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    Cha Cha's Latin Kitchen

    4.4 (3.1k reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    Tacos (3) short rib
    Kevin S.

    Big upgrade from our last visit. The manager reached out and invited us back for a better experience so we visited last night for an early dinner. Service was excellent! Coming in early we sat on the patio and really enjoyed the beautiful weather. Ceviche sampler was solid. Everything was pre boiled and a little tough but the flavor was on point after some extra lime. You get a lot for your $$. Cha Cha's food really packs flavor. My wife's salad was so perfectly seasoned and the steak was cooked perfectly. This is one of the better salads I've had in a long time. The Ropa Vieja was the star of the show. Perfectly cooked shredded beef with a beautiful sauce served with their very flavorful rice and black beans. I even loved the smashed, fried plantain on top. Much better than our last visit, I see what the hype is about.

    Fresh Grilled Salmon
    Calli Y.

    Absolutely love their restaurant week menu. For $40, you get an appetizer, entree and dessert. They do take reservations which is great. We waited a bit for our table but then got seated. I enjoy their complimentary chips and salsa. The aquiles was very fresh and light for a hot day. My absolute favorite is their salmon dish!! Love the sauce they use! It's absolutely delicious and I usually get it with all veggies which is also great! This place is always busy! And they always have specials during the week. Must give it a try! SYOY!

    Zien T.

    Delicious Mexican food, a beautiful atmosphere, and excellent service! We were very pleased with our experience. The food was flavorful, and the tacos were especially amazing. On Taco Tuesday, they offered a great deal -- 3 tacos with small sides of rice and beans for only $9. Margaritas were around $24-$25, and beers were about $6. The calamari was excellent, and the ceviche was very good as well.

    Chloe L.

    This was my first time despite seeing it for years and I was so pleasantly surprised! The meat was cooked perfectly and it was super tender and flavorful. The staff was so friendly and accommodating and the outdoor patio area was pleasant to sit at.

    Jacky G.

    I forgot to take a picture of the steak enchilada I ordered haha they had a 3 course special for $29. I have the chicken tinga tostada, steak enchiladas, and vanilla rice pudding. It was a great price for the amount of food you get! I didn't really like the red salsa that came with the steak enchiladas but the steak was delicious and tender. I love the ambiance here and the music they have playing. The bar area was fun! Everyone was so friendly as well. Definitely want to come back to try out more items!

    Nachos Cha Cha's with steak
    Shaska L.

    Came for happy hour, joined a group of friends who had already been there a while and who had finished eating but were still drinking. We ordered crispy calamari and shrimp and the steak nachos with a pitcher of sangria. Food was tasty, sangria was especially delicious. Portions are small for the price, even considering it's happy hour. Service was haphazard but seeing as happy hour was limited to the packed and noisy bar area, that's somewhat to be expected. Not expected though was our friends' final order of tequila shots to be downgraded and then to be gaslighted by the staff when the difference was noted. "It looks different because it's been chilled," is not a plausible excuse. Instead of replacing the order immediately, a series of people working there were dispatched to give the runaround. Eventually the shots were replaced but by then the dining experience was soured. Those friends quietly vowed to not return, which is unfortunate because the food and drinks are pretty good but if the customer service experience is frustratingly bad, it's best to take your business elsewhere.

    Lorelie C.

    It has been a while since we were last here. We had relatives visiting recently and we all wanted to go out for light dinner and some drinks. There were not a lot of places open then, and a few more about to close & so we ended up here. We ordered flautas, aguachile, clams, enchiladas, empanadas, tacos and ceviche. And we enjoyed them all! Our guests are not fans of Mexican food, but they enjoyed it too! For drinks we had a few of the classic margaritas and flavored ones such as mango & watermelon. Beer and soda. Service was good and prompt. And our waiter was nice and easy to talk to. Place is nice with a good casual vibe. It wasn't too loud that our group was able to have a nice conversation catching up with each other. They do have happy hour, but not that day. So check their happy hour and take advantage of it!

    Paola Z.

    Came in for their Sunday $20 lunch OC restaurant special which included a Caesar salad or pozole and an entree of your choice. I went with the shrimp and crab enchiladas and the Caesar salad and my dad ordered the chicken tostada salad. Our server Kim was super nice, attentive, and friendly. For starters the Caesar salad was yummy but lacking in dressing. The enchiladas, beans and rice were just okay. Ended up biting into a piece of shell from the crab and thought the rice had no flavor. The crème brûlée I ordered at the end was yummy, I would have preferred a scoop of ice cream vs this cream that came with it. Overall I found the flavors here to just be mediocre at best.

    Three Enchilada Combination

    The food is Americanized and sub par. Had the enchilada combo and it tasted like they took flavors of the Latin cuisine and made it more bland to appease the white American preference. It wasn't awful but it lacked flavor, distinction, and specificity.

    2 for $14 special! mushroom taco, chicken flautas with rice and black beans
    Mariah C.

    Stumbled upon Chas Cha's on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon. Greeted quickly, the host was friendly. Our group of four were seated next to the kitchen which we were able to view. Our waiter was awesome! Very attentive and friendly, refilled anything we needed etc... The food, the green salsa, was so good I could drink it! The tacos, flautas and enchiladas and black beans were tasty. Their prices are reasonable, offering HH and deals such as two for $14. The owner or manager came to check and chat with us, which is rare these days. Overall, it was a very pleasant experience. We will be back if we're ever in the area again. Random Fact: The Cha Cha is known as a fun, lively, and flirtatious Latin dance

    Grande margarita
    Karl A.

    Cha Cha's was a pleasant surprise. We sat on the outside side of the bar. It would be great to see this place in the summer when the walls are all open. The bartender was quick to take our order and get some margaritas in front of us. The large was a great size for dinner and conversation! We got some guac to go with the chips and salsa. It was good, but we had to get some limes to juice up the flavor a little. The salsa verde was a highlight for me, it was fresh and flavorful. We ordered the crispy shrimp and calamari. It was a big platter, there were only three shrimp and I think it was heavy on the fried vegetables. It was tasty, but the sauces were a little bland. The venue is great and the service was good. Good service, good food, cool location.

    Watermelon Mojito &
    LaTonaya B.

    Delicious Mexican food & a variety of delicious drinks especially the non-alcoholic drinks. The chips were hot thin & fresh, the guacamole was fresh with chunks of avocado & the salsa was nice & chilled with a hint of spice. I ordered a lunch special with chicken enchilada & beef taco, served with rice & black beans...truly delicious. This is a great place for the whole family, date nights, large parties, business meetings ect...the restaurant is in a great location, has plenty of parking, inside & patio seating but their FIRST CLASS service & team work of togetherness in taking care of their customers is amazing. When you go to ChaCha's ask for Kim! She was truly awesome.Took fantastic care of us & I definitely look forward to going back to Cha Cha's when I'm in town again..Enjoy!!!

    Fatema E.

    My husband and I love Mexican food, someone recommended this place so we decided to give it a try on one of our date night. At first the service was great, we ordered drinks I ordered Watermelon Margarita large size (never order again)and husband was the DD so he ordered a $6 mango ice tea. We got chips and salasa very nice and tasty. We also ordered appetizer crispy Shrimp and calamari it was pretty good, I wish we got more of shrimp and calamari than the veggies. Dinner my husband dinner was ok he ordered short rib tacos and I order crab and shrimp enchilada it was awful, had no flavor, I kept putting salasa over it unfortunately still didn't work. The shrimps inside of my enchilada were those tiny frozen shrimps. The cherry on top was when our servicer didn't bother show up again once after food showed. My husband wanted to have more ice tea so he only got to have one glass.

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    Carlos was great! So kind and hardworking! Great food and great atmosphere. Went for cinco de Mayo there was a live band. Drinks were great

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    What time does HH end on Mondays? I see on your website that is starts at 4pm but there's no end time listed?

    The only time that we don't have Happy Hour is Friday and Saturday AFTER 7pm. Otherwise we have Happy Hour in our bar and lounge area (high top tables) from open until close. It is first come first serve seating.… Read more

    Do you have cha cha's Resturant in Riverside?

    I'm sorry we don't. We have two locations. Irvine and Brea. Thank you for your interest in ChaCha's.

    Do you have frozen margaritas?

    Good Evening Minnie, sorry for the late response. Unfortunately we do not offer a frozen margarita, we only offer them on the rocks. We do however serve a frozen mojito which is a very popular guest favorite here at Cha Chas. Even though we dont… Read more

    If we bring our kid to date night Monday for their b1g1 special. Do they have a kids menu? Not everybody wanna get a nanny, ya know?

    Yes we do have a kid's menu. Cheese quesadilla with rice - can add chicken as well Salmon with rice… Read more

    Do you guys have weekend happy hour?

    Hello Holly, My name is Gabriel Varner and I am one of the Managers here at Cha Chas in Irvine. We do offer happy hour Friday and Saturday until 7 in the lounge area and bar tops. Sunday we offer happy hour all day in the same areas. I hope this… Read more

    Does Wednesday 50% enchiladas also work for Pick Up orders?

    Hello Hanh, The 50% enchiladas deal is a dine in only promotion.… Read more

    Do you do taco Tuesday offer for takeout orders?

    Hi Dahlia, I do apologize but the 50% off Taco special for Taco Tuesday is for dine in only.… Read more

    Is there live music on Fridays at the irvine location?

    Hi Daisy. We do not do live music on Friday night's. We do have live music on Tuesday nights 6pm to 9pm and Sunday Brunch 12pm to 3pm.… Read more

    Happy hour time?

    Our Happy Hour is 7 days a week from opening until closing. Only exception is Friday and Saturday nights when there is no happy hour after 7pm.… Read more

    Happy hour time?

    Happy Hour is served Sunday - Thursday, from 11:30am to closing and Friday and Saturday from 11:30am to 7:00pm. Happy Hour is a "Lounge-only" promotion, which are the… Read more

    What's your HappyHours special?

    $2 off signature margs / cocktails Half off all tacos $1 off wine by glass/ draft beers

    Is there a set price per person for Sunday Brunch? and what is the Menue? Thanks.

    Haven't been to Sunday brunch. I know they have breakfast options on the weekend

    Are you cooking the gluten free items on the menu in a separate area than the rest of the food? Or is there a chance of cross contamination?

    Hello Amy, Thank you very much for reaching out. Everything is separated so there is no… Read more

    Any a la carte options available?

    Not necessarily a ala carte menu but their happy hour menu is amazing and similar to ala carte.

    For the Monday BOGO entree, can we order the 3 taco plate as an entree?

    I did with no issues

    Do they do taco tuesday/ happy hour on the patio area?

    Yes, they do!

    Vegan options for entree?

    Cha cha fries !

    Is there Vegan options?

    Yes we have a vegan/vegetarian menu

    Vegan options what are they?

    My husband is vegan so yes

    Are there any keto friendly options?

    Yes we get the carne asada w/o the potatoes just ask for veggies or a salad.

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