We had not discovered this place, but friends suggested it and we're very glad. My grilled shrimp tacos were served in soft flour tortillas and, interestingly, included mushrooms in the contents. I got a side salad instead of rice and beans, and even it was especially good for its simplicity, with just enough onion to give it some flavor. My husband's fish dish in sauce was delicious as well. One friend had chicken chimichangas that made me drool looking at them, and her husband says "Manuel's Baja Fish Tacos"are the best he's ever had. We'll definitely consider going back. read more

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Another nice find on our visit to California! Great food and beverages and nice seating. read more

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Prices climbing a little here even with lunch specials but still generous portions. The family friendly atmosphere always makes the meal. These folks know customer service. Looks small in the outside but plenty of room inside. It's the best Mexican place on the northwest side of town. read more

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I really like Chapala Grill. We've gotten it at work a couple of times and I really like their beans. I've even gotten just their beans to go. I also really like their chips and salsa. The last time visiting, I decided to try the fish tacos I think the Manuel Baja or something. They were good, but not anything amazing. I would try something else next time. But it's a wonderful restaurant that I would definitely return to. read more

Chapala Grill - Fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Great food, very clean and good service. This is a consistent neighborhood gem. The restaurant is pretty large and can accommodate a lot of people. read more

Love this place. Some of the best chilie rellenos around. They have a unique white sauce that is yummy! Love the seafood here too! I have always had great service and enjoyed myself each time I've come by. It's also very comfortable and cozy inside! Give them a try for sure!!! read more

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This is a great place for a classic Mexican food menu. Also, this is the best place in town for a blended margarita! I had the mango margarita both on the rocks and blended. The mango syrup is a bit sweet and thick, which is perfect when blended, but a bit too much of just on the rocks. They also have salt, tajin, or sugar for the rims. The service is fantastic and the owner is very kind and cares a lot about the community. The restaurant used to be very loud, but they did a lot of work to install noise dampeners and it is much better now! Definitely my family's go-to place for a Mexican restaurant! read more

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Place is depressing. Especially if you sit at the bar with Rafael serving you. I won't be back.

I'm still coming here and I'm still loving every thing about in, even if the $1 tacos now cost more on Saturdays. Anyway, I'm updating this review b/c I'd been craving asada fries for like a week straight and while these aren't on the menu, they were happy to oblige and they were 100% fire. My wife and I both really enjoyed these. So maybe its a "secret menu" item, or maybe no one has asked before... but Pedro, you gotta get these things on the menu! its basically their nachos with fries instead of chips. But man, the fries stayed crispy and over all it was just delicious. While I was always going to come back to Chapalas... I now have a new dish to decide from. read more

Pedro is Chapala. Always a shake or hug when we arrive really makes the restaurant GREAT! Only a few owners go out of their way to welcome us to their home. Kitchen team always does an amazing job prepping and presenting their dishes. Thank You to all. read more

Our family loves this place! Excellent customer service, great food selection, and the ambiance is perfect for the family or friends to enjoy a delicious meal! We love supporting local businesses and couldn't be happier with the wonderful quality of food available, prompt service, great recommendations on when you are ready to order. We have ordered from here takeout before and I can't believe I never wrote a review! What a crime! Please follow the delicious aroma from outside and make your way inside! You won't be disappointed! Wonderful Mexican cuisine! read more

Chapala Grill - Shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

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The staff is always nice and greets upon walk in. The empanada is my go-to. You get refried beans, salsa and chips while you wait. It is a little but pricey but the service is top notch. read more

The service was spectacular. They had an array of dishes. My coworkers and I were able to have a sit down lunch within 45 minutes which does not always happen at restaurants. The chile verde was good but it did have a few chunks of fat in it. The fish taco my friend got was good. The chips and salsa that they give you when you sit down was pretty good. read more

Chapala Grill - Fish taco - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

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Ordered 2 carne asada burritos with just meat and beans to go. Got 2 chile verde burritos with rice and beans. I didn't bother checking which was a mistake. Couldn't go back to return them due to time constraints. This place was so good before but real let down. read more

Food was excellent but the service was very poor. Had to wait over 10 minutes for a drink refill and to get their attention I had to hold my glass up in the air. Waitress never came to check if we needed anything and the drink refill was from the young man cleaning the tables. read more

Chapala Grill is one of our go to's when we dine out. The food is always delicious and tasty. The staff are always so friendly and accommodating. Thank you Chapala Grill for always being consistent. read more

Service was good. Friendly staff I was disappointed at my meal which was a taco salad. It was watery with very little lettuce, meat and beans. For $20 I expect better read more

Torta was huge but a lot of bread and little fillings. Chicken quesadilla was decent. Empanadas were really good and really big for the price. Waitresses were nice but they messed up a few times and then forgot our refills. We also went during lunch so they were really busy. Overall would try again read more

Enjoyed eating here. The food is very good and this place does a ton of business. It was very good and the staff very nice

I've used this restaurant to cater breakfast for my office for years but have never actually sat down to eat in their restaurant...until today. Sat down with the intention of getting some type of lunch special combo plate until they brought out the more than generously sized chips, salsa, and beans and cheese. By the time I was ready to place my order I was already partially full. . I decided on the Torta Cubana as a change of pace. Quite good. Not too messy but not dry either and the ham, carnitas, avocado etc all came together nicely. Service was fast, efficient, and friendly. read more

Chapala Grill - Torta Cubana - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

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Wish I could give this place a ZERO star for review. I've been here a few times prior and the food has always been decent. Today I ordered their Chili Verde plate. The plate arrived with four (4) to five (5) small chunks of pork meat hidden by the sauce. The size of the meat was proportionate to the size of your standard ice cube. My wife looked at the plate and asked how in the world could the cooks, waiters, and restaurant send out such a pathetic plate of food to their guest? I know inflation is hitting us all but this plate food was pathetic. You wouldn't even be able to make a toddler size taco with the meat that was in the plate. read more

The food, drinks, and service here are all top-notch. Always greeted with a smile and welcomed back! You won't regret it.

We are visiting the area. Ordered food to go. The service was awesome. We are from Texas and love Tex-Mex. The food here is so tasty and portion sizes are big. We ate two meals from our entrees. Some of our hometown Mex places are not nearly this good!! read more

Went there Friday night at 8 pm to take out of town family to dinner, place was 1/3 occupied so no waiting for party of 9. I noticed owner was not there, took 8 minutes after we were seated to get drinks ordered, took another 10 mins for water to take our order. Waited another 40 mins for our food and had to flag down waiter to get refills. Either service is getting bad or is bad when owner not there. read more

Great food, fast and attentive service. It gets very loud when they are busy, which is always!

The wet burritos have such a delicious tomato-ey red sauce! Not to spicy but flavorful! Also the beans here are tasty! I do wish they considered that their competitor places do give sour cream for their burritos (that comes with the order) but I guess u can always order some on the side :) however, this place tastes and feels a little fresher and a bit more gourmet than some competitors out here in Vis. When we placed a to-go order we were given an abundant amount of chips and it made my week! I loved how thin & crispy these tortilla chips were - the salsa was actually of a medium spicy heat level 6/10 spicy! If you order anything with asada the serving portion is nice & the meat is chopped finely which we prefer in this household - will order asada tacos / combo next time. Thanks Chapala. read more

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We love this place! Great food! Great service! Great for families too! Highly recommend the seafood. read more

Chapala Grill - Baja fish tacos. Excellent!! - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Food is off the hook delicious!!! My favorite is the 3 fajita plate... SUPER BUSY restaurant & can be a bit of a wait sometimes. There is a bar there also which is nice to have a drink or two while waiting or just a casual night out!! People are SUPER friendly too!!! LOUD restaurant with lots of laughter & chatter, not recommended for a quiet evening dinner. Atmosphere is joyful but loud *COVID did effect the business some as far as keeping good staff trained & polite service but all in all an amazing restaurant!!! read more

Nice clean restaurant with helpful and attentive staff. The food seemed fresh but was on the bland side. They do offer handmade corn tortillas. read more

Oh my. Sit in the bar. The sopes are the best I've ever had. The Chile verde was so tender and full of pork. The bean dip served with chips and salsa was delish. The margaritas were awesome as well. We will be back read more

Chapala Grill - Cadillac margarita and bean dip - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

It's hard to determine when they're open. They have closed a few times because of being short staffed. The food is good when you can time it right. I stopped trying after awhile. read more

Shrimp ceviche stuffed i to 2 large avocados. Fresh, authentic. Chapala is one of our favorites. Plenty of parking, GREAT FRIENDLY SERVICE, great drinks. read more

The chips and salsa and bean dip are my favorite. I've tried several dishes. Have yet to find a favorite, but not a bad experience. Servers are friendly and helpful. read more

Food was excellent and margaritas did not disappoint. Wife and I shared some simple nachos that weren't so simple the flavor of the chili verde was outstanding. The portions are huge. Service is amazing. New place to visit will definitely be back. read more

My wife has visited this place several times and each time she had good things to say. So I decided to try the place with her. First, the place was a bit packed but no one was at the front to greet or take our names. When someone finally showed up they had a little of a negative undertone. (I get it, busy Friday). We get seated and the table seemed unclean and not tidy. Now we are in this corner. It took a while to get our order to be taken. We finally ordered and of course we maintained patient. Our first drink refills were taken care of. That was before our food came. After we received our food, which the portions were generous. My wife got Asasa Sopes and I got a dinner plate of a chicken taco and a chicken tostada. My son got a bean and cheese burrito. The sopes seemed more like ground beef. The Asada was beyond salty and barely consumable. But my wife felt like she could not complain as she touted this place as a place for great Mexican food. My chicken taco and chicken tostada... it was the opposite of my wife's experience. The chicken was bland. In fact I ended dousing it in the salsa from the chips were received. The rice was over cooked as well and had a burnt taste. Once again I put salsa on the rice and the chicken the entire meal felt like it all tasted like salsa due to me trying to add flavor to the the chicken and rice. The only highlight was the whole beans that came with the plate ordered. I really felt like this was a huge miss for me. My wife was shocked when I reached for the salt and her food was overly salted. Although portions were beyond sufficient it is still not a place for me to return. Food inconsistency regardless of the portions is still a waste to me. To get our bill I had to chase a server then he just escorted me to the host area to pay. I could have done that would out the extra 15 minute of wait for someone to come by. I hope the owner sees this review to make sure the next new person in town doesn't have an experience like ours. Not sure if there was anyone one in charge of the kitchen to provide feedback. read more

Nicest owners ever! Pedro will greet you with a "welcome my friends " every time! Great food, shrimp Costa Azul, Tacos Puntas Chapala, quezon Fundito, Manuel's fish tacos are some of our favorites! They have a great wine and tequila selection and make the best skinny Margaritas! read more

Chapala Grill - Dining room - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

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The best Mexican restaurant around!!!! The service is impeccable...like family, the food is crave worthy and the atmosphere is comfortable and welcoming!! This place will leave the best impression on you. Definitely a must try! Love the shrimp enchiladas and spicy margarita! Also...their tequila and wine selection is !! read more

Service was quick and friendly. Restaurant was easy to find, corner of Goshen and Akers. Would easily come back.

Definitely amazing meal here. Ordered the Manuel's Baja fish tacos and they had so much flavor and were grilled to perfection! Also ordered the Mexican pizza and holy cow it's huge! Definitely enough for 3 people! Went at lunch so it was quick service and not too crowded. Clean tables and restrooms! Loved the bean dip served with the chips and salsa too! read more

Chapala Grill - Mexican pizza with asada - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Always a great atmosphere, good lighting, always clean and looks nice. The food is so good I come all the time! Great service with a smile.