As much as I adore and appreciate the open layout and colorful decor of the expansive dining room, I often elect to dine at the bar when im flying solo. The "Dia De Los Muertes" artwork throughout the restaurant is great to sit and take in, especially if its your first visit. The TVs at the bar keep me entertained as I greedily snack on the tasty chips and salsa while watching whatever sports event is on. I've had quite a few dishes here, but my go-to fave is the Carnitas. Flavorful pulled pork, Spanish rice, refried beans, esquites (Mexican street corn), and warm flour tortillas. Forget eating everything separately...I go all in and scoop everything into that tortilla. SO GOOD. The tang and crunch from the esquites puts it over the top. Add a little squeeze of lime and dig in. The Enchiladas are also a good option when Im in the mood for some cheesy-melty goodness. The red sauce is rich and flavorful, and pairs wonderfully with the tender shreds of meat and that cool hit of the sour cream. Is Cantina Louie "authentic" Mexican food? Dont know, dont care. Quick reality check...this isn't Tijuana. The food is great and I've never had a negative vibe or experience here, with either the food or the staff. Highly recommend if youre in the area. read more

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This was my first time at cantina. The waitress was great. The queso was tasty,had some nice flavor to it. The burritos were literally the biggest I have ever seen and definitely could feed more than one person. I didn't care for the grouper taco much, it was kinda sweet but the steak taco was delicious. read more

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Cantina Louie is a cute lunch date! We kicked things off with the queso dip and the mini chicken tacos. The tacos were packed with flavor and came with edible garnishes (crunchy cucumbers and spicy jalapeños). Small detail, big win. I tried their guacamole (not the best) and California burrito (mehhh), it was lacking but edible. I'd go back, but stick to the Mexican style tacos. For drinks, the spicy margarita had the perfect kick and the tropical mojito (1 was coconut the other pineapple) was sweet and refreshing. The adult drinks are good and so is their happy hour. The vibe here is cute, the colorful art splashed across the walls makes the space feel happy. The staff is attentive without hovering and friendly. read more

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Stopped in for lunch the queso dip and mini chicken tacos were a great start. Tacos had real flavor, with little touches like crunchy cucumbers and spicy jalapeños. Drinks were solid, spicy margarita had a kick, tropical mojitos were refreshing. The colorful walls make the place feel lively, and staff is friendly without hovering. read more

Cantina Louie - Mini Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

This is in the strip mall next to a pet supply place at a nail place. We've been here a few times they have really good salads. They always give you free chipswith salsa. Their prices are very fair and they have happy hour every day from 2 to 6 including weekends. Their happy hour includes drink specials as well as appetizers and, on taco Tuesdays they have taco specials and drink specials. Their food has been consistently good. Tonight, I sat at the bar and I was greeted and served right away. The bartender informed me of some new menu items they had as well as what drink specials they had. I chose to have a house margarita and it was a very good margarita you could definitely taste the tequila in it. It wasn't like a Chili's margarita And their tacos taste very authentic. Great place for lunch and dinner without breaking the bank. read more

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Perfect portions, fresh tasting, flavorful seasoning on the tacos. Friendly and professional service by my server and fellow staff working. The interior is very clean and spacious. Look forward to my next visit order from their lunch special menu. read more

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First visit here and will for sure be back; the food was fine-typical Mexican restaurant fare, had a great server- Jennifer, but what I loved was the Day of the Dead decor. I know that's no reason to like a restaurant but it made it stand out for me. That's a chimichanga plate, fresh chips and salsa too. read more

Cantina Louie - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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My husband was craving some Mexican food and we heard this place was good so we can go check it out. Our waitress was very friendly. I like the dia de Los muertos/ beach vibes. Kids got the grilled chicken and fried chicken and they both liked it. I got the arepas- so good! Hubs got some kind of taco- also so good! We finished with the sopapias. My son wanted his own and they accommodated us making him his own small plate. So cute! We would definitely go back! read more

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Service ***** Food *** Specials ***** Bar **** Really big restaurant with a really big menu. Service is always fabulous and the daily specials are pretty cool. There are other Mexican food locations but this has a really cool vibe. If you are looking for amazing food, you may want to try another spot. But if you like ambiance, fun vibe, great service then this is your jammy jam. read more

Cantina Louie - Undertaker Nacjod - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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The birria was bland and the juice was extremely greasy, the street corn was delicious read more

Cantina Louie - Street corn - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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It's decent Mexican food. They have great specials for both food and drinks. The place is clean and has good ambiance with great servers. read more

Cantina Louie - Grouper and chicken Americana tacos. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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Great Tex-Mex options that are always fresh. If you like spicy food, they can definitely give you a run for your money. Staff is alway friendly and attentive. read more

Cantina Louie has never disappointed me!! Like ever First time dining at this location, service was super fast. We were seated right away on a Wednesday night, no wait which was great. I got my favorite specialty tacos: skirt steak and surf and turf! Both were DELICOUS! Chips and salsa always on point. Our food came out instant fast, and always hot and steamy. Hubby got the veggie fajitas, so fresh and yummy! I love that every location they have are great! Can't wait to come back read more

Cantina Louie - Veggie tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

We've visited and ordered delivery from this place several times now and truly enjoy our experience and food. They have a great atmosphere and quick service every time we've been there. We typically like to sit at the bar so we can discuss variations of cocktails to see what we like with the bartender. They have a few spicy margarita options that we tend to order pretty frequently that are quite delicious if you're not into the overly sweet drinks. I can't miss with the food I've ordered. It's always a healthy serving and you get plenty of chips regardless. I also really enjoy their guacamole as it's a little chunky and fresh tasting. Bathrooms always seem to be clean as well. It's close to us so we really like that it's convenient and a great experience. Highly recommend of course! read more

We normally love this place. Tonight...well, we came in around 8:30...left at nine when not a single server greeted us. Deidre, the manager on duty (probably spelling her name wrong) did speak with me as we were leaving and said the hostess didn't tell the servers we were there. But we watched 2-4 of them literally look at us and avoid making eye contact. They served a table that came in after us (they were eating their entrees and on their second or third round of drinks...) Right now I'm not sure we will be back. Sucks since it's convenient and we loved it. But on a Saturday night at least 90 minutes from closing... Do better. read more

Food! Service! And ambiance is amazing! I got the birria tamales and my husband got the west coast burrito. Highly recommend! read more

Cantina Louie - Birria Tamales - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

Absolutely disgusting. First and last time here. I ordered online and picked up at 3pm. I got 3 street tacos, all asada steak. Now the steak cilantro and onion were good tho the steak lacked flavor big time. The corn tortillas was the most nastiest tortilla I've ever had. They smelt of chlorine and mildew mixture. I ate one bite and was done. The chips are equally as gross. The salsa isn't bad tho if you have your own chips to dip them into. I ate my tacos with a fork. I only ate the toppings and the meat. For $15 I was still hungry after. If I would had ate in store, I would've walked right out after the first bite. read more

Yummy street corn and chimi chimi bang bang tacos. My boyfriend likes the Barria queso tacos. I'm just sad they don't serve the street corn anymore. That was the main reason I come here. read more

Okay I am throughly impressed with this place! The service was great, the place was super clean and the food had great flavor. I got the fajitas quesadillas and our table got queso/guac. The guac had great flavor and a good amount of tomato and onions in it. The queso came hot and actually tasted like queso and not watered down cheese. The chips were also super fresh and not too salty. 5/5 recommend coming here after a day of day drinking at Jax beach read more

Cantina Louie - Fajita quesadilla - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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Omg the hostess Savannah is THE best!! My friend was sad and I said what better way to brighten her day than to grab some queso and skinny Louis?! It was hopping but Savannah was able to squeeze us in and seat us right away. She is awesome!! read more

Terrible service. Sat at bar and was ignored. Got up and walked out. Stale chips too.

We ate dinner here while visiting from out of town. The restaurant is decorated with large Day of the Dead art in vibrant colors. Our server was friendly and made excellent recommendations. We had several different tacos which were all tasty. My fave was the Street Corn Shrimp. It was a little sweet and fantastic. The margarita was tasty but a little weak, and the tamarind drink was surprisingly sweet. read more

I go to the Jullington creek location every Tuesday! It's become a family tradition and the tacos are so cheap! Willmaria is our server and she does an excellent job. We absolutely love her! read more

Both dishes were really good, but especially the Carne Asada: marinated grilled skirt steak, served with a side of yummy Mexican rice, refried beans, side salad (lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, queso fresco), a grilled Jalapeño and a Spring Onion which are lights out, and a side of Chimichurri Sauce (so flavorful) and flour tortillas! read more

Cantina Louie - Carne Asada - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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I've been to the new location twice now and I think they're getting some momentum now. Had So Cal chicken with salad on my first trip and it was as good as I'm used to, friendly service at the bar by one of the trainers in town from Daytona. Tonight the fam and I dined in and lucked into a table without waiting (7:15 on Thurs). I got an avocado enchilada and a pineapple Al pastor taco with some rice and beans to share with my son. Hubs got the huarache and a taco, kids got tacos and an enchilada. Everything was good, though the avocado enchilada wasn't as good as I remembered and service was prompt, even though the gal who greeted our table told us she was in training. She's doing great. Greeting could have been friendlier on both occasions, but I'll assume it has to do with new people learning the ropes. We'll be back. Oh, and please put the sopes back on the menu, I love those things! read more

Cantina Louie - Pineapple al pastor taco, avocado enchilada, rice and beans - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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Tuesday noontime lunch - quite a few people but still tables available. The restaurant is quite large and nicely decorated. The music is quite loud making the people at the tables talk louder to hear one another. If you have any issue with noise, this is not the place for you. Had the fajita lunch special. It was quite large, enough to split with someone. Food was good but not great, service was great. #VickieTravelz read more

Cantina Louie - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

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First off, it's nice to be home in Jacksonville. Traveling is nice, but when it's for work and it's a full-time schedule, it gets to be much. So, upon returning from our trip, the wife and I did not want to cook. I remembered that this location recently opened, and we wanted to check it out. We were first told it would be a 45-minute wait but was pleasantly surprised when it was only 15-20 minutes. We were ordering some drinks when the text came in that our table was ready. They provided chips and salsa at the table, which seems to be pretty standard now. The chips and salsa were good. I ordered a California burrito, which came with French fries, but they were not needed. The wife ordered the SoCal avocado chicken. Both dishes were very good and thoroughly enjoyed them. The sister-in-law also had the SoCal avocado chicken; her boyfriend had the fajitas. I caught him doing a little happy dance while eating, so take that for what it's worth. When I caught him, I pointed it out to my wife, and we had a good LOL! We finished by sharing churros and flan. They were very good as well. I forgot to take a pic of desert. read more

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Never felt so rushed, not greeted when I arrived. Food came out in 5 minutes and bill soon after. Noone asked if we wanted water, desert... not going back. read more

We've been coming here consistently since this location opened. Each time service, quality of food, wait times, and atmosphere has been on point. As a large family, it's hard to find someplace to make everyone happy...but Cantina pleases everyone. It's a great Sunday lunch and taco tuesday location for us. Thank you Hayley for another great experience. read more

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by far the best damn service I've had in a while my bartender Samantha did amazing and was attentive, i Will definitely be coming back

Came in here on a random day just because I've seen quite a few of these restaurants around the area and decided to give it a try. Upon walking into the restaurant, it was very colorful and fun with fun paintings on the walls with bright colors. We were greeted pretty fast upon walking in and was sat pretty much instantly. After looking over the menu, I ordered various tacos and their mexican corn and my wife ordered the avocado enchiladas and we both had a horchata. I'm must say that since they have free refills on the horchata that was a plus because other places in the area don't offer that. While waiting for our food we were served free chips and salsa. It was alright, not the tastiest thing I've had, but wasn't the worst either. Our food came out in a timely manner. My tacos were all okay...... I say that because the ingredients were good, but the flavor just wasn't there considering this is Mexican food. The only taco that had some taste was the pork taco, but they made it taste Hella spicy, but bland at the same time. Like how in the world!?!? My wife's avocado enchiladas were exactly that. Literally a plain piece of avocado wrapped in a tortilla, no seasoning. The best tasting thing was the horchata. Oh, let me not forget the corn...... it was boiled and then had the seasoning on it rather than roasted and have the seasoning on like traditional street corn, which made it taste like once again, bland, but at least the sauces added flavor to it. Overall, this place is your average American chain Mexican restaurant. Not bad, not great, just ok. I don't see myself coming back or recommending this place, but if its the only thing around, I'll go without complaints. Service was friendly and the restaurant was clean so 3 stars overall. read more

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We came in about 11:30 on a Saturday. The service was excellent. Our waitress was helpful without being too much. My carne asada was absolutely amazing. Couldn't have been any better. Skirt steak is never really that great and this was so tender and delicious. Chimichurri sauce had a ton of flavor. I'm addicted. Everyone else loved their food too but I think mine was the best. read more

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Went for a girls luncheon and we weren't impressed. Weak margaritas ($11) and even tried the skinny margarita ($9) and it was no better. Poblano pepper meal had no flavor. My girlfriend was equally unimpressed with her avocado meal. read more

Always a fun place to go. Great drinks, friendly service, good food. Thankful we have a neighborhood Cantina Louie in Fruit Cove. read more

Cantina Louie - La Parrilla - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

Food was great and served quickly. Server was unfriendly, borderline rude. Got an order to go and got home to realize no cheese was on the two gravedigger nachos. Drove back and was given two small containers of cheese, which I thought was a joke. Had to pay another 7 bucks to get enough cheese to cover more than 4 chips. Not the best experience. read more

Cantina Louie - Same size Taco Bell gives with chips and cheese. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Saint Johns, Florida

My favorite place for taco Tuesday!! They also have a great happy hour and lovely guava margs

Average chain Tex-Mex food, salsa was like tomato juice and prices were were way over the average for this type of food. I wouldn't go out of my way and would only stop if o were hungry read more

Good delicious, service was great. Drinks are always delicious! Always my go to for Taco Tuesday! Clean bathrooms are always a Plus!

Good food. Good kids prices on Monday. Half price kids meals. Servers were great. Atmosphere was good too read more

Great meal today...as always, our server Willy was awesome and took care of us, didn't miss a beat insuring we had refills with a smile