If I could insert a non-committal audio recording of a grunt or some such noise here, I would--that's how I feel about Chacho's. The first visit was OK, other than that terrible drive-thru speaker and apathetic staff. I actually liked the quesadilla with guac and sour cream. The second visit was pretty terrible (cue terrible speaker and apathetic staff again) because the food was so bad. I got a 1/2 size "Kong Nachos" for our bad-decision-dinner that night thinking that the combo of chips, cheese, beans, brisket, chicken, and beef would be pretty awesome. It kind of tasted like everything came out of a can. You ever see a whole chicken in a can at the supermarket? Well, it tasted like how I imagine that would taste on some nachos. Bones and everything. Yes, bones and lovely bits of cartilage and other junk hidden among that mess. I don't know what the brisket actually was. Didn't taste like any brisket I've ever had. The beef looked like dog food. I chose Chacho's over Taco Bell (two closest to me), but I realize now I should have just driven an extra 10 minutes somewhere else. read more

Usually come to this location and get my fave taco salad ... but this time there was two strands of hair in my food!! I also went through the drive through bc there's no dine-in service bc of covid. The least that the staff can do is follow TFER regulations by making employees tie their hair up and/or wear hair nets..absolutely disgusted. & also was a waste of $ . read more

Employees handling food with no gloves on, dirt under nails blacker than a tire, plus paint on hands. Disgusting.

the nachos are so delicious! i recommend getting the medium Fajita nachos , it comes with guac & sour cream & also jalapeños !

I had the $5.99 lunch special 2 enchiladas rice, black beans, two flower tortillas, drink, chips and desert... great deal food is fresh, flavorful, nice salsa and pico bar ... top shelf frozen margarita was nice too ... I would give them a five star rating if the dining room was cleaner... great deal for the money ... definitely recommend !!!! I will be back in the future read more

Chacho's - Top shelf frozen margarita... $6.00 - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Average food for average prices. Cheese was not tasty and dry. Will consider returning maybe read more

Chacho's - Beef enchiladas and cheese nachos! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place has poor service i asked for a taco plate with vegetarian tacos... and the lady told me they couldnt do that and who orders that... i was like well yall have a taco plate and you have veggie tacos just trade out the type of tacos and up charge if you need to... she told me thats not on the menu tho... i walked out!!! It wasnt that hard of a request read more

Terrible service, absolutely the worst service ever. They should call this place Ass Hats. It's like they all went to "How to give crappy customer service training." I have never encountered such a large group of unhappy people who genuinely dislike customers. The two stars that were given are for the great homemade tortillas and the one nice guy walking around bussing the tables. Oh, and do not try calling in an order. The girls answering the phones seem to take joy in putting you on hold when you finally get through, just hang up, or dont answer at all. The food is good, but the attitude, the looks, and the shit talking from the employees make you never want to eat out again. read more

We were already angry about the 30-minute wait in the Drive-Thru dealing with the rudest cashier and servers I've ever come across! One wearing her pants halfway down her butt with her underwear showing! Not around my food please! You wouldn't believe the attitudes from these guys just for asking how much longer they were going to take...mind you we didn't ask until we were 20 minutes in! No apologies, just contempt and dirty looks and rolling eyes. So after dealing with these jerks at the window for 30 minutes we finally got our food shoved at us thru the window we asked for salsa before driving off and the girl made an audible disgusted huff and stomped over to the salsa bar which was not in our sightline, so needless to say I didn't intend on eating any salsa this chick had just served us with such contempt. So...we drove 20-minutes home! I foolishly assumed that the food would still be good like usual regardless of the negative stuff. Even though the restaurant is always pretty sketchy the food is usually good. Oh contraire mon frere...I couldn't have been more wrong... When we opened up our food it was shocking! We had ordered a huevos rancheros plate, two carne guisada tacos, and one bean and cheese taco. The huevos rancheros plate was actually just two eggs with two sausage patties on top of some unidentifiable lump of mush...God only knows... maybe potatoes. DISGUSTING! There was also lump of cold hard refried beans. No tostada no ranchero sauce nothing that would identify as huevos rancheros! That's not even the worst of it...we ordered two carne guisada tacos which turned out to be 2 charcoal briquette tacos! Absolutely no sauce and literally the meat was black like carbon. You could light you BBQ pit with this taco. The "meat" left ash on the tortilla. Then there was the normally mistake- proof bean and cheese taco. Turns out you can absolutely mess up a bean and cheese taco. It was a cold tortilla with mass/lump of hard "beans" with no cheese just dropped right in the middle in a ball of grossness... It looked like these beans had been sitting out on a table all day! Needless to say not one of the items we ordered and waited 30-minutes for in the Drive-Thru were in any way shape or form edible! Oh and the best part, I called the manager, who, after listening to the litany of rudeness, mistakes, filth, and terrible food we had experienced literally had nothing to say other than to let me know that the cashier girl with the sh** attitude and her pants hanging 1/2 way down her ass was not actually the one serving the food...sooooooo... What!? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT!!! HE OFFERED NO RESOLUTION, NO APOLOGY, WHEN I SAID I WOULD CALL CORPORATE HE VERY OBTUSELY GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER. HE DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED IN THE SLIGHTEST IN FACT I WAS VERY OBVIOUSLY BORING HIM! He probably won't say anything to his employees because they are scary. On another visit just a couple of days before, we had gone into the restaurant for a couple of tacos and we heard employees yelling/fighting with each other, cussing each other out in front of all the customers. Even worse while we were waiting for our food we heard a big commotion, the bus boy was coming from across the restaurant yelling profanities at some customer who was yelling right back. It's so bad in that restaurant that there are 4 off duty cops for security. I imagine that manager is probably terrified of his own employees and doesn't have the cojones to say anything to any of them because he knows what to expect in response...definitely verbal attack and I wouldn't doubt that these guys could easily get physical! Scary staff and cashiers. Obviously the manager has lost all control or just doesn't give a sh**! I'd assume the latter? I can't finish this review without talking about how disgusting the inside of the restaurant was. 1/2 the tables were not cleaned/bussed. There were broken chairs and tables. It took us a few minutes to find somewhere to sit with a table that didn't wobble and didn't have the last customers left over dinner piled on top. The whole place was generally dirty. You get the sense that everything is grimey and sticky. DO NOT EAT HERE! IT'S MY LAST TIME! I would like to say that I think it might just be this location. The Westheimer location isn't perfect, but the food is good and the restaurant isn't gross! Good luck! read more

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Pros: $uper cheap Cons: Not tasty! Mid-scale Taco Bell w/ libations. If you like cold, dry, multi cultures food that is definitely the spot for you. Otherwise, the food was disgusting. The ordering style is walk up and pay, so prepare to be your own waitress. read more

Chacho's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This location is filthy, old, dingy, dirty, and funky. The service is wack. I ordered nachos with melted cheese and they didn't layer the nachos but threw the cheese on top with all the chips and meat under the top layer of cheese. Not that the Westheimer location is that much cleaner but it is and it doesn't smell like piss and stale air. And the service is better which says a lot about this location. They need to upgrade both locations but Westheimer is the only one I'll eat from. This one is a HELLLL naw! read more

Drive thru only. However Chachos is a houston gem, fresh tortillas , cheap prices and good food.

Its not fast food -it's a better quality for sure. The cops are just like restaurant chips. I like it! We had the nachos-great! And the tacos-great again. We will return! It's also cheap eats. read more

This location is better than the other one's on the north side of Houston. The food is extremely cheap and you get a lot but when you order from their lunch menu you are really getting your money's worth. I ordered the chicken enchiladas and got extra rice because I hate beans. I knew ordering a beignet at a Tex-Mex restaurant would not have been a good idea but I wanted to see for myself what it would look like. When I opened the box I honestly started laughing. It was made completely wrong! It was legit a hollow Shipley Donut. Do not get me wrong it still tasted good but they need to reevaluate their desserts. My mom ordered their buffalo wings and they were so hot but good and the ranch reminded me of wing stop ranch (my favorite). read more

Chacho's - This is supposed to be a beignet LMFAO - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Probably should have left before we stepped foot into this place because of the constant car alarms going off.. but gave it a chance. We walked in and you order at a counter which we weren't expecting. I ordered the chicken fajita salad and my fiancé ordered the half burrito. All I can say is it was probably the WORST dining experience we've ever had. I mean honestly we tried to come up with another time we've been so disappointed and grossed out by food, but this takes the cake. The taco shell was cold and the fajita meat tasted like it had been sitting on the grill too long and then sat in a refrigerator until ready to serve. The food tasted like dirty shoes and the sour cream they put on the salad was just awful. I wanted to ask for my money back. They should have payed us to eat there. Plus the "salsa" bar was a sad site. All the half empty salsa bowls were completely frozen. GROSS. I'll never waste money here again. Chipotle is a much better choice. read more

I like the food here. I usually just do the drive thru. I don't care for those tortillas, it has a weird taste to me. I usually stick to the puff taco and nachos. Those never fail. The pancakes are also very good. read more

This place is a must visit if you're in Houston. Rita's are good and strong and I fed a family of 5 on a half order of monster Kong nachos. Best nachos Texas size read more

Chacho's - Only a half order monster Kong nachos at chachos! I love you nachos from chachos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I had high hopes for this place. and maybe I still do. I see the sign from the interstate all the time. So I knew I had to go in. So I went on a Thursday night with my girlfriend. and boy was there a lot of people coming in. There was a lot of people despite it being hole in the wall ish atmosphere (but it's big). The excitement was building. I mean we were in-line about 3-5 parties deep. That took probably 10 minutes before we could order. In any case, while we were waiting one of the customers in line gets what is seemingly vertigo and starts to get assisted to the floor. A couple workers come over and ask what's wrong. Apparently he was hot (he had not lost conciousness). And the workers stay standing but attentive. No one was getting this man water, which is basically what you drink when you're hot right? So my girlfriend goes to get water at the bar. And the bartender who can clearly see the man laying down says "Sorry we don't have water cups". FREAKIN LOL MAN. She had the glasswhere there! Serve it to him in a bowl I don't care. I mean with service like this and a crowd like that I was like BOIII THIS PLACE GONNA BE GOOD. This menu is extensive. So as first timers, we play the sampling game, different meats and different styles. We got: barbacoa taco, picadillo chalupa, chicken fajita gordita, shredded chicken half quesadilla, and small chips & queso. This amounted to $25 before tip. I mean this is costly for a hole in the wall feel. We had a slight feeling we went wrong since most of the people eating were only nachos and drinking margs. The margs did not look worth for the price/size. After you order, they immediately gave us our chips. In this restaurant, you seat yourself and you pick up your own food. While waiting, there is an extensive salsa and sauce bar where you can grab some stuff. They had heat meters, but even the 5-pepper-marked salsa was barely hot. I'm not sure how they measure heat. A lot of the sauces were empty so we returned to our table. Our food probably took 20-30 minutes to come out. I mean this is slow given the food style and restaurant type. During this waiting period we kept going back to the salsa bar to see if any of the sauces were refilled. NOT. The queso was bland and all the dishes were basically lightly seasoned except for the chicken fajita gordita. So I would say that's the best meat to get there. But still, all these meats were boring and really made me want to drizzle sauce on it. I didn't like the sauces I had so maybe the empty ones were better. 10 minutes into eating (and at least 30 minutes post first salsa bar arrival), still no sauce refill. I encountered a gentleman looking for sauce as well. He asked in spanish. I'm not sure exactly what sauce he was looking for, but I asked in English at the front counter. Waited another 10 minutes or so and still no refill. The other gentleman got his sauce though, whatever that was. However, the custodian said "they making it fresh right now in the back." That gave me hope. But as I finished my last bites (we were seated facing the salsa bar), still no sauce replenishment. Other food notes: all the tortillas are MAD THICKE. I mean it was basically like pita quesadilla and pita taco. I mean THICKE. So i'd probably just go gordita or something next time if there is a next time. All in all, I felt like this could be a solid 3.5 restaurant. And maybe it is, but that service, taste, and price does not match up to the atmosphere. Maybe the sauces are that bomb and it'll bring it up to a 4 star. WHO KNOWS. After this review, I'm hot and I just need some water. And I'm scared I won't get it on time at this place. So why would assume they can bring the sauce in. read more

Didn't realize I've never checked in or rated this restaurant. I've tried the wings before and they are pretty good for a late night snack. I've also had the nachos - I like them with chicken. They give large portions of nachos so if you're with a group, get the real big portion! But I really tend to go there during the evening for their margaritas - they are big, they are tasty, and they are strong. They will hit the spot on a hot Houston night. read more

Acceptable food for the price point @ lunch, $5.99. Ordered spinach enchiladas. The lunch special includes a non-alcoholic beverage and a beignet for dessert. The tortillas are thick, made fresh on site. And they also serve some fresh salsas, limes, cilantro. The beignet was good. But don't take your Foodie Spouse and expect it to impress her. read more

Don't pay with a debit or credit card here. One of the girls took my card, (as I was 2nd car until arriving at window) and went back inside to run the card for my purchase. She apparently wrote down or took a picture of my card and later that night decided to try and make a $630 purchase at walmart online with my card number. Please work for your own money thief, don't steal customers money. Never returning and already filed a police report on her. KARMA is coming thief. read more

Hole-in-the-wall, sketchy, late-night, cheap Tex Mex. That's Chacho's. It'll never win a superlative award...well, maybe Best After Hours People Watching...but it ticks the marks for a 24 hr joint - breakfast is served all day, has drive-through, and there's queso! As far as food, the breakfast tacos are a solid 3/5 - real eggs, cheese, cooked to order, in-house tortillas. When the salsa is fresh, it's a nice addition, but definitely do a 'how long has this been out?' judgment call. Finally, check your order - the line cooks seem to frequently forget random components to a dish. How hard is it to remember cheese or onions and cilantro? read more

Chacho's. I will say based on the Top Shelf beverage I had, it was a five based on the mix. Now, folks, there, all the time might be happy. Now I opted for a medium this time thinking I would know I was drinking something other than a slush. Last time my small selection reminded me of a cola icee. So, this time in my birthday month I chose a medium something. Well it was potent. I sat a little longer to let time catch up. Next time I choose Top Shelf I'll get a small and heavier eats. Now, I had the chips and guacamole which was good. I stopped for a snack after a long day. I enjoyed the fresh natural fats in the guacamole. The cilantro sauce was good and have to see from some others on some of the food bar sauces and what they think. I must say in the past I had a great fresh taco salad with chicken. In the past, I did see a friend enjoy what looked like a healthy soup. I must consider more of stopping by since you are open 24/7. Foodie Kim read more

Wow, pretty sticky, filthy tables. And chairs. And walls. Great lunch choices including a drink/cookie for under $7 but not worth my risking the food poisoning if I'm judging cleanliness in the eating area as a standard for kitchen cleanliness. The salsa station was an unappetizing wreck despite numerous workers reloading the silverware (and touching all the fork tines!). The counter staff has a super inflated sense of importance and are obviously just working as servers as a day job until their sudden Beyonce' like diva-ness is truly recognized. The clietele is rowdy and cuts in line or forgotten drinks from the server nearly result in fisticuffs, even among those obviously on their work breaks. Sorry Chacho's, the fajita/egg taco and the chalupas were tasty but I'd rather not chance offending the wrong server/client just to gamble on a bit of the runs. read more

If you want something better than Taco Bell or Taco Cabana, then you should try Chachos. They are known for opening late... actually being open 24 hours. Its inexpensive TEX-MEX. I have been waiting for this location to open up and they finally did!!!! Yay! This place is where Bennigan's used to be at. Its on 610 between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway. This place is alittle bit smaller than the one on Westhiemer but its decorated the same way. It's cleaner (maybe because its brand new hehe...) I believe the menu is the same as all of the other Chachos. I had a beef fajita quesadilla and chips. Yum! I like their different types of salsa. I can't wait to get off of work this week because I'm definitely going to come here for happy hour. read more

Seriously, WTH is wrong with you people?! ;-) Chacho's is awesome! It's like Taco Cabana and Pappasito's had a naughty evening and this is their love child. One part sketchy fast food, one part carefully crafted Tex-Mex... it's such a beautiful thing! Ignore the awkwardness and just embrace it. I actually hate frozen 'ritas, but these are stellar. And how can you dog a place that serves nachos fit for 8 people?!? With homemade queso, nonetheless. Seriously Houston, buck up and embrace the non-sterile environment for the sake of good, cheap eats. read more

I will never go to this Chacho's again!!! The last few times I'd gone they didn't have guac! I stopped this morning after a stressful night at work, I'm a first responder, and having to drive kids to school, because I just wanted some breakfast tacos! They miraculously had guac this time so I ordered my mom her salad & my breakfast tacos... when I got to my mom's house I find that they didn't give me my tacos they charged me for!!! I'm beyond livid! I just wanted to go home & eat my tacos & hopefully rest after all the BS I've endured all night & morning! Effff you Chacho's employees! You suck! read more

Chacho's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Inexpensive drinks and food! The spot is a bit on the ratchet side and does have an unsavory crowd at times. My kinda spot!!! No pretentious bougieness goings ons!! I've gone with a business suit after work, joggers after the gym, even party clothes after the club; it is shat it is. They make their tortillas and sorts fresh. The food is pretty good. It's better than that make a run for the border place. The drinks will put you on your arse! Strong and cheap. Just a little advice...take a Beano.... read more

Food is better than expected. However, They never have limeade this is a reflection of management!

It's not a bad spot. It's pretty cheap, okay food, strong liquor, short wait times, and big portions. However, the patrons who come here are usually drunk, loud and obnoxious. The place is pretty worn down and rarely clean. The employees are never friendly. I'll continue to come back, despite these problems. Don't come here expecting too much. This place is strictly for cheap lunch or post-club hanging out. read more

Man I came here during my unofficial "lunch break" on the job and I was satisfied beyond my expectations. The food was pretty good and extremely filling. The complimentary chips and dip had a variety of sauces to choose from and the sauces were all very good. I received way more than what I payed for which I appreciate. I believe we did arrive during happy hour when lunch specials are cheaper. As for their deserts it was somewhat disappointed I had my first beignet here and I could tell it wasn't good. Definitely alot for your buck though read more

Lunch selection is OK and it tastes decent for an inexpensive meal. Can be a very noisy place to eat but if you arrive around 11 it is still fairly quiet. One does have to listen for order number which becomes difficult as the restaurant fills up. read more

Food was good. Plenty for you to eat and take with you. The margaritas are also delicious. The buffet bar with all the salsas and condiments you could think of. I would definitely go back. I love Mexican food/ Tex-mex and with this being 24hrs, if I lived in Houston this would be my go to spot!!!! read more

Chacho's - Nachos and this is a size medium!!! #morethanenough - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

I usually get to go and had never been inside YIKES!!! And i brought my picky husband....but this time I couldn't blame him! Walked in and it smelled like old dish water....my husband found a hair in his food and my daughter had to fight off a bunch of flies my the salsa bar. Husband is pissed because he didn't finish his food and left hungry and now I gotta listen to him complain all the way home I'm pregnant so as we walked out my husband said I'm banned from this place until i give birth but after today I won't be back..... read more

I did not like a single thing about this place. We ordered stacked nachos, tacos and chips and queso. Two people from our party ended up sick that night, so it's pretty much guaranteed we won't be visiting again. If you're just going for drinks this place does have killer frozen margaritas. read more

Chacho's is a no-frills fast food joint serving basic TexMex with horrible atmosphere. We went there on a Sunday afternoon. Rap music was blaring thru the restaurant. We moved once to a slightly quieter location and then moved again when the busboy decided to park the clean-up cart next to our table. Dirty dishes and leftovers were piled on top of the cart-- not very appetizing. On our way out, we walked past a mop and bucket filled with smelly dirty water. The city healthy inspector would have a great time in this dive. How was the food? Average. The beef had a nice flavor but was VERY salty. The chicken was a little better. The black and white nachos lacked flavor. The cheese queso was bland and watered down. In a town filled with Mexican restaurants, Chacho's has a lot of work to do. There are much better options available just down the street...including a Taco Cabana. read more

The place doesn't have the best food it's a bit mediocre when it comes to Tex-Mex food but it is affordable and the margaritas are delicious (no margarita emoji so just use your imagination ) They are strong so one is enough, lol I actually saw a sign that said 2 margarita maximum per person. I don't blame them at all, I don't see how anyone can handle more than that. I went there a few weeks ago after showing some investors a few houses around that area so I was starving and it hit the spot. They didn't get a 5 because whoever was on the speaker calling food numbers was hard to understand and the area was a bit messy. read more

Decent food and drinks at good prices but the service and communication between the staff is just plain poor. They forgot about my order and I sat for 30 mins just waiting on nothing and then I had to talk to 3 different people just to get my order through read more

Every time I've been here the food has been good, but my issue is with the ghetto trash that works there. Seriously, almost every time I come there's a cashier issue. Don't be an ass because you have a "McJob". I'm a fitness instructor so I have a pretty high metabolism and eat often. But I guess the lazy fat ass woman that worked the register wouldn't know anything about that. I came around 1 to have lunch and came back around 5 to get a quick taco before I teach a HOUR long workout class. When I came at 5pm the same cashier was there and she says, "weren't you here earlier? dang, you're back to eat again?". Lady, it's not your job to comment, just take my order. So I ordered a veggie taco because I am a vegetarian and this woman asks if I'm on a diet. Which is it, you dummy? Am I fat ass that constantly eats your food or am I on a diet? Moron..... I tell her I'm a vegetarian and she asks why. I explain my love for animals and she laughs and says, "girl you better eat some meat!". So uncouth. I know this is just a cheap little Mexican joint, but that's no excuse for rudeness. Fix the trashy ass employees and this'll be a great place. The guacamole is to die for. *update - so a few months later I give them another try and AGAIN I'm disrespected. I love guacamole. Chacho's has pretty damn good guacamole especially for the price. You can tell it's made fresh with real avocados and not fake paste from a tube. I get a large order, finish it, and later go back for another one. The cashier was a different girl and she says, "didn't you just order a large one?" I say, "Yes, I really like guacamole". She says, "Ugh, guacamole is nasty". I reply, "Actually avocados are very healthy". She says, "That's why it's nasty". This girl couldn't have been older than 18 but geez...have some tiny touch of professionalism. So when I finish my guacamole I tell the manager of the cashier's rude behavior who says that he knew exactly who the cashier was that said that and could picture her in his head. If he knew she was capable of such reprehensible behavior, why is she still an employee? read more

I asked on Fb where I could could get the best pile of Nachos! ....a lot of people recommended this place so I came. First of all the place looks disgusting. That's just keeping it real! Everything looks dirty! Chairs don't match tables! I got the fajita nachos! They were good! They have a bar where you can get salsa, pico de Gallo, jalapeños! Not bad. My son got the kids enchilada it was actually pretty good and so was the rice. They have a bar, didn't try anything because I had my kids but it looks like a good spot for happy hour. read more