Cuchis
Ice cream · El Centro
About Cuchis
Located in El Centro, Cuchis is a local favorite with a 4.2-star rating from over 300 reviews. We offer a diverse menu featuring comfort food, quick bites, and small plates, perfect for any occasion. Enjoy our fast service through takeout, drive-through, or dine with us, with outdoor seating availab...
Located in El Centro, Cuchis is a local favorite with a 4.2-star rating from over 300 reviews. We offer a diverse menu featuring comfort food, quick bites, and small plates, perfect for any occasion. Enjoy our fast service through takeout, drive-through, or dine with us, with outdoor seating available. We are committed to accessibility, providing wheelchair-accessible entrances, parking, and seating. Don't forget to treat yourself to our great desserts! We're open Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 10 PM, and Sunday from 11 AM to 10 PM. Whether you're dining solo or with friends, we look forward to welcoming you.
What Customers Say About Cuchis
Cuchis is known for its refreshing raspados, especially the Twister and Oasis con Fruta. While many praise the friendly staff and fast service, some customers have experienced issues with ingredient availability, inconsistent food quality, and long wait times, particularly in the drive-thru.
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Tip: If ordering raspados, the Twister and Oasis con Fruta are highly recommended. Be prepared for a wait, especially during busy times, as everything is made to order.
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Cuchis El Centro Reviews
Small place, great service, and I am assuming good food. (Only bought a tea the one time I went.)
So delicious. They have definitely stepped their game up from when I use to go as a child in Calexico.
Very good, french fries and nacho cheese sauce
The best place for a chili mango raspado if you're going to get one go xl its worth way more than what they charge
The carne asada fries were well made and so was the papa's locas.
Their snacks are absolutely delicious their service they could do a lot better
My favorite place to get raspados, sweet tea and Mexican snack food in the Imperial Valley.
This place is a must stop to eat mom & pop establishment. The food here is made with love.
Awesome customer service! Great raspados! Definitely will go back.
Order was filled quickly and food was temperature hot and spicy as requested. Large menu selection and filling lunch options. Great customer service as well
Got the combo - under $8. Hotdog, fries n xl tea. Great service, friendly staff good food. ....nuff said... Check them out. They take plastic.
The churros locos are fantastic. I came all the way from Washington to visit and that was the first place I went to.
Ordering was extremely easy. Any questions were quickly answered, polite and our snacks were delicious.
When I work in El Centro, this place is a great refresher. The Oasis Raspado con Fruta is my favorite. They make everything as you order, so expect some wait, especially if there are people ahead of you. Currently, they are only doing drive thru, to order.
Everything I orderd was not in,,tasted horrible and when ordering cachanilla they did not say the were out of chile and ciruela
Very good raspados. My favorite is the twister and coconut. The staff is very friendly and service is fast. I love this place!!!
When I work in El Centro, this place is a great refresher. The Oasis Raspado con Fruta is my favorite. They make everything as you order, so expect some wait, especially if there are people ahead of you. Currently, they are only doing drive thru, to order.
Everything I orderd was not in,,tasted horrible and when ordering cachanilla they did not say the were out of chile and ciruela
Very good raspados. My favorite is the twister and coconut. The staff is very friendly and service is fast. I love this place!!!
First and foremost this place is in El Centro hour and 30 minutes from San Diego. But what I ordered was the playa it was basically mango strawberry and peaches I believe on shaved ice with condensed milk. Don't knock it until you've tried it it was great! Hopefully I'll be out that way again this weekend so I can get another one.
Never actually has Raspados nor did I know what they were exactly before I Googled while in the drive thru. I was hoping it was the chopped fruit cup but learned it's shaved ice. I ordered one that had fruit, however (strawberry and mango), and was asked if I wanted to added some kind of milk to it (can't remember the name but it had leche in it) and I believe that made this magical concoction better than I was expecting. Prime location, imo, across from a water park. I will definitely go back and try other flavors. Had fries too but they weren't anything special
Never actually has Raspados nor did I know what they were exactly before I Googled while in the drive thru. I was hoping it was the chopped fruit cup but learned it's shaved ice. I ordered one that had fruit, however (strawberry and mango), and was asked if I wanted to added some kind of milk to it (can't remember the name but it had leche in it) and I believe that made this magical concoction better than I was expecting. Prime location, imo, across from a water park. I will definitely go back and try other flavors. Had fries too but they weren't anything special
First and foremost this place is in El Centro hour and 30 minutes from San Diego. But what I ordered was the playa it was basically mango strawberry and peaches I believe on shaved ice with condensed milk. Don't knock it until you've tried it it was great! Hopefully I'll be out that way again this weekend so I can get another one.
Raspados are good, and their hotdog combo is consistent and reasonably priced. It's not your average 7/11 hotdog either.
Great stuff and the service is fast, but the traffic will have you stuck for a while.
Great service and the raspados are delicious. Food leaves more to be desired though. Overall I’d say delicious, but stay away from the tortas.
Great service and the raspados are delicious. Food leaves more to be desired though. Overall I’d say delicious, but stay away from the tortas.
Ordered tostilocos they we decent, still pretty good. Although I did feel like some of the curritos tasted a bit off.... but otherwise decent. I ordered their twister raspado and that did not disappoint at all. Wished I ordered a bigger size. I do recommend especially for a craving 😋
Ordered tostilocos they we decent, still pretty good. Although I did feel like some of the curritos tasted a bit off.... but otherwise decent. I ordered their twister raspado and that did not disappoint at all. Wished I ordered a bigger size. I do recommend especially for a craving 😋
With a dispenser (mariguana) as a neighbor the smell is strong when you are trying to order
Expensive overrated and you can only order via drive through. Better options a few blocks away.
I've visited two times and same thing the shaved ice was to thick and not enough syrup in the cup
I always liked this place but the last two times I've ordered it's just not as good. I would order papas locas with hot Cheetos and it's usually great but whoever is making these add hot sauce and it's a lot of it. I know it's chamoy but not chili, I would eat these with my kids and they would complain about the sauce. So I'm giving this place a 3. Just not how they use to be, and I can't enjoy this snack anymore.
They have excellent customer service and their snacks/munchies such as hot dogs, papas locas, churros locos, etc are good. However, the only thing that needs improvement is their sweet tea. No offense, but do y’all use tap water? It sure tastes like it. I thought it was probably just my taste buds, but I asked several of my family to taste it and they said the same thing, “Sabe a agua de la llave.”
I always liked this place but the last two times I've ordered it's just not as good. I would order papas locas with hot Cheetos and it's usually great but whoever is making these add hot sauce and it's a lot of it. I know it's chamoy but not chili, I would eat these with my kids and they would complain about the sauce. So I'm giving this place a 3. Just not how they use to be, and I can't enjoy this snack anymore.
They have excellent customer service and their snacks/munchies such as hot dogs, papas locas, churros locos, etc are good. However, the only thing that needs improvement is their sweet tea. No offense, but do y’all use tap water? It sure tastes like it. I thought it was probably just my taste buds, but I asked several of my family to taste it and they said the same thing, “Sabe a agua de la llave.”
I ordered an item that cost $3.50 based on menu pricing. When I got to the window I was given a total of $4.00. I asked for receipt and I was told “we don’t give out receipts.” I later checked my bank statement and I was actually charged $4.50. Shady business practices.
I ordered Tostitos locos and the cucumber was bad and it was noticeable that it was bad and still they added it to the Tostitos. Need to be careful with food
There's young people working. So more playing around and not paying attention to costomers. Have to wait until there done with there conversation then its costomer. Dont mind the youngsters but while theres people there they should act like adults we pay for the service.
Ordered the 7.2 Raspados con Chile, no Chile just candy on top, no flavor at all either, very disappointing, 90% ice, definitely shouldn't be called con chile, much better places in the area
Ordered the 7.2 Raspados con Chile, no Chile just candy on top, no flavor at all either, very disappointing, 90% ice, definitely shouldn't be called con chile, much better places in the area
Too expensive and not all that... bathroom was atrocious! Had a pad lock on the outside, doesn't lock from inside, no hand soap or paper towels and a trickle of water from the faucet. DO NOT USE their bathroom, if you can help it. They should be ashamed of themselves. I bet their employees don't use it and if they do, for shame on the business owner.
The actual food is good BUT they run out of ingredients all the time. I went the other day for coctel de elote and some ice cream cones they didn't have either. I don't know who is in charge of ordering inventory and managing the place, but they are doing a poor job of it.
It's alright, it could be cleaner and friendlier with customers.... "customer is always right"
It's alright, it could be cleaner and friendlier with customers.... "customer is always right"
Too expensive and not all that... bathroom was atrocious! Had a pad lock on the outside, doesn't lock from inside, no hand soap or paper towels and a trickle of water from the faucet. DO NOT USE their bathroom, if you can help it. They should be ashamed of themselves. I bet their employees don't use it and if they do, for shame on the business owner.
The actual food is good BUT they run out of ingredients all the time. I went the other day for coctel de elote and some ice cream cones they didn't have either. I don't know who is in charge of ordering inventory and managing the place, but they are doing a poor job of it.
I just bought some raspados But they are probably the worst I ever had
These shop has delicious snacks but today I got the worst mango raspado, fruit was green sour, try to go back but noone answer calls, figures owners not on site and employees don't care.
they close at 9:30 not 10
My order was cancelled on DoorDash after waiting 45 minutes. If you don’t provide DoorDash service then remove your business on there.
Bad service dirty tables really skimpy snow cones no ciruela flavor. Just 👎 badd never going back just the worst
Super basic and expensive the combo, not coming back
Went last night.... as I drove away this is how my raspado looked like.... very disappointed 😞
I went to this place to get a hot dog and a raspado, and what should’ve been a simple transaction turned into a nightmare. After I received my food, I realized I hadn’t gotten my card back, so I politely asked the staff about it. The girl who attended to me said she wasn’t sure when she gave me my card but was pretty sure she had. I asked her to look for it, but she didn’t seem to care, doing only a brief search before brushing me off. When I asked to speak to a supervisor, she called someone named Ernie (not sure if he’s the supervisor or owner). Here’s where things took a turn. While on the phone with him, she suddenly changed her story and told him that she was sure she had given me my card, despite having just told me moments earlier that she wasn’t sure. Hearing this, I asked her, "Why are you lying?" because she had clearly contradicted herself. Ernie overheard this and immediately went into attack mode. When I got on the phone with him, he started accusing me of disrespecting his staff without even listening to my side of the story. Instead of addressing the situation calmly, Ernie escalated it. He yelled at me to move my car, and when I refused until my card was found, he became even more aggressive. He went as far as calling me out to get out of my car and fight him! He also took pictures of my car and told me that he was going to "catch me later." This is the face of Cuchi's Raspados—someone who resorts to fist fights over a situation that could have easily been handled professionally. But I guess Ernie doesn't know what professionalism is—he only knows how to escalate with threats and aggression. And if they claim I'm lying, unfortunately for them, I have the video to prove it. My car is equipped with surveillance, and everything was caught on camera. I won’t post it unless I'm pushed to do so, but I have it ready. I’m sure there are some die-hard fans of this place who will jump to defend it. I understand that maybe they didn’t go through this themselves, but I doubt they would be defending Cuchi’s Raspados if they had experienced what I did. This whole situation could’ve been easily resolved if the staff and management had acted professionally. Instead, I was met with lies, threats, and hostility. If you value good customer service, avoid this place at all costs. Management here behaves more like street thugs than business professionals.
1st time coming to this place. Just couple hrs. 1/8/18. It sucks. Waited forever in drive-through. When pulled up my strawberry raspado was all watery. Like it had been sitting for a while. No flavor like I was drinking food coloring and water. For that price will never go back or recommend. Don't deserve star I gave them but had to rate.
I just ordered the carne asada fries n I get home open the box n find only 3 small squares of what appears to be so call carne asada n I'm like I paid for carne asada fries n no jalapeños n what do I find? A handful of jalapeños, no meat n like the old commercial saying goes, "dude, where's the BEEF? Paid good money for nothing. Very bad service n disappointed. No wonder I stopped going a long ti.e ago for bad service but unfortunately the raspados on 4th st was closed 😡.
I asked for a medium, yet was charged a large. And they add a debit / credit fee. Would not recommend this place. There are better places to go to.
Customer service is horrible and the prices are ridiculous the drive thru lady was trying to give me something I did not order and was arguing with me over her mistake.
I ordered some food yesterday and I was missing a few items. I didn’t realize till I got home that they did not give me what I paid for. I’ve been trying to call them all day yesterday and today and they don’t answer the phone and I live far away from there. Bad customer service.
Received Tap water sweet tea. Not to mention they forgot we were waiting for our order. Terrible customer service
I asked for a medium, yet was charged a large. And they add a debit / credit fee. Would not recommend this place. There are better places to go to.
I ordered some food yesterday and I was missing a few items. I didn’t realize till I got home that they did not give me what I paid for. I’ve been trying to call them all day yesterday and today and they don’t answer the phone and I live far away from there. Bad customer service.
Received Tap water sweet tea. Not to mention they forgot we were waiting for our order. Terrible customer service
I went to this place to get a hot dog and a raspado, and what should’ve been a simple transaction turned into a nightmare. After I received my food, I realized I hadn’t gotten my card back, so I politely asked the staff about it. The girl who attended to me said she wasn’t sure when she gave me my card but was pretty sure she had. I asked her to look for it, but she didn’t seem to care, doing only a brief search before brushing me off. When I asked to speak to a supervisor, she called someone named Ernie (not sure if he’s the supervisor or owner). Here’s where things took a turn. While on the phone with him, she suddenly changed her story and told him that she was sure she had given me my card, despite having just told me moments earlier that she wasn’t sure. Hearing this, I asked her, "Why are you lying?" because she had clearly contradicted herself. Ernie overheard this and immediately went into attack mode. When I got on the phone with him, he started accusing me of disrespecting his staff without even listening to my side of the story. Instead of addressing the situation calmly, Ernie escalated it. He yelled at me to move my car, and when I refused until my card was found, he became even more aggressive. He went as far as calling me out to get out of my car and fight him! He also took pictures of my car and told me that he was going to "catch me later." This is the face of Cuchi's Raspados—someone who resorts to fist fights over a situation that could have easily been handled professionally. But I guess Ernie doesn't know what professionalism is—he only knows how to escalate with threats and aggression. And if they claim I'm lying, unfortunately for them, I have the video to prove it. My car is equipped with surveillance, and everything was caught on camera. I won’t post it unless I'm pushed to do so, but I have it ready. I’m sure there are some die-hard fans of this place who will jump to defend it. I understand that maybe they didn’t go through this themselves, but I doubt they would be defending Cuchi’s Raspados if they had experienced what I did. This whole situation could’ve been easily resolved if the staff and management had acted professionally. Instead, I was met with lies, threats, and hostility. If you value good customer service, avoid this place at all costs. Management here behaves more like street thugs than business professionals.
I just ordered the carne asada fries n I get home open the box n find only 3 small squares of what appears to be so call carne asada n I'm like I paid for carne asada fries n no jalapeños n what do I find? A handful of jalapeños, no meat n like the old commercial saying goes, "dude, where's the BEEF? Paid good money for nothing. Very bad service n disappointed. No wonder I stopped going a long ti.e ago for bad service but unfortunately the raspados on 4th st was closed 😡.
1st time coming to this place. Just couple hrs. 1/8/18. It sucks. Waited forever in drive-through. When pulled up my strawberry raspado was all watery. Like it had been sitting for a while. No flavor like I was drinking food coloring and water. For that price will never go back or recommend. Don't deserve star I gave them but had to rate.
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