Chalo Fast Food — Restaurant in McDonough

REVIEW ADDED NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We tried Chalo's for the first time the other night, and we liked it enough to return. My husband ordered the Birria Taco plate, which was $13.99 if I remember correctly (I'll share pictures of the menu). He said they tasted right but could've used more flavor. He's Mexican, so I'm sure he's extra picky about birria tacos that are full of flavor and actually look red and juicy. These were red enough. They come with the broth on the side as well. He also ordered 3 Jalapeño "tacos." They're basically Jalapeños fried in egg battle that coats the pepper. It comes with a chipotle sauce. My son loved his lemon pepper wings. I stole one big, fat wing, and it WAS good and full of flavor. 10 pieces for $12.99 for good-sized wings is worth it to me. I'll be ordering those next! My burrito was big and tasted good. I added some of the birria broth from my husband's order so it could add more flavor to the carne asada. I enjoyed it as well. My son ate the rest of my burrito. It's a good size for $11.95.

All in all, we are satisfied and will be coming back!

A little heads-up; if you or your child are sensitive to noise, make sure you cover your ears or have your child wear noise canceling headphones when you're going inside since they have music blasting very loudly outside of the restaurant. I'm sure they do it to attract attention to the restaurant, but it's loud, so keep that in mind. I don't like loud noises, but I ignored it since I went inside anyway, but my daughter hated how loud it was and covered her ears as we made our way inside the restaurant.

The guy that took the order was nice and friendly. Good customer service is very important to us. I think he did...

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