We are loyal to this mexican restaurant! The staff is SO nice and the food is always great! Their fresh guacamole is a must!!

The chicken fajitas are out of this world here!!! There are three other Mexican restaurants in the area, but the staff is friendlier here. The food is more affordable and the atmosphere gives off a fun Mexican vibe. I like the fact that this Mexican place is open later than the others. This is convenient for when I work late. The combination #10 is also very good as well. This is a great place to also watch sports as well since they have many TVs in the bar area. Totally recommend!!! read more

This was the second time we have gone to this place to eat after having a good experience a few months prior. Tonight's experience was probably one of the worst I have ever experienced from any restaurant that expects return customers. The waiter dumps an entire drink on my wife and other than a "Sorry" we were left with her in a soaked shirt and jeans while we had waited for our food to arrive. The staff of about 4 people were more concerned about cleaning up their mess, that they gave gazes toward her that were so accusational as if she spilled the drink on herself. No management came by to give any sort of apologetic experience, or were we offered any sort of discount for having her sit damp as we do not just carry around dry clothing. HORRID customer service. From that point on, we were just given drink refills, and never once asked how we were enjoying our meal (or if it even tasted good). Now on to the food, it was very bland and for $10 a plate, I had expected better. The chicken was moist, but lacked flavor of any sort, the chile relleno's cheese tasted like it came from a can. I felt that this meal would have been in more on par for a $6 plate when compared to other places I have gone to, that actually tasted good. Their quesadilla seemed to have had the same cheese inside of it, just baked differently, it felt thick and stiff and overall just unappealing to eat. For the others that had come with us, their meals seemed to be average, but it isn't like I tasted everything. I would recommend another place if you are after good customer service, better food, and reasonably priced meals. I don't know if they even had a dessert menu as when it looked like we were finishing up, they just gave us bills and we only saw a server one more time to collect the bill. Some of the group may go back to this place, but I will probably avoid it for a few more months before I give it a whirl again. read more

Pretty good little Mexican joint. After reading the only other review I have to say that was probably a low rating due to an accident and one bad server. I will say our server took a few minutes to come take our food order but the food came so quickly we were caught off guard! Prices are very reasonable and portion sizes are great. I got the combo including one taco one enchilada and one chille relleno. Most chille's I've had were stuffed with meat and cheese, sometimes rice, I was bummed to find this one only stuffed with cheese but I'd be lying to say it wasn't one of the best I've ever had! Now this place is not authentic Mexican as much as it is Americanized-Mexican place but let's be honest most Mexican restaurants are these days because we Americans get cranky and pitch a fit if its not our way...'merica! Ha but regardless it was really good I'd go back for sure! read more

La Carreta - Mexican Near Me - Advance, North Carolina

Fabulous chips and fresh guacamole made at the table. The chips are hot and thin and obviously homemade and so good. I had the lunch chimichanga and it was nicely seasoned and fresh. Service was patient with my toddler so I am thankful. Would definitely come back when I'm in the area. read more

Based on other reviews, we were expecting decent food but this place was nothing special. Chips were bland but salsa was ok. We ordered guacamole but never received it and they served the wrong main entrees. We left disappointed and vowed never to go back. read more

Food was cold and I live less than 3 miles away, used doordash. Not sure where the problem is. Pico was old and stunk so bad. I will not order from them again. read more

La Carreta - Mexican Near Me - Advance, North Carolina

The food was terrible.the chicken was hard the aroz con pollo was under-cooked needed extra sauce cause its served with little to no sauce all the food was horrible staff and management were rude and disrespectful prices were outrageous terrible mexican restaurant read more

So happy this place opened. It used to be a steakhouse, but then was remodeled and reopened. Friendly service, great food, good portions. Last time we were there we ordered the guacamole, and they came and made it at our table. Probably the best guacamole I've ever had. read more

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Better than their closest competitor in town called Domingo's. Excellent prices. LA Favorita is my favorite thing on the menu (go figure ). It's a lot of food so I always have a take-away that's just as good reheated for dinner. Their salsa is too mild so I get some spicy on the side. Great service. Generous with the drink refills. Comfortable booths. Good air conditioning and plenty of fans. Nice Mexican music station. Clean. I recommend them for any time of day. read more

Well I went here tonight to eat and it's wasn't worth my time to stop The service was poor they only fill my tea one time was empty after that the food came to table fast the size of the meal was tiny not worth the money the dip was cold the chips and salsa came to the table after a five minute wait they were cold after I ate I was still hungry and unhappy read more

The worst service ever, and calls to get Togo and got hung up on multiple times. They suck at their job go somewhere else

Great food, atmosphere, and service! We are fairly regular and the owner always remembers and greets us at our table. Highly recommended! read more

1. Prices good. 2. Food was great 3. Service great Could have used another refill. I would recommend this place. read more

Thought I'd give them a try. I ordered a taco salad with grilled shrimp. Though I was very happy with the salad, I was disappointed to find old dried shrimp I only found 4. For almost $13.00, I was sad and disappointed. In this time of the virus they should have taken the time to grill me some fresh shrimp. I shouldn't have had to tell them that I wanted fresh shrimp. They missed an opportunity to get a dedicated customer. I usually only go to my favorite place in WS. Shoulda just went there, but this place is right in my neighborhood. Shame shame!! read more

My daughter has visited this restaurant several times for lunch. She insisted that we should experience the restaurant. The food was great and the ambiance. Will also give 5 star for their service. Loved their drinks menu, it's reasonable. Loved the Majito. My wife loved their dessert- Flan, we reordered as it vanished within minutes. Will surely go back. read more

This restaurant was very clean. But their food was a little plain. And the waitress look like she wasn't wanting to be there and was glum. Their chicken was very plain and is very costly with other plates and some of food was overpriced and over cooked and I wish them will. read more

They choose whom they want to give fresh chips to. We received chips they recycled from previous customers. Food has no taste to it, they don't use pepper, garlic, or anything from a spice rack. They don't even use lemon or lime in the cooking process. Plus we had 3 different waiters during the one visit. Our first waiter kept rolling his eyes at us as we ordered our food. Go to Shrimp place or Italian place next door instead. Much better food and service at the other restaurants. read more

If you're looking for a good Mexican place, this is the place to go. They make their salsa In front of you and have a great bar.

Attitudes have changed and we have actually had great service for about the past 6 months! We actually eat here almost every Sunday after church. Never ever had bad food. Left off one star because the bathroom stall doors have no EVER closed...at all. But other than that, we love it! read more

I was trepidatious about eating here from reading the review but we were seated quickly despite a good crowd. The guacamole is handmade in front of you. The food was a little better than average but I'm glad we went so now we have another standby to go to if needed read more

Ambiance is good and the food is some of the better Mexican food around. The salsa is great and so are the enchiladas verde with chicken. The chips are awful. They always taste burned...not sure if they leave them in the oil too long or if the oil is old and never changed out. The fajitas are just okay. The staff is not very friendly...including the manager who was down right rude when we had a problem with our to go order. But, we continue to eat there because the rest of the food is really good...try the tacos and enchiladas. read more

Great food. Quiet atmosphere. Good service... and the food came really quickly. Kids meals are around $5. Rice is more white instead of Mexican. Salsa is yummy and chips are really good. They will bring many bowls of chips and salsa. Worth the trip! read more

Queso dip and entree were both cold, service was slow and did not follow up during meal to see how things were

This is... No exaggeration... the best Mexican food I have ever eaten aside from when we went to Mexico. It is perfectly spiced, beautifully prepared and just delicious. I was a patient in Davie Medical Center for 2 nights and unfortunately their gluten free options were severely limited. Well anyone who is gluten free knows Mexican is a perfect option because corn tortillas are naturally gluten free. So my husband got take out and brought it over to me. The chef was able to pull together a delicious combination plate for me with all of my favorite items, just substituting corn tortillas for the flour ones. The food was so delicious, we did it 2 days in a row. Also the portions are so generous we had leftovers! And my awesome nurse put everything in their refrigerator, and then just warmed it up for me for lunch on the last afternoon. read more

Worst experience yet. My wife and I usually have a great experience at this restaurant. We have been going there since it opened fairly regularly and supported our local restaurant...not anymore. Last night was horrible. I went to the manager with concerns of dirty salsa bowls which took literally 10 minutes to get replaced. It took forever to get the food that we ordered to the table. My wife got her order with chicken instead of beef which was what she ordered. The food was tasteless. My chicken had the consistency of being boiled. The manager who seemed not to care just acted like "oh well". Not sure he comprehended what I was saying. He obviously didn't care about our concerns. And to top it all off we received the wrong bill with another bill. 2 bills showing different prices. The assistant manager made good on the issues when I presented him with the bills and what happened with our dining experience. I believe in telling someone when there is a service failure so it can be corrected but the manager didn't care. I will drive 22 miles to Pacho Vilas in Winston-salem before I will go back. read more

Delicious table side, freshly prepared guacamole. A little pricey at $7.00, but well worth it. If you haven't tried it, you must! The food served looks just like the pics on the menu which was a nice surprise. Have eaten here a few times and always pleased with the food. read more

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Just ate here for the first time, super nice restraunt and feels very clean. Quick service and the food was really good!

The server was not very friendly at all, and the food was average at best. The presentation was very stark and colorless, the salsa wasn't very flavorful, and overall the experience was described as "weird" by everyone in our group. It was not a happy place at all. read more

I've never been to a bar where if you weren't satisfied with the drink told them it was too strong and taste horrible they stil gonna charge for it. read more

Sad to read other bad reviews. I've NEVER gotten a bad or even remotely mediocre meal here. Perhaps since my wife and I are local and we kind of know the faces of the staff we get great service. That being said we love the food. The tableside guacamole is truly the best since you can tweek it to individual taste. The outside patio in good weather is great as well. Maybe it isn't as refined as some other "authentic" Mexican restaurants but it still feels like it was prepared with love. The burrito San Jose (other places call it a California burrito) is a hoss! The chili Colorado is the best I've ever had anywhere. Fried chimichangas fantastic! Glad it's in my neighborhood! read more

The food wasn't bad, though it wasn't the best we've had by far. The service, however, was appalling. We came around 4, so the place was empty except for one other table. The restaurant is huge yet the host chose to seat us right next to the only other table in the place. Our server was generally disinterested and clearly didn't want to be working. When he brought our food, he spilled hot oil from one of the plates on my husband's lap. When my husband pointed out that the server had spilled it, all the guy said was, "Oh, I didn't see." No apology. No offer to get another napkin. Nada. The food was pretty standard mediocre Mexican, which you can get anywhere. I'd stay away from this place. read more

Great food, great service, and the large beers are a tremendous value. Four of us tried this place for the first time and everything from the table side prepped guacamole to the friendly staff made it a great evening. read more

In the past we've had very good and friendly service with good food for the value. Unfortunately, the last couple times the (same) bartender was extremely rude. We won't be returning. read more

This is THE place to go for hospital staff. Fast hot food for reasonable prices. Friendly attentive staff no matter how many people we pile in. This place is Bermuda run's go-to lunch spot. read more

Yummy, fresh, authentic Mexican cuisine! The refried beans are so fresh and delicious, free salsa bar is fun, and they will make fresh guacamole at your table. Everything is delicious. This is our go to Mexican place. read more

Have had good food and decent service in the last year until tonight. Our waiter waited 20+ minutes before taking our first order, then when we went inside to ask him to come and take our food order (after another 20 minutes), he made us wait even longer. Then subsequent visits by the waiter and manager were far and in between. The manager made excuses, the waiter made excuses.... The food was cold, and no one apologized once for the total lack of service. If a restaurant doesn't provide decent service, nothing else really matters. I can make good food at home. read more