Chelas Mexican Kitchen — Restaurant in San Clemente

UPDATEs : 9/19 ANGEL IS A PHENOMENAL EMPLOYEE !! He is such a great addition to your staff. Keep him!!!

We were in on Monday… This past week with a large group and he took such great care of us! It makes our decision to come back and grab food here so much easier knowing that he’s he dishing it up. We love CHELAS!!!

We have searched high and low for the last 10 months for the best Mexican food in San Clemente and we’ve had great experiences BUT THIS , BY FAR, is the absolute GREATEST FRESHEST TASTIEST MEXICAN FOOD… hands down!!!! Monday, Wednesday & Fridays 3pm happy hour food… fish tacos are OUTSTANDING!

My husband and shared a breakfast burrito… sorry I did because I wanted it all for myself! Five different types of salsa to choose from… Our favorite was the habanero.

I highly recommend coming here for not only the food but for customer service as well!

How wonderful that they share … yes SHARE the tips with the cooks!!! That’s really taking care of your people!!

We can’t wait to come back and enjoy the great taste of your...

They just moved here from Laguna Niguel apparently and we’re fortunate to have them. We really needed a good Mexican food place here in the east part of San Clemente and Chelas fits that description. We ordered take out the other night and everything was really great. I had steak and carnitas tacos and my wife had grilled and battered fish tacos. They were all very good but I think the carnitas were the best. Very moist and not dried out at all. We also ordered chips with guacamole and salsa and all were very good as well. But for me the stand out was the refried beans. Rarely in my opinion, do Mexican restaurants make really good refried beans, but these were amazing and truly reminded me of the ones that were in a big pot at my grandmas house growing up. All in all a great place and they were super friendly and helpful as well. This place definitely deserves our support so we can keep it thriving here in...

So delicious & customer service was amazing. I ordered their Build your Own Taco Bar, asada and chicken, it was delicious. Their portion for salsa, chips was plenty. My guests kept on asking where I got the food from because it was soooo good. The food was so tasty without being spicy - something I’ve noticed lately about Mexican food that many restaurants are adding a lot of heat/spicy on the protein or even in the beans which makes it hard for the kids. This food had the right spices for taste without needing it to be overpowering with being hot/spicy. The customer service was hands-down amazing. The day of I had to call and double my order due to my husband, inviting a few more friends unannounced to me and they accommodated without an issue. I love this food and I’ll definitely be recommending it and coming back. Also, it’s so organized with labels so I knew exactly what...