Crown Heights · Mexican
A tiled Crown Heights Mexican restaurant with strong margaritas and a permanent weekend brunch crowd
Chavela's is the Mexican restaurant Crown Heights defaults to, and it has held that position for years on the strength of a tiled, colorful room, margaritas that are mixed properly and poured generously, and a menu that does the classics competently. Weekend brunch is the peak event — chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, a line down Franklin Avenue. It is not the most ambitious Mexican cooking in Brooklyn and it does not need to be; it is a neighborhood restaurant that gets a large volume of people fed and happy, which is a harder trick than it looks.
Chavela's is a tiled Crown Heights Mexican restaurant with strong margaritas and a permanent weekend brunch crowd. Regulars order enchiladas suizas and margarita.
Chavela's is priced at $$ — approx. $20–$40 per person.
Chavela's does not list an online reservation system. No reservations at brunch; expect a wait on weekends
Chavela's is at 736 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, in Crown Heights. Street parking on Franklin Ave