Chapultepec Lupita

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Chapultepec Lupita
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The restaurant's exterior, 2022
Chapultepec Lupita
Restaurant information
Street address813 Richmond Avenue
City Houston
County Harris
State Texas
Postal/ZIP Code77006
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 29°44′04″N95°23′22″W / 29.73433°N 95.38958°W / 29.73433; -95.38958

Chapultepec Lupita is a Tex-Mex restaurant in Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1]

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Description

Chapultepec Lupita is a Tex-Mex restaurant operating in a "funky old house that seems to go on forever", according to the Houston Press . Located in Houston's Montrose neighborhood, the restaurant has been described as "an institution for the all-night crowd looking for a late-night/early-morning hangover cure". [2] The menu includes alambres, chilaquiles, enchiladas, huevos rancheros, mole sauce, quesadillas, Mediterranean-style salmon, tortilla-crusted snapper, tamales, and pecan cheesecake. The drink menu has approximately 60 tequilas and 20 margarita varieties. [2]

Reception

Eric Sandler included the restaurant in Eater Houston 's 2013 list of 16 "classic" greasy spoons. [3] Chapultepec was included in the Houston Chronicle 's 2016 list of best restaurant salsas. [4]

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References

  1. Knapp, Gwendolyn (2017-07-20). "Houston's Best Late-Night Dining: Chapultepec Is for Flautas and Weirdos". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. 1 2 "Chapultepec Lupita". Houston Press . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. Sandler, Eric (2013-07-15). "16 Classic Houston Greasy Spoons, Mapped". Eater Houston. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. "Houston's best restaurant salsas". HoustonChronicle.com. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2020-12-20.