I'm a picky eater so the Tacos sencillos de frijol are my go to. So good. My partner enjoys the tortas de carnitas and the tacos de carnitas. Service is pretty good and the owner makes frequent appearances not just to show up but he actually provides customer service to the guests. It's a chill ambiance and there are personal pictures all over the restaurant showcasing the history and activities of Chago's through the years. All in all it's a pretty chill place to grab some grub. read more

First time at Chago Ahogadas and wow! Delicious food, fast service, and the staff is welcoming and attentive. Outside or inside dining available. Definitely returning soon! read more

Chago Ahogadas - Mini Torta Ahogada de Carnitas, tostadas de Carnitas , tacos dorados de carnitas - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

The one thing I really enjoy is Mexican food but from Guadalajara,Jalisco,Mexico where my dad came from that great amazing city in Mexican. Their cooking is unique is a melting pot for many years. The popular dish in Guadalajara is the Tortas Ahogadas the popular sandwich have grown and speard throught the United States. I love Tacos Dorados Sencillo it's potato tacos fried but can choice of meats in the tacos like carne,buche,pollo,lengua,mixto,cueritos . They serve torta,tacos,tostada the menu selections is small but the food incredible and full of flavors in each bite. Chago Ahogadas know how to a truly Torta Ahogadas and other items that bring the city of Guadalajara alive. The service was incredible good with a friendly smile and knowledgeable about the food. read more

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This is the second time I've tried to visit this site (maybe on Fridays) and the gates are closed. I've passed by other times and have seen it open. I have called the number on yelp but it goes to VM with no VM setup. What's the deal? read more

This has been one of my favorite places to eat at since I was a little kid. The service is always amazing and what other place will the owner come and ask if you need anything else; have nothing to complain about in this department. The food also speaks for itself. Always amazing and delicious and I have yet to find any other place that matches the taste! The restaurant gives off a 50s burger shack vibe and is decorated with pictures of the many famous people the owner has met- love looking at them all while eating. There's plenty of parking but it will get full so come at a good time!! I will always come back to Chagos and recommend others to try it as well. read more

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My trip to Chago has been overdue for at least 7 years. I finally drove by and decided to pick a torta ahogada for lunch and I was NOT dissapointe. The taste of this torta was out of this world. What I loved most about this place is the 1950's diner vibe. We had to wait a few minutes outside but they found us a table fairly quickly, and we got our food relatively quick too. They serve u in a dish that prevents the soup of spilling yet its not quite a soup bowl. Pretty unique if you ask me. 10/10. read more

Chago Ahogadas - Torta ahogada de Pollo - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

I'm not sure what the hype is on the tortas. Maybe it's all about the vibe, as it is chill, but flavors are definitely lacking... So here we go with my breakdown... I can see why the place might be popular. The decor and the vibe are chill. The patio looks like it would be fun to hang out in (tho it wasn't open during our visit). The interior dining area has booth seating with a juke box and gumball machine, and there are lots of pictures with celebrities that have visited the place. We ordered the carnitas and chicken tortas and potato and bean crispy tacos. The bread was definitely hard and chewy even after soaking. The tortilla and the stuffing used for the tacos were definitely different; the tortilla was thick, and I'm not really sure what the stuffing mix was as it tasted more like masa and not potatoes. The sauce was odd tasting. It tasted too much like cloves and a bit sweet (weird and not to my liking), but the spicy sauce was good and spicy. The carnitas meat was too dry and lacking flavor, but the chicken was really good. Our server was attentive and friendly. They have their own parking lot, which is not too big, and when the place closes at 6, they close the gates to the parking too. Overall, I wouldn't eat here again as the flavors were not to my liking (nor the people i was with).... way too many cloves in that sauce and bread is too hard! read more

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Always an making delicious spot. Wait times are okay even on weekends. Service is AMAZING - our food was out in minutes Great music and indoor and outdoor seating. A MUST GO! read more

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This bad review is on their phone service. Been trying to call for the last 15 minutes and call doesn't go through. I finally come to the place and they said that they don't take calls because they are very busy. I have been to the restaurant when it's busy and today it was not busy there is no one wait ting to be seated. read more

We love this spot! Excellent service every time, and the tortas are amazing! Love the tostadas de cueritos, these are my favorite! The aguas frescas are always fresh and delicious, my kids love these! We get tacos for the kids and tortas for us, everyone leaves happy. read more

The torras here are a must the carnitas is just what makes these deleicious and the amount of meat is just right. Love the flavor of It all really does take You Back to Guadalajara read more

El mejor lugar para tortas ahogadas o tacos dorados el mejor sabor que e comido y e tratado varios lugares de torras ahogadas pero no hay como este lugar .don chago es una persona muy atenta y siempre esta hay para asegurar que to este bien y no se diga moka siempre es muy atenta y se asegura que todo este bien te ase sentir como en casa esta no es la primera vez que vengo ya somos regulares aquí pero siempre se me olvida dejar review todo el staff es muy amable y rápido. Lo único que puedo recomendar es que llegues temprano pero prepárate para esperar especialmente los fines de semana la espera puede ser asta una hora pero una vez sentado la comida sale rápido y les recomiendo las micheladas muy buenas también todo muy rico la verdad recomendado read more

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Love this place their tortas ahogadas are the best I've tried. I've tried a lot of different tortas ahogadas and none of them have beat this one. The service is great too they're quick and make sure you have anything you need. It's a little tight but I don't mind it at all it's also a little loud but not a problem at all. read more

Best Tortas in town! I had a torta mixta and two frijol tacos! The torta was delicious and flavorful. The tacos packed a lot of flavor too! I'll definitely come back for more! Good food, good service and reasonable prices! I highly recommend this establishment! read more

Chago Ahogadas - Torta mixta y tacos de frijoles - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

I love Chagos! They're always so packed! But line goes decently fast. I love the tacos ahogadas. I add extra lemon and salt and I'm a happy fatty. I love the crunchy taco in a citrusy, picked onion, and tomato sauce. I don't get added meat, just plain bean or potato (or both!) and I'm happy. My boyfriend really likes it and he's from Jalisco. He says it's still not quite like home, but he enjoys it. He liked getting the torta with lengua. read more

HIGHLY recommend getting the chile on the side. If you aren't aware, tortas ahogadas are meant to be extremely spicy, so if you're not use to super spicy food you can still enjoy this meal with the chile on the side to tailor to your spice level. The torta was great, the tacos were okay. The staff was very friendly and inside has only a few booths. When we went the outside seating was closed, but it's super spacious on their patio. read more

Chago Ahogadas - Torta Ahogada - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

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They kept forgetting to bring me my drink and i ordered tacos de pollo and they brought me chicken nuggets with fries! Also the booths are pretty tiny if you're sitting with other people. I would not recommend coming here with your family. read more

Food was great! Not your ordinary restaurant. Wouldn't go here if you are expecting high quality g food & high quality service. I felt like I was in Mexico lol expect those vibes, like if you're going to a restaurant in TJ. Definitely recommend if you are into this food. Everything was good. read more

They were amazing!! They have the smaller size too as in half tortas! The sauce is good and so are the taco dorados! :) service was also great read more

Torn about Tortas * I have had Tortas on multiple occasions at taco trucks, but I've never had a Torta at an actual restaurant. I stumbled across Chago Ahogadas and saw that they were known for their Tortas, so I wanted to give it a try. * I got the Torta Mixta $9.25. This was the Torta with all the meat inside. When I was presented with the dish, I was a little surprised because it wasn't what I was used to. I wasn't aware that there are different types of Tortas. This was "Tortas Ahogadas". The bread was super super super hard, I guess the bread is supposed to be harder with this type of Torta but it was literally the hardest bread I have ever had in my entire life. I tried submerging it in the liquid a little bit to soften it, but it was still very hard to eat. In terms of taste, it was okay, but I think I would've preferred something else. * I wanted to try the Chocoflan $3.50 because the person at the register told me it was similar to a creme brûlée. It was pretty good. It comes out cold and soft in texture. It's kind of like cold creme brûlée on top of chocolate cake. * The service was slow because of how many people were ordering and eating at the restaurant. There is a lot of indoor and outdoor seating. I heard that they have good tacos here. I'll try and come back to see if I like their tacos more! read more

Chago Ahogadas - Torta Mixta - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

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I visited a few weeks ago and haven't had the chance to leave a review. Overall, the experience was great. The food was good and the service was quick. We came for the Tortas and personally I would have gotten the sauce separate because I don't like soggy bread but the purpose of the dish is for the torta to be soaked in the sauce it comes with. Both the torta and sauce were delicious but for next time I would have definitely gotten the sauce on the side. read more

Pésimo servicio ordené tres tacos, tardo 22mn para que solo me digan que aún no está lista la orden que iban a revisar que pasó,me moleste por qué solo entre ellos se ponían a platicar y me ignoraban. pedí mi dinero de regreso y un cajero que se llama Oscar bueno ese fue el nombre que me dio y el en vez de ayudar o preguntar que pasó con mi orden,solo le dio igual , con su mala actitud me regreso 15 dólares de 18 que le pague hasta rateros salieron ahí read more

Great Find. This place has been around for years. Very authentic. Service was welcoming and polite. read more

Chago Ahogadas - Torta Ahogada de Carnitas - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

Had a wonderful day at SoFi watching a great Rams vs Cowboys game. Too many options on drive home, and Chago Ahogadas caught our eye. The decor seems very 50s dineresque. The staff was very busy and it was close to closing so our experience was a bit underwhelming. More like I didn't know how to order as this was our first visit. Quickly we ordered and got our food. It was good. Had some interesting taste. The taco with papa had a great texture and taste. The winners were Buche tacos with Papa good stuff. read more

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Food is great and service is outstanding love this place to come and eat with friends or family

Love this place! Typical hole in the wall with an amazing TORTA AHOGADA! Ahogados tacos de papá so good and our waitress was super sweet!

Hi y'all! We got a chance to visit Chago Ahogadas in the city of Montebello. The Tortas Ahogadas are a carnival of delicious flavors with the Jalisco Mexican seal. * The first international Tortas Ahogadas! * One of the ingredients that distinguishes the "Chago" Tortas Ahogadas from any other is "the salty birote" that is extraordinarily made every day thanks to its exclusive brick ovens. Chago Tortas Ahogadas has become a "little piece of Guadalajara in Los Angeles". * Now is your turn to go try this deliciousness! read more

Chago Ahogadas - Torta ahogada - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

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The food is delicious. I had the torta ahogada mixta and was not disappointed. The decor is very interesting, they have plenty of pictures of famous people all around. The chicken and friends were better than we expected. read more

Hearty torta ahogada with crusty, hard bread, shredded meat of choice, and an addicting sauce to drown the torta in. There are varying level of spiciness with the sauce and the spicy sauce isn't overpowering but a good amount of addicting spiciness. What I truly enjoyed were the potato tacos topped with shredded cabbage, pickled red onions, a squirt of lime, and some of their addicting sauce to douse it all with more flavor. Truly recommend! read more

So usually never have any problems here,but today picked up an order of 4 tortas. Towards the end of the torta and this popped out of the torta. Don't really know where to go from here with this, but just a heads up to the owners or whoever. This could have been worse if it was actually chewed down on, but luckily it was caught before hand. Really enjoy eating here, this might just change everything for me... read more

Chago Ahogadas - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

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So we literally just got back from Guadalajara Mexico and the place that we wanted to try the torta ahgohada from literally took it off their menu... So obviously I was super diaspointed and needed to see if there was a place here in Los Angeles that could fill that craving.... ....I found it and man was it worth the stop :) this place moves tortas ahgohadas like Mc Donald's does burgers LOL The make thier own bread so of course this is a must stop for those looking for authentic GDL style Tortas Ahgogada!! The Staff Super Friendly Staff The Food Delicious The Seed from order to recipt of food Fadter than most read more

Tortas aren't all that great...I guess they are famous for their bread,based on all the info and posters on the walls...buuuuut it's not all that great.in reality it's very hard and difficult to chew. You would think the torta being wet (and I mean WET AND SOAKED) that it would make the bread softer and easier to break apart or even bite,but naaaaaaa.imagine a dog with a chew toy.thats how everybody looks trying to eat the torta straight with hands.the chicken and sauce are really good.yea I'd come back and try it once more.but for the hype that made me come try it,not all that.service was good.girl came and took out order quickly and kept coming back to check on us.maybe I'll come back. read more

Not happy with your tortas, it have me a stomach virus infection. Will never como Here again read more

Lo Mejor en Tortas Ahogadas! Y los tacos dorados con carne... deliciosos. El servicio y atención súper bien . read more

food was excellent and customer service was great! I got the tacos de papa con carne and it was so delicious! definitely going back there and definitely recommend! read more

Well this place had always been amazing. The food, ambiance, service. Everything was top notch. My wife and I drove out from Palm Springs just to have a torta ahogada de carnitas and 2 tacos, one lengua and one mixta. Tacos were fantastic. Very flavorful and decent amount of meat. The Torta on the other left us very disappointed. The amount of Carnitas was generous. The sauce was very tasty. Sadly though, my wife's torta and mine was seriously hard. Nothing like the time we had visted in the past. We left the bread soaking in the sauce for over 15 minutes. Constantly spooning the sauce over, under and through the Torta. But that thing wouldn't soften. We told the waitress our issue. Unfortunately, she did not fix the problem. My wife literally picked up the Torta and started tapping it with a spoon in front of the waitress. You could literally 'hear' it. My wife mentioned to her we had come from a long distance just to visit the restaurant knowing of its immense following of many people. Both celebrities and non alike. My wife told her if someone in the industry were to come and try a torta ahogada for the first time, they'd leave vowing never to return. Literally leaving a 'bad taste in their mouth.' We were very disappointed. Having recently seen the restaurant featured in a segment on Spanish TV drew my attention to it again, wanting to have the favors torta ahogada. Now it's almost as if it has become infamous. read more

Chago Ahogadas - Tortas ahogadas y tacos - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

Overall food was good as i have come here before. it was on my way to run some errands was craving some torta ahogada and didn't want to go to my usual sport in East LA. i went only with my son and had a torta 3 tacos an horchata and a michelada. i quickly paid cause my son was been anxious and to my surprise they over charged me close to $40 an additional torta and two other items that didn't have a description just random numbers. just double check before leaving. lesson learned. read more

Torta and tacos were really good..... I definitely will come back here they see even better that the ones in guadalajara read more

Chago Ahogadas - Inside restaurants - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

We were seated quickly and the service was efficient. They were playing 80's-90's music which definitely added to the ambiance. The restaurant is filled with photos of various famous people whom have visited the restaurant (chain) over the years. The food was served quickly! The torta is stopped with a tomato salsa with lots of flavor with added red onions. The bread (bolio) was a sourdough with a good enough crunch even though it was drenched in sauce. The taco dorado was crispy and light, and not greasy at all! The added cabbage and onion, definitely add some freshness. Overall, the food was 10/10. I will definitely be coming back! read more

Chago Ahogadas - In front is Pura salsa (chicken) an the back is Pura salsa ( Carnitas). And 2 tacos dorados beans! - Mexican Near Me - Montebello, California

Came in on a rainy day and it was a cool diner style place. good service the food did come out pretty quick. I got the carnitas torta ahogada and a taco dorado de frioles. I recommend the torta ahogada it is a bit more on the harder side for the bread. If you are not a fan of spicy I wouldn't not recommend the medium. Overall a nice and cool spot. read more

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