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Chevys
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
8 reviews for Chevys
Eh. Nothing to write home about. My boyfriend really likes this place so we've been a few times. I'm not impressed. The other night we were there and had to ask several times for our drinks and water AND napkins.
I noticed some people who ordered after us received their food first...Weird. Then the waitress came to the table and said she forgot to put our food order in. Ok....She was nice enough to comp the entrees for us, but still...We sat there waiting for awhile wondering where our food was. Oh, and then she forgot that we wanted another round of drinks.
We split an order of fajitas and honestly it wasn't anything special. Hardly any seasoning or sauce. Just really bland. The tortillas were pretty cold after we ate our first one. Not impressed!
Happy hour at Chevy's is amazing. $3 drinks and appetizers. Seriously, you can't beat a $6 meal! Unlike other restaurants during happy hour, their appetizers are the same size as if you were to buy it at full price. And, they're huge...I'm not even exaggerating. My personal favorite is the plate of crispy chicken flautas - they manage to hit the spot every time! Plus, their margaritas are big and very, very strong. Heck yes.
What I won't do for friends...
Friends who suggest we meet up at Chevy's. Not that there are a lot of other stellar options in the Clackamas area, but I am just not a fan.
My lunch, chicken quesadillas, was meh. So uninspired that I didn't even bother taking the remaining portion home. Service was OK, but included long-ish delays to order and receive our food and there was a little mix up on the bill. The parking at this location is horrible. We had to park in a bank lot across the way and dodge traffic (and a parking ticket).
My friends are keepers, Chevy's is not.
We ate here a couple of times and it was marginal at best! Then, tried it at lunch and 2 of the 4 of us got soooo SICK! This place serves the worst mexican (if that is what you call it!) food around.
GO somewhere else and spend your money...This chain is not worth it!
Shopping in Clackamas is always a struggle because there are more chain restaurants than anything else. Such a bummer but my husband likes going to chains so I figured why not give Chevy's a try. I remember going to Chevy's a few times in Los Angeles and for some reason remembered liking the veggie quesadilla.
I ordered the farmers market quesadilla but asked them to hold off on the cream sauce that it came with and asked them to substitute mango jalapeno salsa instead along with a side of black beans. It seemed to me that the veggies were vastly lacking in portion to the amounts of cheese that were in it. It was strange, it almost had no taste and the veggies were all chopped up so finely you couldn't really taste them. The mango salsa was really fantastic though, I loved that. The black beans were not that great either, they pretty much just opened a can of them and then put them in a bowl. They didn't even rinse all the gunk off of them so, they were just really salty.
Paul on the other hand....liked his meal. He didn't love it by any means but he certainly liked it more than I did. He got this dish that had four different items on it and he seemed to enjoy it. I think it had a chicken taco, a chicken burrito, a chicken enchilada, and a beef or steak burrito maybe. They were all smaller though, not the usual giant sizes that they have.
It was just not all that great. They must have changed the recipe or something because it was so much better the last time I ordered that quesadilla. Anyway, I guess some folks love it because it is usually crowded in there...it is just not for me.
Rating a corporate chain like Chevy's is not always easy. Sometimes chains suck and some of them are remotely decent. This Chevy's on the other hand is relatively decent compared to other Chevy's I've been to in the past, but also relatively mediocre compared to the more authentic joints in Portland. Ultimately coming here is either out of convenience or based on one's mood to stick with the easy stuff.
Prices are not back breaking, but certainly not a bargain. The service has been pretty good here around lunch time and keeps Clackamites coming back for more. Parking is solid and the decor is very Chevy's. I can't see myself coming here often, but there is always room for an occasional bite.
When Chevy's Restaurants began in San Francisco they were good, true Fresh Mex. Since Pepsi took them over they have gone down hill. I like Mexican food and have visited some in the Portland area that are okay, but not great. But the one in Clackamas Oregon serves food that is worse than at other Chevy's. Their sauces leave a bad aftertaste; whole pinto beans are more like American baked beans; chicken in their enchiladas is not white but dark and stringy; sweet cornbread is sour. Their chips and drinks are okay, but their food is not. You will find much better elsewhere.
I don't even care what you say, Chevy's is good! Especially for a chain restaurant. We've been here twice just stopping in after shopping, and have received some great service. Drinks and chip basket always stayed full, food came out quick and hot (and delicious), and I always felt taken care of.