Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - East Providence — Restaurant in East Providence

🍔 At Chelo's, it's not just a burger; it's a carnivorous carnival in your mouth! The "MET’S MUSHROOM BURGER" isn't just a burger, it's a meaty masterpiece, a crown jewel of Rhode Island, and rightly so. Imagine a half-pound of Angus beef so perfectly cooked, it could bring a tear to a butcher's eye. Then top it with sautéed mushrooms that have been dancing in a pan just long enough to absorb all the right flavors, and crown it with a blanket of melted American cheese. The grand finale? It's all served on a grilled bulkie roll that's so good, it might just deserve its own zip code. As for the price, at $13.99, it's like finding a gourmet treasure in your backyard.

🍤 Meanwhile, my wife embarked on a culinary adventure with the "BLACKENED SHRIMP ALFREDO". At $18.29, this dish isn't just food; it's a flavor fiesta! Picture this: Grilled shrimp wearing a coat of blackening spices, doing the tango on your taste buds. They are perched atop a mountain of imported penne pasta, swimming in a sea of blackened spiced Alfredo sauce that's so rich, it could probably buy its own yacht.

🚗 This visit to Chelo's was a detour from our usual spot, a delightful deviation following a doctor's appointment. It's like finding a hidden gem when you least expect it.

👥 What truly sets Chelo's apart, though, isn't just the food. It's the service – faster than a speeding bullet and friendlier than your neighbor's golden retriever. It's the kind of service that makes you feel like royalty, even if you're just there in your post-doctor-appointment attire.

In conclusion, Chelo's is not just a restaurant; it's a culinary carnival where every bite is a ride, and the service is the friendly operator ensuring you have the time of...

This place is absolutely ridiculous. You call and order takeout and they say 15 minutes OK cool. They always take forever so I go in almost 25 minutes. Not ready STILL. they make you sign the little receipt asking for a tip which is again ridiculous for takeout orders and then the hostess there who is incredibly unpleasant stares at you. You then have to stand in the middle of the lobby for another 10 minutes. But this time the hostess also stood there for 10 minutes doing nothing and then instantly grabbed it and handed it without saying a word giving dirty look. I assume just making you wait because I didn't tip on a takeout order. She must think customers don't notice her behavior and think she's the little takeout God and decides how long you wait.

Your food is good chelos but your takeout experience is the most abysmal of all the establishments and I've eaten takeout 3x a day my entire life. Also, again, your takeout hostess is incredibly rude. Due to her actions I will never again be ordering takeout from here. So congratulations.

I'll order takeout from here again if you look at the surveillance and see how I came 25 min after placing order and she made me wait 10 more minutes while doing absolutely nothing and you give me a valid reason why...

Chelo's is usually a guaranteed four star rating, but this time proved differently and shows some kinks in their online to-go system. We ordered via Door Dash and opted to pick up. The food was ready 15 minutes earlier than the time given at the time of placing the order. While it seems like that should be a good thing, it meant the food sat waiting all that time until it could be picked up. It wasn't until getting the food home it was found that one of the entrées was entirely the wrong thing. It was listed correctly on the Door Dash receipt, but whoever transferred the information from Door Dash to the restaurant's system entered the wrong the dish, which the entrée shown on their receipts. Additionally, because the order was ready so early, the protein in the dish was dried out by the time we got it. The overall quality of both dishes made it obvious how quickly they were thrown together. A little more care and attention would have made this experience...