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Mexico Chiquito
Serving secret-recipe cheese dip since 1935, Mexico Chiquito is essential Ark-Mex history and proudly claims the original.
The Queso Connection
If the Queso Trail is going to wander into Arkansas, we have to learn the local language. Here, it’s cheese dip, and Mexico Chiquito has been serving its secret-recipe version since 1935. The restaurant proudly calls itself “Home of the Original Cheese Dip,” making this one of the essential stops for understanding the wonderfully specific world of Ark-Mex. We’re not here to settle the Texas-versus-Arkansas argument. We’re here to eat our way through it. 🧀
WHAT TO ORDER
The queso briefing
The Original Cheese Dip
The Arkansas cheese-dip rabbit hole has to lead here eventually. Mexico Chiquito’s secret-recipe cheese dip is thin, deeply seasoned, gloriously old-school and built for the rapid-fire chip dunk. No queso rebranding necessary. Around here, it’s cheese dip. Mexico Chiquito has been serving its version since 1935.
“Cross into Arkansas and queso changes its name. Welcome to Cheese Dip Country, Home of Ark-Mex.”
WHERE TO LAND
Locations to visit
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