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    Chela's Tacos

    4.2 (121 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Luigi C.

    Bravo, bravo, bravo! Chela's Tacos needs a standing ovation especially with the delicious-ness that comes from this tiny red food truck that sits on UTSA Blvd. The flavors that come from these tacos are simply amazing and the combinations of ingredients are brilliantly used to compliment each other. A huge downside would have to be how greasy some of the tacos were, definitely prevented it from getting 5 stars. Regardless of the excess oil, the tacos are legit and I have found a new favorite place to get tacos in San Antonio. Cochinita Pibil Estillo Yucatan - 3.5/5 Cilantro Chicken - 4/5 Pork Salsa Verde - 4.5/5 Steak Ala Mexicana - 4/5 Country Sausage and Egg - 4/5 I'm serious when I say this, if you have not already gone to this place, you must try it as soon as possible. The owners/chef are friendly and informative, another huge plus. Fresh, creative, authentic and bold flavors earns this taco stand top ranks amongst the cornucopia of food trucks around Texas. Last but not least, let's give this place the round of applause it most certainly deserves.

    Don't remember what this is but it was $10 and had a huge chunk of fried cheese. Not muy bueno.
    Brent L.

    Ok, so I ordered an overpriced taco from Chela's at the Block a couple of weeks ago. It was $10 and I was told it was pretty big, so I went for it. It was pretty strange actually. It seemed to consist of a HUGE chunk of some sort of fried cheese. I can't recall exactly what else was in it, but it really wasn't very good. Given my overall experience with Chela's since 2011, I will not ding them too badly. Everything else is good and pretty consistent. I just wanted to let y'all now that they missed it with this item. I wish I remember what it was called - but I can't find it on their menu.

    Chris A.

    ***This is a SUBJECTIVE review by an individual from the northern states and unaccustomed to authentic Mexican food. ***I am also aware that my opinion of Chela's Tacos is in the minority and that MOST people disagree with me and consider Chela's Tacos to be very good. ______________________________________ I so wanted to like this little taco truck but after eating their tacos pastor and pork y salsa verde, I knew it was not to be. The tacos pastor had no consistency to them. They were completely dried out cubes of meat. Chela's had attempted to reconstitute them in whatever sauce they threw on it but the failed miserably. These were truly the worst tacos pastor I have had. I also tried the pork y salsa very taco and found the pork to be completely bland. Wow, pork is naturally flavorful so it must have been a chore to boil all the taste out of it. Some of the college kids were getting the breakfast tacos and I think this may very well be where Chela's shines. If, and that's a BIG "if" I try Chela's again, I will go early and try a breakfast taco. One positive note is their tortillas. They appear to be homemade and then finished on the flattop. There was nothing wrong with how hot the food came out! Oh, one last thing, and this might be the northern United States gringo in me, but where's the cheese, lettuce, and tomato? I'm not saying it would work on all varieties of tacos but it does on most. Good luck to Chela's but I'll have to give you a miss.

    Shrimp and chicken cilantro tacos
    Monica S.

    Reviewing: Shrimp Taco and Chicken Cilantro Taco (not recommend) First of all, this food truck is in a good area because it's near UTSA and at The Block with plenty of other trucks around so there's a great atmosphere. Secondly, the people working at the truck are really friendly. But honestly, those are the only two things going for this place. FOOD: First of all, the tortillas are no good. They do not taste home made and have the equivalence of a very cheap, stale grocery store bought tortilla. My two flour tortillas for my tacos came out hard and crispy in not a good way. Moving on, the shrimp in the SHRIMP TACO also did not taste fresh and some of them looked like old shrimp dried out. Lastly, I heard many good things about the CHICKEN CILANTRO and was really excited to try it, but reality didn't meet expectations. Honestly the cilantro sauce was pretty good but the chicken was so dry underneath that I couldn't even appreciate the sauce. The red sauce on the side was also very watery, but the green sauce did have a better spicy kick. PRICE: I paid $8 for two tacos. This truck has good reviews so I don't know whether I ordered wrong or they were having an off day, but my experience was sadly not very good.

    Chicken Cilantro...wish you could smell it!
    Monica C.

    Getting through their menu one taco at a time... I would pass by the red trailer when it was located on Utex but never stopped. Now they have relocated to the parking lot of the Roadrunner Store which makes it convenient and safe to park and get off. I've been here 3 times in the past 5 days!! So far I've tried the Cochinita Pibil Yucatan (not for the faint- very spicy), Carnitas Michoacan Taco (should have put some salsa on here but wanted to taste the flavor since it was my first time but it did need some moisture), and the Chicken Cilantro (very tasty and smelled wonderful). All three tacos were priced at $2.75. They have a chalkboard with Specials listed but the price appears to be the same. They also have regular breakfast tacos like potato & egg and bean & cheese but I wanted to try their signature tacos. Service is prompt and the owner is very nice and conversational. If you see a line don't be discouraged they get the line down fast and that's just how good their tacos are! They keep their location updated on their website so check that before heading out. I noticed on the website that they cater so I can't wait to have an event for them to bring the trailer out to! Yay! Got my first review down! :)

    Nachos and mimosas mmmmmm
    Adriana G.

    When I go to The Block, Chela's Tacos is the only food truck I stop at. I've tried a bit of everything from the tacos to nachos, it's pretty good. Prices should be a lot cheaper though. $10 for nachos? I could get a lot more nachos at Chachos for the same price. Tip- if you come on Taco Tuesday's it's $1 for mini tacos.

    Red taco truck on the corner or UTSA and UTEX
    AJ P.

    My friend told me I should try this place, and I'm sure glad I listened to her. This little red taco truck is on the corner of UTEX and UTSA and pumps out some of the freshest and tastiest tacos. Apparently they're only open till 4pm and they're closed on Sundays. But this truck has a wide range of breakfast tacos and specialty tacos. I tried their "chicken al cilantro" which was delicious - warm fresh tortilla topped with loads of tender chicken meat stewed in a cilantro cream sauce. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. If you're in the area, you definitely have to try this place out!

    Nicooe T.

    I had the Carne Asada tacos. The meat was so chewy. So most of it wasn't edible. And then to top it off, the pieces that were edible had a horrible flavoring. The ladies are nice. But overall it was not good food.

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    Literally the best Taco I've ever had! Get the Cilantro Chicken Taco with the green salsa. It's AMAZING!!!

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