Good food. Solid, fast service. Dos Equis draft was ice cold. Burritos are big. Fair prices.

Delicious Chimichanga Veggies! Now I for sure love Mexican foods! Fried anything is great but this fried burritos made to perfection that I'll definitely come back for more read more

Generous portions, good service. Try the Special #7. I love their rice. No problem parking.

This place was so yummy! We ordered the Santafe chicken and Tacos Al Pastor and the meat was perfectly flavorful and tender. Food was delicious! The staff is super friendly and they play lively music but not too loud. It was nice to walk in for a late dinner on a weekday in Weaverville where everything closes early. read more

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Easily the worst Mexican I have ever eaten. My order was wrong, first off. Secondly, the "chicken" in the grilled chicken nachos I ordered was bland shredded chicken. They also added carrots. Not sure if they were going for a chicken pot pie, but it was terrible. read more

Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Weaverville, North Carolina

I have been warned to let covid temper my review , but I will be brutally honest herewith. Everyone has an Uncle Tedthat is a self proclaimed great chef. This place is operated by a lesser version of Uncle Ted. The chips and salsa were plainish and regular. No real flair. The plate swimming in a flour heavy puddle of cheese sauce and with the dry tasteless steak chimichanga we have Exhibits A and B in the trial for Aggravated Kitchen Assault. My wife's Sangria might have worked to clean the under carriage of a semi truck. Not fit for humans. No ice , no fruit! T waseasy to infer there is a jug of warm Yago nearby! How is this place able to keep its doors open? My stomach killed me the whole night. If you take family or friends there you are culpable as an accomplice. Time for Ted to go to culinary school, preferably under Rick Bayless's tutelage. Please revoke this place due to its lack of merit. It is too late for a Covid softball review. Save yourself, Enter At your own rRisk! And remember to stop for Tums on the way home, you will need them at 3 a.m. I promise I hate this place. It is really time for yelp to consider allowing negative stars as a rating. read more

Had a steak and shrimp burrito to go !it was huge the shrimp was ok but the meat was awful. It was tough and grizzly.! would not return ! read more

Chapala Mexican Restaurant - a half eaten plate of food - Mexican Near Me - Weaverville, North Carolina

We went to get a snack for chips and salsa and gauc and it was terrible cold mushy and the Queso was watered down read more

Chapala Mexican Restaurant - three bowls of soup and a salad - Mexican Near Me - Weaverville, North Carolina

This local establishment is a gem in the rough . We had an authentic Mexican meal here and the prices are extremely reasonable . Family owned you are served fresh meals . Our meals were served quickly & came out hot . I enjoyed a large dish of enchiladas & my wife had the Ocean fajitas which was so large , we had to take home half the entree . Beer , wine & cocktails served , also reasonably priced . read more

The service was ok and the ambiance was bright and cheery but the food was marginal. And that was a surprise to us because we were first time visitors back a year ago April and everything was yummy. This visit was a big disappointment. I ordered the Pollo Fundido, the chicken was tough and grisly and tasteless. And as a suggestion instead of canned refried beans, serve the entree with a mixed black bean and rice side. We also had folks order the Quesadilla Mexicans and both tortillas were soggy holding less then fresh lettuce. And lastly the Burrito Especial, the ground beef was dry and could have used more seasoning- not just salt. The best thing that stayed consistent over was the margarita. read more

Your classic family owned Mexican restaurant. It's pretty good. Food is fresh and delicious. Fast service too!

This is a regular restaurant my fiancé & I go to. Employees are amazing, they treat us like family. you have indoor & outdoor dining. The food is delicious, Now the drinks! The drinks is awesome. when this mama needs a margarita, I always come here! unfortunately they don't have a salsa bar. read more

I don't know how to say 'this really sucked' in Spanish, but you get the idea. Poor service, cold nachos, watery salsa, more poor service. The entree was small and not even what I ordered, but by then I was just wanting the whole thing to be over with. I would rather eat from a FEMA trailer than go back to this place. Muy Malo. Muy, muy Malo. read more

First time trying this place and to my surprise I was pleased with my visit. Staff was friendly and the restaurant vibe though must smaller than other similar restaurants it had a fun vibe more of a tourist decor in Mexico if you wondered into a little village cantina. Everything I saw was clean. Prices seemed reasonable and food was tasty. I just popped in for lunch so I had a tamale with rice and beans but it was plenty. I liked that they brought you a bean dip AND salsa to the table. Their chips were wonderful quite thick and had a much smoother texture than typical restaurant tortilla chips. They were almost more like a flour tortilla chip than corn. Their bean dip and salsa were quite thin but that doesn't bother me much at all as long as they have flavor which both did. They offer daily drink specials so I had a 34 ounce beer for only 4.50$ I would suggest this establishment over the neighboring Mexican restaurant next to IHOP and Papa Johns who acts as if they are the only show in town. I was pleasantly surprised by my early week mid day visit to Chapala. If you are interested in outdoor seating they have an adorable little patio. read more

Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Weaverville, North Carolina

Unfriendly staff, (except lady who brought chips and salsa). I had carnitas tacos and the pork was not seasoned at all. Very bland. The only thing good I can say is the salsa was good and spicy. Leftovers weren't worth boxing up to take home. I'll not go back. read more

Yikes! Food was bland, small portions. Salsa was like ketchup. Most Mexican restaurants usually give rice and beans with the dishes, this is either or. I ate here once before and wasn't crazy about it so I thought I would try it again. This was worse. Disappointing. I'm so surprised at how much business they get read more

Absolutely disgusting service and food. I've never had to complain about a restaurant in over 20 years. This was awful. Bland and horrible food. Even the mint toothpick, even though lacking in mint flavor, had most to offer than the food. Best of all, when I was checking out, the owner (Jerrod?) called me an asshole in front of my wife and child. Don't waste your time or money, stay clear. read more

Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Weaverville, North Carolina

I was here several years ago and ordered the chili releno. It was practically inedible. My husband and I stopped again today because we on the way home and were starving. I mentioned to the server my prior experience and he quickly pointed to the Chili Poblano on the menu. "This is what you want,". and indeed it was exactly what I wanted! Service was a little slow and husband had to ask twice for water, but it was mid afternoon and they were between shifts. So I'll definitely be back. read more

I have lived here for 11 years and this Mexican place is my favorite! They are family owned and run, the food is delicious and the prices are reasonable. I am so glad they are here! read more

Stopped for lunch on a Saturday so the place was busy. Staff is very nice and helpful. Food took a little while to come out but they were pretty busy. My husband had the 3 tacos and he said that they were really good. I had the pork burrito and it was pretty good but it needed salt. I don't use a lot of salt but this tasted like it had none. The retried beans were a tad watery. But we will come back again, I just have to remember to salt my food. read more

Chapala Mexican Restaurant - This is the pork burrito - Mexican Near Me - Weaverville, North Carolina

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Tacos and French fries badly prepared. Service staff ignored customers. Manager spent time with friends rather than ensure quality. Gives a bad name to Mexican restaurants, I'll try La Carreta in the same shopping mall. read more

The chips, queso and salsa was great! The two different quesadillas we got were just okay. The chipotle one was too strong of a flavor for me. The one with shrimp didn't please my husband but the guacamole was delicious. It was okay. Beans and rice were good! read more

This serves some amazing food! Can't wait to eat their again, but the food quantity was so big I have leftovers for tonight. It wasn't crowded and I don't know why this place wasn't packed. It's one of the better restaurants I've eaten at and probably the best one in a while. read more

I can go in and ask for a burrito and they bring me out a grande covered in that red sauce and if your your drinks you'll get your drink but they don't ask you if you want to refill or anything till after you get ready for the bill and service stinks so I don't leave no tips read more

This place smells like bleach my kids eyes was watering from the bleach smell and my kids was like this is terriable a cheese quesadilla and I got a gotta steak was cold and my wife had a steak acp and it was cold and rice was bland never again read more

It may have been what I ordered but that was the most tasteless burrito I've ever had. The meat was completely unseasoned. The lettuce was not fresh. The waiter never returned to check on the food so I couldn't even get salsa for it. I would never go back there after that. read more

I loved it here. Very nice atmosphere, owner & staff are friendly & attentive. Food is outstanding and affordable. I'd def recommend this place. We could legit eat here several times a week. read more

Matthew, our server - 5 stars Jalapeño poppers were burnt - 1star Ambiance - 3 stars Food quality - 3.5 stars This is your typical Mexican place but in my opinion better that the Blank and Beers places. read more

This was a pleasant surprise. My wife and I had driven from Maiden to Kingsport to look at a camper. On the way home, the hungry set in, et voíla, we were about to eat Little Caesars in the car, this place was just right, nice ambiance, great food, friendly staff. I will remember! read more

Food was great for the price. Nice decor for Mexican. Very pleasant and helpful wait staff. Watch out! The floor is slick with grease that is being tracked in from the kitchen. Anyone could slip, fall and break a leg, including the staff. We told the owner's son who seemed unconcerned until we pointed out that the restaurant could be sued and the restaurant could be shut down by the restaurant inspector for both cleanliness and hazards to patrons. They could also be slapped with a wrongful injury tort claim for failing to correct an obvious hazard. Too bad. Food, staff, choice and price were very good. read more

I've only been once, but I will never be back again. After eating a burrito and some beans with chips and salsa, I felt a bit sick, so will not be going back again. The atmosphere is also pretty dark and unpleasant. read more

Hadn't been there in a few months due to a bad service experience but decided to attempt again today with my son. We ordered Fiesta Nachos and a kids cheese quesadilla and waited over 45 minutes for our food (while watching people that came in after we'd been waiting over twenty minutes get their food) before walking out. We were checked on about thirty minutes in and was told it'd be ready in a few minutes. Never got an apology, no solution was offered. We left hungry, humiliated and extremely frustrated. We will never return. read more

I wish I had something more enlightening to say about this place, but the bottom line is the food here is just not good. I've been here 3 times and each time I can honestly say that the food is horribly greasy, has no flavor, and each time the cheese has tasted rancid. There is nothing authentic about this place and should not be called Mexican food. I'm not even a snob for authentic Mexican food, but I do enjoy it a lot and even love the "Americanized" attempts at it which, as someone from the Midwest, I've run into a lot. As a result I'm down for some unauthentic, semi-greasy Mexican food every once in awhile, but this isn't even a good attempt at that. It's just bad, bad, bad. Their "special" enchilada sauce is watered down tomato sauce with obnoxious amounts of garlic and onion. No chiles, no spice. Chapala's filling is bland and the tortillas are mush. I'm sad to say that in all honesty, I've had frozen enchiladas that tasted way better. The quesadillas are more like a soft taco with a filling that resembles more of a fajita than a quesadilla. They are not put into a quesadilla press or fried for that cooked/usually semi-crisp outside. I guess we should be grateful that they're not fried because the amount of grease that drip out of these things are unreal! They use a standard small tortilla which is then filled and folded in half and yet for the size, these things drip 1-2 tablespoons of grease when you pick them up. Upsides? They do pack their quesadillas and enchiladas with a good amount of chicken or beef. They don't skimp out on that. Their salsa isn't bad, but it's not particularly special either. Lastly, the prices are good but when you consider how awful the food is, that just doesn't make up for it. If Weaverville had a good Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant, or even a Taco Bell, this place would be out of business. read more

For our honeymoon we were staying in Alexander, and Weaverville had the closest stores and restaurants. (Asheville was still a good distance away though we were there about every other day.) So one day we just needed to eat without making the trek to Asheville, and here was this nondescript Chapala Express. It was actually a great dinner! This is very good Mexican and if you are just looking for some food minus the long drive into Asheville, I strongly recommend Chapala. read more

Tried eating here several times. No matter how cheep it's not worth it. I'll keep driving to Asheville

Beef and cheese nachos were on point. Chicken quesadillas were wonderful. With good service and friendly people this place was awesome. read more

Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Huge Daiquiris... Great for sharing... - Mexican Near Me - Weaverville, North Carolina

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Great food!! Being that my husband I just moved here, can't get over the prices!! With 4 drinks and 2 entrees + a side our total bill was $32! Went in on a Monday night and frankly have to get used to the town rolling up the sidewalks at 7pm decided to try this place after reading all the negative reviews of the Mexican place across the way. They did not disappoint! It's a quaint little neighborhood joint with awesome food and drinks. Service was friendly and food was hot, tasty and good. We will be back! read more

Asheville has lots of Mexican food options, and most are pretty good. Most have similar menus, primarily Tex-Mex. But some restaurants stand out a little more, for value, freshness, and service. We have tried many of them during our 8 years here, but we keep going back to Chapala in Weaverville. It's not on the tourist circuit, so their survival depends on repeat business, which requires something extra. The chips are hot and fresh, accompanied by homemade sauces, never from a can. The margaritas are large, cheap, and fresh... the medium margarita is huge. The menu lists most of the possible combinations of your favorite dishes, but you can request any other combination that you can think of. I wanted cheese enchiladas topped with over-easy eggs; not on the menu, but no problem. The bill for two never exceeds 25 bucks. Open till 10pm every night. Large variety of special tequilas. Hope they last forever. read more

excellent food, excellent prices, service is superior. outside patio is a great place to eat. decorated nicely with palm trees. our waitress was fantastic. i recommend this place in weaverville. i will return and tell all my friends who are driving through this area. read more

I have been coming here for years. Staff is attentive and friendly. They handle special orders with ease. Over time you get to know a restaurant. I can say unequivocally that they are five stars burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas all very good. Come check them out you'll be glad you did, it is like coming home for family meal. Thanks, Dr Chris read more