Chavas Mexican Restaurant

Service is outstanding & very friendly, food is plentiful, served hot & is delicious. For someone like me, who appreciates the quality of the food & service, and doesn't care as much about ambiance so long as it's clean, this is a hidden gem. I've driven almost an hour to eat here several times & will return as often as I can.

I'm from indiana, and on a road trip we stopped by here. Not only was the restaurant clean and homey, the waiter was extremely friendly and helpful. But where this restaurant shines is the food. Some of the best Mexican food I've had. If I ever go back through Yale OK I will stop back and have a bite here at Chavas

We drove around town to see the old buildings. Mostly crumbling, vacant structures with faded signs painted on the building's exterior bricks. The logos once proudly announced the owner's name and services. Essential then, now ancient. Sad. We imagined what the town was like, when oil was life in Oklahoma. The buildings then housed businesses that employed many, put food on the table and provided opportunities for several generations. Yale, a living ghost town now. The massive building has a Spanish architectural hint and colors that suggests, Mexican food can be found here. It is now Chava's. It covers almost a city block. This place probably rocked in the old days. The parking lot being full of oilfield worker's trucks at noon during the week and family cars on the weekend. Now well worn, the neglected exterior matches the town; weeds, the structures only landscaping. Today, the entire declining population of Yale could probably fit in the building. The parking lot was vacant when we arrived.The restaurant survives, thanks to dedicated locals and with the help of hungry sports fans headed to Stillwater for the Saturday game. Currently its ranking as the "Best Mexican Food in Yale" is unchallenged. The food is served on hot plates, properly prepared and good portions. The service is friendly and the restaurant is relatively clean, but noticeably warn. We ordered one of the combination plates, a relleno and a beef enchilada. On their own both were good; but the red sauce on the meal didn't work. Closer in taste to marinara spaghetti sauce than anything Mexican. The salsa served with the chips was similar in taste. Very mild, oregano flavor prominent. When we ordered, the young man offered three options: white queso, yellow queso or red sauce. We asked about the red sauce. He described it as "like chili. Nope, it is more like spaghetti sauce. The beans and rice were good. Underneath the sauce, was a nice big, fresh poblano, filled with cheese, battered and fried, accompanied with a mildly seasoned, beef filled enchilada. My recommendation, order queso on anything that comes with a sauce. It will be very mild, but better than the spaghetti sauce. If you are a person that finds a Tic Tac to be a little too spicy; you'll love the mild salsa.

Arrived 7pm first time passing through Saturday night. Small dining room two large tables with very loud noisy kids not well behaved. Acoustics were horrible. They should think about having some nice back ground music.Server was very young and nice but I had to ask twice for silverware once my meal had arrived. Then I heard another table ask for silverware after their food had arrived. Salsa seemed like it was from a jar not home made. My entree was delicious though. I think the floor could use a good scrubbing throughout the place.

I was a bit worried when we stopped here with a group of 18 people and the last reviews of this place did not look so great. However, this place was fabulous. Salsa taste store bought but ,Queso was delicious and food came out quickly with a great price. We had an assortment of different things but the enchiladas supremes was my favorite. Great job.

We've been coming to this restaurant for awhile now. It is by far, my absolute favorite mexican restaurant! We have been known to drive more than 30 minutes to get to eat there! They have THE BEST fajitas you'll find around. Their salsa is delicous! And when they have them, their chili rellenos are the best thing on their menu! Their service has been a little rocky for the past couple years but I try not to hold it against them. Their current staff consists of some young kids but they're polite and they do their best. I just wish they could get some more chili rellenos in!!!

I had ordered the lunch tacos, & it was AWESOME! The refried beans were the best side dish. They had refills for our chips & salsa's (mild & hot) the staff were super friendly & very nice! Thank you Ms. Cindy - our lunch was PERFECT!!!

I usually order the taco family pack to go. It comes with 20 tacos and I usually get steak. You can also add cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and you can have hard shell or soft shell. Then I order the White Queso to put on top of my taco and it's delicious.

This place was our GoTo place when we did not want to go into Stillwater. The food is inconsistent at best. They have started to go downhill over the last year. It used to be really good but for some reason they are using the microwave more and more. You can tell because the tortillas get hard fast and the plates are steaming hot but the cheese is not melted. Hope you all are ready this and please fix this.

Pretty decent for super small town place! I've been going here (mostly takeout because I'm such a home body) since I was in high school. It's not life-changing but it's reliable!