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    El Palenque Mexican Restaurant

    3.8 (13 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Salad, Soup
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Sheila M.

    Stopped here for lunch while my son was at a soccer camp at Wingate. Came in because reviews were good and the Tropical Salad with shrimp sounded like a perfect lunch on a hot day. I was right, the salad was delicious. Shrimp were cooked well with a lot of flavor and salad had fresh mango, cucumbers and avocado with light dressing. I also tried the guacamole and it would have been great but someone got a little carried away with the salt shaker. I ordered their Paloma to drink and it was very refreshing! All the severs were attentive and friendly.

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    2 years ago

    Amazing restaurant. They so kind and cheap prices. Service was amazing. Most definitely coming back.

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    5 years ago

    Bad experience. Food looked nice, tasted terrible. Also expensive!! Paid $15 for 3 tacos???? Ran by teenagers with no management.

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    4 years ago

    Amazing food and great service. They are super easy to call and have the order ready within 15 minutes.

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    Blakes Half Baked - For The Birds

    Blakes Half Baked

    4.7(19 reviews)
    61.6 mi

    When Blake's first opened in Asheboro, we were so happy to find another small business to support…read more We are both gluten and dairy intolerant, and Blake's has a GF seasoned bread that is delicious. I always order the fluffy on GF with no cheese, and he always orders the Italian on GF with no cheese. There is cross contamination, so if you are celiac, you can ask them to change gloves, use a clean knife, and keep your sandwich away from the others. We have almost never received the correct order without cheese the first time, but they don't make a fuss when asked to remake the sandwiches, and they are very apologetic. These sandwiches are generous with the meat and other fillings, and the pizza-crust-as-bread works so well. We also get their delicious potato salad with our sandwiches. The seating area is not huge, maybe ten tables, but we've never had to wait for one, and we often take our order to go. The restaurant is clean, and parking is fairly convenient. Even with the issue of having to remake sandwiches, I still rate Blake's a solid five star. It's consistently delicious, and I like supporting a small business in my home community.

    I Was craving a sandwich and this hit every craving! Went with "For The Birds" whole and it was a…read morebig portion for a sandwich. Absolutely amazing taste. Also the house salad with ranch was delicious! Very Friendly staff and a nice vibe. Highly recommend this place.

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    Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant - Our lovely sushi man :D

    Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant

    3.4(98 reviews)
    6.3 mi
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    All you can eat
    Vegetarian friendly

    Got there around 11:30. My kids were hungry so I thought we could sit and let them eat while we…read morewaited for 2 other people from our family. That wasn't the case. Every member of your party has to be there before you can be seated, no matter how dead or busy it was. They were not busy at all at the time we arrived and still sat down straight away when the rest of the family got there at 12:15. The food was good. The all you can eat is worth it if you can eat 2 sushi rolls minimum, plus appetizers and hibachi included, but they charge per entree that you do not finish and rolls as well. So if you do unlimited make sure you eat what you can. The table we sat at was small and all the tables looked a little small but the booths look very spacious. The restaurant had the lights dimmed and the bathrooms were clean for how old the building is. Taste: Average, nothing special. Exactly what you would expect. Service: Very friendly and attentive, no complaints minus not being able to be seated without whole party. Cleanliness: Good for what it is. Overall: Good place to bring the family if they like hibachi and sushi. If I were in the area, I would stop again.

    First time visit. We had about a 10minute wait, it was around 7:00pm on a Saturday night. It's a…read moresimple restaurant with tables and booths. Our server was very nice and attentive. You order by filling out an order form. If you order 3 items you fall under the unlimited and can order more later using the same order form I had spring rolls, chicken fried rice and cucumber roll. Everything was delicious and arrived to our table quickly.

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    Spiro's Hilltop Fish Fare & Steakhouse - Half BLT sandwich and side Caesar salad combo, $10.99

    Spiro's Hilltop Fish Fare & Steakhouse

    3.3(139 reviews)
    3.4 mi
    $$

    Delicious! Always enjoy trying different entrees! The…read morestuffed salmon is absolutely amazing! Enjoy my meal each time.

    1 Star My family has…read morebeen coming to Hilltop Restaurant for years. In fact, it was my father's favorite restaurant and a place where we shared countless meals together. We visited Hilltop today to honor the third anniversary of his passing and spend time together remembering him at a place that meant so much to our family. I want to start by saying that our waitress was very friendly and kind throughout our visit. She was not the issue. The problem was the manager and the complete lack of compassion and professionalism she showed during what was already an emotional day for our family. I ordered a meal I've enjoyed many times over the years. When there was some confusion about ordering Alfredo as a side, I completely understood that menu items and policies can change. That wasn't the issue. What bothered me was the manager's response. Instead of simply explaining the current policy, she felt the need to tell me that she had been designing the menu for years and that the way I had ordered it in the past was wrong. The interaction felt unnecessarily dismissive and argumentative. Later, while holding my 8-week-old baby, I tripped over a table in the waiting area and banged up my shin pretty badly. Already emotional from the reason we were there, I stepped outside to collect myself while comforting my newborn. When my mother later mentioned the incident to the same manager--not to demand anything, but simply to make her aware of a potential safety concern--the response was, "Well, that table has been there for years and no one has tripped over it." Again, there was no concern for whether I was okay. No apology. Just another defensive response. By that point, I had completely lost my appetite. When my food arrived, there was still confusion with my order, but honestly, the food was no longer the issue. Mistakes happen. Orders can be fixed. What can't be fixed is how a customer is made to feel. What should have been a meaningful family meal spent remembering my father turned into an experience where we felt dismissed, unheard, and unwelcome. At no point did the manager offer an apology for her comments, for my fall, or for the overall experience. After years of supporting this restaurant and making family memories there, I am deeply disappointed. For a family-owned business, I expected far more compassion, especially toward a family gathering to honor a loved one. Sadly, that compassion was nowhere to be found. We will not be returning.

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    East Frank Superette & Kitchen - Breakfast banh mi sammie, $9. Mmmm.

    East Frank Superette & Kitchen

    4.5(110 reviews)
    5.2 mi
    $$

    This is probably one of the coolest joints I've ever been in. The food is amazing. The staff is…read morebeyond friendly. You could not ask for a better atmosphere. I'm visiting NC from New York and my brother in law showed me this gem and I was thoroughly pleased. I would recommend this to everyone!!

    Visiting our daughter at Wingate and she recommended the restaurant. Parking was interesting and…read moretook us a bit to finally find a spot. It is in downtown Monroe with street parking and some public parking lots. Our daughter said she has been there around 11:00am and got a spot on the street right in front. It is very eclectic with decor and items for sale. They have indoor seating, seating along entrance hall and outdoor seating. You order at one counter, which has a large menu boards above the counter. The young lady that took our order was very nice. You pay over at the bar area. It was not busy at the time we were there. I had the Salad Sandwich. You can get it with chicken salad, tuna salad or chickLESS salad. I had the chicken salad in a spinach wrap with lettuce and tomato. There are other bread options. The wrap was filled with the chicken salad. It was nicely seasoned and tasted really good. My husband and daughter both did the Pick Your Burger, a build your own. My husband had the burger with bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickles, grilled onions and pepper jack cheese. My daughter added bacon, lettuce, grilled onions and provolone cheese. They both said it was a great burger. We enjoyed our food. Definitely will come back.

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