Cinco de Mayo

Generous portions of delicious food! Very happy we took a chance on this place. The vegetarian fajitas were awesome! Service was quick and friendly. We will definitely make this our local go to place for Mexican food! 4 stars only because the décor and bathrooms could use some updating.

There was a hair in my soft taco. Did not finish my meal and was only comped for one taco, as opposed to being comped for whole meal.

I absolutely love this place! The environment is nothing special, but the tacos al pastor are to die for! The salsa is fresh and prices are cheap. They have great drink specials too. This is my go to place when I’m in the area for lunch or dinner!

This place is horrible. The buffet is not fresh and the food is cold. I was pushed by a waitress who clearly doesn’t speak English as she was very rude. I’m surprised the health department hasn’t shut this place down.

Had the dinner special for two. The service was good. Large portion. There is a huge menu with lots of options. Would return here again on my next visit. It’s worth stopping in.

This is our go-​to Mexican restaurant in the Concord vicinity.
Chips and salsa are great, but if you ask they will bring out different salsas — we’ve gotten a hotter chipotle salsa and an avocado salsa.
Portions tend to be huge. I’ve had their fajitas texanos and their street taco’s — both were terrific.
If you like shrimp and spicy HOT, I recommend their camarones ala diabla — shrimp in fiery hot chipotle sauce. It brings tears to my eyes, but it is soooo good.

I have been on the search for authentic Mexican food in the Charlotte area, and this is not it. By no means is the food terrible but it isn’t great great either, it is very Americanized. The first give away is when they offer you hard shell tacos, second when you get offered ground beef tacos, third their rice water is very grainy sort of like a rice water mix from Walmart. On a positive note their service is great and their portions are huge! But unfortunately not authentic :-(

I just ate there with a group of 9, including 2 children. Everyone was very pleased with their food and the prices were great!

Traditional Mexican restaurant BUT VERY GOOD! Lots of unique menu choices, lots of vegetarian items, too. FRIENDLY staff, very clean.

Back again just as good as the first time. Great authentic Mexican food.
As good as last time. Very good and fresh food.

Last minute later dinner turned out to be a fabulous idea. It was just me my oldest daughter and my 2 month little girl. She ordered the rice with cheese and chicken I can’t remember the exact name but she said it was delicious! I ordered the taco salad with shredded chicken and also the tortilla soup. I was starving when we got there and thought it was a little cup if soup– WRONG! This was a dinner plate size bowl of soup! And soooo yummy! The avocados in it were so fresh as was the pico.
My salad was also good and I brought home my leftovers which to my surprise were just as delicious the next day. Would definitely recommend going here for some great Mexican food!
Prices I have to say could be a little cheaper for the dinner crowd (I see they do have specials for lunch though) but for good food and huge portions I can justify spending a little more though I know Mexican food isn’t expensive at all to make!

Not the best Mexican food in the area (and certainly not super «authentic» Mexican but also not the worst, and Cinco de Mayo is very cheap. There is a lunch buffet everyday from 11 – 2:30 or 3 that only costs $ 9.50 and all of the entrees are super cheap as well. The service isn’t bad but nothing spectacular either. Basically Cinco de Mayo is your average Mexican restaurant, nothing more and nothing less.
The lunch buffet has some meat entrees: fajita beef, chorizo pork with onions, pork ribs, and some chicken con queso. They were all forgettable except the corizo which was very good. They have beef and chicken enchiladas, chicken taquitos, cheese quesadillas (very cheesy and very good), chicken nuggets, fries, and ground beef & chicken along with soft and hard shells to make your own tacos. Everything was average quality with nothing that really stood out. The rice and beans were not very good at all either– and it’s not just the buffet quality, my girlfriend ordered the chimichanga which was okay but her rice and beans were also really mediocre.
If you’re in the area and need a Mexican fix for cheap, this is better than Taco Bell, or if you really want to chow down the buffet is all decent quality stuff and super cheap as well. If you want really good or authentic Mexican food though, I would venture out to other places in Concord/​Charlotte to get your fix.

Hey Urverybody.
You want the mexicos? You come to this place, capiche?
I haven’t been impressed with a mexican joint in a long while. Doesn’t mean they aren’t good, just means theyre all as good as the ones next door.
Not Cinco de Mayo.
Atmosphere and service are okay. Nothing bad, nothing really good. They’re fine. But the food is some of the highest quality and freshest Ive had, the prices are crazy good.
Go here.
Drink a margarita, theyre amazing.
Order a chipotle burrito.
They put real chipotle peppers in it.

It was a lazy day so we decided to just order out. Unfortunately it was like pulling teeth trying to order over the phone. I did, however, have a pretty large order. When I was finished, she said it would be ready in 10 minutes. Sure enough, it was waiting for me when I got there.
The food is always good. I have a mild obsession with their grilled shrimp burrito. It’s also very large, I wouldn’t even be able to imagine eating the whole thing in one sitting. My husband and mom usually get the pork carnitas and chicken burritos for my 3 and 5 year old. My kids aren’t super picky, they’ll eat whatever is put in front of them even if they don’t care for it. However, my boys love the chicken burritos from here.
The manager is a great guy. Whenever we come in, he’ll stop by and chat with us for a while, play with the baby, bring some extra tortillas for the little one.
This place continues to excel in my book and is definitely my go-​to place for Mexican food.

I was working at Great Wolf Lodge last weekend and decided to give into my craving for Mexican. The owner? Was super nice. My chimichanga was just ol. Salsa was awesome and the horchata was delicious. Lots of people were in for the daily lunch buffet but I did not partake.

This is an average Mexican restaurant. This place isn’t really worth visting. The staff seemed very un organized as I had three sets of people as me back to back what I wanted to drink. I ordered the vegetarian burrito the food was bland barely warm. The chips and salsa were decent. Skip this place and try another recommended Mexican restaurant on my list.

Why this place gets a 3 is because I give it a 2 and the hubs gives this place a 4. Honestly, i hated my dish (some enchiladas) but the hubs’ Pollo Ranchero was good.
I liked their salsa and the quick service.
Another thing to mention– i had a sneeze-​attack as soon as I got seated. Not sure what the reason was but it could be because of the strong smell of salsa. Anybody else experienced this?

Found a new-​to-​us Mexican spot in Concord and loved it! They have about 10 different fajita variations and that makes me happy. Like super duper fajita happy.
I had the Fajita Mexicana with beef, chorizo sausage, jalapeños, dried chili peppers, mushrooms, bell peppers, and onion.
My better half had the pork carnitas and it was equally delicious with what looked and tasted like pork three ways.
The service was prompt and with a smile. We’ll definitely come back!

Well I am new to Charlotte and went here after seeing the reviews thinking it had to be atleast fairly good. But as much as I tried to like it I really really didnt.
I had the nachos supreme– with no jalapeños and with beef. First off– it came out looking like a mess– but that’s okay it’s the taste that matters! I think the real issue here was the cheese. It was hard to explain. Because I would say it looked and had the consistency of cheese wiz from a can but I could also clearly see some was actual shredded and sprinkled. But it was liquid like– it didn’t pull like cheese. I hope this makes sense. It was also really bland. The only good part was the guac which I asked for.
I also got a sex on the beach– no ice or anything wasn’t even cold. So, unfortunately I won’t be back. But I’m uploading a photo just so people don’t think I’m a liar lol

No complaints with the food or service here. The pile of veggies I got with the veg fajitas borderlined ridiculous, but they were so fresh and tasty I somehow managed to eat the entire skillet.
Husband’s tilapia/​scallops/​shrimp dish wasn’t as healthy as he hoped. The bacon and butter sauce wasn’t listed in the description. Regardless of the calories, the flavor and preparation were great. The scallops were tiny, but there was a lot of seafood on the plate for $ 12.
The service was significantly above average. We never went without drinks and special requests were accommodated quickly.