Stopped by for a bite to kick off my husbands birthday weekend. I genuinely did not realize how big this space was. Indoor/outdoor seating with a covered patio that was clean was definitely a plus to our experience. Upon arrival we were sat immediately and served chips and salsa, both made in house. We ordered a few different entrees. A burrito, tacos and nachos with margaritas. All the food was fresh and hot when it came out and drinks were good. Would love if they added a happy hour menu but we had a great time. Our server was friendly and helped us make a few decisions and mods to our orders and was helpful when trying to figure out what our orders would be. Would def be a regular read more

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Had dinner at Carreta's last night in hopes of having a good meal on Cinco de Mayo and "taco Tuesday". We had been to Carreta's before and they had really good taco specials. No specials on Cinco de Mayo! I guess they thought they would be so busy for the holiday that they didn't need specials. On top of that, our margaritas were $17.99 and it was served in a styrofoam cup! We had two meals and one margarita each and the bill was $80. On top of that someone gave a little kid a whistle and he kept blowing it. So annoying. We really felt like they gouged us for the holiday. Not sure we will be returning. read more

Happy hour is great, food for taco Tuesday is awesome and the chilled ambiance is a great fit for everyone. Chips and salsa always hits the spot. read more

Here's my complaint. This is the second time, check your receipts- Credit Card convenience Fees should be removed when cash is utilized as form of payment. This place does not remove the fee. And does not give change (broken down). You are forced to give way more in tip then deserved. I don't like being forced to tip a certain amount plus the convenience Fee.. I agree with the fee but learn not to be deceptive. It's being dishonest to me. 2 tacos doesn't warrant a $5 plus tip. And a CC fee when cash is being used. read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant I've ever been to. Matter of fact, the best restaurant I've been to period. I love this place with my entire soul. Great food, great staff, amazing place. I've been eating here for over 4 years and those have been the best 4 years of my life. Eating here will change you as a person and better your life as a whole. ‍ read more

I probably been here years ago, but before they moved to this spot. It's has a festive colorful decor. Happy vibes! Called for reservations and they literally had the table prepared before we arrived. The hostess was pleasant and the server wS really nice, smiled tge entire time. Checked on us throughout the entire time. It was 7 of us and she didn't miss a beat. The food was fresh and really tasty. The fresh seasoning was a plus. The food didn't take long at all. It was hot also, to say they served it all at the same time. Husband ordered the fried ice cream but canceled it and it still came out. They just let him keep it. The restaurant was clean. The restroom was so so, it needed a little attention, but it wasn't grossed out. I think that was the mgr that came to the table and she was really pleasant. We will definitely go eat here again. read more

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Our favorite Mexican restaurant on the north shore! Great margaritas, good food, quiet atmosphere. read more

Went to Carreta's for Cinco de Mayo celebration. There was a live band outside ( Superchargers) that was pretty awesome and there was a great atmosphere. The place was packed! Family friendly, wifi available, parking was a challenge due to the large crowd. I noticed only 2 Bartenders trying to serve a long line of customers. The wait time was approximately 30 minutes to get a cocktail. The Margarita with Patron tequila was awesome and worth the wait. I put my name on the list for a table and was told it would take about an hour to get seated. To me that was no biggie as they had that awesome band outside and I had a great Margarita in hand for the start of a great evening. After being notified by phone ( 1hr later) I was seated. The table was clean and the waitress was very friendly. As in many Mexican restaurants someone brought the usual free nachos and dip. I ordered the beef Chimichanga with refried beans and rice. Within 15 minutes of placing my order the food was brought to the table. After reading Carreta's reviews I was expecting a great or at least a good dinner. Well, they didn't live up to the great reviews today. Presentation was plain, the Chimichanga was soft (not deep fried crispy) and bland. The refried beans were watery and bland as well, however the rice was good. I didn't touch the sour cream or the guacamole that was served on a bed of lettuce. I know Carreta's was super busy with Cinco de Mayo and there was a long waiting list for seating but to me that is not an excuse for the disappointing meal I was served. Maybe they'll do better when it's not as busy. In the near future I'll try Carreta's again and post an update. read more

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The food here is good. It's great for cinco de mayo. Live music good food. Gotta love it read more

Carreta's Grill - Fish tacos on Taco Tuesday. - Mexican Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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Love Carreta's! I've been all over Louisiana. I visited the Slidell location for pickup for Cinco de Mayo yesterday & my food was really good! I love a good chimichanga! They were really organized about placing/ picking up orders due to Covid which I appreciated! They also gave me a free chips & salsa! Can't wait to dine in again! #yelplove read more

Carreta's Grill - Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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Carreta's... Before you came along there were only two other Mexican food places in The Dell to choose from to get my fix. One was Taco Hell and the other was a restaurant that I won't mention here because it effing SUCKS. Your margaritas are very large and a very large margarita equals a very happy Angie. I love your Chipotle Shrimp appetizer so much that I usually order two and eat that as my meal. I cheat on the chipotle shrimp occasionally with shredded beef chimichanga. I'm not proud of it but I do. Thank you, Carreta's for saving me from mediocre Mexican food. read more

Food was great! Waitress was very nice and efficient! Price for a small Margarita was a little too high I think 6 to 8oz. 8.95 has been awhile since I ate here. Inflation awww! read more

I can't believe I went from 5 stars to 2, but our experience today was all around awful. It was as if the staff couldn't care less that we were there. Though the food was still good as always, I cannot get over how bothered the staff seemed to be by us being there. read more

Carreta's Grill - Choriqueso - SO GOOD - Mexican Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

I NEED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER OR OWNER!! Please reply to this review. Miserable experience.!! Been coming here for 10 years almost once a week. Today there was a family with an unruly child making noise and inconveniencing the entire dining room. The family chose to do absolutely nothing. Our table among others was frustrated and it ruined our evening. Management didn't seem to care. We asked our waiter we asked the bartender for the manager and after about 10 minutes somebody finally appeared. He did not seem too concerned. I understand that the restaurant is very family friendly and that some noise is expected but this went on for over 30 minutes. There was at least four other tables that I spoke to who also made comments so this was not an isolated issue. Once we did speak to the manager at some point he did go try to talk to the family but seem to laugh it off and then I noticed that he was literally pointing to us letting them know that we were the ones that complained. Are you kidding me. That is about the most unprofessional act I have ever seen in a restaurant. If somebody complains then you walk over there and say we are having some complaints and cordially mention to them that it's related to their child into could they please do something about it. Again we've been coming for 10 years and at this point I don't know if we'll be returning. Two other tables I spoke to both said they're not planning on coming back anytime soon because of how inconsiderate this was. So basically you allowed one table of customers to affect a half dozen other tables and you have probably lost customers due to that. If you honestly don't care then that tells me what I need to know if not then you need to do a better job of treating your managers and understand how to professionally handle a situation like that read more

One of the best Mexican restaurants in slidell. Daily specials, great flavor and impeccable service. My fiancée really enjoy their 2 for one margaritas on Thursday. read more

When my husband, son and I were in Slidell, my son wanted to try Carreta's because someone told him about the fried ice cream. We were immediately seated inside, as it was too cold to sit outside. The patio looked like a totally awesome place to hang out with friends and have a nice meal and a few adult beverages. I ordered the Enchiladas El Dueno, and my husband ordered some sort of enchilada and tamale combo, and I can't remember what Spencer ordered, but it was covered in cheese sauce and he loved it. He never made it to the fried ice cream. My enchiladas were delicious! My husband enjoyed his food as well. The next time we come through Slidell, we'll definitely stop in and eat here, especially if it's pretty enough that we can sit out on the patio. read more

Carreta's Grill - Enchiladas El Dueno - Mexican Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Super awesome! Hello New Orleans! Vegans the guaco tacos are amazing! Don't forget to take off cheese and sour cream... non vegans chicken burritos are awesome! My adopted daughter loves them. The outside patio during October is perfect for those of us who hate air conditioning. Great service. Strong drinks! read more

Carreta's Grill - Fun! - Mexican Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Food and service was great. I just had Ceviche and a taco. The ceviche was the best I've had since going to Cabo San Lucas when I first had it two years ago. read more

Carreta's is one of our favorite places to get take-out! Their online ordering is quick and efficient, the food is always delicious and ready on time, and the staff is friendly. Highly recommend their queso and chips, enchiladas and burritos! read more

I stopped in here for the first time and had dinner with a friend and we were seated right away. I ordered a Chimichanga with shredded chicken and no beans. It was a different shaped Chimichanga which would've been okay, but we were both underwhelmed. I might give this place a chance at lunch so I could more inexpensively explore that menu before deciding if I'll go back. Technically, I give this place 2-1/2 stars. read more

My boyfriend got us take out from here, the Chile Rellenos was cold and hardly had any cheese in it. The taco salad I got was mostly shredded lettuce with giant chunks of tomato and some of the chicken pieces on it were not cooked all the way through. Terrible experience, I ended up just throwing it out. Huge waste of money, won't be going back. read more

Working for an Urgent Care in the middle of a Pandemic, I called Carreta's Grill and begged Daniel to do a quick catering order for my beleaguered and hungry Team. Not only was everything ready in under an hour, it was the perfect taco Tuesday meal to surprise our staff. He thought of everything we could possibly need and more. Thank you so much for helping us during this time of need. Y'all are the best! read more

I'm a fan! I've ordered from Carreta's on a couple of occasions and it's always good. I usually order pickup. Most time when I get to the restaurant they seem busy but my food is ready in time as promised. Consider them if you're in the mood for Mexican food. read more

Service was good but food was substandard, had Enchilada Verde, the steak inside was barely eatable, had to spit out half of it and the other half was very chewable. The beans were bland and rice dry. The margaritas were good. read more

This place has some of the best homemade salsa. Also find me some place that gives me this much steak on a steak taco and I'll be surprised. I've eaten there at least 50 times in the past few months and they never disappoint. read more

Not bad for Mexican in Slidell. We've come for lunch a few times and just went to dinner tonight (Friday night) and it was packed!! Almost no parking - but we were seated right away in the bar area. I had the Tacos Al Pastor which was pretty yummy - beware! The red "salsa" served on the side with the Tacos Al Pastor was SPICY!! But it was yummy! Had a virgin Peach Frozen Margarita was pretty good. Chips and Salsa are also good..can't stop eating those!! At dinner time, the food came out at a normal pace..but lunch..the food is LIGHTING fast!! (Makes you wonder if that stuff is pre-made??) Overall, our previous visits have always been pleasant... no complaints.. Salud! read more

The chicken fajita burrito was SHOCKINGLY GOOD well marinated chicken and perfectly sautéed veggies! If you need a quick pick up or don't have a clue what to eat for dinner night, if most definitely say EAT HERE. Portions are sizable and well worth the coins you'll spend. read more

I got the choriqueso and Al pastor tacos. I was generally disappointed with the lack of seasoning. Ok very disappointed. Everything was pretty bland and no heat whatsoever :( read more

Their margarita happy hour (2-for-one house rock Rita's) is KILLER. You only need two! The service wasn't amazing, but our poor server has 3-4 large groups and a few other small tables besides ours. She was swamped, & that's not her fault! Margarita we're delicious, queso was delicious, they had a killer band there the day we went.... I can't wait to go back! read more

I stopped coming a few years back because the food had gotten awful. But yesterday's visit was great. Food and service were wonderful.

The best Mexican restaurant in slidell. They have lots of flavors and they put so much meat in there dishes and huge portions. I love the atmosphere . For Slidell 10/10. read more

My friends and I eat here pretty regularly. If we want dinner before a movie, we'll go here since the service and food is so quick. We don't have to worry about rushing to the movie. You get salsa and chips when you're seated and it's superb salsa! I always get the queso as well. Melted cheesy goodness! They've got a cute bar in the back if you're feeling like a margarita. I always get the same thing which is the enchiladas dinner but so far there have been no complaints from my friends about any of the entrees. Otherwise we probably wouldn't keep coming back. XD Great local, casual place with friendly service and good food. read more

First of all, the server (the "handsome" one with dark hair and facial hair w/ an accent) didn't even ask what we wanted to start out to drink. So when we ate the chips and salsa, AND he came and checkup up on us (the first and last he checked up on us), he still didn't offer us a drink until I asked for a drink menu. Secondly, when he took our drink order, he told us they couldn't make it cause of the event which was okay, but he offered me something else when he could've recommended something similar to what we wanted. The last part, we were there for 45 min waiting for A QUESADILLA, never got it. We physically saw 2 more couples come in after us with the same server and they got their food first. What irks me the most is that our server walked past our table multiple times and didn't check up on us after the first moment we sat down. He saw us, and just kept walking. Didn't bother to ask about our food that never came out. He finally came out with our food and put it in a to go box and the quesadilla wasn't even fresh anymore, that's when I knew it's been sitting out. We've never had such a bad serving experience in our lives. I've never written a bad yelp review ever but he's worth the bad one. Never coming back there again. TACO BELL HAS BETTER SERVICE THAN YALL. Ps, if y'all want good Mexican, go to EL PATRON & TAQUERIA SANCHEZ in the Westbank, amazing service and good. read more

Definitely the best Mexican restaurant I've been to in Slidell. It isn't authentic like some of the posters here mentioned, but that doesn't bother me as I like it on the Tex-mexy side. So you get free chips and salsa, which is a plus, and they're good quality as well. I ordered the steak fajitas, and my fiancé got the carnitas. The steak fajitas were the best I've had in a long time. The steak was not over cooked and was very tender, as well as perfectly seasoned. The carnitas were even more impressive. The pork melted in the mouth, and the flavor was unreal. As good as my fajitas go, I'm definitely getting the carnitas next time. The usual sides of beans, rice, and guacamole were good but nothing to write home about. With main dishes like that, though, who cares? We finished off with an order of tres leches cake, which was good as well. The only downside,really, to the visit was the tortillas. They were tiny and clearly weren't warmed on a hot pan (they didn't have that thin layer of crispy) so I found that a little disappointing. It's so easy to do good tortillas! My fiancé was disappointed a little as well because she is Mexican (just left El Paso with me a year ago) and she saw the yelp posts claiming authenticity... but no menudo, posole, chile colorado, gorditas, etc. Again, I don't hold that against them, as I'm fine with Tex-mex. So anyway, a little pricey compared with other Mexican restaurants, but certainly worth it. Definitely going back. Oh P.S. - great atmosphere, they have a fantastic patio. read more

Mediocre Mexican food at a decent price. Generally bland with a lack of salt. Tamales come dry without sauce. Ground meat lacks any flavor. The chips had a stale and oily taste. The salsa was fair and spicy. Those that got the fajitas seemed to fair better but don't expect anything better than store-bought tortillas. The margaritas generally got good reviews but are expensive if you want good tequila. $16 for a large top shelf. I don't eat Mexican in Slidell often but this place wouldn't last a week in Houston. read more

Great food. Best Michalada I've had in Slidell by far! Friendly bartender and staff. I would definitely be back.

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants. The service is always fantastic, drinks are always good, and the food is always the same - delicious. I recommend the queso, guacamole, and fajitas! read more

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

Love this place!!! Seriously!!! The margaritas are superb. The chips salsa and queso are delicioso! And the prices can't be beat!!! Fast friendly service!!! Love the new location for sure!!!!! Just need more parking! read more

Have been to this place many times over the past few years, going back to their previous location. With each subsequent visit, I feel the place has fallen a bit. My most recent visit was for my son's birthday. I ordered a burrito, my son had a chimichanga, and my wife ordered the vegetarian fajita and specifically asked for NO OIL on her veggies (she is a vegetarian and triathlete). The order came out FAST - too fast for my taste as there is no way that any of our food was fresh-prepped in the time it took for it to come out. My burrito was OK and my son had no complaints about his chimi. My wife's fajitas, however, were swimming in oil. We sent them back and asked for them to please be dry cooked with no oil. The second serving came back swimming in oil as well. My wife returned it and didn't eat. The waitress was courteous, pleasant and very apologetic about my wife's order. We found the atmosphere clean and bright. It was definitely not loud (no band playing) during our visit. I suspect, in the right weather, the outdoor seating would be quite nice. read more

Let me start off by saying I loved Carrera's Grill. Ate inside the restaurant many times and my go to flautas were very tasty. Today I ordered takeout for the first time and it was by far the worst. I ordered my usual flautas no lettuce or sour cream. What I got was a hot mess. Flautas covered in lettuce, sour cream and soggy! I may eat inside again but I will never order take out. I didn't go return the order because it was storming outside. Yuk. read more