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Chuy's Holdings Inc
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645.8m USD

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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

Chuy's Holdings, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of full-service restaurants serving a distinct menu of authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex inspired food. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and currently employs 6,700 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2012-07-24. The firm operates approximately 96 restaurants across 17 states. Its menu includes enchiladas, fajitas, tacos, burritos, combination platters, soups and salads complemented by a variety of appetizers and desserts. Its restaurants also offer a variety of homemade sauces, including its Hatch Green Chile, Boom-Boom and Creamy Jalapeno sauces. Its menu includes Baja Shrimp Tacos, Tex-Mex Enchilada, the Elvis Presley Memorial Combo and the Comida Deluxe combination platter. The company also enables its customers to customize their orders. The company also offers a full-service bar in all its restaurants providing its customers a variety of beverage offerings, including its signature on-the-rocks margaritas made with hand-squeezed lime juice and the King's Punch, a made-to-order, hand-shaken rum cocktail served in its shaker.

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