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Starters
Guacamole to Share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2-4) $6.50
(5-7) $8.50
Nachos
Topped with cheese and jalapeños.
Pequeño.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.00
Gustido -style (They’re Loaded). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add $5.00
Cheese Crisp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.00
Nacho and Cheese Crisp Extras
Add beans, olives, green chilies, green onions or
tomatoes. $1.50 for any two items.
Taquitos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.95
Three rolled tacos with your choice of machaca or
chicken. Served with sour cream and fresh guacamole.
Fritangas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Four skewers of marinated flank steak, flash fried and
spiced with magic powder and a hint of cinnamon.
Served with a fire-roasted tomatillo dipping sauce.
Shrimp Stuffed Pineapple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95
Fresh pineapple grilled and stuffed with spicy shrimp
and served with delicious pineapple salsa. Fabuloso!
Spicy Queso Dip.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.75
Add jalapeños at no charge. For chorizo add $3.00.
Add grilled chicken, machaca, picadillo, vegetables,
guacamole and red or green chili con carne.
$3.50 per item.
Healthy Lettuce Wraps
Chicken or picadillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Shrimp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.95
Spinach Queso Dip .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.75
Signature AC Chingalingas
Chicken or machaca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.95
BBQ style.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Spicy Hot Wings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Soups and Salads
Albondigas Soup.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cup $3.95 Bowl $5.50
Chicken Tortilla Soup.. . . . . . . . . . . . Cup $3.95 Bowl $5.50
$2.00 for soup refill. For sliced avocado add 75¢.
Soup & Salad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.50
Dinner Salad.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.95
Taco Salad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Choice of picadillo, machaca, grilled chicken with
refried or black beans. Served in a flour tortilla bowl
with sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
Chicken Avocado Salad.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Sweet and savory chicken breast served on a
bed of fresh mixed greens. Topped with pico de gallo,
sliced avocado and a honey mustard dressing.
Chicken Caesar Salad.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.95
Tortas
Torta—A Mexican Favorite.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
A sandwich from south of the border. Choose grilled steak or chicken. Served on a traditional Mexican
bread with avocado, Jack cheese, sautéed onions, pickled jalapeños, salsa and refried beans.
Fuego Burger* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
One-half pound of 100% ground sirloin grilled to order and topped with cheese, avocado, green chilies, and
grilled jalapeños. Served with french fries and spicy ketchup.
Combination Plates
Create your own combination from the items below. Served with fideo and beans.
Choose 1 item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Tacos
Chicken
Picadillo
Machaca
Tamales
Beef
Green Corn
Choose any 2 items. . . . . . . . $12.95
Enchiladas
Cheese
Chicken
Picadillo
Machaca
Spinach con Queso
Choose any 3 items. . . . . . . . $14.95
Tostadas
Chicken
Picadillo
Machaca
Bean
Guacamole
Chili Relleno
Stuffed with Jack
cheese, battered
and baked and
topped with your
choice of green chili
or ranchero sauce.
For Shrimp or Fish Tacos, Seafood, Spinach & Chicken and Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada, or Fresh Roasted Vegetables.
Add $3.00
*Consuming under cooked meats and fish may increase your risk of food borne illness.
Split plate charge is $2.00.
Quesadillas
Quesadilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.95
Flour tortilla filled with cheese, folded and grilled then topped with green onions.
Quesadilla Extras
Tomatoes, beans, green chilies, olives and jalapeños.
Add $1.50 for any two items.
Chicken, buffalo chicken breast, machaca, vegetables,
guacamole and red or green chili.
Add $3.00 per item.
Seafood Quesadilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Fresh marinated shrimp and scallops covered with spicy jalapeño sauce. Served with jalapeño salsa and
pico de gallo. An updated variation of one of Gordon Ramsay’s favorites on “Hell’s Kitchen”.
Fajita Quesadilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Filled with onions, poblano peppers and your choice of chicken or steak.
Quesadilla Sampler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Chicken, machaca and vegetable. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Burritos Clásico
Burritos Especiales
All Burritos Clásico are rolled with cheese
and pico de gallo. Served with fideo and beans.
Enchilada-style add $2.00.
Bean.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.95
Vegetable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.50
Green Chili. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.95
Red Chili. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.95
Traditional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.95
Choice of chicken, picadillo or machaca.
Carne Asada (steak). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Carnitas (pork).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Sides
Fajita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Choice of grilled chicken or steak. Served with
tomatoes, onions and poblano peppers.
Seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16.95
Fresh marinated shrimp and scallops served enchiladastyle with a Mexican cheese sauce and topped with
provolone cheese.
Chicken Pechugas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Grilled breast of chicken rolled in a flour tortilla. Served
enchilada-style in a Mexican cheese sauce.
Spinach & Chicken.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Served with a Mexican cheese sauce and topped
with provolone cheese.
Chimichangas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add $3.00
A burrito prepared crispy and served enchiladastyle with sour cream. Add $2.00 for guacamole.
Niños Menu
Fideo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.50
Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.50
Refried Beans . . . . . . . . $2.50
Side of Lettuce .. . . . . . $1.50
Black Beans. . . . . . . . . . $2.50
Chipotle Cream Sauce. $2.50
Cheese Enchilada, Quesadilla, Chicken Tenders
Bean Burrito, Beef or Chicken Taco. . . . . . . . . . . . $6.95
Guacamole . . . . . . . . . . $3.00
Sour Cream .. . . . . . . . . $2.00
Chicken or Beef Burrito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.95
Pico de Gallo. . . . . . . . . $2.50
Vegetables.. . . . . . . . . . $4.00
Flour Tortillas (3) . . . . . $2.50
Fundido Sauce. . . . . . . $2.00
Corn Tortillas (3). . . . . . $2.50 For children 8 and under. All meals include a drink and
are served with fideo or fries.
Mini Pechuga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.95
Hamburger*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.95
Desserts
Deep-fried Ice Cream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.95
A large scoop of vanilla ice cream, rolled in cinnamon,
coconut, and frosted flakes, topped with whipped cream.
Sopapillas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 4 ) $4.95
( 8 ) $6.95
Mexican puff pastry sprinkled with cinnamon
sugar and served with honey.
Messy Hot Fudge Sundae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.95
Rich vanilla ice cream dripping with hot fudge and
topped with candy sprinkles and whipped cream.
Add hot fudge and vanilla ice cream.. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.00
Aunt Chilada’s Signature Caramel Flan. . . . . . . . . $4.95
*Consuming under cooked meats and fish may increase your risk of food borne illness.
Split plate charge is $2.00.
House Specialties
All of the items below are served with beans and fideo.
Authentic Street Tacos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.95
Three corn tortillas filled with carne asada. Served with fresh guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and a
fire-roasted salsa.
Chipotle Cream Chicken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.95
Grilled breast of chicken covered with a chipotle cream sauce. Served with flour tortillas.
Tacos de Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.95
Savory carnitas wrapped in fresh corn tortillas and served with guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and a
fire-roasted salsa. Three per order.
Fresh Fish Tacos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Two soft flour tortillas filled with grilled, marinated white fish. Served with chipotle tartar sauce and sliced cabbage.
Shrimp Tacos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95
Two soft flour tacos stuffed with marinated shrimp, lettuce, cabbage, and cheese.
Seafood Enchiladas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16.95
Two enchiladas filled with fresh shrimp and scallops then topped with a Mexican cheese sauce.
Sour Cream Enchiladas.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Two chicken enchiladas topped with oven melted sour cream and green chili sauce.
Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Two corn tortillas filled with spinach, chicken, a variety of cheeses and topped with a Mexican cheese sauce.
El Pollo Fundido. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
A chimichanga stuffed with chicken and smothered with Aunt Chilada’s own Mexican cheese sauce and
topped with jalapeño cream cheese.
Fajitas
Fajitas are served with fideo, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Fajitas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Choice of grilled chicken, steak, carnitas or vegetables. Served sizzling table side with flour tortillas.
Shrimp or Fish Fajitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17.95
Jalapeño Steak Fajitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95
Flank steak grilled with jalapeños and served with corn tortillas.
Fajita Combinations
Choose two — grilled chicken, steak or vegetables.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16.95
Vegan Fajitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Grilled vegetables served with black beans, pico de gallo and lettuce cups.
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Draught Beers
Corona Light, Light Lager
Coors Light, Light Lager
Modelo Especial, American Style Lager
Leinenkugel’s Seasonal
4.2%, Mexico City, Mexico
Ask your
server about
our seasonal
beers.
5.4%, Mexico City, Mexico
4.2%, Golden Colorado
% Varies, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Negra Modelo, Vienna Lager
Guiness Stout
Pacifico, American Style Lager
Blue Moon Belgian White, Witbier
Dos Equis Ambar, Vienna Lager
Bell’s Two-Hearted IPA
Dos Equis Special Lager, American Style Lager
Angry Orchard Hard Cider
5.4%, Mexico City, Mexico
4.8%, Mexico City, Mexico
4.8%, Monterrey, Mexico
4.8%, Monterrey, Mexico
6%, Dublin, Ireland
5.4%, Boulder, Colorado
7%, Kalamazoo, Michigan
5%, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Lunch Plates
Served from 11:00 - 3:00
Chicken Avocado Salad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12 .95
Sweet and savory chicken breast served on a bed of fresh mixed greens. Topped with pico de gallo,
sliced avocado and honey mustard dressing.
Healthy Lettuce Wraps
Choice chicken or picadillo. Served with pico de gallo and crisp lettuce cups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Shrimp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Irene’s Wrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Mesquite-grilled chicken topped with a delicious jalapeño cream cheese and wrapped in spinach tortilla.
Fuego Burger* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.95
One-half pound of 100% ground sirloin grilled to order and topped with cheese, avocado, green chilies,
and grilled jalapeños. Served with french fries and spicy ketchup.
Torta—A Mexican Favorite.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.95
A sandwich from south of the border. Choose steak or grilled chicken. Served on a traditional Mexican bread
with avocado, Jack cheese, sautéed onions, sliced jalapeños and salsa.
W E F E AT U R E
All of the items below are served with beans and fideo.
®
Chingalingas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.95
Flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and your choice of chicken or steak then rolled and deep-fried.
Burritos
Bean.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.95
Picadillo, machaca, red chili, green chili or grilled chicken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
Add $3.00 chimichanga-style or $2.00 for enchilada-style.
Relleno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
One green chili stuffed with Jack cheese and lightly fried in a fluffy egg batter. Topped with your choice
of green chili or ranchero sauce.
Spinach and Chicken Enchilada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
One corn tortilla filled with spinach, chicken, a variety of cheeses and topped with a Mexican cheese sauce.
Sour Cream Enchilada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
One chicken enchilada topped with oven melted sour cream and green sauce.
Fish Tacos.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.95
Two soft flour tortillas filled with grilled, marinated white fish. Served with cabbage and chipotle tartar sauce.
Shrimp Tacos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Two soft flour tortillas filled with grilled marinated shrimp, lettuce, cheese and cabbage.
Mesquite-grilled Chicken Pechugas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.95
Grilled breast of chicken rolled in a flour tortilla. Served enchilada-style in a Mexican cheese sauce.
Fajitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.95
Choice of grilled chicken, steak, or vegetables. Served with flour tortillas, sour cream, and fresh pico de gallo.
Fajita Combination.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
Choice of two: grilled chicken, steak or vegetables. Served with flour tortillas, sour cream, and fresh pico de gallo.
Shrimp or Fish Fajitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
Served with flour tortillas, sour cream, fresh pico de gallo.
*Consuming under cooked meats and fish may increase your risk of food borne illness.
Split plate charge is $2.00.
THE TALE OF AUNT CHILADA’S
A Lady with a Past
Return with us now to those thrilling days of
yesteryear, shortly after the reluctant surrender
of Geronimo. Arizona was still an untamed
territory, and Aunt Chilada’s Banquet Room
was built on the foundation of the only general
store serving the laborers working the Rico
Mercury Mine. The mining smelters were in full
operation throughout the nearby mountain
range and in what is now The Pointe at Squaw
Peak Residential Community. The largest of
these ore smelters has been preserved and
stands near The Hole in the Wall River Ranch.
The mines, quite unintentionally, also gave
the area its name. After a long day deep in the
mines, the men emerged appearing somewhat
inebriated and dreamy-eyed from inhaling
the mercury fumes. As they walked down the
dusty road to the general store, people were
heard to remark, “The men are back from The
Dreamy Draw.”
Following the repeal of prohibition, Dave and
Jesse Noble, the land’s owners at the time were
granted the first liquor license issued by the
State of Arizona. The store was later reopened
as The Peak Steak House, getting its name not
from the landmark mountain towering over
the restaurant but from a uniquely placed and
somewhat revealing window set in the ceiling
of the bar (now the Tienda). Throughout the
night, scantily-clad women would climb into
the attic and perform a hootchy-kootchy dance
while patrons sneaked a peek through the
window. This unusual entertainment proved
to be very popular as guests from as far away
as The Camelback Inn and The Biltmore Hotel
would ride over on horseback, just to enjoy a
cool libation while keeping their “heads up”.
This infamous bar and restaurant found
notoriety again as it began a new life as
George’s Ole! George Cocherham was not
only a captain in the Phoenix Fire Department
but an extremely ambitious restaurateur.
Using over 3,000 Santa Fe railroad ties, native
stone from the area and a little help from his
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off-duty firefighter friends, he expanded the
building to its present size. George made one
other important purchase Arizona’s Original
smoker from Gentleman Jim’s Barbeque at
the corner of 16th and Oak Street and moved
it to the Garden Patio where he not only
smoked traditional meats and fowl but would
also smoke game animals brought in by his
customers. In fact, George claims to have
prepared everything from quail and venison to
javelina and even elephant. The same tradition
exists today, with George’s daughter working
at the restaurant. Aunt Chilada’s still slow
roasts a variety of delicious meats, chicken and
vegetables over aged mesquite wood every
day for your enjoyment.
In the early 80’s, Bob Gosnell bought the
restaurant, renamed it Aunt Chilada’s and made
it a member of The Pointe’s growing family of
restaurants. “The Hideaway”, as it affectionately
became known, was a favorite with the locals.
Ken Nagel had been working at The Pointe
since its inception, designing, implementing
and overseeing the food and beverage
operations. As the company continued to grow,
Ken saw the food and beverage operations
expand to become the largest in the state.
However, Ken still had an itch that needed
scratching. He dreamed of someday owning
his own restaurant, a place where he could
focus all his energy. That restaurant was Aunt
Chilada’s, and in January of 1995 Ken realized
his dream along with his partner Lee Midtun, a
bean counter at The Pointe for over 20 years,
they purchased the restaurant - lock, stock and
chili relleno.
The Nagels—Ken, Candice and their four
daughters along with a dedicated staff now
greet and serve guests visiting this remarkable
piece of Arizona history and continue the
tradition of good food and good times served
with warm Southwestern hospitality that has
made Aunt Chilada’s popular for over 100 years.