We randomly saw this place two weeks ago and decided to stop in for a margarita. I saw the reviews and were hesitant but I like to base my Mexican restaurant experience on the margarita. The margarita was fantastic. We got topshelf margs with rocks and salt. The owner made it for us. It was actual juices and they were on special! We decided to come back tonight for taco Tuesday. $2 tacos and $3 Mexican beers. The food was so freaking good. I got the carnitas tacos and my boyfriend got a chicken, a carnitas and a steak. His favorite was steak. We also ordered a side of rice and beans. Banging! Definitely want to go back next week and try the ladies night sangria on Wednesday! Thanks everyone! read more

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Service was good overall--our waiter, Alejandro, was attentive and provided great service. Unfortunately, the food was very disappointing. I ordered the chaufa, kam lu wantan, and sopa wantan, and none of them met expectations. The fried wontons in the kam lu had no meat inside; when I asked, Alejandro explained that they only fry the dough and serve it that way. The dishes lacked flavor across the board, and I would not order chifa from here again. My fiancée ordered choros a la chalaca, ceviche, caldo de gallina, and causa. While these were better than the chifa dishes, they still fell short in terms of authentic flavor. The choros were just okay, the caldo de gallina tasted more like a basic chicken soup, and the causa was missing the traditional bright, lemony flavor that defines the dish. Overall, this was a disappointing experience. If you're looking for authentic Peruvian flavors, I would recommend skipping Machu Picchu. read more

I was hoping that with new owners, the food would be better, but unfortunately, it is the same. The prices are very high as well. I ordered extra sour cream and they charge me $1.50 a little tiny side. It took forever to get our food and there's no one in the restaurant. I could understand if it was busy and a Friday night, but it was a Wednesday at 3:30 in the afternoon. I will not be back there disappointed read more

We are glad to see that the ownership has clearly changed and service is better. Thankfully they still have the delicious Burrito Al Pastor, our favorite! I tried the pollo fundido and really enjoyed it as well. The tables and floor are fresh, and we are intrigued by the additions to the menu! read more

Machu Picchu - Updated look - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

AVOID Machu Picchu - Truly Disappointing Experience We visited Machu Picchu this past Saturday and it was horrible. To start, the service was incredibly slow; we spent a long time waiting for our food, and the waitress and hostess was nowhere to be found. Our drink order was even forgotten. The issues didn't end there. Half of the menu was unavailable, and to top it all off, we were charged a 20% service fee and when we asked why, it was because our was bill over $100. To make matters worse, they tried to serve us hot sauce with picarones (which is a Peruvian donut). The ambience had little kids running around with balloons. This is definitely not worth the price or the visit. read more

Machu Picchu - 20% service fee because our bill was "over $100" - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Please do not waste your time and calories on this place. Ordered enchiladas. Food was room temp to warm...unheard of for a Mexican meal. Basically a terrible recipe. Our server was more interested in a female customer than providing attentive service. I actually had to leave my seat to interrupt his playtime to ask for service. We gave our server a complete review "complaint" of our experience. I'm sure none of our comments will ever reach the ears of management. They comped half our bill. I still couldn't leave a tip. I'm not interested in a free meal. I want good food served by someone who cares. read more

Quality vs price - my food arrived 30 minutes after my party - over priced for sure -I love Peruvian food but I was very disappointed.

Went on a Saturday night. There were only 6 people in there, including my wife and I. Waited at the hostess station for 5 minutes and finally just sat at the bar. Another 5 minutes later we placed our drink orders, or tried to. They were out of many ingredients to make a margarita! Settled on mojitos, served in the wrong glass with the mint leaves just tossed in and not muddled. Half the menu was still La Fiesta, so we ordered the Fiesta Dip as an appetizer. It's supposed to have shrimp, but there was none. Bartender brought it out with no chips, so we had to ask for those. Ordered our food and got it fairly quickly and again had to ask for silverware. We used to love La Fiesta, but we won't be going back. read more

New owners and new menu. I avoided this place when it was the old Mexican restaurant but glad I came back. Service and food are much better. Try the Peruvian entrees. Taco's are on point too. read more

Extremely slow service. Staff is nowhere to be found. It suck's this place is so far gone. It use to be our favorite spot, but it's unbearable now. I'm more angry and the unused potential. Oh well can't wait to see what this place will be in a couple months from now. Rip LaFiesta. read more

Food was good. Lots of options. The beef kabobs were fantastic. Went on opening nite. Little things to iron out, but enjoyed the food and friendly service. Rodd read more

This is our go to Mexican restaurant. It's is spacious with a warm and inviting atmosphere. There is also a great patio for hanging out on those balmy summer evening. Add great food, drinks and friendly service and you definitely will be back...more than you think! read more

Came in & was immediately greeted with a smile. The place was very clean and beautiful inside. . Looks like they were preparing for a great night! I was asked what I wanted to drink and got a variety of different flavors for a margarita. . I chose the mango/pineapple margarita & it was perfect! most places have that artificial tasting heavy syrup whereas this margarita syrup tasted more like pure puree! The food was also delicious. 9/10 experience! read more

Service is terrible stood at the counter 10 minutes and never got seated. It is ridiculous

I moved from the area recently; however, this place I will drive 45 minutes for the food and atmosphere. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Very fast and easy to get to! read more

Quiet out-of-the-way restaurant hidden along Rozelles Fairy heading north on SR16 to Denver. They do a fun Cinco de Mayo every year!

Fiesta! Cervezas! Haha We had an awesome time with our server Jackie- excellent service, DELICIOUS food, & a surprising Long Island Iced Tea literally the best EVER! Great suggestion by our server. We also had fun with our young sons practicing Espanol with staff, and teaching them some Japanese at the same time! The owner Adolfo even came by our table to introduce himself, & we were so happy to share our glowing review with him! He is also a veteran, so when you support this restaurant, you are supporting a veteran business! We have to go back soon for live music read more

I continue to look for the style of Mexican food that I am used to and although I have yet to find it I have learned a bit more about the local Mexican food scene here in the area. So La Fiesta Grande is still not what I am looking for but it is alright. The service is super slow but the outside patio area is a great spot to have a margarita. So far the best thing I have found on the menu is the Mole. It is on the sweeter side but super good! read more

Over the years this place has progressively gone downhill. I was one of the first to review this place back when the food was good and the portions and prices were fair. They owed me rice and refused to replace it for equal portions! Seriously?!? Over rice. Like the same rice that like 20 for a 30lb bag. Even with labor and ingredients we are still talking about rice. Service here sucks and servers are everchanging. I'll never ever eat here again. read more

The restaurant is cute. My chicken burrito was nothing to write home about. The chicken was that stewed mess inside. I keep accidentally ordering that! In the future I will be certain to say grilled chicken,anywho.... I feel like this place needs restaurant rescue. I don't know how to explain it but if you go here maybe you'll get my gist. The music accompanying "La fiesta Grande" was loud country music (the slow sleepy kind) which imo didn't seem fitting. We are sitting here on a Saturday night ready for a fiesta, instead we were sitting with our hands on our chins waiting to get tf outta there away from the slow country music!!!!! Ahhhhh!!!! I wouldn't run back, if I'm in the area I would order an app and drink. Patio area was super cute, I'm sure great for the spring and summertime. read more

Machu Picchu - A chicken burrito under there Beans were lame - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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The service was Horrible. I have been to this restaurant several time before. The service has always been great. But this time we had the WORST waitress in the history of sliced bread. I'm guessing she was having a very bad day. She never introduced herself. It took over 20 minutes to get napkins. We never received any refills for our drinks. She passed by us numerous times to wait on the table that was on the patio. She continued to return to a table near the bar to sit down and eat her food. If we were disturbing her dinner then we would have been extremely happy get another waitress/waiter. I'm not sure what is going on at this restaurant but it is nothing like it was in the past. We will not be returning!!! read more

I guess my patronage has run its course here. 4 months later, I attempted to give La Fiesta Grande another shot after my last unsatisfactory encounter. I placed an order to dine in at the bar, but it was packaged to-go. I informed the staff of the error, but it I felt it was too much of a hassle to transfer my food from the to-go plates to dine in. I provided my card to pay so that I could rush home to enjoy a warm meal. After waiting for at least 3 minutes, I noticed that my credit card and receipt were sitting at the register and the staff left the area. I waited an additional 4-5 minutes before I was cashed out to leave. Of course my food, that I intended on eating at the restaurant, was cold once I got home. I'm very disappointed in the service that I've received at this establishment during my last 3-4 visits. read more

Ana was our waitress and she was so sweet and helpful. She truly cared about our experience and wanted us to enjoy our food/time. I feel this is the best Mexican restaurant in the Mount Holly area. They just got new management and I can tell they really do want to improve quality/experience. read more

Pros 1. The food was really good. 2.the food seemed fresh. 3.the portions were big. 4. You could identify all the ingredients. CONS 1.We didn't receive any lime for the tacos. 2.no red/green sauce for the taco. 3.very small portion of guacamole. Me and my bf tried a couple things. Let me say the Texas burrito (yes try the burrito) was the highlight. Huge chunks of steak,chicken and shrimp. You could taste the char from where it was cooked on the flat top. The beef in the chimichanga had perfect seasoning on it My bf said he'd give the carnita and asada tacos a 7 out of 10. Usually when you get a authentic taco you get lime and red or green sauce which they didn't provide us with. I would Definitely recommend trying the Texas burrito usually i don't get burritos at Mexican restaurants but hey a 3 meat burrito why not try it and I'm glad i did because it was the best thing we ate. read more

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I ordered a burrito deluxe, all it was a flour tortilla with some flavorless meat. Everything tasted old. I didn't even eat it. My girlfriend ordered a carnitas burrito and it was just meat wrapped in a flor tortilla in the middle of rice and beans. Do not recommend. read more

Machu Picchu - Burrito Deluxe - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I have eaten there many times before and thoroughly enjoyed the food and the service. Tonight my boyfriend had food poisoning from his meal. He had a ground beef taco salad, chips, salsa and half/half tea. We had to stop the car and he was sick on the side of the road and as I write this is still sick and may require a trip to the E.R. I had the super pollo which was tasteless. The chicken was dry and had no seasoning. The veggies were microwaved straight from a bag. I couldn't even eat half of it. We had a long wait for our ticket to leave. Do yourself a favor and skip this restaurant. read more

A group of us called ahead to inform we would be coming, at least 10. We arrive and they aren't prepared for us. They assign us one waitress for our party. Our waitress took some time to get our drink order, but she's also the bartender. We were split into two tables, her having to juggle between us. I do not blame her for poor service whatsoever. They called in another waiter to help her. Once he got there, he helped her. Why I am rating the restaurant so poorly is because the male that appeared to be the manager did not give a sh*t that his waitress was busting her tail to get our food out, still had another table with no drinks, and get things people were asking for. The manager would run to her to tell her what she was missing. He never once offered to get our drinks, even though we asked him twice. It was very evident he didn't understand what we were asking for. If you're going to be a manager, be willing to help your people, especially when they are swamped. read more

Prices @ this place are more expensive than any other mexican restaurant ive been too. They are most likely taking advantage of no other nearby competition. read more

Wow!! Decided to stop here on our way back from a trip just passing through and I'm really glad we did! I read some of the other negative reviews and I'm wondering if they actually came to the same restaurant I did. The service was spectacular. To the point of feeling like I was the only person in the restaurant even though there were several other tables being handled by our server. Our drinks were always full, chips/salsa always full, and the food was absolutely incredible. We both ended up ordering the Texas burrito and agreed it was one of the best Mexican dishes either of us have ever had. I wish we had ordered two different things and split them. Even though this restaurant is about 44 minutes away from my house I plan to make another trip out just to try different dishes. Even the decor and atmosphere is done with stunning colors and detail. Once again... wow. Everyone needs to come to this restaurant if you're in the area! read more

Machu Picchu - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

This place has really good Mexican food. Whether it's nachos, enchiladas, or fajitas, the food is hot, delicious, and comforting. One downside, in my opinion, was the burritos-they are pretty uninspired. The staff is always friendly, and they have a great outdoor patio. The prices are on the higher side, but I don't mind paying a little more if the quality is worth it. They have take-out and delivery through most third party sites. There's always a steady stream coming in and out. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by for a satisfying meal and support this local business. read more

Bought a pitcher of margaritas to go with dinner here. The portions have gone down of the meat on the fajitas. The margaritas were more watered down than Applebees. Definitely not worth the $28.99. read more

I took my wife and my son and his family. Prices were astronomical especially considering the food was only so so and the service was less than so so. Our receipt included an 18% service charge which we assumed was a tip. However, there was another line requesting a tip. Since it appeared the service charge was intended to be a tip, we left nothing in the line for a tip. Quite frankly, 18% was a rip off for a tip but we just paid it and left with the intent of never returning. Dan S. Charlotte, NC read more

This was our first time but will not be our last! We ordered tacos - my husband had the carnitas and I had a chicken taco which was amazing! We also ordered a Fiesta Grande Steak to share... we intentionally wanted left overs. The food was good. Service was good. The music and open airy had me feeling I was on vacation. read more

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Food was okay but for 30 not even half a chicken breast and only like 8 pieces of steak had us waiting 30 minutes for the takeout fajitas was full of onions and three shrimps dissatisfied and left hungry had to fill up on the chips very expensive atleast a full chicken breast would've made me happy atleast handmade tortillas to make up for the price but nope read more

Machu Picchu - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I gave this restaurant five stars because to me it performs exactly how it should. This is a middle of the road Mexican restaurant so you're not gonna get anything super fancy but the food tastes good and comes out hot and there are big portions. If you're looking for a fancy, upscale, Mexican dining, this definitely isn't it, but I would say in their lane of American Mexican it is very, good! Also, to add we went on cinco de mayo for the first time, and the food came out quick and was hot and fresh so I was impressed by that! read more

Went there April 13,2023 for a quick bite and a drink. This restaurant is literally walking distance from my house so I figured I'd stop in since I haven't been in a long while. I walked in & noticed no host on duty so I waited for a minute and just walked to sit at the bar. Once I sat it was maybe 4 other patrons at the bar as well, I went maybe 10 minutes before being greeted by anyone and when I was it was the person who brings out chips and salsa. I said thanks and immediately noticed a bowl of maybe 8 chips and it just looked like they are definitely cutting back. Finally the bartender came over to me, i could tell she was taking tables all the way outside on their patio. She then asked me what I wanted to drink, I said I saw your board in front says flavored mojitos are on special so I asked what flavors they had. She named them all and I opted for a raspberry mojito. All in all it was tasty and I ordered two tacos and one single beef enchilada. I was stunned at how high their prices have been raised since my last visit. Of course I know it's inflation but this is a local Mexican spot and is over doing it a bit. Once I retrieved my bill after another long wait I noticed my mojito was $13.99 and I asked the bartender wasn't it supposed to be on special? She said yes it is? I was totally confused lol $13.99 is the regular price on their menu for mojitos so it made no sense to me and I could tell she wasn't gonna budge. Food was decent but I'm not sure I'd be back again. P.S. their menu said $2.50 for a side of sour cream & $16 for a Long Island iced tea that didn't specify it even being top shelf!! read more

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Please this place is not Mexican! We ordered to go and it was awful. We ate there and it was awful. There's so many Mexican places in Charlotte I don't know how it stays open read more

Food was excellent and our server Ericka was so awesome! A great girls night out! Can't wait to go back with the hubbys!! read more

Machu Picchu - Chips & margaritas!! - Mexican Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Food was delicious and the service was just hand down amazing what a great place to enjoy this cooler weather read more

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I have given this place several chances as it is very close to home. The service is extremely slow and I've never had any food here that I even slightly enjoyed. It always winds up in the trash. read more