Southwestern cuisine: the best places to taste it in Charlotte

HJC

Jennifer Moore

"Visiting from out of town, great food, great service, awesome..."

Marc Gallet

"Alot of people love Ru Ru's because they are always busy! That's a good thing! The steak quesadilla is really good (especially if you dip it into the..."

Derrick Weatherly

"First of all, it took a while to find the restaurant. Missed the turning from the main road three times which was frustrating and didn’t even know..."

Anony Mous2017

"Always thought the inside was not great. Found out about the back patio last week. Definitely a great outdoor space WITH ample parking in the back...."

Samson Robinson

"Awesome Food & Atmosphere👍 Incredibly delicious Apps, exceptional Margaritas🥴, and Best Tacos 🌮 🌮🌮in CLT! Went there for Taco Tuesday..."

Michael Higgins

Chipotle Mexican Grill

75/100 (1091 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"An excellent place to buy Mexican food. The food is great, the price is not expensive, and the portion is fulfilling enough. The place is not very..."

Daniel Judah

"The service is fast, the food is good, the portion’s huge, the only downside is they’re quite slow on the opening, but that’s fine. The..."

Mike S

"3 stars for the food and the fourth for easy ordering. Large portions but..."

Symo Us

"Great experience ! Wrapped the burrito great and didn’t skimp on fillings . Best chipotle I’ve had in..."

rylee thompson

"I went yesterday at about 2 pm. Their opening time is 10:45, not 10 and that is understandable. They are not a breakfast establishment. The service..."

Stef “Crown” Glenn

"DEEEELICIOUS FOOD! The queso is always top notch, and the service too! If you are wanting to eat Chipotle, be sure to come to this location. Look out..."

Gangsta’ Squirrel

Salsas Mexican Grille

75/100 (1632 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"Great food! Great service! We have been to Salsa's many times and they never..."

Jill Freeman Wortman

"Love the Margarita special on Fridays!�The food and service are great as well. Great place to meet friends after..."

Colletta Bailey Auseon

"Premium Mexican Food! They treat you well here. Excellent portions and the tastiest "Carne Asadas" I've ever..."

Josue A Santiago

"The finest on Mexican cuisine around Charlotte. Great staff, great management, great food and..."

Gregory Fronczak

"Excellent food & a variety of margaritas to choose..."

Belynda Tharpe

"I go there quite often love the food and staff!! Celebrate birthday party's..."

Sylvia Austin Lovingood

"Great Mexican food full of flavor I give this..."

Charles Caputo

"We had a great meal at Salsas! Excellent food and service! One of my family's favorites in Steele..."

Arlene Richardson Blair

"Great chips and salsa. Some of the best burritos around. Love this..."

Rob Brown

"Pretty decent Mexican fare.. good quality food and drinks.. was fairly crowded on Friday night at..."

Akshay Rao

"Food was delicious and service was awesome. Our waitress did a great job taking care of us. We really enjoyed our lunch. The vegetarian platter was..."

Gabriel Molina

"Came here for quick dinner. Service at the bar was quick and food was..."

A Porat

"Just stopped in for our first visit for dinner tonight! Service was great and the food came out quick and it was yummy! Nice location. Would..."

S Hamilton

"Wonderful fresh ingredient Mexican food! Drink menu was great! I ordered shrimp dinner which I have never ordered in a Mexican restaurant and it was..."

Sunshine

"This was a great place for quick and tasty Mexican fare! Chips n salsa were awesome. The chips came out warm and the salsa had a nice spice to it! I..."

Sheila

"OMG, the food was delicious! Here for just one night (business meeting) and so glad I chose Salsa's Mexican Grill. I had the carne..."

Gail Moraton

"We tried the sizzling fajitas (chicken) for dinner and it was really good. Very professional..."

Shahed Uddin

"Great Mexican restaurant. Food was delicious and service was even better. This was my second trip here and both times have been great. They also have..."

Anthony Daniels

"Food was bomb.... First drink was great but the 2nd not so much. 2nd drink tasted like it was more juice than liquor and I had the perfect patron..."

Sharena B.

"😋 Salsa’s Mexican Grill is a family owned restaurant in Charlotte NC I’m not easily impressed with Mexican food (it is my absolute favorite..."

Reanna Walls

"Tasty food with a nice staff. Beer was cold, chips were fresh, guacamole was flavorful and burrito was big. They have a few different salsas ranging..."

Joe S

"Soooo good!! I've been here twice now (I live in FL) once for business and today for pleasure .. fresh food with great flavors!! The margaritas are..."

Rachael Sanchez

"This place has some of the best Mexican food we've ever had. The atmosphere is fantastic, music was on point! Our waitress, Camila, was awesome,..."

Jessi Callaway

"Jello Shots were great as well as the Margaritas.. Bar area was just so..."

Tracy Grant

Hot Taco

74/100 (2018 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"We are from Lincolnton, but was in Charlotte to visit family. We googled Mexican restaurants and Hot Taco popped up. We were skeptical because of the..."

Helen Hamrick

"The service was remarkable! The ambiance captures you immediately; I can't even begin to explain the feeling. It's sort of a eclectic twist on nacho..."

Hadiya Fisher

"We went here on a Friday night at around 10pm. Restaurant wasnt super busy. Service was prompt and great. Server and manager were really nice and..."

Joe Stevens

"Still a litte covid affected..short staff...and wait time of 35 minutes. The chicken burrito with queso was definitely good. Also had a passion fruit..."

April Williams

"Taco Tuesday is legit people! $2 tacos. ordered five tacos two of the steak one chicken one vegetarian and one of the shrimp Buffalo side of beans..."

Greg Brown

"Cute place, generally get great food service. Ordered out tacos today and unfortunately they were super soggy and we less than a 3 minute walk so I..."

K Knight

"The buffalo shrimp tacos are life! The beef tacos tasted different than how they normally taste. Not sure what they do differently but looks like..."

Tenman Gaming

"I have visited Hot Taco every taco tuesday for the past three months. A best bang for your buck for tacos, margaritas and beer you simply can't..."

Natalie Carpenter

"Food was amazing and Anna gave my daughter an exceptional dining experience. We will definitely be coming back here when I am in..."

Vinnie P

"$2 taco/margarita/draft cerveza tuesday! Both the asada and baja fish taco tasted excellent! The only problem was the temperature of the meat in both..."

Todd Woerner

"I try to go to Hot Taco on Tuesdays every time I'm visiting Charlotte. The staff is friendly, the food delicious & the drinks are good..."

Pamela Wilmore

"Really delicious and generous portions. Chimichanga was amazing and covered in lots of cheese to dip chips into. Salsa had the slightest cilantro..."

Stephanie Kauffman

"We had a wait for a table but the panthers game had finished an hour before we got there. Our food was really good and they had a lot of options on..."

Derek C

"Great Food!!! Our waitress JESSSICA was the greatest!!!! Initially the hostess at the door had a non inviting demeanor so we were ready to leave and..."

Mark Smith

Chili's Grill & Bar

74/100 (1481 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Some of the food for the persons in our party of 7 was lacking taste. Took a very long time to get our meals in an uncrowded restaurant. Maybe OK to..."

Tony Topoleski

"Good service and food was hot. Dining room is large, but not too many guest so service and presentation was..."

Shanice K.

"I'm leaving 5s all across the board for sentimental and legitimate reasons. This was my favorite restaurant to go to as a child,tween, and early teen..."

Christian Murphy

"Great food as always. Host was friendly and helpful with selections on appetizers and meal. Highly recommend stopping..."

Terry Showalter

"The food is always better than I expect it to be. Burger was great, well-seasoned. Fries were hot and tasty. Chicken crispers a little dry. Chips and..."

Bruce Doskocil

"The food was great. It took a bit longer than expected to get our to-go order, but it was..."

Lashanda Stephens

"Always great ! Food , Service and atmosphere! The loaded potato soup is deliciousness in a bowl. Not to mention an ice cold frozen margarita on a hot..."

Monalisa NotDaVinci

"Great place to grab a bite, they were short on staff when we were there but there wasn't many people so it wasn't slow. The staff was very friendly..."

Theodore Malanchuk

"Slow service but food and drinks were..."

Mere Vette

"We stopped in Saturday about 1,a party of 5.The food was quite good, but the service was incredible!! I regret I forgot the young man's name as his..."

Doug Williams

"Excellent place to eat late. Friendly staff, good prices. The place is airier than most Chili's, more spacious, with a bit of a techno feel-..."

John Sawyer

Chili's

74/100 (2532 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

Dinner

Mid-range

"This is one of my son's favorite restaurants. He ordered the macaroni and cheese and fries. Then he wanted the old time of cheeseburger and fries is..."

Alonzo Jones

"Great place! Very good food and drinks! The server was fun and attentive. We were concerned about low ratings but our experience was 5 stars!! Food..."

Kristina

"First time here to this particular location the young man working when we came in at lunch was handling everything such as bartender server hostess..."

Gobot's On the trail.

"I used to visit Chili's all the time but I hadn't been there in years before going on a work lunch. I got the chips n queso as an appetizer and the..."

Isaiah Fleming

"My host was awesome, and they sested us in a timely manner. I called on a Sunday around 2pm, and they said it's first come, first served. My party..."

Anna Bell

"My son had a school play that let out sort of late...so we decided to come here due to the later hours. Our service was impeccable, the food was..."

Amanda Underwood

"We had the most amazing time at this Chili’s. Our server, Patrick, was attentive and wonderful. Food and drinks came out quickly and quality was..."

Heather Dremel

"My husband absolutely loves Chili's. I like going for the southwest egg rolls. If you haven't tried those things, you're not living. Get some and dip..."

Melissa Davis

"This is that place to be on 2024 new year. On Dish Flaver's are Awsome, So Clenlines is Oustanding. And staff is Family Love Chili's..."

Vitya Stepanuk

"I went there on a Friday afternoon and the service was good. The staff wore masks and the place was clean. The food Chicken fajitas were tasty...."

Shanice QC

"You really get your money's worth (well more than your Money's worth) and the crew is great. If you can't decide on what to get try the chips and..."

Johnny Tindall

"Food was good but they need to hire more..."

omar marte

"Been here twice both times food great, service... welll not so great. A lil slow but they are..."

Jus Me

"Don’t remember the server name , but everything was good. Got the old timer sub black bean burger. Had no..."

Monique M.

"It was a good visit, I came here because I went to Buffalo Wild Wings across the street and their customer service sucks so I left and went to..."

Anthony Thomas

Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill

Accepts American Express

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"We took a group of 30 elementary school kids for lunch and Mitch and his staff did an excellent job making sure we were taken care of. It was one of..."

Christy Brooks

"I'm a regular who visits 1-3 times a week due to Salsarita's proximity to my work. My interactions with the employees are a highlight of my day, and..."

Waffle “Waffle”

"As soon as i went in Mitch greeted me, he made me feel visible and not just another customer walking in the door. The staff was very nice ad they..."

Paris Bazley

"This is my new favorite casual Mexican food joint! The steak tacos are to die for. Service is quick and friendly. I have only ever ordered takeout,..."

Maggie Reeves

"The employees here were very helpful and nice. I have the app on my phone to get points and a young man kindly told me about the program and what to..."

Cynthia Bethune-Odom

"Staff here is very friendly. This was only my third time at this location but food was tasty as always. Will return if I'm in the area ..."

Scott Gustafson

"I had a rough day, walked in, greated by smiles & positive vibes. Thank you to all & a special shout out to Reggie - for making me feel special! The..."

Mikki Harris

"This place is AWESOME!!!!!! WE had a huge order at work aannnd they not only took the orders accurately, they labeled the orders by name, they were..."

SUGARCANE SWEET

"Devohn and Ben were very polite and courteous to me and my family food was awesome these guys need a raise would definitely return back. Kudos to the..."

Darealpapac

"Greeted by the whole staff was we entered, the make for a good experience seems like everyone likes there job. Food was good as..."

Shua B.

"Food was good, but floors were sticky and so was table. I was first customer with no other customer's in. I was their 20 minutes before they..."

Matthew Green

"Moes, Chipotle, step aside and make way for the REAL burrito restaurant! Friendly and conversational staff, incredible queso (which comes even comes..."

Goggles Tigerkhan

"A good buffet line, more pricey than I remember look pretty good food. I'll go again. Got a burrito and it was a lot of food. This is the salsarita..."

scotty

"First time I've ever been therethe food was wonderful service was great the restaurant was very clean look forward to going..."

Laurie Lonneville

"Salsarita is a good and quick place in cotswold to grab a taco, burrito, Quesadilla, and salads, great Queso, and salsa. Wonderful chips, all the..."

Katie1952@gmail.com simple20

"This location is the best! The food is the freshest and the staff are very warm and welcoming! This location will always be my number one choice of..."

1 Pushing Forward

Chili's Grill & Bar W Park Dr

72/100 (2335 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"First time coming to this location and must say it was an interesting experience. I am traveling for work and wanted to place to watch sports near my..."

R B

"There was only one guy cleaning tables,seating people down, bartending and serving food at the same time! The people in the kitchen were either on..."

Kris Rhino

"Austin gave us great, friendly service. We each ordered the 3combo Fajita and were very pleased with our decision. I noticed something new and..."

Patricia Vasko

"I have a special relationship with this particular chili’s.. I was picking up a to-go order one day during the summer and saw it was a fire in the..."

Kendall Brown

"Extremely short staffed but the ONE Server/bartender did a great job!!! It took an extended period of time to get our order but the food was..."

Danny Cunningham

"This Chilli's was pretty decent. It wasn't very packed and the service was decent. Great deals when football games are on "Happy Hour anytime..."

Brent May

"We went mid afternoon when it wasn’t too busy, this was my first time at a chilis and I have to say I’m impressed with the food quality and the..."

Yasmine Degnan

"Staff is so friendly and Octavia the server was so welcoming!! Food was great and a wonderful price. Made bring stuck on a layover very..."

Kendall Nesbitt

"The food was all high quality and was brought out quickly, and it was especially nice that the manager came around to check on everyone, taking extra..."

Christina Ancira

"I want to do a special announcement for my wonderful customer service while here. My waitress was the absolute best. If anyone comes to this..."

Latara Misenheimer

"Service was super quick. Liked their chicken fajitas, and other entrees also came out..."

Jitender Bhati

"It was my first time eating there, the mushroom burger was phenomenal, the lemonade was great, service was professional and the atmosphere was..."

Nubian Ptah

Chili's

70/100 (2242 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"The waitress was very nice, even though they were closing early cuz they only had two servers in the restaurant but I did one another drink but the..."

mattie frederick

"Chili's in Charlotte, NC, consistently delivers a fantastic dining experience! Their diverse menu offers something for everyone, from mouthwatering..."

Jim Aponte

"I was out of town for a fun business trip. My mom wanted a delicious dessert so she sent me on the prowl lol I googled desserts and found..."

K. D. Johnson

"Came on a Wednesday evening and there was only one server, Caroline. The restaurant was packed. Caroline and the kitchen staff handled it like there..."

Brittany Mays

"Server was friendly and attentive. Food was tasty and large portions. Wait time on food was long, and one person in our Party got their Entrée..."

Nicole Mealing

"This restaurant is under new management. And that was much needed. This was our first time back in 4 years. This time, the food and service were on..."

Xavier H

"Was on the search for a place that serves late night dinner on a Friday night, and found this location. We gave it a shot. The Buffalo Chicken Ranch..."

Maricris G

"If y’all come to chilis ask for Tiffany she was the absolutely best server at chilis. Even have us..."

johnny vo

"Went here to have lunch with a hand full of Co-workers. Looked to be short staffed, but even so the staff held it together & it being a busy part of..."

1 Import Specialist

"So grateful for the young lady and her patience as I decided what I wanted to get for take out. She was helpful with the delicious options and I was..."

Luvleeh Poetiklocks

"It was chilly inside of the the drinks was okay the service was okay but I go to Chili's cuz I like the food the people the wait staff they're okay..."

Macon Bag

"Whether family affair or just want to watch your favorite team, plenty of television. Check out the Chilli's Grill and Bar App before arriving. Don't..."

Fonte Strange

Superica Strawberry Hill

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Chili's

70/100 (3050 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Food is good.Chilis keep updating their menu and portions.Southwest Egg roll are good.Chicken fajitas is good.Service is good.Will visit again.Molten..."

Chaitanya

"It's worth visiting when they run promotions like 2 eat for $20. Friday and Saturday nights can be crowded, other days service is..."

Nani

"We went for lunch at this place. The food is just amazing, we ordered Mexican chicken rice bowl and Ultimate Cajun Pasta. The bowl was so delicious,..."

Roshan Ambhore

"Ordered Curbside. Notified them when I arrived and sat 30 mins waiting on my food. I noticed everybody going in to get theirs, but I wasn't able to..."

Teri Manning

"Jay the bar tender was a whole vibe! Them drinks was amazing and the food was presented to us with fun and excitement. The drinks and food was made..."

Lanisha Davis

"Alycia (hopefully we got her name right) was incredible. Quick, caring service and was willing to help us out with some questions about tip after we..."

Devon S

"Firstly let me start by saying that the staff and crew at this location is absolutely amazing. They went above and beyond for me as a customer! The..."

Morgan Carter

"Went there with my daughter and grandson 8/12/23 around 5pm only one server (can't recall her name) she was amazing. Great attitude Great service and..."

Colleen Doss

"The food was hot and delicious. The waiter was really nice! He had a pleasant attitude and excellent hospitality. We enjoyed our visit. I will most..."

Debora White

"I just found out that they got rid of the plant based burger and replaced it with the bean burger. I no longer eat beans like that, so I would be..."

R M

"service was great. they were very clean and took social distancing very seriously. happy with the service and the food was great. I wasn't too sure..."

Kristi C.

"The food was great and the prices wasn't bad either. My waiter was excellent. He was very attentive to my party and kept us informed while we waited..."

Keturah Crockett

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

70/100 (1871 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"I love the brisket quesadilla! I always get this from On The Boarder and it never misses! My wife tries different items and I attached a few pics...."

Derrick Weatherly

"The food & drinks were enjoyable & our server was very nice. I enjoyed the margarita flight, for only $10! I would definitely visit this location..."

Meka D.

"It wasn't busy for a Sunday afternoon (very few people there) so I was a little concerned. But, the food was great and they even accommodated..."

Chip Edwards

"We visited after watching a movie at nearby AMC Northlake 14. I had the Borderrito I think it is called which is a fairly large burrito and it was..."

Frederick Fluchel

"For a quick margarita and some pretty darn good foood it’s well recommended to visit these guys..."

Pawel Poniatowski

"Our service was good. I really can’t complain. I don’t agree with a lot of these negative reviews, the food was just as good as any other chain..."

Brittany Stewart

"This was a very nice place to visit and have dinner, or to share some chips and drinks with friends. I really like it, but the service was slow..."

Giselle Santamaria

"Me and the ladies had a shopping day at the mall 11/12/22 and decided to stop by On The Border for a bite instead of eating in the mall and were we..."

Hanna Watkins Designs

"My husband and I went here two days before Thanksgiving around 3 p.m. Even though it wasn't that crowded it took a while before we got our food. I'm..."

Wanda Kemp

"The frozen margarita is so refreshing and their birria tacos are delicious! Only thing is they are super slow due to staffing shortage. Other than..."

Kris P.

"Very. Good service. I will go back. My kids loved it as well. I had the steak hoagie absolutely..."

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