Food was great, we received the food fast. After getting it all server didn't come back until we ask for her to another server , napkins , refills were needed!! read more

Fonda Las Cazuelas - Looking at menu - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I bet if you were to ask the staff if they remember myself and my boyfriend, they'd know us by our order! We are regulars to this delicious restaurant for multiple reasons: 1) their service is amazing! All the staff have been friendly and helpful (when we can't remember what sauces we got previously), and it makes ordering take-out so much easier. 2) their food is the BOMB. I get the steak fajitas with corn tortillas and my boyfriend gets the chorizo burrito. We've had other dinner dishes as well that are just as tasty, but these are our favs! 3) their chips & salsa always taste fresh! Sometimes I'm in the mood for their chips and salsa, and that doesn't happen often for Mexican restaurants. If you like Mexican food, this is THE place to go! read more

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The taste of Mexico. Authentic and great flavor profile. No frills but the food speaks for itself. Behind closed doors you'll feel as you left Charlotte to a different world of Authentic Mexican food read more

Just called 3 times, a woman answered in Spanish, and as soon as I said, in English, "I'd like to order take out" I was hung up on. Unbelievable. Their website uses the Spanish name but explains in English. Their about us section is in English. I don't understand. I can't use google translate well enough to speak Spanish. I studied French and Latin in school. Really disappointed because I was hungry and they looked like a great place. read more

I dined here previously months ago because it was so highly rated on Yelp. I walked feeling okay about it. Not the best but not the worst either. Would I come again was the question but some reason we ended up visiting again many months later. On my most recent visit, we sat down and while the waitress didn't speak much English and was depending on me speaking Spanish (No habla espanol), it was fine. She ended up bringing another waitress over later on to assist with ensuring our order was correct. This was nice. We sat down and received our chips and salsa. Our chips were stale if that is possible. It was like they refried the chips to make them warm but something about them was off. We asked for another basket thinking it was just a bad batch but it wasn't. The salsa however was good. We ordered rolled tacos off the appetizer menu. They came out gorgeous and were actually quite good. The green sauce will make them soggy quite quick - so you have to eat them fast. I ordered carnitas because it seems that is my go to most Mexican places. It was seasoned well and the rice and beans it came with was standard fare that you will find at all other places. My hunny ordered a chorizo burrito and it was just okay. Nothing great but not bad. They are a solid 3.5 stars. I just have other places I rather dine at for better food when it comes to Mexican or Hispanic food. read more

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Slow service and food was not that good. They charge a fee just to pay!! Unbelievable a fee for paying. Never coming back.

This is a locally owned business in clt. After 4 years living here, I decided to give it a try. Their customer service was great. However, midway through the complimentary chips and salsa, I found a hair in my bowl. After sharing this with the waitress, they apologized and came out with complimentary cheese dip and a fresh batch of chips without having to ask. I'm a sucker for queso so I didn't make much. I ordered their Taco Alambre (steak, bacon, and cheese) and it was DELICIOUS!! So much so, I came back the next day for another round of tacos. After my second visit, I later realized I lost my card. Thankfully this restaurant still had it! I am thankful they did not trash it or do any fraudulent activity. The only reason they didn't receive 5 starts is bc their drinks are a bit overpriced. Perhaps some drink specials? read more

Fonda Las Cazuelas - Taco Alambre (steak, bacon, cheese, onions, cilantro on flour) - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Ok, to start off with, I need to tell you I'm picky about Mexican Food after dating a Mexican guy for 15 years and getting to know the truly authentic Mexican places in town. I'd say this place is so-so. On the plus side, their lunch specials are fantastic. About $6 for several selections that include a drink. The salsa they serve with the chips has very good flavor, while the chips are meh. I got the tamales lunch special. Although filling to the stomach, especially with all those rice and beans on the side, the flavor of the tamales was just eh. There really wasn't much chicken at all, which probably accounts for the lack of flavor. The rice and beans had very good flavor. The coke I got with the meal was watery. So, for price and a filling lunch yes. For food, eh. read more

Fonda Las Cazuelas - Tamales with rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I was recommended this place from a friend. The ambiance and decor is hole in the wall Mexican. You certainly don't come here for the look. The food, however, is really quite good. I ordered an aguachile which as amazing and some fajitas texanas. The fajitas had great flavor. One minor complaint is that the shrimp has the shell, so you have to take it off with your hands. This is true Mexican style but I'm not a fan of this. The chips tasted burnt. The oil used to fry them was clearly past its prime. The service was quite slow. I had to get up to get my check. The food is 4/5 stars, service and ambiance 3/5. I would recommend this place. Fix the chips and have the servers be faster and we gotta winner winner chicken dinner baby! read more

Fonda Las Cazuelas - Yum - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Love this place, especially for lunch, best lunch specials in the city. My new co-workers have been loving this place for years, I'm coming here weekly now. I've tried at least half this lunch menu and everything has been good. My favorites include; pollo loco, burrito loco, tamales, and fajitas (all $8 each with drink included!!). Fantastic value, good quick service, delicious food. They have been spacing tables well and wearing masks during COVID. read more

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This restaurant made me sick going to the hospital with throwing up and stomach pain i got good posing at this place

Love Fonda Las Cazuelas! We have been eating here for years and it's amazing every time. The staff are always friendly and polite and their prices are great! read more

Friendly waitresses and staff. I like how they are open until 11 which is really great for me since I work late and get hungry at night. Real good carne asada. read more

The waitress in that place were so unprofessional and rude we order a burrito with cheese on top but they just brought a burrito with salad on the side. Se ask her to replace it for what we order but she said "NO" and started arguing about it, "the order was out and can't do anything" I will not pay for something i did NOT order. Will not come back again! read more

I can't believe that I haven't done a review for this place. I have been here for several times & the food is always fresh and great. The service is always top notch along with the prices. read more

Fonda Las Cazuelas - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Authentic Mexican food, some of the best I have EVER had. I never leave reviews for places! You can tell there was a lot of love put into the food! Also their 7 days a week lunch special for 8.50. You can't beat it! read more

When we are starving, for some reason we always tend to want Mexican food...so there we were! Based on previous reviews we decided to try this place. I would say this place has authentic Mexican food. Why? Because we had to dig deep for our Spanish because they weren't really trying to speak English, and you know what...we weren't even mad. I love being on someone else's territory and having to step up to the plate. The service and food were both very good. Of course we ordered Horchata because we love it so much and theirs was very good. I had the fajita quesadillas and he, the dinner fajitas. Both were seasoned well and just plain yummy! We really enjoyed our time here. We shall return! :) read more

Everyone needs a great local taqueria! Food's great, all around and, as a Californian, I can genuinely recommend the Al pastor burrito. Good salsas too. read more

This is the worst Mexixan food place in Charlotte! If you are not mexican you can forget any type of good customer service ! The food is actually decent but the bad service is way worse than the food is good! I will never darken those doors again! read more

Have drove past this restaurant for quite some. Yesterday I went for the first time. I wasn't disappointed the food was delicious.

The food was good, the service was ok, but the band was HORRIBLE! They came by our table and started singing which we thought was cute. They ended up staying by our table and although we thought it was a little weird we thought they were being romantic. After 6-7 songs we stopped them. Once we stopped them they charged us $120!!! We thought it was a joke but they were serious. They said that they charge for each song. We never once requested a song and we never once were told that they charge. We were so upset and they would not let us go. Finally we have them what we had which was about $80. However we will never ever be back here. I'm pretty sure they were doing the same thing to other tables. I mean what type of restaurant would allow such a thing? Needless to say that because of this i would not return. read more

Very unprofessional, and the waitresses and manger are rude! Please check your to go orders before driving away. I had to drive back 35 minutes because my order was incorrect and didn't even get an apology from anyone. It seemed as if I (the customer) was an inconvenience! This place is not customer friendly and the food is not so great. read more

If a successful commerce encounter is one where the business fills a need for the customer, then I must say that my lunch as Fonda las Cazuelas was indeed successful. (The need being a decent, relatively clean, Mexican place near my office.) They offer a lunch special at the cant-be-beat price of $5.75 for your choice 12-14 entrees (all of which include the standard rice and refried beans) and a (soft) drink. I went for the Enchiladas Verdes with chicken. The food arrived so quickly that I was suspicious it would taste exactly like it came out of a can, but the chicken was well seasoned and the sauce had the tiniest bit of kick. The rice was about average, not crunchy but nothing special. The beans were slightly less reminicent of cat food than many places I've tried, and when mixed with some of the stray cheese crumbles they were downright tasty. The server was cheerful and attentive, but that may have been because there were only about 4 tables occupied in the entire place. On my lunch hour I was able to comfortably run a 20 minute errand, eat at a comfortable pace and get back to work with 10 or 15 minutes to spare. It's safe to say that I'll be lunching at the Fonda again. read more

Yet another great place to eat mexican on N. Tryon. Bargain prices on the lunch menu, prices ranging from $5.75 to $6.75 including softdrink. Really can't go wrong at these prices. As to be expected a basket of chips along with salsa is brought to you with your drinks. The chips here are the best I've had in Charlotte, light with a pronounced corn flavor, the salsa is flavorful as well. Sundays are busy here as a live Mariachi band is on hand. Overall a nice find, but how do I choose ? My fave in the area is El Taco Veloz, and we have frequented Taquiria Guadalajara as well, now we have to add a 3rd place to our list for good mexican. These 3 places on N. Tryon blow away the "chain" restaurants, there really is no comparison. read more

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First time eating here and just so happens I went at the time of lunch which is from 11-4. As authentic as you can get. Food and beverages where excellent along with hand made tortillas read more

So it was our first time here and it was recommended by my daughter and her husband. Started off with the Guacamole, it was tasty! Lots of good fresh chips and some nice hot salsas ! I ordered the Carne Asada Quesadilla and it was full of steak. My husband had the Chicken Quesadilla and he liked his also. Beans were great,Mexican rice was a little dry. My Margarita needed a shot of tequila! Good service from our waitress but the restaurant was very hot inside, it was 94 degrees outside so the A.C. Could not keep up! It was a pretty authentic place for Mexican Food here in the Queen City! read more

My husband and I are on a quest to find the best Mexican food in Charlotte. We try everything. This place is our new favorite. We like dine in and take out. Friendly staff and delicious food. Salsa provided is good with cilantro and onion in it. Salsa verde is available upon request and is delicious. Hubby almost always gets a burrito or chimichanga and loves it. I usually try to get something different each time...tonight I had the sopes. I asked for steak. They were great. I've also had the gorditas and carnitas. But...if you are looking for a great steak taco...try this place. Steak is seasoned well and tortillas are homemade...cilantro and onion and lime on the side. Delish! Definitely worth the try! read more

I've been so disappointed by the past few Mexican restaurants I was starting to feel like maybe my tastes had changed. Well y tastes hadn't changed, i was just eating a lot of crappy Mexican until I found this place. My car dealer is down the road and I didn't want to wait there for service and then I found this place while walking by. The chips are perfect. Crispy, but still a bit of firmness to scoop up salsa. The salsa has cilantro which I love. If you think cilantro tastes like soap (it's genetic) I have no time for you. i ordered the mole poblano (chicken mole). The chicken fresh, not like it had been cooked hours ago and dipped in mole at the last minute. The decor is clean and bright. I wouldn't even say I liked it because they Americanized it. I think it's pretty authentic since I'm the only one in here who speaks English as a first language This place is great! read more

The food is pretty decent close to authentic Mexican. The service is terrible though they take so long even when you order ahead.

We were looking for a different place Couldn't find and that place had (5)star's? So we see this place and Lot's of ppl coming and going. So we said what the hell we went in and it was great! We are from Cali and the food was so good. The waitress was great read more

Delicious, authentic, fresh food in an attractive place with great service. Handmade tortillas, smoky salsas... Just great. The beans they bring out at the beginning are also tasty - don't pass them up. This is more a taquería with better decor than the typical NC tex-mex place. Beer list includes some fantastic imports ( e. g. Victoria) that most Mexican places don't have. Don't miss their horchata, either. read more

This was a great find. I eat a LOT of tortilla chips, and theirs (free) were some of the best I've ever had. Hot, crispy, and strong enough to hold a hearty amount of salsa (also free), guacamole, and taco fillings. Speaking of tacos, I had the tacos barbacoa, pastor, and alambre. I'd never had the last one, and all were delicious. Most tacos are $1.85 each, and I probably could have been satisfied with just two (in addition to the chips and guac). I usually eat a lot, so that's saying something. I ended with sopapillas drizzled with strawberry syrup, which were also excellent, although I don't have a lot to compare them to. My beer was served with a frosted mug, which was a nice touch. Don't be put off by the huge sign in the front window warning that nobody is allowed in wearing masks or hoodies! read more

This was my third - and likely last - visit to La Cazuelas. Previous visits were unremarkable, while this one miserably failed. The hostess seemed disappointed that we intended to eat in. The place was pretty full and the hour not late - not sure what that was about. Our server appeared to be seriously inconvenienced by my query regarding the availability of a fish taco (not on the menu - but hey, I'm just askin'). This is a place where I have observed most of the clientele are offered the option of soup as their complimentary appetizer, but I have never been offered anything but the standard chips and salsa. We ordered the vegetarian burrito. It was stuffed with a strange assortment of vegetables, the likes of which I've never seen in a Mexican place. Cauliflower, carrots, snow peas, broccoli - wait, I recognize this combination! Good ol' frozen mixed vegetables. Yep, they even tasted a little bit freezer-burnt. They also had no additional seasoning that I could discern. The rice and beans were missing from the dinner, but by the time the server checked back with us we just wanted to finish up and head out, so we didn't ask them to correct that oversight. The good: the chips were fresh and hot, and the salsa was tasty. For this reason, La Cazuelas earns an extra star from this reviewer. read more

This is our go to place for Mexican food. They have a great lunch special every day for $5.95 which includes chips and salsa plus a drink. Today we ordered the burrito loco and the chimichanga both with shredded chicken. read more

I dined here with a few friends one evening during the week. There weren't too many people dining. Between my friends and I, all of our food was really tasty and filling! The prices are great and what they should be. The service could have been just a tad better, the waitress was absent most of our time there. Regardless, I would definitely recommend this place and I'll be back some day soon! read more

Stopped in this week for a business lunch. I ordered the taco + burrito. It was amazing. Really tasty! The way they season the meat I think (I got steak), is really really good. Not overly sauced or drowning in cheese. Food came quickly and our waitress was really sweet and efficient. She noticed I did not eat my Spanish rice and recommended I try the white rice next time -- as it was really good too. (I'm just not a big fan of rice, but it was nice to get the recommendation.) I will definitely be going back. Ambiance, convenience, speed, service and especially the taste and presentation of the food. Thumbs up. Very reasonable in cost. Highly recommend. read more

My ass exploded after eating that chicken, but boy it was delicious, top of the line chicken bon apittete

Food is decent, funny as I type that, I remind myself; it's the only Mexican or Latin restaurant I really like but that is probably because I ALWAYS order the Enchiladas Rancheras. They are quite yummy made with real corn tortilla, the way they are supposed to be made, not 100% authentic but but by golly it's close enough to keep me coming back. I adore the fact that the Traditional Corn Tortilla's are actually Hand Made!!! A Rarity! Believe me I know. Oh now though, the rice could be a lot better, also please work on your Aguas Frescas or Fresh Made Water, less sugar, more of a balanced water to fruit ratio because my Agua Fresca was way more watery than nummy. Kitty out. read more

Fonda Las Cazuelas - Enchiladas Rancheras - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Great gyros just needs a lil more meat but great taste . Chicken also good. Prices are reasonable

My wife and I ordered Tacos there which we ate at home for dinner. My wife had terrible food poisoning, but I was relatively fine, so I assumed it must have been something else she ate. I then ate the left overs (2 pork tacos) the following day and I too have food poisoning. As I ate, I noticed that meat came apart a little too easily and was slightly slimy. I thought that was just how it was cooked, but in retrospect, it had the texture of really old meat. Eat here with caution, especially during the days when they're not busy. They probably just keep reusing ingredients from previous days read more