First time at Adela's and a very good visit. Service was fantastic, no complaints. Very attentive, answered all questions. The restaurant is also very clean. Decided on the Burrito-Birria with fries. The food arrived via robot ( ice touch) and looked delicious. The Burrito was very good. The flavor was fantastic. I had to knife and fork it because it was so full of Birria that it fell apart. Not a bad problem. The only complaint was the fries. They were hot but soggy. A really good visit and can't wait to come back. read more

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Excellent experience and top notch food! Walked over from the downtown and were greeted and seated immediately. Our waiter made recommendations and was friendly and genuine! The birria bowl was outstanding and same with the burritos. Also had the chorizo queso and it was perfect! Quiet and relaxed vibes, and the bar area has a bunch of tvs. Will be back! read more

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I met a couple friends here for drinks last week and I will say that our waiter was lovely and very attentive. However, we all ordered margaritas, and for some reason for only mine, without asking, they upgraded mine to top shelf and I almost fell out of my chair when I got the bill. It was $36 for two margaritas. We go to a really nice upscale Mexican restaurant in Charlotte sometimes and even there the margaritas are not so expensive. Before tax came out to $17 a margarita! That's honestly insanity. I have never paid that much for a margarita, not even on vacation. read more

Josephine and her BESTIE Clara. This was after Dance Class. They have been BESTIES since Pre-school and are now in the 4th Grade read more

Adela’s Mexican Kitchen - Chicken Colorado with Red and Green Sauce - Mexican Near Me - Waxhaw, North Carolina

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Great food and convenient location! Highly recommend a visit to Adela's locally owned restaurant in Waxhaw.

First time here so far service is very slow and unorganized after waiting a long time at the bar just to get a food menu I decided to leave the bar and order food to go my super nacho was cold and tasteless also music is annoying not going back read more

Fantastic food and atmosphere. Daniel took great care of us. Will be back soon bringing the rest of the family!

The service is consistently amazing, the food is so good ( street tacos are my favorite) , and daniel behind the bar makes the whole experience even better. read more

Adela's was our pick for my 78th birthday lunch with our family. My daughter and her husband had never been there before and LOVE Mexican food. They were very excited by the menu. My son-in-law and I are guacamole lovers and he was quite pleased. Chips are great as well! He must have sneakily mentioned to the wait staff that it was my birthday and after I couldn't eat another bite of food, the robot and entire wait staff came to our table, put a giant sombrero on my head, presented me with a birthday sweet tortilla with message in chocolate and sang to me! All in all, a great visit. read more

Far, far better than their Lancaster location. This one is clean and roomy, occupying the former 701 restaurant & bar. The menu is a book, so take your time. The bar is still there and they have a number of flavored margaritas, so sip as you browse the menu. We had come early for dinner, so the staff was kinda sleepy, just beginning to get back into service. The prices seem high for Mexican food. Carnitas $17.99. Three cheese enchiladas $8.99. Margaritas $11.99 each. A side of lettuce (!) $1.25. With tax, $70.25. For very basic meals & drinks. That said, it is convenient to Sun City and the other options are more commercial, so we will most likely come back. read more

Came for dinner with the family. Service was good. Drinks a little weak. Ceviche was the best part. The rest of the food was okay. Would try the restaurant again. read more

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I have found my new favorite- the Birria tacos are amazing! Pina Colada was yummy too! Great service - we did come in at lunch the last few times and service was great! read more

Great staff, full bar, has one to two event spaces. Family friendly environment, more upscale than typical traditional Mexican restaurant. The owner Lucio, the GM Jonathan and all the staff are very professional, friendly, and gave 5-star plus service! We had a company event there with over 100 people they accommodated everyone, wonderful to plan and work with for such a large group of people. Jonathan followed up and it was all hands on deck to make sure all of our attendees were happy throughout the event! Everyone had a blast, the food and drinks were fantastic! #BestplaceforEvent #outstandingStaff #GreatManagement #upscaleMexican #HostYourNextEvent read more

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We were there on Saturday 6/7/25 my Mom ordered the chicken fajitas when she put the leftover food in the taje out container it was all burnt on the bottom. That being said she did not tell me until we got home. I am sorry we had this experience at your restaurant. We were part of the large party in the side room. Ann Romano read more

Great menu. The food was excellent. Fair to say it is my favorite Mexican restaurant now. Reasonable price too. Taco Birra and bed stuffed peppers (chile poblano). read more

Adela’s Mexican Kitchen - Churros - Mexican Near Me - Waxhaw, North Carolina

We were one of five tables sat for dinner around 6pm on a Thursday. The service we received was sub par, and the prices were pretty high compared to other restaurants in the area. Our waitress barely spoke English which one would think is a good sign at a Mexican restaurant until our order came out wrong. Got the fajitas for two, asked for corn and flour tortillas for my wife and I. My wife asked for no beans with her sides but I wanted beans. We got only corn tortillas for both and no beans at all with my plate. The fajitas sides consisted of dry pico, maybe a teaspoon of sour cream and lettuce that definitely wasn't fresh, No cheese no avocado. We had to ask for some more sour cream and received a very small bowl of it and got charged an additional $1.25 for it! For what they charge and lack of quality service we will not be returning. read more

Their fish tacos were just a piece of tilapia in a flour tortilla, no cabbage ,nothing. Sent it back and ordered chicken soup which was too salty. Waitstaff were friendly. read more

Had a gift card and they said they could not process the payment with the gift card. They could pull up the balance (balance was greater than our bill), but not use it and ended up having to pay out of pocket. There was no offer of a discount for the inconvenience and they could not guarantee that the gift card would work in the future. read more

A large assortment of Mexican delicacies. The menu choices we had were extremely flavorful and quite tasty. Our waiter was Emilia. She was on the ball and extremely knowledgeable of the menu. She kept our drinks topped off and made sure we were happy with our choices. A shout out to her. The Ambiance has a soft Mexican touch with music of the country in the background. Very appealing to a memorable night out for dinner. read more

Amazing that this place is open on Mondays when little waxhaw is usually closed that day! First time dining in for lunch and was blown away by the extensive menu. Ordered a jalapeno margarita and it was delicious. Thought the queso and the lunch specials were awesome. I ordered a steak burrito and the steak was seasoned amazingly. Enjoyed everything from the Servers to the Robot delivery droid. The only thing that tainted my experience was the faucets in the bathroom. They should be just switched out if they can't be cleaned. I really think this place deserves to be around for awhile, Please go and support Waxhaw, and Adelas! read more

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Our server Daniel was very attentive and nice. I got the traditional quesadilla and it was stuffed with steak, chicken and shrimp, it was excellent. The restaurant had beautiful decor and a nice walk in area to take pictures. I will definitely be coming back. read more

Great addition to Waxhaw! Although a little pricey, I found the food and service to be spot on. I also got a good chuckle at the robot that brings the food to the table read more

Found a New Mexican restaurant in Waxhaw today with authentic Mexican food. Beautiful surroundings and great food. Staff was excellent read more

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Located in downtown Waxhaw this is the place for Mexican food. The best thing being their birria tacos. A little pricey but there is so much flavor in the tacos and the broth. Amazing. We have also tried some other things and have yet to find something we didn't like. The salsa they include is also on the spicy side for those who don't care for it but this is authentic food! The birria tacos also come with 3 well stuffed read more

Food was great and the service was spot on. We had fajitas and also guacamole with our chips. Beer on tap was also great.

Worst service ever took 15 minutes to bring out two WATERS and we had to ask him twice for him to do that barely acknowledged us after we were seated the food was greasy and definitely not fresh! read more

Great food - very fresh, well seasoned, big portions & tasty salsa Service was very good Our kids LOVED the robot food runners! We'll definitely be back! read more

Our server and management was awesome. Ambiance was nice family friendly and clean. Food was good ,everyone enjoyed their meal, mine was somewhat dry. But overall we would go back for sure. read more

Great food and service. Ordered the Birrai tacos, excellent. Margaritas were top notch as well. Server was great.

The food was great as you can see. Sweet potatoes fries and grilled chicken. The robot bring the hot dishes to the table. Keeping the servers safe from burns. read more

Adela’s Mexican Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Waxhaw, North Carolina

Overrated and overpriced Service waiter was not good at all - receptionist was nice Food was not good - my sister got sick and was out of commission for 2 days Ambiance - honestly it's like Las Vegas went to Mexico and wanted to change the heritage ; cheap decor !!! Oh yes and the R2D2 waiter .... Seriously !?!???‍ read more

Togo order fee. After Dining in we took food to go for kids at home. They charged a Togo service fee. They didn't communicate that there would be a fee. When we asked the waitress about it she shrugged and said oh yeah. The food wasn't very good. We won't be back. read more

Food was very flavorful and portions are a nice size, able to share a plate depending what you order. Drinks were ice cold and refreshing. Chips and salsa are served to everyone and appreciated. There's a cute robotic server that carries the food out to customers. read more

Great food, great service, and awesome atmosphere, nothing bad to say about my experience with this place

Ordered carnitas street tacos and tortillas were dry and carnitas was very dry and not tasty

I have had the opportunity to eat here 3 times. After this third time, I questioned whether I genuinely wanted to return. The third time happened to be my Mothers birthday. The food has consistently carried mucho sabor(flavor) in a way that is very unique within this cuisine, which I appreciate. The flavor stands out the most. The ambience carries a colorful essence that I also appreciate. The customer service, unfortunately, I do not. We had the same server upon this third return that we had our second visit. He is friendly, but definitely needs to be supported in strengthening his attentiveness and asking for refills- which would increase the quality of the experience to 5 stars. We were never asked for a refill on our third visit. The front of the house managers are pleasant. My mother also commented when we got home that she didn't really feel genuine vibes when she had her birthday song sang to her, which definitely let me down. I typically choose El Rey because they have excellent customer service, but we have chosen to patron for support. However, this last visit was very sub par. read more

Taco Salad was fine and Oreo cheesecake was sinful. But look carefully when they bring you the check. Adela's is among a growing list of area restaurants passing the credit card processing fees along to their customers now. The check has a "cash total" and a "card total" that tacks on 3.7%. I bet most people never notice....and btw, the Tip guide showing how much a 16%, 18% or 20% tip would be is calculated based on the HIGHER Card Total so you're paying 3.7% on your tip too! read more

Service was great but we found the drinks to be sub par and despite the extensive menu, it didn't have the usuals my fiancée and I like to get at a Mexican restaurant. I got the Adela margarita and it tasted very watery, not very tasty. The drink was also quite expensive and I did not end up finishing it. Our preferred entrees are a shrimp and veggie quesadilla, but there was no option on the menu - ended up ordering the veggies quesadilla with shrimp on the side. Also there was no steak burrito option with rice and beans. I usually think those two things are staples at an American Mexican restaurant but we were disappointed the menu here didn't quite offer them. The food we got was hot but nothing great. At least the portions were a good size. The chips and salsa were also decent. The ambiance is very nice with a great bar, it's unfortunate the food did not live up to the look! read more

Disappointed in the fact that they would not make me a Margarita Loca to enjoy by myself. They said it had to be shared due to it being 44oz. So what is the difference if I had 3 regular Margarita?? Their loss I had water instead!! Saved $20.00 read more

my first trip here for lunch today, got a beef chimichanga, it came with beans and rice and a taco bowl of sour cream, tomatoes and Guacamole, it was the best I have ever eaten and very reasonably priced..and a soft drink came with the lunch read more