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    Serranos Mexican Food

    4.2 (213 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Chicken taco, rice and beans
    Rhondi S.

    Great authentic Mexican food prepared fresh along with a fresh salsa bar that contains various red salsas, habanero salsa, green salsa, tomatillo salsa, and avocado tomatillo sauce. Their sauces are authentic and delicious, their tacos are great. I love their chicken tacos. Their menu is very diverse from combinations from Chile rellano, combo plates to Carnitas, and Carne Asada plates. They also have rolled tacos that are chicken, and beef. Service is very friendly, ambience is very casual. Fresh ingredients, fresh flavors, great flavors.

    Milykim G.

    $1 dollar al pastor and fish tacos everyday! Weekly deals. Absolutely delicious and worth every penny here at Serranos Mexican Food Restaurant. Their horchata is the perfect consistency and so good! We will be back next time we are in town.

    Big inside with many tables
    Ryan-Sum Dum Gai- S.

    The place is clean and the service was polite and efficient. When trying a new place I always go with a carne asada burrito as a baseline to compare to my favorites. Serrano's carne asada burrito came with carne, guacamole and pico de gallo. For $14-15 it seemed on the small side. The meat seemed to be of decent quality with no gristle. Something, I don't know if it was the marinade or the pico but there was a sweet taste to the burrito. I tried the their two red salsas, spicy and mild. Both were underwhelming in my opinion. I'm one and done with my Serranos career

    Lauren B.

    The Cali Breakfast Burrito was bomb. And huge!! Salsas were yummy. Service was great.

    It's not $7 even for just egg and cheese!!
    Tawnee J.

    They advertise prices in the outside and the menu prices in their board are not what you get charged. Example a breakfast burrito says $9.95 on the board but when it's rang up it's $11.95. . This isn't the first time I've addressed it , they just need to update their menu it's been months! Still good food but I get sticker shock after a family of four orders because their prices are $2-$3 higher than what it says inside.

    Richard A.

    Just wanted to write a followup review. Near a PB park in ENC we play at Monday mornings. Do k Oct after. Just very good food and very reasonable price plus daily specials. Had some fish, pastor tacos. So good. Also tried taquitos. Very good. Highly recommend and great service.

    Highly recommend muy rico el burrito

    The food was amazing just had the jalapeño popper and they had e frat daily specials too

    Conga by the beach
    Tiff H.

    This spot never lets me down. Been coming here for years and it's the same great tasting meat, salsas, and perfectly made tortillas that keep me coming back. From sopes, burritos, to street tacos....most of what you get here will be delicious. And you can't beat how close it is to the beach! Grab some d food and go watch the sunset from the bench at moonlight beach.

    Breakfast burrito #7-great!
    C C.

    Excellent breakfast burritos for a reasonable price! It was a perfect balance of eggs, potatoes, bacon, and tortilla. We asked for easy cheese and it was just right. The cheese was nice and gooey, not the pre shredded that never melts. The bacon was large chunks of crispy pork. And the variety of salsas gave it that extra zing. Perfect location: lots of parking and only 1/2 mile from beach. Plenty of seating. Staff were professional and helpful. We'll be back!!

    3 Rolled Tacos Supreme
    Tanya L.

    This is the 2nd time we've come to this place and it was really good. The beef had a lot of flavor. Fast service too and staff were friendly. It does get busy but when we went it wasn't that busy which was nice. The only negative thing I'd have to say was the trash can. Both were pretty full and hadn't been changed in a while. The restaurant overall was not bad and we would definitely be coming back when we are in town again.

    Menu board as of 7-8-24
    Billy B.

    Still yummy and fair price Pros: great food, very authentic. Chic tortilla soup comes with lots of items on the side so you can enhance as you like. Al pastor is super yummy. Fair prices, especially with all the other restaurants gauging people. Had catering from here once, it was great! Cons: hmmmm, I'll have to come back to you, can't think of any. Owners are very nice and helpful.

    Chicken soup
    Nic B.

    Such a great place! Can't believe I just found this place. The food is amazing. My fav is the giant and fresh chicken soup.. served with tons of tortillas, onions, cilantro, avocados and limes.

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    Huge Shrimp and Chicken Burrito. Took me 2 days to eat it but it reheated nicely in hotel microwave.

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    9 months ago

    Authentic taste, big portions, and always satisfying--Serranos is a go-to spot for classic Mexican food!

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    Classic Mexican food, friendly and easy going atmosphere. Chill cool place to go for tacos :)

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    Best buritos in all of the United States! The food comes out very quick and amazing staff!

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    The service us terrible, I came in 30mins before and they closed the door on us meanwhile there hours says closes at 10.

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