Cholo's Homestyle Mexican - Haleiwa

I will preface by saying that I prefer authentic Mexican food over white-washed “Mexican” food which is unfortunately the impression I got from this place. The food was fine but lacked real flavor. The rice and beans were bland and my shrimp tacos were mostly lettuce. It’s a cute spot and the drinks look good, but better food can be found in other places.

Margaritas were good, my friends said tamales were delicious, I wish they have a vegetarian tamal or taquitos dorados… What the hell is Mezquila btw? I ordered Mezcal Margarita I didn’t get that. Chile relleno was delicious, Quesadilla was alright, ok bye. I’ll be back.

It 's okay, but wouldn 't call it homestyle . I do come from an area with pretty much the best Mexican food so my standards might be a bit high. The cheese enchilada was pretty good. Best thing about it all was my wait person, she was super nice, wish I had caught her name.

Solid 3 for a person who’s spoiled by Mexican food in California. Apart from that the portions are big but it lacks of flavor. I don’t feel it was worth the price but it’s Mexican food in an island so I guess it’s ok.

The food was decent and well sized. The drinks are okay and the service is very rushed. Not great just decent. The chips and salsa are not complimentary they just add it to the bill without you knowing at least with us they did that.