I ordered 3 Meals and I can't express how Disappointed I was with the food! The mexican rice was white!? Nasty and undercooked! I think they must of ran out of mexican rice and went to the near by store and tried to steam some sort of white rice. They put a few large chunks of onions on it. The refried beans was so watered down and nasty, unfit to eat. The cheese dip was so runny and watered down also I couldn't even eat. The cheese quesadillas was not cooked whatsoever huge slab of cheese with a tortilla not cooked at all and The Pollo Con Crème Well let's just say after spending all the money on this food, we weren't going to waste it so we feed it to our Dogs for dinner. Seriously! This had to be the Nastiest food Ever!! read more

This was our first time here my wife had tacos and rice and beans and I had the El Valle special it was all very good. Service was excellent. The server helped my wife order. read more

The food here was terrible. As a transplant from Chicago, where you can find a delicious hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint on every corner, I know what good Mexican food is and it's impossible to find that anywhere in Charlotte. I didn't expect this place to be great but figured it'd be decent considering the good reviews. Apparently the locals don't know what Mexican food is supposed to taste like. I will say the service was excellent. Chips and salsa were provided 10 seconds after sitting down, but the salsa was canned tomato sauce mixed with some onions. It was really, really bad. My husband's lime margarita was definitely from a mix as it was bright green and super sweet. Glad I didn't order one myself. I ordered a vegetarian combo plate, my husband got some sort of combo plate as well. Every item on both plates was soft and mushy, even the chalpua which was described as a "crispy tortilla" had absorbed some sort of liquid and turned to mush. I ate less than half of what was on my plate, and even my husband didn't finish his plate (and he's ALWAYS a member of the clean plate club). Again, the service was quick and friendly, but the search continues for edible, authentic Mexican food in/near Charlotte. read more

Beer was ice cold, ordered Caritas. Rice and beans were hot and tasty. Pork was Very tender and seasoned well. Service was above average from Jesus. Nothing derogatory to say. VERY PLEASED. Thank you. read more

Tasty Mexican food and friendly service. Everything we've had here has been good--fajitas, tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, etc. It's a family-friendly place. It looks a little sketchy on the outside, but inside it's clean and the food is good. Service is friendly and accommodating. My kids ask to go here anytime we eat out. read more

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I was a bit unsure of what to expect, since I saw reviews all over the map of this place. However, I was in the mood for Mexican, and this place was convenient since I was in the neighborhood around lunch-time. When I arrived - between 1 - 1:30 on a weekday, I was seated immediately. There were a few other tables with patrons so I wasn't the only person there at the time. The service was pretty quick and menu offered all the standard options on a Tex-Mex menu. Chips and salsa were brought out immediately and the chips were good, but the salsa was rather bland. I had to ask for the spicy sauce to pep it up a bit. For my lunch, I decided to go with the Pollo Fundido, and I must say it was one of the better ones that I have ever eaten. The deep-fried tortilla was nice and crispy, and it was filled with plenty of pulled chicken and covered in a creamy-cheesy sauce. It was served with a side of rice. I was happy with the meal and my service was good. Also, I don't normally order soda, but since they had Mexican Coca-Cola, I ordered one of those. They taste so much better when they are made with real sugar instead of the icky corn syrup that sweetens American sodas! All in all, I was rather pleased with my visit and if I happen to be back in downtown Matthews with a hankering for Mexican, I will definitely stop back in! read more

10 out of 10! you will not be dissapointed! real mexican food! And the staff are super friendly.

We hadn't been here in awhile but we moved closer to Matthews so now it'll be our go to. The decor is bright and fun and comfortable. Love the teal booths. The drink specials are good. Almost too good, every day. Our main dishes were delicious. The server was super sweet and the place just has a good vibe to it. read more

This casual little Mexican joint just outside downtown Matthews is a great spot for either dine-in or carryout, with a super-convenient drive-up system that keeps customers safe in the Quarantine Age. If you're eating in, you'll find a no-frills, family friendly setting with friendly faces and prompt, efficient service. And the food is terrific -- their Chicken Chimichanga is cheesy and flavorful, the chips crisp and delicious, and the tacos stuffed to the brim with meat. The margaritas are also outstanding, and one of the best values in Charlotte. There are a wide variety of combination platters on the menu, and our kids always find something they love. One of our favorite Mexican restaurants, El Valle is worth a visit for anyone in South Charlotte. read more

This is our go to spot for Mexican food in Matthews. Reasonably priced and your typical Mexican food. I have had better chips, these are just okay. The salsa is okay, in my opinion it has the perfect spice level, but I understand this varies widely person to person. We like their bean dip - its refried beans and queso together. I usually get the arroz con pollo which is grilled chicken strips, mexican rice and queso. I usually eat this with chips rather than a fork :) . Service can be slow. In general when I go to Mexican restaurants the service is slow so I usually expect this. read more

El Valle - Mexican Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

A few months after my first visit, I decided to give this place another try. Yes, their menu is quite vast. It is spacious inside. Yes, this is a very popular local place on John street in Matthews. The food is prepared to cater to local palates. Nothing wrong with that. It is what makes them a neighborhood favorite. Here is the thing with me- I grew up on Mexican food in Chicago, either home cooked, great hole in the wall mom and pop joints, and some time spent in Mexico. My reviews are written from that point of view. Therefore, despite trying different menu items on my second visit, I still stand by my original review. However, I will change the stars to reflect this restaurant's efforts to serving the locals with what they love and prefer. No more only because our food was still bland, the server would not check to see if we needed refills or anything else, and the final bill was wrong with unnecessary extra charges that should be a part of an authentic Mexican meal. Overall, you might love this place or not. By the way.... As adults, we can decide for ourselves what to take away from the reviews left on here. Low star reviews do not stop you from trying out the place for yourself. Opinions will always differ. Just do not be the type of reader who feels the need to send scathing, border line bullying "compliments" or "messages" to reviewers in response to their authentic experience and opinions left on here. These features on Yelp are designed to foster a sense of community and healthy interactions. read more

One word will describe this place "Amazing". Food is amazing. Staff amazing. Drinks are strong and amazing. I would definitely recommend the tacos, chicken chimichanga and the burritos. My server Trina was extremely friendly and helpful. read more

Huge menu with so many offerings! Well priced margaritas, cute decor and ambiance inside, portions enough to make two meals out of and warm chips with salsa! We will definitely return to try other menu options and marg flavors! Service was great and super friendly, too. read more

El Valle - Pollo a la parrilla - Mexican Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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I thank and commend them for staying open during the virus but this is about food. Such good reviews from my neighborhood group, I thought I would try them. My first time venturing out. Just wanted some good Mexican food. I ordered several things to have for a few days. Most of it went in the garbage. Don't be mislead by the pictures on the menu. NOT what they serve. Tamales and steak were big fails. Very friendly staff and, again, thanks for staying open. read more

Came to this restaurant a few nights ago & I must say the food was super tasty & yummy! Best Mexican I've had since moving to Charlotte. But I hesitate to give this establishment a 5 star rating because the waiter was alright. He wasn't the best. Also as we was paying the entire staff looked like they never seen a natural hair girl before. Everyone just was starring made me feel a little uncomfortable. I'm use to stares but this one was too much lol. I know Matthews is a small town but your staff needs to get familiar with how other ppl look. That's my two cents. read more

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El Valle is a great, local Mexican restaurant! The food is authentic and tasty. It is our go-to for Mexican!!

No, just NO! Service was horrible. Food was delivered to the table cold and tasted horrible. Warn your friends.

Dined here for the first time with the family. Loved our entrees (Chimichaga and Enchilada), Queso was perfect and we had a fabulous server. Food came out extremely fast, but we didn't get water refills and had to wait awhile to get our check. The appetizer chicken nachos were ordered for a kid and weren't great so we left them. The four star is for the lack of attentiveness, especially at the end but we will definitely be back. The prices were extremely reasonable and it was perfect a perfect, family friendly place. read more

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Terrible food. I got the cheese enchilada with refried beans and rice along with a margarita. The refried beans were oddly a reddish brown color and were chunky and tasted horrible.The cheese enchilada tasted like it was made from those gross American cheese slices wrapped in plastic. The margaritas were horrible as well. The chips and salsa were the only reason I would give it a one star review. They were good. My husband and I didn't get sick thankfully,but both of the friends we were with were up all night the day after eating there sick from food poisoning. Def would not recommend it to anyone. read more

The waiter is so funny and we took a photo together and I got the Mexico flag it's pretty i has bean chicken beefI love the chicken one best . And we had a great fun over there and it's not that expensive it's a good place to sent with family and have dinner read more

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This is my favorite Mexican restaurant. I live in Charlotte but I go out of my way to go to this restaurant. It's super clean & the staff is crazy good. The chips are always so fresh and warm, the salsa is AMAZING! Queso is great as well. They have super yummy sweet tea as well. I LOVE the lunch menu, it's a great portion & price. Dinner is always fresh, quick and delicious. I LOVE the carne asada with corn tortillas. My brother gets the Mexican flag burritos with no beans and extra cheese-they always accommodate and fix it up for him how he wants it. My brother loves the fruit punch jaritos from here as well. Came here over a busy weekend with some family and got the nachos with beef, pork and shrimp, also soooo amazing. We had a beautifully nice waitress who was super funny and attentive. All of the waiters and waitresses are attentive and amazing. They always make sure you have everything and that your food is good. Dessert is also a must!!! I totally 10/10 recommend this place so much. I am going to try takeout from there one of these days. I've always eaten in restaurant. read more

El Valle is one of two local Mexican restaurants that we frequent for a casual meal (the other being Salsa's at Sardis Rd. N). It is your typical Ameri-Mexican fare, but with affordable prices and an incredible staff. They are very nice here - aside from one very interesting birthday celebration involving a napkin full of whipped cream in the birthday girl's face (?!?!?!) - which we'll just forget. I like to pretend it was a cultural difference, or some sort of flirting. ;) The food is solidly good and the margaritas are always perfect. The atmosphere is VERY casual. Thanks to Hugo in particular who always makes our time there entertaining! read more

This place is amazing. I come here often on lunch during the workweek with coworkers and on the weekends with friends. Always the best service, seated within seconds of coming through the doors. Chips and salsa comes out within minutes and are scrumptious. Food is DELICIOUS and priced amazing. Favorite Mexican restaurant In all of Monroe/Mint Hill/Matthews. Throughly recommend El Valle!!! read more

Visited this place for the first time tonight, took a few of my nieces and nephews with me and the food was great and we had a great time, except for the waiter (Giovanni, maybe) was making unwanted advances on my 16 year old niece every time he came to the table to service us. It was kinda uncomfortable for all of us at the table. read more

El Valle is excellent! Always great service. I have been to a handful of Mexican restaurant in Charlotte but El Valle is my far the most athletic, Their food is so flavorful and fresh. read more

Came in for lunch about a week and a half ago and I kept putting my review off because i wasn't to sure how I felt about this place... I had the Shrimp Fajitas they were a large portion and were served with rice and beans. Both the rice and beans were pretty gross nothing like I've ever experienced at a Mexican place :( the beans left this gross after taste in my mouth and the rice just was blah! The service was weird they sat us right away and got us drinks right away, but when it came to taking our order they were no where to be found! All in all it was ok nothing special... read more

Awesome food, service and drink specials. By far the best Mexican type place ive found. The Pollo Con Crema, Chori Pollo and Pollo Fundito are out of this world good. The Parrillida Mexicana fajitas are delicious and impressive(I swear, its gotta be pushing 5lb of food). On weekends the jumbo margaritas are $6 and Dos Equis pitchers are $7. The margaritas are strong and the pitchers are large(64 oz methinks). They bring the glasses with the pitcher out half full of beer to make up for any foam. How cool is that!? Im definitely a fan. Seriously, for some yummo cheesy food and great drink specials this place rules. read more

Weak. Came her with some friends one night in search of authentic tacos and margaritas. Left in disappointment. Ordered a half pitcher of margarita and food. Chips were cold (not unusual for Mexican places, I know) we received a full pitcher or martgarita and I brought it to the attention of the waitress. Tacos were okay. Al pastor was super dry. Only drank half the pitcher. Was charged the full pitcher price. Will not be back. Go to Azteca it's worth the 4 minute drive read more

Outstanding, consistent dishes. Pollo con crema, pollo abobe, undercover chimi, acv just to name a few. Awesome chips and salsa. Been going there 17+ years. read more

We have been going to El Valle for YEARS and it has always been our goto Mexican restaurant. But the last couple of times it has not been so good. Time before last we went and I noticed the margaritas were not as strong as they had always been. Then this last time we went they changed their chips to a different kind. They were not the usual crispy chips that we have been enjoying for years. They were thick, hard and a little stale. The tortillas were also different and kind of stale. The service was also very slow. It will be a good while before we go back. read more

Wanted some Mexican. I'm new to the area and my boyfriend suggested this place for a friend and I to have dinner. It was good. I got the steak burrito covered in queso. Cant go wrong with that. It was big and very good. My children are not Mexican food lovers and got chicken wings. They were surprisingly very crispy and pretty awesome so win win I got a jumbo strawberry margarita (frozen) it was a little watered down but good. I had a glass of sangria as well and it was great. I would go back. read more

Food was fine, menu is very much designed for the people that live here, NOT for those who have lived or worked in Mexico. Surprised that when I asked for cilantro, cebolla (onion) and jalapeño for my caldo de pollo (hearty chicken soup, which was good by the way ) I got charged almost four dollars extra when I got the bill! To top it off, they also charged me extra for tortillas- after living and working in Latin America and eating in numerous Mexican restaurants in LA, NY, Chicago, San Diego etc that was a first. Probably won't return, but that doesn't mean that you won't like it! Buen Provecho. read more

I'll be coming back here for sure! The extensive menu made picking a single dinner a struggle. The food and drinks were delicious (I had the jumbo lime margarita and the Chori Pollo...the margaritas got in the way of getting a good picture). Great specials and atmosphere. Bonus: The staff really gets excited for birthdays. Photo credit Jose Cuervo. read more

El Valle - Mexican Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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Aggressively mediocre food and rude service. A surprising amount of zucchini in our fajita dishes. My nachos tasted like beef stroganoff. Worse than that, we regret to report that the food did not stay in our bodies long. We plan on spending the remainder of the evening recuperating. read more

Always friendly. Plenty of good food. The fajitas are delicious and enough to share. Just buy drinks so you don't seem like a cheapskate. One of my favorites for sure. read more

Great food, large portions, very reasonable prices. Will be going back without a doubt read more

My family and I went here for lunch today and it was delicious. I had a hard time deciding what to order because they had so many dishes that sounded good. I can't wait to go back and try something else. Great service, great food and great prices!! read more

I have been to this restaurant numerous times and have always had a great experience. However tonight I had A terrible experience. It took a very long time for us to receive our food and then when we asked for our checks I received my bill and the total was around $12 however when he returned with my card after already running it my bill was changed to $21. We gathered that apparently they had forgotten to charge us for the cheese dip however instead of communicating with us this they just change my bill and ran my card without my permission. In my opinion this is terrible customer service and very unethical. We will not be returning. read more

Delicious! Ordered for curbside pick up. Called when I arrived and they came out to get payment and give me my food. We got the trio (shrimp, beef and chicken) fajitas for two. It was warm and tasted soooo good. There was a crazy amount of meat, veggies and all the accoutrements. This one will go on our rotation! read more

Love the two burritos. One chickens and one beef topped with lettuce and tomato. I sub the sour cream with queso on top for extra.