Another great visit. The staff at this Chelos may be the friendliest of any location. Everyone from the Hostess, manager and entire waitstaff were great. Stop in for Monday Burger specials. Great food as always and the Banana cream pie was excellent. Great rewards program as well. read more

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Chelo's is a local chain of family type restaurants in Rhode Island. They offer a large menu ranging from appetizers like quesadillas to large seafood dishes like cod and fish and chips. This last time I got their steak tip salad and it was large and yummy. The meat was marinated beautifully, although I did find one or two pieces that were a bit chewy. Overall not a bad dish. They also have many daily and weekly specials on their menu to please many customers. read more

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Always great service. Very adaptable for those who have gluten intolerance or are vegan or vegetarian. We go here to eat lunch or get a meal to go once or twice a a week. Portions are generous. Food is consistently good. Find those menu items you like and just keep coming back for them. Desserts are huge and also delicious. The manager Barry is very hospitable and welcoming and always ensures that guests are satisfied! Been coming here for 20+ years and have not seen the deterioration of quality that has become a sad standard in the US. One would have to drive to Johnston or Providence restaurants for comparable quality. read more

Food is still pretty good but don't bother with the desserts, they are now comparable to something you buy frozen at bj's and they are half the portion and three times the price. read more

Great service and the menu is extensive and the food is delicious! The staff is very friendly and very accommodating to our elderly mom.

I stopped in I ne day to try out their burger. Seriously for the money this place makes a great plate! Super courteous staff too.

We're from Orlando and this restaurant was a great find for us. Marc was our server and he did a very good job steering us to some delicious food. We both had the seafood chowder and crab cakes. The food was absolutely yummy and the prices were more than fair. We'd be happy to enjoy this restaurant another time when traveling through. P.S. if you want dessert the choices looked scrumptious! read more

Food was good and staff was great. I have been many times and never disappointed. Wait staff I always ready to serve.

I am a regular. meet with 3-4 friends every Wednesday afternoon at the bar in Woonsocket. Kelly is by far the most fun bartender! Food and drinks are all awesome! Went for the customer appreciation day! Awesome job by ALL staff stepping up to run the huge turnout smoothly. Thank you Chelo's Woonsocket and congratulations on 70 years!! read more

Ordered takeout/delivery via 3rd party app and it held up pretty good! Bacon burger was cooked perfectly to my liking. Will definitely order again read more

We went out this evening to redeem one of our coupons my burger passport it was all that and then some. My honey got the bacon burger it was awesome it was cooked exactly the way we like it everything came out very hot fresh with very little wait. I ordered their half dozen clam cakes they gave me seven which was perfect because I love them they are so full with clams not a lot of seasons and not spicy or anything really taste good. Period we got a beverage so what is it we're OK normal soda. The waitress service was wonderful she kept coming back and checking on us but she wasn't like hovering like annoying us like being that too much it was just perfect. Will definitely go to this location in Woonsocket again if has the opportunity. read more

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Great food. We had the most tender and flavorful corned beef Reuben, along with an order of large, hand cut, onion rings. Topped it off with a $1.99 Narragansett beer! Our server, Lexi, was great as well! We will be back! read more

Service was great, enjoyed my drink, loved dessert. I had their fish and chips, thought they were just okay. The fish looked and tasted like chicken finger from a Chinese restaurant. read more

Chelos is a great spot if you're looking for some homemade dishes! I can highly recommend their French meat pie- it's so good! Last night I got an order of onion rings, they were delicious and came out quickly. They don't serve them with a dipping sauce, but the bartender "Wes", brought me some chipotle type sauce and that was perfect! Also had their buffalo chicken salad, it was ok. Three chicken tenders, a bunch of lettuce, a little cucumber, onion, and a few cherry tomatoes with some blue cheese crumbs. I think they could glam it up a bit, maybe add some croutons, peppers, celery and carrots? $11+ was a little pricey for a lack luster salad. Desserts are always amazing here, and well worth either saving some room for one, or taking it to-go! I had a "Spiked Arnold Palmer" to drink, it was very good! read more

Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - Buffalo Chicken Salad - Burgers Near Me - Woonsocket, Rhode Island

My wife and I got takeout here the other night. It was probably the worst meal I have ever had and I have had some garbage meals. All the other Chelo's we have been to have been fantastic. But my god this place was awful. I went to pick up the meal on the way back from work. I picked it up and I should have opened the bag and inspected all the food because no one cares anymore (it's also disgusting that in 2022 restaurant staff are paid a literal slaves wage) But after working my butt off for 12 hours I did not have the energy to do so. We ordered Buffalo tenders, Butter nut squash pasta, a burger and garlic knot meatball sliders. I get home and plop the take away meal down. FIrst and foremost I open it and see the buffalo tenders are not buffalo.....ok what ever mistakes happen. When I opened them they seemed like they were old and overcooked but had cooled down and were tossed in the microwave before they sent them out. They were disgusting. The butternut squash pasta. I'm from a Mediterranean family. I'm a pasta expert. I know what Al Dente is. This was not Al Dente pasta. This was uncooked pasta. The meal description makes this seem like it's supposed to be a hot meal. But we were given uncooked pasta, uncooked raw squash, and uncooked pumpkin seeds. What the heck?! Absolutely disgusting. The side salad was also full of rotten lettuce. This place needs a visit from the health inspector. Typically the burgers from Chelos are great. However tonight the burger was bland. I ordered it medium well. It was cold and pink in the center. The onion rings on the burger were undercooked and my fries were also very undercooked. It was like a mid grade room service burger. I had to fire up my grill and cook it. Medium well is slightly different from medium rare, or rare. I should not have to cook my food after I got it. The garlic knot sliders. The meatballs were cooked and tasty. However the garlic knots were soggy and wet and unheated. You would think with takeout you would het up the garlic knots so they would not become soggy. However it was just raw and soggy garlic knot. Very disappointing. We called to complain. But here's the kicker the online ordering they have now runs through door dash. So you have to spend a half hour on the phone with Chelos in order for Chelos to tell you to complain to Door Dash, and that was another fun 20 minutes. The Chelos manager we spoke with apologized. But did not offer anything to make this F up better. Inflation is rampant, bad food service is everywhere as restaurants treat food workers like slaves. But come on offer something to get me to come back, not leave a bunch of negative reviews all over the place and tell everyone about how your food is disgusting. Door dash only refunded us for 2/3 of our meal. They also let Chelos keep the generous tip. Absolutely disgusting. Tipping someone for giving us uncooked and rotten food. I will tell everyone who will listen that this place is a disaster. read more

Absolutely terrible. This was our 3rd or 4th visit to this location, I believe. We have never been blown away with excitement, but it was always average. Today? Awful. Just awful. Short staffed because they were not able to seat us (or others after us) where we wanted to be seated because they had no staff in those sections. So we were seated in the "tiny booth" section we hate. The tables are tiny and very tight, even for average sized folks. One party that came in after us basically has to slide into the booth sideways and turn, they are so tight and small. But food and service was just not good at all. The "all you can eat chicken" Sunday special was inedible. Never offered any more than we originally were served (would have gotten more salad because the chicken was cooked beyond being edible). My husband went to eat a chicken wing and there was NO meat on it because it was cooked into oblivion. Awful. Our waitress never once cleared ANYTHING on the table beside one beer mug. Empty soda glasses? No. Finished plates with napkins on them? Nope. We sat there with dirty plates until we left. She didn't seem the least bit familiar with the menu, either. New? No idea. But spending $100 on very sub par food ignited some irritation in me for sure. We will NOT go back to any location ever again. This was just terrible. With prices as high as they are everyone (and I get it, that's how it is and I understand why), we expect decent food if we are dishing out $100-$140 for pub fare food and beer/soda. Gentleman at host stand was VERY friendly, though. Huge disappointment all around. I honestly cannot believe someone plated that chicken and thought it was worthy of feeding a paying customer. read more

I just spent $55 total for 2 garbage salads with overcooked, season-less proteins. The steak tips were supposed to be medium rare. They're not. They're tough, overcooked without a hint of salt and pepper. Lettuce is limp and nowhere near fresh. The grilled chicken on the 2nd salad is cold, dry, and without any seasoning. These "meals" were delivered from 5 miles away, and there is no excuse for what I received. The worst steak tips I've ever had. I ordered from the Newport Ave location, so beware. Never again. read more

I took my employees here because this place used to be awesome. This place does not inspire joy, the food was not good but also not bad. But not worth what it costs. The McDonalds down the street has better burgers. There was no love or respect in the food they gave us. The waitress even said "You guys don't like your food either?" when I got the check. That really hit me a strange way. That's not good. Don't say that to customers. That is not funny. Pretty much night and day difference between this location and others. I walked out feeling sad. read more

There was no meat in my buffalo chicken wrap. I'm pregnant and starving. I paid $16 for bread and cold fries. Pretty disappointed. read more

Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - Where is the chicken?? Terrible. And I'm pregnant and starving. $16 for nothing. - Burgers Near Me - Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Went for Veterans Day and browsed thru the Veterans free choices and was disappointed by the selection. This selection that is for adults looks like a kiddie menu , chicken tenders, mac n cheese penne pasta etc. I appreciate the fact it was free but i and many adult veterans are not kids. They need to get rid of giving Veterans anything if they want to be cheap on the selections. read more

Ordered a veggie burger (Beyond Meat Vegan Burger) from their website. This is what I got. A chopped up, cold soggy veggie burger on a hot dog bun. Please don't eat here. read more

Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - Beyond Meat Vegan Burger - Burgers Near Me - Woonsocket, Rhode Island

really disappointed in the food. ordered a Philly cheese steak at $13.99 and it came on a tiny hot dog bun. I know times are getting tough but come on, a hot dog bun. If you want repeat customers, you need to do better. read more

Went to Chelo's last night for take out and the food was it's usual standard great quality but i'm writing this because of the great service i received at the take out counter from Sherri...sometime's at the end of a long day a cheerful greeting, bright smile and friendly conversation can turn your day around! Great Job Sherri! read more

The food is bomb it just takes too long to get. All they gave me was an empty plate. Lana found a lash in her food but it is budget friendly

High prices, small portions. (I took one bite with one strip of chicken and a few spinach leaves prior to deciding this was photoworthy) I paid $15 for this salad. The spinach is probably less than $1 worth. 6 strips of chicken. 4 grape tomatoes 4 slices or cucumber 6 pieces of onion? For $15? The labor put in to this is minimal You don't pay wait staff... Inflate the prices and reduce the amount ingredients? read more

Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - $15 for this salad. 6 strips of chicken. 4 grape tomatoes 4 slices or cucumber 6 pieces of onion - Burgers Near Me - Woonsocket, Rhode Island

I will begun by saying chellos was our to go place. My wife and I ate there like tons of times. Today we ate our lunch there which it was awesome. However we went back ,like many times to eat our dinner there. Meeting friends there. It was 9:40 pm after we ate and all of the lights were put on. Bartender saying move along we are closing. At 9:50 pm I said please give us and our friends our last drink . She said we are closed. I said your web site says you close at 10:30. She said no we are closed. After arguing with supervisor and manager they all agreed they closed at 10 pm. Who is at control of this place?? Your liquor license says 1 am . Your web site says 10:30 pm, your door says 10pm. This place needs direction. Left there mad and confused!!!! Corporate needs to wake up straighten this place out. read more

Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - Times that this restaurant closes. - Burgers Near Me - Woonsocket, Rhode Island

although chelo's has good food, their online ordering is not good. can't place an order

I enjoy getting the appetizer sampler, it's my favorite. We usually go on a Monday night because we have a sitter. It's never busy on Mondays. There are some meals that taste too salty but never the chicken pot pie. Definitely have a dessert! Their cheesecake or carrot cake are our favorites. I like that it has good lighting. I'm not interested in dimly lit restaurants. Most servers are good and attentive. Prices are decent as well. read more

"Invisible" I walked in by myself today at 4:30, Monday May 15th and stood next to the host podium as I have done in the past. There was no one at the podium, but there were two employees attending the to-go order and pick up desk a few feet in front of me, a bartender serving a nearly full bar to my left and several servers and a lady dressed like a hostess or manager walking back and forth from the dining room to my right and into the kitchen. 5 minutes go by and I start trying to make eye contact with someone, but can't seem to attract any attention. Ok, maybe just a busy moment or a shift change? So I continue to be patient and wait. A couple walks in from behind me and sits at the bar. I would do the same at this point, but bar stools aren't currently an option for me and my back sciatica. A few more minutes pass and I decide to make a gesture of patting myself down in jest to check and see if I'm visible to myself. I take a photo of myself with my phone just as a man enters from behind and asks If I am waiting in a line to pick up a to-go order. I answer most audibly that I am waiting for someone to seat me at a table in the dining room and that he can walk ahead of me to the to-go desk. The photo I took was a good one and the interaction with the customer confirms that I am not invisible after all! What a relief! I shrug my shoulders and with my arms wide and palms extended, I turn to the left, and turn to the right in one last gesture for recognition to no avail, then turn and exit the building. Could I have called out to someone? Sure, but I know I was seen, so what's the point. Why else would I be standing by the host station? None of the employees I saw during my wait asked if I was taken care of, nor did anyone who passed by, make eye contact or simply indicate that someone would be right with me. The dining room was not that busy. I live about a half mile from this restaurant and I had walked there today. Frustrated, and still hungry, I decided to walk toward Bellingham, past my building and about a mile farther down the street to Bellingham Palace, just across the state line in Massachusetts. It took me just a little more time to walk there as I had waited to not be seated at Chelos in Woonsocket. On the walk, the song "Invisible" by Alison Moyet went through my head. Arrived at Bellingham Palace where you seat yourself. I was waited on immediately and was served a very large delicious Southwest Chicken Salad within @7 minutes after my lovely server took the order. I paid my check and was out the door by 5:45. Even got some good exercise on a beautiful spring evening to boot, so I suppose that's worth the star in this review. Zero stars for this particular experience at Chelos however, even though I've had some decent ones in the past with both the employees and the food. Off day maybe? Should I wear sequins next time? Giving them the benefit of a doubt. read more

Too many issues..Last time we had undercooked fried, cold roast beef, and dried chicken... they offer to fix but that throws the whole meal timing off. Giving this place an extended break read more

Don't waste your time, consistently gives out time frames for takeout that are completely in accurate. For example when you order at 5:11 PM and they say 20 minutes. You were right at the restaurant and wait another THIRTY MINUTES. Get your act together Chelos! Plus as long as you don't mind most of the staff usually not wearing masks perfect place for you! read more

Ordered a bowl of red clam chowder. Three pieces of clams and extremely salty. Also ordered their chicken parmesan with their marinara sauce. Too many tomatoes in the marinara sauce. Almost like all there was onlycrushed tomatoes, which is not marinara. read more

Service was terrible! Our server was Barbie and she was the worst. She had a terrible attitude

Been coming here forever. Can't believe I never reviewed them. Solid service. Good food. GREAT DESERTS. read more

My husband and I had Chelo's last night for dinner and I've been suffering with the worst food poisoning I've ever experienced in my entire life for the last 12 hours. I'll spare you the horrific details. I got the steak with rice pilaf and a side salad. I will never risk eating here everrrrrr again read more

Waited for 45 minutes for chowder and clam cakes as the girl in the front played around I WON'T BE BACK read more

The past few times my husband and I have had dinner at the Woonsocket location, it's been disappointing. The food is fine but the portion of their desserts have gotten smaller while the price has increased. Tonight, our server Josiah never brought the salad that was included with my meal, didn't come back to check on us, so I couldn't ask for grated cheese and we sat there waiting for her to take the money to pay our bill and my husband ended up going to the counter to pay and they wouldn't give him the change. We had to wait at the table for our server to bring it. I mentioned the issues to the manager on the way out and she had a couldn't care less attitude. Next time we want to visit Chelo's, we will go to a different location. Woonsocket is not the same! read more

I was here for lunch, and the employees were making so much noise that we could not hear ourselves talking in our booth. The food service took a long time because we're too busy talking. Don't bother going here. read more

This is genuinely the worst place I have ever decided to go. Did not give me half of my takeout order, so I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt in these trying times and went in to sort it out. Upon going in, they decided to argue with me over my order. Not only did they refuse to give me a simple whipped cream or anything else I asked for, they continued to ignore me and speak not a single word. Awful awful. read more

I usually don't write reviews but I have to after seeing the others. I go to Chelo's often and I have not had a bad experience once. The servers are always friendly and hard working (even when busy and under staffed) and they food has always been to my liking. Yes it gets busy sometimes, but Chelo's always makes it feel like home. They have some of the best waitresses out there and cooks as well. I recommend going for half priced apps because its the best thing you will ever taste. I recommend the potato skins and mozzarella sticks, best in the Woony area. read more