Fantastic service! Everyone was so attentive and kind. The food was absolutely delicious. Best salsa and guacamole we’ve had in a long time.
Spookie Hyperbole
Southern California Mexican food snob here. This is only 1 of 2 Mexican food places I will ever recommend in East Tennessee. I’ve been here at least 30 times in the past 2 years. I’ve also tried at least 15 other Mexican restaurants in East TN, they ALL suck except for Zalate and one other.
Only complaint is that it’s the first sit-down Mexican restaurant I’v ever been to that doesn’t provide complimentary chips and salsa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tim
This is one of those over-priced, trendy places with just "alright" food.
I ran in for a to-go lunch, and I was charged a "to-go" fee of 45 cents. Why? This is just asking your customers to not return.
On top of that, when placing my order, I asked the worker if chips & salsa comes with the meal. She said yes. Then I looked at my bill a minute later and saw a charge of $3.50 for it.
Chorizo quesadilla had hardly any cheese on it and was very bland. $11 and it didn't even come with diced tomatoes or sourcream.
This was a bad first impression that makes me think the owners are trying to charge for their vibe, rather than the food. If you want to pay extra because you Instagram your meal and tag yourself, maybe this is your place. If you just want a good meal for a fair price, maybe look elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Wesley Kirkland
I want the owner to respond to me. The owner was exceptionally rude to me tonight and they violated their own menu prices. I paid for a hot chicken burrito which on the menu was $11 and I explicitly called in to pay the $11 price rather than ordering it online. When I went to go pay they charged me $12.50. I pointed on the on the menu and they argued with me over the price. Then they got in a verbal argument with me over the price of it refuse to refund me at first until I demanded it. Then they locked the door on me at the end of the night. When I asked to speak to the owner they refuse to call me saying that it wasn't worth it and the manager was the dead all authority. But then she also stated that she had no power to actually honor the menu. I stated that she was violating Tennessee state law and she refused to accept that. All of this is on video and I hope that the owner sees how rude their employees were and they all get fired. They let him perfectly good burrito and food go to waste and go in the trash and piss off a customer and get this god-awful Google review all over $1.50 plus a $0.45 takeout fee that I never agreed to and the top it off. They actually have good food but I refuse to be treated like the scum of the Earth.
I forgot the best part the "manager" out of pure spite tore up my refund receipt right in front of my face. That is a level of pure spite and disrespectful. I truly hope she is disciplined and learns to NEVER treat a customer with this level of disrespect again. She most likely will be looking for a new job after the owner calls me over this incident. They were supposed to take down my information and then refused to.
For the owner this is a CLEAR violation of the TCPA law of 1977, about 10 minutes of Googling made it clear that you're in direct violation of state law.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
B H
We tried this for the first time for lunch today. The food and service was excellent!! I had the hot fried chicken huarache it was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Queso
Sandra Nunez
We went for a late lunch on Sunday and ordered a couple of margaritas, a beer and tacos and their chicken bowls. ALL of the food was super tasty (as always) and service was perfect! I enjoy taking my friends here because the food is always fresh and tasty and their drinks and service are stellar!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrito Bowl, Street Tacos, Avocado
Jon Coffee
Love this place! The food is delicious and the plates don't have a bunch of filler sides on it. The quality is excellent. My favorite dish is the carnitas verde
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos, Fried Plantains, Pastor
Kacey Manning
I don't normally give bad reviews because I try to see the good in everything.. but this place really disappointed me. Not only were there no free chips and salsa (I believe they charge $3.50 for chips), they had chips on their warmers the entire time we were there an no one ordered them. We ordered the fries as an appetizer and it was $11 for a tiny portion, but the flavor was decent. We didn't finish it. My husband ordered pork belly tacos which were $7 for 2. No add on because they charge $1.25 for each topping for each taco. No thanks. He said the pork belly tasted like frozen ham chunks. The tacos were tiny. He ate them in 2-3 bites and was still hungry. I ordered the barbacoa ramen because I'm a ramen fanatic. It was I believe $15 or $16. The meat was mostly blubbery fat. Inedible. I ate the ramen part mostly but it was bland, despite it smelling pretty good. The presentation was pretty on it. But the ramen was just instant ramen, which i don't expect a Mexican restaurant to be experts in ramen... but still. Even the waiter was saying the place is too expensive for the quality. We will not be back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Victoria Willingham
Wish they had a bit more variety, but they're new so I'm not too worried about that. The food was very good, will definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Adam Nelson
Best street tacos in East TN. I take clients, employees and family here often. Street corn and cevece is also fantastic. Fast service and nice facilities as well.
Parking: We can always get a seat and service is fast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Queso, Street Tacos, Street Corn, Chorizo Burrito, Pastor, Chips and Salsa
So glad I found this place! I will say the food is different as in not what you would typically get at any old Mexican spot, like the ACP and nachos were not served in the typical manner but I really enjoyed the creativity and everything was so fresh and delicious. Definitely must check it out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt
Food was great, atmosphere was fine. Service was abysmal.
Wife and I went there for lunch on a weekend and we were one of only two tables in the restaurant. We were sat down and before we had even looked at the menu we were being asked if we wanted any appetizers. We requested another minute and the waitress returned 10 to 15 minutes later with our drinks to take our order. My wife, who ordered coffee, asked for sugar and cream as there was only Sweet and low on the table. The waitress stared blankly and did not respond. So we attempted to ask again in Spanish, again, no response. We were forced to walk up to the bar and ask the bartender for cream and sugar. For the remainder of the interactions we had with her, she spoke English perfectly, so it definitely wasn't a language barrier. Very bizarre.
We placed our orders, two mains and an appetizer. My entree was brought out first, and then the remaining entree and appetizer came out again probably 10 to 15 minutes later. One of the entrees came with a salad and no silverware was provided. The second entree also really needed a fork, but I was able to make do with my hands as chips were provided.
We did not see the waitress again for the entirety of our meal. There was no check back, no offering of condiments ( would have really loved some hot sauce) and no drink refills. My glass set at the very end of the table for 3/4 of our meal without being addressed.
Considering that the restaurant was empty and there were easily twice as many front of house staff members as customers, this level of poor service is really inexcusable.
Again, the food was good, but we won't be going back.
Like the other posts say, this is an attempt at Mexican food. If you're from Tennessee, I'm sure you might think this place is pretty good. Save yourself the money and just make your own Mexican food. I'm sure it will be just as good as this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Kj Williams
Best Mexican in all of KNOXVILLE area!
Outdoor seating is pleasant surprise.
It is cooler inside so bring light shirt if you get cold easily.
Chips and salsa are not free but VERY much worth the money!
Fantastic service! Everyone was so attentive and kind. The food was absolutely delicious. Best salsa and guacamole we’ve had in a long time.
Southern California Mexican food snob here. This is only 1 of 2 Mexican food places I will ever recommend in East Tennessee. I’ve been here at least 30 times in the past 2 years. I’ve also tried at least 15 other Mexican restaurants in East TN, they ALL suck except for Zalate and one other.
Only complaint is that it’s the first sit-down Mexican restaurant I’v ever been to that doesn’t provide complimentary chips and salsa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is one of those over-priced, trendy places with just "alright" food.
I ran in for a to-go lunch, and I was charged a "to-go" fee of 45 cents. Why? This is just asking your customers to not return.
On top of that, when placing my order, I asked the worker if chips & salsa comes with the meal. She said yes. Then I looked at my bill a minute later and saw a charge of $3.50 for it.
Chorizo quesadilla had hardly any cheese on it and was very bland. $11 and it didn't even come with diced tomatoes or sourcream.
This was a bad first impression that makes me think the owners are trying to charge for their vibe, rather than the food. If you want to pay extra because you Instagram your meal and tag yourself, maybe this is your place. If you just want a good meal for a fair price, maybe look elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
I want the owner to respond to me. The owner was exceptionally rude to me tonight and they violated their own menu prices. I paid for a hot chicken burrito which on the menu was $11 and I explicitly called in to pay the $11 price rather than ordering it online. When I went to go pay they charged me $12.50. I pointed on the on the menu and they argued with me over the price. Then they got in a verbal argument with me over the price of it refuse to refund me at first until I demanded it. Then they locked the door on me at the end of the night. When I asked to speak to the owner they refuse to call me saying that it wasn't worth it and the manager was the dead all authority. But then she also stated that she had no power to actually honor the menu. I stated that she was violating Tennessee state law and she refused to accept that. All of this is on video and I hope that the owner sees how rude their employees were and they all get fired. They let him perfectly good burrito and food go to waste and go in the trash and piss off a customer and get this god-awful Google review all over $1.50 plus a $0.45 takeout fee that I never agreed to and the top it off. They actually have good food but I refuse to be treated like the scum of the Earth.
I forgot the best part the "manager" out of pure spite tore up my refund receipt right in front of my face. That is a level of pure spite and disrespectful. I truly hope she is disciplined and learns to NEVER treat a customer with this level of disrespect again. She most likely will be looking for a new job after the owner calls me over this incident. They were supposed to take down my information and then refused to.
For the owner this is a CLEAR violation of the TCPA law of 1977, about 10 minutes of Googling made it clear that you're in direct violation of state law.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We tried this for the first time for lunch today. The food and service was excellent!! I had the hot fried chicken huarache it was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Queso
We went for a late lunch on Sunday and ordered a couple of margaritas, a beer and tacos and their chicken bowls. ALL of the food was super tasty (as always) and service was perfect! I enjoy taking my friends here because the food is always fresh and tasty and their drinks and service are stellar!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrito Bowl, Street Tacos, Avocado
Love this place! The food is delicious and the plates don't have a bunch of filler sides on it. The quality is excellent. My favorite dish is the carnitas verde
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos, Fried Plantains, Pastor
I don't normally give bad reviews because I try to see the good in everything.. but this place really disappointed me. Not only were there no free chips and salsa (I believe they charge $3.50 for chips), they had chips on their warmers the entire time we were there an no one ordered them. We ordered the fries as an appetizer and it was $11 for a tiny portion, but the flavor was decent. We didn't finish it. My husband ordered pork belly tacos which were $7 for 2. No add on because they charge $1.25 for each topping for each taco. No thanks. He said the pork belly tasted like frozen ham chunks. The tacos were tiny. He ate them in 2-3 bites and was still hungry. I ordered the barbacoa ramen because I'm a ramen fanatic. It was I believe $15 or $16. The meat was mostly blubbery fat. Inedible. I ate the ramen part mostly but it was bland, despite it smelling pretty good. The presentation was pretty on it. But the ramen was just instant ramen, which i don't expect a Mexican restaurant to be experts in ramen... but still. Even the waiter was saying the place is too expensive for the quality. We will not be back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Wish they had a bit more variety, but they're new so I'm not too worried about that. The food was very good, will definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Best street tacos in East TN. I take clients, employees and family here often. Street corn and cevece is also fantastic. Fast service and nice facilities as well.
Parking: We can always get a seat and service is fast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Queso, Street Tacos, Street Corn, Chorizo Burrito, Pastor, Chips and Salsa
Restaurantji Recommends
So glad I found this place! I will say the food is different as in not what you would typically get at any old Mexican spot, like the ACP and nachos were not served in the typical manner but I really enjoyed the creativity and everything was so fresh and delicious. Definitely must check it out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great, atmosphere was fine. Service was abysmal.
Wife and I went there for lunch on a weekend and we were one of only two tables in the restaurant. We were sat down and before we had even looked at the menu we were being asked if we wanted any appetizers. We requested another minute and the waitress returned 10 to 15 minutes later with our drinks to take our order. My wife, who ordered coffee, asked for sugar and cream as there was only Sweet and low on the table. The waitress stared blankly and did not respond. So we attempted to ask again in Spanish, again, no response. We were forced to walk up to the bar and ask the bartender for cream and sugar. For the remainder of the interactions we had with her, she spoke English perfectly, so it definitely wasn't a language barrier. Very bizarre.
We placed our orders, two mains and an appetizer. My entree was brought out first, and then the remaining entree and appetizer came out again probably 10 to 15 minutes later. One of the entrees came with a salad and no silverware was provided. The second entree also really needed a fork, but I was able to make do with my hands as chips were provided.
We did not see the waitress again for the entirety of our meal. There was no check back, no offering of condiments ( would have really loved some hot sauce) and no drink refills. My glass set at the very end of the table for 3/4 of our meal without being addressed.
Considering that the restaurant was empty and there were easily twice as many front of house staff members as customers, this level of poor service is really inexcusable.
Again, the food was good, but we won't be going back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Great food and best pork belly I ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrito Bowl, Steak, Battered Fries
Like the other posts say, this is an attempt at Mexican food. If you're from Tennessee, I'm sure you might think this place is pretty good. Save yourself the money and just make your own Mexican food. I'm sure it will be just as good as this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Best Mexican in all of KNOXVILLE area!
Outdoor seating is pleasant surprise.
It is cooler inside so bring light shirt if you get cold easily.
Chips and salsa are not free but VERY much worth the money!
I've been here 8 times and always SOOOO GOOOOOD!
Full Bar, clean and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
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