As you can tell this week, I am on a major food budget (bought too many dresses this month) and so it’s been trailer eating and happy hours all week.  El Chile downtown is the best place in Austin right now for happy hour because until they get their liquor license, FREE DRINKS!  Otherwise known as the ultimate Charlie’s Special (he’s the awesome owner I wrote about here).  In addition, appetizers are always half off during El Chile’s happy hour starting at 4pm daily, running $2-$5 each.  For 4 drinks and 3 appetizers, the bill was $10.  El Chile, keeping the happy in happy hour since 2009!  FYI: Only the downtown location has free drinks right now which are not limited to happy hour.  Buy anything off the menu at dinner and take advantage of the ultimate Charlie’s special.

El Chile guacamole

Guacamole con Tostados

To see pictures of happy hour at El Chile:

El Chile sign

Storefront on S. Congress, peekaboo Joanna

El Chile Interior

Interior of the downtown location

El Chile house marg

Margarita de la Casa: Free!

El Chile chips & salsa

I adore El Chile’s salsa

El Chile house salad

Ensalada de la Casa

El Chile Shrimp Nachos

Nachos de Camaron, these are ridiculously awesome

El Chile lonestar draft

Lone Star on draft: Free!

El Chile artwork

El Chile 918 Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701 www.elchilecafe.com 512-291=3120

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