My family and I had a wonderful experience at El Charro Mexican Grill in LaFollette, Tennessee! The food was fresh, delicious, and the service was outstanding. My wife, Brittany, ordered 6 soft chicken tacos, and she loved them. I ordered 4 chicken tacos and another order of 3 chicken tacos, and they were all seasoned perfectly and packed with flavor. We also got our son 3 beef tacos, and he really enjoyed them. We started with the complimentary chips and salsa, which were fresh and tasty. To drink, I had the Chamoy Margarita, and Brittany had the Blue Margarita--both were excellent and definitely worth trying. We finished our meal with the sopapillas for dessert, and they were the perfect sweet ending to a great dinner. A special thank you to our server, Nicole, who provided exceptional service. She was friendly, attentive, and always checked on us throughout our meal, making sure we had everything we needed, including keeping our water glasses refilled. Her excellent customer service made our visit even more enjoyable. If you're looking for great Mexican food, delicious margaritas, tasty desserts, and outstanding service in LaFollette, I highly recommend El Charro Mexican Grill. We'll definitely be back! read more

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Some of the best Mexican food ever. Very authentic and love the atmosphere and the staff.

Delicious food and a great atmosphere. The wait staff is kept busy and they always have a smile.

I thought chimichangas were supposed to come with white queso on them? Ordered to go and was disappointed when I got home and food was bland and not as expected. For the quality, Taco Bell might've been better. read more

Service was great, food was great, and the place was super clean. Always a friendly atmosphere here. Definitely make a trip here for some great Mexican food. read more

This place has the best food anywhere in the whole entire world i would 100% recommend. There Queso is SO GOOD! There atmosphere is amazing and the customer service is incredible. I would spend all my money there. You should really go to this place. Also, the bathrooms are very clean and you can tell they put in alot of work into there food and service. Sincerly, Grace. read more

Food and serves is always good here, the bathrooms are clean. We go here every time we're in town!

Just not authentic to us. Ok for some, better with in 20 minutes drive. So much of the menu ends up tasting the same, makes us wonder. Others love it, so its good to see the building not empty again. read more

Go there pretty regularly. We like the look and feel of the place. Please note: If you order alcohol they will give you "lime" if you just want to get water with lime (no matter what you spend on food) they will refuse limes. But weird when your food comes they will give you tons of limes. Not sure where the disconnect is. We have almost brought our own limes to hand out throughout the whole restaurant. It's quite the quirky lime deal. We will continue to feast there until something better comes to Campbell County but do hope they loosen up with the lines cuz right now it's lime "lame sauce" read more

If I could rate this place 0 stars, I would. During our dinner here, we found THREE hairs in separate meal items. I would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

had some mexican burgers and a pitcher of margaritas with my best friend last week and the burgers were awesome!

My husband and I are new to the area so we were driving around when we decided to stop for a late lunch (2:00). We did a Yelp search and saw that this place 4 stars so we stopped. Outside it looks like an old Sonic. We went in and were greeted by a friendly server, who sat us right away. She took our drink order right away (we both order tea) and returned with them plus chips & salsa. The chips were warm and not greasy at all. The salsa was tasty with a nice kick. I ordered the lunch tostaguac and my husband ordered the lunch pollo loco. Both meals came with refried beans and rice. My tostaguac was excellent! The tortilla was nice and crunchy and the toppings were very tasty. My husband said his was excellent as well. We both said at the same time- "great choice!". The place had pretty decor and was very clean. We highly recommend you give this place a try if you're looking for a wonderful Mexican meal! read more

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We have a favorite Mexican restaurant in our town and my son's favorite dish is the Pollo Fondido. El Charro's Pollo Fondido is better! Their salsa is also super yummy. Lots of flavor with a little kick in it. My wife's favorite part of the meal was their margaritas. I'm not a huge margarita drinker but I ordered one also after I tasted hers. We will be back to eat here whenever we come back to Norris. read more

My teenage Grandson's favorite restaurant i. LaFollette. Great portions of good food, great service, and reasonable price in a small cantina style restaurant with a "family" feel. read more

Absolutely worst Mexican Food I have ever eaten- staff rude and argumentative. Shredded beef is just poor quality ground beef. Requested no onions and onions were on everything. Waste of money. Gross read more

El Charro is a fantastic spot for delicious Mexican food! The dishes are packed with flavor, the ingredients are always fresh, and the fajitas are unbeatable. Friendly service and a cozy atmosphere make it a must-visit. Highly recommend! read more

We are in the area on vacation and decided to try this restaurant. The food was excellent - I had chicken fajitas and my husband had a chicken chimichanga. My chicken may have been just a slight touch on a few pieces, but still great flavor. Salsa and chips were fresh and tasted great. Our waiter was extremely nice and on the ball. Main eating areas of restaurant appeared clean, which is a plus. The only complaint would be before we left, we stopped at their ice cream counter and ordered a milkshake for each of. I took all of three sips and my husband took one of his and we just couldn't drink them. The chemical that they leave the scoop in permeated the ice cream A total waste of $14. Other than that, great restaurant! read more

Delicious ultimate molcajetes. Every once in a while I miss San Diego and hearing Spanish, this place gave me a piece of home. Nopales (cactus), fried cheese, steak, carnitas, chicken, and shrimp, with entire onions and jalapeños. Rice and beans were good. Chips were good, salsa was mild and horchatas are super sweet, but I think that's what people like around here. Margaritas were great, you can definitely taste the tequila. read more

El Charro Mexican Grill - Mil sheets and horchatas to go at home - Mexican Near Me - La Follette, Tennessee

I haven't ate there in a while but the last time I was there service was slow. We waited forever to receive drinks and ended up walking out before we even ordered because 30 minutes had went by without our order being taken. Maybe they have gotten better since then. read more

My granddaughter recommended this place, serving sizes are huge, food is very good, prices are very reasonable. Love the atmosphere..

To avoid the same old drive thru BS, We placed a carry out order at El Charro today. I can't say that much has changed from my first review. I still wasn't blown away by the chips and salsa. What did seem to change was portion size. I ordered Fajitas Acapulco and was surprised by how much was there. This turned into to two meals for me. Not sure if it was just the dish, maybe it was because it was carry out, maybe El Charro is more generous. No matter the reason, I stand behind my first review but they have improved in at least one aspect. El Charro is worth a try. read more

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Another wonderful dinner with great service. Love the new amigos and outside patio. We go almost weekly and have never been disappointed.

Tried this place for the first time last week and were really happy with it. It looks like a hole in the wall on the outside (may be used to be a Sonic?), but was very clean with great service. The margaritas were yummy and huge, and all 4 of us liked our dinner choices. Husband and son shared the fried ice cream (fought over it is the better phrase) and said it was really good as well. Will definitely be back! read more

It's good food & nice size portions. Service has always been friendly and fast. Even when busy, the servers take good care of you. Reasonably priced. read more

Had a great lunch , chips and salsa with casso cheese and the Grande Shrimp Fajitas are very good . Service was great .

Just moved to the area and was so happy to have found a great Mexican restaurant!!! Loved everything about it!! Still haven't tried a margarita ..... not sure why!? I better get back there soon! read more

What impressed me with El Charro is the quality of the food. I had the mocajete; my wife had teriyaki chicken. Both dishes were fantastic!! And my mocajete not only had beef, chicken and shrimp- to my surprise it had cactus too - a surprising treat. And a big fat jalapeño in a tasty broth. The margaritas were stellar. Inexpensive, and not a 'Mix' taste. And a healthy tequila pour! My favorite meals are usually Mexican and Thai. This Mexican restaurant- whenever I'm back in northern TN - will be a definite stop again! Service was great! read more

the food was just meh. not the best. the service was good, took forever to get a refill.

Stopped here based on previous reviews, and glad I did. Tried the special on the board which was steak tips with rice. Chips and salsa on point, steak had great flavor and good sized plate. Washed it down with a house marg on the rocks. Good drink as well with some alcohol in it. Overall great meal, better than the other restaurant in town from what I remember. Will return! read more

Fair Mexican food but horrible service! Because we were a table of 10, we heard the waiters refusing to take us because we were a larger group. Then the waitress was rude to several members of our party and the service was unsatisfactory! read more

Love the food! the cheese dip is amazing as is the arroz con pollo. I have tried this dish at other Mexican restaurants but none is as good as El Charro. Very clean with good service as well. read more

Used to be decent, but not so much now. Asked about a menu item due to an allergy and was told that would not be in there. Food arrived and didn't even get a bite due to the allergen being in what would have been the first bite. Didn't want them to try and remake because of inability to get it right the first time. Asst manager could have cared less when I brought the issue up. If possible deserves zero star rating. Should have ate it and sued when I had a reaction. read more

Great carnitas great service! Little gem in la Follette Tennessee. Can't wait to try the margaritas

I read the reviews and was impressed so we stopped in to try it! The salsa was really good and chips were warm and not greasy! All of our food had great flavor and prepared well! read more

Everybody has been very helpful; this is my first time going during our Halloween vacation and I brought a group of friends. Food was very good and the waiter name Austin was very very helpful. Highly recommend everyone to go check it out. read more

Excellent food & service// IMO blows the only other mexican restaurant in town away! Love the Taco's!!! Incredible desserts #Oh & bathroom is Always clean! read more

waitress was rude. didn't hear her ask for my drink and she said "hello???" and also when i asked for a corn tortilla with guacamole she said "why?" "for what?" everything tasted frozen like something i could buy at the grocery store it was really not good read more

Wow! We have driven by many times, The bright lights turned me off. Boy were we wrong. Solid food great service and CLEAN!! Full bar with margaritas which is a must with chips! Recommend the bean and cheese dip. Arroz Con Mariscos has loft shrimp and scallops and cooked perfectly. We will be back! Best in LaFollette! read more