Chello Grill

Name: Chello Grill
Address: 5010 Cutler Ave NE Suite A, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87110, US
Telephone: (505) 881-2299
Price range: $
Rating: 4.60

Mediterranean restaurant, Gluten-free restaurant, Persian restaurant, Vegan restaurant, Vegetarian restaurant

Location: 5010 Cutler Ave NE Suite A, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States
Located in: Pavilions at San Mateo
Phone: (505) 881-2299
Price: $

Opening hours

Sunday: 11 am-7 pm
Monday: 11 am-7 pm
Tuesday: 11 am-7 pm
Wednesday: 11 am-7 pm
Thursday: 11 am-7 pm
Friday: 11 am-8 pm
Saturday: 11 am-8 pm

Happy hours

Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2-4 pm
Tuesday: 2-4 pm
Wednesday: 2-4 pm
Thursday: 2-4 pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed

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Staff: very friendly Kabob koobide: delicious Ambience: great Prices: reasonable We went twice while visiting Alboquerque Why not 5: sides are not as tasty as the kabob! We tried fesenjoon, shirazi, and mirzaghasemi.
Not that tasty Also, I do not appreciate food on melamine plates...

Chello Grill is a Persian-Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant located in the Pavilions at San Mateo complex next to Einstein Bagels. They focus on sandwiches, bowls, kabobs, and salads.
They also have gyros; those are a Persian version of a gyro instead of a Greek gyro that Chello calls the “traditional gyro”.
They also have a New Mexican-inspired version of a gyro where the meat has been cooked with green chile and comes with a side of green chile yogurt aptly called the “New Mexican gyro”. I ordered the traditional gyro, which comes with sliced lamb meat, two tomato wedges, and then a blend of diced cucumber, tomato, and onion in a folded pita.
Had parsley been added to the diced vegetables mix it would have been considered their Shirazi salad, which one can also order as a side.
I added feta cheese for an upcharge.
The gyro came with Mast-o-Khiar, a cucumber yogurt dip, on the side.
A Greek variation would be tzatziki, which is more common with gyros in America.
I added french fries for $1. The gyro was almost tasteless.
I actually ended up just eating the lamb slices with pieces of feta and discarding the rest of the dish.
The Mast-o-Khiar didn’t add anything to the meal.
The fries were fine, but I would have preferred them with more salt.
I guess $1 for those was fair given how forgettable they were. The cutlery was plastic and the ketchup for the fries was in ketchup packets, which gave the meal a cheap feeling even for fast-casual dining that didn’t seem commensurate with the pricing. Overall, a surprisingly flavorless meal for an interesting sounding restaurant (Persian-Mediterranean!).
I wouldn’t recommend it or return.

Finally decided to give this place a try after seeing mixed reviews.
Bella made all the difference! She was welcoming and informative.
She made various recommendations and she nailed it! Definitely an asset & the place should be renamed to Bella's! The food was good & we'll be back.

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