We quickly found out this is one of the best Mexican places in the area. I love the carnitas here…read more Service is friendly, and the decor is traditional. We had never had a bad meal here.

Came in on a Sunday afternoon. Place was busy, yet didn't appear overly so. Guess we were the last…read moreto get our order in after everyone else's (including a very large party). Sat for 40 minutes waiting for our food to be delivered. The waiter was impressive to say the least! He hustled. He carried an armful of about 6 dinner plates to the large party. Our food has been better in the past. The beef in the taco and tostadas tasted different than usual. Lots of seeds in the chile relleno. We've been coming here since they opened several years back, and we still consider this one of the best Mexican restaurants in the area. Great service. Amazing salsa!

Best fish & shrimp tacos in Nashville!!!! We love this restaurant. Queso is great too!…read moreMy son really enjoys their hamburger and fries

Nice mexican restaurant. Laid back casual atmosphere. Fast friendly service. Delicious food…read more Large portions. They still do the sizzling plate fajitas! Happy hr 3 - 7. $16.98 pitchers of tasty house margaritas! It's baffling how many mexican restaurants that can't make a good margarita. Theses are delicious and tasty. Enjoy! I might have misread it, but I think happy hr is every day.

My first visit to Los Amigos in Hermitage. I had the chicken avocado tacos. Delicious!!my friend…read morehad the cheese enchiladas with red sauce and a chili relleno. Amazing. The margaritas were offer in 12, 16, and 32 once. . The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the staff was fantastic. Authentic Mexican food. Chef kiss.

Everything was AMazing! Best Authentic Mexican and Music in Nashville! It's a hidden gem. Love the…read moreChorizo in everything and the rice is addicting! Served big portions and our waitress took very good care of us. We spoke Spanish by the time we left and danced Merengue.

In town to visit family, we hunted for fresh and local on a Saturday night. We were seated…read moresurprisingly quickly - 25 min - even though live music and local vendors out back signaled a long wait. When our server Erica took our drink order and left QR codes for the menu, I quietly looked at my daughter in law and said with a grin, "I hate these. I like to hold a real menu." Although I said it quietly, our server must have caught my look because without a beat, she returned a second later with menus and said winking, "I like a real menu, too." It was subtle and intentional and set the tone for a perfect meal. I told her, "we are reading Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality, and you just modeled it." She told us it's one of hers and her husband's favorite books! Our street corn nachos were delicious as well as great salsa and chips, and each of us was super happy with our taco choices. Highly recommend the brisket, featuring a horseradish cream, and the shrimp as well as the fish tacos. One small note: the flavors in my Brussels sprout taco were fantastic, but the veggies themselves were a bit tough. My tamarind margarita was SPOT ON with a perfectly generous tajin rim and dried lime slice. Food was well-timed even with a packed house. Even when the beans added on by one of our party were way too spicy for her palate, our server offered an alternative without missing a beat. In summary, a hoppin' local spot with great service and delicious food, along with a community feel. 100% recommend!

Nectar Urban Cantina is a great reminder that we don't always need to chase the hot new restaurant…read morein town. We have excellent local spots right here that deserve all of the love! I'm always looking for a place to eat in Donelson before my Wednesday bowling league, and this fit exactly what I was craving. Local, Mexican-inspired food, dedicated parking lot, easy to get in & out quickly. The parking lot was quite popping tonight, and I did have to loop through it a couple of times to find a spot even though it is pretty spacious. A place that's been open since 2017 and is still this busy on a Wednesday is a good sign. This is part coffee shop, part restaurant, so there are two different doors. I inadvertently went through the coffee shop one and they redirected me to the restaurant side, no problem at all. I was able to be seated at a table with no wait. My waitress came right over with water and a menu, and I was clear with her that I had about a half hour before I needed to leave. She quickly took my order, giving me recommendations when I asked for advice and was torn between a couple of different things. The menu is large and reasonably priced with a very wide selection of drinks. This isn't the most authentic Mexican food, but man is it tasty. Lots of fresh ingredients and so much flavor, a real crowd pleaser for dietary restrictions and picky eaters! I was torn between chips and queso and a burrito, so it was to my benefit that the chicken burrito comes with a side of chips and salsa, and paying a small upcharge to swap in queso meant I got all of the things I was craving in one order. Pinto beans, guacamole, chipotle aioli, and rice all packed in and put on the griddle so you get that nice sear. There's an option to add a cheese skirt to the burrito that I skipped this time but would absolutely come back for. The chips were thin and crispy, the queso hot and delicious, and I couldn't have asked for more at the price. The burrito is $11 on its own and with the chicken and my upcharge I came to about $19 with tax, plus tip. When the waitress brought my food she also brought my check and a box so I could take the other half to go and get everything out of the way. In and out in thirty minutes with food that was hot, fresh, and super delicious. The service here really goes the extra mile. Easy for a solo diner, easy for a group, and easy to just walk in for a quick meal. My only small gripe is that they may still be too popular for their parking lot, which should be slightly bigger. They've also got an interesting set of coffee and matcha drinks and a brunch menu I'd love to come back for. This is a hidden gem, and I hope locals keep showing up for the great places we already have instead of only chasing whatever just opened!

I was in the mood for seafood and found this place. It's a plain, clean restaurant with 2 tvs. The…read moreserver was sweet, and tentative. They offer these large fresh what seemed to be tostadas, a spicy green salsa, and I believe a fish ceviche for free. Seriously, I could've eaten just that. It was delicious. The cocktails are mediocre with limited choices, unless you like tequila and beer. My partner ordered a spicy shrimp dish and I ordered the fried tilapia with seafood on top. I was thankful the server mentioned imitation crab would be served on my fish. No thank you, just octopus and shrimp will do. We received our food and it was piping hot. l enjoyed my fried tilapia--the octopus was good but the shrimp were overcooked. The sauce was great. My only issue was the frozen small fries served and the fish was a tad bit salty. My partner enjoyed his shrimp but he said the fries were disappointing. There was nothing memorable about this food and it lacked freshness and originality. I don't know if I would go back, but if I did, it would be for ceviche.

Freaking delicious foods. Tucked in a hidden corner of a strip plaza. Fresh seafood, zesty flavors!…read moreLove the pricing and service.

I have spent a lot of time all around Mexico. This is the real deal -- it's like eating in a hole…read morein the wall taqueria in Guadalajara. This place is for people who like authentic Mexican low brow food, rather than Tex-Mex or "Gringo" versions of the cuisine. It is also for people who, when they walk in and realize that they are the only non-Mexicans in the joint, view this as a positive sign that "this must be the place" rather than one which engenders self consciousness. I can almost guarantee you will be the only native English speaker in the place (unless I'm there...) As for ambience - there isn't any, which is to say that it's perfect. It's flourescent lights, formica tables and steel chairs with red vinyl. Mexican tv blaring cheesy soap operas or soccer above the counter. Phone cards to call back to Mexico for sale. Just like Guadalara. Now let's talk food. If they don't bring them to you, ask them for some grilled jalapenos. They are fantastic, but be careful. The chips are prepared fresh and the hot sauces in the squeeze containers on the table are home made. The tacos are all-world. "Al Pastor" (spiced pork), "Carne Asada" (grilled steak) and "Camaron" (shrimp) are the best, and come piled high with the filling, cilantro, onion and a lime wedge. At a buck fifty each, they cannot be beat. The tortas are Mexican hot sandwiches. Order the "Carne Desebrada" - pulled beef. It is a meal in itself, with avocado, jalapeno and the most addictively flavored beef you will ever eat. I have friends that swear they are made of heroin. Other standouts include Shrimp Diablo (spicy shrimp), Chile Verde (pork in heavily spiced tomatillo sauce), Burrito al pastor (a burrito with the same filling as the tacos mentioned above), and fajita mixta (fajita with the kitchen sink). There are also lots of other "deeper" Mexican dishes like shrimp cocktail in tomato juice, menudo, various "caldos" and mojarro (a whole fried fish that you pick apart with your fingers). Drinks are Mexican beer, sodas, water, horchata or, if they have it that day, "agua de melon", which is cantaloupe juice that is out of this world. The place is CASH ONLY. Manuel and Ana, the owners, speak decent English. No one else does at all. They will always be there. Finally, back to the ambience/clientelle . I am not going to get into a whole social commentary thing, but if you are the type of person who will get jumpy walking into a dive where the people eating are guys who work landscaping, construction, etc. this is not for you, as this is precisely that place. (I literally hired a guy to do some drywall work for me while having lunch there one day.) But to put your mind at ease, I routinely bring my kids, wife, friends there and we are welcomed like family. No one is going to bite you. You, however, are going to want to bite their food.

Back in Nashville for the night and still on the hunt for great food. Taqueria Vallarta is another…read morehidden gem. Located in a small shopping center, TV is one place to visit if you're looking for a great meal. Chips and salsa came with a very spicy salsa of carrots, onions and other veggies and is not for the light hearted. Wife tried the chili verde con carne, a delicious verse sauce with sliced beef, onions and served with chorizo refried beans and rice. I went with the carne guisada, another delicious ensemble of beef, grilled onions and jalapeños and seasoned perfectly. Fair warning Taqueria is a CASH ONLY restaurant so please be warned. My wife saved us since I never carry cash. Give Taqueria Vallarta a try, you'll enjoy it!

Great Food. Services is great. We have gone several times with 15 - 25 people, they always…read moreaccommodate a large group with the same quality of food and service

We had an amazing lunch today at las palmas. We really like this place and don't get to go too…read moremuch, but that makes it tastes that much better. The server was very friendly and intuitive to our needs, drinks, extra chips/ salsa, check. The restaurant wasn't crowded yet but we got there fairly early for lunch. Love the real plants they have all over the interior.

Camilia was the best server ever! Group of 11 of us and she took the best care of us! Drinks were…read morequick and the refills even quicker! Food was amazing, drinks were great, CAMILIA WAS PHENOMENAL! Come here and sit with Camilia for the best time!

We visited here recently and were happy with our food. The portions were generous and tasted good…read more This has your typical Mexican ( Americanized ) fare. The service was good the day we went.

This place is as consistent as it gets for us. Food is always delicious and the drinks from the bar…read moreare great. This place is for non-pretentious people. It's for people who just want a quality meal and quality service.

This is exactly the kind of local restaurant I love supporting…read more El OK Corral has become one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area because they consistently get all three things right: great food, great service, and great prices. Their salsa is seriously some of the best I've had. If they bottled it and sold it, I'd buy it. The taco salad is excellent. The seasoned ground beef is especially good, and their fajitas are another favorite of mine. What really keeps me coming back, though, is the value and the people. I had a sit-down lunch today with great service, plenty of food, chips and salsa, and a drink, and my bill was only $15.63 before tip. It's getting harder and harder to find a locally owned restaurant where you can eat this well, be treated well, and still walk out feeling like you got your money's worth. Places like this deserve our business. Good people, good food, fair prices, and consistently good service. Five stars from me. I'll absolutely keep coming back.

This is my go to spot for Mexican food in Donelson. I haven't eaten in store but the food is always…read moredelivered well packaged and still warm because it comes so quickly! The prices are reasonable too.

I'm from south county CA and this is easily the nearest thing i found to a real taqueria vibe…read moreoutside of going to a food truck or outdoor food stall in california.