We were craving Mexican food and decided to try Carreta's since we didn't want to travel far. This was a decision that I regretted unfortunately. The food was not good...AT ALL! The Chicken Chimichanga, rice and beans were all bland. The Carne Asada was overcooked and dry and margarita very weak. On a good note, the service was good and restaurant was beautifully decorated. read more

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Pretty good food pretty good price is parking is kind of tight service is pretty good read more

Carreta's Grill - Fajitas Plate - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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Absolute worst experience since they changed management. No large Margs and the medium is the same price the large used to be. Food took forever & the drinks as well. The servers are no longer amazing they are low energy & unattentive. Worst management change I've seen. Do not come here unless you want to overpay for a bad experience. Also no happy hour wth. read more

Carreta's Grill - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

Last two visits the chicken fajitas were skimpy, not seasoned and not cooked well. Husband didn't enjoy them and left a bit hungry. It's a shame because this was his go to chicken fajitas place. Management recently changed so this is a result I guess. Great employees, they are all friendly and we will still come for the cheese dip & tacos. read more

Carreta's Grill - Hard tacos, generously filled. - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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This location has gone downhill over the years. On one occasion I had to wait nearly 10 minutes for service. Staff walked right past us without speaking or making eye contact. Yesterday I arrived at 1 and was not told that they close at 2. The website doesn't state this, nor were we told at any time during service. The margaritas in take out cups without limes were a tip off. The waiter wasn't exactly rude, but he wasn't cordial. They were out of three items that I ordered, did not ask if we wanted dessert, and signaled closing time by switching off the music and clearing the throat. RUDE AND UNACCEPTABLE. The food was good, but all this nonsense ruined my dining experience. Two bad experiences are BASTA!!!​ read more

No wonder this place has 3 stars. I came here with my brother and holy smokes the service was trash. I would have had a better experience at Chipotle. The server was a dingleberry and it took forever to be serviced. 30 min wait on food 30 min wait for some water. They also took forever to clear our table. I think the server was hating on me and my twin because we are handsome as F. Not my fault you're a server lady. Maybe if you tried harder at life, you wouldn't be so unhappy with your sloppy self. Absolutely never coming here again. read more

Carreta's Grill - Trash - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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The ONLY reason I'm giving a 4 star rating is for the food. I've been for lunch and dinner and both times the food was top notch. The service is a different story. After being seated by a male waiter, a nonchalant female waitress took our order. No smiles. Nothing. She didn't bother to come back to check in to see if we needed anything. My husband wanted his drink refilled. She kept running back to the front to check her phone. I expressed my disappointment with the male waiter and he said he would address it with her. I reflected my dissatisfaction in her tip. Not sure I'll return. read more

They are really improving. The service is really good,such a nice staff. Free bottomless chips and salsa and the 1 dollar tacos every taco tuesday I can say is very good for the price. The barbacoa ones are great! Happy hour from 2 -6. But I must day the regular price margaritas are a little bit stronger read more

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We used to come here and it was great. Service is still good. We ordered the Chile ranchero. The cheese inside the pepper was cold and rubbery, the rice was beyond bland and cold. We told the manager and he said the owner changed the recipe and they have been getting a lot of complaints. We also ordered the steak chimichanga and I was soggy like it had been sitting out too long. read more

Carreta's Grill - Chile Ranchero - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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Nasty!! Frozen food on a plate. About 2lbs of onions and peppers with my chicken fajitas. Service was less than ideal and inside can best be described as "put me out my misery". Will not be back. Just an expensive Taco Bell read more

I have yet to find super great Mexican food...until then there are places like Carretas. The food and service was good but nothing stood out to entice me to re-visit. They offer a lunch menu but many of the options do not come with rice n beans so I had to order off of the regular menu. They offer typical chips and salsa before your entree. It was freeeezing in the place during lunch and we requested to have them put the heat on...no luck..i mean every customer was eating with a jacket or coat on...doesnt make for the most comfortable dining experience. This is a good place to pop in to if you are looking for a quick bite at a decent price. read more

Carreta's Grill - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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The service was stellar, and it was surprisingly quiet for a Saturday night. The avocados in my salad were delicious. The tortilla chips in the salad were a great addition. The chicken was decent. read more

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came here the other night for my 18th birthday dinner and it was the absolute best experience!!! the staff were so accommodating of our large party and got us seated rather quickly. the food was a 10/10 as usual, and the staff saw i was wearing a sash that said 'birthday princess' so they took it upon themselves to bring out a sombrero and churros to me and sang to me. the best experience i could have asked for :) read more

Carreta's Grill - beautiful paintings all throughout the restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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Enjoyed our meal last night! Margaritas were tasty & service was great! Food came out relatively quickly & was exactly as we ordered. Friendly staff & recent patio renovation was nice - will definitely request to eat outside when weather cools down. read more

6 coworkers and I Ordered to-go for lunch. No one received what they ordered. Something was missing from every order. My 3 piece combo lunch plate is missing the third item. Was anyone paying attention? read more

Great interior and great mostly great service, the biggest thing taking down this rating is the food unfortunately. Coriqueso was pretty spot-on, and I absolutely would recommend it, however I got the El Poblano with 1 beef taco, 1 cheese enchilada, and 1 Chile rellano and a whole lot went wrong. Taco was pretty average, if not the most above average thing I tried, was left in the kitchen and I had to ask for it to be brought out with the rest of my food however. The cheese enchilada was... ok? The masa/tortilla used was pretty delicious but I noticed the cheese wasn't even fully melted inside, I still ate it and found it decent. The biggest offender was the Chile rellano, I take my first bite and notice it's a little lukewarm, second bite was an icebox. At this point, I throw caution to the wind and just stick my finger in this thing, confirming my suspicion that this massive Chile rellano is cold. I've heard people use the "cold" complaint but this legitimately was like a refrigerated entree that the staff forgot to microwave and then went straight to plating it up.. the worst part is I didn't tell my server as she was nice and I didn't want to give her any issues so I took it home and heated it up and this thing tasted absolutely terrible. This visit was half average food and half straight up terrible cooking, that's very hard to overlook. Oh and the churros are a 10/10 though so they win dessert. Pros: salsa, choriqueso, hard taco, dessert Cons: the rest of the food Will I be back? Yes. Shockingly I see potential here, maybe I caught them on a bad night, I'll revisit soon. I'm the meantime I hope this place learns that food should be served hot. read more

Good Mexican spot, but nothing great. The tortilla soup had a very good amount of chicken but it was very greasy. I also ordered the enchilada trio. It had green sauce on one, red sauce on one and cheese dip on the other. I really enjoyed the enchilada with the cheese dip but really disliked the enchilada with the red sauce. It had a weird smell and taste. read more

Carreta's Grill - Chicken tortilla soup! - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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I haven't been here in over two years... Im glad we came back!! The staff is just amazing. We tried the tortilla soup and the avocado fries as appetizers; the tortilla soup tastes great and the avocado fries and definitely something different to try... the chipotle sauce is spicy so if you like spicy, you will love this appetizer. I had the green enchiladas and they were super delicious, I would've preferred shredded chicken because they cut the chicken in small chunks but overall they were good. We also had the shrimp chimichanga... also great flavor. The rice and beans are SUPER good. It's good to be back! read more

Carreta's Grill - Tortilla Soup - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

Don't go here. Just don't. I walked in and immediately thought twice. It had very few customers, and it was 1pm. The hostess/waitress didn't crack a smile. When she took my order, I said "shrimp" fajitas. I received steak fajitas, and the waitress/hostess INSISTED I said steak. She was so angry, and she went to fuss to someone else. I guess that someone else blew her off because she took the steak away and brought back shrimp. No smile or apology. I thought about paying for my drink and chips and leave, but I stupidly stayed to eat a plate full of cooked frozen food. A previous recent review said the same thing. Y'all, don't waste your money at this place. There are plenty of other places to eat around this area. read more

This place us by far the BEST Mexican restaurant I have ever eaten at. Excepts in Mexico. The Chile Ranchero is to DIE for, the carne is SO tender and the rice is fluffy and full of flavor! The cheese dip is creamy and not super watery like most places. Heck I even loved the spicy salsa and I never eat salsa anywhere. 10/10 would recommend!!! read more

My favorite place for tacos and chicken fajitas. The cheese dip also can't be beat. Good service, everyone working here is friendly and helpful. read more

Have been getting take out each week since pandemic began. Food is good. Margaritas great. Informed tonight manager decided to no longer take carry out orders. Very sad that I will no longer be able to support restaurant. Restaurant right next door - Taqueria Corona - offers take out. Food is delicious! Found my new weekly take out go-to. Thank you Taqueria Corona! read more

This a great spot for quick bite with a marg or two. However the southwest chicken salad was filling and two people could split it. The chicken seems almost like it was microwaved. Also the canned corn and beans left a very large puddle of juice at the bottom of my salad. We split the chicken tortilla soup and it was a hit! I would suggest the soup over the salad!! read more

Carreta's Grill - Southwest chicken salad - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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Service is excellent. Wait staff is attentive without being intrusive. Food is hot and flavorful. This is our go-to for Mexican food. read more

Always top-shelf, this is a go-to spot for lunch or dinner. I probably go for one or the other at least once a week. You simply cannot beat the value/speed/taste of this place. Good margaritas are a bonus, but I would go here for the chimichangas alone -- shredded chicken, all damn day. Enchiladas are excellent as well. Great service, too. read more

Still my favorite place in all of Harahan/River Ridge. The food is authentic and very reasonable but it was the back sports bar that was my refuge for several years till I moved up to Bossier City this fall. Giavanna, Christin, Oscar, Carlos, Gretchen, Theo and the rest of the staff made it a great hidden gem with great happy hour prices on frozen margaritas, comp chips and salsa and conversation with them and the regulars like myself. 2 big flat screens, comp wifi and a smoke free atmosphere made it the only option for me every evening. Taco Tuesday is a big draw, and they bring in live music occassionsly still. I really miss my friends there and have some of my best memories from there between 2016-2019. They deserve more than 5 stars. read more

Needed a quick lunch spot with a friend, so stopped in on a Saturday when and sat in the outdoor seating section. I've been here quite a few times, but not as regularly the past two years as the food was really going down hill along with the service. I'd heard recently that they'd stepped up their game with food and service, so I wanted to give them another try. They're usually a 2 - 3 star for me. This visit was closer to 4 star, so I'm sticking with a solid 3 and may be able to go to 4 star soon enough. Drinks: You can only order medium and large margaritas on weekends, but we weren't complaining about that quirky rule as it was Saturday and we probably needed more than a small. I ordered the top shelf on the rocks with salt. My friend ordered the mango with salt instead of sugar rim. They were both delicious per usual. If nothing else, they're still a great place to get a margarita. Food: Chips and salsa are free, and we ordered a side of queso as well. The queso was a bit small, but it was good. My friend ordered the new Southwestern Salad with mahi mahi, and enjoyed it very much. The mahi mahi was cooked well (I had to steal a bite), and the toppings on the salad made it a true entree order (not just sad lettuce over here). I wanted to be more impressed by the entrees labeled vegetarian, but they're mostly just items with cheese instead of veggies or beans. So I ordered the Guaca Tacos which come with avocado fries as the filling. No complaints on the taste, but still would've liked more actual vegetarian options with vegetables or beans as the filling item. We ordered a taco plate to-go for my husband, and he said it was really good. Can't remember what he ordered, but it was three different meat choices and came with sides. He said the tacos were great, but sides of bean weren't his favorite though the rice was good. I felt the opposite, I ate his beans and didn't think the rice was that great. Atmosphere: It's cute. It's chain-esque in a way, especially with TVs everywhere. They can definitely seat quite a lot of people in the dinning area, and they're known for birthday gatherings. The bar is a separate room, and is a great happy hour or sports watching location. They have a small outside dining area of wrought iron 2 and 4 top tables. I do like how the outside dining area is not on the sidewalk like other places - it's truly a separate little area for dinning outside. Service: Per usual the service started off good, and everyone is very nice. Then, as the meal goes on, you kind of get forgotten about and have to wait around for your check. I feel like this happens every time I come here no matter who is waiting tables. Everything is good until the entrees come and then service disappears, and you have to get someone's attention to get the check. Not a huge deal, but a personal pet peeve that I admit to having. read more

Taco Tuesday were 1$ taco so it was litty. But that's the only thing good about them. The steak tacos can only be described by 2 words: boiled meat. Who thought it was a good idea to just boil the meat with no seasoning and think it's okay. The salsa was spicy but very lackluster in flavor. Overall a good experience if you like water flavored tacos. Cheerio friends, gang gang read more

Carreta's Grill - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

The tacos are amazing, and the fajitas are yummy , I'm a regular now, I recommend the margaritas too!!! I was here this week and Alejandra was our server, she is really nice, first time she is my server I will ask for her always, good service. The only thing I don't like too much is the salsa too much..... cumin you don't taste nothing else so you should fix that!!! read more

Wow Carreta's, I'm actually kind of impressed. We stopped into Carreta's on a Saturday for lunch and the crowd was pretty thin. The waitress took our drink order immediately and within just a few minutes of ordering our food (about 10 minutes) we had it in front of us. My first thought was, "Uh oh, we have a reheat situation on our hands.", but it wasn't reheated at all (at least from what I could tell.). I decided to do the "create your own" with the shredded chicken quesadilla and the shredded chicken flautas (two per order). For a grand total of 8.20, this is probably one of the best lunch deals in the city. The quesadilla was perfect- plenty of cheese mixed in with the juicy chicken and seasoned perfectly. The flautas were out of this world. They were hot and fresh and I really enjoyed them and the shell had just enough crunch to it. The combination of both the quesadilla and the flautas made for the perfect lunch. I would absolutely return and try more of what Carreta's has on the menu. I am eager to try their burrito plate! read more

Carreta's Grill - Chicken quesadilla and chicken flautas - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

The main entrance is on Hickory Avenue even though they have parking on both Hickory and Dickory sides of the restaurant. This space has been a revolving door of restaurants over the past couple of years so hopefully Caretta's will be calling this place home for a long time to come. The interior is bright with fun welcoming colors of pink and yellow. The bar area has a small bar with a few tables for additional seating. They also have a small dining area outside, which is a welcomed addition. The wait for a table for two on a Saturday night at 8 pm was 15 minutes. I like how they ask for your name and number and send you a text when your table is ready so you can wait outside and you won't miss your name being called. As soon as we sat down a server brought us two bowls of salsa and a basket of chips. About 2 minutes later a different server introduced himself as our waiter and took our drink order. When he came back with our waters we ordered a medium (20 oz.) top shelf mango margarita and the chorizo queso dip as an appetizer. The drink was really good and strong! My husband and I split the drink and it lasted us our entire meal. I loved the mango flavor and thought it was really well balanced.The chorizo dip was really good and spicy. If you have had their plain queso then you know its good, but the spicy chorizo sausage really kicks it up a notch. For 10.95 you get a huge bowl, much bigger than I anticipated and we could only eat half of it. For future reference I asked the waiter if they do that same dip in a half size and he said it only comes in one size. That is really the only draw back. I would not get it again if I was only sharing with one other person, but perfect for a group of 4 or more. It was delicious and I hated to let it go to waste. The menu has a bunch of options for entrees, but I like how you can do anything a la carte. Who saves room for rice and beans anyway? My favorite is enchiladas so I tried a few different ones. My husband tried the tamales, beef taco and a chicken flauta. I thought the enchiladas were good and I liked being able to get a variety of types. The pork tamales were ok, the tamale was stuck to the husk so it didn't roll out. Scraping it out made it fall apart and there was more corn than pork. The service was very good. Our server was courteous and answered all of our questions about the menu. He checked on us a few times to see if we were still enjoying ourselves and asked if we needed anything. The food also came out really quick! We didn't have our appetizer long before the rest of our food came out. I always found the Veterans location to be fast so this one seems no different when it comes to speed and accuracy. read more

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Great find!!! Our group was in the area for a dance competition and we found this hidden gem. The food was fresh, tasty, and such large portions. The Mexican rice is the tastiest I have ever eaten and the chips were light and crispy. Would highly recommend it you love fresh and delicious Mexican. The service was also fast and very attentive. read more

There are trendier, fancier, hipper Mexican joints in NOLA, but I do enjoy the consistency of Carreta's. This location in particular is a favorite for me. The service is friendly and the dining room is pleasant (the other location can be too loud). The queso at Carreta's is my favorite. Has a really good flavor without being overly spicy. The servers alway keep the chips flowing so you can enjoy all the cheesy goodness. There are lots of menu items here to enjoy. Two of my favorites are the Mesquite girl. It is designed to share for two, but probably could be split by three. I'm also a fan of the mahi mahi tacos when I'm looking for something on the lighter side. This is a very kid friendly place and my whole family finds things they like. read more

This place is so great ! We come every Tuesday for the $1 tacos ! On Tuesday the dollar tacos are the go to in my family . They are meat and corn tortillas, on the side comes onions and cilantro. The meat you can chose from is steak , chicken , spicy chicken , carnitas. They are fresh and good . Every time we come we always try new food . This time we tried this sandwich below which consists of black beans , chorizo and cheese on a toasted bun . May I say it's so gooooood. It does get packed after 5 pm most days because it's such a good place so the wait time will be longer but well worth it . 8/10 definitely going back ! Will update when I try other stuff ! read more

The chips and the queso were good. Everything else was pretty bad. Shrimp were like rubber, the meat tasted like it was boiled. The chicken from a frozen bag of Tyson strips would have been better. The food had absolutely no seasoning. Like crawfish in Seattle, ugh!! read more

I think this was a great place to eat. Of course I say that when the establishment is clean, good service, good food, and it's cooked the way you asked. I had the steak and chicken fajita and it was great. read more

Service and drinks were amazing. Considering the times I would recommend this spot definitely for the margaritas!! Food is your typical Mexican American nothing fancy, but enjoyable. read more

I used to like this place a lot. The food has always been mediocre. The last and final time I will go there, I brought my co-worker because I wanted the free salsa and chips. She got nachos. I got a beef quesadilla. The meat wasn't fully cooked for mine. We got there at 8 (an hour before they closed...) We both got food poisoning... I threw up immediately when I got home. Her stomach was upset all night (as well as throwing up) and she had to call off work because she was so ill. I don't know what to say about this place... We will not be going here anymore. Go next door to Taqueria Corona! Authentic, hand made food! (even though the chips and salsa aren't free... at least you won't get food poisoning!) read more

Service was great and friendly staff. However, I was not impressed with the overall quality of the food. My 1st impression was to leave when my food came before my Arnold Palmer and I was seated at the bar. I literally place my order, walked to my car to retrieve something and as soon as I sat down the runner was bringing my food. I was less than a 5 minutes. They had faster service than drive thru at McDonalds. It made me wonder if the food was prepped like a a buffet station and the only thing the needed to do was plate on a sizzling platter. The meat was bland and need some sort of Tex Mex flavor. read more

Love this place, quick tacos (most of the time). Very good margaritas! Just need to figure out how not to eat all the chips & salads!! read more

Carreta's Grill - Can't go wrong with a strawberry frozen margarita! - Mexican Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana