{"id":247290,"date":"2026-04-13T08:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/247290\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:03:17","slug":"chicos-tacos-fans-love-this-one-menu-item","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/247290\/","title":{"rendered":"Chico&#8217;s Tacos Fans Love this One Menu Item"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chico&#8217;s Tacos might be the biggest El Paso staple, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it doesn&#8217;t come with some controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Many will argue that the <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/rumor-chicos-tacos-brought-back-their-og-cheese\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cheese has changed for the worst.<\/a> Many will argue that the <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/chicos-tacos-dealing-with-inflation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">prices are way too high<\/a>, and some may even argue that Chico&#8217;s isn&#8217;t even that great- looking at you, <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/actor-mario-lopez-shades-el-pasos-chicos-tacos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Lopez<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The Grilled Cheese at Chico&#8217;s Tacos is A Fan Favorite<\/p>\n<p>But, there seems to be a general consensus about Chico&#8217;s Tacos. This one was surprising even for me. Everyone seems to agree that their grilled cheese is one of the best things ever!<\/p>\n<p>Grilled Cheese at Chico&#8217;s Tacos in El Paso, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Joanna Barba<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, the humble, but mighty and delicious, grilled cheese from Chico&#8217;s Tacos is actually amazing.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never had a grilled cheese at Chico&#8217;s Tacos, then you are missing out! El Paso foodies seem to agree it&#8217;s always a must-have when visiting; and one of the best things about this shocking menu item is that it&#8217;s only $1.87.<\/p>\n<p>Chico&#8217;s Tacos receipt<\/p>\n<p>Joanna Barba<\/p>\n<p>With inflation and the obvious price increases at Chico&#8217;s Tacos, $1.87 doesn&#8217;t seem so bad- especially when the grilled cheese is delicious.<\/p>\n<p>Many say that the magic behind the grilled cheese is actually mayonnaise! Instead of butter- Chico&#8217;s uses mayo. Although I can&#8217;t actually confirm that, I&#8217;m inclined to believe everyone who has told me that because there really is something unique about their grilled cheese! Or maybe it&#8217;s just the fact that someone else has made this childhood favorite. Food is always good when someone else makes it for you!<\/p>\n<p>You can order the grilled cheese on the side and dip away at the sauce from your tacos; many say this is the El Paso version of a grilled cheese with tomato soup! And I might just up the ante and tell you a secret way I like to enjoy it- add a burger patty to your grilled cheese and you won&#8217;t regret it!<\/p>\n<p>Chico&#8217;s Tacos Grilled Cheese<\/p>\n<p>Joanna Barba<\/p>\n<p>Bon Appetit!<\/p>\n<p>You Had to Be  There: El Paso Edition <\/p>\n<p>Flashback through the generations in El Paso, Texas<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8LOOK: You Know You&#8217;re in El Paso When You See&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who sent in their pictures of the images that say you\u2019re in\u00a0El\u00a0Paso!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photos came from three categories: People, Places, and Things. Some were beautiful, some were far from masterpieces, but even then some of the poor quality photos captured the essence of life in the Borderland.\u00a0Here are just a few of pictures that say, \u201cYou Know You\u2019re In\u00a0El\u00a0Paso\u00a0When You See\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the views!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inclusion in this gallery is no indication of evaluation that the picture is in the running for any award or prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chico&#8217;s Tacos might be the biggest El Paso staple, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it doesn&#8217;t come with some&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,143,1632],"class_list":["post-247290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-local-el-paso","tag-texas-regional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}