Little Rey

If you’ve never tried Little Rey, you’re missing out! I usually go to the one on Piedmont, but the Northside Parkway location is a hidden gem. It may be tucked away, but that just adds to the charm—and honestly, the outdoor seating here is even better than Piedmont’s. The food is consistently great, the prices are very reasonable, and the service is always top-notch. Bonus: they serve amazing pancakes on the weekends that are definitely worth the trip. Highly recommend checking this spot out!

First timer here! I live just down the street and never noticed this hidden gem. I ordered the wings, rice and the grapefruit margarita. Wings and rice and the sauce that it comes with was 10/10. Great balance of spice flavor. Margarita, good AND strong! Customer service was great too! The young lady at the register was friendly annd patient with helping me to decide on a meal. The staff walking around were attentive and friendly as well. I will be back.

Very good taco. Great environment. Good service. The staff is helpful. Have a playground outside, great for family. It's kind of in a hidden location. But the tacos were good.

The food is flavorful and fresh. The queso fries were cold and the cheese was hardened by the time it arrived to the table. If you have kids, this is definitely the place for you. Kids were everywhere and running all over the place. Sitting outside was nice and we saw a deer in the nature area behind the gravel area. If it were less flooded with children, we'd certainly come back. The server and order taker were so kind and hospitable. I'm curious if the age will balance more when the tavern opens up next door.

This was my first time to Little Rey with family and friends and family. It appears to be a very small chain with just a few locations and this particular location is tucked into an office park locale. I would imagine it can get quite busy during the day and weeknights after work but on our Sunday evening visit it was not busy at all. The atmosphere is charming and welcoming with plenty of seating indoor and out. Additionally, there is a gravel area with seating for additional conversation after your meal, or a place for kids or adults to play giant Jenga. There were also two ring and hook games although one was missing the ring and they both used a stiff metal cable vs a traditional cord. This area was quite nice but it would benefit from a few additional games. We sat outside on this particular cool and dark evening and found the lighting to be sufficient and the seating comfortable enough to enjoy a casual conversation after our food. If you happen to need the restroom and you're sitting inside, just know that you'll need to step outside and around the corner to find them. The menu isn't large, but our party of 5 adults and 6 kids ordered across the board from a chicken sandwich, chips and queso, tacos, and I enjoyed a bowl of pazole rojo. The general feeling is that the food was fine but there were no real standouts save the salsa bar. My partner's tacos were fine but the meat seemed lightly to possibly unseasoned. She ended up going to the salsa bar to find some spicy ranch to add a little flavor. For me, the pazole flavor was fine and it was served with all the appropriate add-ins of cabbage, lime, radish, jalapeno, and cilantro but the cup served was so small I couldn't possibly add anything until nearly 1/3 of the soup was consumed. Pazole also has hominy as and ingredient and in this particular cup there were so few pieces that I could've probably counted on one hand. Again the flavor was fine, but this is not what I would expect both in quality and portion for $7. Speaking of portions and prices, the portions are on the small side and the prices, maybe rightly so given the location are a bit on the higher end of what I would expect. The one stand out to me beyond the vibe of the space was the staff. They really were quite friendly, welcoming, and happy to answer any questions about ingredients, spiciness, or dietary restrictions. If you're looking for a chill location with some Mexican inspired food I'd recommend it. If you're coming with big appetites, on a budget, or looking for big flavor, you might want to save Little Rey for another time.

Luca was amazing and so kind. He explained the menu very thoroughly because it was my first time. Usually people who check out at the register are in a rush to get the line moving but he was so patient and informative. 10/10 would come back just for him!

I stopped in for a to go order on a Friday evening. The line was long! I am not sure if it’s because the spot is new, but expect to wait if you are dining here on a Friday night. However, I did learn that if you just want to place a to go order you can do that at the walk up window! I waited about 15-20 minutes in line prior to making it to the register to place an order. I opted for the chicken wings ( I read they were good), chips and salsa, and the Esqueleto salad. After placing the order it took about 15 minutes to be ready. The wings were just ok to me. Not the best smoked wings I have had. They are a little tough and not tender. I would not order them again. I was told the chips were made in house. They were tasty as was the salsa. The salad was amazing! Overall the service was great, I enjoyed the majority of my food. As such, I am sure I will be back to try more of the menu.

Cool, funky little Tex-Mex place in a cool, funky little area. This is a fairly tight menu but the food is very good and truly interesting too. Street sized tacos are just right and don't miss out trying Little Rey for breakfast, it's terrific!!

Wow! $7.25 for a steak taco is out of most people budget. I don't know how they can justify the prices. This is fast-food. Maybe if you tell me that you provided -Health insurance -Paid time off -Retirement benefits -Dental insurance -Childcare assistance -Unemployment insurance -Disability insurance -Vision insurance -Life insurance -Family leave -Student loan repayment -Continued education and professional development I purchased what I usually get at a traditional Mexican restaurant (3 tacos and a drink). The food was good. 3X steak tacos $21.75 1X soda $5 SALES TAX 8.900% Total $29.13 For $30 bucks I can have my own grilling at home or go to a fine dine Mexican restaurant.

Just not that good.....and way overpriced for what you get. Seeing their connection to superica, I can't believe how disappointed I was with the food. The tacos were bland. The chicken taco with smoked onions would've been good but the chicken was too charred. Of the tacos I had, the pork taco was the most likable. The gringo taco-ground beef, lettuce, pico, and jalepeno mayo (I believe), was the worst. The ground beef wasn't flavorful and there was way too much mayo, Willy's ground beef taco is better. The beans side was extremely bland, even with the crumbled bacon stuff on top. On top of the bland food, everything was like warm when it was finally served. The wait was long to order, they have a couple of doors that are catty corner to each other so it can get confusing which door to go in. Either way, you'll probably run smack dab into people in the long line. Last straw, there health score is currently an 83. Overall, I'll be back only to use the rest of the gift card which brought me here in the 1st place. Maybe I'll use on the frozen margs.

Do they have tasty tacos? Yes. But the price and experience don't really make up for it. Setting: the dismay starts at the door, or rather the long wait to get through it. What I'd thought was the most excruciating wait ever to reach a hostess stand was actually people standing in line to order from 2 kiosks. I don't relish the idea of standing outside waiting to order, but if they wanted to operate this way, they should've set this up for an indoor traffic flow. There is no sign mind you that lets you know that you're in for this; that you have to come in the door knowing what you want and be ready to order, or that u needed to have grabbed a drink on ur trip to the ordering kiosks if you wanted to have one with your meal. Not awesome. It is a large space inside and out so when you're finally lucky enough to make it through the line u should be able to find a seat. Be mindful the mat if you sit outside there's unsupervised children running wild. Menu: mostly centering around tacos, which are sold individually at $5.50+, so if you're hungry you're in for a pretty high per person meal cost; no plates or other bundled items. No taco is worth this much IMO. The side options are pretty limited and similarly offer little value. For beverages they serve alcohol - limited canned & draft beer and frozen (only) margaritas - bottled Mexican Coke & sprite, canned Diet Coke, topo Chico water, barrilitos and fountain drinks. But god forbid u need a refill ... there's no one to bring you another! IMO, there's plenty of taco joints in the area that offer better experience & value.

Great casual Tex-Mex spot! The restaurant was moderately busy when we visited on a Friday afternoon. The line moved pretty quickly and our food came out fast as well. Our food was great. The ambiance on the patio was nice, but we opted to sit inside, we'll try sitting outside next time!

I stopped in for a to go order on a Friday evening. The line was long! I am not sure if it's because the spot is new, but expect to wait if you are dining here on a Friday night. However, I did learn that if you just want to place a to go order you can do that at the walk up window! I waited about 15-20 minutes in line prior to making it to the register to place an order. I opted for the chicken wings ( I read they were good), chips and salsa, and the Esqueleto salad. After placing the order it took about 15 minutes to be ready. The wings were just ok to me. Not the best smoked wings I have had. They are a little tough and not tender. I would not order them again. I was told the chips were made in house. They were tasty as was the salsa. The salad was amazing! Overall the service was great, I enjoyed the majority of my food. As such, I am sure I will be back to try more of the menu.

This place is about to blow up. Glad that I work right next to it. Excellent restaurant all the way around. Really upbeat atmosphere thanks to how the places is built and layout- the staff makes it what it is above all else. I will be back very often this area of Buckhead needed a quality restaurant really bad. As soon as the word gets out this place will be packed all the time. Great prices for quality food and services!!!

The atmosphere is great. The patio and indoor area are spacious, hip, and the seating is plentiful. It's a semi-casual restaurant and doesn't call for you to be extremely fancy. The parking is free and there is plenty of it! The way you order is sort of odd for the volume of this restaurant. You order first and then seat yourself. We've stood outside just to get inside, but the line moves at a steady pace. The food was just okay. I was upset to see their health score was a 83/B. We ordered a little bit of everything. Quesadillas, tacos, rice, beans, sweet potatoes, queso, and a salad. Everything was just under seasoned and just lukewarm. For drinks, they offer frozen margaritas, beer, and a couple small items. There is not a full bar and I didn't see any wine either. I'd probably not come back for the food, but maybe to chill on the patio and grab a drink.

Spacious mexican place in Buckhead. Plenty of parking by the restaurant. They have huge seating area inside and outside (patio) as well. Tex Mex menu, they have tacos/salads and some other. We tried the tacos, chips/salsa, salad. All of them were delicious. The service is great. Friendly and outstanding. Highly recommend to check them out.

Came for the opening party. 10/10, tacos maybe better than the OG. Coming from someone who lived in ATX this spot is close! Good flavors, good atmosphere, good ice cream, good margs. Good vibes overall. Outdoor seating too, and seems to be dog friendly!

I went to Little Rey without any background information but quickly asked if there was a Ford Fry / Superica connection. There indeed is! The restaurant has a fun aesthetic. However, I wasn't expecting the very casual counter-ordering, deliver-at-your-table-with-a-number vibe. It's definitely great for a quick weekday evening meal but I would skip for a more special occasion. I ordered a Rio Red Margarita and Queso with chips to start followed up by a second Rio Red and a Carnitas Quesadilla. All of the food was casual and approachable while also being really tasty. I did think the Rio Red Margarita was on the pricey side at $12 for the larger size. The "larger" size was still a small cup being dispensed from a pre-mde machine. Thankfully, there was a huge rainstorm that kept us at Little Rey longer than planned. We all ended up ordering ice cream, but I topped mine with homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and it was unbelievably good. 12/10. Look forward to returning

Little Rey is one of our favorite Atlanta stops. We were really excited about how close to the battery this new location is so went prior to a game. For starters, this space hosts a completely different clientele than the original location. It is a wonderful spot to come with your kids and friends and has a large outdoor space for everyone to hang out. As a parent this place is a dream. My husband and I were on a date night and the only party in sight without a child. They also offer an outdoor bar to grab a drink while you're waiting which was a huge plus. The food was equally as good as the original. My only complaint was how slow the line moved. There is always a line at the original but it moves quickly. This line on the other hand simply didn't budge. I'm not sure if this was intentional, a fluke or them working out some kinks as a new space but it was really bad. We finally realized we could order to go at the window so went and did that and had we not done so we definitely would have had to leave without food. To put this into perspective - when we left 40 minutes later the spot we were at in line still had not ordered and we were hardly outside the door when we got out of line. So pro tip- order your food to go and then sit at a table with it when the line is long.

Love this spot! Same restaurant group as Superica (so many of the salsas and sauces are the same). It's essentially a more casual and self-serve version of Superica. However, there are many more salad options and chips and sides are a la carte. The service was great and the vibes of the restaurant are incredible! I definitely will be coming back to Little Rey.

Food and atmosphere is inviting and comfortable, service is friendly and efficient enough. My main beef with this place is the value. $12 "large" Rio red margarita is a half poured plastic cup stuffed full of ice and the alcohol content is notably weak. Skip the margs if you go, value just isn't there. Jalapeño ranch is my new obsession and I will go back just for that alone.

Extremely loud. Waiting over 20 for the most basic order --- chicken, first thing on the menu. Did I say loud? Scream talking is the only way to communicate. Impossible to say if the food is good, don't have any to taste. What could improve??? Quicker service would be a damn good start. I give one star because there isn't a 1/2 star.

thankful they opened a location in buckhead. this one is just as good as the other location. i tried the superica salad which was amazing highly suggest for others. also got the fingerling sweet potatoes on the side which were cooked perfectly! its a little loud inside but has plenty of seating. all of the workers were friendly and helpful when deciding what to order.

Fun find! Counter service. This place is super cute and has a good vibe. We went at lunch and it was super loud but we enjoyed the porch. The chicken taco was very flavorful but the steak was our favorite, delish! We enjoyed the pork tacos too. On corn tortillas. The dish we fought over was the corn so yummy! Chips were good, lite. They have a salsa bar. We missed the drinks but their tea was refreshing. It was easy on, easy off on our way to airport. The porch is really nice and the area looks like an awesome place to hang out!

Overpriced, not much quantity of food for the price. Chicken in the taco was seasoned nicely but aside from that, all the other dishes did not taste good. Was a family friendly atmosphere, not necessarily a place you would go with your group of friends for a dinner out or on a date or anything as there were small children everywhere. Long line to order food, no waiters. You go up to the register and take a number to sit at the table. Took a while for my one item but it was a busy Friday with a lot of families/group orders. Would not recommend and will not be back.

Ive been here about 8x since it opened. The superica salad is spectacular and I love the carbon chicken tacos. The salsa bar is nice and jalapeno ranch makes it! So happy this place is here. It will be a regular rotation for me and fam. My only gripe is when they flip the screen asking for an 18% expected tip to just bring me my $7 each tacos (not cheap). Look I'm Not mad at them as It's not just them but everyone now expects a tip for fast casual where pouring my own water/tea/soda. No one is offering me a refill so Why am i asked to tip? Let's chill on that.

We shared 1/2 chicken $18. It was filling with the corn tortillas for two people. The queso and chips were excellent! Great side to share! Also, recommend a side of fries too. The salsa selection was spicy! The coffee and horchata iced was delicious!

Worked with Little Rey NorthCreek for a catered lunch for 300 people. The food was delicious, the service and delivery were so helpful and timely (THANK YOU HOPE), and they did it all on a pretty tight budget! Big thank you to George and Kasie for helping me plan such a successful Holiday Luncheon!!

Their newest location carried over flawless consistency from their piedmont location...WITH TONS OF PARKING. Cozy and casual atmosphere with large outdoor area and even a place for the kids to run around! You order your food at the counter with the super knowledgeable staff, they had you a card for your table stand, and they bring it to you! Don't forget to grab sauces and silverware! The food is always well seasoned and fresh. I spend a small fortune here weekly so I'm clearly biased but if you love a well-balanced but strong margarita...I'll see you there!

We've been going to the Little Rey Cheshire location for years, it's one of our most favorite restaurants. We had no idea that they had another location. Let me tell ya, it's just as good as the other ones! If you're looking for suggestions, I would recommend the Oaxaca taco, the Suadero and the chicken sandwich and queso. Margs are great too. Take out is just as amazing as dine in.

Went to the buckhead little Rey with my daughter for the first time 2024 .Great food ,people locations and I also had food delivered from them. Great Mexican food and place for the kids to play.

I love Little Rey as a casual place to gather with friends! They margaritas are outstanding and the chips are so crisp and the cheese dip is perfect. Plus they have a self-serve bar of sauces. My favorite is the ranch cilantro jalapeño. It's good on everything! We ordered at the counter and got a table and the food was delivered to our table. Everyone was friendly and helpful from the counter, where we ordered, to the servers delivering our food. I loved the Dulce de leache ice cream, which you can order at the time you order your food and they will give you a wooden coin to bring back when you're ready for dessert.

Really yummy food. Great salads for lunch. Delicious authentic Yucatán peninsula food. Order at counter makes service n/a but they have a kind staff. Love the new space with great tall ceilings.

Steak tacos are pretty solid. The tortillas are the best part. However, their food and drinks are pretty overpriced for what they are. No taco should ever cost $7.50.

The food exceeded our expectations and the whole experience was so refreshing. Great vibe and an organic experience curated by a great manager and welcoming team of servers. We will absolutely be back soon!

Great tacos, better margaritas, the service was quick despite a long line and there was plenty of seating

If you're looking for authentic Mexican food this is not the place. food is way overpriced for small portions. It's really fake Mexican food meant for the high class white people. definitely not coming back.

Great casual atmosphere. Service was friendly quick and the food was delicious. We had tacos (beef & brisket), a quesadilla, and superfood salad.

Very bad service I tried to call to place an order just to keep getting hung up on. Needless to say never will I order from here

The food was different from the average Mexican joint, it was better. I'm not a big meat eater so maybe I'm not the best person to judge, but it seemed chewy to me and I ended up spitted most of it out.. the chicken taco was good. The rice and beans were out of this world fantastic (ordinarily you could skip rice and beans, but in this case you need to try it at least once.. they put some pico de gallo on the rice, and the beans have a scoop of sour cream or something.. the beans look like slow cooked pinto beans, simple, mild, and delicious).. The guacamole was a 8 out of 10, and they served it with very thinly sliced jalapeños that were hot and flavorful.. What I didn't love was the noise and commotion, as it appears to be a young peoples restaurant (I don't remember for sure now, but I believe they had music blasting where you wouldn't be able to hear the person next to you if you tried to talk).. I almost forgot, the cheese taco was probably the best I ever had.. When I go back now I'm making a meal out of a cheese, taco rice and beans.. But forget Friday night, I ended up leaving because the line was out the door..

Run, don't walk. This place is excellent!!! The food, the service, the vibe... there was nothing not to love. You have to try the elote and the wings. Hands down the best wings I've had.. crisp, spicy and oh so flavorful. Don't miss the salsa bar to find the perfect pairing for your taco. The steak was perfectly prepared and everything looked and tasted incredibly fresh. I'm already planning my next visit. This looks like the perfect place for an after work margarita or Saturday hang with friends and kids.

Outstanding Service and Food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Their Margaritas and Beer (Dos Equis Amber) are excellent.

So happy they opened a new location! The food is AMAZING per usual!! Ford, keep doing what you're doing!!!!

Went with Melissa for dinner and sat on patio. Cool atmosphere, and a good salad. Only a couple veggie options.

This has become my new lunch spot go-to! The order ahead feature makes it super easy to place the order from my office and get a smooth pick up. From the minute you walk in staff is beyond friendly and welcoming. My usual is the shrimp quesadilla and chips and multiple salsa from their salsa buffet! Perfect lunch size. The space is wide open with indoor and outdoor seating available. Be sure to get there early though! That line can wrap around the door!