Such good food! We placed an order for pick-up, unfortunately had problems with the Doordash platform, but they were so nice about taking our orders over the phone. The food was delicious. Everything was flavorful and well made. Also they were really good about our allergies. read more

Don't do this. This is not good even by this area's standards. The rice has some kind of bread texture, the refried beans are from a can and the chips were served in the store-bought bag they came in. Didn't even bother tossing them in the fryer. At least the chicken wasn't dry. read more

My husband insisted I needed to try these tacos from a food truck he found in Watervliet. They have a full market not far from where we went to the truck so, had it not been out today in the gas station parking lot, we would have gone there. We both ended up getting 2 tacos. I got ground beef, corn tortillas and it was mexican style. My husband got American style steak tacos with flour tortillas. Mine were fantastic. I would 100% order them again. My husband was talking the whole way there how the tacos were the bomb and he wasn't wrong. I want to go to their actual store soon to try their other items. I love Mexican markets, so I feel like I'd really enjoy their market. I'm so glad my hubby brought me here for lunch. read more

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i don't usually leave reviews on yelp but this food was soooooo gas and flavorful. i got the taco dinner 2 al pastor 1 steak. steak was good but i wish i got 3 al pastor because it SLAPPED. super juicy and yummy. rice was well seasoned too. my boyfriend and i always look for mexican restaurants with 3 stars because there's always gonna be some white women complaining about the service or ambiance but let's be real these types of restaurants always have the best food. (don't get mad i am also a white woman) read more

I was very disappointed in the dinner i received last night. I ordered Burrito Sauzo. The meat had no seasoning; it was tough and had like rubbery Grizzel in it. The presentation was awful it looked like a mess. The lettuce and tomato were inside the burrito instead of on the side, so they were soggy and warm. It was almost inedible. Through most of it away unfortunately. Sad, I went to sleep hungry. read more

Went for lunch and ordered the taco dinner, with steak rice and beans. Tacos were good but not seasoned as well as some I had the day before from them. The meat seemed a bit drier as well. The rice was cooked and seasoned perfectly, refried beans were bland, the red sauce for the tacos was delicious, not too spicy but packed with depth of flavor. Didn't care for the green sauce, too acidic for me. The sauce for the chips was good and the chips were crispy. Ordered 2 chicken tamales as well. One was seasoned well, the other was bland. Not sure if these were two different batches but they did not taste the same. Reasonably priced except the tacos ($3 each). Clean restroom. Good service. More of a take out place than dining in. Only drinks available are bottled drinks. Can get 4 stars if the food is consistently seasoned well, fountain drinks are available and prices for tacos are more in line with restaurants in the area. read more

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Yum! I have to be honest when I first walked I wasn't too sure about this place. They were in the middle of renovations and all they had were some tables of groceries in the front of the store and then some refrigerators in the back. But the lady at the cash register welcomed us and asked if we wanted a menu. I ordered the al pastor taco dinner, my husband got a steak and chorizo burrito. If you've never ordered a steak and chorizo burrito you need to try it. Sometimes a chorizo only burrito is too spicy but mixed with steak it's excellent. We also shared an al pastor tostada. They are carry out only but our food was ready in 10 minutes. Everything was very very good. The red sauce they give you I didn't like by it's self but when I poured it on my tostada it was so damn good. It has a slight Smokey flavor to it. The green sauce was good too but spicy! I'd give them 5 stars but the rice and beans were just ok. Stop by this little gem very close to I-94. read more

La Chula Mexican Market - Al pastor tacos - Mexican Near Me - Watervliet, Michigan

Delicious and authentic food ! Nice and clean place .nice and hard working people.I definitely come back again and I recommend to all to try ! Prices are very reasonable read more

Food is amazing, prices are affordable, and the family working is super sweet too! Go check it out!

Amazingly authentic and fresh! Grimy around the edges but great food and service! You need to stop in and try the sopes and the torta. Jarritos if every flavor and amazing home made Popsicles! Stop in! read more

La Chula Mexican Market - Old school! - Mexican Near Me - Watervliet, Michigan

Wow! I was very impressed! We stopped to get food located from the food truck. The meat seasoning was on point and the place was very clean! We will stop again when in MI! read more

Had lunch while on a break from Watervliet hospital. It's about 5 min away with convenient parking out front. Had chips and salsa and the taco dinner and both were excellent. Staff was friendly and prompt. Would recommend this place for Mexican food if you're in the area. read more

La Chula Mexican Market - Mexican Near Me - Watervliet, Michigan

Food is one of the best Mexican spots around. Have hired the food truck for events too and it's always gone smooth and everyone I've pointed here has not been disappointed. Very good, have only ever gotten takeout, not really a spot to sit and eat at. Grab and go enjoy! read more

Hands-down my favorite place to eat. Always clean, always friendly, the food is the best around. Everything has great flavor and is fresh. It's sometimes busy but they work hard to get everyone served fast. Just a wonderful Mexican restaurant and store! read more

The Chula is in the heart of Watervliet. Perfect for taco Tuesday or any night you don't want to cook. The family that owns/operates la Chula is great read more

First of all, don't waste time or energy using grub hub to order from here. Spend half hour inputting s large order for six adults and six kids, only to have a phone run around to find out "they weren't open yet" although the hours clearly state they were (12:30pm on a Friday). My card was even charged before the order was cancelled v annoying considering my husband went by and had no problem ordering at la chunks. In the end, the food was very good and we would go again, but call or go in person. read more

We love their food. They also have two food wagons. If you see one give it a try. They are local for us so it is a once a week dinner. Introduced my mom to La Chula and she loves it too. Always get the premade tamales to take home for later. They are amazing. read more

The best Mexican food around! We love the mega Burritos, enough for hefty leftovers. Never had anything I didn't like.

Brand new taqueria in downtown Watervliet! Though it is clear that they are just getting started, their food is AWESOME! My family and I enjoyed their steak, barbacoa, and chicken tacos today for lunch. They not only taste great, but they are only $1.25 a taco! For a family of 4 our bill was only $15 - CAN'T BEAT THAT! On our way out they offered us mini sizes of their homemade popcicles to try. We all loved the guava! YUM! La Chula is also a small grocery store and it looks like they will soon be selling prepared Mexican favorites for you to bring home to enjoy. Looking forward to seeing La Chula in full swing. We'll definitely be back for more tacos! read more

This is a great Mexican restaurant. Family owned and operated. THEY OFFER HOME MADE ICE CREAM AND ICE CREAM BARS!! I had a really good meal: Burrito Suizo full of very juicy, flavorful steak and covered with excellent melted cheese. Good rice and beans on the side. Excellent chips and salsa to start; the salsa is superb. Ask for a Coke and you get a true bottle of Mexican Coca Cola. Pretty traditional menu with choices of steak, ground beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, chorizo or vegetarian fillings. Tacos made with your choice of corn or flour tortillas. Look forward to trying the torta with roast pork next time. They also offer breakfast items all day, including either red or green Chilaquiles. Ten flavors of home made ice cream are available and the flavors are quite creative. This is a hidden gem!!! read more

Great authentic Mexican food . Little grocery store with a Mexican restaurant in it. Burrito ranchero fresh salsa and chips , very friendly staff. Love all the Mexican flavors . This is my second visit and I was not disappointed . When in Watervliet stop in and try the food . It's not Taco Bell . read more

My go to dinner joint in watervliet. a great meal at an affordable price. tacos are perfect.

Very good food at a reasonable price. Steak and Al Pastor tacos were great. Beans a little runny but great flavor

Good food amazing prices Would recommend especially their Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas

One of the best authentic Mexican cuisines I've ever had. The absolutely best chicken tamales covered in fresh cheese. We are from Illinois and it's going to be a long ride to have this quality food again. The huevos a la mexicana was also one of the best we've had. Good service and a very pleasant woman took care of us. I highly recommend this restaurant if you want great Mexican food! read more

We stopped in here to try it out. It is one of the places that was suggested by the Arc light Brewery. The atmosphere is a bit strange and layout somewhat confusing. It is a small grocery store as well as restaurant. The waitress helped us get a table and some menus. The service was fine and prompt. I had the Chicken Enchiladas with red sauce, I enjoyed it and it came with salad, beans, and rice. Very large portion and very fresh. My girlfriend enjoyed the Steak Chimichanga very large portion with salad, beans and rice as well. Chips and salsa to start as would be expected. We ordered a side of Guacamole and I loved it very fresh and chunky with tomatoes and onion and a fresh squeezed lime taste that knocked it out of the park. I also got pork tamales they were typical but good none the less. I would definitely recommend trying if your hungry and in Watervliet. read more

Everything I tried was delicious! Excellent, authentic Mexican food for a great price. Don't miss the fresh guacamole or the chicken sopes. For dessert or just a treat they have homemade Popsicles. We tried the guava, peach, and vanilla and loved them all. read more

La Chula Mexican Market - Holy Moly Guacamole! - Mexican Near Me - Watervliet, Michigan

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Fantastic service and food. We used them for a catering for 50 people at our camping trip in the area. Great communication and the nicest service we could of asked for, very accommodating! Thanks Reyna read more

By far one of the worst Mexican food trucks I have ever eaten from. They call themselves authentic but this is garage steak and chorizo that doesn't even taste like chorizo. My dog didn't even want to eat it. I would not recommend. The service was just as bad as the food. read more

Omg best food I ever tasted if anybody said one star they have no good taste in quality food. I had the burrito and it was amazing the steak tasted awesome and the service Was also amazing 10/10 read more

I have ate in your restaurant many times getting great food During CoVid I have visited your mobile set up with no problems Two weekends in a row you set up at Hartford Speedway The first weekend the food you produced from the mobile unit was delish The second weekend you set up I was excited to see you again until I tasted the food How awful it was!!!!! I ordered the nachos for $8 with ground beef, tomatoes, cheese, jalapeños and sour cream There was hardly any meat at all. The chips were so soggy and maybe three tiny tomatoes, just a few jalapeños along with the cheese that appeared to be cut down cause it was so thin. It tasted so bad I threw it away and do did my daughter and her's was made with steak Thank goodness Burger King was open after the races, because that stuff you served Saturday September 26th was the worst I have ever tasted!! Was it new cooks??? Was it trying to cut corners?? You honestly have ruined my desire to eat at your restaurant again read more

This "establishment" is extremely unprofessional. We booked their taco truck for the cocktail section of our event as a light snack and were highly disappointed in their service, ethics, and business practices. To begin with, they did not show up on time. They also failed to follow agreed upon contract and conditions. When trying to discuss why the contract and conditions were not upheld, the owner immediately verbally attacked me with vulgar language and did not allow me to speak, let alone ask questions about why the contract was breeched. We wanted to give this restaurant a chance despite their lack of clientele and run-down building as a form of support to the Watervliet Latino community. However, we were disheartened with the lack of respect and poor professionalism. We had no issues with any of the other vendors that were used for our event, which included a full catering company. I hope all that read this post learn from our terrible experience and do not work with this "establishment". read more

We were traveling from Ann Arbor to Chicago and desperately trying to find somewhere to eat besides the fast food options. Thanks to Yelp, we found this GREAT FIND! La Chula rivals some of our Chicago favorites. The best chicken taco I have ever eaten! Not fancy, but really good food and eating at a local restaurant beats some mediocre fast food any day! We'll plan to stop here next time we're traveling to and from Michigan. read more

This was a quaint, but welcoming establishment. The menu was very board and had lots of options. The meat was very tender and tasty and the salsa had just the right amount of spice!! read more

Absolutely love this place! The prices are affordable, the food is ready quickly, the people are friendly, there is even ice cream! I get tacos carne asada mexicanos here at least twice a week and they are freaking delicious! Yum! read more

Decided to grab dinner at this spot to take to Arclight brewery. Not disappointed. I got some steak tacos and the best way to describe them was authentic. I've been dreaming of them ever since. Can't wait to return. read more

Ordered take out and got home to discover it was all wrong. I called and explained and the lady took the order again but THEN CHARGED US FOR THE ORDER AGAIN. I called back and spoke to someone who said that was wrong and the next time they would credit us for the food....except when we tried to do that we were treated like criminals. Horrible service...GO TO LA PERLA! read more

Stayed at a nearby hotel & was looking for a non- chain place to grab dinner. What an awesome find! Loved the family atmosphere, the staff was super friendly and happily gave recommendations and everything we had was delicious! We were too full for dessert, so we went back the next day after a visit to the beach so we could try the homemade ice cream and popsicles. The gonsita ice cream that the staff recommended was amazing! We had the chocolate covered frozen bananas and a pineapple popsicle too- all were fantastic! Hope to be able to stop again before leaving town! read more

I had a steak burrito and a coke. The service was ok, not outstanding but about what one should expect from a small mom & pop type operation. The waitress was friendly and smiled. The food was good, fresh, and served quickly. I'd say the price was fair. I'll eat hear again next time I'm in town. read more

An oasis of fantastic Mexican food just off I-94! We randomly picked this exit for dinner on our way back to Chicago. We were so happily surprised with the authentic food, we'll definitely stop in again on our next trip through Michigan. The carne asada was tender and flavorful, served with stack of tortillas and tasty salsa. The barbacoa tacos really wow'd us. We had coffee ice cream for dessert that tasted like it had more than a hint of Kahlua in it perhaps? Everything was so good and so cheap - don't miss it! read more