My wife and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary at Cielo, and it was an outstanding…read moreexperience from start to finish. We were seated in a comfortable booth and were greeted by our server, Bryan, who was friendly, personable, and attentive from the moment we arrived. I ordered the Tamarind & Ancho-Glazed Salmon, which Bryan highly recommended, and I'm glad I took his advice--it was absolutely delicious. My wife ordered the Carne Asada Tacos and thoroughly enjoyed them as well. To drink, my wife had a glass of wine while I tried the Mexican Old Fashioned. Bryan actually crafted the cocktail himself, and it was excellent. We wrapped up the evening with a frosty margarita for dessert, which was the perfect ending to a great meal. While the food and drinks were outstanding, what truly made the evening memorable was Bryan. His exceptional service made our anniversary dinner feel genuinely special. The atmosphere at Cielo is equally impressive. The décor, lighting, and beautiful bar create an upscale, energetic vibe that reminded us of a high-end Las Vegas restaurant. We will definitely be back. Highly recommended.

Well the initial greeting from the hostess was super sweet and welcoming. Then the rest of the…read moreevening was subpar. I ordered birria tacos and my friend ordered a menu item. The server stated - "if we don't have that can you give me another option?" Odd. Do you have it, or no? But okay. She selected the octopus taco. Cool. After about 20 minutes he came back and said they didn't have either. Huh?! You're right next to a Publix and you don't have ingredients (I understand the octopus isn't an easy ingredient to come by, but also you should know that you don't have it). Food and service took forever and they were not busy. My birria was great - but I was starving by the time it arrived. Also, we waited forever for our bill. Another pet peeve when we had somewhere we needed to be and the server said he would be right back earlier.... Several managers were walking around the restaurant and none stopped by the table. Also when leaving, there was a manager at the door and neither the hostess or manager thanked us for our visit. No goodbyes. I mean no wonder the service is bad if management doesn't seem to care about their patrons. Extremely disappointing - especially when there are SO many other options in Nexton. Beautiful place but probably will never return.

After visiting our beautifully decorated local Mexican restaurant hundreds of times, I figured it…read morewas finally time to share the love! My go-to entrée is the enchiladas--simple, delicious, and the ultimate comfort meal. This weekend, I tried the Steak Chimichurri for the first time and... HOLY GUACAMOLE! This dish is incredible. The chimichurri sauce is so good I want to put it on everything. The steak was perfectly tender, and the shrimp was just as flavorful and cooked to perfection. One of my husband's favorites is the Pollo Con Chorizo, and I can absolutely see why. It's packed with amazing flavors and textures that work so well together. For drinks, I absolutely love the Snake Bite cocktail (when available--it requires egg whites, and they occasionally run out). Their house Fresca with a Tajín rim is my usual choice: refreshing, flavorful, and always hits the spot. We're so lucky to have such an amazing restaurant in our neighborhood. The owner, Carlos, is wonderful, the staff is incredibly friendly, all the servers have been great! Highly recommend!

Third time here! Did not disappoint! Food and drinks were excellent! Service was…read moreImpeccable! Lovely restaurant!

There's a reason this restaurant has been around forever. The service to be seated, drinks and food…read moreorders taken is always quick. The Jamaican aguas frescas is a nice option for a drink! I tried the Pollo a la Pina which is chicken shrimp and pineapple. The chicken was super tender and very flavorful. My husband's nachos were good, he said it was nice having plenty of chicken for each nacho. For a Sunday afternoon, it was busy but not loud and obnoxious like most places so we really enjoyed our visit.

Came for a late lunch with my brother and had a great meal. Walking in you can tell that they are…read moredefinitely a step up from your standard Mexican restaurant, but it's also a little dated now. It's really just the big glass light sculpture over the bar that reminds me of a Chihuly art. We started with some queso with chorizo and the free chips and salsa. I had a soda and my brother got a margarita. For entrees we had the chicken and shrimp fajitas and the enchiladas. Everything was good, but pretty standard. The reason I mention that is because the bill after tax and tip was over $80 which I had a little sticker shock over. I know they are trying to be a nicer option and food costs have gone up, but that seemed pretty high for what we got. During the meal, our service was excellent... so much so that we noticed and commented on how on point our server was. My brother mentioned that he hoped she didn't screw it up by being nowhere to be found when the meal was done and that's exactly what happened. I think she may have actually left the building because we never saw her again. Eventually we got someone else to get a togo box and get the check. For that kind of money, I expected better.

We visited a couple weeks ago and I feel like the quality has fallen from their opening 2 years…read moreago. We used to come here every week, but little by little our habits changes as the quality went down. I do still enjoy coming for the nachos and specialty drinks, like the Harvest Pear Marg and the Happy Hour is nice too. The service varies depending on the time of day and the rush. We tend to go later in the evenings so it's not a slow as it is on other visits. We love the bright and vibrant atmosphere and the music. The murals are great and you find something new every time. I DO love that they have new weekly specials-- $4 Marg Mondays & $4 Taco Tuesdays, so will be coming back to see how those go and will update the review then!

I wish I read reviews before coming here...could have saved me one of the worst meals I've had in a…read morelong time. This is not even close to Mexican food. Chips were stale and most were broken like they came from the bottom of a bag. Nachos were disgusting. It was mostly white rice and minimal dry chicken on stale chips. We tried a chicken and steak tacos because they were out of shrimp. The meat in the tacos were cold, nothing authentic about them. Couldn't even finish the meal. The waitress was nice enough. Asked us how things were a couple time but then disappeared a good while as we waited for the bill. Staff looked like they just grabbed anything to show up to work in... not put together at all. The only thing done well is the paintings on the wall.

My wife and I had an early Sunny dinner at this eatery not knowing that it was National Margarita…read moreDay. The place was already filling up in preparation for what was going to be a very busy evening. The DJ was already blasting away which when trying to dine in peace was a slight issue, lol. Thank God for our waitress Michelle who helped us navigate the blasting music and the extensive menu. Great service makes a difference and we appreciated her taking these two "most senior citizens" under her wing. We started with the chips and salsa. The latter of which was homemade and off the proverbial charts. The chips were also perfect, fresh, slightly salty and up to the task of scooping the delicious salsa. For our entree I had the Salsa Verde Chili which was spot on, nicely spiced and escorted by rice and refried beans. Absolutely amazing. My significant other had the Chicken Burrito which was huge and filled with fresh ingredients. My wife enjoyed this and the side Guacamole (freshly made), and was pleased to have the leftovers for lunch the next day. All in all, this is a very clean establishment, serving freshly made authentic Mexican cuisine at very affordable prices Ask for Michelle for your server, lol.

We were going 3-4xs a wk to this place for last 2mo and manager Rosa, who we believe to b owner,…read moresteadily cut back our privilege. First sample of this, then extra chips for that, then she said the "known" free shots were already built into the margaritas. Next thing we know the margaritas which we order 5-6 each trip, we're $13 instead of usual $11. I told her she needed to make it right or we were going elsewhere and she said "go where you want." So despite the wonderful staff and average food that's fine with me. We'll go elsewhere.

Dinner tonight was awesome!!! The food is great and the…read moreatmosphere is fun. Our server, Alyssa enhancement our experience and was extremely professional. We are excited to return for more... Special thank you to Alyssa for the V.I.P. treatment

Back at Mex 1 for lunch!! Great Staff here at this location very friendly and helpful!! Sitting…read moreat the bar area and always cool vibe here at Mex 1!! Awesome food love the menu. Of course I am stuck on the Fresco Salad with Ancho Chicken and Chipotle Ranch Dressing!! Yummy goodness as usual! Easy 5 Stars !!

In town for work, and my coworkers suggested this as one of the best places for Mexican food. My…read morefirst impression when I walked in was how beautifully designed the restaurant is. It definitely has a more upscale feel than most Mexican restaurants I've been to. It's a bit pricey, but honestly, the complimentary salsa bar with perfectly crispy tortilla chips is worth it. I don't know what they put in that green sauce, but I kept going back for more. And yes, another refill of chips, please! I had the chicken fajitas as my main entrée, and that chicken... easily some of the best I've ever had. It was incredibly moist, loaded with flavor, and perfectly cooked. I also got to try the quail from the JJ, and that was definitely the star of the show. So flavorful. I could eat about 10 or more of the quails. Great atmosphere, delicious food, and plenty of reasons to return. Highly recommend!

We absolutely love Lewis BBQ and didn't feel like fighting Charleston traffic and parking on a…read moreSaturday night, but this was a miss. While the queso and the meat were good (not much of it though), everything else left a lot to be desired. The sauces were not good and kind of ruined the food for me. I'm surprised by how unimpressed we were. It's certainly not awful but wasn't worth $70 for two dinners (no alcohol). I don't recommend it and don't think we'll be back, unfortunately.

You won't find a better taco at a better price. The chips are always fresh. The service is very…read moregood. The music is never too loud. They have an awesome Tricia game on Wednesday nights and a Family Feud type game on Thursday's. Both with a very enjoyable host. Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in the area.

Today I learned a valuable lesson; no matter what you read food is subjective. It therefore…read morebehooves one to disseminate information while also trying things for yourself. After months of debating if I should try Tiki Taco, enough reviews on YELP convinced me to drop by as I started getting cravings. I'll keep whomever is reading this in suspense for a bit. I absolutely love the theme here as there's a Tiki hut inside! Come on, that's just cool! Next please note it's located in a safe part of town and the parking is plentiful with Old Trolley right there to get in and out of. The people are nice yet I did notice that the to-go order before me got plastic utensils while I didn't. I'll call that a technicality as I have my own forks and what not but it still needs to be noted. Again, with being a to-go order I can't describe the full experience so I encourage further reading if that's a concern of yours. Now, let's get onto the order shall we? After reviewing the menu several times I decided I would need more than one visit to get all the items I wanted to sample. Please note, I just moved here from Austin Texas the food truck capital and I frequented San Antonio, the street taco capital of America so my standards are a little high. First up, the chips and salsa (which I had to pay for while people dining in, didn't. Not a fan of that policy). The chips were light and crispy but not very flavorful as if there was a shortage of salt. The salsa was in my opinion horrible. It had tons of huge chunks of onion but had zero flavor or heat. As an aside I did get two salsas with my tacos on the red salsa lit me up! Be careful my wary traveler and sample small! The guacamole was even worse. While I do give points for having cilantro and tomatoes in it considering the best version are more like a salad, this was relatively smooth and not much better than fast food guac. I tasted no lime, no salt and it looked like baby food. The biggest insult was it cost $4 for a little tiny container. As for the main courses I had a lot I wanted to sample but as for taco's I settled on the Taco Americano and Pastor. I rather liked the Americano as it had chopped beef instead of ground. The meat wasn't seasoned very well but all the other ingredients were ok and the shell was very crispy. The Pastor was good. The pork was tender and the hit of pineapple added a contrasting sweetness while the onions offered an earthy goodness. I decided not to get the Asada and pork belly on this visit. I was stuck between getting the Birria and Enchiladas Verdes ultimately opting for the Enchiladas. The chicken was cooked ok but again lacked any real flavor but at least it wasn't chewy. The tortillas were ok but the Verde sauce again lacked flavor however I really liked the amount of melty cheese on top. The rice was average but it would have been better if the rice was toasted in lard and the other sides were fresh but a little light on the sour cream. Decent but nothing I'd write home about. Ultimately, I was pretty let down as this was my second Tex Mex I've tried since being in town and my anticipation wasn't rewarded. I'm not implying it was horrible but my scratch remains as nothing really shined like I was hoping.