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    El Charrito - Spokane

    4.3 (126 reviews)
    ModerateMexican

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Rachel H.

    One of our favorite Mexican spots in Spokane! Great service! Love the burritos and fajitas. The habanero salsa is also great!

    Carne asada street tacos
    Onglee X.

    QUESABIRRIA! Ahmazing! Make sure to order your quesabirria extra crispy and order the avocado sauce to pair with it. So filling that I could hardly finish two. I used to go to Atilanos all the time until I have found El Charrito. I love their beans and rice, chips , salsas, pico de gallo, carne asada street tacos. They load the street tacos with plenty of carne asada. Everything that I have tried is amazing. They make everything from scratch , from their salsas to their tortillas, EVERYTHING. Their horchata is made with real cinnamon sticks and it's the best I have ever had. They have delicious apple churros for dessert. Ever since trying this place a month ago I have ate there one to two times a week already! Their coming out with quesa ramen, and I can't wait to try that!

    Taco Combo: Al Pastor
    Jesse S.

    I would not pass on the Al Pastor tacos. Simply some of the best I've ever had. And they have a great outdoor patio!

    Mike P.

    Woooo finally good Mexican food in South Hill. Ever since Gerardo's closed down in downtown, I've been pretty sad. My favorite go to meat is lengua (beef tongue) and they were the only ones that had it besides De Leon which is super far in the valley. But South Hill has now been blessed with lengua. Before you knock beef tongue, just try it. I make most of my friends try it before telling them and they're always surprised it's tongue. After, it becomes their favorite meat. Trust. Everything here is good but my personal favorites is the torta (sandwich) and sope (corn pancake thingy?). The torta has such soft bread and delicious flavor. With slices of avocado, it works perfectly with whatever meat you chose. Lengua for me though. Al pastor (pineapple pork) is also good. $6.50 in general but extra with lengua, but worth it. For the sope, I prefer al pastor but you can get lengua with this too. The sope is perfectly crispy on the outside and a little soft inside, adding nice texture and flavor to the queso, tomato, lettuce, and sour cream. $3.30 The jamaica is hibiscus tea and I found this to be one the few bad things here. It's concentrated and outrageously sweet, I had to water it down a bit. I'm not a big sugar person though so if I get McDonalds sweet tea, put half into another cup and fill both up with water to minimize the sweetness as a reference for how minimally sweet I like things. Lastly, their avocado salsa is the truth. It's not super spicy either but works with almost everything. Thank you El Charrito for bringing good Mexican food to the South Hill at a decent price, it's been a long time coming.

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    I wasn't feel well so I got some pozole from here. It was exactly what I needed! So delicious and plenty of oregano and hominy.

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    Good Mexican food with amazing raspberry churros! The prices are kind of high compared to other fast food places.

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    Food took forever to prepare and the server was extremely rude. I'm never coming here again.

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    The Carnitas street tacos are SO good! Fast & delicious food. Service is great as well.

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    I asked for 4 avocado salsas and when I got home all 4 were half filled! Rip off! scam!

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    3 years ago

    Service was terrible. If you pay a large sum of hard earned money for a system. I would think you deserve quick and courteous service.

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    Great tacos. Rotating menu. A must revisit for us and will be bringing guests. Staff is great as well

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    It is a good place to eat! Their food is good and they are not rude! If you want some good authentic food go there

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