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El Vallarta

3.9 (73 reviews)
ModerateMexican
Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Casual
Loud
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Chicken burrito
Jennifer D.

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!

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Cowboy F.

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!!

Trio enchilada
Randy S.

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.

a sandwich and fries on a blue plate

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.

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!!!

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We go here all the time. We've ate at the other Mexican restaurants in town and El Vallarta is the best.

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One of the kids all time favorite cheese dip. It's always crowded and the staff does a great job getting you seated as quickly as possible.

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This is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Monroe. The Maria Special is absolutely AWESOME!!!

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Good food and service. The jumbo Margarita was a bit weak today, but usually excellent. Overall good value for money.

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Delicious, authentic Mexican food. Great atmosphere and great service. Amazing guacamole! Definitely worth a trip.

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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 Vallarta - mexican - Updated October 2026

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