Tried this place once and the pupusas were okay. We have not been back since. There are better pupusas in the area.

If you are looking for a hole-in-the-wall spot that serves freshly made delicious pupusas, then this is the place. But caution, this area is pretty sketchy w homeless persons loitering in parking lot and/or rifling thru the nearby trash cans outside. Also, the hours are inaccurate. We arrived last Fri. 6:50pm thinking we could sit down for a quick bit. Instead, the front lady kindly informed us that they were closing in 10 minutes. Bottomline: great food, good service, scary area. I want to give this place 5 stars, but people need to be forewarned. read more

Aqua Fresca were eh. Pupusas were hard and dry. Rice and beans were good. Price was normal, seems like everywhere the pupusas are $4 now .

Ii first called but phone wasn't in service then I drove over, it was closed. No signs or anything

I've came here before and the pupusas are good and never had an issue until today, I come in order and I was gonna pay card because I don't really carry much cash but the lady said cash only and I asked if she takes Zelle cause there's a big QR code that says Zelle and I've used it before, she says no only cash, I've came before and never had an issue, I felt discriminated maybe because my hair was a bit messy she didn't want to serve me. I really liked this place but won't be coming again as I was not welcome read more

My friend and I come here during lunch. The pupusas are pretty good. I have only tried the cheese, cheese with chicharrón, and the revuelta. read more

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Awesome hole in the wall!!! Delicious pupusas! I love me some revueltas and they always do it right. They also make sure to add sufficient sauce and curtido which is always on point!! Fairly priced and friendly customer service. I phoned ahead and they were more than happy to oblige. I recommend it!! read more

Closest place to me that sells pupusas, and other salvadoreña dishes. Was really good and proportioned, although it is cash only since I went. Would come back again for the food. read more

Chela's Restaurant - a plate of food on a blue table - Mexican Near Me - San Bernardino, California

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The best pupusas I've had compared to other shops in MoVal and Rialto. 3 pupusas revueltas for about $8 is a great price. The pupusas were full of flavor and quality. I was suprised to see how much filling was inside plus the cheese pull when cut open. I didn't even need the hot sauce after eating it with the curtido. I've heard of this place from friends and grads/students whose family own the business. I was craving pupusas during lunch and this was the closest open spot to Colton. The parking lot is sketchy and this place is truly a hole in the wall restaurant. I'll be back. read more

Yummy Pupusas!! Taste just like in El Salvador absolutely loved them! And the service is very polite , greatly appreciated.

Sooo bomb! The pupusas are sooo soft and cheesy they literally melt in your mouth. They prices are really decent and they serve it with a side of rice and beans which makes it ten times better. The bean and cheese and carne asada are my favorite read more

Previously, I had only had one papusa from a street vendor and it was delicious. I had to know if it was as good as I remembered. Since then, I'd been on a quest to find this taste again. Omgoodness!!! Chela's is amazing!!! I had the revueltas and the carne asada. It's hot and fresh! The curtido and red sauce is delicious! Chela's surpassed my previous experience! Cheesy, spicy goodness is my favorite food group! I will be a frequent flyer here! Their prices are excellent! Two papusas, beans and rice for $5.75! You can't beat that! Home cooked quality for less than the price of fast food! Jackie was amazingly patient as she explained the different kinds of papusas and pronounced revueltas 20 times for me! Lol It's quaint place with excellent food! Do yourself a FLAVOR and get in here! Your tastebuds and stomach will be happy you did! read more

Chela's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - San Bernardino, California

Love this restaurant, I've been going to it since I was a little girl when the original owner was here. The foods still amazing as is the service . They're super friendly ! read more

The Pupusas at this place are good. We hesitated for a while to order them, but it was a tasting surprise.

The pupusas here are delicious. The aguas frescas have a weird taste. I think they use tap water. The curtido is really good and the salsa is bomb as well. I always get the bean and cheese and rajas pupusas. The pupusas here are much better than the hidden paradise place. I really like that they take Apple Pay here. The servers are always really nice. The bathroom is clean always and they don't take too long. I have not tried anything else besides the pupusas. read more

Best popusas! Been coming here for decades! Anytime I'm in town I come here. Not the prettiest location or area but the food is on point.

I've been to this place a few times thanks to a coupon from staters's. I'm glad I tried this place I've seen it here all my life and never stopped by. They have great pupusas, I've only had few different places, this place is great!! Classic bean and cheese or asada and cheese are my favorites. Give this place a try! You won't regret it read more

My family and I have been coming to Chela's for over 20 years and we've never had a bad pupusa. The service is always nice, the atmosphere homely and literally anything off the menu is blow you away delicious. read more

Food is good here, the chicharrón with no chz that I ordered had sooo much chicharrón and the carne asada Pupusa had mostly all chz and barley carne asada. Hmm.. anyways service was good in the morning and the place is clean. read more

Best pupusas in town! My favorite are the revueltas. They are not loaded in grease like other places make them. I will always come here when I'm craving pupusas. The inside of the restaurant isn't really fancy but when the food is great who cares. read more

Chicken tamales have absolutely no taste. Whoever is making them needs to retake tamale making 101. No taste, no salt, nothing whatsoever. The pupusas are nothing to write home about. read more

Amazing revuelta pupusas and passion fruit juice! Everything was made fresh and had great flavor. The only feedback I have is that the tables aren't wiped down in the dining area. read more

Great food and customer service fast service delicious food and great service we had pupusas revueltas and platanos con crema and frijol.

Okay so after reading the reviews my mom pushed me into trying it for myself. First of all, it doesn't smell like pee ! You guys are nuts lol and the pupusas are GOOD! We only get revueltas so this review on taste is about the revueltas. We ordered 11 to go. They are a decent size, not too big or too small. Nice juicy texture in the masa not all dry like others. The Tomato sauce was great with a kick of spice and honestly if you love pupusas you know the Curtido is the most authentic part, and this curtido was totally LEGIT. the inside of the restaurant was cute! And they had some beautiful flowers! The girl at the register was kind and informative and very good with the customers. I'm glad I tried it for myself because it was well worth it ! Only thing I'm mad at is waiting so long to try it for my self! read more

Cute little place. Customer service was great. I especially loved the cheese popusas. Hands down one of my favorites popuserias I have ever eaten at. read more

Not as great as I expected the price is good but the food seemed like if it was preheat for days the agua fresca was plain and the cook and waiter looked like they just hoped out of bed and came to work no hair nets or anything definitely wont be coming back... read more

I came In aug 23 2021 waited 45 minutes for our food messed up our order , ordered a carne asada burrito just waited 45 minutes just for them to say they didn't have any carne asada bad service soda with no ice DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

The food is delicious, that is the reason I continue going. The staff can be a bit unfriendly sometimes. The restaurant needs some maintenance inside. It's falling apart, has very old furniture and has been dirty most of the times that I've went in to pick up my food. read more

They satisfied my craving for pupusas. Only tried the revueltas but they were good :)

About two weeks ago my family and I had pupusas from this place. First of all, the place looks abandoned and old inside, not as clean as it could be. We still decided to try the food because sometimes these can be the hidden gems "hole in the wall" places. The best thing from my order was my coke in a bottle (and I'm not crazy about coke), the pupusas, well let's just say I've had WAY BETTER! read more

First timer here, my friends brought me. Food was yummy! Would enjoy coming here again! I tried out their pupusas and they were steaming hot when served. Their tamales were incredible too. If you're planning on coming I would call in first and order your food because it does take some time getting the food served to you. I don't recommend coming in when you have a short lunch break lol but I do recommend coming to this place hands down! read more

Chela's Restaurant - One bean and cheese pupusa and one spinach cheese pupusa served with ensalada (fruit drink). - Mexican Near Me - San Bernardino, California

I went today for the pupusas because my mother in law recommended the place, me and my fiancé got a total of 6 pupusas and the young lady at the register named Grace, was so helpful showing me the menu and pointing out what is their most popular pupusas and that was really helpful. And of course the pupusas are delicious, definitely the best ones I've had around this area. Great pupusas and great customer service. read more

Came here, tried to order pastelitos but they ran out apparently. They had no chicken tamales. Ordered pupusas and the waitress asked if I wanted asada inside which I thought was weird but should've just stuck with beans because there was up to six tiny pieces inside that they constituted the extra charge for them. Had to ask for salt multiple times because they initially brought us two small packets for a table of four. Then had to ask two more times. We asked for extra curtido at the beginning but made us wait until after we finished the small container to get more. Not coming back. read more

The Best! Delicious pupusas. Fresh, made from scratch and to order, not heavy or greasy. Love the Asada+cheso and pork+cheese. Super friendly family runs it and the kids working the counter give great recommendations. I will return ;) read more

These are the best pupusas I've ever had so happy I found this place, it's very nice inside as well if you want to sit down and eat. Also the rice and beans were great as well read more

ive came here since i was young with my mom i recently went the other day & it was not good at all not sure if its because different people run it but def give it 0 stars . read more

What can I say about this place.... lots of homeless people. Outside smells strong of urine. It's a real appetite killer if you get past that then you make your way inside where the service is pretty shitty... my overall experience reminded me of s toilet bowl. Pissy smell shitty service.... the food wasn't any better read more

By far the best pupusas I've had in a long time! It's hard to come by family owned restaurants!!!

Where do I begin. This has always been my spot here in the Inland Empire. There quality of food is tasty and delicious. I'm my opinion, there is it any other places in the area that compares to Chelas. read more

This place has been closed for acople months and they finally opened this week and i stop buy and their pupusas are bomb they are really cheese and their fast on your order to im salvadorian and they really bring the taste hope they start serving beer soon becuase they have karaoke too read more