Our family has been coming to Merlo for many years! We love their food & service. They have the best tamales!!

On a trip to Kissimmee & before our stop we were hungry. Of course I yelped what was in the area, was in the mood for Mexican & this came up. Thou it says 'unclaimed' it has 5 stars so we came! Glad we did! It's a dive but doesn't matter! Food absolutely delicious and I couldn't believe how much I paid! It's also a market, I picked some authentic Mexican items! Too bad I don't live in the area, this would be my Mexican restaurant to go to!!! read more

Heaven on a Fork! Even after ten years of visits, the bloom is not off the rose! For this lunch to-go visit, I was in the mood for spicy food, so I went with their Chorizo meal. So how was it? Read on to find out. Arriving- They are on Main St., just a few seconds off US Route 27 so they are simple to find. There is a private parking lot that can be a bit of a challenge as they are insanely popular. Ambience- It is a combination Mexican market and restaurant that is so common in this part of the state. There are quite a few tables and booths that are kept nice and clean. You order and pay the cashier, and they'll call you when it's ready. This is a very, very casual place! BTW-This place has a spotless open kitchen. Not to be missed is the complimentary, with purchase, Salsa Bar. Delicious! There are plenty of small to-go containers to sample the bar items if you're taking your meal home like I did on this visit. Customer Service- Everyone that works here will be Hispanic, but all the customer-facing folks speak excellent English. They are always friendly, and I've never had a problem. Pro Tip- If you are so inclined, before you place your order, walk to the coolers at the back of the market and grab yourself a cold brewski! Pro Tip- The menu board is in Spanish but there are English menus readily available. Food- All your Mexican favorites, both meats and seafood, in very generous portions. I ordered the Chorizo meal @ $14. My picture is a little deceiving. See that slab of delicious spicy sausage? There is another piece the same size, directly underneath! I put the box on my scale at home and it was just under 2 lbs.! That's a lot of lunch and it was awesome. Conclusion- So they have over 100 reviews @ 4.5 stars and they deserve it. It's an inexpensive, casual "Heaven on a Fork" kind of place! read more

Taqueria Merlo - There are 2 slabs of delicious Chorizo stacked on top of one another! - Grocery Near Me - Avon Park, Florida

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If you're looking for some authentic Mexican food and you are in Avon Park... this it it!!! We love the food here. It's a walk-up counter and the menu is above and they also have menus you can order from. As for service, they do bring you the food to your table if you are going to eat here and there is a salsa and condiments bar with a little bit of everything to top your tacos or any other plate you order. The restaurant is part of the store, so you can shop for items for your home and even get a piñata for a party!!! We love the place and it good home cooked authentic food. read more

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Always on the list when we get in the neighborhood. My wife LOVES the fajitas. Here is maybe the best Carne Asada plate I have had. Nice middle of the road place. Buy all your Mexican meat and Mexican meal inputs on the grocery side. Grab a desert, beer or 4, a sombrero,, pair of boots and a pastry if you choose. Great stop. read more

Everything here is delicious, but my go-to favorites are the ceviche tostadas, filete Veracruz, camarones al mojo de ajo, and honestly, any breakfast dish - legit! This family-owned spot serves fresh, authentic Mexican food with real care, dedication and top-notch customer service. It's no wonder locals flock here; the flavors are unbeatable and the vibe is warm and welcoming. read more

If all the locals are running in before they close for food I knew it was the spot. A market with a food counter that did not disappoint read more

Each dish was tasty, very delicious and the leftovers tasted just as good the next day

The food was authentic and made fresh !! Prices are great . Delicious and convenient . Also a mexican supermarket ! Place was recommended and did not disappoint! read more

Taqueria Merlo - Carne asada !!! - Grocery Near Me - Avon Park, Florida

In the past 11 years have had food there probably one of the best Mexican food in Sebring Avon Park. They are very consistent and are also a food market for the Mexican and Spanish community. read more

Authentic Mexican cuisine. All orders are prepared right in front of you. Staff is polite and provide quick service. The dining room is always packed with people. Establishment is also a Mexican supermarket with produce and a meat market. Great place to grab a fast bite. read more

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Food does not taste the same. Needs a deep cleaning. Mold in ice machine. creeps in kitchen.

Good Mexican food in a casual setting. In fact, this place also is a nice little market. Tacos are priced right and are decently stuffed with meat. Service was friendly and only enhanced my overall experience of this establishment. I am not down this way often, but I am glad that I tried this pretty cool place. Tacos and Mexican food in general are one of my favorite foods and this is a great place to stop in. As I said, the place is casual and the only ambience is their lack of one, but I have found that my most memorable Mexican meals have come from humble establishments just like this. I definitely recommend here and give it a solid five stars. read more

We brought in meal from taqueria merlo last night and everyone enjoyed it. My wife had the Quesadilla and loved it and I had the steak fajitas with rice and beans which was delicious and plenty filling. We are looking forward to our next visit. And I am sure it will be soon. read more

Wonderful Fahitas! Great store and great restaurant, nice people serving food! It was recommended by Giovanni Resteraunt in Wachila! That is the best italian Resteraunt ever! We been coming for years from far away camping read more

the cooks make sure to make you feel uncomfortable by staring you down. the food is not the good it has a certain taste, the bathrooms are nasty.customer service has been awful for the last couple of months. read more

Someone recommended this place but I was very disappointed in their Grande Burrito which was very small and was basically chopped meat in a tortilla - sloppy joe rolled in a tortilla definitely not a burrito. The attached mini mart was nice. Español the spoken language even the menu is in Spanish. read more

The food is amazingly delicious! The torta was perfect. The tacos were delicious and the sauces and pickles on the side bar were fantastic! read more

One word AUTHENTIC! great food and service! Parking is terrible though, come early. read more

Look, this is not a Michelin star restaurant... it doesn't need to be. What it is is a grocery store with an inside meat market and restaurant . The restaurant is what we came for... hole in the wall style cooking.... Real food. read more

What a hidden gem! This place has delicious food! I am so sad I don't live in the area and can't go back again. So authentic and so delicious! Amazing bar of salsas and sauces. Go here! read more

Very gluten-intolerant /celiac friendly! Most items are only made with masa (corn). I love this place. Hands down best Mexican food! I lovvvvvve the steak sopes 4/under $10. Loaded with lots of toppings and a great value. Honestly I crave them all the time. These are my favorites. Steak fajitas come out with such a delicious Smokey flavor mixed with onions. Chicken tacos come plain in doubled up corn soft tacos. My son asked for cheese and they gave him a generous sprinkling of Shredded white cheese that tastes like mozzarella but is probably a common Mexican cheese I am not familiar with. He is 8 and a lite eater and finishes three of these small tacos. It's wonderful that we found food he will eat a full plate. Picky eater and he loves it here! Drinks are best to be picked out before walking to the register to order bc then you will pay the actual price of the drink. If you don't have the drink in hand when you get up there they tell you to grab any drink you want and then charge you for the most expensive drink. I always love that I can get a glass bottled Mexican coke. Kids like getting coconut water. They have other choices like sodas and Gatorade's etc. lots of choices. Market is under same roof and has beautiful fruits veggies, meats , and grocery items and also working supplies and clothes for the working farm hands. It is true there is no social distancing but cashier wears a mask and you can choose to sit in a less crowded spot in the dining area or take it to go. I cannot say enough good things about this place. Please take time to come and feel confident you are getting authentic , delicious Mexican! read more

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No ambiance but authentic delicious Mexican food. We eat here regularly. You can see the kitchen from the counter and cleaner than most restaurants around here read more

Talk about amazing AUTHENTIC Mexican food!!!! So YUMMY!!!!! The tortillas are made fresh right in front of you by the counter. So happy to find this place as we are driving through from Miami to Orlando. Highly recommended!!!!! read more

Great food, always consistent! We've been going there for over 16 years and it's always been great!

Authentic Mexican restaurant groceries and butcher shop. The asada tacos are excellente!

Best best best absolutely best food in Sebring!!! You have to try it. Everything on the menu is awesome and the stuff is very helpful and friendly. Although I don't think a few like me but I believe that's just a language barrier read more

First off, this is a Taqueria not a fine dining establishment so it is being rated as a Taqueria. That said, this place is solid. A great place for a great meal. Interesting mix of customers. A few 70+ gringo couples. Some gringos. A bunch of Hispanic workers getting off work. And two tables of extended families, Hispanic, one 10 people one 8 people. And everyone in the place was eating and enjoying. I had the Carne Asada Plate. It came with beans, fantastic rice, a small salad, avocado, pickled veggies, 6 fresh tortilla and a mound of Carne Asada with perfectly caramelized onions. There was a bar where you could get fresh sauces, cilantro, pico de gallo, chopped vegetables etc. Two red sauces and a green sauce. House made. And all three hot, some hotter than others. The Carne Asada was the best I have had since I was in a small local place in Las Cruces New Mexico years ago. Tender and flavorful. A huge amount of food. I recommend this place, every dish that went by looked wonderful. read more

You order at counter and pick it up, little ambiance but very clean. Great food and store attached.

The nest Mexican food AND food market in Highlands county, Florida. If you are traveling through our area, please stop by and have some great food. read more

this is my second time visiting this place and you think you would learn! This may be the absolute worst Mexican food I have ever had in 40 years. The service is the absolute worst at Highlands County and they're not even top 10 of Mexican restaurants in Highlands County, and I think there's only five of them! We ordered tacos and a tostada, and It was all like eating liquid garbage. Do not waste your time orIt was all like eating liquid garbage. Do not waste your time or money. These people should give out a free roll a toilet paper with every dinner. read more

Food is good but service is horrible. I had ordered food for me and my partner and BOTH orders were wrong. I didn't mind eating my torta de milanesa with actual hamburger meat.. but when my partner told them we had ordered enchiladas verdes de pollo and they gave us red, the order taker had the audacity to tell her that we never said what sauce, when the customer behind us even heard us say verdes! I can get behind the food but not behind the service. They talk to you like a child when you tell then they took your order wrong. read more

What an amazing find in the middle of the state. OK so I'm a West Coast Florida girl. Happened to be in the middle of the state by accident to get my diving certification nearby on this little lake that everybody and their brother goes to for their practices. I think it's called Lake Disston. After my dive which happened to be on probably the coldest day of the year in Florida we were really hungry and came across this place by accident. What an amazing fine. Cool Mexican store with all the goodies from back home. And the food was very reasonably price I probably ordered way too many things on the menu but enjoyed all of them. read more

Simple - Fast - Delicious! if you don't see what you're looking for or you need more of a description, be sure to ask for a menu, where they have photos along with the names. read more

Le doy tres estrellas porque quisiera ver más productos Puertorriqueños. La taquería Merlo en lo que la tienda corresponde, es un lugar donde encuentras quien le asista con lo que necesites solo es preguntar y son muy serviciales. En la carnicería, son eficientes y si desea algo como que le piquen un pollo como usted lo desee ellos con una sonrisa le complacen.... El restaurante, los sopes, las sopas de res riquísimos. Las veces que eh ido veo muy organizado y limpio y practicando la buena higiene lo cual siempre busco. Gracias Merlo. read more

BEST Mexican food in Avon Park!! Seriously, this is my go-to place for fresh, fast food! This place is connected with a grocery store that has everything you'll need to make that perfect Mexican meal ;) Lots of fresh produce, fresh cut meats, pre-made marinated meats (which are great, because it comes directly off the menu) and they even have a small bakery, which I've tried and are good. They have a little bit of everything, from phone cards to pinata's. No joking here! The place is well kept and very clean. Service is great, and if you dine in, they take your plate and clean the tables fast. You really can't beat the prices in here, it's so inexpensive and your food literally comes out less than 10 minutes. PROMISE! The menu is placed on top of the counter and also a menu by the cashier. It's cool seeing the kitchen and all the chefs cooking, there's even a lady in a back who you can see making tortilla's by hand. Freshness at its finest! The only tricky thing here is once your meal is done they call out your order, and it can be hard to hear or know if your food is done. I would suggest that you stand in the back where the drinks are, just to make sure you get your order. Or, do what I do and just order take out :) Food, the food! It's really hard just to pick one because I have a lot of favorites. So here are some of my recommendations: -Sopes: Chicken sopes to be exact! It's a thick tortilla that looks like a little plate that gets topped with beans, whatever meat you prefer, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and cojita cheese. Man, now I'm hungry.. hah. :P -Fajitas: Honestly, do yourself a favor and just order the mixed combo, which consists of chicken, beef, and shrimp. It gets served with rice, re-fried beans, and freshly made tortilla's (your choice of flour or corn) -Flautas: Crispy, deep-fried tortilla's that are rolled with meat and get topped with lettuce, tomato, cotija cheese, and that good ol' sour cream. -Carne Asada: Marinated beef in some goodness that gets sauteed with onions and served with rice and re-fried beans. Soooooo good! Honestly, these are just a "few of my favorite things" and to down everything, get a nice large drink of Horchata! It's a rice milk drink, don't let that fool you or make you question if you should get it. Just do it, I promise it's good! read more

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The vibe is a bit off putting since it's not a full on restaurant but the food is soooo good

Always yummy. My husband is Mexican and we love eating here. It's 100% authentic and you get a good amount of food for your money. read more

Tasty little grocery/restaurant for some fast healthier options. Soup looked amazing! We had chicken and beef tacos with rice and beans. Worth a stop! read more

Great food, authentic. Try the tamales, they were delicious and so reasonably priced. Wish I was staying in the area longer to do some shopping at their grocery store. read more