Visiting from California. I love this place when visiting Bristol. They have lengua and tripas if…read moreyou know what I mean. I don't care so much for their white salsa but they standard salsa is good. Staff is friendly and this place makes me feel at home. Five stars, thx!

This place has really been hit and miss for me. The last time I went there I ordered taco salad…read morewith beef and was brought a big pile of shredded chicken. My friend wanted me to say something about it because he heard me order the beef, but I don't like sending food back, anywhere, anytime. It did ruin what I was there for, but I will go again. I will however make sure from the start that my order is understood instead of paying for something I didn't want

As we wend our way to Florida, we spend the night in Bristol for one main reason. This restaurant!…read more (The Hilton Garden Inn hits all the marks too, but as I have nothing to add I'm not updating that review.) My husband ordered five enchiladas each with a different stuffing. While delicious, unless you haven't eaten since last Thursday, who can consume so many enchiladas?! I shouldn't talk. The house special quesadilla -- always excellent -- is a lot of food. Ever resourceful, I took half back, put the chicken and peppers on a bagel and ate it for breakfast! (Note to self AND my husband: next time let's split one and maybe forego the steak and chicken. Chorizo and shrimp?!) Moving on, the salsa bar is great with smooth, chunky, mild and spicy salsas. That's not counting the warm bean spread brought to the table with their thin and crisp chips. Our margaritas -- $6 each -- are not only good but pretty, topped with berries and a flower. Here it is, Monday night -- not a typical going-out day of the week -- and the place is busy with locals. Pretty good testimony to what's become one of my favorite Mexican restaurants.

Ate here 2 weeks ago. Sat at the bar like we always do, ordered some drinks and our meals…read more I decided to try the fried scallops and fried shrimp with baked potato. When my meal arrived I tried a scallop and it was awful. Cut another one in half and tried it...still terrible. Ate a few of the fried shrimp which were lukewarm warm at best and decided...wow, this meal sucks. The potato was fair. A server came and asked if I was done and I said yes...it wasn't very good at all and he could certainly see that I didn't even eat a 1/4 of my food. When my partner was done with his meal, which he enjoyed, the female bartender took his plate away and I said his meal was good, mine was awful. Both of the workers that I spoke with about my meal couldn't care less. I suppose it was my fault for not asking for a manager, but as someone who has worked in restaurants, one of the employees should have done something...anything to show they cared and tried to make things right. Left a $7 tip on a $70 bill (which was generous, considering my bad meal) This place has been hit or miss and this night was a huge MISS. Definitely won't ever come back to this location. We will drive the extra 20 minutes and go to the Abingdon location. Never had a bad meal there and the service has always been top notch.

Excellent service…read more Delicious food - meals arrived promptly & as ordered Even been thru Drive-thru -- good Experience--order was correct

The best in town! I am addicted to their food, it's just made better than others in town. 100%…read morerecommend

All I can say is WOW. My friends and I just stopped here on a road trip and were very surprised and…read moresatisfied with our food. Hearty, authentic Mexican food which came out in the span of a few minutes. I just pointed at something on the vegetarian menu and was very pleased with what I got. The portions are quite large, too. We felt a bit rushed, but they were closing soon so it was understandable. Get an order of the table side guacamole if you want to complete the holy trinity of salsa and pico de gallo with your chips. I was wondering if it's all homemade, because the salsa and guacamole were delicious, and pico de gallo was super fresh!

I called to order food to go. This is NOT authentic I tried…read more to order a burrito with chicken, rice, cheese, beans and guacamole. They said they can't do that. Literally any restaurant can do that. They said they have to do the rice and the beans on the side and the guacamole on top with red sauce. I said just put the guacamole on the side and burritos shouldn't have sauce on it. She kept repeating it has red sauce I said no sauce strictly this stuff I said only. Doesn't take a rocket scientist... she kept saying cheese sauce I said No, we want cheese, literal cheese, not any sauce anything. I also ordered shrimp fajitas and steak nachos with just steak and cheese, and the burrito above. The chicken in the burrito was kind of dry, like they possibly boiled it then shredded it. Her food wasn't very flavorful. My bf said that his nachos were tasty but needed more cheese sauce. My plate wasn't flavorful at all. To me it seems like this is more Tex-Mex with white people in the kitchen. iI from California and have been to Mexico many time..so I know authentic Mexican food and this doesn't come anywhere near it. The salsa taste like they just mixed some tomato paste with a little bit of seasoning

My family and I spent the night in Bristol while traveling and we ate here in 2021 for the first…read moredirt race at Bristol and I thought it was pretty good so we tried it again despite the recent reviews. All of our food was to us quickly and tasted great(chori pollo baby!). I'm usually a 2-3 drinks per meal type of person but I didn't even have time to polish off 1 before everything was in front of us. Service was good, chips refilled early and checking in often. Prices were very fair and including a tip over 20% we payed $70 for a family of 4.

Update (6/14/26). Still terrible. Staff unprofessional and the food was pretty mediocre. Still…read morehave menu price issues. Ordered a steak fajita burrito menu says $13.49. Check said $16.49. I asked and the waitress said there was a $3.00 up charge on beef right now and there was a sign by the door. I checked, the sign was a piece of printer paper tapped to a board tucked half behind the podium. My review stands. Among the bottom 2 Mexican restaurants in the area. From 2024: If you decide to eat here there are a few things to be aware of. 1. Their menu prices are not current. You will absolutely be charged more than menu prices for some items. If you tell them that they will refuse to honor the menu price. This happened on two occasions fairly recently. On one occasion they lied about honoring it and adjusted the gratuity to hide the fact. 2. Their specialty drinks are not mixed correctly. Either overly sweet or overly sour. 3. The wait staff will forget to bring things to your table. Normally that's not a big deal if you see them again before you finish your food. 4. The food is mediocre most of the time. Its not bad, but its not great either. 5. The food is over priced for the quality they serve lately. If you want a better experience for less or the same money, go to Puerto Nuevo. La Carreta used to be much much better than they are now.

My personal favorite Mexican restaurant in the Bristol area. There are multiple great options but…read morethe food here is always good and the staff is always super friendly.

The environment is nice and the staff are normally super friendly here. In fact, this used to be my…read morefavorite place in town. Unfortunately, my last several takeout orders were lukewarm or cold. We timed the last one and arrived at the restaurant 9 minutes after ordering for a 10 minute prep time that we were quoted. The food was still cold

Stopped at Southern Craft Barbecue while passing through VA and it's a hidden wonder not too far…read moreoff the interstate. Wasn't expecting much, but the food was fantastic. BBQ tends to blend together after a while, but theirs stood out, good flavor without being overpowering, something for everybody. I got the smoked turkey sandwich and the turkey was so tender and juicy I almost ordered a second one, even though the first was plenty filling. I'd be back here in a heartbeat if I'm ever down this direction again.

We visit Bristol every September for the annual Bristol Rhythm and Roots and this is our go-to…read moredinner spot. It's a bit more upscale and the bbq is delicious, there's a good variety of meat selections and sides, portion sizes are good and the prices are reasonable. Prices are competitive with festival food concession prices but coming here you get served and get to sit comfortably in air conditioning! The cocktails and wine are reasonable too. Glasses of house wines are $7. Most of the cocktails are $10. Pints of beer are $5. We've tried many of the meats and sides over our visits and found some of our favorites to be the peppered bacon, dry rub wings, brisket, pulled pork and the house salad. The peppered bacon comes with pickled jalapeños that work really well. The wings are meaty, smoky and crispy. The pulled pork includes crispy ends. So delicious. A house salad doesn't sound like much but the portion is generous. They provide a selection of bbq sauces and I like to blend the Stoney Creek Original with the slightly spicy Memphis sauces together. We've also had combo platters including brisket and burnt ends and those were spot-on too. Sides of beans, seasoned fries, sweet potato soufflé and Mac and cheese are good too. Of the dining spots in downtown Bristol, this is our spot. It's a bit more upscale of a dining experience, the food is quality is consistent, prices are reasonable and service is attentive.

We should have turned around and left. We could not find a clean table in the place. The ice bin is…read moreas overflowing. There was food all over the serving line and they were out of most everything on the line. Service was terrible! It took several minutes for someone to wait on use and there were at least 3-4 people in the prep area. When someone did finally wait on us she barely made eye contact plus kept her gloves on to check us out and wiped them on her apron. Come on this is a nice shopping center, I expected way better

Couldn't find a clean table to eat at in the whole place and then food is all over the floors. I…read morewould say they just brush the tables off on the floor but the tables weren't even clean. The food was ok, but the counter where they place your bowl when filling it up with what you like was nasty looking as well. Needless to say we won't be back. Also my first bag of chips was stale.