Chivo Taqueria

Love the atmosphere, the food was ok, I had the codfather and I believe the fish would have been better by itself with the aioli as a dip. The queso was good but the house made chips were thick and a little over done. Not light and crispy but heavy and dark. They advertise the best margarita in Knoxville while it had great flavor. $10 for the smallest house margarita in Knoxville was not worth it. It would need twice the tequila for that. The street corn was delicious but the limp brisket lacked flavor. We were disappointed after reading the other reviews.

Great food, great service and normally great atmosphere; There's usually a wait during dinner hours and tables can be scarce due to restaurant size. Fantastic value on the food - good price for the portion you get. Favorites are: Guacamole Starter, Black Betty cocktail, Gangnam Style and Cluster Duck Tacos, Brisket Burrito, Street Corn side Kid-friendliness: Chivo is not kid-friendly during peak times, especially dinner. The majority of customers are college students of drinking age and/or other adults. Parking: Only 2 or 3 spots in front of restaurant; Parking closest to the spot is paid and down some stairs; Other parking is a short walk down the street - State Street and Market Square garage. Dietary restrictions: They try to mark for gluten free and will try to answer any questions you have. Most foods are as is though.

Bounced around between 4 and 5 stars...but I like to reserve my 5 star reviews for special places. As I can't leave a 4.5 star review. I rounded up out if respect for what we got going on. Anyways, high end Mexican food. Fresh homemade chips are amazing, queso amazing. My wife said the cocktails were really good, you could taste the alcohol. We sampled 10 tacos....bought the whole lot except for the fish ones as my wife hates fish. All were good and good size tacos,no dinky street taco type. Stand out was the deep fried avocado one, steak and the one with the Korean BBQ. Only reason fir not a full 5 star? No taco combo plates...at average of 4 bucks a taco dinner can ad up quick. Defently save room for the churos...SO worth it. Would defently go back 4 buck a piece or not lol