El Charro, Mexican restaurant in Downtown Tucson, US.
El Charro is a Mexican restaurant in downtown Tucson that serves traditional Sonoran dishes including enchiladas, tamales, and freshly made tortillas. The restaurant operates in a building dating to 1896 with both indoor and outdoor seating areas.
Founded in 1922 by Monica Flin, this establishment became the oldest continuously operating Mexican restaurant in the United States. It has remained under family ownership and operation throughout its entire history.
The kitchen prepares carne seca by sun-drying beef, a technique refined over generations to suit the desert environment where the restaurant operates. This method reflects how local cooks adapted their craft to available resources and climate.
The restaurant offers catering services and can accommodate larger groups of twenty people or more. It also ships selected menu items nationwide for those interested in ordering from a distance.
The chimichanga was created by accident in this kitchen when Monica Flin dropped a burrito into hot oil while cooking. Her exclamation at that moment became the name for what would later become a beloved regional dish.
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