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    4.3 (29 reviews)

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    Brett B.

    Mezcalito Raleigh delivered a fantastic lunch experience from start to finish. Melissa was our waitress, and she was attentive, friendly, and checked in on us often--excellent service without being intrusive. We ordered the chicken soup, Mezcalita Enchiladas, Pastor Quesa, grilled shrimp, and spicy steak tacos. Everything was flavorful, well prepared, and clearly made with care. The menu is especially impressive: it feels inspired, offers plenty of appealing choices, and gives us many reasons to return and try more. The atmosphere is welcoming and festive, and the bar is absolutely stunning--the shelving rises up the wall and continues across the ceiling, making it a real centerpiece of the restaurant. I also noticed the manager proactively walking the floor, checking on guests and handling details. That kind of visible attention explains why this restaurant feels so well run. My only minor note is that the music was a little loud for lunch. It was great music and certainly fits the lively setting; I imagine the volume is ideal for the dinner crowd. Overall, though, Mezcalito is an outstanding addition to Raleigh's Mexican dining scene, and we are already looking forward to coming back and trying more dishes.

    Samantha R.

    This is the most beautiful Mexican restaurant I've ever been today. And their wall of liquors of mesmerizing. Very quickly brought out fresh hot chips and salsa, the chips were salty and flavorful. Best chips I've had. Went with one of the Mangoberry margarita, for $30 it was really a one and done. Although, it's not mentioned the menu you can mix and match the tacos, which I did. I got the shrimp and chorizo, grilled steak and al pastor. They were all amazing but the shrimp and chorizo was the best! Very attentive service, the food took a little bit longer but it came out very fresh!

    Jeff B.

    This was my first time trying this Mexican restaurant and it was a great choice. The service, ambiance, food and cleanliness are top notch. It's just down the street from me in a newly developed area of North Hills on St. Albans. The fajitas were tasty and hot. My partner had the Chimichangas and she loved them as well. Portions are big and the fried ice cream was a great way to end the meal. Will return soon!

    Mezcalito shrimp bowl with black beans, rice, avocado the works
    Erika M.

    I almost ate my food again without taking a picture or giving a review. I lived in Cali for 30 years, so I believe I know good Mexican food when I eat it. Since I have moved back to the east coast (North Carolina) this restaurant has the best food, ambience, friendliness and drinks. I absolutely recommend eating here if you are visiting, passing through or live here. Drop in have a margarita or a list of delicious appetizers and main dishes to choose from. It is one of my favorite places to eat! I love the staff and they always make me feel welcome.

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    Bri G.

    This place was what i expected it to be , however it was a bit smaller than instagram post showed but Customer service and drinks made up for all that , the vibes were nice with good music

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    Sydney H.

    Had a wonderful dinner with a friend at Mezcalito! We came on a thursday night without a resection and was seated immediately. The inside was absolutely gorgeous and loved the vibe of the whole restaurant. started with complimentary chips & salsa and we ordered a side of queso to start. They had a huge drink menu with so many selections. I ordered the quesa birria which i enjoyed and the consome was flavorful and had lots of pieces of pork in it. Our favorite part of the dinner was the tres leches cake! It was massive and was perfectly sweet. Their desserts were $8.99 and they had so many great options that it was hard to choose which dessert we wanted! also, our waiter was attentive and checked in often. I'll definitely be back!

    Haylie J.

    This was my first time visiting Mezcalito. The decor is beautiful, and the food and drinks were exceptional, but unfortunately the overall service experience was very disappointing. The restaurant is very large, and it seemed like they were struggling to manage it efficiently. We waited about 45 minutes for a table, and once seated, it took another 15 minutes just to order water. Our waitress rarely checked on us, and the service throughout the night was extremely poor. After finally placing our order, we waited nearly another hour for our food. We also ordered queso, which we had to remind the server about after waiting an additional 15 minutes. I ordered a margarita and was never asked what size I wanted, so I naturally assumed I would receive the standard/small size. Instead, I was given the giant 40 oz version, which cost around $30. It felt very misleading to automatically serve the largest size without confirming with the customer first. I asked to speak with the manager because, while we understood the restaurant was busy, we watched several tables who arrived after us receive their food well before we did. Unfortunately, the manager was unprofessional and unapologetic, offering excuses rather than addressing the concerns. Good customer service and communication go a long way, especially when guests are already frustrated. It's disappointing because the food and drinks were genuinely delicious, and the atmosphere is beautiful. I just wish the service experience had matched the quality of the restaurant, since service is a major reason people choose to dine out.

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    Connie W.

    Being from Texas, I am always on the look out for great Tex Mex. Mezcalito hit the mark!! They have been open now for a couple of months but I just learned of it this week. They are located off of Social in the new up-and-coming area of Midtown. The lunch fajitas were outstanding. I can't wait to come back for dinner for one of the incredible looking cocktails. Great atmosphere, great staff!! See you again soon!!

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    I went with friends on a Saturday night and it was BUSY! The wait time for a table was about 10 minutes, which was great. Definitely loud inside but we loved it. The food tasted so good. I got a shrimp ACP and the portion size was enough for me to take some home. The drinks were amazing. I got a nonalcoholic strawberry lemonade that was perfect. My friends got good-sized alcoholic drinks and loved them! Will definitely be returning when I'm in the area.

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    Beautifully decorated restaurant but the food has been hit or miss the three times that we've been here. The drinks are always good though.

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    The food and service is amazing!! Staff are super accommodating. Their salsa is sooo good. Highly recommend this place.

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    Everything was great! A lot of love to my server Alex he was sweet kind fast and customer service was great

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    Chuy's - QUESO - Blend of melted cheese, Green Chile & Ranchero Sauces. Add seasoned ground beef, guacamole & pico de gallo.

    Chuy's

    3.4(445 reviews)
    0.9 mi
    •$$

    If my mom (who was neither Mexican nor good at cooking) attempted to make a Tex-Mex style dinner,…read morethis feels like what she would've come up with, using her trusty arsenal of store-brand white american cheese; off-brand Wonder bread; and the cheapest greying meat, from the cheapest grocery store, roused from its long slumber in a cling-wrapped styrofoam bed in the freezer. The tortillas did indeed taste like white bread, somehow. The cheese was an unidentifiable white cheese-like substance. The meat was completely flavorless and seemingly unseasoned, though, it did, at least, taste and look like it likely came from a recognizable member of the cattle family (rather than some other, less ideal, quadrupedal sources of red meat). The chips had the traditional shape and color of chips in a typical Tex-Mex restaurant. Despite the reassuring outward appearance, however, they were also oddly lacking in flavor, other than a strange movie popcorn-like aftertaste. The salsa unexpectedly seemed to have been fashioned from actual tomatoes, rather than the usual jarred mush found at most casual Tex-Mex restaurants. While normally this would be a good thing, here it meant that the salsa was being prepared in-house (or shipped in from the Chuy's warehouse of condiments). Though the salsa was acceptably mediocre, it benefitted from tasting a little better than other things on the table, which also helped me partially forgive its remarkable resemblance to gastric effluvium.

    Stopped by Chuy's of a recent visit to the North Hills area. I was craving Tex Mex and thought it…read moremay just hit the spot. Parking can be a challenge. The parallel spots along midtown park are short term only, and I overheard staff mentioning parking enforcement does ticket if you go over. We ended up parking in the Harris Teeter garage and walking over, which was much easier. When you walk in you'll check in with the host and be seated. There are options to sit inside or outside. Given the weather and noise from kids playing in the park, we opted to sit inside at the bar. Service was inconsistent. When we sat down it took about 20 minutes for our server to greet us, and she only checked in a couple times during our meal. It seemed like the experience could vary quite a bit depending on who your server was. I ordered the queso compesto (Queso loaded up with seasoned ground beef, guacamole & pico de gallo and served with chips) which was cold but had good flavor. Next, I ordered the steak burrito with boom boom sauce and the green chili rice. The burrito was warm but the steak was extremely well done and had to cover the burrito in sauce to enjoy it. Overall, the experience missed the mark from a service and food quality stand point and I'm not sure if I'll be back. I may give the location in Cary a try before writing off Chuy's fully.

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    Chuy's - GUACAMOLE - Fresh avocados & Salsa Fresca, all mashed up.

    GUACAMOLE - Fresh avocados & Salsa Fresca, all mashed up.

    Chuy's - PANCHOS - Tostada chips, refried beans, cheese and your choice of fajita chicken, fajita beef or seasoned ground beef.

    PANCHOS - Tostada chips, refried beans, cheese and your choice of fajita chicken, fajita beef or seasoned ground beef.

    Chuy's - QUESADILLAS  - Flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, green chiles & onion. Served with guacamole, sour cream & tomatoes.

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    QUESADILLAS - Flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, green chiles & onion. Served with guacamole, sour cream & tomatoes.

    Torchy's Tacos

    Torchy's Tacos

    4.0(319 reviews)
    0.6 mi
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    Stopped by Torchy's Tacos over the weekend and it didn't disappoint. I was so excited to see that…read moreTorchy's is in the triangle area after relocating from Texas. When you arrive there is parallel parking outside the front of the restaurant and if that's full there is overflow parking in the back. When you walk in you'll be transported to a fast, casual taco shop near downtown Raleigh. To order you can either sit at the bar, order on the kiosks, or at the counter. I ordered the trailer park combo which comes with a trailer park taco (Fried chicken, green chiles, pico de gallo, mixed cheese with poblano sauce on a flour tortilla), queso and a drink. I'd recommend taking the lettuce off as I feel like it overpowers the taco. I also ordered the Ranch Hand breakfast taco (Cage free eggs, marinated and grilled steak, mixed cheese on a flour tortilla with a side of Diablo sauce). The Diablo sauce is a bit too hot for me so I subbed that for the salsa roja on the side. Both tacos were excellent and remind me of my first time eating Torchy's at their og location in Austin. Torchy's also has one of my favorite quesos as the green chiles really add a nice flavor. Highly recommend this spot if you are looking for good fast food Tex mex spot.

    I tried Torchys when it first opened and thought this is ok. My husband wasn't with me and I wanted…read moreto try the smashburger taco of the month so we went back. And back again. It's a fun little fast date night. We order a bunch of tacos and split them so we can try different ones. The queso is also excellent The downside is the location is very loud.

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    Salt & Lime Cabo Grill - New huevos rancheros for Saturday brunch!

    Salt & Lime Cabo Grill

    4.3(132 reviews)
    5.9 mi
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    Family-owned & operated
    10 years in business

    Let me start by saying David G is a complete and utter moron. The food, staff, and vibe are…read moreincredible. David G humiliated himself in the restaurant and on this site with that review (we witnessed his tantrum). What a crybaby entitled man child! We visit this establishment weekly and can't speak highly enough about the entire operation. Everyone should visit! New menu is incredible. Good riddance, David G!

    I normally dine at this location during lunchtime so tonight it was so different experiencing the…read morevibe. After a very loud thunderstorm I decided to grab some Mexican for dinner. I was in mood for soup. Salt and Lime has a chicken poblano chowder on menu, the description in menu can't match the flavor of course. It's so smooth, creamy chowder with the freshest ingredients. Potatoes cooked to perfection, smoked flavored chicken, corn, bacon and cilantro so fresh, you will be looking on the patio for herb garden it must have grown in. Bringing all these simple ingredients together with cream and poblano elevates a simple chicken chowder into a meal. The crispy tortilla strips are just right crunch . My server was so diligent, not forgetting me dining al fresco. Beef empanadas are a fav of mine and tonight's were super flaky, light empanada dough cooked to perfection and spicy side dip plus I also like a tad of guacamole with mine. Another wonderful dining experience not many establishments keep consistent quality in staff and food Salt and Lime does!

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    Taqueria El Toro - @sujungchronicles

    Taqueria El Toro

    4.4(372 reviews)
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    This place is a legit taqueria. Order in English o Espanol. I have been coming here since before…read moreI moved to the Triangle area 10 years ago. I remember it being really different before they remodeled. The inside is so nice now. Big and open. They have great line management--you order and pay for your food and then they bring it out to you. All of the food tastes authentic and comes out so fast. This place is great for groups as they have a ton of big open seating and they turnover the place really fast. You get your own drinks and bus your own table. They have a salsa bar where you can get all kinds of different salsas for your entrees or chips. Horchata is on point. Parking lot is attached and free. And the best part it is super cheap to eat here even with the family.

    Stopped by Taqueria El Toro last week after a few people had recommended this place. I'll admit my…read moreexpectations may be shaped by having a lot of Tex Mex style food in Texas, but I wanted to give this a try. When you arrive, there is plenty of parking around the building, and entrances in the front and on the right side. Once inside, you'll walk up to counter and place your order. Your then given a order number and it's open seating. Your number will be called out in Spanish when your food is ready and you'll pick it up at the counter. I ordered an al pastor taco which unfortunately was not good. It came out extremely cold and needed a lot of salsa for it to have any flavor. I also ordered a steak burrito which was much better and was served with melted cheese on the top. There were fatty pieces throughout the burrito but this was far better than the taco. Lastly, I ordered a horchata but it tasted like grainy and wasn't great. If I'm in the area again I may give this a try but I'd definitely stick with a burrito so your food is hot.

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