Food was really good! The skirt steak was on point, Jamaica juice was perfect, and their chips and Pico de Gallo was spot on. The Birria tacos were as good as the ones at Tacotlan on Fullerton in Chicago... which is considered the best in Chicago! Server took great care of us and the atmosphere felt authentic! read more

Always a go to spot if you're in Lima. Few different locations. The Lima location has consistent, quality service.

All in all very good dining experience. Fastest drink to come out ever, but do not get the frozen margaritas as they are glorified slushy's. The on the rocks margaritas were very good. I got the chicken fajitas which left me stuffed, and very satisfied. Try mixing some of the house salsa on the leftover rice and maybe some other toppings. read more

La Charreada - Chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Lima, Ohio

Food is just alright, they have continually raised prices, even a kids meal is now $10! We purchased 6 tacos, side of rice, 2 kids meals and two pops, $65, that is ridiculous! read more

A friend and I spent the day shopping and stopped here to eat. The place is beautifully decorated and very clean. The service was excellent. Very friendly, helpful, checked back on us and never had to ask for a thing. The food came out super fast and it was freshly cooked and HOT off the grill. I had the carne asada tacos. The meat was very flavorful and very filling. The salsa Fresca was good but mild. I was absolutely stuffed but lunch was so delicious and I forced myself to eat every last bite. We recently moved to the middle of nowhere but Lima isn't too far of a drive. It is definitely worth the drive to get here. I will be back with family and friends. read more

The mixed fajitas were very good. Taco's goo too. Good portions fair prices and great flavor.

My husband and I wanted Mexican and came across this restaurant. The chips and salsa were good- salsa a little on the spicy side which we like. My top shelf margarita was on point and so were the chicken fajitas. My husbands only complaint was that his shrimp burrito had a few tails left on the shrimp but other than that I would highly recommend coming here for authentic Mexican food read more

La Charreada - Chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Lima, Ohio

My fellow Yelpers. Is it fair to give a review on a restaurant knowing i will not explore the menu and i will only order what I KNOW is good???? Hell yeah....well here it goes. I can vouch for the 3 meat (steak, chicken and shrimp) fajita quesadilla. Real talk...its pretty damn good. Tender seasoned meat and fresh veggies with a grilled soft tortilla. Its as legit as they come. Also i get a side of red enchilada sauce. Its a must have. I also order side of guacamole which goes down also. In short...i stick to what i know is good and i go with that. read more

Immensely disappointed craft singles white cheese on their food and an abomination of a relleno with a ground beef meat ball smothered in nasty artificial cheese. If you want authentic Mexican food this is not it read more

Excellent food, and perfect service. We didn't even realize they had closed and they still waited on us with patience, never rushing us or hurrying us out. This was one of the best experiences I've had in a restaurant and I honestly cannot recommend them highly enough. read more

Love the food and love the staff. Charlie does an amazing job with the place and the staff.

Isn't a restaurant that catches the eye but definitely worth the stop food is amazing and the service is just as amazing. read more

La Charreada - Burrito California - Mexican Near Me - Lima, Ohio

Good chips and salsa. Good lunch combinations. Good service. Nothing to make it great...just consistently good. Accepts credit cards. Close to I-75. Large inside and out. read more

This place was a great place to celebrate my grandmas death. She was a terrible women, but she lived for Mexican food. Unfortunately, that is what cause her death due to over heavier weight and clogged arteries. Anyways this place is a great place to eat. Good food, water was a little plain. read more

La Charreada - Expired water - Mexican Near Me - Lima, Ohio

Best food I have ever eaten best food in all of Ohio, service is always quick and cheap it can be basic but everything is very good and would eat here all the time. read more

My taste buds likely were spoiled while living in Arizona, California and Chicago, but Lacharreada tastes more like microwave meal than Mexican grill. On the plus side, service was super fast and friendly, and dinner was cheap. Minuses included awful cheese enchiladas, gritty chile rellenos, flavorless rice and pale, oatmeal-like beans. The salsa was passable but far from good, and the chips seemed a bit stale. I'll keep searching for a Mexican jewel in Lima. read more

A truly mediocre restaurant, La Charreada is held in high regard by students at nearby Ohio Northern University. Unfortunately, this is mostly hype. LaCha has the token giant margaritas, giant burritos, and giant fajitas one would come to expect from a token Mexican place. The service when I went was at best mediocre and at worst nonexistant. I was served water once (no refills) over a 2 hour dinner, and my dinner, when it finally arrived, was definitely less than stellar. For the price, the food isn't too bad. However, if you're from the Southwest or want really good Mexican food, you should probably keep searching. read more

I've always loved La Charreada. Sure, it's not the most authentic restaurant out there, but come on, we're talking about Lima here. The same city that protested "Rent" being put on at the Civic Center. Gotta cater to your area's tastes, however bland they may be. So you've got your basic fare of semi-authentic Mexican foods. Go into any restaurant like this and you'll find things just like this on the menu. The chips and salsa are good, all of the entrees are quite delicious, I've never been served a bad meal here. What really sets La Charreada apart is the service. I've never once had anything approaching bad service here. I'm always treated well, special orders are always done accurately, refills are usually prompt, and the food comes out very quickly. Honestly the only complaint I can levy against La Charreada is the hideous carpet. Like, good god, that stuff is an affront to the eyes. Oh yeah, and the Cable Rd location is definitely the better of the two, so keep that in mind. read more

Back in the day before Ada had it's own Mexican restaurant, Lacharreda was THE (only) place to go for Mexican. The food is pretty good, and they are flexible with making orders vegetarian. The margaritas are also very tasty, and a great deal if you split a pitcher with friends. The service: hit or miss. Sometimes you have your food before you can eat a third tortilla chip, other times you are so full on chips you aren't even hungry for dinner by the time it finally arrives! Worth the drive to Lima! read more

Maybe my standards are too high, but I really wasn't impressed with this place. Service was just alright, the guy seemed like he had much better things to do than wait on us and he tried to deliver someone else's food to us 3 different times. When my husband ordered a margarita, he asked for them to use a higher quality tequila. The server apparently didn't understand him because he kept telling my husband that it wasn't possible to do that because it would cost over $20 for the margarita. He kept mentioning something about too many shots. My husband finally gave up and took the house margarita. My husband seemed to like his fajitas, but my brother-in-law only ate about half of his super burrito (it definitely wasn't because it was too much food!). My flautas had dried out, tough meat and the ends were severely burned. When food says it comes with sour cream and guacamole, don't get too excited about getting a decent quantity... all of us got about a tablespoon of each. Very stingy with their condiments!! It isn't the cleanest place either! The hot sauce bottles that sit on the tables were sticky and crusty. The silverware was spotty, the table was slimy and the bathroom was disgusting. Thank God we don't live here, but if we ever want Mexican food in Lima again, we'll go elsewhere! read more

Stopped by for a quick lunch break while out in Lima, and wasn't disappointed here. They serve up your typical Mexican cuisine in a timely manner with good and quick service. The chile releno was good but the chile was a little piqeño. The chalupa was decent and the rice and beans were not bad. Tons of chips and salsa to start and always kind of fill me up anyways. Decent typical Mexican food, can't go wrong here read more

We went here over the Labor Day weekend. When I visit new Mexican restaurants, I usually start things out by asking about their guacamole (to see if it's authentic or from a mix) then order it. For me, that usually dictates how the dinner is going to be. It was decent, so I was looking forward to the dinner itself. I ordered their California Burrito with Carne Asada. Not sure what part of Mexico the chefs were from, but I'm not used to having my Carne Asada served with a sauce (and I don't mean a tomatillo sauce either). I'm used to it being marinated, grilled, sliced and served. Not this time... The sauce wasn't very good, the meat had little flavor and there wasn't much of it in the burrito. Oh well. I was in Lima, OH... At least the margaritas were good. They made everything better. read more

Been here a couple times. Got good service. Food is ok too. Best Mexican in Lima, OH. Take that however you want..... read more

Mediocre bordering on gross. Those that have given this place 4 and 5 stars sadly do not know what Fresh Mex tastes like. There are no popping flavors anywhere to be found even in the guacamole and pico. The salsa, if "homemade," tastes like it's from one of those taco kits. It's bland. The dinner was mushy, little meat in the dish and bland, bland, bland. I was totally disappointed - the service was good, the atmosphere decent, the food was almost, but not quite, gross. I'm not sure if it's from here but I've had the Hershey squirts the last two days as well. Makes Chi Chi's look gourmet. read more

Relatively authentic mexican food for Lima, OH. The menu is full of different options and a huge bonus that there is are a variety of mexican beers outside of corona and dos equis. Would totally recommend this for groups and people who appreciate good mexican food. You will most likely not leave here hungry with the amount of food they give ya. read more

This is a classic Mexican restaurant. The chips and queso are a must. The menu is extensive and has a little bit of everything to cater to the needs of your Mexican taste buds. I suggest getting a margarita pitcher to liven things up. The portions are very large at an affordable price. The food could not have come out much faster than it did... Incredibly fast service! read more

Their Wine and beer selection negligible; however, in Lima, Sam Adams is considered sophisticated (which they did not serve). They had, I think, 5 wines, one of which was sangria. Their salsa tastes heavily of onions. I ordered taco salad; the meat was bland and had a mushy texture. The service was good. And, the floor plan is designed to accommodate large parties, a feature that is difficult to find in most other restaurants. read more

Good food, good priced, quick service. I got the steak fajita quesadilla and it was HUGE for the price, and tasted great. Probably the best Mexican food in Lima! read more

This is the best that it get in this small town. I've been to both locations. The food at both has no flavor and the adult drinks are very weak. Taco Bell would have been a better choice, with a stop at the liquor store. read more

Every Friday at 5:00. Charlie and Sam and the crew take good care of us. "Booth for 6. No menus". Great food. Great service. Great prices. Great atmosphere. See you there!! read more

Seated quickly, prompt service. The food came out quick and hot and delicious. Waiter stopped back by several times during the meal to offer drink refills and to check up. Festive atmosphere but music not so loud it interferes with conversation. Definitely a great place for quick, authentic Mexican food. read more

Very good for our neighborhood. Clean and good service. Wish they had home made tamales.

The food is sub-par. The Chile rellenos taste like cat food covered in cheese. The steak and shrimp fajita was an onion and pepper fajita. The margarita was good. This is helpful cause in order to enjoy this food you will need to be highly intoxicated. The waiter was terrible and forgot about us. He was to busy stuffing his face in the corner to get drink refills or the check! Side note if you ask for water with lemon you get a water. This is all read more

Love this place. Wonderful amount of food. Good pricing. Fast service and the waiters check on you often. Even willing to adjust your order if you want. Very gracious owners. Willing to take compliments and suggestions. And you must try the drinks!!! Very very good! read more

First of all, this place is not at 715 Cable Rd. It is farther down Cable - 1448 I think is the address. No matter as we'll never return. I've tasted some pretty bad Mexican over my 56 years on the planet but this was, hands down, among the worst. Lets start with the chips and salsa and the margarita - with salt, on the rocks. Very obviously not house made but the usual deplorable, out of a gallon jug sickening sweet mix. What every Mexican restaurant that really doesn't even try uses. If there was a thimbleful of tequila in it, I'd be surprised. The chips and salsa were "ok" at best. The chips seemed rather stale. The salsa was passable but nothing to get excited about. We should have stopped right there, asked for our check and left. But, we were famished and decided to try one of their lunch specials - a beef taco, a beef enchilada, rice and beans. What absolute swill. The enchilada had a spoonful of some neon orange sauce on it that brought nothing to the party. The "ground beef" in both the taco and the enchilada was tasteless, gray in color and obviously very low quality. The refried beans are in the same gray and tasteless category. The rice that was tucked under the taco had no texture - cooked beyond recognition - and no flavor. It was also more like a rice pilaf as it had peas and carrots in it. They probably buy it by the bagful from some third rate supply company. It is definitely not house made. And, if it is, the chef should be immediately dismissed. We each managed exactly one bite of each of the items on our plates then summoned the waiter (with the "I could care less" attitude), asked for our check, paid the bill and got the hell out of there as quickly as possible never to return. I had to laugh to myself when he asked if we'd like to go containers - obviously taking note that we ate next to nothing of our meals. My thought was "sure, if there's a trash container between here and the door marked "to go." Should have been a tip off to us that this place had next to no customers at lunch time on a Saturday afternoon. I see a review from Kiarash Z. dated 5-23-08 describing pretty much the same as I just did. I guess things haven't changed in 5 years. As for "looking for a Mexican jewel in Lima" - good luck. We drove to a couple of others before choosing this place. The others were in such scary locations we didn't bother to get out of the car. Still being famished, we drove down the road to Kewpee Hamburgers (never had one before) who had so much business they could have farmed it out. Burger, fries and malt were tasty. Their chili - not so much - must be an acquired taste. My recommendation for La Charreada: drive on by. You'd be better off with the junk from some national fast food chain. read more

Great food, service, and price. Definitely one of the better Mexican restaurants in the Lima area. read more

La Charreada - the interior of a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Lima, Ohio

I've grown up eating Mexican food and this place just doesn't cut it. Feel sorry for Lima. The waiter we had must've been in a bad mood because the scowl never left his face and after our food came out he disappeared, no refills, no asking how our food was, nothing. Oh and the food, good Lord. Bland doesn't even begin to describe it. read more

I could never understand why this place got any business. The food is bland and the portions are not all that big. I now live in Arizona. So I know what really great Mexican is. This ain't it. I'm not saying that the food is bad, it's just not very good. Most people in the area, just don't know good Mexican food. I rate the place a step up, from Taco Bell. Nothing special at all. read more

I often visit this location (as well as the new Shawnee location) with both my family and work associates. Food is always delicious and employees are courteous. Recommended. read more

Food was good and reasonable price. Good flavors. Rice and beans were good. Margaritas didn't have much tequila at all. That part was disappointing. Plenty of food to choose from read more