Carlos Cantina is a Great Place to enjoy an incredible meal, the food is excellent, well prepared and delicious. The Staff are extremely personable, helpful and attentive. The new location is large and accommodating for groups of all sizes. It has large screens to enjoy sports and a great beverage selection both alcohol and non-alcohol. The restaurant is very clean, aesthetically pleasing and has a joyful atmosphere. A must stop in Iron Mountain Jerry Wallace read more

Carlos Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

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The new building is so clean and very inviting. The decor is not your typical Mexican restaurant atmosphere. Mostly white walls and very little mexican wall art. Very good service and the food came promptly after ordering. I had a dish with steak, shrimp and chicken with green peppers, onion and mushrooms with a creamy cheese sauce on top. It was flavorful and delicious! My husband had the Texas burrito. It was huge! It was also delicious. Both dishes had mexican rice, only thing missing on both dishes was refried beans. We definitely will be back to this restaurant! read more

Carlos Cantina - Texas burrito - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

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Food great Service tops Average noise level $50 pricy but good Have been my fave place read more

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The new location is beautiful! The building has new furniture and still the same great menu. The service is ALWAYS top tier, along with very nice service men and women. I would eat here for the best 50 years! read more

The food is delicious, the new restaurant is very nice, lots of seating and clean and fresh. The background music is a little loud and blaring, so it makes people talk loud to hear each other, so the atmosphere is a bit chaotic. The young "boy" we had as a waiter didn't know what he was doing at all, he was friendly and smiled, but he did not come to our table hardly at all, we had to flag him down when we needed drinks and we asked for extra napkins, he never brought them, we had to flag him down again. When he finally came at the end of our meal he asked if we needed anything else, so we ordered two flan. We waited and waited and waited some more, we didn't even see him at all, then finally I stood up searched for him, then finally he came asked if everything was alright, we were so worn out from waiting and tracking him down, I just said could we have our check, we paid and hurried out, we were so done, we never got the flan. Like I said the food is great, but probably won't be back for a long while. read more

Great food, service and in a fantastic old building! We had the Carnitas, Steak and Eggs, and chilaquiles. They were so good that we ate here twice in a five-day vacation. Even better, the prices are great! I would and will return. read more

they have excellent quality, authentic Mexican food has very reasonable prices. The menu has many combinations for you to choose from. Chips are homemade with excellent salsa and a wide variety of drinks read more

Wow! This place is amazing!! So happy my husband and I decided to come here for dinner when visiting for the weekend. The place was pretty busy but we still got a spot right away. The ambiance is super cool, lots of wood carvings throughout - on the chairs, tables, walls, etc. The authenticity of the restaurant is real and so vibrant. Our waiter was very nice and pleasant. Went out of his way to ensure we were happy with everything- from food, to drinks to the cleanliness of everything. He was very nice and accommodating. The food was extremely good too. I decided on the shrimp, chicken and beef fajitas that also came with avocado, beans, rice, sour cream and salsa. It was a lot of food!! We enjoyed ourselves and will be back to eat here when we visit the city again. read more

Carlos Cantina - a table full of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

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A standard Mexican restaurant with typical decorating as such. I had the tacos Al pastor which were okay. Several fatty pieces of meat with bland cilantro and mild salsa. Fair, not great read more

The food was fantastic, I did to build my own combo. It's very cool the way I literally can pick my combo meal. I typically don't eat the beans so I was able to just get rice. The restaurant was very busy, but they seated us right away. Drinks, chips and salsa were on our table within minutes. Our waitress was very knowledgeable and did a great job. For as busy as the restaurant was, the atmosphere was comfortable, and we were able to talk at our table without feeling like we were yelling read more

Came in on a Sunday, moderately packed. Not too bad and was seated immediately. Drinks order placed and brought out in less than 5 minutes, which was good. I ordered three tacos in flour shells with no cilantro, and my wife ordered Taquitos with beef and cheese added in. What I received was three corn tortillas, lots of green herbs, and disappointment. What my wife received were three taquitos with no cheese in the middle, hard like they were double deep fried (prepped in bulk, then finish-fried since there was no cheese in the middle), and lots of pico when asked for no pico. If the staff were having a bad day, I get it. But to mess up on the entire order is not good. Three stars for ambiance and kindness. 0 stars for food quality. Better to head to Taco Bell. read more

Carlos Cantina - Hard-cooked taquitos with no cheese. Asked for cheese in them. Disappointing. - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

Food is okay sometimes they dont give you everything when you order pickup, and if you do delivery most of the time it tells you they accepted and are preparing your order and then they will cancel your order 2 to 3 hours later. read more

My absolute favorite place to eat in town. Very affordable! Perfect portion size! Love half off margaritas night! Excellent friendly owners & service! Also always very Clean! read more

Food is OK. I realize there's not much around in this area. The biggest disappointment was I ordered a draft beer and it was warm. A guy that was sitting next to me told me he always orders the beers in a bottle because the draft beers are always warm. read more

Great food good price!love the ambience in present location hope new place can equal it.

Food, out of this world. That's all that matters. If you know good food, order the parrillada mexicana. Out-f**king standing. Your mouth can thank me later. They do alright in the other areas to. Edited to say that I would age taken a picture but we accidentally ate everything and there wasn't but an empty plate to look at. Sorry, not sorry. read more

Have been here several times in the past year, and they are once again back to be top notch. New serving crew has been great, and the food quality is as good as ever. The new Texas burrito may be the best thing in the menu. Birria tacos are great as well. A great asset to our community. read more

Busy place! We arrived & the front of restaurant was bursting with people waiting to be seated. We decided to eat @ the bat, no wait. Watched several flights of margaritas being served. Full menu ordering from the bar. Food was hot & tasty, but could have used a bit more heat or an option of mild, medium or hot. We added hot sauce to the salsa. Prices reasonable. read more

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Stopped in for lunch even though I know better than to have Mexican food outside of Texas. The chips were fine. The "salsa" was basically just tomato sauce. When I asked for something with heat, I was told they charge extra for that salsa. (I've been here before and they haven't charged for the HOT salsa). Decided on the tacos pollo asado but was really disappointed they were absolutely covered in cilantro. Cilantro is one of this ingredients people either love or hate. If the plate is going to be covered in cilantro, the menu should indicate that. The rice tasted fine as did the beans, although the beans appeared to be from a can. The disappointing part was when the waiter left the rice & beans on the table while the kitchen made fresh tacos without the cilantro. Cold beans & rice aren't my favorite. The salsa that came with the tacos, was good and had nice heat to it. Exactly what I wanted with my chips. read more

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I stopped here with my wife for the first time while traveling through Iorn Mountain, and I'm really glad that we did; the environment, service, and food were excellent. Everything we tried was delicious, but I am going to have to recommend the Philly cheesesteak burrito! I have never seen a Philly cheesesteak burrito on the menu at a Mexican restaurant before, so I decided to give it a try, and it was fantastic. The cheese sauce that covered the burrito was some of the best I have ever had. They also have a really good peach margarita. If you happen to be in the area and you love Mexican food, I recommend that you stop here. read more

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Food was great. Ambiance was very nice. Customer service was excellent. Good Margaritas

Another wonderful meal at Carlos Cantina. Tonight I had the Tres Maria's. Three enchiladas, one cheese, chicken and beef. Each enchilada has its own sauce; verde, red, and cheese. The red sauce is the hero of this plate. One of the most flavorful red enchilada sauces I have had. The verde was mild, and if you have read any of my other reviews, you know I love the queso. The enchiladas are served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and rice. The chicken enchilada was shredded. I would say this is authentic, but next time, I will ask for the other chicken. It is soooo good. The beef one was ground beef. I was expecting shredded, but this was ok. Overall very pleased with the food selection tonight. The oddest thing about tonight was that I felt rushed, which is usually not the case here. Food was very fast, and hot, but as soon as I seemed to be done, my server removed my plate. Again, not the norm for this restaurant. However, I can appreciate efficiency, so maybe he thought he is doing the right thing. I just like to linger when eating alone. read more

Carlos Cantina - Tres Maria's - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

Authentic Mexican perfectly portioned. Steak tacos were excellent and the meat was not the least bit cordy or tough as is common at Mexican restaurants. Wife and daughter had fajitas Good service we will be back again when we come through town read more

Carlos Cantina - Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

Great prices, great food, and great service! Even though the place was packed with customers.

Amazing food and atmosphere Good service Plenty to fill you up Taco salad was delicious. Have been here several times and always satisfied with service and food! read more

A very good place. Service was excellent as was the "El Toro". Prices are reasonable too. We took customers there for lunch the next day.

Food is okay. Website doesn't work, no online ordering, not even a full menu on yelp... it's like they don't want business.

Good service and food was tasty! Not what we expected in iron mountain! Had the burrito and the chicken and steak Mochajito (sp). Excellent flavor and great spice for a Midwest restaurant! Yes, pepper is usually to hot up here, but this was nice and warm making a little sweat on the forehead. I'll eat here again when coming to town. read more

Carlos Cantina - Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

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They killed it on a Saturday night. A bit of a wait, but food came out fast. Chori pollo and fajitas were good. Definitely worth the wait. read more

Amazing restaurant. That shit bussin' 10/10 straight smackin' I'd eat here every meal of the day if I wouldn't get violent IBS symptoms. Strongly recommend. read more

Carlos Cantina - Carlos Burrito and Chile Colorado Steak - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

Their food slaps. Owner is awesome. Service is extraordinary. Taco Tuesday should be a national weekly holiday with how good their tacos are. read more

Quick friendly service. Bright visually pleasing restaurant. I had pollo encreamado. It was great. My son had enchilada Maztalan. He liked his too. I'd stop here again. . read more

Always great service and wonderful food! My favorite is the seafood chimichanga!! Super yummy margaritas as well!!

Wow! One of the best Mexican restaurants that we have been to. Lots of colorful decorations, great food, great service. Definitely a must stop, if you're in the area. read more

Food was very good. Service was good. Nicely decorated. Priced right. If I was in the area again i would likely return.

Fantastic food, terrible service! Perhaps I hit it on an off night.... Food took about 30 minutes and no one stopped to refresh drinks or check in... read more

It's hard to find good mexican around this area but this definitely hits the spot. Dishes are very good and flavorful. Portions are great. Chips are salsa are good, although they changed their chips and they aren't my favorite. But still the best in the area! read more

Terrible service, OK food. Ive literally had Mexican food all over the world. This is average. Walked in and the sign said wait to be seated. Ok. There was no one in front of us. Servers kept walking by, there was no one to help us.I looked around and saw dirty tables everywhere. Even at the bar, every space had empty dirty plates. Right in front of us was an empty clean booth. 10 MINUTES LATER... yes, 10, someone finally greeted us. Asked how many people and it was just me and my husband. The only place i saw that was clean was the booth so i asked if we could have the booth. Guy said sure and said it would be a few more minutes. I then watched him go and pick up a spray bottle to clean other tables and then come back and seat us at the booth right in front of us. (Another 5 minutes). Very strange. If you are wondering if its because of social distancing, its not. They dont seem to be practicing that. Also, everyone was wearing masks .. on their chins. If i already wasnt fully vaccinated i would have left. So FYI on that. So after we were sat, it was another 12 minutes before the server came. Yes, we were checking at this point cause it was crazy. He brought us chips and what seemed like bottled salsa. No waters were offered. We ordered everything at once since we didnt know if a server would ever be back. 1 corona, 1 diet coke, beef fajitas, and a ranchero quesadilla. Beer in the bottle came JUST cold. Ehh. Food came really fast. RED FLAG! Food was just OK.. average. Nothing special really. Flavored well tho. Both dishes were really messy to eat. Couldnt find a server if our life depended on it to ask for napkins. Also, additional drinks ($) were not offered at all. I could have used another beer half way through, but their loss i guess. So maybe this place is just suffering from being understaffed? I hope so. Yikes! read more

Carlos Cantina - Ranchero quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Iron Mountain, Michigan

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I'll be honest, many times you go to a small town and they have a Mexican restaurant I asked myself " Really? In Iron Mountain?.. a place known for Pasties, how good can it be?"... well it's excellent, the service is good, they have a nice selection and the food quality is outstanding. Definitely on my list of places to stop in "da Yoopee!" read more

Great Mexican food. Excellent guac, bean dip & chimichangas. Service fast and pleasant in a cute part of town.