5/5 all the way around! Muchísimas gracias al equipo del restaurante de Don Carlos! I came to St Louis April 18-20 to visit a friend and came here as our first stop. Needless to say, I came back every day on all three days of my trip there. The portion size is NOT something you can find in Virginia for $4, the flavor was amazing and juicy. The staff was friendly, on my last day there, the older gentleman who took my order forgot to charge me for my Jarrito. I offered to pay but he said it was okay so I just gave what it was then some as their tip. PLEASE support this local business! As a visitor, I can definitely say this would be somewhere I come back again on my next visit! I love the street feel, it's not your typical restaurant. It's on the side of a Hispanic market but the vibes of the community it represents is THERE y presente! Check them out. read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - Taco de lengua, asada - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

This place hit! I'm actually glad that the place we were looking for was closed. These tacos were delicious. The torta was so good. The staff was friendly. If you're looking for a good taco place go where the Latinos are at. This place is Mexican mom approved. The green salsa is fire. When we got there the line was long but it moves quickly. This place is super casual. read more

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Great patio, great tacos! Heated during the winter. Great to go option for street tacos and kind employees. Priced very reasonably!

Great food at affordable prices. Simple menu but the flavor is great! It has a great patio for warmer weather but is insulated when colder.

Don Carlos provides fantastic service and mouthwatering food. The traditional setting brings back memories of my recent trip to Mexico. The lengua and al pastor tacos were especially delicious. Can't wait to return soon! read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Visiting from out of town and I cannot believe I found this gem of a restaurant. I am Mexican and I'm always searching for a good authentic taco stand. This is a small taco restaurant that serves tacos like they do in Mexico (if you know you know.) I ordered 2 asada tacos and 1 carnitas. Service was fast and the tacos were 10/10. My favorite part of my tacos was the meat and the spicy red salsa cannot wait to come back already. read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I absolutely love the tacos from here! Always delicious! Super authentic, however the margarita was very sour I was not a fan. read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - Tripa tacos and a margarita - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Don Carlos recently re-opened after being closed. They have true Pastor from a vertical spit with a pineapple on top. Sweet and savory. I tried tacos Al pastor and asada. Both were great. The orange salsa is a great medium- not too spicy, not too mild. $3-4 per taco and great service from a waitress and friendly staff overall. They are located inside a covered patio next to a general store. Looks like the patio would be more open in the summer. Current hours: Sat-Sun only, 1030am - 8pm. Supposed to move to full hours in spring. I usually get tacos across the street from the restaurant connected to the grocery store but these were just as good if not better. They sell beers, unsure if they have liquor or margaritas. They said to spread the word they are back open, so here is the word: go give them a try! read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - 2 Al Pastor (right) and 1 Asada (left) - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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Been there and ate there, now I can mark Don Carlos Restaurant off my Cherokee Street Bucket List. Like Christian K. I am going to meet Don half way on a good rating. Rarely do I forget what I ate at a restaurant, but this visit I had to review my pictures to refresh my memory. So glad I am a true Yelper and photograph all the food I eat out. I remembered the Margarita, Chips & Salsa, Guacamole and Flan, but could not recall my entree. Guess I wasn't that impressed. We started out with regular Margarita's that did not skimp on the booze. I enjoyed the extremely coarse salt on the rim of my, "no salt" request. Seriously, I did like how they salted their rim. It was not the typical bar salt. The chips here are not impressive, but the two salsas they serve with them makes up their lackluster. I favored the Smokey Chipolte over the Chili Arbol Salsa. We also had a side order of Guacamole which was huge. It had a unusual flavor that I could not pinpoint, but I think that may have been its winning vice. The entree that I blocked out of my mind, was two tacos and a side of refried beans. I enjoyed a Chicken and Barbacoa Taco. Unlike George O., the Barbacoa did not blow my knickers off. It was good, but I favored my Chicken and wished I had tried the fish when I realized they grilled their fish. Grilled is so much better then fried. We shared a slice of Flan for dessert and it would have their Abuelita rolling over in her grave knowing how they butchered an old family recipe. The service was a tad on the slow side, but the Señorita was working the entire sidewalk cafe alone and was doing The Hustle the best she could. We shop at Carniceria Latinos Americana, so I know we'll be back to enjoy another Margarita and something else on their menu. read more

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The food was amazing and great priced. The margaritas not so much... Margaritas lacked flavor and for $11 I'd expect better for the small cup we received. read more

They don't know how to charge. we ordered 19 tacos and we got 15. They charged us $110 when it was supposed to be $100. they charged us for the tacos they didn't even give us and the customer service was terrible. I would never come here again read more

Where do you go when America shuts down to remember its soldiers, past and present.. little Mexico of course! One of the few areas in town that restaurants (besides fast food) stay open on this day is Cherokee Street, and to celebrate I went there and ate tacos for America. We sat in the shade underneath that black awning covered patio, as there is little room to sit inside, and after peering in there I didn't get the sense I wanted to enter any way. Other people celebrating around us included a blond threesome of girls with giant margaritas for America, a couple eating Fajitas for America, and a table of thugs, just representin' for America. As is natural in little Mexico, the tacos were authentic. Just like I've had them when I lived in Chicago. It's a nice change of pace after sticking to Chimi's and the like for so long. Finally a real taco, right? The price was also right, only like $1.40 or something for a taco..cheap enough to tempt me into trying la lengua tacos..but I chickened out literally, and got two pollo tacos. The salsa was also nice and fresh, much better than at other places in town. My friend got the combination fajitas..with rice, beans and lettuce for something like 5 bucks. I don't know if I'd get the combo since some of the meat looked and tasted like it could be tripe or lengua, but maybe that was just my authentic mexican meat fear influencing me. The margaritas were also better tasting than Chimi's. These ritas had a little more lime taste to them, less sour mixer. If you ever find yourself searching for food on a random warm holiday, try Don Carlos for some real tacos for America. I can't say this is the best taco joint on Cherokee since it was my first one, but it didn't disappoint. read more

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I'm going to meet this place half way to a good rating. I hate to admit this, but I don't like Cherokee Street. I know what some of you might be thinking, but it's just not my cup of tea. Send me your hate mail. Drop me as a Facebook/Yelp friend, but I just can't spend more than a little while wandering this street. Last night was our first time trying out some Mexican food on Cherokee Street. My pop gave me a gift certificate for Don Carlos, and we didn't waste any time using it. My wife loves Mexican, but I'm just not a beans and rice kind of guy. We were both pretty weak on our orders: a couple of Modelos and three soft tacos each. For me, the true measure of a Mexican restaurant is how they prepare the meat. The ground beef and chicken definitely had some quality flavor, well seasoned, and the pork and onions were super spicey, so much so that I couldn't finish it. I can be a little light on the spicey side. Still they had me pretty satisfied. Therefore, the food is not the problem. And the price for that matter. Also, up until the end, we dug the patio. However, about halfway through our meal, a truck with three shirtless Hispanic guys pulled up just on the other side of the gating, blasting their music for several minutes before getting out. Then they put on some wifebeaters and sat at the table next to us and continued to play their music loudly on a cellphone. The waitress said nothing, and we were left in silence for the great remainder of our meal. I'm all about a little culture and experiencing new things, but more than anything, I just want to relax when I'm having a few drinks and a good meal. Is that too much to ask? read more

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It was nice out but rain was in the forecast... so we decided to grab a bit under the covered patio at Don Carlos. We ordered the Molcajete... a huge bowl of grilled meats, shrimp, and cactus. Super fragrant and good. I also tried a tripe and legua taco. Both tacos were just ok. But both had a wierd mineral taste. Ok... the bad. Our server sucked. She was nice when around, but was forgetful and gone for extended periods. And then the rain came. We thought we picked a good option, being fully covered by the safety of a covered patio. But I don't know what material was used... because it was raining just as hard inside as outside. And right into the food. We immediatly asked for boxes... but it took a while before she was back. Our food was ruined & my clothes wet. Not a fun experience. read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Update July 2014: I'm taking away a star Don Carlos for service...this is twice in a row my party's order was flawed. You're slipping lately... Original reiew:It's ALL good! If you like great mex food, go here. If you like americanized mex food...stay away. This is a great spot. read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - Fajitas Don Carlos! - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Dropped off UMSL here for a field trip I walked in place it appeared to be clean! But I went to the Restroom... 1. No hand soap 2. Commode nasty 3. Floor sticky 4. Toilet ready to Overflow on the floor .. Came out told Mananger she looks at Cook to take care of it Me & my party exited read more

Only open on Saturdays and Sundays. This restaurant is on a corner on Cherokee Street. By no means glamorous. The dining is outdoor with a view of the street. But the food is amazing. It is grilled on a cart outside the general store. This is authentic Mexican food with a focused menu of tortas, tacos and quesadillas. I didn't see the other items that reviewers say that they ordered. This was our first time here. I had a lengua and a chorizo taco and an horchata. Served with lime slices, cucumber, radish, cilantro and a homemade green sauce. All great. As hungry as I was,I probably still could have survived on just one of the tacos. They are more filling than they look. We had to sit in front of the speaker, but they turned the volume down when we asked. So good service too. Would for sure drop in again for a quick bite. read more

Walking up to Don Carlos is a little confusing since this small Mexican grocery/restaurant doesn't have the name posted outside. Instead, they fly a banner that says "Carniceria Latino Americana" over the entrance. Located on Cherokee Street across from La Vallesana, one of the areas most popular tacquerias, this small Mexican grocery has a tiny diner style restaurant and carniceria in the rear and a very nice (heated) tented patio on the side of the building. They offer a menu of authentic Mexican food. The tacos are priced a tad lower than La Vallesana ($1.59 ea) and the flavor is comparable. I always opt for the el pastor (pork, cilantro, onion, pineapple) on soft corn tortilla. In addition to full Mexican breakfast menu, tortas, menudo (on Sundays) and other authentic items that you can find anywhere on the street, they also carry a host of Mexican stews and other items that you can check out in the glass case in the rear of the store before ordering. El-yummy!! Check out the patio. It's pretty nice and the waitstaff are too. read more

I've been going to Don Carlos for the past 8 years, and it's always been at the top of my list for Mexican food. However, I had not been in a while until I decided to go back recently. After my first time back in probably a year, I realized exactly why I had considered this as one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. They have some of the best tongue tacos in town, and also have a great "steamed beef" taco, which is equally fantastic. One thing that Don Carlos does better than anybody else in St. Louis though is their roasted chiles. They know exactly how long to cook them, so that they aren't burnt but they also aren't too raw on the inside. And for dessert, be sure to try their sopapillas. They are essentially like a Mexican beignet, and they are topped with powdered sugar. Also, on occasion they have a mariachi band, which only adds to the authenticity of what is already one of the best Mexican restaurants in the state. read more

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Don Carlos is my favorite Mexican restaurant on Cherokee ST. Authentic and tastes like home. Great Salsa Verde Tortas are on point and huge The burritos are delicious and can feed a family of 4 unless you're hungry then you will be full for days to come. Great patio, great people watching and great owner. Very amicable Authentic And generous. If you can't decide where or what to eat. Give this great restaurant a try. read more

In a street filled with taquerias, Don Carlos handily holds its own. It's a restaurant run out of the side of Carniceria Latinoamericana with both a smaller indoor counter and a larger outdoor patio area with a TV. I tend to make a point of trying out a taqueria's torta milanesa (sandwich with fried thin pork cutlet, mayo, lettuce, onion, jalapeño, and avocado on a large bolillo roll), and this is one of the best ones that I've had in this city. I recently also tried chilaquiles here for the first time -- Don Carlos is one of a scant few Mexican restaurants here that actually offer them. Chilaquiles are something like an actually authentic-to-Mexico version of nachos, a pile of tortilla chips mixed with cheese and sauce, usually served for breakfast (they're supposed to be a killer hangover cure, not that it came into play for my meal). I got the version with pork for a bit more, and found them flavorful and infinitely satisfying. The included sides of salad, rice, and beans were also notably good versus what you'd find elsewhere. Their chilaquiles certainly would hold their own versus your average slinger, that's for sure. read more

Definitely worth a check-out. The newly-built outdoor seating is great for enjoying the hum of Cherokee in the better months. During the Winter, they've got it sealed and heated so you can enjoy the outdoor feel without the chill! Gotta tries: the chicken combo plates are the house specialty. The menudo is also deee-liiiish. Locally-owned, authentic, and personable. The owners, Carlos and Rosalba Dominguez are usually around and ready to greet you with a smile! The servers are generally super-nice and accommodating. read more

I was excited to visit this place given the good reviews. However, it's possible being from the southwest I have high standards when it comes to my heritages foods. The Margaritas were okay but had a tad more sweet and sour taste but wasn't the end of the world. I've had better but whatever. The biggest reason for my rating was the service. I ordered the asada tacos which were good the meat was a bit on the salty side but not enough for me to not want to eat them. My friend ordered a bean and cheese burrito meal which included burrito, rice, beans and a salad. His food came out and I immediately wanted to try the beans. You will have a customer for life if you have good homemade refried beans. I tried them once the plate was put down and surprised they were cold. The rice was too and my friend stated center of the burrito was cold as well. I brought the food temp to the attention of the waitress. The conversation went as followed: Me: I wanted to let you know the sides and burrito are cold. Waitress: okay Me: Also I noticed you charged us 4.00 for the guacamole in his burrito but you didn't bring the salad and he didn't order a meat with it. Waitress: yeah, a salad should have been included. Me: Me: okay, maybe give feedback to the owners then? Waitress: ok Maybe I'm a high maintenance and difficult customer but an offer to correct the mistake or even an apology would have sent me on my way happier but neither was offered. Understandably we all have off days but considering we were 2 of 6 customers in the place makes it difficult to excuse the service. Maybe one day I'll be starving and willing to give it another chance...maybe. read more

So Don Carlos (carniceria latino americano) got a little facelift not too long ago, and set itself up as a little sidewalk bistro of sorts. With La Neveria across the street going under construction, this place has been relatively busy the last couple times I've been. Tacos are good and pretty cheap ($1.60), they have the usual staples of asada/carnitas/lengua that I usually get, and I like their shrimp tacos-even though it was a touch overcooked (ask for shrimp as it isn't explicitly on the menu), but went well with a bottle of bohemia. Salsa here is not a strong point, but the guacamole is good. The carnitas torta was pretty damn tasty, although I think it's just slightly better across the street at Neveria. And the mariachi (on Saturdays) was pleasant to have. My next mission is to get some more of their seafood, i have a sneaking suspicion that it's their specialty. All in all, a nice spot to grab some tacos and have a beer. Food wasn't quite as good as some of the other spots, but still very satisfying. 3.5. read more

I have to preface this review by saying I ate at this restaurant in the last moments of IndiHop this year so my appetite was a little, shall we say, clouded in hops. Let's start with the bad. First, since it was IndiHop, they were really, really busy. The service suffered a little bit. Not on my end, but unfortunately for two people at my table. A friend we were with asked for a menu item without cheese. When it came, it was drenched in cheese. We had to ask our waitress a good 20 minutes after the rest of us got our food, where my husband's food was. It was another 20 minutes before he got it. Now the good: The food was AAAAMAZING. Seriously so good. I am dreaming about it right now. Overall, I want to return but go when it is not so busy and I can get my food at the same time as my fellow dinner companions. read more

The large margaritas are like fish bowls only 8 bucks! Very tasty Mexican food with a heated patio connected to a Mexican Grocery store. The taste was authentic and service was friendly. Try the Mujete (I am NOT spelling this correctly)...but it's a cast iron bowl of delicious mixture of meats, shrimp, veggies, and cactus all cooked together and served with tortillas on the side. Order to share. We got the regular one for three abd left satiated! Yummy Margs too. read more

I hate to write a review on a one time dining experience. I want to see if there's a trend in the food and service, so I've waited until we've been here a couple of times. This restaurant is in a little latin-american grocery store, an adjunct to the meat department. It definitely would be categorized as a "hole in the wall" kind of place, but a really really authentic Mexican great "hole in the wall." Like with all such places you have to know what to order. So here's my list of great bites from Don Carlos: 1) Carnitas Platillos (roasted pork plate). So the context is that I love pork and I especially love lechon (the Filipino version of this dish), and carnitas (as done in Mexico). And this version is THE best carnitas I've ever had. Hands down. I've eaten this in California and Texas and a lot of places in between and this is just amazing. Yes, it's fatty and greasy, but you know, it's supposed to be that way. You can't eat this every day, but every now and then ... indulge. It may not appear on the menu, but just ask for it. 2) Lengua Tacos (tongue street tacos). This was only my second tongue taco in my many years of eating Mexican street food, but my husband loves lengua and he pronounced it the best that he had ever had, ever. It's the classic street version -- two corn tortillas (great as well btw) filled with a big portion of melt in your mouth, slow simmered lengua, and topped with onions and cilantro. Perfect food. 3) Agua Frescas (fresh fruit beverage). I've now had the cantalope, mango, and horchata (rice milk with cinnamony flavor (kind of like "red hots" candy)). Cantalope and mango were excellent, horchata is better at La Monarcha (Olive at 170). 4) Crema (sour cream). It's not sparkling white, it's not solid like a "dollop of Daisy". It's off white, like it's made from fresh whole milk with a very high butterfat content. It's oozy, creamy, and LUSCIOUS. 5) GREAT corn tortillas (seem like homemade to me, like this little place in the mission district of San Francisco) and really good tortilla chips and salsas. 6) The Mexican rice is exceptional, but I don't like their refried beans. Always too runny for me, as I like my beans a little drier, with more granularity and heft to them. Next time I'll have a "double rice, no beans" on my plate, combo. They have much of this available on a steam table to go, btw. And they have Mexican breakfast here too. I've got to get over there for breakfast some weekend. And menudo then too. So much food to try, too little time. And the servers are really nice and work hard. Give them a break. They have a counter inside where you can eat, but outside on the sidewalk is great for watching this little bit of Latin America in St. Louis and it's all open air in the warmer times and heated when it needs to be heated. read more

Banana Chimichanga... Good, but not great. Although I still ate the whole thing! It was our third stop in the area, so I didn't eat much. Fresh Salsa was awesome!!!!!!! read more

I'll preface the negatives of this review as being related to vegetarian offerings. Stopped in on a Thursday evening and sat on the patio, which was nice. They brought out 2 different kinds of salsa & both were really good, but I liked the smoky/chipotle one the best. For dinner, I tried to order the Chile Relleno, which was the only veg item on the dinner menu, although they did have chilaquiles on the breakfast side, but they were out. I asked if they could make a vegetarian burrito and substitute grilled veggies for the meat. The waitress said no, they don't have veggies, but allot of vegetarians ask the same thing. She said the only thing they could make was a bean burrito with lettuce. Here's what's strange - they are attached to a grocery store, so how could they not have veggies? Also, unless I'm remembering wrong, this same place catered a Yelp Elite event an Nebula a few years back and I'm pretty positive they made a veggie burrito, that was really yummy. Normally Mexican is a no brainer for having veggie options, burrito, quesadilla, nacho's - so this was disappointing. Since the bean burrito with lettuce did not sound appealing, I didn't order, but otherwise the waitress was nice and the salsa good. I would go back as long as they were not out of the relleno. read more

Perhaps I just stopped in at the wrong time of day (nearly 30 minutes prior to closing), but I was very underwhelmed by the food and service present. From the outside, the place does present charm and the patio cafe features a nice flat screen television for viewing. When you enter the restaurant side of the joint, after walking through the convenience store part, you come face to face with a glass container with chafing dishes of food that has been under heat lamps for an indeterminate period of time. That should have been my first warning. Trying to play it safe, I ordered the Carne Asade and a Pacifico. While waiting the waitress did bring fresh made salsa that did have fresh cilantro chopped in it. There was some kick but not enough that would instantly make you order a second beer to cool it off. When the food did come, I dug in. The carne (beef) was under-seasoned and overcooked to a very well done temperature. I practically had to saw through it with the knife provided. The spanish rice tasted like an overdone microwave oven brand that had no flavor at all. The refried beans were not that bad and the portions, overall, would have been satisfying if the quality had not been abysmal. My waitress did not come back to check on me and I had to go inside to request a second drink. The bright spot of the meal was the corn tortillas that made the carne asada somewhat tolerable. All in all, I wish I had gone through the drive through at Taco Bell. read more

WOW. This place just leaped to the top of my Best Of Cherokee Street list that I still need to make. It's not a huge place but with great weather yesterday I wanted to eat on a patio, I was shopping nearby and I decided to go with the new place over my old favorites. A+ decision. I went with the pork enchiladas and was not disappointed until I got a bite of my husband's steak burrito. Oh dear lord, between the cheese sauce and the giant size I think we both could have split the thing and have been happy. Back to my dish though, the pork was fantastic with some heat shining through. I was feeling pretty good after eating my food and a second bite of my husband's burrito and pretty full and then it happened. They brought out some fajitas Don Carlos to one of the other tables. The smell alone suddenly made me hungry again and I had yet another moment of regret. Thankfully I live close so I can come back and try every item on the menu. read more

This place rocks. They have recently added the awning outside, complete with tv, sound system, and decent seating. In the winter they'll heat it, as it was when I was here earlier in the year (January) which makes for a nice dining experience. The tripe soup, which I didn't order but my boyfriend did, was delicious and simple. The soft tacos are great. The burritos are honkers, so don't fill up on the chips! Sit inside for the taqueria diner experience. AND the chips are handfried! read more

Really torn between 3 and 4 stars. Food was good. Unfortunately, the service brought me back to 3. Split the Molcajete with a friend...honestly the large could have served 3 average size plates. Good but not amazing. Fresh salsa is smoky and spicy and delicious! Also the queso dip was very good...better than your average Mexican restaurant. But served in a styrofoam cup? WTF? Anyway, it was nice to hit this place on a weekday night when it was cold out and the heated tent was adequate. The server alternated between really helpful and chatty to completely ignoring our end of the restaurant for extended periods of time. I think the worst was when our platter came out and the tortillas never followed! So we stared at it for a while then began eating with our chips. I eventually walked inside to ask, saw a container of tortillas sitting there...but she said they would be right out. Several minutes later they arrived. I think I will try another place on Cherokee St. before I head back here... read more

What food! What service! What experience! Every time I visit I have to get a taco. 1.25 for a steak taco, topped with freshly diced onion and cilantro, folded perfectly within two delicate corn tacos...it is almost unfair to be so happy with such a small tab. Not to mention the delicious, refreshing pineapple water, the amazing burritos, the tostados with pork and onion...I could go on and on! I have been many times and cannot wait to back, again and again. Not to mention -- this is best taqueria service I have ever experienced! I am literally laughing with my server every time I visit. They have an all star staff to match their (for lack of a better term) authentic and amazing food. I am not always a Mexican food-eater, but this place has my attention every time I seek out the fresh, amazing flavors of cilantro, cumin, and mmm, mmm, fresh onion. Visit them again and again and you will never be disappointed! Also, visit the grocery store and take home such yummy goodies for your leisurely enjoyment! read more

Very, very good. Yes the wait staff isn't the greatest, but where else can you sit next to the cook station and watch her work and argue with the meat-cutter guy in Spanish? And watch Spanish TV as well? They could use a little work with the serving glasses (small and plastic) and speed up the refills. My wife is a Latina and loves this place. And there are usually local mexican dudes eating here which says a lot. Very good food and interesting atmosphere. You can also pick up some mex groceries on your way out. read more

Staff was very kind. Offered me hot sauce and a bag. And the hot sauce and food was phenomenal.

I have now dined in a few times and ordered out for an event I was hosting and I have yet to have anything but great service and food at Don Carlos. If your on a lunch date and want to get filled up for under $5 a piece their chimichanga is HUGE so its great split between two people. I'm not sure what they do differently with their rice but it is some of the best rice I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant. Like I had said before, I've also put in a large order recently for an event I was hosting. They had by far the best pricing(compared to a couple of other similar restaurants I had called), were extremely helpful when deciding what exactly to order and when I got there to pick my order up, they had it ready on time and had thrown in a tone of complimentary dips and condiments! They are also a small grocery store which I like. Don Carlos is serving great food at an even better price and I will most definitely be back!!! read more

AMAZING!!!!! I love Mexican food and this place does it right. I went with a friend who ordered the fried tilapia and they actually gave him the whole tilapia (with head and tail). I tried it and it was fantastic, probably some of the best fried WHOLE fish I've had in a while. Me on the other hand ordered the marinated steak with rice and beans. I got to say it was not only some of the best Mexican steak I've had but also some of the best overall grilled steak that I have ever had. Not only were the meats good here but the beans and rice were top notch. The tortillas that they give you are pipin' hot and that's the way I like them :) This restaurant is a must try and the outdoor patio creates an atmosphere that feels like you truly are in the Mexican villa having a great and authentic Mexican dinner. read more

We have eaten at a lot of restaurants on Cherokee and this is by far the best Mexican food! Our server was great really nice and attentive. read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - a plate of food being cooked - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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We're new to STL and having come from the west coast love good Mexican food. So when we found the local Hispanic neighborhood and this place, we had to try it. This place does not disappoint and serves up great portions. It's also a good sign when you have Hispanic families dining in. Anyways, I'm adding pictures of their menu so that folks can take advantage of just calling in their orders for pickup. read more

Don Carlos Restaurant - The Don Carlos menu. - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri