Livin La Vida Fresca Uno @ Chevy’s on the River

Awesome event at an awesome place!
This event was probably one of my favorite events thus far!
I loved the location with the view of river and not to mention, the alcoholic drinks they provided everywhere! All the food was delicious and all the staff was friendly. As if we weren’t spoiled enough, at the end of the event we all got a goodie bag with free chips for the entire year and a free entrée! Love it!!! I had an awesome time with great Unilocal elites. Chevy’s showed me such a good time that I think i would go to Chevy’s more often to hang out. Welll done Alex! Thanks for setting up such an awesome event!

Am I finally sober from this event?
I like to think so, and I hope so as well.
Well, this event was AMAZING! Seriously, one of the best events I have ever been too in my three years of Elite-​ness. And I like to thank the free flowing margaritas for that. And when I say free flowing, I sincerely mean that you never had an empty hand. Servers walked around with trays of an assortment of libations, my favorite is my standard Chevy’s order, a Bull Dog (a margarita with a Coronita stuck upside down inside). Delicious! They also had a standard one, a honey and a two other ones I cannot remember at the top of my head. I drank all but the honey one.
The best one was actually the way they served the tequila shots, yes… on top of all that they were giving out shots! They poured from the top of a carved ice block into the waited glass below. I’m a sucker for gimmicks. They also had girls walking around with mini shot glasses of… something…but whatever it was it was delish!
Now besides the free flowing tequila, they had plenty of food. Trays were passed around and displayed everywhere. The crab flautas were amazing as was the beef skewers. I had only a smidge of brownies, but that was yummy too. I should have had some of the shrimp, but for some odd reason I passed on what was apparently really good shrimp. Bummer.
Well, five… six…seven? Eight? Well, however many drinks later, I was feelin’ like a fiesta. Seriously a great time!
Now that my liver has time to catch up, I look forward to the one in Elk Grove (finally my town!). And let us all hope I pace myself this time around (yea right!).
Thanks to Alex and the Unilocal crew that threw this AMAZING event!!!

Oh boy… 1 down, 2 more to go! Livin La Vida Fresca Uno DELIVERED. Since a different Chevy’s VIP event earlier this summer this was my 4^th time at this Chevy’s. I’ve found that this Chevy’s is clean, has a nice ambiance, extremely friendly and accommodating staff and an awesome location. While I’ve been here a handful of times this was my first time in the upper back room and patio area. The patio area is a great place to spend happy hour. The fresh air and view of the river make for a great get away from the chaos and crowds in the city.
Chevy’s did a great job showcasing items from their new Fresca menu. Appetizers flowed out the kitchen and managed to make their way out to everyone– including those outside on the patio. There was an abundance of samples and drinks being served. My favorites were the skewers (super tender well marinated meat), crab flautas and brownies. I’m not much of a tequila person but amongst all the drinks I enjoyed the berry tequila concoction in the short glass that was making it’s rounds. I skipped the bulldogs this time but only because they were serving watermelon and I have quite an affinity for the strawberry ones.
The swag bag was filled with trinkets from the sponsors of the event– a sombrero bottle opener to open your corona, tequila keychain, a couple of pins to show off your mexi-​can skills, a t-​shirt and best of all a card to return for a complimentary meal on Chevy’s! Thanks to Chevy’s and the Unilocal Crew for a great evening out on the river!

I’ve always wanted to try a Bulldog margarita, but have never ordered one because, well, it just never seemed appropriate. Needless to say, I was super happy when I was offered one within 30 seconds of walking into the Unilocal event.
This Unilocal event was definitely one of my favorites. Bulldog margaritas, flavored margaritas, El Jimador shots poured through an ice sculpture, fruit, brownies, chicken/​beef/​shrimp skewers, taquitos and more! Everything was delicious and there was so much of it.
Towards the end, they had chips and salsa too– which is one of my favorite things from Chevy’s.
The whole event ran very smoothly and there were plenty of people working to make it such a success. The manager even walked around and I talked to him about the cool little computers they had at each table. These computers let you order drinks, appetizers, play games, and pay your bill! Way cool!
At the end of the event, goody bags were handed out with free chips/​salsa vouchers and a free entrée for my next visit. This was already my favorite Chevy’s location in the Sacramento area, and now I have even more reason come back.

Great event! I loved all the different appetizers that they brought around, especially the shrimp taquitos with mango salsa. Delish.
I really enjoyed the whole set up, with the patio overlooking the river. The servers were seemingly everywhere, meaning a tasty drink or appetizer was never more than a few steps away. They also had a tequila ice shot luge, which was really above and beyond.
Can’t wait for the next great event!

Chevy’s and Unilocal are the bomb!!! Another great event at Chevy’s. After attending the one earlier in the year here, I did not think they could outdo that one. Well, they did!
This time we garnished a table on the deck outside and it was great, not too hot and a nice breeze. The food as always was unbelievable and the driniks! No words can describe how awesome they were. From Bulldog margaritas to tequila shots, we had it all. Both the manager and general manager stopped by our table to say hello and see how we were doing. The servers were excellent and cordial and why wouldn’t they be that way. Thanks to Unilocal for another great event… It is nice to be an Elite!

Despite arriving at Chevy’s a mere 30 minutes before the official end of the event, the drinks were still flowing freely. Very freely. Margaritas, tequila shots… we did not feel left out.
We didn’t arrive in time for the edible goods (save the giant pile of fruit), but the staff’s friendliness more than made up for it.
I walked away with enough Chevy’s swag (and a free meal certificate! awesome!) to continue the festive party back at the homestead.

Reading all these reviews, I think all my fellow Unilocalers hit all the fun and important points on this awesome event!
We were welcomed with Corona beads and free flowing drinks. The tequila shot ice sculpture in the corner was a nice touch. Great apps and great people. The servers were so attentive, and made sure everyone in there had a skewer in one hand, and a cocktail in the other. One of the Chevys managers came to our table and asked if we were taken care of, and walked us through a new Chevys fun thing… a tabletop thingamajig that allows you to order more food and/​or drinks, has games your kids can play while waiting for your dinner think it even allows you to settle the bill so you’re not having to wait to pay. Pretty darn ingenious.
We sampled:
Mexican Bulldog (a margarita with a Coronita poured into it)
Some red drink in a cute glass that I don’t remember the name to… Rollerita perhaps?
Watermelon margarita (their seasonal offering and by far my fave drink of the evening… so very refreshing and delicious)
And the food…
–Chicken flautas and crab flautas (both were delicious, especially with the mango salsa they serve it with)
–Chicken skewers, shrimp skewers (both were yummy… the rub they put on the meat is very good… didn’t get to try the beef skewers, but I’m sure they were yummy as well)
–they had endless supplies of chips and salsa, fresh fruit, and even rich brownies for dessert :)
The complimentary valet and goodie bag were nice touches. The weather was perfect, and it was an overall great night. I had a little too much to drink, but how could I resist? I don’t think you were allowed to have a empty glass in there! Thankfully my bff drove us home :) Our experience was so good, I can’t wait to come back here for lunch or dinner with the hubbs. We can utilize the free meal coupon we got with the goody bag!
This was my very first Unilocal event, and I already can’t wait for the next one. I met some fun people and laughed all night. Kudos to Alex for putting this together :)

So kudos to Alex for another GREAT party. This gathering was full of food and beverages of the alcoholic kind (mainly tequila! and LOTS of it!) They were not skimpy here or at Happy Hour down stairs. Yeah I got here early and eager so we had a couple margaritas at happy Hour before the Unilocal crew showed up. ;)
Well the food was plentiful and the servers came by our table often as everyone else has said the Shrimp Skewers were the bomb and my favorites of the treats that went by SEVERAL times. The watermelon margaritas were awesome. I had one at another Chevys and we ended up sending it back but these here were very flavorful and actually the Bull Dogs made with the watermelon ones were pretty good and I am not a beer drinker. They were just too cute so I had to try one.
All the servers were awesome. Natasha and Audrey stood out the most and were the only ones I could remember the names of. The ice sculpture shot station was a fun touch. Only thing missing was a DJ to dance all the tequila and food I consumed. I never knew there was so much room upstairs at this place, and the space is very nice as was the elevated patio to look out on the river. Cant wait to come back again with my coupon and share with my family.
Thanks to Chevy’s and Unilocal and my Unilocal friends for making it a fun evening.

I would love to write a short essay about everything I tried and sampled at this badass party, but everyone else already did. I assure you that I tried what they tried and liked it! Themed Unilocal events are always fun, but it was nice having a laid back and casual party this time. Chevy’s seriously hooked it up with the food samples and the booze, holy crap. I generally stay away from tequila shots but I have always wanted to drink from one of those ice molds, so I did and it was very smooth and had great flavor. El Jimador tequila makes Patron taste like Windex. The Bulldog drink is interesting, mainly because it employs physics, but in the end it just turns out to be sweet-​flavored Corona. Still, whoever came up with that had a good idea.
Thanks Alex and Unilocal team for another radical time.

This was our first Unilocal Event and we did not know what to expect of it. We have always heard from our friends that it was filled with food, drinks, and great company. IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!
From the moment we walked in, we were greeting by Phil to take our pictures. The wait staff did an amazing job last evening. I rarely saw anyone without a drink in their hand or food in their mouth. Chevy’s did an amazing job serving everyone and I can say that I was extremely satisfied with the service.
The Unilocal team did an amazing job organizing the event. They had a little issue with the poster stand in the beginning, but that was easily fixed with the help of fellow Unilocalers. The décor and atmosphere made it easy to enjoy drinks and food with total strangers. We even made new friends last night and look forward to seeing them at the next event.
Of all the food that we sampled last night, my winner of the night was the flautas with the jalapeño jelly (DELICIOUS!!). My drinks of the night were shots of El Jimador tequila. We ate and drank soooo much!
Overall, we had a great time. We walked away with a full belly, a good bag, a kick ass sombrero, and pictures to help us remember our first Unilocal event. We look forward to the next one.
5 stars…
I enjoyed it!

First Unilocal event ever!
I’m so glad that this was my first event because it did not disappoint one bit. Food and drinks were continuously roaming around non-​stop. The employees were very nice and attentive. Once we were done with our drinks another round comes, I love being catered to.
The food was on point! I had the chicken and shrimp skewers which were very delicious! The crab and shrimp flauntas was incredibly mouth-​watering. I couldn’t get enough of it. The chicken taquitos were also good.
They had an el Jimador ice sculpture which was pretty cool. The drinks were pouring, literally. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of the drinks I had, but it was very fruity and one tasted like pop rocks. I did have shots of el Jimador which was very smooth.
At the end, we were given awesome goodie bags, shirt, sombrero, + more. It was such a great experience and meeting new people was the highlight of the event. I can’t wait for the next one!

I had to run during my lunch at work the next day…
That’s how great this event was! I literally came in, was greeted by a Unilocal committee member, was showered with mardi gras beads, and then taken straight to the shots table!
The ice sculpture was awesome and chills your shots on the spot. Although tequila isn’t my favorite (except Patron), I really enjoyed the drinks that were being passed around. Sorry I don’t really remember their names, ahhh. But the drinks were on point, ohhweeeeeeeee.
I didn’t try too much food but I took a bite out of the chicken skewer which tasted a little dry.
If you guys haven’t already, talk to our community manager, Alex! He’s awesome for throwing these cool events at current restaurants/​bars.
I went to bed sleep and sound last night. ZzzzzZZzZZZ

Remember when I said the last event at Red Rabbit was the best Unilocal Elite event ever? And before that I said the Monsoon and Republic events were the dopest most bestest ever? While those were great events, I have to say that THIS event is the best Unilocal Elite event of all time. I’m super serious this time, no lie. I think. Disclaimer: I can neither confirm nor deny that the next event will also earn my «best Unilocal Elite event ever» award.
Anyway I must admit I haven’t been to Chevys on the river lately due to my past experiences, but they’ve really outdone themselves this time around. The food was BOMB and complimented the bottomless drinks perfectly. Speaking of drinks, there was enough alcohol to drown all 150+ twice over, yet I don’t think one soul was complaining about it. On top of all that I think I made 20+ new friends during this event alone, and more than half were Chevys staff members!
I don’t know how you do it, Alex. But whatever it is that you’re doing, keep it up! These events just keep getting better and better.

Thanks Unilocal Elite Staff and the Staff at Chevys on the River! It was a great event and I enjoyed every minute of it.
We enjoyed the view above the Patio/​Balcony/​Rooftop area. Overlooking the Sacramento River was beautiful!
We sat far off into the middle near the edge looking out onto the River that it made it difficult for us to really get some food tasting. By the time the servers came to our table, there was not any foods left of the trays. It was okay though, we got a fair share. This is a good sign. It means Chevy’s food is delicious!
I got to taste the taquitos, shrimp skewers, chicken skewers and beef skewers. It wa delicious!
I was able to catch up on old times with my plus one. Havent seen her in weeks.
We enjoyed our drinks and had one of those alcoholic beverages with watermelon sugar cystals lined up on the glass. I dont know the name of it.
I love Chevys… it was a lot of fun. We left with those giant hats and t shirts. Thanks for the gifts Unilocal Elite Staff… and thank you to Chevys for the vouchers and gifts.

This was my first time at Chevy’s on the River. How I managed never to go here in over a decade amazes me.
We were outdoors facing the river, while delicious appetizers were brought in a quick fire assault. Not to mention there were many concoctions starring my favorite, TEQUILA. I was told a margarita and beer combo was a Mexican bulldog. Well the dog bit the hell out of my girlfriend. She wasn’t complaining.
The shrimp and beef skewers were amazing. The beef was perfectly cooked, and the sauce on the shrimp was booooooombay. We also tried flautas and taquitos which were amazing.
The servers were relentless making sure everyone had their mouths stuffed and drinks filled. Great job to all the staff, you went above and beyond. You rock.
I think this qualifies as the best Unilocal elite event I’ve been to! The amazing thing is there are two more. Being elite clearly has its privileges.
I had to carry my girlfriend out, because she clearly had a great time and so did I. Thank you Chevy’s!!!

Thank you Unilocal!!!
This has to be by far the best Unilocal event I’ve been to. The drinks were overflowing margaritas, beer, tequila, some fruity drink (forgot the name) shots poured through an el jimador ice sculpture. Now I don’t drink, but I found it hard not to lol.
as for the eats they had the perfect amount of food for a party this size! Chicken and steak skewers floated around. For the most part they were perfectly cooked when they first came out. the Shrimp skewers were absolutely delicioso, I had 3 and all were cooked very nicely. I have to say a must try was the crab and shrimp flauntas OH WOW and when you pair it with the jalapeño jam it kinda reminded me of a Mexican lumpia with sea food (cause of the sweet n hot sauce) lol mmmm… I’d definitely order this next time I go.
The chicken taquitos were good too! they comprised of Salsa Chicken, fire-​roasted corn salsa and jalapeño jack cheese wrapped in chipotle corn tortillas, deep fried and garnished with mango salsa, chipotle aioli, jalapeño jelly and our famous red chipotle cactus. The mango salsa was very refreshing and a nice textural complement to the crispiness of the taquito.
What I really like was that they had these new Ziosk. (apparently Sacramento will be getting these as a test market and they should go nation wide after. It’s really cool you can order food and drinks and have them charged to your tab. Also they have games you can play we were playing a few guessing games and I have to say they were quite addictive (hang manish, match the cards, word play, and much much more). Another thing that was cool is you can check movie times, and read the news.
The service was excellent and there wasn’t a time where I was searching for a drink. Thanks to the manager who introduced our group to the Ziosk. Over all I had a magnificent time and would definitively go back to Chevy’s
*note: if you want a free appetizer you can join their compadres club. They offer specials and reasons for you to come in on your birthday. (join with a junk email account if you don’t want your inbox cluttered with emails.

Great event last night! Thank you Unilocal!
I haven’t been to a Unilocal Elite event in a while, and yesterday’s event reminded me of how much fun they are! Chevy’s definitely kept the food and alcohol flowing yesterday! I ended up leaving there tipsy and full! :)
Some of my favorites were the shrimp skewers and the shrimp and crab flautas! I was so happy to see the Mexican Bulldogs floating around too. Definitely one of my favorite drinks! The tequila shots that were poured through the ice sculpture was very impressive as well! The staff at Chevy’s were super friendly and making sure everyone was having a good time. They made sure everyone had plenty to eat and drink. This is probably the first time I’ve seen such great service at a Unilocal event! Way to go Chevy’s!
We also left there with tons of swag: straw hat, t-​shirt, some coupons for complimentary food, key chains and CD. I definitely had a great time yesterday! Thanks again Unilocal & Chevy’s for such an awesome event!

Loved it!
Unilocal & Chevy’s threw a great party! The location was beautiful — tree filled and right on the river. The second floor was all for Unilocal (the first — even though it was in the 5’oclock hour was pretty full — a good sign). It was poppin’!
There were three rooms with DRINKS, DRINKS, DRINKS (did I mention the drinks — outrageous) and some delicious flautas (I’d come back for these), meat skewers, fruit and decadent brownies.
The service was outstanding. Super friendly and totally on-​point. A+, Chevy’s, A+. A manager even stopped by to explain the computerized ordering system on the table. Super hi-​tech and very very ccol (and useful). Another A+, Chevy’s.
And my gosh, but I am embarrassed by the number of typos I’ve made (and hopefully corrected), Chevy’s you get one more A+ (!!!) for the fantastic drinks (and for not skimping on the alcohol). I adored the margarita with the mini-​Corona (a Coronita!) in it. Super awesome! I’d give another A+, but I don’t want you to get too cocky.
Oh, hell, another A+ for the parting gifts. As we left, we each got a totally awesome sombrero and a goody bag with an f’ing CD (!) and a coupon for a free meal and drink (non-​alcoholic) in it.
I am definitely returning. You hosted a fabulous night and even though I wasn’t a giant fan of the quality of your meat skewers, I adored your flautas, your servers and your panache, so I’ll definitely be back. Hasta la vista!

Awesomeness in the shape of Crab Flautas & Tequila Bull Frogs!
SITREP
I hate tequila! But something always happens to change this at Chevy’s! (And I think the actual beverage is called a «Bull Dog», but apparently I was calling it a BULL FROG to everyone @ Chevy’s — even to the patient servers who knew exactly what I was asking for and never bothered to correct me! — and so it’s stuck in my head now…)
THE DRINKS
So as it is, I am SO BUZZED right now (as if I were back in my Sigma Chi frat days) as I write this, but this comes after 2 regular raspberry margaritas, and 1 tall drink-​cocoction with some kind of tequila that smacked my mouth into next year! («Hey! You forgot to take the cactus out of the tequila!»)
But finally, 2 Bullfrogs — a watermelon margarita combination with a dripped-​Corona — it reminded me of a Chemistry 101 lab where you get off on putting random crap together — I LOVE SCIENCE! Take a look at the Bull Frog here between my sweet Unilocaler-​friends Janine & Heidi in my picture-​link and you’ll get an idea of what I’m talking about:
MENU OF GREAT FOOD!
* Oh my god — BBQ shrimp skewers to die for
* Did I mention the delicious crab flautas? WOW.
* Chimichangas
* Grilled Chicken skewers
* BBQ Steak Skewers
* Did I mention the GREAT crab flautas? WOW.
SERVERS
WOW. These gals and guys were amazing. They were always stopping at our table to make sure that we had enough to eat and drink. YES! But we gladly took more stuff just for the hell of it, and because the opportunity to flirt with these dynamic ladies was just to much to pass up!
CRAB FLauTaS!
Did I mention the delicious crab flautas? Wowee wow WOW!
THE CHEVY’S & Unilocal PEEPS
Sombreros off to Travis and his awesome staff at Chevy’s — including shot-​gal Natasha (oooh — I forgot to mention the shots above!), Ms. Audrey, Ms. Tortilla Taster, and Ms. Chip Cruncher — and all our awesome Unilocal CMS — Alex and Christina and Dustin and their Unilocal staff-​peeps — for putting on such as great party!
THE LOWDOWN
Even though I’m a BIT BUZZED at the time of this writing, without a doubt this was a great kick-​ass party @ Chevy’s On The Water! Woo-​hoo!
And did I mention the freaking delicious crab flautas?!?
[P.S. Thanks to all of you who messaged me after I first posted this review last night for LAUGHINGLY correcting me on my misspellings of tequila as «teguila». I was groggy — and froggy — when I first wrote that.]