wall were splattered with (Citysearch won't let me say the word that means the red stuff that comes our when you cut yourself) BLUD! I mean, like some poor mug took a shotgun blast to the bunghole while sitting there and blasted it all over the walls. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been bad restrooms for a cheap Mexican place. Wrote it off as an off day, maybe someone got booty-murdered in the restroom, and said we'd come back for some more cheap eats after enough booze....

Second trip:

Sat ourselves in the front area/along Richmond...in the cheap plastic portable picnic tables and chairs in front of the juke box, thinking it would be smart to be AWAY from the restroom area. But, we soon found that it stunk bad like a port-a-shite in that WHOLE area (tried to find a better smelling area). Not overwhelming...but just enough to not be able to get it out of your head for a while. Food, service, and price were all good.

Me and my reviews are largely about the low-buck joints, and I don't expect a lot when it comes to how fancy the joint is, but "twice shy" is the rule...and when your bathroom at home is a nicer dining room to eat (and less stanking like an outhouse) than the place you're paying money to eat....well...that's just nasty.

Sorry, I really wanted to make this place a usual...the food and service was good for the price...but I guess I won't be back. :(

• Pros: Good food, good prices....
• Cons: Not a happy place...

03/12/09

what happened to chapultepec?

by houstonswf

if you scroll down and read the post "my favorite restaurant in the world" that was me four years ago. since then, the quality of the food has diminished. I mean, it has REALLY GONE DOWN. still, it's convenient and cheap, i guess.

• Pros: Example: best croissants in town
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?

09/10/08

Acceptable if it's 3AM and you need a place to eat

by denhou1974

The food is okay but the service is terrible. The last time that we went, we sat in the front near the register (where someone is ALWAYS standing). They brought our drinks. 15 minutes later we had to flag down a waitress to take our order. 30 minutes after that we had to flag down yet another waitress to check on our order. She shrugged her shoulders and just kept walking. I finally asked the man behind the register if we could just pay for our Iced Teas and leave. He simply said "it's okay" and made a "shoo-ing" motion with his hands. We'll never go back.

• Pros: Open 24 hours, self seating.
• Cons: Parking, Service, No Kids Dishes or Menus, Food Portions, No English Speaking Waiters