Chiquito (restaurant)

Chiquito
Tex-Mex Mexican themed restaurant chain
Founded 1989
Headquarters United Kingdom
Owner The Restaurant Group plc
Website chiquito.co.uk
Typical Chiquito's standalone unit development, Kingston-upon-Hull with the previous logo.

Chiquito is a restaurant chain based in the United Kingdom specialising in Tex-Mex foods.[1] The company was established in 1989,[2] and has 68 restaurants across the country.[3] It dubs itself as 'The Original Mexican Grill & Bar', and has been described as the United Kingdom's best known Mexican chain.[4] Chiquito restaurants are part of the Restaurant Group.[5]

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[2] adorn the walls, alongside piñatas[2] plates, castanets, fans, and sombreros.[6] Spanish and Mexican music plays throughout the restaurant.[7]

Notable past employees

Nick Frost, actor and writer, worked at the Staples Corner (London) branch where he first met Simon Pegg[8].

Environmental record

In November 2015, the chain was one of seven restaurants surveyed that failed to meet a basic level of sustainability in its seafood.[9]

References

  1. ↑ (4 March 2010). Go Mexican for a hot chain meal, Bristol Evening Post
  2. 1 2 3 Ritchie, Simon (27 December 2008). "Food & Drink - Chiquito, Clifton Moor, York". York Press. York. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Strong Brands, Focussed Strategy" (PDF). Annual Report 2010. The Restaurant Group plc. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mexican chain hits town". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Restaurant Group serves up strong sales". Reuters. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Lloyd, Jane (30 March 2007). "Eating Out". Liverpool Daily Post. Liverpool. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Anson, John (19 January 2008). "Chiquito's, Blackburn". Lancashire Telegraph. Blackburn. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Stuart, Husband (18 July 2013). "Nick Frost: 'It's about time I showed off my smokingly hot side'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Smithers, Rebecca (18 November 2015). "More than half of UK's family restaurant chains serving unsustainable seafood" – via The Guardian.
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