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    Tres Leches.
    Baltazar R.

    My second time visiting this chain and first time this location hidden in a small mall in Cornelius. A free churros coupons that arrived by mail so I had to go! The environment is just wonderful: Modern, clean, well illuminated and full of Mexican folklore. The decor gives one expectations of good service and elevated cuisine and the prices confirm so. Fortunately, the menu is authentic Mexican and nothing fusion. The least Mexican dish on the menu is the breakfast burrito and we could spend days debating about it, for which I would demand we do it over good tequila and I don't promise any solid arguments from my side. - THE CHIPS SITUATION Mexicans are spoiled when it comes to food. Casa Lola Kitchen offers FRESH pico de gallo and salsa to go with FRESH, CRUNCHY CHIPS. I would have loved to have refried beans and more salsas like in other restaurants nearby, but admittedly I had to ask my waiter to take them away because I couldn't stop eating them... Even after I ran out of pico de gallo! - CARNITAS The entrees menu highlights Carnitas amongst other 3 dishes. Although I had in my mind carnitas as regular dry meat that I could make tacos off with either corn or flour tortillas, the meat is served soggy in a bowl, keeping its moist and warmth. The $20 dish comes with a 4 corn tortillas, a side of fresh avocado, a side of pico de gallo and a side of chipotle salsa. The chipotle salsa was not too strong nor mild nor spicy, just enough to change the meat's flavor profile. - TRES LECHES Really tasty yet a variation of what I know. The dough is a bit drier but it allows one to pour the milks' sauce on top and make each byte as dry or damp as desired. Very interesting yet it limits you if you want the super-wet good-luck-if-it-doesn'-t-fall-off-the-spoon tres leches. - SERVICE THE BEST! Someone brought water and chips right away. Food arrived about 7 minutes after I ordered, expedient! Carlos, the owner, stopped by a few times to ask about the quality of the food and offer the $38 Rib-Eye that honestly caught my attention but I wouldn't dare to afford without celebrating a special occasion. Stacy, who waited on me with a large smile, stopped by a few times as well and we chatted about the heritage of burritos and crunchy tacos. Just AMAZING WARM SERVICE from Mexican folks!

    Prashanth N.

    Great service, good yummy food, big, spacious with a bar, perfect for a group event. I was there for a friends birthday lunch gathering and got split checks too

    Excellent Mahi mahi tacos.  Add the lime and habanero sauce for flavor explosion.
    Dan N.

    Just scrolling innocently through feeds, a neighbor on a local social networking site raved about "the best new Mexican food in Cornelius!". So, of course, living 5 miles away and always looking for great south of the border eats, Wife N and I decided to try it for dinner. Friday night, 7:00pm. We arrived to a reasonably empty house--there were a few occupied tables but it felt quiet (to me) for a Friday night. TV's arrayed around the place silently played a variety of shows from sports to old black and white TV sitcoms. They seemed to be around 50% capacity the entire time we were there; not dead, but also zero problems getting an instant table at the peak of the week. We were seated and Pico de Gallo and fresh-made chips were set before us. We perused the margarita menu and--wow, they've got some inventive ones here. Wife N had the Casa Lola, basically their house marg, and I had a spicy one, I think passionfruit with a chili rim. Served in 10-ounce highball-style glasses with a chili rim (on mine), both were over-the-top fabulous margaritas. This is not your chain swill. These guys can shake a heavenly margarita. Note to self to return to work my way, at very least, through the margarita menu. We ordered a side of tableside-prepared guacamole, and started with an appetizer of their Ceviche. Guac was excellent, flavored with lime juice, onions, a little pico, salt, and jalapenos (which we left on the side as Wife N is spice-averse). Ceviche was different from many others we've had, but very good nonetheless. Diced mahi mahi, tomatoes, avocado, onions and cilantro, it was more dialed-back and less acidic than the typical Peruvian ceviches (whose leche de tigre is often quite citrusy and vibrant) but it was flavorful nonetheless. For dinner I ordered their fish tacos with diced mango, tomato and cabbage, while Wife N had their steak tacos. Both came with a spicy-but-can't-stop-adding-more Habanero sauce that just brought everything together. Those were heavenly tacos. The fish was flavorful and perfectly cooked. The beef had just fire in the flavor. Clearly it spent some time being licked by flames before making it into the taco. Yum! It's clear this is not "your cheap local Mexican joint." If $8.00 burrito platters with enough piled on them that it's also tomorrow's dinner are your thing (nothing wrong with them) you'll probably want to move right along--there won't be much for your $8.00 budget here. If, however, you're looking to make that next step up into the bit-more-elevated style of Mexican food, Casa Lola is your place. Our two-person dinner of an app, two margaritas, guacamole, two entrees and a flan (I hadn't mentioned it, it was lovely, and their caramel is some of the best I've had) set us back about $90. This isn't Taco Bell. Go there with an open wallet, and you'll enjoy everything you order.

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    Heather J.

    First time here and I'll be going back again soon! Sat next to the fireplace which was super cozy. This cute place has a cozy sports bar kinda feel to it. Husband order a beer and I ordered a passion fruit margarita- it was great! The menu was smaller than you'd expect to see at most Mexican restaurants around but after we got our food we realized this was because it's like elevated Mexican food. When I asked our waitress about it she said it's authentic to Mexico City instead of usual Tex Mex you find. I was super impressed with my dinner. It was a stuffed chicken breast with a pepper sauce over it and white rice. I thought the flavors were wonderful. I will be going back and eating there again. Our waitress was super attentive and knowledgeable. Oh yes, I almost forgot we ordered the Tres Leches as dessert and it was fantastic, they had just made it from scratch so it was so fresh!

    Robyn B.

    Update: went back with friends for a Happy Hour to give Casa Lola another try. Sigh. My original review doesn't change much. They have taken the chicken dish off the vegetarian menu, yay. Again, service was good and food was fresh and pretty, but bland and boring. Chips and salsa still suck. Happy hour portions were small. There was almost nobody in the place. It's a cute restaurant, and I really wish the food and drinks were better.

    Hazel H.

    Great place for some Mexican food. It was nice and quiet when we came to eat for lunch.

    Chicken Lola bowl and mole enchilada

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    This place is amazing! The food is delicious and the staff are the best!!! Love the ambiance here too!

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    This place is one of the best in Portland area for mexican food, they got amazing chevice, guacamole and tacos! Great ambiance and service!

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    Great service and menu looking forward to our next visit. We went in for happy hour and the margarita was delicious.

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    Best margaritas and great food!!! The service was outstanding. We will definitely come back.

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