We ordered the steak fajitas, carne asada, queso, and a couple of other dishes, and unfortunately everything was bland and lacked flavor. The steak was shaved so thin it was more like the steak used for a Philly cheesesteak than traditional fajita or carne asada steak. Overall, the food was very disappointing, and I wouldn't recommend this restaurant. read more

This is my favorite place to eat for this cuisine . The service is great and the staff is super friendly . I ordered the wrong item recently and the team changed my order for me without any hassle . I now know the difference between the guapo special and the don pollo. Beautiful restaurant and family friendly ambience . read more

El Vallarta - Dinner Specials - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

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Extremely small portion of guacamole especially for the price of over 7 dollars. I ordered 2 dips and only received 1 bag of chips,not their normal size or quantity. read more

El Vallarta - Guacamole dip. - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

Got a lunch break from class. El Vallarta was close by. The staff provided friendly service. The lunch specials were only $10. My quesadilla was pretty good. After a quick lunch, we headed back to class. read more

Great food! Waiter was fantastic. And the food came out quick. I will be going back next time in town. read more

Haven't been here in years but was driving by and decided to stop in. They were slow to seat us but once they did our service was super sweet and friendly. The chicken taquitos were excellent, served over salad with a side of guacamole and salsa. The chicken was very tasty! The burrito was huge and looked excellent as well. Loved the chips and salsa and the salsa was definitely homemade! I gave a 4, due to slow start and due to the margarita being very generic. It was all just sweet and sour mix, not very impressive or tasty. But overall I would definitely come here again! read more

El Vallarta - Chicken burrito - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

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The refried beans were very tasty. Everything else was a bit bland. Wasn't expecting my nachos to not include cheese, they was a strange surprise. The chicken fajita salad was ok. Glad I added sides of refried beans, guacamole and salsa to make the fajita salad more exciting. read more

The presentation of the food isn't all that, but that is only because their focus is geared more towards flavor... and oh, what FLAVOR! As I stated before, the looks of the food is not that of which you'd find at Monterrey's, but the taste is amazing, and the chicken is better in the sense that you can cut your enchiladas with a fork due to it being so tender and more shredded than at Monterrey's, as theirs is a lot more "chunky", so just an FYI: be prepared to use your knife! The four stars is for the overall experience, and I have deducted 1 star for the service; no refills were offered. Other waitresses came by our table eager to help out by removing empty plates!! read more

El Vallarta - Entrance - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

Food was good. Fast service but it was at 2:30 in the afternoon. My water warm ??? Sorry but we will try somewhere else next time. read more

El Vallarta - Trio enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

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Food always tastes great, service is always great as well! Ask for Elizabeth, or Marleney!

The food is good a worth a try. I've been to this location a few times and never had a bad meal. The staff is friendly, but not very attentive. read more

Good food, nice menu with a lot of choices, but I do question the service. We sat for 10 minutes before anyone came to take our drink order. Then another 15 before they took our food order. The waitresses were sitting on the other side of the restaurant talking to each other. I can understand if they are busy, but I feel the wait staff did not care were were even there. We were not the only table who felt this way as the table beside us asked where everyone was...Higher review had the staff would have been more attentive. read more

The food is really good. They have really good tortas looks better on the menu but really good to the taste. It's definitely very Bussin Bussin the french fries that comes with. It are really really good. I'll definitely give it at least four stars. The music is like Mexican hip-hop pretty cool. Service is really nice. read more

El Vallarta - a sandwich and fries on a blue plate - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

Pretty good Mexican food we came with friends and it was very good food would recommend, just one thing i would highly complain about is the water!!! they give you to drink, is disgusting taste like dirt eww, restaurant should definitely get a water filter for there customers thats a simple thing , now I'm thinking they use that same water to cook and clean the food we eat, makes me not want to come back unless they have clean water!!! read more

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This restaurant has some really good food and the service has always been good and employees are always nice and very helpful. I will definitely be eating here again! read more

Surprisingly good tacos and place is clean recommend it so far will be back to try more of the food.

this is literally my favorite restaurant, for lunch and dinner . the prices are reasonable ! the food is so delicious. the service is immaculate. We go for my aunts bday every year and it's just overall a great vibe and great food read more

Literally one of the best experiences ever. Carmen took great care of us. She even let me practice my Spanish wile double checking in English that I said the right thing. Waitress was very professional and friendly. Food was amazing and drinks were strong. We were visiting family here in NC. And I can't wait to come back. This is one of the best restaurants I've ever been to and I cannot wait to come back. If you visit Monroe - make sure you stop by this place and ask for Carmen. She is awesome! read more

The food was great, but the service was a little slow as I never received the Margarita that I ordered, and the prices have gone up quite a bit since the last time we all were here so I deducted 1 star. I think our waitress was new so we overlooked a lot of things that went wrong. read more

Amazing food, love the chimichanga. Service is insanely good very fast to. The ambiance is great, really brings out the Mexican Vibe.

2nd visit tonight and the top shelf margarita was great. The chicken fajitas were very good. Very good service and food. I will be back. read more

El Vallarta - Chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

it was ok. no complaints; but also no big wow factor. we ordered steak fajitas and taco meal (i can't remember which) that wasn't all that memorable. but no complaints here. read more

We ordered take out and were given a 15-20 pick up time. I waited one hour then got home and our vegetarian dish was meat and chicken. We called the restaurant to tell them and the women who answered the phone hung up on us both times. After this experience I would not trust them ever again. The food isn't even that good. Everyone in Waxhaw knows that it's just the only option why they are in business. read more

Food is always hot, always fresh. Great salsa and chips. My picky eater asks for things to be left off and they always are.

Got takeout because of the corona. ACP for the win. A lot of food and very good. The only disappointment was paying $5 for a chicken and cheese quesadilla and only getting a small tortilla with cheese. No bueno. read more

Wow! Such a different experience than the last visit.. Great food and Excellent Service.. although, I didn't get to try the margaritas as we had the kids with us, but definitely next visit! IMO the evening service is WAY better than the day shift, but we came on a Sunday, after church, the last time. Patty, our waitress, was incredibly nice and attentive the entire meal! We will be coming back soon.. read more

El Vallarta - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

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Excellent food, very friendly and attentive staff! I had the street bowl with al pastor, it was awesome. Fresh ingredients prepared well. One of the very few Mexican or Tex/Mex restaurants that offer regular and hot salsa with the complimentary chips. As a gringo that lives spicy food I really appreciate that. Sorry I took so long to find this place. It wl be on my regular rotation for lunch now. read more

Stopped here for a quick supper and had the carne asado tacos and one grilled chicken taco. The carne tacos were super. Chicken was bland. Beautiful presentation on authentic colorful plates. Bill was $14 and I gave waiter a $20 and he asked if I wanted change. Ummmm yeah so I just paid $20 for three tacos. read more

El Vallarta - Carne Asada and grilled chicken tacos - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

Great margarita for a great price, it was nice to see such affordable prices for a change!

Literally the best Mexican food I've ever eaten. Mexican food is my favorite kind of food and this place is the best for it. Whenever I go home to college I'm always missing their $1 taco Wednesdays and their delicious hot salsa. Please come here and support this place during such a difficult time (coronavirus). Such good food and service! read more

Last time there for me. Place was only half full. Took forever for waitress to take our order. Food had no flavor. Looked like it had been thrown in the dish. Had to ask multiple times for salsa. Total over all waste of a good supper. Will be finding me another place to go. read more

El Vallarta in Monroe has a nice atmosphere and friendly staff. I really like their food...it is standard american/mexican food...although some of their offerings look to be authenticly yucatan influenced. If you want a quick, cheap lunch or dinner, this place should definitely be on your radar! My husband and I always split an entree...and, that is more than enough food for two adults! We also get the cheese dip as an appetizer! My only real complaint is the margaritas...they are hit or miss, and often come without the alcohol! At one point my husband would walk to the bar and order our margaritas or make an excuse and go to the bar just to confirm our drink order. They were pouring our 'top shelf' margarita from a pitcher and tried to say it was all pre-mixed and pre-made...well, it did not have that same color the brandy adds to it and it definitely did not taste right!! We do not order mixed drinks anymore!! This is a great casual place to enjoy dinner with friends. read more

They no longer give you the meat/bean/cheese dip for free.. which bums out a lot of people. I guess the economy nose dive hit everyone in its own special way. Doesn't bother me too much, since I like just plain cheese dip and always ordered it separate anyway, but don't go looking for the free stuff anymore. You can order some for about $3 if you really miss it. The food is still the best! Get something with steak, it's delish! My friend ordered something that looked sooo good. I wish I could remember the name of the dish, but it had shrimp, steak and chicken over rice and covered with melted white cheese.. omg it looked sooo good. She said it was the best dish she'd had there! read more

Real talk, this place has the best Mexican food in town. The customer service is A1. The food doesn't get any better than this!! I eat there all the time. The pollo con crema be straight up bussin. Y'all keep doing ya thang !!! read more

Great margaritas and drink specials but the rest was nothing to write home about in either direction. HOWEVER, the table side guacamole is a lingual delight and worth splurging on! Wish I could say more but I was just underwhelmed overall. read more

Great place to swing by for tacos and beer. Food is delicious. Prices are good. Service is great. Highly recommend. read more

El Vallarta - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, North Carolina

Too greasy, refried beans not great, at all. Atmosphere was not what you expect from a Mexican restaurant.

I first visited this restaurant about 5 years ago. I was hooked, the food and service are very good. Their lunch specials are great and always fast. I have even stopped for a lunch carry-out if I was in a hurry. They will still package the chips and salsa with your order. I also like the atmosphere and music that is always playing. read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant around. I have been coming here for years and the food is always delicious. I've never had a bad experience. The service isn't the best but it's not the worst either. The staff is friendly enough and I've never had to wait too long for anything even when super busy. I love the burritos, the Pollo Fundido is awesome. My husband loves the Fajitas and the tacos and quesadilla are a hit with my son. They have the best Mexican rice and the beans are just as delicious. Getting hungry just thinking about it!! :) read more

Exceptional! Service was good. Food was great! We had the shrimp diablo and tres fajitas. Both were very good. The margarita was weak but ok and there is no way to screw up a cold corona! We recommend a stop here and we will be coming back! read more