En la primera mordida supe que fue lo mejor lo recomiendo 100% . Y el servicio es excelente, super contenta. Buena calidad de comida read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Plato de Carne Asada - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

The family and I had gone to try this place for the first time. The service was amazingly great. We were a large party, yet still was quick. It was totally surprising. It was fast. Our waitress put in our orders, and the food started coming out quickly. The reason for the 4 stars is because the Menudo was not served hot like it should be but instead was just warm. That day, in addition, they didn't have pata/nervio. It did come with hand made corn tortillas. The Molcajete Mar y Tierra was really good, hot in temperature, and spicy. The torre de aguachiles was delicious. Maybe if I come back, definitely will not be ordering a menudo, but will order the torre de aguachiles. read more

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We just moved to Fontana and foodies. We had a favorite place in Altadena that we loved and dearly miss. Chapala sounds like an ideal replacement! The food was delicious, plus they have homemade tortillas and queso fundido! Delicious! read more

Monday morning, super dead like 3 customers dining. To start it off we ordered a torta and after like 20 mins waiter come to let us know they ran out of bread?? Ordered 2 burritos instead. The carne asada tased like grilled crumbs. The al pastor tasted like it was reheated from several nights ago. Immediately afterwards food made my stomach hurt. The horchata was good. Service was good. Overall just needs better food. Would not recommend this as "authentic"Mexican food. read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Entrance - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

This place has everything you need if you want anything Mexican food. They even surprise me with French toast. Yes they have a breakfast menu. It was super good and there were a lot to offer. Every food has its own flavor and nothing taste the same.I would suggest a chorizo burrito with the red and green sauce on each side. That was the MVP of the meal. Also asked for the taco flight with tacos with all the different meats. This place had me wanting more. Keep up the great work. read more

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First off they put so much rice and beans in the burrito not only that the chicken let's not talk about that because the chicken was really horrible and a six dollar 24 ounce drink yeah I don't recommend this place. Definitely will recommend you to go somewhere else. Baker's is down the street and is prbetter read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

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Been hearing alot of this place from family & friends so decided to give it a try & this place did not disappoint. It was beyond my expectations, when i came inside they greeted me & all, then the service was spot on. Its been a while i havent see this type of service & both waiters that ive seen today were amazing!!! & it felt like that they really care of their customers. Next, the POV inside was awesome, they have TVs to watch game & all with the A/C so it felt like home. Last, about the food. wasnt unsure on what to get so i decided to get the nachos & WOW!! they were bomb. I am a little picky when in comes into nachos & all so i will definitely getting this again when i come back when im in the area... read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Chapala Nachos - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

Big Disappointment & Got Sick Fuimos a Chapala Mexican Grill anoche pensando que iba a ser un buen spot familiar tipo mom-and-pop. Y sí, el lugar tiene ese vibe... pero la comida fue una total decepción. Yo pedí un burrito de carnitas y buche. El buche no tenía nada de sabor y estaba tan chicloso que parecía chicle. Las carnitas estaban bien secas. Mi papá pidió enchiladas y el pollo adentro estaba durísimo--lo único que le gustó fue la ensalada, que era literalmente pura lechuga con tomate. Mi mamá pidió tostadas y dijo que estaban "buenas," pero nada fuera de lo común. Mi hermano pidio burritos al pastor estilo mojado--y los dos dijimos lo mismo: el al pastor sabía malísimo. Mi hermana pidió un plato combinado y dijo que estaba bien, pero overall, la comida nos decepcionó a todos. Lo peor es que después de comer ahí, terminé con una intoxicación alimentaria. Pasé la noche súper mal del estómago. Y eso fue después de pagar casi $130 por todo. Con lo caro que está comer afuera hoy en día, uno espera comida bien hecha y segura. Lo único rescatable fue el servicio--la mesera fue muy amable y atenta, pero honestamente no compensa lo mal que nos fue con la comida. No voy a regresar, y no lo recomendaría. read more

So after seeing this location on TikTok me and my gf decided to come try it out , I called ahead of time to see the wait time there was no wait time at all which was a plus every other spot had a 45 minute and being that my gf is pregnant that's out of the question at times lol , so upon arriving we got seated instantly and as soon as we got seated we got attended to as well right away we started off with the queso fundido con chorizo that was a 10/10 oh btw the chips and salsa here is also a 10/10 ! We went on and ordered the chilaquiles verdes with steak and eggs and man again another 20/10! The taco dorado con carne also 20/10!! My girlfriend rated the quesabirria taco 6/10 though and the consome was also like a 5/10 but nonetheless everything else was a 20/10 the ladies here working are very nice and attentive the service provided today was a 20/10 ! We'll definitely be back again if your ever in the Fontana area make sure you try it perfect for breakfast and even dinner they have many choices to choose from ! They also have music playing in the background as you eat very nice place not too loud and not too quiet ! read more

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Food is mediocre. I was hoping for the authentic Mexican food experience but it wasn't as expected. I ordered the Chapala fajitas, skimpy on the meat portion and the shrimp were so small, I didn't realize I had eaten them. I counted 3 small shrimp. Service needs improvement. The environment is loud, music can be toned down a bit. TVs on the walls are irrelevant. The wall that is missing a tv gave a tacky look to the restaurant. Flies seem to have taken over the establishment and made the dining experience very undesirable. read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Menu. - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

OK, definitely had to try this place out since I've seen so many reviews on Instagram. The food was excellent. The service was excellent. However, the ambience was just OK. As soon as we walked in, all I could smell was the "Fabuloso" cleaner. We sat there for two hours, and eventually our food started tasting like the cleaner. read more

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The shrimp fajitas were a little under flavor, but cooked well. It comes with a side of rice and beans which were really good. Loved the Jamaica. read more

Delicious food, amazing friendly staff. Family restaurant that we love to come too. Recommend to family and friends. always try something different and its always delicious. read more

Stopped coming here for awhile because their food went downhill. Tried it again after l quite a few months and everything bettered!! Service is quick even on busy days, free chips and salsa and their horchata is bomb. Homemade read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Torta ahogada - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

Service was good I will recommend the servers to provide the utensils separate from your plate, instead of putting them inside your rice and beans including the spoon!!!.... that was awkward. I tried 1 of each tacos gobernador, shrimp and also fish the gobernador was really good and tasty shrimp one over fried and fish no taste whatsoever. My Dad order the Mar y Tierra molcajete it was ok but shrimp over fried as well. Music was good read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Fish taco - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

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We came here a couple days ago and ordered the chorizo burrito with hash browns and my kid liked it. I ordered 4 tacos 2 asada, 1 pastor and 1 carnitas. The asada was dry. Carnitas...dry than the asada. The pastor was actually really good. Now the size...2 inches! Literally the smallest tacos I've ever had. For $2.50 and $3 on Doordash it's a complete rip off! The everything breakfast burrito....deserves an award for the worst breakfast burrito in the WORLD! Absolute TRASHHH! It tasted odd...like spoiled food. It had eggs, chewy bacon, ham, sausage, beans, way undercooked unskinned potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and undercooked bell peppers and cheese (SEE PICTURE) I was going to rate Chapala a 3 star but as I'm typing this reminded me how bad the food was. Also, the coffee refills take forever IF they even remember...I had to remind them 2 times to refill my tiny cup. SMH...chili relleno burrito was filled with inedible seeds!!! On a good note though, the Al pastor is a solid 4 stars. read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Winner of the WORST breakfast burrito in the world! - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

The hostess was on point and attentive. I always have the chicharron quesadilla which is always good. I like the simplicity and cleanliness of the restaurant. Definitely will return. read more

Was finally able to try this spot. When we got here the parking lot was full, we were greeted and seated quickly, there is plenty of seating but gets busy so may have a short wait depending on when you arrive. The staff was friendly, the drinks and food came out super fast, the chips and salsa is good and the food is tasty. I will be back when I really hungry and order the molcajete. It looked and smelled delicious. read more

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Loved the ambiance. Although clearly this is a family restaurant, I could see how a couple or small group of friends would enjoy such an atmosphere of great food and authentic sounds. The food was commendable. Though the place seemed understaffed, the good service made up for the shortcoming. read more

Service here was amazing. Our waitress was alone but there was no way to tell. Her service was on point. Our food was pretty fast although it did lack some flavor. If I wanted to have a chill night with some micheladas I'd consider coming here. Again the service for us was amazing. read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Michelada - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

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This place blew up on social media, not sure why after going here this morning. First of all it's dirty, the floors are so gross, trash everywhere. The little containers in the tables where they put all the salsa/salt/pepper were FILTHY i would not use any of that on my food. Ordered a pina colada, it was nasty and watered down, didn't even taste like a pina colada. If you can't make those drinks, why even have them on the menu? I took one sip and sent it back. Thankfully they took it off my bill, i didn't ask for them to do that because at the end of the day i did order it so i appreciate that. The food took literally 50 minutes to come to the table and we only ordered one thing to share which was the breakfast molcajete. The food was very subpar i wouldn't say it was great and i wouldn't say it was bad. but 50 minutes for some beans and raw onion in salsa, 1 piece of thin steak 1 piece of chorizo is crazy to me. I think i was just so hungry at that point that i just inhaled whatever they brought out. Male server there was not attentive at all. It was funny after we complained about the food taking too long he began bringing small things one at a time to the table. Plates and silverware, then the salsa. but the whole 45 minutes before he pretty much ignored us until we flagged him down and asked about the food. Majority of the tables being helped were big parties, everyone else was kind of being ignored i noticed. Absolutely will not be back here, it kind of ruined my sunday morning. Had higher expectations so that was upsetting. read more

Chapala has a great selection of authentic Mexican food . I would always go for lunch or dinner until I recently just found out they are starting a new brunch menu . The food was delicious and the service was top tier . Mimosas are new over there and have a great price and taste they're so good you can't go wrong especially for a nice brunch date. I believe the servers name was patty , she is amazing , very polite & on top of everything great service all around I highly recommend 10/10 read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Brunch with mimosas - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

Muy mal servicio llegamos y no nos dieron chips ni salsa, pedimos la comida y la mesera no nos llevó ni servilletas teníamos que limpiarnos con la mano y cuando le pedimos de muy mala actitud las dio aparte la comida que pedimos para llevar una torta salió en la carne como un fierro de la fibra con la que lavan los trastes aparte las tortillas días y tiesas read more

Love coming to this restaurant, it's my favorite Mexican restaurant. The food is delicious and the service is always good. All the servers are nice and welcoming. read more

First time to Chápalas. Here is my quick, yet honest review of the establishment; PROS: + friendly service + ample seating + food served moderately to fast + variety of meals CONS: (some might be out of their control, yet indirectly effects the experience enjoying Chapala) - 1/2 the parking is extremely small for a moderate car to fit properly - 1/2 of the restaurant is set up like a sports bar so you're not a sports person or get easily annoyed with men screaming at a tv? Not your place. - the walls are barren making it cold and uninviting. The selection of furniture and colors give no sense of a Mexican restaurant (which I'd expect), and instead give a junior version of a BWW. Overall I might be slightly generous with 4/5 stars however their servers were so friendly which gives Chapala's life. I would not be against going back if I was invited by someone else. Note: the food taste is subjective depending on what region of Mexican food you're used to. The food could've been amped up a bit in my opinion. read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Chilaquiles - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

First time here. For a party of 9 on a Sunday they sat us in 15 minutes: 5/5 Put in the orders quick: 5/5 Drinks came out quick: 5/5 Food did take a while to come out: 4/5 Once the food came, two of our people that ordered ceviche tostadas wasn't ready. We were done with half of our food until the ceviche tostadas came out: 1/5 And the fish taco came out when we were done: 1/5 Other than that the people were nice but service of food could have been better. Taste of food: 3.5/5 (nachos, fish plate, birria, tostadas de ceviche) read more

great food & customer service!! everyone is nice and welcoming. food is full of flavor and came out super quick. best place to eat mexican food in fontana, i would come back 100%. read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Molcajete Mar Y Tierra - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

Food was good! We had the aquachile and molcajete! I'm only writing this review to remember what I ordered and to get it again! We stayed so long but they didn't make us feel pressured to leave, me and my girls stayed and chatted for hours! It was great! read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

Where do I begin? Shrimp enchiladas, shrimp OVERCOOKED!!!, not sure which style this plate was presented in, tortillas stacked,shrimp sammiched inside, tortillas great, sauce , leaves a bit to be desired, beans, cold,not real flavorful, rice, good,with peas & carrots. Covered in lettuce & creama. Topped with tomato. Not sure I'll be back, drove from pomona to fontana, disappointed to say the least. Sorry people, I was expecting a bit more for all the Instagram posts out.server was corgile, but after notifying of over cooked she didn't seem ovearly concerned, didn't offer to make it right, read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Shrimp enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

We got here and put our name on the list. We wanted a booth so we decided to wait 15-20min. We got here around 10am. The manager called my name and told us our table was ready. He pointed (not walked us) to our table. We sat there with no menus. I mean...if you are the Manager you would know that handing us our menu would be helpful. Our server came and handed us our menus. We ordered our drinks and I ordered a piña colada margarita. My piña colada was horrible. The ice was not well crushed, no alcohol. Did I order a Virgen one? Absolutely not! But what they gave me, seems like I did. On to the food...I ordered tacos dorados con carne. The meat was dry. Even with the sauce added was not helpful at all. My husband had the asada plate. The asada tastes like fish and the beans were okay. The only thing I give them kudos on was the red salsa for tacos. That was really good. When we were all eating we were pretty much trying to shoo off the flies. A good 6 huge flies came swarming in. My server was okay. The manager needs some work on customer service. Would I return...absolutely not. read more

Friendly waiters. Birria tacos were tasty. Empanadas de camarón were tasty but they are greedy with their shrimp, second time I get them and they put 3 tiny shrimps inside. read more

Went there and just didn't think the hype was worth it. The food was just like any other place, the service was mediocre at best and it was hotter inside than it was outside. I get that they don't pay people back for services but please don't be cheap with your AC. Not worth the price. read more

The food wasn't amazing it had no flavor, everything was missing salt, even the guacamole had bad flavor. The service was okay, everyone was nice but the food truly needed some flavor. I ordered a margarita and it was sooooo watery and had no flavor tasted like pure alcohol, so gross I didn't drink it. Not coming back. And it also smelled inside, like wet dog or wet floor. And the restrooms are disgusting, they need to clean them. If I could give 0 stars I would, the only positive is that we ordered a lot of food and it was cheap. We ordered about 11-12 plates of food with 4 alcoholic beverages and 6 soft drinks and it was only $350 so that was nice. Other than the price the food isn't good though. read more

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I am DONE with this place and DONE with these people! First we went to the Express location. It was horrible! I'm no stranger to birria. I ordered the Birria Combo. I got boiled plain shredded pork in a pile on a plate next to the most flavorless beans and rice I ever ate. In fact the beans straight up tasted like tap water. I asked if it was correct and I was told yes, that's their birria combo. We are never returning their ever again. In fact the cafe next door had at least 20 people waiting outside for a table while the Express location was empty. Basically our own fault for not paying attention to red flags. Then weeks later I came across their Facebook page loaded with pictures of their food. One of them was the Birria Combo. A plate with no rice and beans (unless it came on the side) and the entire plate was filled with meat and red sauce galore. But it wasn't advertising the Express location it was their Fontana location so we decided to try it again. Much better that time. I got nachos, the wife and kids got quesadillas. Ok great. So we decided to go back as this location seemed better. btw, the two locations are one in the same. I asked the Fontana one about our Express experience and they just shrugged their shoulders at us and couldn't care less. Our third trip was our last trip. These people have no clue what birria is. They are an absolute disgrace to their culture. Instead of the combo I just went for birria tacos. I got two different things. The first taco was a fat taco. Literally! ZERO MEAT!!! The entire taco was fat. The second one was plain boiled meat in a corn tortilla that was barely fried so it was a soggy mess. Not a spec of red anywhere on the tortilla. It wasn't fried in anything but oil and no consume at all!!!! Which makes sense, because it's not actual birria so there wouldn't be any consume to serve with it. Zero spices. Literally nothing but boiled shredded beef. Also, aren't they typically pork? If you want go full ethnic, goat, but I'm not expecting that. Nothing about those taco's were birria, AT ALL!!! The tea was spoiled. It turned rotten. I assume it was left over from the previous day and never refrigerated as it melted the ice very quick and there's no way it was fresh unless they aren't cleaning the container they make tea in and it's all mold on the bottom. I attached a picture of how not busy it was when we were there (mid week, Thursday at 12:30 03/16/2023 - in case the owners want to figure out what is going on) and yet it still took 20 minutes to get our check and get it paid. That is absurd! What really ticked me off was the person serving us acting like she didn't understand English. I was confused about their tortas. A regular torta was $9.99. Ok. Their torta ahogada is $8.99. Isn't that just basically a torta wet style, i.e. more? I was asking why the regular one was a dollar more. She just looked at me like I was speaking dog or something. She couldn't answer me, couldn't understand my question so I just said nevermind. She understood that real quick, turned around and walked off. Then to top off the entire lunch experience, while my wife and I were in deep conversation someone came buy to take our plates. When I reached for a chip I noticed they were gone. Who in their right mind take away chips and salsa from a table where people are still sitting there? I just can't with these people. The owners of this dump need to spend a year in Jalisco and actually learn about food! read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - There's a reason this place is empty at lunch hour! - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

Don't believe the Instagram hype‍.. the food is very basic and bland, the beans were extremely watery, the molcajete came to the table lukewarm. The dining area isn't handicap friendly and very small. The mango margarita was ok, and the service was just ok. Overall bad experience over $150 wasted. read more

Walked in and it felt humid, floor seemed gummy. Food was blah. Had ordered chilaquiles for delivery before and they were bomb. Food from this visit was bland. read more

We ordered our food to go and salsa was missing. My tacos duraditos had one without any beans. My father in laws mariscos came without any juice. And my husbands burrito was mostly rice only about 2 tablespoons of meat at most. Horrible kitchen staff. Its obvious that the staff needs a lot of improvement. No care was taken with our order and when we called over the phone, the waitress didnt even know what the menu stated that they had. The owner definitely needs to intervene and retrain the staff. read more

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This place kept popping up on my Instagram feed. So we finally went in a cold night. It's in deep Fontana, questionable part of town. Not hipster, not PETA vegan. It's a neighborhood restaurant. You don't go for the scenery. You go for the food. I got the chicken fajita cuz the beef or shrimp were a little pricey. It was pretty good and the portion is generous. Wife got chicken enchiladas. It's served a bit differently here. The sauce is not over the enchiladas, but underneath them! Mind blown!! I would back again, but not as often as I like. It's a tad pricey. I get it. Inflation! Minimum wage is Cali is $15.50!!! read more

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Food was ok, however, half of our order was missing for a party of 6. Waitress tried to hide it & put the missing orders on the bottom of the tabs. Received our order 40 minutes after the first half came out. Definitely would not recommend coming here if there's more than one in your party. Ok food, incompetent service. read more

There will be no 2nd visit here. My wife and I were both thoroughly disappointed with our experience here. Neither the food or customer service were up to par. When we walked in, there was nobody around so we decided to seat ourselves. Once the waiter came out, she brought us some menus and immediately walked away. She didn't say anything to us, no "hello" or "I'll be right with you". Then, she comes back 30 seconds later and asks "are you ready to order?". Seriously, you just gave us our menus . 2 minutes passed when she came back again to ask "if we were ready to order?". We said "we weren't ready yet" and she walks away without saying anything. A couple minutes later some guy wearing a hat and sunglasses randomly walks up to us and asks "if were ready to order?" Once we received our food, it was less than enjoyable. I'll be honest, much of it had to do with the 'poor service'we had received up to that point. My chicken enchiladas had very little flavor to them, the chicken was very dry. The rice that came with it was very stiff, either it was old rice or it had been reheated. The sopes my wife ordered were average at best. Again, no reason for me to come back here. read more

Chapala Cafe and Grill - Mexican Near Me - Fontana, California

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