This establishment is by far a hidden gem. The waitress was attentive and understanding, allowed me time to enjoy my chips and salsa instead of rushing my dinner out per my request as most places rush ya this place allows you to just take your time and enjoy a nice dinner at your own pace. Thier salsa is one of the best around!! read more

La Charreada Mexican Cuisine - Mexican Near Me - Marion, Indiana

See all

Food was good and the service was great. clean restaurant. Fresh guacamole was delicious read more

See all

Food is excellent. Served very hot temperature wise. And, the waiters verbally advise you to be careful, so as for you not to be burned. This warning is very much appreciated. The food is fresh, tastes delicious, and the portions are very large! The servers are very kind, courteous, and expedient. The management is friendly and willing to provide you with a quality experience. If there is a problem, advise the server or management, remain courteous, and the problem will be addressed. The overall price of the entire meal is totally at the discretion of the diner. read more

It's a tale as old as time: I order a burrito anywhere in the Midwest, and I receive a plate of rice and beans with a tortilla folded on top. La Charreada did one better and smothered it with red sauce. Ok, fine. I've come to terms that "burrito" means something different to Midwestern restaurants than it does to me and ... the rest of the country that isn't the Midwest? It's my bad for ordering a burrito, anyway. I should know better by now, right? What am I, a masochist? What really put our experience over the edge was when some woman, who worked here but wasn't our hostess or server or anyone we had interacted with previously, leaned over my husband's plate, stuck her face over it and SMELLED HIS FOOD! What in the? Why would anyone think it's a good idea to smell a stranger's anything, let alone the food they are eating. We were both in shock as she smelled and confirmed that it smelled good. Ok, thanks? Now can you get your face out of our food? So that was the probably the strangest part of the meal, and we just ate quickly so we could get the heck out of there. If you'd like to know, I got the enchiladas, and they were fine but room temperature. The random lady didn't smell my plate of food so I couldn't confirm with her about what it smelled like, but to me it smelled like Midwestern Mexican food, which it was. They give you unlimited chips and salsa though, which is nice, and we needed them because it took a long time for our food to get to our table. This place was super busy when we visited (lunchtime on the weekend). It seems to be a hot ticket in Marion. read more

Super great food and nice service! I've been going to this place for years and have enjoyed it every time!

Atmosphere is modern and pleasant. A few others have commented about their salsa. It is indeed just about perfect and what you would expect. Chips were great as well. I got the Speedy Gonzalez special, with steak in the enchilada and chicken in the taco. Both were excellent. The service seemed like a team/coordinated effort between all of the staff. Everyone was cordial and helpful. Great overall experience. I am from out of town, but when I come to Marion, this is where I'll have lunch from now on. read more

Service great. Ordered a beef burrito and opened it up to add sour cream. Had a huge branch like vain from the animal. I have had trouble eating authentic Mexican after this. They did try to make it right. But gag reflex already kicked in. read more

DELICIOUS and worth every penny. The service was excellent and the food is amazing. I will definitely be back. read more

La Charreada Mexican Cuisine - Mexican Near Me - Marion, Indiana

New to the area and this place was recommended. The food is pretty much your average Americanized Mexican food, just slightly better. Service was great except they gave me queso, which I didn't ordered but figured I might have misspoke and they thought I said yes. Still happily enjoyed it :) I haven't had a chance to check out any of the other places yet but so far this place will be a go to. read more

Do you want amazing Mexican food? And margaritas large enough to drown in? Then this is the place for you, plus the owners are legitimately the nicest people in the world. Can't wait to visit again in a few weeks! read more

Enjoyed nice dinner, burrito was huge but ended up eating more than I thought I could. Great flavor on the Leon. read more

Food was amazing! Arozzo con polo is the best! Service was terrible no refill on water or even any real customer service, still took my change for a tip read more

Jennifer always gets My order Perfect! I always feel welcome every time I come here! :-)

Food was cold. No. Wouldn't go back. Food wasn't fit to eat. Prices are high. Food was hot dinning in is the way to go. read more

Went there recently and sat waiting to be seated(we were the only customers waiting) and numerous employees walked by and just looked at us. Never did have anyone acknowledge us so after ten minutes we just left...Very poor customer service! read more

After repeated recommendations, I had to try this place. The Mexican Sunrise drink was delicious, and the cheesy rice side was genius for being so simple. I got plenty full and loved every bite. Down a star only because the service was pretty slow for being so dead at the time I went. However, despite being slow, they were very polite. read more

La Charreada Mexican Cuisine - Mexican Sunrise with my chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Marion, Indiana

The food is excellent and the salsa is some of the best I've ever had. If you are picky about salsa like I am, you probably know that some days your favorite Mexican restaurant's salsa is not your version of perfect. But when that salsa is on point. MMM! The staff here are always gracious and kind. Every once in awhile they blunder my order. And sometimes they are short staffed. But this has been one of my absolute favorite Mexican restaurants for years. The owner and his family will treat you like family. My favorite meals/appetizers here are as follows: Chicken Chimichanga (yes it's topped with white queso.. I hear they don't do that out west) the shredded chicken in this does have some slight cooked veggies... So if you're not a fan or allergic, know that anything here with shredded chicken is cooked with a blend of what I believe to be tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions cooked down to very soft small pieces. Meal comes with beans, rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream I also love the mushroom Quesadillas: they are big enough to share as an appetizer or eat for yourself as a small meal. They come loaded with seasoned buttery mushrooms and smothered in melted white cheese, grilled to perfection If you like variety and fajitas, my favorite is the Fajitas Chihuahua. They come with a mix of steak strips, chicken strips, bacon, and shrimp, classic fajita veggies (bell peppers and onions) and white queso drizzled on top. If you get the double order of this, they may serve you the queso on the side instead of on the meat and veggies (sometimes I ask to add mushrooms to this... Because life is too short) Pollo Tapatio is another favorite - chicken breast pounded flat and grilled, topped with bacon, mushrooms. It is also topped with white queso. (I sometimes ask for this with grilled bell peppers, onions, and chorizo added) Meal comes with beans, rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream Enchiladas Yolanda's- If you're craving something extra cheesy! Cheese enchiladas over rice topped with pieces of seasoned grilled chicken and cheese queso ChoriPollo or classic Arroz Con Pollo ChoriPollo is chorizo (Mexican sausage) and chicken served with rice and white queso Arroz Con Pollo- chicken served with rice and white queso Dinner size chicken fajita salad is pretty scrumptious. The mini doesn't taste the same. Tossed salad here is a favorite for me because it comes with a slice of tomato, sometimes slices of fresh bell peppers and onions, and shredded cheese. I top it with salsa instead of dressing. Pro tip- use your big chip like a scoop read more

Great food. Pretty decent service most days unless they get busy or you get a slower server. Restaurant is kept fairly clean.

First time to come here... we love the food...there are a lot of authentic Mexican dish to choose from... anything you choose are all delicious... I ordered their margarita and the Medium size is huge ... highly recommended for everyone looking for authentic Mexican food .... we will definitely come back.... read more

See all

We visit often, food is always good no matter what we try. Server is always very pleasant.

This is my favourite Mexican restaurant. The food is fantastic. The drinks are fantastic. The staff are really friendly. The food comes out fast and it's always excellent quality. They do really good lunch specials. The meal sizes are generous. The prices are fair and worth it. I recommend the restaurant wholeheartedly. read more

One of the best restaurants I have EVER been in. Great food, great service, great prices, wonderful atmosphere. If I could give it even more stars, I would. read more

Nice place to eat for Hispanic cuisine, but I feel it's a little pricy for what you get, although still affordable. Call-in orders are regularly not ready when they say they will be, so expect a 15 minute wait while they prepare it when you show up. That's why my 3 star review. Flavors are good there, so no problem with the food. It is always pretty good. We do not dine in regularly, but carry out most of the time. Ambiance is decorative inside with ample seating. Family friendly restaurant. read more

In town for work so I went to the bar for a margarita and perused the menu. The marg was fantastic, service was prompt and friendly. Gave me chips and salsa while I waited for my carry out. I ordered the cheese dip and shrimp quesadilla. Both were incredible! And prices kept me solidly under budget! If I'm ever in town again, I'll be back! read more

So we went in and waited about a half hour before someone took our order and then when we ordered the food wasn't that great and the service sucked, it was so slow and then we ordered a togo order and the lady had us pay separate for it instead of putting it on the bill. All around i rather not go back here. read more

Food was ok service was terrible!! Did not get the order right! So we kept the one plates that was right and then they said no and took it then a few min later brought out the same plate ‍ read more

I love this restaurant they have delicious Nachos beef and Beans I highly recommend this restaurant

Met family here recently and was pleasantly pleased! Atmosphere was really good overall. Could be better for more intimate conversations, but better than the norm for a Mexican establishments. Staff was attentive, fast and efficient. Salsa was inconsistent - taste was on, but consistency varied with each serving. Food was hot, fresh and tasty! Excellent price and value!! Totally a super place for lunch in Marion! read more

Wow first time here and it was a disaster! Took 30 min to get wrong food! One person in our party was 50 minutes to get his food. Once we got the correct food it was good. Then our bills were mixed up. And they didn't even try to fix it at the end. First n last time here! read more

Always a great stop for your Mexican fix! Foods always great, staff is always very nice.

So this evening my 13 year old daughter accompanied my brother and nephew to a judo competition. We live in Dayton Ohio which is more than two hours away. My daughter realized that an hour after leaving the restaurant that she did not have her retainer. Any parents who has a child with braces, knows of this costly fear. Of course she also did not have her case. Ona long shot I called the restaurant. Juan the assistant manager asked the server who advises that she had not seen it. I accepted this but Juan asked for my number just in case it was found. A few minutes later he called back saying that he found it!!! He offered to mail it to us which is just awesome. He was very helpful and genuinely concerned. I appreciate his customer service to the max. My brother said that the food and service was also great, along with the prices. Thanks again Juan!! read more

Not a good experience. We went there last night for dinner. There were 6 of us. Our waitress was nice but seem shy and fragile. I'm guessing she was new on how she acted. We ordered our food, it took a good while maybe 30 minutes or so to get our food. Then it doesn't all come out together. Out of the 6 of us 4 of our food was wrong. My husband ordered the baked potato with only steak, chicken, bacon and butter. His came out with cheese. They had to take it back and redo it. Then they didn't bring butter either time, so had to wait for it. I ordered the skillet with the chicken breast, onions, peppers and tomatoes with no cheese sauce but asked for shredded cheese. Mine came out with no cheese, asked for the shredded cheese, I was brought cheese sauce, then finally I got shredded cheese. One of our friends got tacos and ask for them to be on corn tortilla and the waitress said they are on flour but I can have them put on corn (so we know she heard him) and he water sour cream and something else (can't remember what but it was missing). He asked and she said ok, brought the sour cream and never brought the other item. Then his wife ordered a skillet as well and asked if it came with beans the waitress said um I don't think so but you could tell she was uncertain. So our friend said if it doesn't I want to get a side of beans. Well her meals came with beans and they brought a side of beans as well which is not what she had said. Now during this whole ordeal, our food didn't come out all at once 4 of them did, one about 10 minutes later (that was the potato and it was wrong and had to be redone, so it was even longer). During this whole time we are communicating with the waitress and manager! Our other friends, her came out correct, YAY! one out of 6 was good! However, as you have followed I have only mentioned about 5 meals and there were 6 of us, WELL, that's because our other friend, the 6th person-he has still not received his food! We are all almost finished with ours and no food for him other than his beans and flour tortillas. We kept asking the waitress and she said its coming, I see it back there. Finally, I went up to get the manager and check on his food, He finally go his food after we all are done. His other stuff (beans and tortilla) are cold. They been sitting probably an hour so I asked if he could get fresh hot ones. Finally, we have all our food!! Now time for the bill, we are charged for the extra beans that we wasn't even suppose to get unless it didn't come with the meal. It was put on the wrong bill, which I understand that is easy to mess up. When we asked about it they took it off the wrong bill and put in one of the other ones. Granted they should have even been brought out and they were not eaten. Ok they were paid for anyway. During all this, they did apologize and say thanks for being patient. They didn't offer us anything for all the issues, no discount and not even on the meal that was so late in being received. At least they should have comp that meal. As were sitting there the tables behind us of 3 had several issues as well!! read more

One of the biggest downfalls the chicken has been undercooked several times I like the chips n cheese. But they need a online ordering, the fact I call to place a to go order the person does not speak English gets everything wrong is a issue, online I can order if there is a screw up it's in me read more

Best steak tacos ever. Highly recommend. Staff was friendly and the prices fair. Margarita was excellent.

Watch staff when they leave the table with your credit card. I caught the waitress taking a picture of mine with her phone.

Worse place ever Didn't receive half our order paid $3 for a coke and never was offered a refill and waited for our 2 year old to get his food While we ate ours and THEY NEVER BROUGHT IT TO HIM When the manager was told he shrugged his shoulder and could have cared less Will never go back!!! read more

Great food! Order carry out all the time for work. Food is always good! Get the burrito fiesta you won't be disappointed.

This is my favorite restaurant, by far. I grew up in marion, and would eat here a few times a month! Now I live about 45 minutes away in a town with multiple Mexican restaurant and they all pale in comparison. We gladly make the drive because of the food quality, the friendly staff, and the prices are definitely reasonable. Not to mention the recent remodel adds so much atmosphere. All of their decorations are hand made from Mexico, and help make La Cha's the best place to eat around! P. S. They serve beer but are adding a bar, hopefully fall 2014! read more

La Charreada Mexican Cuisine - One of their novel handmade Mexican decorations! - Mexican Near Me - Marion, Indiana

I am in Marion often on business and this is the best restaurant that I have found. a A nice atmosphere, good Mexican beer on draft and good Mexican food with large portions. The Carnitas Mexicana is a good choice for an alternative to fajitas or burritos. This place is a standard on my restaurant choice when I'm in town. read more

La Charreada Mexican Cuisine - A tasty Mexican draft. - Mexican Near Me - Marion, Indiana

Very good meals carnitas Mexicano, shrimp tacos, carnitas tacos. Excellent!! Great service, little pricey, but in this day you get what you pay for. Would definitely come back. Very nice decor an ambiance read more