Drink-Chimy's

Chimy's: A West Texas Party No One Should Miss

Way before Pour House had its graphic T's on 7th, before Tim Love dropped the "love bomb" on 7th, and even before the massive structure of West 7th opened its doors to retail and dining, a bar out of Lubbock, TX touched down and forever changed happy hour and beyond. originated out of Lubbock, off of the famous Broadway Ave. right near Raiderville (Texas Tech) and then spread its love to Fort Worth in 2006. If you are planning a night of drinking and reckless behavior, or just looking for a place to have a solid drink Chimy's is your place.

There is a time in every young man's life when he falls in love... not with a dog, car or woman, but with a bar, and Chimy's is my first love. It's that moment when you look at your group of friends across the table and say"shit, I love this bar". Back to Chimy's, as I mentioned before, Chimy's was established before almost everything bar related on 7th. Chimy's opened on Foch St. in an old warehouse and the only other dining destination in that area was the relocated La Famalia and Fred's Texas(which I am sure was burnt down at the time). Chimy's purchased the old warehouse and created a large kitchen, dining room, incredible patio, with two bars that can really "slang" drinks at you.

Food/Drink: Chimy's main goal as a Cerveceria is to provide drinks and well the food is just bar food so don't expect much. The drinks at Chimy's are out of this world fantastic and reasonably priced. They don't mess around with singles but everything is served as a true double. True double definition: half hard stuff and half mixer stuff. The best part about the Chimy's double is that they are only 4.50 and that is a Saturday night price. I am not a huge margarita fan, I can do one but my old man stomach, gets indigestion and I am done after two. But I have heard they are good, but all Margarita's taste to me the same except the Jalapeno Cumber Margarita from Cowtown Diner.

On to the food, its full of lard. The Nachos have literally a POUND of cheese, tons of beans, and tons of meat. They are worth the price, but would taste better if I was terribly hung over. Make sure you split an order of nachos. Queso is great. Fajitas aren't worth a damn. Taco's are out of a box tasting. The gut rocket is great but at the cost of about 3000 calories and some serious time on the toilet

I can recommend two fantastic drinks: the Chilton and the Cowboy. The Chilton was introduced to me by older brother and was introduced to him by some friend that attended Texas Tech ( no not Mike Leach even though everyone knows he loves the booze). The story behind the drink is that the drink was named after a Dr. Chilton who enjoyed the cocktail. This treat is simple, vodka and soda with a fresh lemon squeezed in. Similar to other drinks it is half booze and half mixer and wonderful on a hot day. The next drink is a one way ticket to a wild night and a terrible morning. The Cowboy shot is a Chimy's special. When someone says lets take a shot of tequila I know they are ready to get wild. When someone says lets do something with Red Bull I know they are ready to tear the house down. Combine these two and you get the Cowboy. Tarntual and Red Bull.

Atmosphere: I described Chimy's as a renovated shack and that is exactly what it is. Concrete floors tables that are attached to the ground, crappy walls with a mosaic of a fishing scene out of Cabo. In the fishing scene are several the bartenders present and past. The bar has two decent sized bars and as mentioned before drinks come out lighting fast.

Outside is where the bar really skyrockets. The outside patio is like a little jungle of drinking. Basic tables and old far troughs full of flowers do the trick outside. Old Tecate, Modelo, and Pacifico tables make me feel like I am somewhere between Texas and Mexico (thanks Pat Green). This patio makes day drinking during the summer an easy task.

A blurry photo from Cinco de Mayo

The crowd: Fun. A bunch of graduated Raider fans and bunch of ex- TCU frat guys coupled with the girls that run around with them and it gets wild. Most of the people that go to Chimy's are looking to get buzzed by 10PM and then hit a local bar (not the Pour House). Chimy's also has a good mix of rednecks who are also looking for a good time. The bartenders are friendly and as I have mentioned three times before, make a great drink. Recently the "Pour House-ites" a.k.a Dallas Wanna-be D-Bags have been looking for a location to drink before they try to grind to "All The Single Ladies" while slamming Jager. Hopefully they will stay away. Beware of Chimy's during Rodeo season.

Overall, Chimy's scores well in drinks, atmosphere and crowd. The food is not great, but you shouldn't go in there with that expectation. If you want decent Tex-Mex go see Al at La Familia. If your looking for a great start to a good night, head down Foch. Oh, by the way they close at midnight but that's the way they like it.

Score: 9/10

Chimy's Cerveceria

1053 Foch Street

Fort Worth,TX 76107

(817)348-8888

www.chimys.com

Open Monday-Saturday 11am-12am (Kitchen Closes at 10PM)