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El Carbón Mexican Eatery

4.5 (126 reviews)
Special Hours • Closed
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Jessa K.

What a hidden gem this spot is! Heard great things and had to give it a try myself... brought my friends from out of town here for dinner and we were all throughly impressed. Delicious, flavorful food and friendly staff. Will definitely be back and would love to try their happy hour menu in the future!

Chips and Guacamole
Donnelly N.

This is a cute little restaurant and the servers were super nice and friendly. The f&b was a bit of a mixed bag. The chips were really good and the salsa and bean dip were pretty good. The guacamole was really good and the skinny margarita was pretty good. The cheese crisp was so so. I had the Tampiquena. The steak was cooked well and I did like the cheese enchilada. I had the flan for desert which was pretty good. Overall the food was fine but just not amazing. And there had to be something wrong with the AC because the restaurant was uncomfortably hot (usually I'm freezing) which was not great

Cheese crisp with Anaheim Chilis
Rob M.

The restaurant was very clean with giant TVs showing NCAA football on Saturday night for a sports bar type vibe. Unfortunately it was uncomfortably warm inside the restaurant. The servers were attentive and friendly. The salsa and bean dip were decent, and the Guacomole was delicious with ample lime. The Cheese Enchilada with green sauce had a slight kick. The Cheese Crisp had a weird slightly fried texture unlike most cheese crisps in Arizona. I would not order again. The Fish Tacos were ok. Portions were generous but nothing stands out here accept the Guacomole.

Chicken burrito
Victoria T.

There was only 1 server since it was slow so it took us a few minutes before someone could come talk to us and seat us. He was a great server despite it being only him bussing out dishes, taking checks and orders, and clearing tables. Space was clean and had a bar area with sports on various tvs. Food was so mediocre. I would not pay full price for the food, thank goodness we came for their lunch pricing. For some reason my sister's water tasted disgusting. I had a sip and it tasted like sewer water, the rest of our waters were fine. It's really annoying when restaurants don't have clean tap water. I got the carne asada fries and the fries look like they were fried from a frozen bag from the store. The only redeeming thing was how good the toppings were. The chicken burrito was also very okay, nothing outstanding but nothing bad. I had to give the low reviews because of the frozen fries and gross water.

Chicken Enchiladas
Paul Yelp N.

Found this while looking for a good fish taco restaurant for my mother-in-law. What an awesome find for us. She had her fish and I had a hankering for enchiladas. She loved the ahi ahi special and my chicken enchiladas were one of the best I have ever had. They allowed me to have all three sauces on the three enchiladas, which was the best tasting combo. See pic. They also sat us in a table location we wanted but it was in front of a door. They simply said no problem we will just lock this door and direct people to the front. This, among the great service is why I gave them the highest rating.

Shrimp tacos and enchiladas
Benjamin H.

Tried el carbon last Friday for lunch and had a great experience! Friendly staff, beautiful restaurant and amazing food. Very nice ambience but very understated. I got the shrimp tacos, everything on the side, and skinny margs. My buddy got the enchiladas... the food here is amazing!! Highly recommend

Margaritas
Melody K.

Restaurant week, great opportunity for my friend and I to try a new place for MX food. I made Opentable Saturday 6:15 dinner reservations for 2. Upon arrival, we saw a nice patio seating area, when entering, the atmosphere was pleasant. The place was occupied with several small tables and booths. No hostess, it just starting to get busy as they were getting a party of 12 settled in which the hostess was helping. Finally we were seated. Stephanie our server introduced herself, very nice. She gave us some time to decide on our drinks. As I notice she was the only server taking orders. We got her attention as I wanted to put our order for cocktails and food in before the table of 12 did. We ordered off the "restaurant week" menu plus margaritas. We were given chips, salsa and a bean dip. The margaritas were excellent. We ordered another round, by now our guacamole appetizer came. I noticed a table of 5 came in followed by another table of 8. By this time Stephanie was all over the place. Our dishes were not being cleared by the young men working there. My friend's sides came for his fajitas, then waited for some time before his beef fajitas were delivered. In the meantime I'm putting our empty margarita glasses, guacamole bowl and extra plates on the empty table next to our because no on is clearing dishes. My friend did not want to start until my chicken fajitas came. We waited and waited and saw the table of 12 were getting food along with people getting take out. It got to the point I hailed down the hostess to please check on my chicken fajitas. Finally my sides and dish were delivered. I even notice that the table next to us with 2 women were thoroughly getting annoyed for the lack of attention. We ate and at this time, I requested boxes to take my leftovers home and that we were ready for desert. At this point Stephanie is really running around servicing the 12 and 8 table. My friend and I waited and waited literally 20 mi. until I flagged down Stephanie and told her I wanted our desserts to go and our bill. We got the bill but again had to wait and 15 minutes for the desserts. The women next to us we complaining to us about the lack of service. On the up side, the guacamole was very good, chunks of avocado and a nice touch warming up the chips. Salsa could have been spicier, and I did ask for their hottest sauce they had on the side and that was excellent. Margaritas were excellent. Both chicken and beef chicken fajitas plus all the sides were excellent. Our take home desserts were just thrown into boxes at this point, 4 churros no ice cream. The brownie in the box with a container of ice cream. Though my friend did say the brownie was really good. So what started out as a very enjoyable dinner that we were looking forward to, ended up leaving me extreme annoyed at the lack of service. I have my doubts to revisit just for that reason. Atmosphere: nice, simple, indoor and patio seating. Service: poor (lack of servers). Food: very good.

Jalapeño margarita
C J.

Fantastic place. We are staying at a hotel next door, walking distance. I'm so glad we found this place. I'm from San Diego and have been to many Mexican restaurants. These are the flavors of food and drinks I'm craving for. The young bartender with curly hair is attentive and hospitable. They have daily special on food and drinks. My favorite is the jalapeño margarita. We came for lunch and dinner. A must try if you live in the area or are from out of town.

Choco flan
Kat V.

They are super busy during the weekday dinner. Luckily there were available spots at the bar. Even though there were many customers, food came out really fast. The chip/bean/salsa is tasty. The tamplaquena is huge and the beef is perfectly cooked. The green sauce in cheese enchilada is so delicious. It is a bit spicy but so refreshing. The rice is creamy delicious and we can not stop eating it. The choco flan dessert is a big piece. It is definitely for sharing.

El Carbon
Melany B.

So, we were looking for a good mexican restaurant in the gainey area and El Carbon opened a few months ago. We decided to try it and were pleasantly surprised! They did a really nice job inside with a nice long bar and 2 TVs. Atmosphere is casual but not fast casual- just right to come with friends or alone to grab a margarita (or 2) and some snacks at the bar. We all had great food from the guacamole, salsa, street corn, beef crispy tacos and the Quesabirria ( yum). Don't forget the churros-they were delish! I think they have to be homemade. We ate them too fast and couldn't snap a picture they were that good. Price point was super reasonable as well. Great service. Bonus: they have a frozen margarita machine - heard that was good too! My Cadillac margarita was yummy. I will be back.

Tova B.

This place was fantastic. Quick service, nice dim lights. We had chips and guac... wanted queso too and they were able to make some! How delightful! We also got the elote which was so delicious. I got the quesabirria tacos which were out of this world. So happy I got those. My gf got the chicken burrito bowl and that's the only reason i'm taking off a star. it was really bland and lacked flavor. i'd recommend getting tacos over bowls.

Spicy margarita
Robin P.

Our first time here last night and it was fantastic. Complimentary chips and salsa and some refried beans with cotija we loved. Ordered the guacamole. we added a little seasoning but it was fresh and tasty. We shared the carne asada tacos and cheese quesadilla. The beef was tender and well seasoned and we enjoyed both. And the margaritas -- well balanced and fresh... super tasty! We will be back!

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We had an amazing dinner here! Everything from the chips, guacamole, margaritas and entrees were fresh and amazing! A definite repeater.

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Great food and service!! Nice variety on menu!! Love the drink menu!! Real Mexican, real good!!

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Love this restaurant! The chicken mole is delicious. Bri our server was fantastic. New favorite Mexican place in Scottsdale.

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