La Carreta Mexican Restaurant

Food was delicious, was so hungry, we forgot to take pictures. Homemade chips and Salsa, that was a great start to great service, good atmosphere…lots of TV’s, even an outdoor patio.

This is our second time visiting this restaurant chain for takeout, and overall, we're very satisfied. The service is quite fast, the staff is very friendly, and the quality of the food is great—I'd say the quality even exceeds the price. So, if we're ever on the road and come across this restaurant again, we'll definitely stop by. I ordered a 12-inch quesadilla, and my wife ordered a steak. I also got a Mexican milk drink. Overall, we really enjoyed everything. The quality of the food and the portion sizes were both excellent.

Took forever for a host to show up but after seated, great waiter and awesome food. Very nice atmosphere 👌

We went in, unannounced, with 30 people after a ball tournament nearby. They never skipped a beat. Sat us in a back room immediately. We had 2 waiters who served us delicious food, quickly, with a smile. It was quite impressive!

Food was 10/10! Will visit next time I'm in the area!! Forgot to take pics of the food but it was so good LOL!

Table side guacamole is incredibly delicious! Mixed fajitas are an absolute delight! We were arriving 30 min before closing from Dogwood farms on our way to Charlotte. The whole family was hungry and exhausted. The restaurant team treated us with eagerness and excellent service experience - as if we were the first customers of the day not the last. The food was delicious. Service is outstanding. We all were pleasantly delighted. Thank you to all the staff for your smiles and great attitude. Highly recommend!

Terrible experience. Probably the least friendly Mexican place I’ve ever been to. Rude staff. Food was way overpriced, subpar, and lukewarm. Even asked if they could warm it up, they took it back and brought it back out cold…twice! Lol! So bad I may even call ICE. Do not recommend.

It pains me to leave this review because Ive often frequented this restaurant for lunch and dinner. Their food is excellent. I think theyve probably got the best chips and salsa hands down. But their service leaves a lot to be desired. We enjoyed having lunch in the bar area. I do NOT recommend sitting at the bar area for lunch. You'll be lucky if you even see a server. When they do show up it isnt with a smile. Our most recent and final visit was a wednesday night dinner date. Parking was nearly impossible. We stood at the entry awaiting a table as party after party continued to arrive and were seated ahead of us. When we were finally seated we waited close to a half hour to place a drink order. It was kind of shocking. I ordered a margarita and waited. All the while new customers came in, were seated, and served drinks. After my margarita arrived i never saw the server again. I patiently watched customers who arrived after us receive their food orders. I felt completely if not intentionally ignored. I finally threw a $10 bill on the table and left. As a matter of fact, I was going to leave a three star review but after recalling this upsetting experience Im making it two stars. Only because of the food. Will never return.

And yet another spot I've not eaten at in a while. On my return here I order the Carnitas, yet again, with a side of Salsa Verde, for which there was no charge. This is not an inexpensive dish, ringing up at $18.99, but the amount of food is very large, especially the main item, the Carnitas! I never fail to get at least 2 meals from this order! In addition to the Carnitas your plate will have beans (combo of mashed and whole - outstanding), a salad of lettuce, chopped tomato, sliced white onion, sliced avocado, and sliced jalapeños. The carnitas served here are excellent, rivaled only by those served at Los Juanes (and the cost there is $13.99) - though the carnitas served at La Carreta on Peacehaven are close (also $18.99). They are cooked perfectly, tender inside with a delicious outside crust.

I just love this place - has the staples but has different stuff as well. I tried something new tonight and had a little kick. This place has awesome table side guacamole as well. Service here is always awesome.

We don't normally go to "Mexican restaurants right next to hotels", but we were tired, and did so. Really liked it, enough to go again a few days later (we were in the nearby hotel for five nights). Good food, nice service, good beer. Most mexican-american restaurants don't manage that, but this one did.

A nice Mexican restaurant with good food. They start you off with chips and salsa. We added a beer to our selection as the restaurant is across the street from our hotel. The we split a burrito. It was all good.

Great tasting food! My only complaint is I requested a few things to be left off and it was still on the plate.

Nice little Mexican Restaurant located just across the parking lot from the Hampton Inn in Bermuda Run NC. There was plenty of choices on the menu and the Covid signs for social distancing and cleanliness were everywhere. The staff were accommodating and friendly though it was late when we arrived . One issue was I had trouble understanding what they were asking me due to the face masks. I already have hearing issues and add an accent and a face mask and there you go ...recipe for problems! We managed to get our order placed and food came quickly! The food was delicious and the price was really reasonable. I'd say you can bet we would be back should we be in the neighborhood again . Two thumbs way up!

We've been going to La Carreta for many years and have come to depend on the staff there. Many of them have been working there since they opened and although we like 2 or 3 TexMex restaurants in the area, we like to make sure we stop in here for good food regularly. Their salsa is always top notch and when there last week, the chips were served warm and were some of the best chips I've had in a while. The restaurant is always clean and knowing their servers, we know we will have a great meal with super service.

Elvis B served us. Monday evening dinner. For starters the restaurant is very clean, and beautiful. Very cozy. We were greeted quickly and seated. We got chips and salsa and he took our drink order. For dinner we had burritos, they were both HUGE, hot and fresh, tasted amazing. Elvis checked on us and made sure we had what we needed. Very Attentive. Prices are very reasonable. 32oz draft beer only $6.75?! Overall a great experience. Would recommend.

I lived in the area for YEARS and passed this restaurant countless times and never tried it out... But while in town for a short visit, my husband and I stayed in the Hampton Inn right next door to La Carreeta so of course we found this restaurant super convenient! We had a party of 9 (8 adults and 1 child) for dinner around 8pm on a Thursday night. The restaurant was dead! No wait! We had a wonderful table that accommodated our party. Our server was friendly. Food came out in stages. Some guests came out right away but my dinner came out 2nd to last and then my aunt's a few minutes later. Nonetheless, everyone enjoyed their meals. We mentioned how everyone at our table picked something different. The menu is EXTENSIVE. It was hard to choose! I went with grilled chicken tacos which came with 3 corn tortilla tacos with chicken and a side of Pico de gallo and cheese and a choice of rice or beans and (I went with rice). Flavor was great! Chips and salsa were good as well! Cost was pretty fair. Most dishes around $10pp. We'd definitely return!

I ordered Pollo Feliz and it was ok. I found it to be salty but you could taste the cheese they added which was delicious. The side dishes were wonderful. I ordered flour tortillas and they turned out nice, all though I do think the corn tortillas are from the bag so they aren't "freshly made". The ice cream was amazing. I am a big fan of ice cream and I ended up eating all of the ice cream. Overall if you're looking for a place to eat Mexican food then this one is good to eat at. The service was quick.

We have brought large parties into this location several times and they always accommodate without issue. The food is hot, quick and very tasty! Job well done!

Right across the street from the Hampton Inn in Bermuda Run, myself, daughter and granddaughter walked over for dinner 12/31. Of course free chips and salsa are brought before the meal and the salsa was very good, with just a touch of heat. I started off with a large Modela Negra, one of my favorite Mexican beers. Then proceeded with Carne Asada steak tacos served on corn tortillas, with pico de gallo and rice or beans. Daughter got chicken fajitas and she got enough to feed a small army so she had to get a to go box to take home the rest. Granddaughter got her favorite, a cheese quesadilla and they didn't scrimp on the cheese. Our server Miquel was good. We all left stuffed and happy. To me it was a little pricier than most other Mexican restaurants I have visited, but not so much It would keep me from coming back again.

Love love the place! My favorite restaurant is La Carreta, but I don't live around here. Gave this place a try AND IT WAS BETTER THEN THE ONE I LIVE CLOSE TO. Amazing service, clean dishes & food was by far amazing. I will indeed come back.

Worst take out exp ever. I ordered Dinner to be delivered by ChowNow .. delivered (across the parking lot!) An item I paid-up for wasn't included. An item I needed to eat the meal. I called and was put on hold 3x. Spoke to 4 diff people ..all said they coukd not help me ir re-deliver missing item. I asked someone run it over to me. I'd already checked in to the hotel.. changed. They said NO. So I walked the entire order back over to them (across Park. Zlot) and asked for a refund. They said they could not refund delivery fee or tip. I was out over $10. AND they were not nice or helpful. Unbelievable. Never again.

How have I not left a review for this place? Sometimes I could have sworn I left a review for place but it's nowhere to be found, and no it wasn't filtered out for gratuitous nudity like my other reviews. Quick Highlights - Mexican food here is above average (4 stars desired) - Traditional food items plus a lot of unique menu items - Margaritas are decent - Full bar, with bar seating if you don't want a table - TVs available if you are tired of listening to the people you are with blab on - Nice looking building, with outside seating available - Private parking - Right off I40, Bermuda Run exit

The carne asada was really flavorful, the salsa was good, the chips were decent and the bean dip was like soup so I wouldn't recommend it for dipping purposes.

These guys go out of their way to make things right. Whether it's extra sauce a redo of a dish that was slightly wrong or making sure your screaming child gets what they need ahead of everyone else. They aim to please!

I've visited the business a few times. They were busy, but to me, not that busy, I've seen it worse. Tonight, it took me over an hour to get my food. The bartender(s) - both of them, barely come and checked in me during that hour... I'm not one to usually complain, but its irritating have to wait that long and no communication on the LONG wait.

I love the service here however often times I do not feel like the quality matches the prices. I would definitely say that La Carreta is one of the more expensive Mexican restaurants in the area however the food is similar to its competitors. Decent food and awesome service, just be prepared to pay a bit more than average for it.

This is definitely one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area. The table side guacamole is amazing and made to your liking, the ACP Texano should not be overlooked, and definitely save some room for the fried ice cream! They have a salsa bar in the main dining area, and a large bar area. La Carreta is always kept clean and service is right on point. If Elvis is working, it is worth asking to sit in his section as this is one of our favorite waiters at the restaurant.

La Carreta in Advance prepares some tasty Mexican cuisine in a beautiful building--the attractiveness of the building alone is almost worth a visit. (Please see my backstory on this building at the end of this review.) I sat at the bar to place a to-go order. The bar features a lot of beautiful wood and luxurious booths that are very cozy and inviting. The bartender was polite and helpful but also quiet and business-like. I had a margarita while I waited. It came from a machine, and I am more of a purist when it comes to mixed drinks, yet I must admit that it was excellent. Chips and salsa: the chips were standard fare, but the salsa was outstanding. Very fine and smooth tomato base, it had the perfect amount of seasonings and fresh cilantro. In addition, it had a perfectly awesome heat to it. I would imagine that people who like no heat would think it was too hot, but I LOVED it. Beans and rice: refried beans were generally mild but had a nice flavor. Rice was also mild and a bit dry. Taco, burrito, enchilada: all tasted good but the beef was very mild. The cheese was excellent. I wish there had been a little more sauce. Price was just a tick high. But the owner has to pay that rent somehow. Which takes me to the building. This building did not originally house La Carreta. It was actually called to Saratoga steakhouse. When I first moved to this area into 2003, it was a well-known fact that one of the best steaks in the area could be found just west of Winston-Salem at a little hole in the wall on US Highway 158 called Putters. The owner dry aged his steaks, a time-consuming process that produces a deliciously flavored meat. Eventually he decided to move to eastern Davie County, and had a magnificently beautiful building constructed for his new restaurant, which he named Saratoga. Unfortunately, things did not turn out well. The steaks were truly outstanding, and there was a house-made blue cheese dressing that remains the best I've ever had. EVER. The price, however, more than matched the value of the steak and people found it difficult to dine there on a regular basis without taking out a second mortgage. This was also at the time that the economy went into the tank, which did not help. For this and other reasons, the owner had to shutter his windows and close down. Sometime after that, La Carreta took over the building for their restaurant. So you can still dine in this attractive building, but you will be eating good Mexican food rather than outstanding steak.

Absolutely the Very Best soft chicken chimichanga with refried beans. Highly Recommend !! Mark Everhart

Good service - quick to be seated, chips arrived right away, refills on chips and drinks were prompt. Waiter was very polite. Cheese dip and Spanish rice were both less flavorful than at most Mexican restaurants I've visited, but were by no means bad. I got the veggie quesadilla - delicious, crispy! Fiancée got chipotle chicken burrito and beef tacos. Tacos were basic, greasy but not bad. Burrito had a few pieces of grisly chicken not able to chew, so watch for that. Overall, a standard Mexican restaurant. Not terrific, but definitely good.

Absolutely delicious! We tried this place by recommendation from the folks over at the Hampton inn. Great food, fast service and best of all....right across the street from our hotel #endlessmargaritas.

A great place to grab some good, quick Mexican food - or to sit out on the patio and enjoy a margarita and a nice leisurely dinner. I have eaten the Chicken Chipotle Burrito here on several occasions and it has yet to disappoint! It is large enough for two servings - or leftovers! The guacamole cart that comes to the table to make on the spot homemade guacamole is an added bonus of yummy goodness!

Clean joint. Friendly and fast service. Very reasonably priced and super enjoyable atmosphere.. However.. This is Mexican food about as much as Olive Garden is Italian food. Most dishes are pretty bland BUT It's all carefully cooked & clean. If you're not going to sit in the restaurant and enjoy the atmosphere, good service & company of others, I suggest somewhere else. The food is NOT Bad.. it's just ehh.

Have to be a bit realistic here and say right off the top that during my first time in town I found out that there really aren't many choices to choose from so maybe this place is the best of what's here but that's not saying much. Very disappointed in the service and the food. No made at the table guacamole, instead i got a bowl of pre-made plain guacamole. Really overall I am very disappointed in this place and I would not recommend.

Great little Mexican spot. Food was quite good and plenty of it. Fajitas were huge and chicken tasty with lots of grilled onion and peppers. Pollo Pablano was tasty, rich poblano mole sauce. BIG SURPRISE was the big beer. Waiter asked what size, large? medium? I went with large, little did I know that was a full liter. Better than the size, the price. Less than $5. Service was extremely friendly and checked on us often.

Will never go back, the food has no flavor the staff is not polite and they tried to charge me for two bottles of wine and not two glasses and refuse to take it off my bill until a manager got involved. This place should shut the doors.

Love love it. We go here often and the staff is as wonderful as the food. Very willing to make adjustments to the order for dietary needs

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!!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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!!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.