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    Casa Carmela Kitchen

    3.6 (80 reviews)
    Closed • 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    LeeLee C.

    For a catering lunch, I like that the food was prepared on time. Their food does not taste like the regular Mexican food. For example, the Beef Fajitas and Chicken Fajitas have cheese on top but they are quite juicy and flavorful. The Vegetable Cheese Enchilada is very tasty. Slightly spicy but has very good flavors. The refried beans are also delicious and the Spanish rice is never wrong. The only complaint I have is on the Guacamole. It has very little avocado and a whole bunch of chopped onions and spicy jalapenos that made it a totally fake guacamole.

    Sheila B.

    Came for the Taco Tuesday deal (5 for $12). The asada tacos were so good. I liked the meat - perfectly cooked, not chewy or hard. I tried my husband's al pastor which I usually don't like but it was also pretty good! I liked both of their salsas too. Pretty solid tacos- I'd come back to get them again.

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    Jeremy K.

    I've now been to this place twice. First time I was driving by and saw the Al Pastor on a spit in front of the restaurant when I was driving by. I turned around, walked in, and ordered tacos to go. They were excellent. The salsa is great too. I went again a few days later and had the chicken mole, so very good. Each time the service was good, the atmosphere is fine for a taqueria. Look forward to going again and working my way through more of the menu.

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    Victor C.

    Run from this place unless you want to pay $11 for ONE pupusa First off, their in person menu doesn't have prices on it. When the cashier rang up two pupusas, each one was charged at $6.75 base + $4.5 for meat making ONE meat pupusa $11.25. The workers don't understand the restaurant system, and told me they didn't know the prices, so it seemed right to them. Eventually an off duty manager or someone understood that I was being overcharged, but still didn't know the right price to charge. He ended up giving me $2 off and offering me a free drink for my troubles. After all that, my price was still wrong but I wasn't willing to hold the staff hostage anymore. Receipts and menu prices are attached. They skimped on meat and beans after all that too. Run from this place, don't eat here unless you know what you're being charged and even then, their food is just okay. There are two ways to look up prices: The qr code you can scan in restaurant doesn't match the price they charged. The doordash/online order system prices didn't match either the cashier nor the website (in person is actually the most expensive). The workers don't understand how their system charges things, so it's very easy to get mischarged, and it's inconsistent between workers They didn't give me salad and sauce for my pupusas. I had to ask, and they still forgot, so I had to go back again. I would be willing to revisit this review if management reaches out and corrects the issue.

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    Sunil R.

    Lorocco pupusas for the win! They were SOOO good. I am craving them now as I am writing this. Clearly, El Chalateco is popular given the line to pick up food. Ordering on the phone was a little challenging since the person spoke very fast but the food is well worth this little challenge.

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    Ed S.

    I am not a big fan of Salvadorian food however I have eaten it in the past and it's been okay. I was driving on Saratoga Avenue in San Jose, CA when I saw El Chalateco. The outside tented area looked inviting with quite a few patrons. So I decided to stop by with my wife and see what was going on. Everyone was very friendly and one of the outside employees waved hello to us. Well if so many people are eating there and an employee stops what he is doing to wave-i'm trying this place! The food was absolutely fantastic! The best Pupusas I have ever had! It was nicely filled, fully cooked and fairly good size. The tacos (Soft/Crispy) were excellent tasting with fresh ingredients and the pork and chicken was cooked perfectly. To finish the meal, we had dessert Plantain with sweet cream milk. I like Plantains if they are fresh and properly prepared. These were absolutely perfect and I highly recommend them. Service was excellent, all employees were polite, friendly and in compliance with Covid 19 Standards. They do take credit cards for payment. This is my new favorite restaurant and I Highly Recommend El Chalateco!

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    Food tasted amazing and they had great, quick service. And to top it all off the workers were very nice! Will be back.

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    Great food, better people. Always my coworkers' first option for lunch. Highly recommended!

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    El servicio excelente pero los tacos de chorizo estaban muy secos como que lla tenian rato de estar hay ocupan más supervicion en la cosina

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    1 year ago

    Has good food but has no prices on menu. Makes it easy to overspend when you order. Service is good though.

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    Everything is good! They have pupusa. Al pastor is great. Mole is tasty, different than mole is regular Mexican restaurants.

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    Friendly, great service. Delicious salsas, pupusas, Loved that they were grilling outside. Will be back!

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