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

Food was great. Service was great. We all ordered different things, pozole verde, tacos, chile relleno, and a Molcajete. Plus s couple margarita on the rocks, red beer and mimosas. Definitely not disappointed in our kid free brunch experience. read more

Chapala Grill - Menudo and mimosas - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Really good food, great service, positive atmosphere and good prices. This is the epitome of the local restaurant where everyone knows you. read more

Always love going to Chapala! Sit down or take out it's always delicious and great service!

Been coming here for years... And always satisfied. Table for two or a family gathering, they will treat you well! Service: Food: read more

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The food is authentic Mexican. The service is good and the ambiance is cantina style with a full service bar.

Love that they serve beans and salsa with the complimentary chips. My favorite it the Molcajete bowl with green sauce. It is so big you absolutely must share it with someone else. read more

They never get the order right! Don't bother calling their phone number, mailbox is always full! Not worth the money for the food! Beware go elsewhere!! read more

Great atmosphere and special owners. Pride and putting in the extra effort is easily shown here. I appreciated that the owner was welcoming to all customers and very attentive. Chicken and ground beef was well flavored and fresh. I definitely am going to try the chimichanga next time. read more

Chapala Grill - Lunch for 5 - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Food: Good beans, salsa and chips. Chile verde mediocre. Also not offered refill on chips and salsa Service: people were nice. However very inattentive, waited 20+ minutes with empty drinks and no check. People were not wearing masks at the front desk. The first person did on our way in but on our way out a different person was not. Our waiter also had her mask under her nose. Maybe we came in at a bad time with changing shifts, but overall not a good experience Facility: bathrooms are falling apart. The locks are busted. Desperately needs a remodel. At least get a lock that isn't off it's hinges read more

Chile Riano was one of the worst ones I've ever had manager at the counter said they make them fresh every day. I think they're out of a frozen package no flavor too much batter. read more

This is a two star review. I hate to give an establishment this low of a rating. I normally don't. Bcz food service is a difficult business. However when it's a Saturday evening and ur out of every beer that I ask abt and u have zero in draft? Yea that's getting two stars. We went there last night for my wife's work get together. I went in open minded bcz I Yelp often and seen the reviews abt Chapala. Some were good and some were so so. The place is spacious and very nice. As we went in we were greeted I assumed by the owner. Who was a really nice guy. I thought hmmm ok. We were promptly seated and that's when the "beer" situation appeared. After asking for 805, Blue Moon, any draft, how abt MGD? Man that's a standard beer. Nope. Didn't even have that. So I glanced over at the bar and noticed a Lagunitas IPA sign. So I asked abt that. I'm sorry were out of that too. But I'll check. Ok, go check if u don't have that then I'll settle for Coors Light ugh. I can over look a lot. But dude. It's the weekend! Might wanna make sure you have things stocked up. Ya know? Just sayn. The menu seemed pretty nice with lots of choices and I remember read abt the chips and salsa. Which are free ONLY if you're not getting the 1.50 taco option. The salsa which I read rave reviews abt being spicy. Was anything but. But it was ok. No biggie. It also comes with a bean dip that was nice. I settled for the carnitas plate. I'm a carnitas ninja. I have to try them were ever I go. El Tarasco in Hanford so far has the best. So I thought I'd try Chapalas. The food arrived in a timely manner and I dug in. I always make tacos with my carnitas and did the same here. I thought the portion of meats was a little small and right there in the middle of it all was a big glob of pork fat! Seriously? I had just read abt a guy biting into a burrito and getting gristle. That's was the first thing I thought of. I thought whatever and kept eating. The meat was pretty tasty and the beans and rice it came with was equally as good. But they brought me a small tortilla shell with guacamole. It looked pretty nice. Til I started using it and found it was mostly lettuce. By then end of the meal I was pretty sure I wouldn't be coming back. Not when I live in Hanford and have El Tarasco and Jalisco in town. On the way out. The same gentleman shook my hands and thanked us for coming. Would I recommend this place???? I would say yes. Bcz everyone has a different experience. So I would never say "avoid this place". Bcz I've gone to places that have had bad reviews and have found the exact opposite of what another person wrote. This was just my experience and probably won't go back. read more

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Awesome al pastor made fresh on a cooking spit every Saturday taco night starting at 6 pm. Add in the beer special and this is one fiesta. You can eat at the outdoor patio where the taco stand is set up or inside in the regular part of the restaurant. Al pastor meat is the star of the evening. I understand there are usually couple other taco meats available also. The chicken the night I went was quite good but the asada was bland. You read more

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Great food, great service and a great experience. I come here all the time. Great job Pedro!

Once again we were impressed with the food and service. I enjoyed the Skinny chicken . It was moist and tasty. They always treat us like family. The dining room is large but still cozy. read more

Chapala Grill - Yummy Skinny chicken - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

good food. friendly workers fast service nice bar there bean dip is really good read more

Chapala Grill - CARNITAS PLATE - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

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We love Chapala's !!! Pedro & his crew: Manny, Rafa, Maria & everyone else .......great food, great service & great atmosphere !!! Love Chapala's read more

I was there with 3 other people during a very noisy lunch hour. Everyone except me liked the food. I ordered tortilla soup and a side salad. The soup was very bland, no real taste. The salad had a few pieces of lettuce, 2 chunks of tomato and no dressing. read more

Ordered breakfast burritos for my daughter's school staff. Everything was perfect! Will be ordering again!

So I was at the restaurant on Saturday 08-17-19. It took about 40 minutes to get our food. The food was bland and just not very good. I thought we had an earthquake. Our table was bumped into so many times by staff and patrons it was ridiculous. Also very loud restaurant. Not sure why. Maybe the cafeteria type ambiance. When I mentioned it to the manager his response was that will be 41 dollars. This is the second time I was disappointed with this place. There won't be a third. Go to Alejandra's or El Rosal. Much better food !!!! read more

I can say so much but I will keep it simple.... Delicious, family friendly, clean, courteous and amazing customer service. Genuine Mexican food! I highly recommend Chapala's Grill. I will definitely come back again. read more

Service is very bad. Love the owners, they're good people. We keep trying hoping the service will get better. The wait staff appear to be unhappy. read more

Friendly staff but I ordered the flautas and also an extra side of gauc for the chips at the table and they didn't give me my gauc for my flautas. I also ordered red chili enchiladas. The sauce has way to much tomato sauce. It tasted like doctored up red chili from a can. But the chicken inside was good. Salsa also tasted like tomato sauce from a can. Also got terrible heart burn after eating here. If they would just use fresh ingredients they could be so great. The potential is there. read more

We are long time patrons of Chapala Grill! One of the most important starters for a good Mexican restaurant is chips and salsa and theirs is 5 stars. Also comes with beans. My husband always orders something different- taco plate, Chile verde, enchiladas, etc... he is always pleased. I always order the Enchiladas Don Guille- always consistent and so tasty. Lots of shrimp for the price! My daughter gets the childrens bacon wrapped hotdog and she loves it! Service is excellent... many servers always checking on us, refilling chips, salsa, beans and drinks. Food is made to order and always fresh. You can tell the quality is far above average and it's well worth the wait! The owners are also awesome-- wholesome people who made dining out a nice experience even through the pandemic. Their family and ethical values speak a lot about the quality of their business. Thank you Chapala Grill! -The Marriotts read more

Stopped here while headed to Sequoia National Park. The place was absolutely packed for a Thursday night! Took a little while to get seated or acknowledged, but it was worth it. The drinks were very unexpectedly large. I got a frozen strawberry margarita and my husband got a draft beer. The food portions were equally large. The chimichangas were so dang good and my husband was raving about his burrito. The kids meals were large enough that they could've shared one. Glad we popped in for dinner. read more

Had a really good dinner last night when a party of 12 and another party of 20 was seated. Our dinner was served shortly after ordered. We were given great service even with all the large parties being attended to. The crew of servers were amazing to watch as they all did their jobs with great customer service! read more

First time going to this place.. was highly recommended for their sea bass. I am so glad we went!! First off, atmosphere was energetic and fun. Customers and workers were super happy, place was alive with music. Our waiters where very attentive. Refilled our waters whenever they were low. Secondly, food was delicious! Unlike other Mexican restaurants that just give salsa, they gave beans and salsa with their chips!! Score!! We tried both sea bass selections they offered. They were both tasty but my fave was the Filete Relleno. Sea bass was seasoned perfectly. I highly recommend it. I will be coming back with all my friends and family! read more

Chapala Grill - Foil wrapped is the Filete Relleno - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

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We are from LA came to visit our son , so we wanted some good Mexican food and it was delicious no regrets the service was great the food was great !! We will be back !! read more

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Omg! Had heard about this place from wife's hairdresser. Walked in was greeted like never before. Friendly outgoing and genuine. Held our seats out to sit place was immaculate and spacious. Wife ordered 2 tacos and I ordered the Fajitas! Portion on the tacos was huge, steak n chicken fajitas had an amazing taste. Beer was cold. Just a great experience. Best Mexican food in town! A must try. You will get hooked! read more

I've been to this establishment on several occasions and, while their food is quite good, the environment actively hinders my experience. It's extremely loud inside and they don't seem to organize orders well. For example, a group that would be seated after mine received their food before us read more

Everything came out burned. The waiter never came by our table, our waters were constantly empty. Our waiter asked if we ordered too much because so much was left, we mentioned our queso was hard as a rock. You could not even put a chip in it. Nothing was done to make us want to even come back. I am in the service industry and did not even want to leave a tip it was so horrible. read more

The best in the Central Valley. Go see Pedro and crew. Get the homemade flour tortillas.

Headed home to visit family for Labor Day weekend and of course we ended up here for brunch. We all ordered the Pozole Verde because let's be honest, it's to die for! Every time we visit there's always such a warm welcome from the owner and his staff. The staff are very attentive in bringing out fresh chips and salsa and refilling our drinks. If you're a local or just passing through town I highly suggest stopping here to fulfill any Mexican food cravings. read more

Chapala Grill - Pozole Verde - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Nice staff. Food was good. Portions were huge if you're hungry. I enjoyed the Chile verde burrito. Asada torta was okay. But the bean/cheese dip and salsa was yums! Chips tasted fresh and not oily. read more

TERRIBLY LOUD INSIDE, LONGGG WAITS...FULL OF CHIPS.... So after deciding to go out for dinner. I figured Chapala Grill would be nice to try. We get there and are waiting for our table. Thats when we notice the loud noise. I was wondering why it was so loud inside the restaurant. It's overbearing. What I realized is bad acoustics. The floor is tile and the ceiling is made of hard wood and the front of the restaurant is glass. The sound is everywhere!!!!! You can hear everyone's conversations, spoons falling loud clanging etc etc .. Service : They need more waiters/waitresses. After getting to our table. It took them about 15 minutes to get our drink order. Food took long to get to us. Food : Good food, but you'll be waiting a while for it. By this time you'll be full on chips and salsa/beans. ( if you order a more chips it will be an additional charge ) our party was hungry so of course we ordered more chips. Our food took long..Thus kept us alive. Overall: Good food, but don't show up hungry. You best bring an energy bar. Bring noise cancelling headphones and have your fill on chips and patience because you will be here a while. read more

So good. I love that they serve you with salsa and beans with the chips. The salsa has the perfect amount of kick. Some of my favorite salsa I've had in awhile. Friendly service and insanely good prices. We paid $160 for a family of 9. You can't beat that. read more

Everything was really good! Service was amazing never needed to ask for anything because they were on top of it. Food was delicious with homemade tortillas and good sized portions. Will definitely be back. read more

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Always great food and great service. The owner is extremely kind and cares about not only his business, but his employees and every single customer that walks through the doors. My favorite thing on the menu is the carnitas wet burrito with ranchera sauce. The chips, salsa, and bean dip are a great way to ease into the meal and hold you over until the food comes. Chapala is a must-go! Plus their to-go orders are still high quality! You really can't go wrong if you go to chapala read more

Great, authentic Mexican food! They have a good taqueria bar set up and a diverse menu; however, they use lard in the beans,, which creates an adverse reaction to my stomach. I don't understand why restaurants still use lard when it causes problems for many people. read more

Love this place. Great margaritas! Oh and the food is awesome too!! Great atmosphere and the owner is always there and he is really awesome. They have great customer service!! read more