Burritos montados (traditional stacked burritos)
The classic that made us famous since 1985: plated flour-tortilla burritos, stacked and topped with the stew of your choice.
Family restaurant · Creel, Copper Canyon
Homestyle Mexican food in Creel, Chihuahua
If you don't know El Tungar... you don't know Creel.
Since 1985, the Quezada family has served 12 daily stews, soups and seafood just steps from the El Chepe train station.
Mon – Sat 6:00 am – 5:00 pm · Sun 6:00 am – 2:00 pm4.5★ · 500+ reviews on Google
41 years of tradition
Right next to the El Chepe station
Our dishes
House favorites
Chihuahua-style gorditas
Handmade with white and blue corn, toasted on the comal and stuffed with your choice of stew.
Barbacoa quesadilla
Golden flour tortilla with melted cheese and our slow-cooked house barbacoa.
Pozole (hominy stew)
Piping hot and fully loaded: lettuce, radish, avocado and tostadas on the side. Made for the mountain cold.
Seafood molcajete
Shrimp and mixed seafood served bubbling hot in a volcanic-stone molcajete, with fresh lime.
Mexican shrimp cocktail
Chilled shrimp in classic Mexican cocktail broth with lime. The perfect break after the canyon trails.
12 stews, homestyle
All served in burritos, montados (stacked, open-faced burritos), gorditas or tortas (Mexican sandwiches).
- Barbacoa (slow-cooked shredded beef)
- Deshebrada (shredded beef)
- Lomo en adobo (loin in red chile adobo)
- Pollo en mole (chicken in mole sauce)
- Picadillo (ground beef with vegetables)
- Chile relleno (stuffed chile)
- Chicharrón (pork cracklings in salsa)
- Lengua (beef tongue)
- Asadero (melted northern cheese)
- Champiñones (mushrooms)
- Nopales (cactus paddles)
- Frijoles (beans)
Since 1985
Doña Chela and Don Raúl's place
Graciela Amaya and Raúl Quezada opened a small homestyle food and seafood eatery in 1985. Today their daughter Elva keeps the same sazón, the family's signature seasoning, in the same spot as always.
Read our story
The "Hangover Hospital"
That's what the people of Creel named us: our soups (menudo, pozole, birria) have been reviving travelers for decades. Come by on a Sunday morning and you'll see why.
Where to find us
Calle Francisco Villa s/n, Centro, 33200 Creel, Chih.Right next to the El Chepe train station, by the tracks
Step off the train and we are just a short walk away, right by the tracks.
Monday to Saturday: 6:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 6:00 am – 2:00 pm
Frequently asked questions
Where is El Tungar?
On Calle Francisco Villa (no number), in downtown Creel, Chihuahua, right next to the El Chepe train station, by the tracks.
What are your hours?
Monday to Saturday, 6:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Do you have an English menu?
Yes. You are reading the English version of our site; see eltungar.com/en/menu/.
What is Arí?
Our regional Sierra Tarahumara drink, served here since Doña Chela's day. Ask your server about it when you visit.
Do you cater events?
Yes. Since 2010 we have catered local and state events, up to 1,000 people. Message us on WhatsApp for a quote.