Chela Park Slope

Do yourself a favor & make 100% certain you order the ribs, and try as many things on the menu as you can!!! The food is all so incredibly stellar. You absolutely must get the Chela Ribs-Baby back ribs, agave chipotle glaze, spicy slaw, and yucca croquettes.) Yum!! They are an actual symphony... Artwork... poetry on a dish.All the tacos are in a class of their own but special kudos to The Arabic tacos... a wildly imaginative spin on two glorious cultures combined in the most perfect way. You'll basically want to slather yourself in their magical guacamole. The flautas a real delight, the list can just go on and on...You definitely want to run, not walk to this place!!

Delicious foodBest guacamole I've had in a long whileGreat tamarind margaritaGreat vibesTerrific musicFriendly staffStreet parking

My experience here is always great. The staff is always attentive and the food is excellent. The vibe of this restaurant is just nice. I love the big open windows they have. You get to see the neighborhood at its finest.Also the back addition is always a plus. The drink are super good as well. You really can't go wrong with anything at Chela. It's a real gem with nice people.

Love this restaurant! The food is delicious- the fish tacos were fresh! The service was excellent, very attentive.

A good neighborhood spot for some food and drinks with the family. I come here usually with my family if we're in the mood for more than tacos. We really like the guac and calamari here. The wings were ok but nothing special. The fish tacos are amazing! My daughter doesn't like fish and tried some of mine and immediately wanted to trade me for her steak tacos. My husband really likes the chela ribs as well. Service was fine and our drinks were good.

Friday night dinner during happy hour. Place was pretty packed and lively.Service was good our waiter was very attentive. The Mexican poutine with shrimp was SO good as well as my birria tacos. I also had a coconut margarita that was delicious. Good happy hour prices!I will definitely be back whenever I am in the area again.

We came here during their brunch service. We all got tacos (fish, shrimp, Arabic) which were decent. The calamari was the best dish for sure - perfectly cooked though the portion a bit small. The margaritas were pretty much just ice. Not much flavor either. Overall an ok experience.

Amazing drinks! We stopped in for food close to the end of the night and weren't disappointed. The mole was chocolatey and spicy. Great chips. Bar seating is comfortable and the staff are friendly and attentive. We'll be back!

Came on a Saturday evening for dinner with my husband. It wasn't super busy when we arrived, so we were seated right away. We were given water and chips with salsa automatically. No physical menus provided, scan the QR code on the table. Their website menu is a little confusing to navigate, I think the layout can be improved because I couldn't find the non-alcoholic drinks under the dinner menu, it has it's own separate tab all the way at the top of the website. I'm currently pregnant so I had asked if they do mocktails and our server said yes basically anything on their cocktail menu can be made virgin. I ordered a virgin Mango Margarita and it was delicious, a bit on the tarte and lime-y side but refreshing and cool and half price due to the lack of alcohol. From their dinner menu, I ordered the shrimp tostada which to me was very delicious. Shrimp had great flavor and the tostada was perfectly crunchy and not greasy. I wanted to order a second one, I liked it so much. I also ordered their shrimp and arabic tacos, but we didn't like them. Arabic tacos were too sweet and the flavors didn't mesh well together. The shrimp tacos were crispy but the coleslaw was pasty and with the tortilla, the pasty mess sort of congealed and got stuck to the back of my teeth when I bit into the taco, very annoying having to scrape off. Our waiter was kind and noticed that we didn't finish these 2 tacos and asked us what was wrong. We told him we didn't like them at all, and he kindly took them off of our bill without us asking for it. My husband ordered the guacamole and that was also a hit. We finished 2 baskets worth of chips which were crispy and again, non greasy. For our mains, my husband ordered the enchilada suizas, and I ordered the carne asada. Our main courses were tasty, my steak was cooked and seasoned well, and wasn't dry. It was a big portion as well but I managed to finish 95% of my 12 oz steak.I was particularly looking forward to having their tres leches dessert with peaches because I saw a photo of it from another reviewer so I was craving it. However, unfortunately that night they were out, and only had churros to offer. Bummer! Guess I have to come back!Overall, we enjoyed our date night at this restaurant and will definitely be coming back again soon. I recommend this place for established couples, and groups of friends. Not the best place in my opinion for a first date because it's very dim and dark inside, and also hard to hear who you're conversing with. Also side note, they've got an open kitchen which is really cool if you like watching the chefs do their thing. They're pretty efficient and food comes to your table as soon as it's ready. Good food, excellent customer service and kind, hospitable wait staff. Really enjoyed my evening dining here. I will return for cake and maybe more shrimp tostadas.

The ambiance was nice. Great music. The staff was very attentive and got us everything we asked for. The food was pretty good. The only thing was that it was cold so we had to move to the back besides that everything was good.