Chichi Cantina Actual - Mérida

This restaurant is located in a corner of a plaza along the city center. the plaza has a lot of parking so it is not the problem. the only problem (and this is the only problem that I can find with chichi) is that it is on the...side that is perpendicular on the road, so drive on the side of the road it is easy to miss (because they can't see it until they are over). on the plus side means that it is less busy. we tend to eat earlier than most in mexiko, because we have little children (around this is rarely busy. the last two times, we were the only customers, but this is in order. there are two areas to the restaurant, a larger area in front of the bar, which leads to the terrace on the back, and a smaller area with tables closer to the kitchen. there is also a private room for bookings. every time we have visited, we have sat in the smaller ones opposite, and from here they can observe how the kitchen prepares their meal, which the children always enjoy. The thema follows the current trend of the raised cantina, but does it better than most other places. the menu is the traditional Mexican fayre of tacos, lechon etc. and as with all good (and bad) cantinas, they will bring snacks with their drinks while waiting for them. for me this is a special joy. I am not a fan of guacamole, but here they make a wonderful plate of a guacamole with mild chilis and a local cheese with obligatory tostadas. it is without doubt the best snack dish that I had for a very long time. my daughter tends to order the mango tostadas, which in a real cantina would be a bowl of tostadas and a plate of mango and lemon slices. chichi have a great version, the small round tostadas with cube mango, cheese, swirling and lemon juice. they are simply great enough for me to fit in my mouth, go in one, and a delicious. both children will eat them happy all day and a teller of it is more than enough to fill a seven-year-old. I had the shrimp tactics before and the lechon. both in turn, stacked by a centro cantina, but both updated to be qualitatiw high quality food. the garnels are huge, and the tacos burst with them. it never stops surprising me how big garnels here are compared to the tiny things that happen as garnels in the uk! I can't judge it high enough. made at home (or so they seemed) tortillas that are hot, and the softest gay imaginable. I'm not too sharp on the loop when it's in lechon. they call me old-fashioned, but I like a blackening grilled and crispy, not soft and emptied, but that's me, no reflection on eating. overall this is a really good restaurant. by far my favorite in mérida. we have eaten in most restuarants along this stripe, including the hyper-recommended nectar and la gloria (a different raised cantina), but for me chichi is better than both. both gloria and nectar seem to depart from the fact that they are fashionable among méridas nouveau riche, which is suitable for the summer to chixculub decamp. both do good eating, but they are both very expensive (for mérida) and also not compared with chichi. if they want to be seen under the In crowd, gloria is for them. If they want a fantastic meal with excellent service, chichi is the place for them.

Es un lugar donde puedes comenzar la fiesta con un ambiente genial, cuentan con una terraza increíble donde el personal es excelente. El guacamole y los nachos son deliciosos. En general, me encantó el lugar y la atención recibida, seguramente regresaremos para disfrutar de Chichí.

Excelente ambiente, música buena, precios accesibles y, sobre todo, comida deliciosa. Muy recomendable.

Fui a comer con unas amigas para conocer el lugar y me lleve una muy agradable soepresa.... ya que por el nombre me esperaba ambiente mucho mas informal... el lugar esta precioso de muy buen gusto y la comida es un sueño... regresare pronto definitivamente!!

Lo mejor es la decoración del lugar, me pareció un lugar agradable, pero todo esto no compensa. La comida me pareció cara mala y pretensiosa. Entiendo que haya innovación en los platillos tradicionales yucatecos, pero es una ridiculez que presenten unos Kibis huecos sobre una salsa de hummus, supuestamente de sirloin en donde no se notaba ninguna diferencia con un kibi normal. El poc chuc ha sido lo peor, una carne sosa y dura, difícil de tragar, en fin, un despropósito. Lo más agobiante ha sido el mesero que presenta los platillos, interrumpiendo conversaciones y queriendo tener tanto protagonismo. Una lástima, de local. No lo recomendaría.