As soon as we walked in the staff was very friendly. I used to live in the area for 18yrs and now that I come back after 20+ I finally had the chance to try this place. I wasn't expecting much but it was this or Chili's. The waitress was very helpful and the food was pretty good.Def get their puffy tacos and their envueltos. Idk everything was delicious why I didn't leave a thing on my plate. We will be coming back when we're in town. read more

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* great service * great food * ok margaritas * reasonable prices *plates could be very easy shared read more

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If you have never tried puffy chicken tacos you need to try these, they are delicious. These people have been in business for way over 30 years and know how to do it right. I ordered to go and everything was packed perfectly in a box making it easy to transport. read more

Good local food. Their puffy tacos are good which is unique. steak is also really good. No complaints. Service was eh. Legit Mexican spot.

Was excited to have some great Mexican food on our trip to RGC. This place was listed as #1, so we decided to give it a try. Probably the most bland and tasteless Mexican food I've ever had. I've seriously had gas station food with better flavor! I would not recommend wasting time or money going here. They do have a cute restaurant, just don't expect flavor. read more

The food and service were exceptional! The complimentary charro beans were a pleasant surprise as well. I ordered Caro's Special #4. The serving size was plentiful for the price, but what really hit this one out of the park was the flavor. The enchilada was above average, the chicken was flavorful and tender, but the STEAK was exceptional. It was cooked to a perfect medium as I requested, tender, juicy, and rich in flavor. Our server was phenomenal, attentive, quick, and in many cases predicted our needs before we even had to ask. I believe her name was Ashley or Amanda. I'd definitely stop again if in the area. read more

Caro's Restaurant - Caro's Special #4 - Mexican Near Me - Rio Grande City, Texas

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This is gringo grade Mexican food. No flavor, no spice. As a gringo I asked for spicier salsa and it was still bland - and I am not a HOT spice lover. read more

Drove from Ft Worth to Rio Grande City for puffy tostados and tacos and enchiladas. It is that good.

One of the original restaurant is still open! Beautiful inside! It is in the business since 1937- 85 years! You need to try their specials read more

Food was yummy! Everything from the sweet tea, the chips and salsa to the puffy tacos was delicious. Service was quick and place looked clean. read more

Caro's Restaurant - Puffy tacos, and enchilada. - Mexican Near Me - Rio Grande City, Texas

I wish! We loved Caro's in Ft. Worth but thought they were all closed. They had the best puffy chips and puffy tacos...not too mention their guacamole was life changing. read more

Great food and Service! And awesome atmosphere as well. Looking forward to going again soon!

We drove over two hours from South Padre Island to eat at Caro's because we ate at the Caros in Fort Worth Texas numerous times. Unfortunately the Ftw location closed due to bad Mgt. We drove to Rio Grande City today to close our chapter on one last meal from the original Caro's. I can honestly say that today's lunch was so much better than the old Ftw location. I want to say thank you to C.J our waiter who made our visit worthwhile and also thank you to Martha who started working at Caro's in 1987 and has worked there ever since. Martha was so kind and gave us the history of the Caro family in Rio Grande City. I only wish that C.J could move to Fort Worth and open Caro's and run it like the Rio Grande City location. read more

Caro's Restaurant - Entrance to Caros - Mexican Near Me - Rio Grande City, Texas

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Caro's an RGC restaurant with a lot of history. A staple place to get Lunch and or Dinner. It's a great place to find Tex Mex food in Ri During my previous visit. A family friend of ours had just passed by the town, so we invited them over for dinner here. We ordered, of course, two Botana plates and the Pancho platter which feed more of us as expected. The meat was cooked fair as well as the appetizer. My previous experiences here have always been similar but the food has good down just a tad. When I was younger, growing up when we had visitors t was a place we would take them out to eat. But as the years go by, the restaurant began to slow down. It once was in a small cozy spot right in front of its location today, which made it seem almost always crowded. Please visit if I'm ever in town and you would love to know more about the small history of the City and its folk! read more

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Amazing food. Great staff. Great flavor. Thank you sooo much. According to the photos this look like regular restaurant Mexican food. THE TASTE IS AMAZING The cheese enchiladas with beef topping are amazing! Check it out! read more

My wife and I have been coming here for nearly 20 years, since their location opened in McAllen. We love the puffy tacos and enchiladas since they use cheddar cheese, not American cheese. I had a very disappointing experience this past weekend. Google said they'd be open until 10, but I knew better. They said they'd be open until 9 when I called ahead before we left our house for the hour drive to verify that they'd be open when we got there (at 8:30pm on a Saturday). And when we got there at 8:35, they decided to close 1/2 an hour EARLIER, more than an hour and a half before their posted hours. I sure would've liked to leave a picture of the food, but oh well.... read more

This was a gem of a place. The salsa and chips a unique. I highly recommend the puffed tacos, unlike anything I've ever had and the price was good for the amount of food. read more

Caro's Restaurant - Puffed tacos - Mexican Near Me - Rio Grande City, Texas

One of the most perfect examples of Tex-Mex in the valley. And if you ask me one of the last of the original tex-mex locations around. From the incredibly cheesy enchiladas to the awesome puffy tacos and puffy chalupas (I'm not sure but I think these puffy tacos predate all the ones in San Antonio). I think this statement,while controversial, is true. Caro's has been around for over 50-60 years. In all that time the puffy tacos, puffed tostadas and puffy chalupas have been on the menu. Any how, back to my review. I will be upfront and let you all know I will be a tad biased in this review. You see I grew up eating at this place all my life. Having grown up in the area I remember going to Caro's on special occasions to celebrate birthdays or other milestones so nostalgia has tainted my view a bit. Onto to the food. I recommend two dishes to all those who visit. First the Chef's Special which has an enchilada, a chalupa and a puffy taco. It's a big enough plate to satisfy just about anyone. The enchilada is a cheese enchilada. Homemade enchilada sauce. Spicy, smoked cumin forward in taste and earthiness. Great sauce! The cheese that Caro's uses in their enchiladas is not your typical yellow American cheese. It's a cheddar cheese blend that melts perfectly and adds the nice cheddar flavor that compliments the sauce in a way regular American cheese can't. The puffy chalupa and puffy taco come in your choice of ground beef or shredded stewed chicken. I prefer the ground beef. It's not dried out ground beef. It is moist and flavorful. Again it's spiced with cumin, garlic and onion. The shredded chicken is in a very nice tomato based liquid. Either way you can't go wrong. You get to try a trifecta of flavors in one plate. The rice and beans are great. Charro beans especially are winners. Not the best charros you've ever heard but homemade and comforting. The way charro beams are supposed to be. The other dish I recommend is the Caro's Special #3. It has everything in the chef's special but adds an envuelto. An envuelto is basically an enchilada without the sauce and cheese. So not an enchilada lol. It's a filled corn tortilla(again beef or chicken) topped with lettuce and tomato and shredded cheese. You might say isn't that a taco. And you would be wrong. It's not a taco it's an envuelto. Get it. It's good. Don't be afraid to be disappointed. If you are disappointed then blame someone else because I don't care. Think that's a lot for you all to get started. I will say one negative about Caro's. Might get slammed for not disclosing it sooner but it's a true honest complaint. And it's a big one. Caro's is consistently inconsistent. Some days the food is superb and the quality and freshness is apparent. Other times you can tell that the food has been sitting out a touch too long. maybe i should actually give Caro's 3 stars maybe even 2 but i feel that on its good days it's one of the best, unique Tex-mex restaurants around. Those days merit 4 stars. read more

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Great service and delicious food item selections. Stopped by while heading to Mexico. Ordered an entrée which included steak, beans and rice. The frijoles charros was a great start. Everything was well prepared and tasty. The servers are on top of everything, ensuring an excellent dining experience. I have discovered a great restaurant to dine prior to heading to San Vicente Nuevo Leon, Mexico. read more

Miss. Complete miss!! Ordered double chalupa deluxe came with rice and salad. Lettuce was old, rice was crunchy and half cooked. Chalupa shells were the only good thing. Inside was a mess with pulled chicken with no flavor and cheese sauce (velveeta). Gagged a couple of times before I decided to stop trying to eat this mess. read more

Delisious food all around. Puffy tacos and the guac are best I have had. Great place to eat. read more

Caro's Restaurant - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Rio Grande City, Texas

Dude I've been going to this place ever since I was 3 and I hope that it continues to succeed.

This restaurant could be a 5 on my scale but with a few tweaks. Service was excellent and friendly. Our hot food came out of the kitchen faster than we expected. What I really did not like were the chips and salsa. The chips tasted like stale grocery store chips. The salsa was COLD. Plus it was a little spicy for my taste. Hubby and I got the Special of the day Mexican plate. It consisted a taco, enchilada, tostado, rice and beans. The unique taco had a puffy shell which was delicious and did not break like most shells do. The enchilada had a yummy amount of melted cheddar cheese. The tostado was not really a tostado but a puffy tortilla chip which tasted ok but not what I was expecting. With a drink this all cost $9.99. So change the chips and salsa and this rating becomes a 5. In the mean time we will try out some other restaurants in town whenever we pass through. BTW I am from Texas read more

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Excellent traditional Mexican cuisine with great service in a nice environment. The manager Gabriel was super friendly. I'd definitely come back. read more

Caro's is just ok, but just ok in a place where Mexican food thrives is not ... well, it's not great. I find their food to be extra greasy and the service is not one that impresses anyone. As a matter of fact, I find the staff to be quite rude. Their famous puffy tacos are famous for some reason unknown to me. Flavor is lacking and so is a desire to lure the customer back. read more

So delicious and great service. I'll definitely return whenever I'm in the area. Yummy puffy tacos, great beans, fair price. There's a reason this place has been open for nearly 80 years. read more

Caro's Restaurant - Puffy tacos like none other and the beans were so tasty! This gringo loved it. - Mexican Near Me - Rio Grande City, Texas

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Food was delicious. Ordered the Taco plate with 3 puffy tacos. Tacos were light with the right amount of crisp. Beef was excellent, great beans. Also had the enchilada on the side. Delicious. From California looking for authentic Mexican food with great success here. read more

It's good, not great Mexican food but good enough if you want to sit down in a cultural place and eat puffed tortillas.

Been going here since I was a kid, and my father since he was a kid. Absolutely always worth the 45 minute trip from McAllen.

Excellent service!! Several coworkers and I decided to stop here for lunch after an event and we have zero regrets!! Their puffy tacos were delicious but the best part was the excellent genuine service!! Thank you so much Caro's restaurant!! read more

I paid $19 for 3 steak tacos which weren't even on the menu. What restaurant doesn't have tacos de carne Asada, they also do not have pico de Gallo. You're a lot better finding a taco stand! read more

OH MY GAH!! Caro's!!! Caro's til this day will be remembered in my mind as the best food in the whole wide world....maybe it had something to do with the fact that my mom was a cook there lol, but still! The panchos here were to die for...they were little puffy chips with a special sauce on top of it. And the puffy tacos, which is what they became known for were out of this world. The puffy tortillas and chips were a secret family recipe. OH and for some reason, their chicken breasts were down right amazing! Even their chicken was better than everyone else's! haha I haven't been there in about 4 years, but every single time I came into town and dropped by to grab a bite, I was greeted personally by the owners and got an order of panchos on the house because they knew how much I loved them as a little girl. This place will always hold a special place in my heart. :) read more

Excellent food with wonderful puffy taco's with Guacamole. Their #4 with Rib eye and chicken is amazing. Only place to eat if your going through Rio Grande City. Seriously the only place other then fast food and poor shanty restaurants but this one is worth the stop. read more

A Rio Grande City establishment. Caro's is Tex-Mex, not deep south Mexican food. You do not go to Caro's for the service or white linens. You go for the puffy tostadas and puffy tacos. Although you get them with almost all entrees, I typically order extra puffy tostadas with guacamole. Yes, they are that good. And, I am yet to find them elsewhere. Therefore, I get my fill when I can. My usual entree is the Caro's Special No. 2. A puffy taco and a couple of cheese enchiladas. read more

A friend of mine recommended Caro's for their Mexican food, and especially the puffy tacos. I never heard of those. So I accompanied my friend one day and was surprised how delicious the puffy tacos were. We returned a second time soon after. Great Tex-Mex food, great service. I recommend Caro's to anyone driving through Rio Grande City. read more

Everything I imagined it would be. Puffy tacos are amazing worth the drive from Mcallen. Great service and sweet tea. This is the best texmex food hands down!!! read more

While the service was very good, the food was mediocre, at best. The refried beans were tasteless and the taco shells were greasy. I wouldn't visit again. read more

Working in the area and found this restaurant on Yelp. When we first pulled up I was a little hesitant to go inside as we were the only car in the parking lot. But I am very glad we decided to venture in. The young lady that waited on us was very nice and made great suggestions on what she would recommend for us to eat. I ordered the puffed chicken taco dinner (#1) and it was excellent. She had said people come from all over for the tacos and I understand why. We also had puffed chips with guacamole, never had these before, but can't wait to try them out again. Shortly after we arrived people started coming in, so by the time we left several tables had filled. Guess we were just early birds, hence the empty parking lot, but wasn't empty when we left. If you are in the area, check this place out...if I'm ever back in Rio Grande City I plan to eat here again. read more

It was more of a Tex Mex restaurant. They are really known for their puffed tacos which I really recommend.

Just real great food. Mexican at its best. Great service too. Puffy tortillas, very special. The Charo bean soup, given to all meals was a cup of perfection. Steaks are Angus. Really enjoyed it there. read more