BEST RICE IVE EVER HAD! Wow, after coming here 3 times now I can definitely say this is my favorite in Asheville! The rice is the best Mexican rice I've ever had, and I'm from Arizona! It's so flavorful and creamy on its own. My boyfriend and I like to share a dish, but have learned to order extra rice on the side since it's that good!!! Their salsa bar is comparable to the others in Asheville and very good. I love the creamy green salsa. The quesadillas here are another gem, with perfectly melty cheese with an amazing flavor. Not sure what cheese they use but I think it's some kind of white Mexican cheese. Service is always good, and I like the ambiance and decor inside. Come give it a try! read more

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Well hello Asheville! It is always a good feeling when you find a nice family restaurant such as Ole's Guacamole! So, I tend to forget that I'm in Asheville NC and everything closes super early, but nevertheless it was around 830 pm and I decided to get a quick bite to eat so I decided to try Taco Tuesday and I had 2. Unfortunately I ate them so fast and forget to take a picture BUT I took a picture of the margarita! The service was great and although they were closing at 9, I didn't feel rushed at all. I would like to give a special shout out to my bartender Jenny. She was amazing and very personable. Thank you for such great customer service and I look forward to seeing you again. Until next time... Cheers! read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - Taco Tuesday!! - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Love the food. Best Mexican food we have had in the area. Very reasonable prices and great service. Nice Southwest decor with ample seating. read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - Enjoying shrimp, beef, chicken and beans in a tasty sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Great service. Fabulous self-serve salsa bar. Average ambiance. Enchiladas Rancheras were ok, rather uninspired, too much cheese and not enough sauce. Wish there were more vegetarian choices. They are trying in this regard but it's just not quite there yet. read more

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Listen I love Mexican food and I hate being mean on yelp but this was not it. Something was missing from this meal, maybe it was salt but I was underwhelmed. We did go at 2 pm on a week day so maybe it was an off time but it just had no taste. The staff was attentive and service was quick but I don't think I'll be back. Asheville has a ton of Mexican restaurants so don't waste your time with underwhelming. read more

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Sorry guys! The fajitas were awful. There was hardly any meat and way way too many onions. The refried beans were just a runny mess. Bad food. read more

They were friendly, greeted us & seated us right away. Good service, checked back in on us several times. Quiet seating. Good food. read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - Enchiladas Poblanas 3 out of 5 stars definitely sweet - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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We have had a challenging time finding good Mexican food since moving to Western North Carolina, so finding Ole's was such a pleasure. The flavors are absolutely great and not too watered down, thankfully. The portions are generous and everything was fresh. The service was excellent. Our server, Evelyn, was very attentive and she graciously answered our questions. My daughter is studying Spanish and Evelyn kindly pronounced a few words in Spanish for us when we asked her to, which we found to be a treat, as all 3 of us love to learn new things. The atmosphere was colorful and upbeat and I watched my husband and daughter dancing to the music a little bit in their seats as they silently stuffed their faces while they made Ohhhh and ahhh sounds between bites. I'm really glad we found Ole's, and I think we will be back again and again. read more

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Breakdown: Food: 5/10. Fajitas reposados were great. Nice little flambé show. Wife's "Chile verde" was atrocious. It was Chile Colorado and the worst I've had. Dry pork smothered in tasteless chipotle salsa. Rice was great. Beans were good. I appreciated the bean dip and tortilla chips. Service: 2/10. Server explained he was new. I was very patient. Messed up thrice on our order. We ordered Chile Verde and received terrible Chile Colorado. Asked my daughter if she wanted a hamburger, she said no, and it was still written into our order. I had to go back and forth with another server about not actually ordering it, which was frustrating and embarrassing... I looked like I was in the wrong. Wife clearly stated my kids were splitting the carne asada plate. Didn't get an extra plate. Also, got a horchata and got a kid's size, with the server thinking it was for my toddler son. I just went with it. Never asked if we wanted tortillas and we never got them. No one came to check up on us during our meal. Overall: 3/10. Fajitas are hard to screw up, and I've had good ones at plenty of other places. Tortilla chips are also hard to screw up. Food was great on some things, but the pork Chile was terrible. The service was the most frustrating thing and damaged the experience overall. read more

$4 for a "medium queso" I think not.... I know times are tight but this serving size for a to go order is ridiculous. If you want a good size queso that comes with chips and is also 4 bucks head to Ay Curumba in Oakley. read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - Medium Queso...rip off - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Have ordered from Ole's Guacamole many times before with no issues. It is our go-to place for takeout. The food and service is always amazing. We've ordered their Nachos many times before as takeout and while dining in. I hope our experience tonight was an outlier. We ordered takeout and our Nachos were bare and sad. They are usually topped with "refried beans, ranchera sauce, Pico de Gallo, cheese and sour cream". We requested no meat, and somehow none of the other toppings made their way on to our Nachos. Very disappointing, especially for $8.99. read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - Nachos - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Stopped by for taco Tuesday. If you have not heard this place does dollar 50 tacos on Tuesday. And they are amazing. Was very happy with the quality of the food the service and the atmosphere. Small delay in our food but the manager came out and apologized A+ for that read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - Front of the building - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Best Taco Tuesday! Very fresh, each taco a complete little meal but I usually have 3, excellent value at $1 each! But do not hesitate to venture into their main menu. All items are truly inspired and very reasonably priced. Service is excellent. Ambiance authentic. This family owned restaurant (Black Mountain and Asheville) keeps high standards that makes me come back, time and again. read more

Love comfort Mexican? You'll love this place. Huge menu and all reasonably priced. One of the highlights is the salsa bar where you can select everything from mild to crazy hot salsas for your chips and meal. We're regulars here now. Check it out! read more

Ordered dinner from Ole Guacamole on a Sunday at 6:30 pm through Kickback delivery. Delivery was super fast and food arrived warm and ready to eat (no reheating required). For the longest time, Papa's and Beer was my favorite Mexican food restaurant in town. I think I officially found my new favorite. My husband and I both ordered the tri-colored enchiladas, only mine was made with cheese, shredded beef and steak (his was with chicken). I also substituted the black beans for refried beans. I was really shocked that the establishment got my substitution correct (restaurants rarely do on special orders). The cheese enchilada was my favorite; Although the steak and beef came in a close second. It was plenty of food to feed the appetite. My son ate the kids bean and cheese burrito. It m, too, was a healthy portion. We finished the meal off with desert: churros and cheesecake chimichangas. Holy moly, were they ever so delicious. The perfect amount of sweetness to cure the sweet tooth. Not only do I recommend this place heavily, we will definitely be returning customers. This is now our favorite Mexican Food Restaurant! read more

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Absolutely delicious!! Phenomenal service. Our waiter Oscar made sure we had everything we wanted before we would even asked for it. This place is a must. Clean restaurant, fresh food, variety of salsas, great bar selection. I was passing thru Asheville and found this gem;definitely returning when traveling through the area. read more

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Really cool vibe. Food was ok. Shout out to the staff tho I asked what "blue curacao" was and my waiter asked another waiter who got the bartender to bring the bottle to our table and let me have a taste. Ended up getting a blue moon margarita and it rocked. 10/10 staff read more

Waited for over an hour and fifteen minutes at the bar while they "looked for our order." The food was messy and cold and the order was incomplete. I called the restaurant once my boyfriend returned with the order and attempted to let them right their wrong. Instead the General Manager, Chris, lied and said that my boyfriend took the food and left without paying his beer tab. I told him he had he facts wrong and that we had a receipt showing he paid his tab at 6:49. I offered to send a copy and then he pivoted to something else. He refused to refund or compensate any of the meal and was rude. STAY AWAY!!! read more

Love this place. Staff are great. The food is authentic and well prepared. Loved the taco Tuesday deals! Great New Mexican food in asheville and close to the mall ! Very enjoyable! read more

Have passed the restaurant dozens of times at this point, so when I wanted enchiladas Ole's Guacamoles was the first place that came to mind. They have a bunch of mobile order options, take phone orders, and are open for in-person dining, but because there were so many avenues for ordering it seemed a bit chaotic and disorganized. We ordered two orders of tri-color enchiladas as well as a side of guac and a side of cheese sauce, and everything was okay but I've had better in the area. They use grilled chicken and not pulled chicken in the enchiladas so not quite what I was expecting - again, not bad but not what I was looking for. read more

I would give them 5 stars but I just never do that. We used to go to a couple of the ***and Beer places. Ole's is just really good all the way around. read more

Oh man this might be my favorite Mexican spot in town that isn't a taqueria or a food truck. The molcajete was obscene in a really good way. The salsa bar had a great variety from mild to hot. The chili relleno was excellent the rice was perfect. This place has it down and they just opened. The staff was nice and very helpful. My table of 4 left extremely happy. I will be back many times over. read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - The molcajete is ridiculously delicious - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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So good it shouldn't be this cheap! Great portions and solid Mexican dishes. Check out the salsa bar at the front.

This restaurant really does have the very best nachos for delivery/takeout. They load them with delicious sauteed vegetables and preferred protein on top. The nachos are still crisp and bright! I have tried every Mexican restaurant that would deliver to me. Instead of a gloppy mess I received food that was really freshly prepared. Huge difference! read more

Really nice Mexican restaurant! We got the table side guac which was fresh, delicious, and the size of my head!! Yummy mango margaritas and entrees too. The complimentary bean dip and chips were a nice touch! read more

Ole’s Guacamoles - Arroz con pollo, quesadillas, table side guacamole, mango margaritas, and chips & bean dip. - Mexican Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

I went early on a Saturday evening for a few drinks and dinner. They place is surprisingly large inside with all the traditional Mexican decor. Sat wayyyy in the back. Got their chips and warm bean dip served almost immediately. The restaurant was not busy at all. Drinks were good (and strong). Margaritas (of course) were plentiful and varied. There were about 9 different kinds from what I remember. Did I say they were potent? Now about the food and service. Well, we wanted to drink for a while and then order. That should not have meant to ignore us and go away. We were out of chips, and wanted refills on our drinks, for a while. i finally asked a busboy to get the server for us, as I had to do several times during the evening. When we ordered our food, we asked for some water as well as additional chips. We eventually got them after our food arrived. The fajitas were good. Greasy, but good. Then, we're waiting to find the server again, to bring us our bill. All in all it was not what one would expect. Especially in a restaurant that is not that busy. I might try the place again, but for lunch, and sit at the bar. That should take care of the service issue. We'll have to see about the food next time. Until then.... read more

Great atmosphere......great staff and authentic Mexican dishes. Extensive menu too. We will be back to try more!

UPDATE: We continue to enjoy guacamole's and beer every time we go. They did a revamp of their menus, Im not sure how much of the food offerings has changed but aesthetically they are nice. On our most recent trip through, with the new menu, I noticed a cheese dip with spinach and onions and had to try it (were huge queso fans). This queso was amazing!!!!! I might have to splurge every trip to add to our meal. The onions add a nice sweet kick to it while the spinach adds textureand. I'm drooling just thinking of it. read more

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Stopped here, because we happened to be on this side of town. Never again. Food was just terrible. Overcooked/ stale chips. Shrimp undercooked and inedible. Seems they tried to disguise how bad it was by burying it under too much sauce. Lettuce tasted like it had been sitting in the bottom of the walk-in cooler - truly awful and inedible. The icing on the cake: Slow service. I hope they were having a bad day. but Seriously, never again. read more

Damn I love their food too. Usually my family goes once a week. I went with my husband, friend, and kids. We ordered a ton. Got the check and they claimed their system was "offline" but the charge instantly came out of my account. The "manager" (I put quotes because he needed to have someone on the phone to help him) said we did not pay and I showed him the charge with the correct amount. Apparently I confused him when I asked how his system is offline if the charge came out. He didn't know...but he demanded we pay again even after seeing the charge on my account. Then he started speaking Spanish to the person on the phone, saying we were low lifes who wanted to skip on the check. He didn't know my husband's first language is Spanish. This made manager even more upset and he wanted pics of my husband's ID and both sides of his credit card. We offered our phone number but no way was he getting anything else. In front of our small children, he threatened to call the police and even blocked the doors. So I grabbed my kids and told him to move and little manager man did just that. Fun afternoon. Kids got a lesson on sticking up for themselves that day. read more

Got taco salad , how can you mess that up ? Well, the meat looked under done , water standing in the bottom of the salad . Just mushy mess ,no flavor at all . Don't waste your money. read more

Stopped in to check it out since it is near Whole Foods and I love the Black Mountain location. I was pleasantly surprised to see a few more options on the menu. The atmosphere was nice, not too loud and laid out in a way that keeps three main sections, which's helps make a large restaurant feel intimate. The booths were large and very clean. The salsa bar had many options. We ordered an Avocado Burrito, Spinach Enchiladas and because they are not in the menu in Black Mountain, the Veggie Enchiladas. We made some alterations, like no mushrooms, change the beans out for black beans, and they were all no problem. Which is nice and means everything is made fresh when you order. The food was delicious and we had high expectations that were all met. The service was excellent. We have gotten to know people in Black Mountain, so we were expecting just normal service here. But they were all very nice, attentive and friendly. I look forward to coming back when we need to go into town. read more

First off, chips and bean dip plus the salsa bar are amazing!! Had fajitas and they were perfectly seasoned and super tasty!! Very much recommend this place. Have been to so many Mexican restaurants that all taste the same. This one is so good, cannot recommend enough!!! read more

Everything is really (really, really!) good (recommend anything with shrimp!), friendly staff, and awesome salsa bar.

The food was good, enjoyed the bean dip that comes with chips. Unfortunately we will not be returning due to unsafe covid measures. While ordering the waiter was hovering over me maybe a foot or two between us and removed his mask while describing a menu item. I had to ask him to pull his mask back up. We then witnessed multiple times when the same waiter either did not have a mask on or was wearing it improperly indoors. I wear a mask all day at work as well and understand the hardships, but it's what we have to do to keep our doors open and protect ourselves and others. We decided if we experience this again while ordering at a restaurant we'll just leave rather than put ourselves at risk. read more

They have one of the best menus in AVL and everything is delicious. Personal favorite is the chilaquiles for breakfast. The tacos are also a good choice! Full bar liquor bar and sauce bar! They've got anything you could want like other places except Ole's knows how hat their doing and you'll leave satisfied every time. read more

Unfortunately, we had a tough time ordering online for pick up and didn't find our order had been canceled until after I arrived to pick it up. But the folks at Ole's were great! They took our to-go order promptly and even gave my daughter a free smoothie while we waited for the kitchen to prepare her birthday dinner. It didn't take long, and the food was delicious especially the table-side prepared guacamole. We'll be back and next time I'll just call my order in. read more

Had the fajitas they were good loved all the veggies. However they said it would be done in 15 minutes and they actually took 30. I'm sure it different at different times of the day. All in all very tasty and great salsa selection. read more

Ole's Guacamoles is all we hoped it would be and more! Friendly staff, great service, and large portions of amazing food. The modest food and drink prices make this our new regular spot. We got the mixed fajitas for two, which could really feed four. It came out sizzling and the veggies were still just the right amount of crispy. We each got our own plate of rice, beans, guac, pico de gallo, and sour cream. All was fantastic! read more

Usually I don't post things like this but I thought it could possibly be helpful. My partner and I placed an online order. I got the green enchiladas and he got some tacos. Both of our orders were messed up. His was missing this special lime sauce, that was the main reason he got the tacos. Mine had chicken in them after I typed in the notes that I was vegetarian and didn't want any chicken. The food was fine but it sucks to pay more than $10 for food and it's not be what you wanted or it's messed up. Please make sure to read the notes... read more