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    Chela's Tacos

    4.3 (308 reviews)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Ino R.

    I love their tacos, but my experience here wasn't as great as I would have expected. We came here for a lunch get together, and there was plenty of room to eat inside. It was clean and fairly well lit. There weren't any wait staff. You order at the counter and the same person brings you your food. I ordered a lot of food (surprise). I ordered a caldo de pollo. It was loaded with carrots and celery slices. It has plenty of shredded chicken in a flavorful broth. It's filling all by itself. I also ordered Chela's Combo plate, which comes with rice, beans of your choice (whole or refried), a stuffed taco, a tostada, and a spicy ranch chicken enchilada. The tostada and enchilada were good, and the stuffed taco was very good. I'd opt for the refried beans. The whole beans I tried were dry and lacked flavor. It was a good time, but I might stick to their awesome breakfast tacos.

    Tortilla soup
    Luz P.

    The food was great and so was the service...I had the best fresh tortilla soup ever ... I am looking forward to going back for breakfast..

    Menu as of 4/6/24
    Glenda G.

    I don't want to make a review without eating first, but my first impression is that it's nice and quiet. Maybe because it's 25 until closing time. We ordered the la costra chela. His has asada, and I have mole chicken. It cost $27 so it must be pretty big. The server was nice. I like the ambiance because it's not overwhelming with too many decorations. And since Fiesta is on the way, I appreciate the brightly colored flags on display. They have a variety of food to choose from. My husband's was delicious. We had well seasoned asada and chicken. Mine was mole, and it was flavorful. The grilled cheese hit the spot! It collaborated well with the other ingredients. It's awesome and we want more! Until next time.

    Cup of Menudo and Carne Guisada taco
    Rudy F.

    I was looking for a nice hot bowl of menudo early on a Saturday afternoon when I came across this little restaurant on Broadway. I had passed it numerous times and never stopped in before it became intrigued after I saw all the great ratings and compliments. The restaurant had an order counter and the restaurant was about 1/3 full when I arrived. I confirmed that they had menudo left and also ordered a carne guisada taco, which I often rate mexican restaurants by. I had a seat and only had to wait around 10 minutes for my order to be walked to me at my table. In that time, I had a chance to survey the interior of the restaurant. The big menu board displayed a great variety of dishes and tacos, but I noticed the dining room was a bit uncared for, as displayed by the napkins on the floor - which also could have used a good sweeping. Also, not all tables had napkins or salt/pepper or salsa on the tables. That included my own. The restrooms were clean, which was a good sign, however. Grade: C My first impression of the food I ordered was good. The cup of menudo was a nice size, and included limes, spices and onions on the side for me to add to my bowl as I wanted. It also came with two warm handmade corn tortillas which were very good. Unfortunately, the menudo itself was a bit underwhelming. While it had good flavor, it wasn't as seasoned as I normally like and the ratio of tripe to hominy was way off. In fact, there was far too little tripe and an excessive amount of hominy. The temperature was perfect, however, and it certainly filled my desire for a hot cup of menudo on a cold winter day. Grade: B- The carne guisada taco I ordered was a nice size, although the flour tortilla was just a bit undercooked than I prefer. The meat was mostly tender, although there wasn't a lot of gravy in the taco and it tasted like it had been sitting for a few minutes longer than it should have. It could have used a bit more pepper in the seasoning as well. Grade: C+ While the service was friendly, it wasn't over-the-top friendly. Perhaps it was just a rough day at the restaurant. Grade: C Overall, the value of the meal was okay totaling out at just over $15 which included a beverage. While it satisfied my hunger for a warm meal, I was expecting just a little more from most aspects. Maybe I'll stop in a little earlier next time at another location. My order arrived

    Alexis R.

    A huge variety of texmex food, so many tacos to choose from! It's very cozy and we went on a rather cold day and it was perfectly toasty in the restaurant as well. The ladies are so sweet and helpful! They cook FRESH and HEALTHY! I know how all natural beans look when I see them, I mean the food is delicious yall! pls visit!! Love the prices too!

    Daniel S.

    We had a great lunch. The food was great and the atmosphere was very pleasant. Service was quick and the server was great. Small little place not too far from Fort Sam Houston. I highly recommended this place!

    Tortilla Soup Tortilla Soup

    This is the saddest review I've written. The tortilla soup here used to be one of our favorite things to eat in the city. The broth was flavorful, and it was full of carrots, potatoes, celery, zucchini, etc. Today, I picked two bowls up for take away. Imagine our dismay when I poured them into a pot at home to reheat, and the soup looked like this. And it tasted as poor as it looks. The broth tasted like store-brand Campbell's, but watered-down. And there was not a single vegetable to be seen. I hope it was an epic mistake in the kitchen, and not a change by the apparent new ownership mentioned in a previous review. They also left out one of the three tacos in our order. Two stars only because one child reported that her carne asada taco was good.

    Tortilla Soup
    Julianna J.

    Absolutely LOVE Chelas! The food is always so delicious. Cooked with amazing spices that make the flavors phenomenal. The food comes out fast. The workers are very sweet. They're always On top of everything! The place is always clean. It is a small space but has just a nice cozy ambiance about it. We don't always come here since we don't live close so this place is like our little special treat.

    Great breakfast tacos - barbacoa and potato and sausage
    Hoa L.

    A quick stop for excellent breakfast tacos. Each taco runs about $2-3 depending on if you are getting meat or meatless tacos. There's a sign asking that you sanitize your hands before entrance and also a note that due to rising prices, tacos will meat are now $1 more. I was a little surprised, but thankful for the warning. I ordered the barbacoa and sausage and egg. It came neatly packed in a to go bag with two green salsas and one red salsa. The portions were more than generous and very, very good. Normally I order two tacos but one was plenty! The barbacoa was tasty, soft and melted in my mouth. Also included was cilantro and onions with lime. Such a perfect addition to tacos and not something you get everyday at your local chain taco restaurant. I'll definitely be back and the only question will be... do I have barbacoa again or try something new?

    Chicken Cilantro Taco
    Christine W.

    Ive been coming to Chela's for a while, more often when they had their food truck by UTSA all of those years ago! I recently ordered from them from their By the Pound menu. I love their Cilantro Chicken so I was pumped that I could get a whole pound of it! The food is delicious as always and the service as well. I look forward to coming to dining in once the restaurants fully open again!

    Combo plate
    Lexie R.

    Came for a quick lunch grab wasn't a huge huge fan. I paid decent money for not a whole lot of food. The flauta that was on the combo plate was all tortilla. There is maybe one piece of chicken in it and it was very dry the rice and beans were good and the Asada that was in the combo plate was amazing, however I wasn't a huge fan of the guacamole. It tasted a little stale the queso you could tell has been made way long before I ordered because it was starting to separate and it tasted gritty and bland as if it was heated and reheated multiple times. This also had no flavor no heat. I'd probably come back just for the asada.

    Puffy Taco Plate with Pork and Salsa Verde and Cochinita Pibil
    Will C.

    I've been wanting to try out puffy tacos for a long time, and Chela's was perfectly situated on my route into San Antonio. After trying them, I have to admit that I don't particularly care for them: they're too cornmeal-y and kinda bland. While the fillings that I got at Chela's were decent--pork and salsa verde, cochinita pibil--I just didn't care for the puffy taco. I'd probably stick with corn or even flour next time. As for the fillings themselves, I thought the pork in the pork and salsa verde was a bit dry at times. Cochinita Pibil was good. I really liked the salsa verde that I was given at the table. Less thrilled about the manager assuming that I wanted a taco platter even when I said all I wanted to do was to try a few puffy tacos. That said, the prices are excellent and everyone in the restaurant wear masks.

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    Always great tasting food and friendly service! Vegetarian tacos and tortilla soup are my favorite.

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    1 year ago

    Freshly made tacos. Menu has lots of choice Mexican fare. Friendly service. Order ahead if in a hurry.

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    2 years ago

    Good service at opening time. Solid barbacoa tacos in Álamo Heights Price is moderate.

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    3 years ago

    Great food always consistent and friendly service. There is a lot of variety of tacos and authentic variety to choose from.

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    2 years ago

    Food prices went up Tacos got smaller. New ownership also. Just not the same restaurant anymore. Next..........

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    Mini GORDITAS (3) $ 8.50 Soups ( small $ 4.99 large $ 8.00 ) fideo, caldo de pollo, pozole and menudo. Suuuper tacos breakfast Barbacoa machacado, deshebrada machacado, chorizo egg, ham egg, sausage… Read more

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