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    El Palenque Mexican Restaurant

    3.8 (13 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Salad, Soup
    Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Sheila M.

    Stopped here for lunch while my son was at a soccer camp at Wingate. Came in because reviews were good and the Tropical Salad with shrimp sounded like a perfect lunch on a hot day. I was right, the salad was delicious. Shrimp were cooked well with a lot of flavor and salad had fresh mango, cucumbers and avocado with light dressing. I also tried the guacamole and it would have been great but someone got a little carried away with the salt shaker. I ordered their Paloma to drink and it was very refreshing! All the severs were attentive and friendly.

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    3 years ago

    Amazing restaurant. They so kind and cheap prices. Service was amazing. Most definitely coming back.

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    5 years ago

    Bad experience. Food looked nice, tasted terrible. Also expensive!! Paid $15 for 3 tacos???? Ran by teenagers with no management.

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    Amazing food and great service. They are super easy to call and have the order ready within 15 minutes.

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    La Unica Mexican Restaurant Indian Trail

    La Unica Mexican Restaurant Indian Trail

    4.1(395 reviews)
    13.9 mi
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    Large group friendly
    Outdoor seating

    There's so many places you can get Mexican food from, but this location has to be the ONLY place…read moreyou should get it from. Handful of times I have ordered it to go and it's always hot, fresh, and amazingly FLAVORFUL. A plus to them is that they always have it ready in 20-25 mins. So if you're starving and need something quick, La Unica will have it ready for you. We have dined in, the service is upbeat and quick. I always get the same dish and it's so hard to order a different one. BUT my boyfriend is there to order everything and it's so worth the chance of trying something new. Thank you for existing in our neighborhood and always feeding me!!

    Located in a corner unit of a small strip mall, La Unica is a quaint Mexican restaurant that should…read morebe considered when those Tex Mex cravings are bubbling deep inside the soul. When my X and I first moved to Indian Trail, a lot of friends suggested this restaurant as the authority for Tex Mex. It's a good thing they have a big parking lot as they're generally packed, which means people like it. Me? My short reply is it's pretty good. Opening up the doors the atmosphere has a bit of reserved authenticity, no dollar tree prefab gimmicks are there just to plant a flag, claiming to be just like all other options out there. No this is the real deal with a warming atmosphere designed to entice locals to take a load off and relax. The server stand is directly in front and what appears to be a predominately family-owned business. The staff is quick to greet and seat everyone who enters and the place is extremely clean with a low noise level. Lets get to the food, shall we? First of all, I prefer thinner chips as theirs are really thick, but that's not a quality issue. The salsa is darn good and be careful for asking for hot salsa, you'll get what you asked for. Generally I fill up on chips and get something light however I've heard so many good things about La Unica I had to hold back so I could sample some of the former mrs food and gorge on my own. Please note I did drop by twice so I have three dishes I can speak too. First the former Mrs me got the flautas dinner. All the sides; lettuce, tomato, guac, sour cream and rice were fresh and tasty. The tomatoes were ripe and the guac wasn't discolored which means fresh. The flautas were perfectly cooked, crispy with flavorful and moist chicken while not being greasy. Top it with some lettuce and sour cream YUM! My first sample was the Shrimp burrito or I'll call it the Titanic as it was HUGE & IT WENT DOWN! Very tasty with plenty of fat shrimp and all the sides inside. I found it fun to cut into it, pop a bite into my mouth and see which ingredients hit my tastebuds; a revolving experience. Overall, it was very good and not to spicy. For the record, I don't eat beans so I'm not a good judge of what happened there. My final menu item was my best bud, my old faithful, my ride or die - steak fajitas. Again, the sides were awesome no issue there but I found the steak a bit tough. It was seasoned well and tasty but I did some chewing to finish it off. I think it may have been an off day. Other than the MMA fighting steak (implying it's tough) the dish is outstanding. Overall, La Unica is the best Mexican aka Tex Mex restaurant in Indian Trail. The staff is friendly and fast, the chips and salsa are great and for the most part you can always get a seat. Even when busy, the food doesn't seem to suffer. I wish I could have tried more items, alas life has dictated I'm a nomad so I won't be back. But don't let that stop you for hitting up the best south of the border joint in town!

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    El Palenque Mexican Restaurant - mexican - Updated October 2026

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