Food is yummy, service is good and serving size is enough for 2 meals! Both of the times I've visited they have seated us right away, even when they appear very busy. They have a very extensive menu with something for everyone; chicken, pork, beef and vegetarian. The servers are very attentive, stopping by to refill drinks, check on the food, etc. Their prices are very reasonable also. We will be back. read more

Excellent all the way around!!! Menu wide selection, great service and staff is the best. Thanks for a very nice lunch Food is very very good!!! We'll be back read more

First time visit. Had the steak fajita taco salad and the regular taco salad with chicken. Both were very tasty. The complementary chips and salsa were good as well. Try the cheese dip. Yum. Good beer prices too. $3 for a Dos Equis! read more

El Charro is our Mexican food go to. Service is fast and friendly. They definitely know their game! Best margaritas in town! Their house salsa is yummy. Cheese dip is a fave. Taco Tuesday is the best deal. Personal favorite is the Texas Nachos. But everything I've had is good! read more

I'm not sure what all the hype is with this place. The food doesn't have any seasoning to it whatsoever. Not even salt or pepper. I'm fairly certain that I can make better tasting food at home - shoot, Taco Bell puts more seasoning on their food and they don't try to extort you out of 4% of your check if you pay with a debit card. Our waitress was present until the food came out and then she disappeared. We had to hunt her down just to get the check and then they charged us $3 without any warning for my mother bringing in a 20 oz. diet ginger ale. This place is a black hole for tourists to get "Mexican" food. I'll go to any other place in town because they at least know what seasoning is. read more

Friendly, good food and reasonably priced. We eat there on the regular and always go back. Give it a whirl!

This was my first dining since it became El Charro Mexican Grill. I guess I picked a bit of a hectic night as they had a large group having a Kazoo and Ukulele night Our waiter took it all in stride being a seasoned professional he kept us attended to and happy. I ordered a large beef burrito and my wife had a chicken and chorizo dish. Both were ample in proportion and the flavor was spot on delicious! We both had enough to take half home and even days later heated up the flavor was most delicious! I know they have an open bar because I heard overheard drink orders, but neither my wife nor I drink. They had a setup for live bands which they may have on weekends. As I said though this was my first venture since the new restaurant took over and I did enjoy it! read more

As we aren't from Franklin, we asked locals for a recommendation. They did not steer us wrong. The number of people going there for lunch, was a good indication of how popular this place is!! The brightly painted booths & chairs create a very happy & festive ambiance. The service was very good. Prompt & friendly, & they were patient with us, as we were unfamiliar with their extensive menu. We had a party of five, and everyone's food disappeared! It was delicious, and we will go back, if ever in the area again. AND, everything was reasonably priced! read more

The nacho supreme is so good! 10/10 Service is always pretty quick. The drinks are great too! read more

Had a birthday party here. Good prices, Good food and a clean business would recommend if you're in the mood for Mexican food!

Always a go to for us when we are in the mood for Mexican American food. The salsa is my favorite and I will always order extra when we get takeout. read more

We like the food at El Charro but were very disappointed when we were told it would be cash only. When I questioned the hostess, she said they were running low on cash and couldn't accept credit cards. That made no sense. It's the manager's job to run to an ATM, not mine!! read more

Always amazing food. And amazing service. Food is cooked to order delivered got to table. If they get order wrong which is rare. . they are aways so curtious to correct it and make it right. Love the atmosphere! Prices are the best compared to others we've been to and portions are huge!. read more

It's a typical Mexican restaurant in a small town shopping center. Don't set your expectations to high for anything in Franklin.

Great food, great atmosphere, our favorite restaurant on Franklin! Fast, friendly service.

First of all, there is absolutely no social distancing. I am sitting her at my booth with my mask on because a 10-top with kids is less than 2 feet from me! Secondly, everything i ordered was not good. The cheese dip was bland. I asked for pickled jalapeños and received a huge bowl of chopped fresh jalapeños. Why? Who would ever need that much? My enchiladas were so bad I sent them back and didn't want anything in exchange. My friend ordered fajitas and waited 4 minutes to get her tortillas. My other friend ordered nachos and got some dry ass cooked then frozen then thawed bacon on top. This is literally the worst Mexican restaurant in Franklin. read more

My first impression was the parking situation... it is a "get in where you fit in" kind of situation behind other buildings, or street parking if you can find it. The store front itself is very hidden if you didn't know it was there, however very cute little patio area outside the main entrance. As far as the service, I can't really express fully on my experience seeing that I ordered my food to-go; however, the ladies that helped me we very sweet in that short transaction time. Food quality wise.. VERY UNIMPRESSED! I ordered a multi-meat fajita mix of fish, shrimp and steak. For starters the steak was ver small cute, almost to the size of ground beef or slightly bigger than that. I had only 3 peace's of shrimp, and unseasoned fish covered in what looked like tomato paste. Very tasteless and a bit disappointing. read more

Good food hot food Good employees nice the dinner is so clean quick service tables aways clean

Ooh my Goodness!! Service was great! Never had Hawaiian Fajitas before!! WOW!! Definitely recommend this place read more

El Charro Mexican Grill - Hawaiian Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

Food was good so was my "custom" margarita made with patron. I had the carnitas and I really like them, a little more seasoning maybe but that's just me. My son had the enchilada plate that had 5 and he ate all but 1! The guac was really good and the cheese dip was nice. I'd totally go back. read more

El Charro Mexican Grill - Carnitas - Mexican Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

Unassuming place in the corner of a strip mall. Good food and an excellent value! Friendly staff. Will be back!

Every time I go here I come hungry and leave saying I'll be back. Food arrives to you table hot, delicious, and looking just as good as it tastes. Service is always very good, someone is always observing your table to see if it looks like you could use something to keep your experience positive. I always feel like giving a tip and I never feel disappointed when I give my hard earned wages to settle the bill. This is by far the best Mexican food in Franklin NC consistently over time. read more

Everything they serve has carbs in it no plate in the menu that has carnivore only . Service is okay . They just need to add an a meat only plate. read more

Chicken fajitas. Very good, very nice waiter, and great prices. Perfect for after a hike. read more

El Charro Mexican Grill - Chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

FIY, the fajita salad is not a salad in the traditional sense, it's just the sides that come with fajitas. Also, it's under a heading that said that it comes with grilled onions and peppers, and it doesn't. (Which was surprising since I asked and confirmed that it did come with grilled veg.) The quality of the food was average Tex-Mex. read more

El Charro Mexican Grill - Fajita "Salad" - Mexican Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

I was a little iffy about coming to a Mexican restaurant in NC but this restaurant is even better then the ones in south FL! The margs & food is delicious ! read more

El Charro Mexican Grill - a plate of food and a drink - Mexican Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

Four stars, huh? Live and learn, I guess. I probably should have gone with two. But the waitress was pleasant, so I went with three stars. For starters, I arrived abound 7pm on a Friday evening. They were fairly busy, but not THAT busy. I was alone and had to wait way too long to be seated. I don't know what the problem was. But it wasn't because they didn't have any empty tables. They did. For better or for worse, chips & salsa always sets the tone. Theirs were pretty lousy. The chips were crunchy. But that's about the only thing that I liked about them. The salsa had almost no flavor. It was some of the runniest salsa that I've ever had in a restaurant and it had no discernible flavor. No zing. I ordered enchiladas verdes with chicken. The entre was decent. Not outstanding, but not horrible. The rice that came with the enchiladas was OK. But nothing at this place was that good. Certainly NOT four stars. I'd look elsewhere for good Mexican. read more

They charge a 4% surcharge on all card purchases, even debit, which is illegal to charge on debit transactions. Pretty sleazy practice. I did not use my moms credit card for dinner to avoid this onerous charge, choosing to use my debit card, and they still ran it as a credit card transaction instead of debit so they could charge me the surcharge. Never going to this underhanded place again. read more

I ordered the Shrimp Fajitas and the shrimp was cooked to perfection and the vegetables were perfectly sautéed, the tortillas were hot and soft. The food was overall AMAZING. 10/10 would recommend read more

We ate there Friday nite. Very good. They do a good job. Quick efficient service. Good food . We will be regulars.

Came to El Charro for the first time. Let me say the first thing I loved about this place is the service. Armando was so nice and really on top of things. The food was equally as good. The guacamole was excellent! Will definitely be back! read more

Although we've eaten at El Charro many times this was the first time I've ordered fajitas. It is my new favorite there. It was delicious and the portion was huge, I have another meal in the takeout box. Service was excellent also. read more

The food here is fairly good, and considering so many of the Mexican places in the south are SO bad, I'll rate this one 4 star. The service is attentive. The prices are surprisingly low. I opened the menu and felt like I stepped back in time. When I walked in the door I noticed a board with specials. Margarita $2,75. I got one and it was goood! I also noticed taco 90c, soft taco $1.50 I added a soft taco to a regular dinner combo just to see what came. The soft taco was larger and heavier than the normal soft taco you would get around at other places. Not huge, but much heavier with more filling for sure. In fact 2 of these alone would make a dinner for most people. The cheese was white! I know, your thinking why would you say that? True you expect white cheese. In Mexico its always white. Comes from a cow that gives white milk. But lately Ive had such bad luck with orange goo oozing out at other Mexican restaurants and the stuff probably isnt even a dairy product, so I was so happy again to see real cheese, no or artificial dye. I would surely return to this place. You get good service and great prices here! read more

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I am from California and grew up eating Mexican food. This was my first time there. The Spanish rice was decent, while I have had better, it was still tasty. I had the taquitos which were very good! My husband had the filet de pescado and thought it was amazing. I am also gluten free and they had a fair amount of gluten free options. Especially if you focus on the menu items that are made using corn tortillas. (Hence the taquitos). I do recommend this place! read more

Our first time to Franklin and when we stopped to ask a local for a restaurant - this was their choice. We are from TX and CA and know Mex and Tex Mex - and el charro was damn tasty. We will visit again! read more

Typical Mexican cusine. Nothing special but the food and service was good. The fajitas and Margaretas were outstanding. The prices were very reasonable. Nice restaurant for a small town. read more

A hidden away gem. Service was spot on. Very friendly knowledgeable staff. Food was great too. The menu had lots of good choices.

I've eaten here 4 times now and think this is the best Mexican food in Franklin. Lots of options on the menu even a decent sized vegetarian menu. Good portions and prices. I wasn't impressed over the Margaritas... tasted like a cheap mix. Service is quick. Staff is friendly and helpful. read more

El Charro Mexican Grill - Outside sign - Mexican Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

We went on a weekday and the place was very busy. I was hoping that would be a good sign, but ....When we stepped in the lobby, I was overwhelmed by a very distinctive smell - no, not fajitas or anything fun like that. It was the scent of that weird deodorizing spray that is used in so many public bathrooms. Not the kind of association I want to make with a restaurant I am about to eat in. The decor is overall dark and dated. It was a bad first impression. Service was decent, when taking into account how busy it was. The food also arrived very quickly, but it didn't impress. Rice was too dry. Retried beans tasted like the stuff from a can. The entrees of both myself and my companion were bland. Again, the place was hopping with happy local patrons so I am hoping our experience was just an one-off bad moment for them, but I personally wasn't inspired to come back. read more

Have gotten take out here once- fish tacos, which were terrible. Not seasoned at all, and seemed just thrown together. Brewed tea was good. May try them again at some point, but definitely won't get the fish tacos- worst I have ever had! read more