Hidden Gem! Prices are reasonable, food tastes fresh and flavorful! Even the refried beans and…read moresauces they give you with tortillas are delicious! Service is quick and their fresh lemonade brought me back to my childhood! So good! Restaurant is decorated with bright colors and is clean. Give this place a try!

8/29/25 We put our…read morecar in for minor bodywork in a shop across the street and decided to try this little restaurant. It was a good decision. Jamaica was not overly sweet Tortilla was crunchy. I'm not a fan of refried beans but hubby loved it. Once I got salsa, I enjoyed the tortillas more. Huachinango a la Veracruzana was red snapper in a tomato based sauce, this dish was delicious! Would go back for this again. Victoria's Tostones with Shrimp was just what hubby wanted. Plenty of plantains and the shrimp were deliciously flavored. It's a small place. But the decor makes you feel like you might be in a small Mexican town.

Lucille was a phenomenal waitress!!!! The food was exquisite, especially the steak and guacamole. ​read more

Delicious food and great atmosphere! Shayla was an amazing host, so friendly! Must try!read more

Stuck in traffic on a rainy Saturday Mother's Day weekend. So Happy we stopped in for dinner! Our…read moremeal was delicious and Genesis and Clark were perfecto!!!! Jorge was very pleasant. Looking forward to our next visit!

What a delight One of those days of dribbling mb without a…read morepurpose and then getting hungry. Well, the navigator picked this spot and off we went. What a nice surprise. Quaint Spanish style decor, soft lights, nice bar. Service was prompt with a smile But ..... but The food! Absolutely enjoyable, hearty, tasty, tropically inspired. Navigator - rabo encendido, me- costilla de guayaba Ox tails and ribs The meat fell off the bone The sauces delicious What a nice surprise. The food was delicious. Atmosphere quite pleasant Salsa in the backgrounds Fun night Highly recommended By the way the drinks were also excellent

Chapala is my neighborhood restaurant go to when I need a good on the rocks margarita and yesterday…read morewas one of those days . Never had their fried shrimps and they did not disappoint with fresh mixed veggies and rice. Our Server pleasant as always, and very attentive, the music usually is a very traditional Mexican but yesterday there was definitely an exploration of different Latin music which was nice.

Always a great time at Chapala grill. This place makes you feel at home. Always welcoming and…read morealways smiling. The best staff around. There margaritas are what I come here for and the fun is why I stay. We enjoyed some drinks and shared a plate of churros with ice cream which were delicious. The place is always festive with people hanging out and enjoying themselves. We were there with a close friend celebrating his birthday and got him a little drunk, lol!

THE GOOD ----------------…read more+ All of your typical favorites from a local hole in the wall American Chinese restaurant can be found on their menu. + Lunch Specials are daily from 11AM - 3PM and are served with fried rice + soda or soup. + Lunch Specials were served fresh, extremely hot (like burn your hand holding the box piping hot) and with LOTS of fried rice and entree food. ++++ Hunan Chicken lunch special, Chicken with Chinese Vegetables lunch special, Curry Shrimp lunch special boxes all were solid and hit the spot. ++++ Fried Dumplings (8 pieces for $7.40) were also pretty good (although my better half would disagree). Skin was on the thick side, but the meat inside was also pretty fair too. + They accept online orders on their website and actually don't upcharge it! + Plenty of free parking on West Pleasant Ave for you to pull up, drop in and pick up quickly. THE NOT SO GOOD ---------------------------- - As it typically is for American Chinese restaurants, the place was very dingy and looked suspect, but, as mentioned above, food was good for what it is.

This is by far the worst TEX MEX place I have encountered in NJ. All the TEX MEX places in the…read morecity are pretty consistent... I mean how can you go wrong with fajita by the pound that comes with either grilled chicken or steak with grilled onions and peppers. Oh boy we were sooo wrong. Deliveryservice was fast. Unfortunately, we couldn't eat it... I had one piece of the chicken thinking how bad can it be. The chicken tasted rubbery and fake and had absolutely no flavor. And smelled weird my husband did not even touch it. I felt nauseous all night on one tiny piece that I tried I would not be ordering from here again

Excellent service, excellent food, nice menu options, happy employees, and a great " go to " for…read morefamily dining.

Wow guys! I was at a marching band competition at met life stadium. There's a parent tailgate after…read moreour kids perform and I didn't know what to bring. So a quick yelp/DoorDash search brought me to this place and they delivered to the parking lot! Lol It was the hit of the tailgate! I should have taken credit for them but that would have been too suspect lol! We loved them so much after we left the stadium, we drove by to grab more empanadas for home and some horchata and sweet plantains. All were excellent! Prices were great! And I preferred the beef over the chicken empanadas but both were popular at the tailgate.

The food was delicious and super fresh. The service was also very friendly and reliable. They also…read morehad outdoor seating, which is perfect for the nice weather.

This place is truly amazing and the ingredients always are so fresh. It's quality you can truly…read moretaste! My only reason for one less star today is I diverted from my usual shredded chicken variety and went with blackened chicken. I thought that meant the chicken was going to be cooked a little more well done. Much to my dismay, it was actually a heavily cumin flavored seasoning I can't get myself to enjoy or finish. Other than that, the experience here is a 10/10 every single time. The owner even calls me by my name! That's good service. Thank you Compadres

PROS: Food was fantastic, priced well since the food is fresh, came out on time, atmosphere brings…read moreme back to my trip to Texas, loads of parking, great hours CONS: They got my friend's order wrong and had to send it back. The waiter also was miserable to us. OVERALL: I think getting the food wrong was a fluke and I don't want to hold that against them. But the waiter needs to cheer up. As for everything else, it was perfect and I recommend coming here

Easy parking and a nice Mexican rancho aesthetic which I love!…read moreThe food was somewhat inconsistent. The guacamole was delicious and fresh, made in front of us, but the octopus leaned too salty, which overpowered the dish. The cocktails were the biggest miss of the night. The piña asada margarita in particular.