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    El Tio Carlos

    4.7 (12 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Horchata
    Laur L.

    I want to bathe in their menudo. Okay , maybe not actually but it did slap. It was full of tripe pieces and I washed it down with some refreshing horchata. This is located in the center of the Red Barn flea market and the flag decor make it hard to miss. Definitely eat here when you're getting hungry from shopping around hehe.

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    Sandi W.

    I love this place. My husband and I discovered this place shortly after we moved to Florida, and it's already become a favorite place for us to grab a few tacos. This restaurant is in a food court in the Red Barn Flea Market and we make a point of eating there every week or two. The Red Barn is only open on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. We have always gotten their tacos, four for ten bucks. We have always gotten steak and we get them with cilantro and onion (heavy on the cilantro). I'm pretty sure you can also get them with lettuce and cheese, and maybe tomato.........not real sure about that. The tacos (and just about everything else on the menu) comes with your choice of two salsas.........additional salsa is fifty cents each. My husband always gets the green.......I don't do salsa......I prefer to focus on the cilantro and onions. The steak is very well seasoned and they don't skimp. You definitely get your money's worth. I'm so glad we discovered this place.

    Torta and fries
    Abbigale T.

    Stopped in for a bite to eat as I was shopping the flea market. I ordered the chicken taco salad and also the steak torta. The chicken was so bad. I did not like the flavor. And I assumed it was fajita chicken but it was shredded. The beans and rice inside of the taco salad were ok.. not a lot of flavor. Honestly the salsa was the best. Super spicy and full of flavor! The torta was ok. Had a great amount of cheese and steak. It would've been great if it had beans, avocado, and maybe a sauce. Overall, this was a 3/5.

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    Food was excellent! Menudo spot on! In the Red Barn Flea Market. Be prepared when you come, they only take cash!

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    Very authentic and quick response from employee to your orders. I will be back as the portion is very good.

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    Great new place with amazing food! The Farmhouse Burger is…read moreabsolutely perfect! Mac & Cheese side was awesome. Good vibe with cool atmosphere. Prompt service and good location.

    While I did enjoy my omelette and biscuit and gravy, We were floored about a few things. The smell…read morecoming from the floor drains behind the bar wafted up into our faces at the same time as anyone leaving the restrooms seemingly must have produced while flushing the toilets. Same smell we know locally. My wife told me that she witnessed the manager spraying something near the other bar patrons behind me as he went toward the kitchen. She knew I would be so upset about it that she did not point it out at the time. I just curled my nose and thought about another seat or to vacate the premise. It dissipates quickly so we tried to be forgiving. The tab was inflated by a drink never ordered and they charge extra for Tajin on the rim of your margarita without notice or justification. So we needed the owner to approve the corrections of the bill. We were told that it became a "flavored" margarita when Tajin is added to the rim in place of salt or no salt. Then we got the "costs are up" story that we have not heard before while ordering my margaritas anywhere else. The waitress did manage to get in a few "I don't make the rules, I just work here" clip that we read here in other reviews. So my wife was pissed and our return visits are now very unlikely. I am not happy either but was looking forward to coming back for liver and onions with our stepfather very soon. Doubtful now. Poop stench in the face, spraying chemicals in the dining room during service and nickel and dime issues make it hard to justify taking our family back here. That is what disappointed me the most. I know this place had a real chance with us at first. Probably not now. ‍

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    Very very good burgers. The food is well seasoned, and the menu is thought through. I highly…read morerecommend the voodoo and the coleslaw. The food is always hot and the beer is always cold. Amanda is the very best! Even in the busiest times, Amanda makes you feel like she is YOUR server. The whole place is very clean, and is decorated as a bar should be. The dollar bills all over the walls are from people who have gone in there and had a great time, it's amazing to see so many of them all over showing their supporting customers. The music is always light and fun, never too loud. SOB burgers forever!

    We stopped in for an early dinner. I was, of course, thinking burger, and they offer a nice list…read moreof burger choices. I generally like ordering food that is named after the restaurant, thinking it's an item they are particularly proud of. It wasn't hard for me to decide to select their The S.O.B., a smoked bacon and blue cheese sandwich. In under 10 minutes our food arrived, and it was super good. With a brioche bun and all the toppings this was a tall burger. While I tried their natural cut fries from another plate, very good, I had ordered their coleslaw. That was an outstanding side with red cabbage, a bit tropical, a bit sweet. Service was wonderful, she was friendly and willing to chat while it wasn't busy, and did an excellent job with drink refills and handling the check stuff. They do have a service charge for using a credit card but that was easily removed when I paid with cash. The décor was rich, in that the walls were covered with $1 bills. Gives the place character.

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    Amazing place in Lakewood Ranch! I'm so happy to have a great brewery/restaurant close to home…read morejust like what I was used to where I moved from years ago. Great food, awesome beer selection, and love the vibe! Had the dry rub wings today along with a couple hazy's. Excellent! For those posting negative reviews, I urge you to give them another shot. We were there the night they reopened after Hurricane Milton, as it seems were half Lakewood Ranch! It's an understatement to say they were slammed! They were doing the best they could given the circumstances. Yet there was a table close to us that found fault. Give it a friggin rest people! Everyone is entitled to have an "off day", especially after a Cat 4 hurricane rips through your area! Inner Compass didn't have to reopen as quickly as they did. But they did anyway because they were serving a real need. If people don't see that, then that's on them! I've never had a bad meal there. Yes, occasionally service is slow or less attentive but if you look at the wider picture of what's happening in the moment, there's a real, legitimate reason. People, don't just get stuck in your own bubble and actually take time to observe what's going on around you! In the meantime, I plan to go to Inner Compass as often as I can for my ICB Beer Cheese Burgers and Hazy Boys!

    The Server Double Dropped a bill. The red headed waitress charged me at first a $17.96 bill for the…read moretime I was on the patio. Just beer no food(I showed up late) The table decided to move into the bar area after the meal around 20 mins later after we had already closed all table bills. At the bar ,One gentleman in the group ordered 3 beers and pays cash. The red headed waitress then came over to the bar area after about another 15 mins had passed and said she didn't charge me so she placed a $24 tab to pay. I payed confusingly. As The Bar was closing the group left but before I left the parking lot I checked my banking statements. I Saw the double charge. Walked back in and told them there was a mistake. Their response was "our mistake. Let's correct it." Sound good so far, I even went as far as saying the 24$ tab was the mistake because the time stamp on the processing but the waitress came over and deliberately chose the higher amount to charge me because the tip was higher for her cash out. Smh. I really did like the vibes but that experience is very telling on morals and values. Really did enjoy the beers too..sad.

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