Went for Happy Hour on a Friday. At 4ish, we were among a small handful of customers. Lots of…read morestaff on hand to handle the influx of customers. Drink specials were good. Good $5 margaritas - fun glasses. Food quantities were good value. We had racos and a quesadilla. Would definitely go again

Service is excellent. Menu has a great selection. Dining room is loud with music but warm and…read morewelcoming. The food is what keeps me from coming back here more often. This is my third visit in since they opened. I ordered the *fresh* guac small. It's not fresh. Creamy baby food avocado is not fresh. The salsa is a bit salty but good. The chicken tortilla soup - again salty, with chicken and the barest bit of roasted corn, topped with WAY too many tortilla strips. Especially when half of the strips were stale or hard as a rock. Do the cooks smoke? That would account for the saltiness. Also ordered a chile relleno à la carte. The breading was too thick but the chile was good. The cheese was a bit odd but fine. I didn't care for the green sauce on the side. I pulled off the tortilla strips, chile breading and did my best with what I had ordered. Just another visit to remind me why I don't come here. ‍

Chela's is so much more than it appears at first. The front is humble. When you enter, everything…read moreappears casual...so casual that we weren't sure what to do at first. Take a seat anywhere you like; we chose to sit at the bar. This is a well-equipped bar for such a casual setting: Dos Equis, Modelo, Bell's, and Sierra Rose hard cider. Waaaaay better than Chi-Chis (and any real Mexican restaurant I can think of, too). And, my wife ordered a margarita, and she loved it. Best of all, the price was very reasonable: $17 after tip for the margarita and a large Dos Equis. Food orders are placed at a separate counter, and they are ready quickly. A single fish taco is a good size, and only costs $4.75. The daily special is $10.29, and includes two tacos, rice, and beans, with a small up charge for the fish tacos. I feel like I've traveled back in time to the last century with these prices. The fish tacos are outstanding. The fish is freshly prepared, and not fried. You will want to get more than one to make it a meal, and the rice and beans in the combo are a nice complement. The rice could have used more seasoning, but this is easily corrected by mixing in some salsa. This is truly a wonderful find.

When in Ann Arbor if you're looking for some decent mexican food this is the place for you!…read more I typically go with a carne asada burrito and it's always amazing! Very fresh ingredients and the meat is always tender and delicious. They have adequate seating or take out is always very fast and they also have an option to order online. Looking forward to my next visit to Chela's!

Unsuspecting spot with really solid food and fair prices. Build your own burritos always hit the…read morespot. Homemade salsas too!

Came here for lunch after an afternoon in Ann Arbor…read more We walked in and noticed it was set up similarly to a Chipotle/Qdoba with toppings, proteins etc. --I will note all food is cooked to order (our fries were dropped in to cook as we placed our order). The food was good, fresh and flavorful. The portions were large and the prices are reasonable. There is plenty of indoor and outdoor seating in the restaurant. Glad we gave them a try and would recommend!

Wow! A burst of flavor in every bite. Don't let the small indoor size and location fool you. This…read morea-la-carte taqueria delivers big on flavor! My first time here, here's my take! The shrimp taco was fantastic, and the beef taco was just as good. The corn tortillas seemed to be lightly fried, giving them a wonderful texture and authentic flavor. The chips were delicious, the pico de gallo was fresh and flavorful, and both the green and red sauces were excellent. The dining area is small, with seating for around 20 people, but that's part of the charm. It's a casual, no-frills little spot where the food is clearly the star. Everything we tried was delicious. Nothing fancy--just fresh, flavorful, really good Mexican food. We will definitely be back!

Updating my review - still as bomb as I remember from my first visit. Dined in this time and it…read morereally was a whole vibe from bumping El Makabelico to the potent chopped onions filling the dining room and giving me watery eyes (I share this endearingly like being in someone's home kitchen!) Per usual, I ordered tacos: *Lengua: stunning here. Cubes of tender lengua with just a bit of crisp on the outside. *Shrimp: a friend recommended it and i was completely NOT expecting this but it was almost fajita style with green peppers and onions topped with cheese! The shrimp was cut into pieces and really really well seasoned so almost like TACOS GOBERNADOR! Pretty unique take. Into it. The mighty human working the entire FOH by herself was so sweet despite how busy it was! FYI - on weekends, they have birria, barbacoa, menudo, pozole!

I was looking to get some tacos with some flavor and Tmaz did not disappoint. The al pastor and the…read morecarnitas tacos were excellent. my companion has the asada tacos and she said the beef was tender and tasty. the flavor of the house salsas were very good. I would have liked more heat, but my companoon said the red was too spicy and the verde was just right. they have el yucateco on hand if you want to kick it up a notch. If I could not sell you on the tacos alone, I hope my praise of their guacamole can seal the deal. It was real, fresh, and tasty. Almost exactly what I make for myself at home (I add a bit more black pepper). Give this joint a try, I doubt you will be disappointed.

I ordered Barbacoa tacos, it was not Barbacoa. The ranchero…read morebeans had cut up hotdog in them. The Spanish rice had like canned vegetables or something in them also. This is not Mexican food! At all! Maybe they were Dominican I'm not sure what they serve there, or Puerto Rican. I thought it was Mexican, I ate some of my food and just left.

Had some delicious tacos from their truck at Mothfire Brewery. The carnitas and birria were great…read morebut I think my favorite may have been the chicken -- very tender and flavorful! My friends ordered burritos which were HUGE and everyone was very pleased. Good report on the empanada as well. Would happily try more of their menu!

This food truck may have great food, but they aren't Yelp! friendly as it appears they take the…read more"truck" thing more seriously than most. It seems they move from place to place on an almost daily basis. So in short, we didn't find them at the listed address. They did (eventually) return a phone call to tell us they were "at the restaurant" that day, but we had given in to burgers by then.

Tacos were delicious made to order and portions were good. Asada is delicious but I enjoyed the…read moreCabeza tacos more. Flatuas were exceptional as well, they also have a good habanero salsa if you like spicy.

My friend brought a jamon torta over as a surprise for me. It was delicious! Soft bread, creamy…read morebeans, veg and salty ham. I'll definitely return to try the tacos!

Great food, service, atmosphere. The prices are good as well. It has multiple screens to watch…read moresports.

Service was fine, but this place is so bad, it deserves negative stars…read more The burrito was like rubber. Literally tasted like a tire. There was nothing actually in it, just dry meat. The place looks like they got their uncle to design the interior. Just terrible construction and worse painting. It is clean enough, but the lack of tables make it look like the former tables might have broken and not been replaced. I can forgive the terrible interior and the broken rusty tractor outside and bizarre fake horses at the empty trough. I admit it is slightly endearing. But the food is god awful terrible. Maybe it is what someone in the 1980s thought good Mexican food is like. In fact, most of the other customers were elderly so they have probably been coming here for a while. Don't ever take anyone you love to this place.

Live nearby. Best spot most people don't know exists. Full…read morebar. Awesome food . I go so to the carbs asada tacos and a drink I'm good for hours. Very clean. Quiet and the service is attentive and fast. Very friendly. I'd give it 10 stars if I could. Hidden GEM. LENGUA tacos too! Love when the chefs sing from the kitchen

I've gotten takeout and dinned in multiple times and it's always a 10/10. This is definitely some…read moreof the best Mexican food in the area. Their steak tacos are always loaded and flavorful with their green and red salsa! Ive also had multiple different horchatas in the area and they have my favorite one by far. I've tried bites of other people's food and it's always very good. Even their Coca Cola is crisp! The service is beyond amazing; this time we had Claudia and she was so thoughtful, patient, and kind. I hope she is praised as an employee for how amazing she is! The ambiance is beautiful and full of Mexican culture and I absolutely love it here! I recommend this place to anyone wanting some authentic Mexican food!