Chelo’s Hometown Bar & Grille

Used to come here for lunch a few times a month and took a year off bc of the service. Well the service at the bar still hasn’t changed, they have the same bartender that will ignore you if you aren’t a regular but if you go in knowing this then you won’t be disappointed bc the food is on point. I always get the salmon salad bc the salmon is grilled perfectly, I actually crave this salad. So this time I went in hoping the service would change, it didn’t’ but oh well at least they have amazing food.
I have had their clam chowder and clam cakes in the past as well as their buffalo chicken wraps which are both outstanding.

My boyfriend & I came in for a late lunch last Wednesday. Mary was a server. She was great. Very sweet and checked up on us.
We split the clam cakes. They were so delicious! I haven’t had them in months. Then he got the chicken parmesan sandwich. I got the Wednesday/​Friday fish and chips special. Everything was so delicious! We were so filled up from the clam cakes that we each took half of our meals home and ate them for dinner.
P. S. They have IBC Root Beer!

I always go here for happy hour, late night snacking during the week. There is always seating, draft beers are 1.99 and Mojitos are 2.99. We bought every appetizer on the menu. Potato skins, a whole dozen of clamcakes, mozzarella sticks, chicken quesadilla, and calamari. Everything was lightly battered and simply delicious. If you need some great comfort food lightly bettered to perfection, go to Chelo’s.

I have come back another three times since my review and all visits have been amazing! Yesterday was my fourth time, but I got take out. I was a little nervous on how everything would turn out, but I shouldn’t have been! Everything was packaged perfectly and tasted superb. The chicken parm is plentiful and very good, although I still preferred the buffalo mac & cheese with curly fries. My mom enjoyed their grilled tuna & Swiss and said it tasted fresh and filled her up. One of my other family members had ordered their southwest chicken pasta and raved about it all day. All in all, you shouldn’t pass up the chance to come here and become a regular!

Went to this place for the first time last week and loved it. I had the chicken parm sandwich and it was so good. I have to come back here!!!

First,. The food is great. I come for the giant roast beef. Just can’t get that anywhere else. Problem is, the regulars at the bar include a loud stiff in a hat that stands the whole time and his equally obnoxious girlfriend who yells across the bar and makes things generally unpleasant for anyone on their side of the bar. They are trailer trash and spend nothing while driving paying customers away.
Chelos, ask these idiots to go to applebys.

Wow wow wow. Ok so where do I begin? This was such a bad experience that I am still angry. We chose Chelo’s because they have keno and it’s a RI staple. We sit down at the bar (Monday around 1) and grab some keno slips. I was absolutely ravenous. Now, my mother and I are pretty low key. You have to work to get us riled up. But this bartender managed to do it. We were ignored for a good ten minutes at least before we were given any menus, and asked what we wanted to drink. Another man had walked in and was waited on right away. I had to interrupt her after she was done getting his order and standing around to ask for the menus myself. We both ordered off the bar drink special menu. My drink came back pretty fast actually. My mother’s…not so much. The bartender didn’t know how to make hers. Then they had to find the recipe. Then the recipe had to be read off line by line (one ounce of blue curacao… one ounce of OJ…) My mother finally got her drink around ten minutes later, We’re now about a half an hour in. We’re just ordering our food. So now the wait begins. I truly believe that we would have gotten our food quickly if other people didn’t have to send theirs back. The woman at the end of the bar had to send her potato back three times! While all of this was happening we were watching the bartender pouring wrong drinks for people and generally speaking be a screw up. Here comes our food about an hour in and surprisingly correct. My pasta tasted good but the sauce was broken. We came to find out that this is not the normal bartender. However, even if it is a Monday, you shouldn’t be putting an inexperienced girl in her place. Management should be able to step in to any position that the restaurant has. Management is to blame for all of this.
P. s. nothing but onions and tomatoes on the salad? Are you sure that is even considered a salad?

I’m a little delayed on my reviewing, but I’m trying to catch up! Came here last week, my all time favorite is the chicken parm sandwich! Mmmm mmmm always delicious. Service is always good I’ve yet to have an issue. My only issue is when I order a mixed drink, it almost never tastes like it has alcohol in it. For the price, they should make their drinks a little stronger

Chelo’s E.P. has been one of our «go to» places along with Davenports and Greggs. We usually order a sandwich platter rather than a dinner. However, this past Saturday, May2, 2015 I ordered the half chicken with ziti and it was the worst meal I have ever had at Chelo’s. The chicken looked pathetic and the meat was so dry I had to sip my drink with each mouthful. The ziti was plain with about a half cup of very plain sauce, I felt like I was served a cafeteria lunch at an elementary school. We usually enjoy our meal at Chelo’s, but not this time!

My fiancé brought me take out after he went there with a friend. He surprised me with a lobster roll! It was awesome! I definitely recommend it! He had a good time playing Keno & enjoyed his chicken Caesar salad :)

One of the best places to have a roast beef sandwich. The burgers are also very good. Chelo’s is very consistent in their quality of food. A good place for an evening meal or a Saturday afternoon sandwich.

This is my first time eating at Chelo’s and I had a great experience! The food was delicious (great lunch specials!) and our server Rownan was very attentive. I will definitely be back.

I like this place. Its kind of like a really high end hamburger joint. They do not have a fine dining feel. You can wear shorts and a T-​shirt. Service is always excellent and the food is great. I noticed in their kitchen there is a large sign that says something such as «If you are not proud of it don’t serve it.»
I will go again.

I haven’t been to a Chello’s in at least 25 years but I got pulled along as part of a business lunch.
The atmosphere is typical of a Chilis, Fridays, etc. the food was ok. My side salad was as bare bones as could be with the least attractive parts of an iceberg lettuce and two grape tomatoes one of which was well past its prime. The clam chowder was ok but far from award winning. And the clam cakes were actually pretty good. The service was friendly but inconsistent. I had an empty glass of iced tea for most of the meal.
Chello’s is a safe choice if entertaining guests whose tastes you don’t know but it’s not very compelling.

The food isn’t the best, but it’s not bad! They have different specials set for everyday of the week, which is awesome because you can plan for it. The food is cheap, so I recommend it for groups and children. They have this Buffalo Mac and cheese that is absolutely phenomenal.
I didn’t like the seafood pasta, though, because it was very bland. (A few items on the menu are bland, hence the 4 stars.) The burgers are really good, though!
The staff was nice and they offered the kids quarters to put in the ceiling train, which was very nice. I enjoy my time here every time.

Chowder and clam cakes… much ado about nothing. Pure mediocrity. Thought if came out of a Campbell’s can. No clams in the clam cakes. Service was slow and uninspired. Fish and chips served lukewarm with the oder of ammonia. Stinky ammonia… now that’s appetizing. Had two bites and sent if back. The beer was cold, guess that was OK. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place at all costs. I almost called the RI health dept when I was served the fish. Chellos is not what they used to be. Going downhill fast. Avoid this Chellos at all costs.

Not sure why they win all the awards for the chowder and clam cakes Sorry, chowder is not that good and the clam cakes were ok…$ 6.95 for a stuffed
quahog! I don’t think so.

Yes, Chelo’s is a RI institution (I guess) and they have really good clam cakes, but other than that it’s a forgettable place. I rate Gregg’s and Davenport’s higher; we only go to Chelo’s when we want to eat cheap and are too tired to drive any further. The inside is clean but old (although they’ve added a bunch of HDTVs in the bar area which is really nice), and the menu is… the menu is… I always have a hard time deciding what to get because nothing really stands out. None of their burgers have any flair to them, the main dishes are standard… I ended up getting the calamari salad as I wanted to eat semi-​healthy and it was good but wasn’t anything to write home about.
The best part of the meal was that my wife and I could relax and talk about our crazy day. Chelo’s, you really should change up your menu else you will go the way of other former RI institutions like Rocky Point and Almacs.

Greggs vs Chelos…
The hosts opened the door for me as I arrived. I felt fancy. They have $ 2.99 house margheritas and $ 1.99 domestic drafts, ½ price appetizers every day. I ordered their cheese nachos and clam cakes. Neither were special, but they hit the spot for a munchie before dinner. I preferred the chips over the cakes.
Kim the bartender was awesome. She was working her butt off, cleaning, serving, and always being friendly.
Overall, I still like Gregg’s better. But, for a quick drink and simple cheap bite — if I’m near a Chelos, I’ll stop in.

Oh Chelo’s how you have changed the very fabric of my soul.
First off I went in with a coupon, buy one item get one free. AN item can be an entrée though.
So then I got the SPECIAL, which is an item off the special menu, a side, and a dessert all for $ 8.99.
Not only that but you get rolls when you sit down.
SO I decided to get the spaghetti and meatballs, with a side of. mashed potatoes and then I had rolls with butter, and I also got a chocolate cake dessert.
My date and I ordered the same items except she got fries instead of mashed.
All the food was phenomenal and sooo filling. My belly almost popped out onto the table knocking our beers all over the place and getting shards of glass in other patrons eyes, that’s how full my belly was.
Lets list this once again so you can quite understand where I am coming from…
Two spaghetti and meatball dinner platters, 6 rolls, mashed potatoes with gravy and butter, basket of french fries with honey mustard and ketchup, 2 chocolate cake plates with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream melting on top. This came out to $ 4.49 each.
Did I get my carbs in for the day? Yes. Did I gain 15 pounds? Yes. Would I do it again? Yes.
I have uploaded a picture of my meal for portion viewage.