Went for the first time. I ordered the small Mexican pizza - minus the peppers, beans and jalapeños. Added sour cream. It came out hot, Crisp and. Full of flavor, I was so happy I got it. My sister got the chicken fajita bowl lite in lettuce no onion. The chicken was so full of flavor. She said peppers were cooked just right! So happy w/ trying something new and it being so good. Absolutely gained 2 returning customers read more

mojave cantina - Fajita Bowl - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

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Great service, amazing food, horrible management. Pay the servers more. THE OWNER IS STINGYYYY. I'm a United States Marine, and was told discounts for veterans are only for their meal. I've been here multiple times and it's always been my whole bill. All of a sudden that's a problem? I already spent $40 and you only want to do 10% on the one meal? Sorry, but when you get me, you get my wife. We are one. On top of it all, $6.50 for two soft drinks where 80% of it is ice and no refill is ridiculous. This is the type of place where you get water, fill up on chips, eat one taco, and take the rest home and get extra chips. You would get more business, a better reputation and happier customers if you weren't so stingy. Would NOT recommend until there is better customer service, and the servers are actually paid decently. It's not on taxpayers to pay waiter and waitresses's wages. That is the business's job. Oh, and before anyone tries to assume I'm stingy, I leave a minimum 20% tip plus whatever the military discount is. So it's not a me problem, it's a Mojave problem. read more

mojave cantina - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

The food mediocre. The atmosphere was nice and so are the staff. Prices are fairly reasonable.

Mojave is one of our favorite spots! Tucked into the corner of a small shopping plaza in White Lake, you'll find delicious Mexican food, friendly service, and a cool, relaxing atmosphere. My husband and I have been dining here since they opened and we keep coming back. The manager, Markos, is always there, and always stops by to say hi! We love him! Bartenders and waitstaff are kind and on point every time-- accurate with orders, make sure we have everything we need, and seem like the nicest coolest people! Anything you need, they're ON IT! One of the best things on the menu is the Southwest Egg Rolls. They are too good to be true! My go-to entrees are the Tacos Mexicanos w/ BBQ pork and the Southwest BBQ Chicken Salad (Order it, you won't be sorry!!) Hubby mixes it up nearly every time, but favors the fajitas, enchiladas, and street tacos. We have never ordered anything we didn't love! I get the "Skinny Chica" Margarita every time we're there, and upgrade it to a Jumbo (because why not?!) There is an extensive list of margaritas and tequilas, plus beer and other cocktails. I highly recommend Mojave Cantina in White Lake! If you find yourself nearby, stop in! On our last visit, we overheard some guys across the bar saying they've tried the Clawson location, but White Lake is "so much better." read more

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Mediocre AF. The food was ok and the waitress definitely didn't want to be at work today. To sum it up, this place is a fart in the wind and there are to many good Mexican restaurants in the area to come back. read more

mojave cantina - Birria tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

Not accommodating at all, even when explained my food allergies. Food was not good, would never go back.

Weekly Frida dinner at the bar with Kayla is always top tier, just like her margs! Chimichangas are *chefs kiss*

Terrible service- use to be a great place to go but it's currently Saturday night and the place is empty... must speak for something... food tastes old like it's been sitting around or refrigerated and reheated. Such a bummer- Anyone got any good Mexican food recommendations in the area??! read more

mojave cantina - How many days has this black bean Side of Black Bean Corn Salad been in their refrigerator??? Ewe - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

BEWARE Mojave Cantina - White Lake UPDATE: THE WAITRESS ADDED THE TIP HERSELF..... Kind of a long store I will try to make is short, had an issue with a waitress about a year ago always charging me full price for my drinks during happy hours so I finally said something to her after a few times, her response was it was the computer, like oh well it's the computer doing it so my response was ok well fix it (she did not like that) so year later I come back with my same friend that I was with when that was happening (I did not notice it was the same waitress) she was taking our drink order and I asked for blackberry margarita and said is that on the happy hour menu and she started laughing when she did that I looked at my friend and said is this the same waitress she leaves with our drink order and a different waitress comes over to take our food order so my friend says did she not want to wait on us and the new waitress says no its shift change (but she stayed the entire time waiting on others so we got the hint) fast forward to yesterday (a week later) I am walking in and I see that same waitress talking to the hostess that seats people and laughing so I know what is being said so I get seated someone that was waiting for me and the waitress comes over and I order a drink and she brings it back and I say to her I just want to bring it to your attention that the other waitress is super rude every time I come in here and the other waitress just starts going off saying we are not going to be talking about this I have to work with these girls and we will not be talking about this and she leave the table and all three girls go into the back (the rude waitress, hostess and the new waitress) at this point I am sitting with my 2 sisters and said I am not eating here they may do something to my food. So, when I left I got my bill for my drink and in the tip line I put ZERO RUDE PEOPLE... So, if you can believe it the girl came running outside in the parking lot to find me because I didn't leave her a tip and asked what did she do to us so I told her for one you telling 3 grown people that this will not be talked about in here in a very aggressive tone was RUDE so you get not tip... The servers are the rudest people I have ever come in contact with, and I will never go back there read more

Good place for Sunday family dinner. Best food! Tacos Berria are mouthwatering. Excellent chips and homemade salsa. Drinks are good too. Margaritas of many varieties and Mexican beer. Service is outstanding. Mojave Cantina is now my favorite! read more

Ordered delivery. The food was amazing, the flavors of the ground beef chimichangas were delicious. The shells were still mostly crispy, which is great for being fried and delivery. read more

mojave cantina - Chimichangas with Spanish rice - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

Perfect dining experience. Weekly Friday neighbors dinner out. Party of 11 this week. Called and arranged reservation for 5:00 PM. There is plenty of free parking and street signage makes finding the facility without difficulty. Handicapped parking is provided near the entrance. Staggered arrival was accommodated without difficulty. Drinks, chips (warm) and salsa(s) (extra "spicy" requested and provided) delivered, additional beverages and chips provided as other diners arrived. Waitress (Brittany) helped us make selections from an extensive menu and ensured all of our needs were met without hovering. Drinks and chips were refilled without having to ask. Orders were taken, conversations continued and the environment was conducive for those with hearing issues. Food arrived for all 11 diners in a timely fashion. Presentation, quantity, accuracy of orders, and temperatures were excellent. Seating was appropriate for the many dishes presented for selections like fajitas. Everyone were pleased with their selections. My meal was steak and shrimp fajitas ($22) my spouse had Chicken Quesadillas ($16.50) and we both boxed significant portions to enjoy at home. There are at least 8 Mexican themed food outlets within 5 miles of our home. Mojave Mexican Cantina of White Lake has moved to the top of our list. read more

I would give this place about 3.5 stars while my husband would rate it around 3. We have our favorite places, but this restaurant was closer and we have driven past it several times and were curious how it tasted. I had read there was a following for their Clawson location which we have never visited either, but is usually a good sign. The place was fairly busy, and seemed to have accrued their own following. The chips and salsa tasted okay. The chips could have used some salt and due to the pandemic, they did not have any shakers on the table. The salsa was spicy in a good way, not overpowering the right amount of cilantro. I has their basic margarita. It was good, very strong (I'm a lightweight) and a great price! We both had a combo plate. The portions are not as big as where we usual frequent. But I did like the flavor. It also tasted great the next day since I am the leftover queen! To me, that is the telling sign, does it hold the flavor and/ or get better the next day. And...it did. I liked their crunchy taco, it tasted homemade instead of food service boxed shell. The chimichanga was pretty small, but tasty. I loved the cheese enchilada. It had amazing cheese pull! I liked their tomato based red sauce, very interesting. The prices were pretty good and the drink prices were amazing! I would come back just for their drinks and I will have to since I am not really good for more than one marg at a time. I am not sure if they currently have happy hour, but I saw they had brunch with mimosas, and mimosas are my absolute favorite. I would also like to try their desserts. As long as they keep the White Lake prices, I will be back. read more

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The food is so goofy. Not Tex mex, not mex. Manager served us an appetizer that was clearly burned. We've had before and it was a decent item. A kind of folded over tostada nacho. Why would this come out of the kitchen? Dinner was a strange enchilada with salsa verde that had no taste or flavor. Old rice. Maybe the concept is clever. Execution was poor. So many Mexican restaurant around. You need to be on top of your game. We have gone twice. That was it. read more

We have given this restaurant multiple tries. It's very hit or miss. Today's visit was the last chance. The chimichangas were doughy, dry and seemed as though they were three days old. Queso dip seemed old. The frozen margarita was completely white...blended ice with salt. Completely tasteless. read more

Being from Texas and growing up with Tex Mex it's challenging to find something close to home, and I'll say this place took the cake! Everything about this place was amazing, and also the first place I've tried out here who's actually made FRESH guacamole! 12/10 recommend!! read more

My family and I have eaten at this restaurant many times. Sometimes we have subpar service and the food is slow to come out. Last night we were served by a wonderful young girl named Lexi. She was very friendly and attentive to all of our needs. She is a gem! Food was great, per usual. read more

If your looking for super American- Mexican this is your place. When I seek Mexican I want authentic legit Mexican food. I've never had chilie rennlos that tasted like spaghetti sauce ??? Also have never had it sliced open and stuffed like an opened faced pepper. It's typically stuffed battered and fried anywhere else I've ordered this like ever?? The appetizer was some generic frozen food, and then a nacho that was thrown together real quick. I didn't eat really any of my meal and the server never questioned it? Besides that service was fast and friendly, but food was a nope for me. Also don't know why I thought a Mexican restaurant in the middle of white lake was a wise idea. read more

mojave cantina - Mojave Sampler - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

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I love this place! The birria tacos are my absolute favorite but there are so many other good things on the menu. The salsa is amazing too! The restaurant is always clean and the staff are friendly. read more

Just had dinner! Love the BBQ Carnitas fajitas! Had tacos tonight and they were yummy. I like that they offer shredded beef, shredded pork, shredded chicken and more. Shelby was our waitress tonight. We have been coming for a while now. She is the best waitress we have had! She did great! read more

Love this restaurant the food is amazing!! My new favorite Mexican restaurant for sure. I haven't dined in yet, but I will. Funny thing, I have lived in White Lake for almost 25 years now. I don't know how long it has been there but I just found it!! I have been to the Hungry Howies 50 times and I still didn't know it was there!! I think if they had a bigger sign out there, they would be packed all the time because their food is amazing. read more

I am a huge fan of Mojave Clawson location..it has been consistently good Mexican food for years. I was excited to see their new location close to my current home and easiest anticipated their opening for months. Of course, now that restaurants are forced to do takeout only, we had ro get carryout. I will say that the food is not nearly as good as Clawson. While there was nothing awful or gross about the food, it just was not the same standard of flavor you get at their first location. The portions are huge however, if you're into that. My husband's nachos were served in one of those large aluminum trays. Soooo many nachos. My enchiladas were just okay. They were not super flavorful unfortunately. We will give them a try again in a few months when hopefully things have improved. read more

The Michigan margarita is fantastic The Birria tacos are our favorite. Some things are really good and then others so so. The chicken in the quesadilla is very salty, the bean Ns corn salad is tasteless. The nachos give you a huge portion and are great. read more

Tacos were delicious and the margarita was the same . Service was very good and the restaurant was clean and had a great vibe!! We will be back!! read more

mojave cantina - Watermelon Margarita - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

Taylor was such a great server! The drinks are fantastic and Taylor made sure we had everything just as we liked it and checked in with us just the right amount! She's very sweet and polite Super friendly server, very hospitable restaurant with great vibes and atmosphere! You've GOT to the the BLOOD ORANGE MARTINI!!! And the MOJAVE NACHOS are bomb!!!! Excuse me plz, I have to dive into my fajitas!! read more

This place has been awesome in the past. A hidden gem. Today, the dude behind the bar didn't wait for us, threw our menus on the table and ran. We waited almost 30 min and nobody came to greet us or get our drinks. I asked someone if they could find our waitperson and nobody ever came. I asked to see a manager as we were leaving and 3 of them wanted to argue about coming out to talk to us so i just left. Sad to see it go down hill. I will will no longer recommend this place nor will I be a patron any longer. read more

We were excited for this restaurant to open so we would have an upscale Mexican place close to home. They have struggled with service times since opening, however they opened during the pandemic which made things difficult for everyone. Their salsa is homemade and delicious! Their food is definitely a step above the average, and everything I've tried so far has been delicious. Their drink menu does not disappoint either- I love their mango margarita! The interior of the restaurant has a nice modern rustic feel which is a refreshing change from the norm. I recommend giving this place a try! read more

So the kids French fries were the best thing here food wise. Service was extremely slow, there was only one other table in the whole establishment. Portions were small, our table had everything from, nachos, tacos, chimichangas, fish tacos, and burritos, no one would recommend any of them. Margaritas were good but hard to mess that up. Unfortunately, this was a one and done for us. Mexican food is my jam, and I was severely disappointed. read more

First time going the other day. Seated immediately on a Friday night. Our server was Amelia and she was very friendly and helpful. Apps came out quick. The homemade Southwest Eggrolls are freaking amazing! The Cantina Fries were pretty good, the chorizo is mild and I prefer spicy. My wife had steak fajitas, she enjoyed them. I had taquitos and they were delicious. My brother in law has a gluten and dairy allergy, the restaurant has many options to accommodate both. He had ground beef tacos and loved them. Prices are very affordable. We had two appetizers and three entrees and I had two beers (one tall) and the bill was like $80. Will definitely go back, the Eggrolls are calling mi nombre read more

Excellent Mexican Fare! Our motorcycle group had our 2023 Tacopacolypse Taco Run Battle of the Champs ride this past Saturday and made our 3rd stop of 4 stops the 2022 Winner, Mojave Cantina. We arrived around 2:45 pm and the 11 of us were seated quickly and had beverages, fresh chips, and a fantastic arrangement of salsas served before we walked in the door! Of course, we called about 20 minutes ahead of time to let them know we were on our way, but that is great service all the same. The salsas and fresh warm chips were fantastic and a nice start to ready our already challenged appetite with their greatest taco creation. Out came their Birria Taco which stole the show and blew away the competition. It was like a Sunday meal in a tortilla. It came with a dipping sauce that was akin to an au jus with several interesting ingredients and certainly worked well with the taco. Out of 4 contenders that day, Mojave Cantina was the runaway winner in our competition nearly scoring perfectly in 6 categories. An incredible feat in itself when you have 11 voting. Thanks again to Mojave Cantina and their great staff for a memorable 2023 Taco Run. And congratulations Champs! read more

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The food and drinks are spot on and Fabulous‼ The atmosphere is pleasant and friendly. But more about the food, it's very authentic and tasty read more

If you like white non authentic Mexican food this is your place I ordered the molcajete and it came out on a plate looking like fajitas my son ordered chicken enchiladas and the sauce was just plain tomato sauce definitely wouldn't recommend going for anything but the beer I would hit Taco Bell across the street before hand read more

So the foods good, the service is great but the WAIT. 45 mins to get a margarita and over two hours for my food to come , only to get it in a to go box. Table next to me told me that it's because they had another party in their banquet room, which is on the establishment to staff properly. I understand there is a staffing shortage and that contribute as you can tell the servers hate their life here but Jesse atleast jump in and support your staff. They see it, we see it. Come on, do better. read more

First timer! Lunch beef burrito was fantastic and very filling! Had Queso dip and chips as well. You won't go away hungry that's for sure. read more

Chips & salsa were delicious and the chorizo chicken enchiladas were delicious too. Quite a few different options to check out for eats and they do brunch too! read more

mojave cantina - Chorizo Chicken Enchiladas - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

While generally I don't have a problem with the food, the service is rapidly going downhill. There weren't many people in the restaurant this evening, so why did I stand at the bar waiting for five to seven minutes for any of the employees to acknowledge my presence? I'll tell you why, the bartender was too busy having a conversation with her customers about shadowing their business. And when you walk around the corner to get another employees attention, and they're standing there, head up (so please don't say you couldn't see me) spraying a table down, and I say very clearly "excuse me" and she doesn't look up either, I went back to the bar. By now, I'm pissed. The bartender comes over and says what's the name on the order? No hello, no sorry for your wait. I told her and she said, oh yea she's getting it. By the time I got home, my food is cold, and they're getting thos lengthy crappy review. Not that it matters, but I'm pissed. Moral of the story, if you aren't there to sit down, apparently your business doesn't mean squat to them. Ens rant. read more

Went here tonight for the first time, food was delicious and everyone was very friendly. I got the Pulled Pork Taco Mexicanos and they were very good, spicy, but good haha. Ordered the chicken tortilla soup and it was really good! (One of the better around IMO) and Queso, which was good and chips were homemade. Husband got the chimichanga and it was pretty big! Kids ordered tacos and said they were yummy. We will be back! read more

mojave cantina - Pulled Pork Tacos Mexicanos with Salsa. - Tex-Mex Near Me - White Lake, Michigan

Enjoyed some delicious margaritas and dessert. We didn't have a ton of time and wanted a quick drink and app. Ordered 2 margs and the chimi-cheesecake. It was great! We'll be back for sure! read more

Mojave Cantina is our favorite restaurant. The food is always consistently delish. My favorite meal starts with the chicken eggrolls, followed by a very flavorful chicken tortilla soup, then the Mojave combo. The combo consists of an enchilada, chimi, taco and rice n beans, and I wash it all down with a Cadillac margarita. Yum! Staff is always very friendly. read more

Ahh - the smell - the decor - AWESOME. Never been here before - cool new find. Go to the bar and order a drink. Bartender Dauline acted as if she was doing me a favor by waiting on me. Asked if I offended her in some way. She replied "no this is just my face". Check please.... You sure you don't want to eat? Um - yeah. I'm not paying to be treated like a chore. Anyone can go anywhere for that. Warned you. read more