Stopped in for a quick cocktail the staff was so friendly and we had a very nice spicy margarita…read more Tasty and a bit boozy looks like a great place all the food going by looked great. I need to stop back for a proper meal

Wonderful food !! Wonderful sweet people!! I got takeout but I am definitely coming back to sit…read moredown. My daughter said it is the best Mexican food in the area and she was right !!!!

I love this restaurant, I had dinner there again last night. The food is excellent, the service is…read moregreat and the location and atmosphere is wonderful. Spruce Pine is a hidden gem in the North Carolina High Country and so is Blue Ridge Tacos. Great salsa bar with eight different varities . . . many of them are "El Scorcho" (hot). The cook came out to my table TWICE to ask me how I wanted my vegan tacos prepared . . . that's what I call service. The El Chapalas, La Carretas and Los Arcos will do in a pinch, but this little place in downtown Spruce Pine is a big step up. I'm so glad I found this restaurant.

Excellent meal and tacos we really enjoyed our meal. Nice…read moredecore and wait staff. We look forward to visiting again.

Visiting from Miami and lots of travel all over Mexico. This friendly lady has real Mexican street…read moretacos. The pork and shrimp tacos are truly delicious. Their Agua Fresca of passion fruit is truly refreshing. Too bad they don't have tables and chairs to eat there. It's all to-go. This is the place for Tacos.

From the owner: Our Cuban panini is the bomb. Our Shrimpy and Mahy tacos will make your mouth water.read more

If you're a Burnsville native and have never had San Diego Mexican food, you'll probably like Rio…read moreMexican just fine. If you're from California, this is not what you're used to. On top of that it was one of the hottest summer days and while a little cooler inside than out, it was not air conditioned and it was really uncomfortable. The service was okay and drinks were quickly delivered. The prices seemed higher than they should have been.

We love Rio. We have always had great service. Food and drinks are great! Definitely a must.read more

We enjoyed the neighborhood vibe and great food! We each ordered two tacos and chips/salsa to…read moreshare. Everything was delicious. Drinks from the bar were yummy! The whole vibe is fun and easy-going!

Taco Billy was a delicious breakfast/lunch spot to hit. I got two tacos: the Migas and the Support…read moreGroup. The Migas was delicious and filling, plenty of protein and veggies inside. I opted for a corn tortilla, but it quickly fell apart, so I'd recommend a flour tortilla for that one. The Support Group was good too - it was on the sweeter side because of the plantain tortilla, which was unique and fun to try, but I definitely have more a a savory tooth, so I would, again, opt for a flour tortilla in the future. All breakfast tacos come with a salsa, which I chose when I ordered, but they forgot to give it to me, and I didn't realize until I finished my meal so I didn't get to try it. The portions are pretty big - I could have gotten away with eating one taco rather than two since they were so filling and I wasn't too hungry. The service was quick and freshly-made. There were plenty of seats available on a Sunday morning. There is limited parking right in front of the building. They had some coffee, which I opted not to purchase, but good to know if you need a morning pick-me-up. My favorite part about the restaurant was all of the beautiful paintings on the wall with a hidden orange goat painted somewhere into them. I spent some time before I left looking for them in each picture, like Where's Waldo!

The BEST Mexican food in North Carolina without a doubt. I would come here for my last meal if it…read morecame to it. The service is amazing, food comes out quick and fresh and the place is a great vibe. 11/10

The food was authentic and very good. The service was excellent. If you come here for the ambience,…read moreyou're probably the wrong kind of person to come here. It's perfect for a hole-in-the-wall Mexican place.

Food was edible but your standard American Mexican joint…read more Server was super nice and the place only had 2 other tables total when I stopped in for a weekday lunch at 12:30...kind of a red flag but I was hungry so I rolled the dice. I had a salad with chicken. Lettuce was all iceberg and close to turning...chicken was dry and seemed like a re-headed consistently. The captive college town crowd must keep them going and I will be back for dinner to see if food is fresh later in the day.

The food is good, basic Mexican fare, but I hate to say that on more than one occasion I received a…read morebill that was higher than it should have been. Maybe they made an honest mistake, but I recommend that you check your bill carefully.

Plenty of affordable options, great complimentary chips and dip w/ a self-serve salsa bar, and…read morefriendly staff ... everything you could want from a Mexican restaurant, but they were out of horchata :( I had ACP and tried my friend's birria--both delicious. I was in a party of 12, and everyone had great things to say.

This is as close to true Mexican food in our Country…read more Their sauce bar, their chips, and the giant servings make this place a keeper. Out of the mainstream Newland is a hidden NC gem!

Three snaps is inadequate for this fantastical find! Wow - we spend a lot of time in Burnsville and…read moreare so glad we spent a recent Saturday afternoon at Snap Dragon. We will be back every time we are in town. In fact, we might plan special mountain trips just to go to Snap Dragon. For food, everything we had was yummy and plentiful. We had a burger, fries, a salad, and cannon balls - all delicious. The fried pickles are the best we have ever had, anywhere! The cocktail selection is great! Try the hurricanes - don't evacuate! These are not super sweet and there are many options. Category 2 and Category 3 are are favorites. We also enjoyed the Fire Tower and Painkiller. To top it off, the setting on the Burnsville square is quaint and Snap Dragon has indoor and outdoor seating amid lovely plants. They have beer and cider on tap, too. The service is outstanding as well. Go to Snap Dragon and enjoy!

A small place with BIG flavors!!! If you're visiting the area this is a MUST STOP for!! The food is…read moregreat and the staff are awesome! I would post a pic of the habanero cordon bleu but it was so good I had to eat it!!!

Stopped in during the art festival. They were very busy but the line for a table moved quickly…read more Service was attentive and friendly. We split the bbq pork sandwich and they let us get 2 sides (side sales and the pasta salad). Sandwich was very good (could have used a bit more sauce). The pasta salad was great! Garden side salad had super fresh local tomatoes on it that were . We also got the tuna salad plate with potato sales. Again more of those super fresh maters....tuna salad was good, prefer a bit more mayo and the tater salad was pretty good. Overall, this place was great. When back in town, we wouldn't hesitate to come back!

A nice little restaurant. Most of the staff were friendly but a couple employees were brusque…read more The chili was excellent. The chicken in the chicken quesadilla was tough and stringy. Beer and wine only. No spirits are served here.