Very friendly, warm staff. It was our initial visit so they made solid suggestions. The enchiladas, burritos and pupusas were delicious, hot and tasty. We're definitely coming back to try more items! read more

Too expensive now. I ordered the alambre and a 32oz beer. $49 dollars!!!! Plus my tip... $59 bucks. Its under new ownership... too expensive now... good food super cold beer... it should not be nearly $60. The last 3 times I've paid $60. Its finally hit me. Lower the prices again or I wont be coming back. 5 tacos and a 32oz beer should be max $30.... read more

We've passed by Chalateco a handful of times and decided to stop by this past weekend and it was a wise decision! When we first walked in at 2pm on a Saturday it was pretty empty, maybe only 2 tables taken. We walked to the register and the hostess handed us a fairly extensive menu. Honestly, everything sounded great and I didn't know what I wanted, but eventually had to pick. What was ordered: + Carne asada taco - This wasn't too bad, but I think my entree really blew me away so I wasn't drawn to the taco as much. + Al pastor taco - There wasn't a lot of flavor to the al pastor. The meat was a bit on the dry side but decent overall. I really enjoy the tortillas they use for their tacos and their sauces were great as well. + Chicken enchilada - I LOVED THIS! I haven't had a whole bunch of enchiladas in my life but these were amazing. The chicken was cooked well and didn't taste dry and the green sauce was a perfect balance with the enchilada. The beans and rice, which simple, were great complements to the enchiladas. + Agua fresca - I opted for a guava flavor, which was super refreshing. The hostess was excellent, she was very patient with us as we perused the menu and brought over some complimentary chips and salsa! Their salsa was really good, we basically finished 2/3 of the chips before our food came because it was that addicting. The place started to fill up a bit more as we were heading out - seems like a great local place! Overall, I'd say their plates are the best items here. I probably wouldn't pick to come for the tacos again but I would definitely come back for their enchiladas and other plates! read more

This place was great. Food was delicious. Services was great. Staff was very nice and helpful.

The food was okay. The music was WAY too loud! I would go somewhere else if you want to have a conversation.

servers were super nice and the mole was amazing, you get an entire half chicken. 10/10 read more

Chalateco - Chicken Mole Plate - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Sorry but if you're open until 10pm and you start saying to go only at 9:30pm, you get a one star review.

hmmmm i'm a bit conflicted about this place....i wouldnt say i really liked the food but i am open to trying other stuff again. we ordered a mega quesadilla with tripas, 2 asada tacos and 2 suadero tacos as well as 1 reveulta (pork, cheese and bean) pupusa. here are my list of likes and dislikes: Likes -clean restaurant -food taste clean and not greasy at all -corn tortillas Dislikes -corn chips taste like store bought -had to ask sauce and cabbage for pupusa -pupusa was good but the filling was sad, i couldn't even taste any pork, just saw very few sad strands -felt a bit rip off with my megaquesadilla, i should have taken a picture. but it was barely any tripas and cheese in there and felt like it wasn't really a "mega" quesadilla, what would be different from regular quesadilla size wise but it literally was jus a bunch of lettuce and sprinkles of cojita cheese with tripas...n add the green salsa in. i don't know if i'm missing something?? read more

Chalateco - asada and sudero tacos - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

FIRE! I'm picky with my Mexican food and this place gives amazing portions (my hand in a pic for comparison) and food is delicious!! Recommend you won't regret it and service is fast and amazing! read more

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Came here with my friends last night (wednesday 8pm). Sign said wait to be seated but it didn't look to be the case so we seated ourselves. At first it seemed like we were being ignored, but in actuality the front of the house guy was running around like crazy; clearly somebody called out and he was just juggling extra tasks as best he could. My friends ordered chicken enchiladas and both of them Loooooved the mole sauce. It was incredible! I ordered sopes con tripas and a papas/chorizo pupusa--again, absolutely amazing! my friend loved my tripas so much she said she was gonna order it for herself next time. and TRUST, we will be coming again and again. The chefs on the grill were killing it. high Quality food coming out of that kitchen. Even their complimentary chips and salsa is phenomenal! There was not a single crumb or sauce left on our plates. Delicious! read more

No prices on the Menu, $92 for the two of us. If you can get past that, then here is what you need to know before visiting here: This is a legit true Mexican Food restaurant, no "Americanized Mexican", which in my eyes is a good thing. Service was substandard, had to track down waitress to ask for napkins, and more chips and second beer. I don't get this, but when I asked for a lime for my Corona was told they don't have any, and was then brought an oversized (mostly rind) lemon that wouldn't fit in the bottle. read more

I love the tacos here! We like to order Carne Asada and Carnitas Tacos majority of the time. The meat portions are generous and just falls out of the taco. Last time we tried the Costilla (Beef Rib) Tacos (pictured) and before that we got Al Pastor Tacos (not pictured). We typically order to-go but they always have fun and festive music playing inside. The staff wears masks and practices social distancing - overall great atmosphere. Even the tables inside are far from each other. Radish, cilantro, grilled onions and limes are included + sides of green and red sauce in condiment containers. read more

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food was amazing. service was good too. place was clean. food was fresh, gracias a los cocineros. read more

Chalateco - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Food is really good, and comes quickly. The service is great! Environment seems bloated back and great for dine in. I typically take out, and order the papusas! Fire. read more

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One of the better Mexican joints I've tried. I came in and asked what time they closed and the worker didn't respond he just said they're ere open and then said we close at 9pm tonight. Odd it seemed like he didn't know. I ordered guacamole and chips the guacamole was super delicious! The chips were not and came from a bag, mass produced and one of those salty brands from the store. I ordered huevos rancheros and this was also good and cooked fresh but not exactly what I ordered. They fried an egg, placed it on a tostada and then put red salsa on it. I'm not a stickler for interpretation but golly the pic definitely did not have this image. The food was good, customer service a bit odd. read more

Super good food! Ordered the mole and green sauce enchiladas and it was a huge plate, super yummy and well priced. We got that plus a shrimp cocktail and both got drinks plus the chips and salsa and our total was $50 which seems ok since both of our servings were pretty big! Great service, attentive and nice. Place smelled like cleaning products at first but probably because we came late so they were likely closing up. Overall tho, come by the food is delicious. My partner loves the breaded shrimp and I liked the fried fish last time too. read more

Chalateco - Mole and green sauce enchilada plate - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Overall I really like this place in regards to food, but today the service at this location was awful to say the least. I ordered enchiladas Suiza but wanted to substitute for shrimp. The waiter was like nope we don't do that they only come with chicken but he was willing to add cheese Inside the enchiladas. Huh? Why can you add cheese Inside but not shrimp? I was willing to pay extra. Then he took forever to place our order because he was talking with some people, dancing and just taking his sweet time. The food came out quick so kudos to the cooks but then the waiter didn't bring us the utensils nor napkins. We Asked for salsa and well that came later later. All in all bad service which ruins the experience of eating great food. Won't come to this location again if we have the distracted waiter. read more

I hadn't been here in years (since they moved to Saratoga), but popped in here because I was back in the area. I had to leave a review to say that Claudia was our server and she had the most pleasant demeanor and sincere smile. She genuinely seemed to care about her patrons and I hadn't had that feeling at a restaurant in many years. Knocking one star off because I felt the portions could have been a bit bigger, but all in all, fun place with great tasting food! Thanks Claudia for being so awesome, I hope you read this! read more

Not sure for the bad reviews but my experience was positive. This place is extremely clean & has such a welcoming environment, I love the decoration outside as well :) will definitely be coming back ! read more

Chalateco - Outside view - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

I placed and order of 6 pupusas, 1 order of chicken nuggets with fries, 2 fruit waters and 2 horchata waters. I requested a water cup holder to placed the 4 waters that I was holding with my two hands while my mom help me carry the food bags. On the way out of the restaurant the cup holder broke/ripped dropping one of the horchata waters. One of the cooks stated I was going to receive a new water without charge as it was not my fault, but the cashier Gaby stated I had to pay for the new horchata water as the waters were on my hands when the incident happened. The cashier was kind of rude since the beginning when my mom was asking for salsas since the cashier Gaby only gave us 3 salsas for a purchase of $57 dollars ( I don't know if they have a limit on the salsas). I showed Gaby that the cup holder she gave me was broken or it ripped and are made of a very cheap material ( it happened 2 steps heading out from the counter) . Only thing she said was "ops" and apologized but still charged me for the water. This is the 2nd time I visited this place and will be the last. read more

Chalateco - This is the receipt with the time I visited and the cheap material cup holder. - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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The asada nachos and burrito with the green salsa was so yummy! To go plate was very clean! Food was great!

Best pupusas on the block! Ever since they opened I can't resists their pupusas. There aren't many salvoderian restaurants around where I live, and once I found out they opened one down the street from us, I just had to try this place. Their pupusas are tasty!! They make them fat too. I've tried almost all of them and they never disappoint me. I love fried plátanos, but sometimes they are hit or miss. Sometimes they are not ripe enough, but I'm fine as long as they keep producing good pupusas since they are the star of the show. Try their taquitos dorados those are yummy too. We always get their potatoe filling. read more

I've been to this spot a few times. Their Cuban sandwich is so good! And I really like their carne asada tacos with their salsa. It's tangy and spicy and no matter how much my eyes water I can't stop eating it. read more

Friendly, polite, food was wonderful, and the weekend had awesome music playing. Flavors are authentic and super tasty, highly recommend to anyone wanting to feel like they are on vacation , don't delay, give them a shot, hand made quesadillas are outstanding with the red hot sauce, superb. read more

I ordered 7 tacos because I wanted to see which would be my favorite. They have a large variety of meats. I ordered pollo, al pastor topped with pineapple, cabeza, asada, suadero, beef ribs (I forgot the Spanish name) and lengua. It came with sides of jalapeños, sweet white onions, grilled green onions and radishes. I think that the cabeza taco was the most flavorful out of the other flavors. When I placed the order, it took less about 10 minutes for it to be prepared. I'm pretty content with the service as well, it is pretty empty. Three employees and only two other customers. They has outdoor dining available. I ordered to-go at 8:40 pm, I am unsure of the time they close. read more

This place is legit! We ordered the Calabaza, Pollo y Chorizo & Revuelta pupusas and these are no ordinary pupusas these were the biggest pupusas I've had and they were delicious! My partner ordered some tacos and appreciated how they were not scattered all over the place on the to go plate! (The little things) they have a plastic bag of the cabbage slaw and lots of salsa! We also ordered the platanos y frijoles y crema soooo good! All of it was delicious! read more

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The food is always amazing! It may take a little while when you're doing pick up orders because they make it fresh but it's always cooked to perfection read more

Welcoming environment and great food. They follow all protocols for COVID which makes it more comfortable. Great costumer service!!! read more

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Been here three times this summer. Tried 8-9 different dishes so far. Every thing was excellent. Couldn't ask for more as regards the quality and taste. Everything is prepared fresh. This is now on my "favorites" list. read more

I really like the food here extremely clean they're very conscientious about the COVID-19 and everything's very safe and well spaced the food was absolutely delicious I specially like their chicken vegetable soup I highly recommend this place it is a family run business and they have three other ones as well read more

Biggest menu I've ever seen, in a good way. Great place. Everything on the menu is great.

I order a alambre and they give me 4 Tacos i comeback n a different day n i order a quesadilla,they give me a Giant taco lol no cheese

Music is insanely loud you can't hear what they are saying. Super stingy with chips and salsa.