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The Original Chubby's
Category: Restaurants Mexican Mexican [Edit]
1231 W 38th AveDenver, CO 80211
Neighborhood: Northwest
(303) 455-9311
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 6 am - 2 am
Fri-Sat 6 am - 3 am
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Late Night, Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Ambience:
- Dive-y
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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67 reviews for The Original Chubby's
Review Highlights
"This is the BEST hands down, green chile, EVER."
(in 22 reviews)
"Don't knock it until you try the egg and potato special."
(in 4 reviews)
"Get the chili cheese fries with chicharrones."
(in 6 reviews)
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67 reviews in English
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Review from Bonnie S.
Denver, CO
1/5/2012
Their green chile is delicious, the perfect level of spice. The color is a little alarming but omg is it tasty! I am really lucky that I did not live around this place in my bar crawling days because boy would I have spent a lot of money and time here! The smothered fries are really really - really really - good, and the beans are nice too. They package the food a little oddly - they don't have take away containers but rather staple two plates together, face to face. Whatever, it's probably cheaper for them and it gets the job done.
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Review from Anthony N.
Denver, CO
11/10/2011
A late night dive taco joint of all late night dive taco joints. Average cheese and slightly less than greasy quesadillas to absorb all those tequila shots you took earlier during the night.
But while it's not the tastiest, mouth-watering drunk food you come to hope for, I do appreciate that it's there and that it 1) didn't get me sick and 2) I didn't get robbed on the street coming in or going out.
That's pretty much my bare-bones criteria for late night drunk food stops. This might not top my list for Denver, but I'll likely be coming back when I fail to realize where I am and somehow stumble in. -
Review from Tony C.
Virginia Beach, VA
12/19/2011
I now live in Virginia and haven't had Chubby's in years! I truly miss this place. Hands down the best Mexican food I've ever had in my life. As a kid I grew up eating Chubby's and they won my heart forever. If I could afford it, I'd jump on a plane just for a smothered Mexican Hamburger with Chicharones!
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Review from Jonathan V.
Boulder, CO
1/5/2012
Very impressive steak special (chili+cheese) burrito! Really good prices, too!
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Review from Brian P.
Aurora, CO
7/22/2011
Love Chubby's I will drive from aurora for a smothered double cheese burger and smothered fries.............basically anything smothered haha
No joke I drive from aurora when I have the craving for it -
Review from Corrina y.
Littleton, CO
3/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
HELL YEAH! OMG This place is the bomb, you can't beat the chili from the original Chubby's everytime I go it is packed, however I don't like their to-go plates (two plates stapled together - -UGH - buy some styrofoam containers the enviroment will forgive you when it tastes your chili, the stapled plates soak up the chili and is not good for the long drive home)
Other than that this is the place to eat when you want a real burrito! -
Review from Rick G.
Denver, CO
11/3/2010
My usual tack when trying a new Mexican joint is "How hard is it to not entirely fuck up a burrito/taco/enchilada/quesadilla/insert other Mexican food item here."
In that realistic spirit, I went to Chubby's after a night of alcoholic whoring.
Not only was I happy that this place is only a 15 minute drunken stumble from my casa, but I was surprised at just how de-fucking-lish it was!
I had a smothered burrito which was the best in recent memory.
This place is positively great. -
Review from Kate D.
Denver, CO
8/21/2011 5 Check-ins Here
I think I may have just consumed the most perfect burrito. Normally I go for the beef and been smothered with cheese and green chile, but today I opted for the red chile since last night's drunken debauchery left a number on my stomach. OMG, the red chile combined with the beans, cheese and ground beef made for a perfect hangover remedy. My dog was hoping I'd drop some scraps for him, but I wouldn't dare let a single morsel miss my mouth. All I can say is AWESOME!
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Review from Samantha S.
Denver, CO
8/25/2011
The food is a guilty pleasure. The green chile is questionable, but tastes so good that you won't really mind what it really is. The service is HORRIBLE. Every time that I call in, someone rudely answers the phone after putting me on hold for 5 minutes, and then hangs up after asking "is that it" before you can even say thank you or mention anything else. And then, when you go into pick up your order, expect to wait until the people working there are done joking around and hitting each other behind the counter before they finally call your number and give you the food that has been sitting there in that white plastic bag the whole time they jacked around. The place is always packed but I grew up eating this crap, and I'm willing to put up with the cons to get those green chile fries or bean burrito ;)
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Review from Michelle M.
San Diego, CA
7/6/2011
The all-time best green chili in Denver. It's always my first stop right off the plane. The ambiance is always a little seedy, but just blend right in, and get in line. This place is not to be missed!
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Review from Emilee D.
5/10/2011
The beef tacos here are delicious and only cost a buck. The breakfast burrito (egg & potato) is okay, but don't get it "special". There's nothing special about having some weird cheese whiz-like product ruining your burrito and giving you the squirts. I highly recommend the taco salad and I appreciate the fact they don't look at you weird when you ask for no beans. Want something different? Get the chili cheese fries with chicharrones.
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Review from Daniel R.
Denver, CO
3/17/2011
Now what is there to say about Chubbys that hasn't already been said? Well, I guess it doesn't hurt for me to emphasize what makes this restaurant so legendary in Denver.
To begin, the place is open super duper late. This means I can go out to the clubs with my friends and know that there will be a place open. I just get on I-25 North and get off on 38th. When I see the cross streets 38th Avenue and Lipan Street, I know I'm about to spoil my gustatory pleasures to the fullest.
Inside, Chubbys is very small. Super compact, but it gets the job done. Don't feel daunted by the long lines that are very common (people are coming from all over the state just to come eat here). Anyway, the long line that you see will inevitably disappear and move quickly. You don't even have to be patient. After you have ordered your food from one of the Cordovas, the owners, you will receive a ticket with a number on it, and not much later, you will hear it be called.
At any Mexican restaurant (well actually Chicano food here), there are a few good options. Well at Chubbys virtually everything is good. However, the best options will always be the smothered burritos with green chile. The sauce is pretty spicy, I'm not going to lie. I am a chicken though when it comes to these things-I am biased. But if you want to be like my friend and order a feast, here are a few other things you can order: chile rellenos, cheese fries, and horchata. Just those three additional items and you're all set. The chile rellenos are of course stuffed with delicious melted cheese and fried to perfection. The cheese fries are just wonderful. Most people order them with the chile sauce, but I don't. I think that just the plain cheese fries let you appreciate your food more. If you choose to order the chile cheese fries then you might have to gulp down your entire horchata before your tongue melts-of course if you are a regular customor or chile hot-head then this does not apply to you-congratulations. The horchata, well you already know what that can be used for. There has to be something special about the ground up sweet-rice-cinnamon-milky-drink-concoction.
In the final analysis, if you haven't been to Chubbys then I am kind of surprised. That being said, don't feel too bad, it's never too late to stop by the west Denver neighborhood restaurant to buy a burrito.
P.S. Health enthusiasts, you know who you are, treat yourself once in a while. -
Review from Tina B.
6/16/2009
So, I had been hankering for some green chile stew forrrrrr...I don't know...like years, and so when I asked where I should get some in Denver AND told that Chubby's served green chile with cheese over fries and then topped with crispity fatty chichirones - I was all over it.
But damn - Denver tried to kill me! The portions are big as hell and the green chile itself is a spicy beast of a bitch. The chichirones are delicious and plentiful. It is good, but spicy is kind of an understatement - this is some, like, fuck-you-up hot mess, so either know this and enjoy yourself or get that chile on the side (like I wish I did and would if I go back again)
The shit here pretty much conquered me, crippled my ass and burnt off the part of tongue that used to be able to say "chile" (now it's "illlay" - that is fucked up Chubby's!) I had to throw more than half of it away, because it was just too much for me - and I recreationally wrap things up in bacon, so when I say it's doing a lot - believe this.
Next time (because I believe in perseverance and because I just never ever learn) I would get chichirones or carne asada cheese (processed) fries with the delicious but lethal green chile ON THE GOTDAMED SIDE with chasers of sour cream, Maalox (like Clockers like a mofo) and a glass of fricking milk.
PS - the people watching is great.Listed in: Rocky Mountains? Hi!…
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Review from Andrew C.
11/21/2009 1 Check-in Here
HELL YEAH. I got to hit up The Original Chubby's.
Note the "original" part. Accept none of the hundred knock offs around the city that don't serve THE REAL DEAL.
All week for work, the crew has been telling me about Chubby's and how I need to go there, preferably in the daylight hours. Apparently ol'Chubbs is in the hood, or at least on the border of it. Police presence is eminent in the surrounding neighborhood. The building looks like it's going to fall down. You probably shouldn't pull your wallet out before it's absolutely time to do so....etc. Chubby's is straight up. You can tell the staff is in that not-so-happy medium of liking white people and not liking white people, depending on the moment of the day.
As for a menu, it's on the counter. You see it as you walk up which is a bit of a pain in the ass if you don't already have something in mind when you show up. Then, you get a few different options of how to receive your burrto which are just as cryptic. "Smothered. Special. Deluxe...etc". What's in a deluxe? Who the hell knows until it shows up in front of you.
Thankfully, Chubby's offers some god damned awesome food so for as much as you have to experiment with how it's served, there's nothing here that's too out of the ordinary, or that tastes bad. Their entire menu (due to popular opinion of six dudes) is all legit.
After chowing down on a "steak burrito deluxe", I'd say this taco shop could hold its own against some of the best shops in California.
Who expected that in the middle of the country? "Not I," said the goat.Listed in: Denver
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Review from Arlyn C.
Denver, CO
6/8/2010
Ordered chili cheese fries, carne asada tacos and the bean & cheese burrito with the famous green chili...
It was decent. Nothing to brag about but definitely okay. Chili was very spicy and they use the good cheese;) It's a hole-in-the-wall location that boasts a few tables outside and just an ordering station inside. Can't really sit & dine and best for pick-up. Always busy, and wide variety of customers. Would definitely eat here again. -
Review from Rachel G.
Denver, CO
2/12/2009
Whew! Got a big kick out of reading the other reviews of Chubby's.
I would like to start by addressing "KB's" question, "what is the big deal?". Here is the big deal Mr. K (for most of us anyhow), Chubby's is a North Denver Institution. Many of us who've reviewed have been coming here since our youth. So going to Chubby's and getting your favorite meal (Smothered Fries with Tomatoes and a side of salsa) takes you back to the "good ole days". To simpler times when you didn't have to worry about things like bills, employment, unemployment, recessions, inflation, Bush 43, etc. Chubby's for those who fit this description is good old fashioned comfort food. The Chubby's mystique is very often lost on Suburbanites...unfortunately.
Secondly Chubby's remains well....Chubby's. Chubby's is not for the faint of heart, the weak of stomach, the low on character, the uptight, the wannabes, those without a sense of adventure, those who look down upon other human beings, nor those who believe they should receive a filet mignon in their "steak" burrito at this fast food joint. (A word to the wise...I never order any of the "meat" products from here)
Their green chile is good and it is comfort food at it's best. The kitchen staff rotates and some times you get the one staff that's not so good. The people who work the counter are usually in good spirits and funny. Most of them know most of the people in there, having grown up together or with their kids growing up together. Be prepared to wait a long time for your order as everything is made to order.
The usual suspects are there on any trip to Chubby's. Monica T's correct. I've gotten any number of marriage proposals from men ranging in age from 10-80, drunk, sober it doesn't matter. You will most likely see girls/women who are scantily clad looking for a few phone numbers. You might run into that attorney who helped you with that traffic case last, year, who goes by the name of "Smith" or "Martinez" or "Fusco" or "Chang". You might run into the industrial warehouse workers who are hoping to get their Mexican Hamburger before their 30 min lunch is up.
Denver PD moonlights here. And unfortunately bad things have happened here during the wee hours of the morning. But Chubby's isn't alone, that's true of many places in Denver.
There are no tables here, so your order is to go. Period.
Yes long live Stella and the Ortega Family. They are greedy (I mean who else is open even on Christmas Day) but we love them for it. If it's a true Northside experience you crave (you know from before the "Highlanders" took over), Chubby's is your place.
Oh and one last word, Chubby's is great for curing a hang over...or so I hear. -
Review from Cherie L.
Highlands Ranch, CO
11/18/2008
Don't let my Highlands Ranch status fool you--I totally grew up in the North $ide (yes, the dolla' sign "S" was intentionally put there to prove my ghetto status). I lived in the North Side (42nd & Raritan, to be exact) when all the Mexicans lived in the North Side and it was considered the ghetto. Before all the Hipsters decided it was "cool" to live in an "urban" neighborhood, and started raising home values and curb appeal... you know, when "Highlands" was still considered "The North Side" ; )
This being said, Chubby's was a landmark. It was our little chateau in the midst of all the North Side's glory. I would watch them handle money then prepare food. Hand washing? They don't need no stinkin' hand washing! Health Department who? Naw, dude. That's not how Chubby's rolls. In Southern California, all the restaurants get a grade, which they must display in the front window, by the Health Department ("A"=great, "F"=turn around fast, we're shuttin' down the place!) Chubby's would probably receive a "D", and that's being generous*.
I can't, however, speak ill of my North Side gem (Seriously, I can't... if some of my elder family members ever figured out how to use a computer and discovered a negative Yelp review, I'd be disowned from the Garcia family.) As a little girl, I used to help my great-grandmother make tamales. We'd then sell them to Chubby's.
Their green chile is good, especially if you're drunk. The atmosphere is a people-watcher's delight. My Godfather (who lives in California) makes me buy Mexican Hamburgers, freeze them, then carry them on the plane whenever I go visit--he's that addicted. The logic (and clean freak) in me want's to give them a 1-star rating. My heart, however, makes me give them a 4.
*Last time I was there, they were repairing a bullet hole in the window and there was a guy outside selling gangsta' rap and cannabis belt buckles.Listed in: Come prepared with a…
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Review from Dom G.
Henderson, CO
2/4/2008
First off, this location is getting 1 more star than the Arvada location just because of it's OG status. Chubby's on 38th isn't really about the food anymore, it's more about the experience. People way older than me have been getting the shits from this place for many, many years. And for some reason we keep coming back. This place may not be for you. You may hate the food. You might be afraid to come to the neighborhood. But as a responsible alcohol consuming Denveronian, it's your civic responsibility to come here at least twice a year for a smothered beef & been and a taco or a large smothered fries.
I'll be the first to admit that the food isn't really all that great, but it has a flavor that is ALL Chubby's. I can grab a smothered beef, and on the first bite immediately be taken back to my late teen years, drunk when I had no business being drunk. Standing in the back lot eating a burrito off the hood of someone's car when I should have been home sleeping. I bet if I were to go there today, I would see at least one person that took my order 12 years ago.
Do yourself a favor, stop by, grab a Mexican hamburger, maybe buy a bootleg CD from the guy outside. Give a dirty bum your change when he asks. (He WILL ask.) And ask yourself why it took you so long to take in the Chubby's experience.
P.S. Don't save that burrito for too long, because it really sucks to scrape all that cheese off the bottom of the top plate when it gets cold. -
Review from Douglas R.
Denver, CO
8/1/2008
There are pretenders and I even lump the off shots by other family members as pretenders! To enjoy Chubbys this is the SPOT!
Its straight OG here you will find all walks of life at any given time! Friday and Saturday night is the most adventurous time to get your Chubbys fix, suburbanites in the know, gangsters, hoochies, drunks, crack heads, homeless, locals, not so locals as in the dont speak English, cops, street vendors, wedding parties (seriously one Friday night there was a wedding party in there getting specials) and just about everyone one else. Convenes on this sketchy little spot on the corner and everyone has their favorite! The egg and potato special seems to be the most popular, and if your like me you order it with some steak or bacon!
Then there is the Chili Cheese fries, smother almost anything in Chubbys Green Chili and its bound to be good! Add it to a plate of slender fries and indulge, calories & fat who cares this spicy pile of fries and chili with cheese will make you wear your Kool Aid shirt with pride. You can start the diet next week!
This place is a Denver institution and I would rather wait here for some late night food that's absolutely horrible for you then in the line at Petes. Even though you might feel safer waiting there, this place is better and more entertaining on the weekends! -
Review from eric t.
Denver, CO
3/16/2010
The OC on 38th IS the original. Not much to look at and it's pretty much just put your order at the window you're called when your food is ready and you go.
There's a few times I've gone there for their breakfast and most times I didn't make it to the office without at least taking a bite. I have tried the other so-called Chubby's, but they all fall short. If you really want to ge that spicy green chili fix this is the place to go. My choice hot smothered beef burrito with chicharones. Then wait for the burn! Good and hot.
Tip- if you want to get lunch get there at 11am an you won't have to wait that long. -
Review from Monica M.
Portland, OR
7/30/2008
Pure garbage and pure awesomeness.
Yes, I said awesomeness. This place is totally sketchy, ghetto, and yes as a previous reviewer said, the folks around here do look like they just got out of the joint. It's exactly that kind of no-frills ghetto that gives this place it's amazing charm and the best damn burritos you'll ever have. Ever.
I like food that reminds me of my travels to Guadalajara with my family. For me, it's ordering a burrito with beans, eggs, and chicharrones. The Chicharrones at Chubbys are absolutely perfect. They are crispy and chewy, not like pork rinds. They still have some pork and pork fat attached and are fried to perfection. You cannot go wrong by adding their chicharrones to their burritos. If you aren't comfortable with pig skin, i can't help you, because you definitely aren't at the right place if you can't handle a little bit of questionable content in your burritos.
If you are looking for froofy, Americanized crap, don't come here. If you are looking for raw (the people not the food), no-nonsense, no frills, excellent Mexican fast food, this is the place for you. -
Review from Alma M.
10/8/2009
I'm a white girl. When I go to the beach, small children are blinded by the light. But I grew up in the heart of ghetto Mex. I judge love interests on their ability to eat grilled corn soaked in butter, lime, and chili powder. And every relationship I've ever had has hinged on their ability to eat Chubby's. My last ex didn't get it, which meant he didn't get me. So guess who isn't in the picture anymore?
There is good ghetto Mex and bad ghetto Mex. It's tough to find the former in this town...hell, it's tough to find edible Mex at all unless you're making it yourself. Chubby's steps in on those days when you're too lazy.
Now, don't walk in here thinking you're gonna get Chipotle. It's Velveeta all the way, and the chili will make your nose run (in the good way). This is stuff you eat in the parking lot with a Slurpee from 7-11 across the street. It isn't healthy food. It's stick to your ribs, sink in your stomach, damnit I have a chili hangover, but I don't give a shit food.
Don't order stupid things like quesadillas. If you want mild, go to 7-11 and buy a chili dog. But if you want a smothered beef burrito that will make you cry, or some homemade tamales, you'll do okay here.
But ONLY visit the ORIGINAL Chubby's on 38th and Lipan. The others are nowhere near worth it. -
Review from amanda g.
Denver, CO
1/11/2007
And the Chubby's drama continues on. The previous review is correct. This a Chubby's of the "Original" Variety. Not a Chubby burger not and El Chubby's but THE ORIGINAL CHUBBY'S!!! What most people probably don't know is that this is a hotly contested issue in the Denver court system. Apparently the right to call yourself the ORIGINAL Chubby's is worth it's weight in gold.
Aside from the great, cheap food, the thing I love best is that I can see it's open sign from my house. So if I am feeling hungry, I can just look out the window to see if they are open. They almost never disappoint since they are open for about 20 hours of each day. The green chile is fab but beware of eating it while drunk. It is so hot that an inebriated chow down can leave you with lips that still burn the next morning.
When sober, I have them put the chile in the burrito and temper it with a little sour cream and cheese. Delicious.
Chubby's is always busy and it is take out only but call ahead, pop in quick to get your order and you won't be sorry. The only thing I would deduct points for is a complicated burrito ordering system that is explained nowhere. Deluxe, Special, etc - it is not clear what these levels of burrito are. The few times I have asked for clarifications, I have received different answers each time.
If the rest of my review doesn't do it for you, consider this: If you are hungry in LoHi at 2am, Chubby's isn't just your best choice, it is your only choice. -
Review from Mona L.
Miami, FL
8/14/2007
Ok...back in the day, after a night of dancing, this was usually a pit stop for us. I always orded the mexican hamburger (with 2 patties even, i wanted a bite of meat in every bite haha). they were always tasty.
I'm really not a fan of their green chile, as it looks like gravy, with shredded meat and gravy looking green chile just grosses me out. The taste is ok...but mixed all together in that mexican hamburger on a late nite after partying, was A-OK.
During 2003, the year we lived in Denver, I turned my 9 year old son onto the mexican hamburger. On days that we are craving mexican here in Miami, and we're thinking of our time in Denver, its usually the Mexican Hamburger from chubby's he talks about, I talk about the Chile Relleno Burrito at Camargos - double good!
and whether its the chubby's on 38th or the other chubby's they all seemed to have the same taste, so original or not...they seemed the same. -
Review from Kyle M.
1/4/2010
OK. So. I've been hearing about this place for, like, forever. I decided to try it one Sunday night. When you walk in, the place smells absolutely horrifying, but you already knew that. I got a half dozen tamales and a pint of green chile. The tamales, I have to say, were really good. Nobody likes dry tamales, and these were very moist and well spiced. That was the only saving grace for me.
I have eaten so much green chile in this city that I think it has permanently changed my insides. Not all green chiles are equal, as you well know. This is the first time I was actually unable to eat it. I took one bite of Chubby's green chile and it tasted like....fish or something. It was the weirdest flavor, and I can't exactly tell you what it was, but it wasn't good. It smelled weird too. I couldn't finish it. First time that's ever happened to me. It was honestly not good. I'm glad I didn't dump the chile all over the tamales before I ate them, or else they would have meet the same untimely death as the green chile. I still shudder when I think about how that green chile smelled. Wow. -
Review from Norah L.
Aurora, CO
3/24/2009
I've always loved Chubby's. I've lived in Denver for a couple decades, and I think I've tried every Chubby's, but this is the one I keep coming back to. From the Smothered Burrito's, to the Mexican Hamburgers (the best in town as far as I'm concerned), they are always consistent and always good.
I have to agree to a certain extent with the other reviews when it comes to the clientele. You get such a different mix of people. But in their defense, I've never been harrassed or felt threatened in any way.
The staff are usually pretty cool...sometimes a little moody, but I think they've earned it. As long as my food comes out hot and good, I'll accept their fake smiles. Happily.Listed in: Ethnicly Speaking
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Review from Greg T.
1/27/2008 1 Check-in Here
Only the "Original" Chubby's because this place has suffered several times from people trying to franchise this place, and none of them have been successful. They've been inconsistent, or they try to change things up by reducing portions and raising prices. This place and the original family who have managed it has survived over what seems like 20+ years because they do what they do, and that works.
When I lived in San Jose, CA the only place I could think of or crave was the "Original Chubby's". I'd compare every place I've been to, to this place. I know, this isn't high quality, or authentic Mexican food, but this place is cheap Americanized Mexican food that might put you in the bathroom, yet its SOOO dammnn GOOD! I warn all my friends before taking them that they better have strong stomachs. I could almost eat here almost every other day (and have), but this is one of the only places that I actually MISS. I can't wait to go back again because I'm definitely going to be going to the Original Chubby's for some enchilada's - under two dollars each, in a red sauce, covered in gov. cheese, with seasoned ground beef, stapled between two paper plates or I also would suggest the Chili Cheese fries which are also very popular.
4 stars!?!? Gov cheese, no frills atmosphere, locations constantly opening and closing, food that might put you in the bathroom... well this place is truly unique and the flavors make this a Colorado icon (you won't get this anywhere else. I should know, I've searched).Listed in: 5280, Dumb Dumb like Yum Yum
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Review from Jon R.
Lone Tree, CO
3/14/2011
I recently moved to Denver and someone recommended this place. He said there are plenty of imitators but only one original. So I decided to check it out for myself. I ordered the Deluxe Burrito and it was stupendous. The sauce they put inside the burrito has an amazing kick. They have outside seating, so you can eat your food right away. I will definitely be going to this place in the near future. It's worth wars they have between the name. AWESOME!!!
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Review from Paul D.
4/5/2011
What an awful place. Denverites love this place and I just don't get it. Guess they really like Velveeta. The fact that one of them, let alone like 50 in the metro area have survived past opening weekend shocks me. Yuck, that's all I can say.
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Review from Jacent P.
Placerville, CA
4/1/2011
Best mexican food I've ever had! Wish they would ship to CA even if location is a little scetch!
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Review from mona m.
Victorville, CA
5/26/2009
After a long trip back from Mardi Gras in New Orleans, my friend takes me to Chubby's. He's like, "Hope you're not about to start a diet today."
Had smothered french fries with cheese, green chile sauce and chicarones. OMG. So good, I'm having a moment right now. I cannot wait until I am in Denver again.
Got tamales to go. They were decent. I heard they are hit or miss. But, yeah, get the fries. With the steak or chicarones, you cannot go wrong. -
Review from Gitana G.
Arvada, CO
12/27/2007
This walk-up counter is right off 38th in the 'hood. The location is sketchy and the most of the customers look like they just got out of the joint. It's grungy and worn like a big hairy toe popping out of a threadbare tennis shoe. Nevertheless, the food is better than average and worth the wait in line, even if you get some dirty looks for being a gabacho. Thumbs up.
Warning: Don't plan any long car trips the next day (stay close to a toilet.)Listed in: In the 'hood (NW Denver), Restaurants Reviews
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Review from Laura B.
2/17/2010
RUT ROOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Major food poisoning.....down for the count for 46 hours!
I did like the food, but can never set foot again...not even at the 7-11 across the street!!!! -
Review from Annette R.
Denver, CO
12/28/2008
Yep it's tiny, yep it's filthy, yep it's delicious.
I am not a fan of the flying saucer take out packaging they do here. It seems as if it would be more cost effective and easier to get actual take out containers rather than staple two paper plates together but hey, whatever floats their boat.
When I get home and pry open my spacecraft I know I will be greeted with a sea of delicious firey green chile surrounding whatever burrito I chose (usually the beef and bean)
There is nothing fancy about this place, the staff usually waffles between no-nonsense and surly but they are really fast and they definitely know what they are doing. And that is getting their fantastic food to you in no time flat.
They do have outdoor seating that they are really proud of but I have actually never seen anyone using it, nor have I ever seen anyone eating inside, no matter how dead the place is (and yes, I have actually managed to find some times when the place wasn't packed)
Since they have an ATM on site, I would almost rather they stopped accepting credit cards altogether as they seem to really hate taking them, however they have never once failed to thank us for the tip which is nice. Usually take out places like this don't even grunt in your direction when you tip them.
Honestly though, with green chile this good, they could curse me out and call my mother a jackbooted crack head and I would still go back. -
Review from Daniel M.
Denver, CO
7/27/2011
This place is pure garbage sandwiched in between two paper plates. It's glorified stadium food. The green chile looks like vomit and tastes like something they pulled out of a can and reheated. I have no idea why so many people support this kind of food, it's f*cking disgusting and you can do better at the frozen food section of your local grocery store.
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Review from Shawn R.
Broomfield, CO
8/5/2011
had a potato and egg burrito deluxe which adds cheese, chile sauce, lettuce, and tomato....good burrito....the chile sauce has the perfect amount of heat where its instantly hot and never gets any hotter
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Review from Demitri R.
Denver, CO
12/21/2010 1 Check-in Here
Definitely worth the trip there. Family run which is awesome. They will tell you stories about the family which i always like. They are friendly. Had a little bit of a wait but Hey all good things are worth waiting for. The Smothered steak burrito was Spicy and Ohhhh So delicious. The steak was tender as well. Wish they had more seating but its all good. I will be back.
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Review from Tina F.
Denver, CO
6/26/2006
The address is correct on this, but the name is wrong. This is one of the "Original Chubby's", which is very important in Denver, because there are many many many imitators, but only one
"Original Chubby's".
Great green chile! Unfortunately, it's not very convenient. If you don't have a Chubby's near you, Santiago's is usually more convenient and even better.
http://www.originalchu...Listed in: Best Green Chile
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Review from Toni D.
8/12/2010
The smothered burrito is one of my favorites in the Denver area. I started going here about 11 years ago when my girlfriends and I would go out late night. After hours of dancing and drinking this was the place to go for late night food. I even started going here during the day and the food was just as good. I will warn people that you'll have to wait a long time for your order...
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Review from Just B.
Denver, CO
3/26/2011
I have been here so many times, it's hard to count. My mom used to get us things for dinner from here growing up but now that I'm older and on my own, I can say my trips here have been limited lately. I still love SOME of the food items but the service here is almost always bad. Sometimes I don't have to wait long and other times you sit there for what seems forever watching your food sit on the counter while the people that work there hit eachother and laugh and make jokes until they are ready to call your number. Then, they expect a tip. It can be a bit annoying at times and really unprofessional. I've called in a few times and the person taking my order has almost always been extremely rude and hangs up before I'm finished. The green chili looks strange but it's tasty. If you can get past the ghetto service, this place should be somewhat decent to you.
