Chuy's
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The original Chuy's on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas | |
Traded as | NASDAQ: CHUY |
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Founded | 1982 |
Founders | Mike Young / John Zapp |
Headquarters | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Website | www.chuys.com |
Chuy's is a Tex-Mex restaurant chain established in 1982, by Mike Young and John Zapp.[1] The company currently has 102 locations with the most recent opening occurring in Overland Park, KS on October 9, 2018. Chuy's currently has restaurants in 19 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, and Ohio.[2]
Every year on Elvis Presley's birthday, January 8, most locations host the Elvis' Birthday Bash, during which an Elvis impersonator visits the restaurant. Chuy's also annually hosts a Green Chile Festival at its locations, celebrating the harvest of the Hatch Green Chiles from Hatch, New Mexico. Chuy's is a sponsor of community events such as the Children Giving to Children Holiday Parade.[3]
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