Charanda Mexican Grill & Cantina
1505 Carolina Place Dr, Fort Mill, SC, 29708
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Address :
1505 Carolina Place Dr
Fort Mill, SC, 29708 - Phone (803) 547-5499
- Website https://charandarestaurante.com/
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Opening Hours
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Mexican Cuisine
If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.
Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.
Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.
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Brian F.
Charanda was a little better the second time around. We won a gift card as part of a silent auction package, so we went back to use it.The service was much better this time. They got our orders right and it was relatively quick. The food was still average at best, and the guac is definitely from a bag. It is very runny and tastes like Wholly Guacamole from the store. I am glad there are more authentic options in Fort Mill (La Poblanita). This also seems to be a place for the families of Baxter Village to bring their hyper kids. One kept jumping up and down and kicking my chair in the booth behind me. Several others were being way too loud. I'll probably still only go back if I had a gift card but wouldn't set out to go here on my own accord.
(3)Mike M.
4/12/13-Great food, good service & great prices. We eat here twice a month. Free chips & fresh salsa when you sit down to hold you over until you order...~nice 8/10/13 The 1st few times was great but the last few was not all that great. Hope it gets better soon
(3)Joe C.
I go to this restaurant regularly for lunch. The lunch specials are a great deal, and my favorite option is the burrito verde with refried beans instead of rice. The food always comes out hot and quick. The complimentary chips and salsa are always good and fresh as well. Servers have always been quick and attentive. I haven't been at dinner time yet, but it is one of my favorite lunch spots in Fort Mill.
(5)Dana V.
The food was delicious, everything tasted very fresh. The service was a bit choppy at times, but I think that's because they were very busy indoors and we were the only table that opted to eat outdoors. Would definitely go back.
(4)Chris K.
One of our local favorites - good food, good portions and good price. Look for the specials like $1 tacos, fajita specials. We usually sit in the bar area!!!
(4)Yelp Gir L.
We just discovered this place... it's the best Mexican food around!! Fresh, tasty ingredients, friendly service (thanks Mario!), reasonable prices, generous portions... this place is what you're looking for, I'm telling you :-)
(5)Kimberly R.
This place is fantastic! The service was quick and very friendly, and the food was awesome. The menu goes beyond typical Mexican fare, and includes some unique twists. The Steak Tampiquena was incredible, and I would recommend any one of their dishes that has the poblano pepper cream sauce.
(4)Kelly P.
I've eaten at this location several times and I've never been disappointed. I think they have the best margaritas and daiquiris! Not only that, but their salsa is incredible. I could literally drink it. I've tried about half of the items on their menu and I've never been disappointed with anything I've ordered. The only reason I didn't give this place 5 stars is because sometimes the service can be kind of weird. On multiple occasions I've gotten two waitresses who seem way overwhelmed at their job. They're nice and helpful, but seem a little frazzled and not very confident in what they're doing. This place is clean, well-decorated, and overall a great place to grab dinner. I could eat here weekly!
(4)Roxanne D.
Ate out on the patio tonight, beautiful night but the service SUCKS out here!! Thought for sure wouldn't be forgotten with the other tables but YEP slow to bring things. Asked for queso dip but didn't get till the meal arrived. Ordered a build your own combo dish with tostada....was tasty but soggy! What's the point of a tostada if you have to eat it with a knife & fork?! Next time will go back to sitting at the bar!
(3)Shandra G.
This is probably the worst Mexican food I have ever had. When ordered queso first and it was watery and strangely solid white...no chilis, etc. Once the entrees were served they smell coming from them was strange and off putting. My daughter and I couldn't eat more than a bite to try and see if we could push past the smell. Mexican is our favorite and we have been to more Mexican restaurants than any other type of restaurant. This place really disappointed.
(1)Shauna C.
Went with co-workers last week and overall it was a positive experience (3.5). It was a co-workers birthday and they gave us a little dessert (enough for all but one of us...but hey, it's free), and they put a big sombrero on him while singing, a nice touch! I ordered the shrimp fajitas. There was only really 5-6 shrimp on a huge bed of onions (and some red bell pepper sprinkled in). On the plus side the shrimp tasted great and were cooked nicely. I also really liked the rice it was served with. I thought it was weird that my co-worker and I ordered the same thing but they only brought one container of tortillas. I would rather have had my own as it's kind of gross to put your hands on something someone else is eating. The atmosphere is nice, it is clean (smelled-strongly of cleaner)..but I am okay with that. I would return if I were in the area.
(3)Diane B.
The reason I gave this two stars is because we were seated close to the bar and bugs ran across the table. Also it wouldn't kill the bartender to use his smile muscles. Other than that the food was good.
(2)Carman B.
I've gone a few times for lunch and I've had a good experience every time. They have fast service and the food is yummy. I really like their complementary salsa and chips and the chimichungas are delish!
(4)Ryan G.
Let me start by saying service here was pretty impeccable. Not MIA and not over-bearing, a good mix. Refills on the waters/ soft-drinks and, my favorite, the salsa. Very friendly servers. The food is pretty decent (from what I can tell). You won't be disappointed with the Fajitas or a Taco Salad. However, think twice about the Quesadillas. Unless your into a Quesadilla SOUP you may not be thrilled with this dish. The runny, "cheese dip" cheese is like a pure swimming pool on your plate. I had to eat the entire Quesadilla with a fork and knife. But yeah, other dishes look good. I'd be back.
(4)Michelle E.
I ordered a beef taco, chicken enchilada, and a beef tostada. Everyone understands there is sauce on the enchilada, so it seems like they might have separated that from the other two items, especially the hand-held taco. Instead, it arrived all on one plate, with the saucy enchilada in the middle. Picking up the taco without getting enchilada sauce all over my hands would have been impossible. They were nice to bring me another taco and take the sauced one away. Also, it was my first time here and no one explained the fresh guacamole cart upfront. When it hit my table, I wasn't sure if it was complimentary or if I would be charged for it, so I passed. The tip container on the container was right at eye level. Couldn't miss that. The enchilada was nicely seasoned, but the chicken was a bit on the dry side. The ground beef on the taco and tostada was decent, if a little greasy, and it needed salt IMO. Chips were good, as was the salsa. I might try this place again when I am in town.
(4)Marianne E.
Food was ok. I know it was getting busy but servers were rude. They changed our server and I received my food before I got my drink. I had to go to bar and ask for it.
(2)Kim G.
Went in and sat in the bar area. The bartender was also our waitress. She immediately took our drink orders and brought us chips and salsa. We ordered a couple margaritas and some queso. The house margarita needs work, tastes like OJ with tequila. However, the frozen Mango margarita was delicious! We ordered a combination plate and carnitas. The enchilada and burrito were not very good, the enchilada sauce was very runny with virtually no flavor. The poblano was really good with chicken. The carnitas were not pulled apart, the meat came in large chunks, no biggie, had great flavor. The food overall was ok, satisfied the craving for Mexican food, but not great for a $40 dinner. However, the service was great! The bartender and staff were on top of taking orders, delivering and picking up plates! Great job on service!
(2)Kellie K.
I'm usually pretty long-winded with my reviews, but this place can be summed up as average. It's your standard Mexican restaurant with colorful decor and Mexican mariache music playing. We went for an early dinner on a Sunday, and the place was just a little under halfway full with a few outside tables taken, too. The margaritas are huge (even the medium), and the chips and salsa are free... and fine. The fella got a taco/burrito combo, and he said it was good. I got the fajitas carnitas, and they were fine. Our waitress was young and sweet but maybe just a little forgetful. Charanda isn't going to wow you, but it isn't going to disappoint you either.
(3)Martha G.
Very disappointing they do not offer single steak tacos, you have to buy an entire platter that's just way more than anyone can eat for dinner. Also a little pricy and service is mediocre at best.
(3)Jonathan L.
Really great food, good service, extremely affordable prices. Went there for lunch and had a very good experience. I will definitely go back again.
(5)Wendy L.
If I wanted to pay for below average Mexican food and terrible service then I might come back.
(1)Clarissa B.
Great chips but the salsa is a little watery. Try the Fluotas sp?
(4)Joe F.
Great service, great food, decent portions. Really can't say anything negative. Still keep forgetting to order their nachos, I can only imagine how good they are.
(4)Lauren G.
I love this place! Great service, prices, and food! Even when they are packed, those servers run around like crazy to make sure you are taken care of. The food is so so so good. Get the queso to start/ best decision you'll ever make. 5 stars!!
(5)Don G.
The food here is far better than your run of the mill Mexican restaurant and the portions are generous. Everything I've tried has been excellent, including the drinks. In my three visits the service has been prompt and courteous.
(5)Ilona G.
Ok...I have been here before for take out and usually the people are very friendly. I called for take out and when I got there, the door was locked. When I called to explain that the door was locked, I got no response. After that call finally the door was opened by someone who definitely didn't apologize or even explain. Then asked how many not even looking at me. I stated I was picking up an order, then she said go over to the bar -and literally walked away. Wow....bad enough I wasn't feeling well and picking up some soup for myself, but to be treated like I was "bothering" them is another thing. Was I really going to give them my $? When I ordered, I specifically asked if the soup was a good portion. Said yes, yes. good. Uh ok....the container wasn't even all the way full & the chips taste a bit stale. The mild salsa that was given, not even half full in this small container. They weren't very friendly-the only one who smiled was the man behind the bar. The soup is good and ordered a side as well. The portions are not what I would call standard or even decent. I wish El Cancun was still open, sad they closed, because when you ordered any food, you got what you paid for! Looks like I will be searching for another Mexican restaurant.
(1)C. T.
Very poor. Starting with the host... He would have been just as welcoming if he just pointed at the table that he assigned us to. I can not say that he seated us. He merely assigned us a seat and walked away. Our server greeted us by setting a basket of nacho chip crumbs on the table, stood in front of us and waited for us to tell him what we wanted to drink. After a ten minute wait for our waters the man proceeded to take our food order in the same fashion, by just standing there... Literally, not a single word was spoken. The food got to the table on scalding hot plates that were obviously microwaved. My burritos were floating in water and melted cheese. Absolutely disgusting. I can't justify wasting anymore time on a review for this place. This establishment was given a star from me only because it is the minimum.
(1)Michael H.
I have eaten here quite a few times and the food is good. The 2 stars is because they no longer have limes!(trying to get a response) I ordered a margarita (ultimate which was very good) and when I asked for a lime the bartender said they had stopped ordering them because they were too expensive! Now granted this didn't make or break my meal but that was one of the strangest things I have heard. It wasn't like it was $2 margarita night ($9 to be exact) Hopefully someone in management will see this and respond. If you like a lime with your margarita or your Mexican beer you may want to pass until they they make a better business decision
(4)Tony B.
Sat down, asked for the cheese dip for our chips, got the dip and waited for the chips. By the time they got to our table, the cheese developed a skin. We pushed the skin around and ate the cheese and chips. Then we ordered our food, one ask for corn tortilla and one wanted flour. We got our food but no tortillas. We flagged a waitress and asked for them. They came out about five minutes after our food. In the middle of eating the waitress asked if we needed anything, we asked for more sweet tea, well you guessed it. She came by with the bill and said she would get us more tea, we declined. We left her a $1.00 tip with a note stating that the service was poor. I don't know about other servers but the one we had should find another job cause she doesn't know how to do this one. We will go to another Mexican restaurant from now on, even though this one is closest to our home. Service IS just as important as the quality of the food!
(2)Anne Marie F.
This is definitely a "one and done" for us. We were excited to have a Mexican restaurant move in to the shopping center by Lowe's Home Improvement. The hostesses were not friendly, did not ask if we wanted to sit indoors or out, and although the restaurant was mostly empty, took us to a booth next to the kitchen door in the bar (what I would consider one of the worst tables in the house). When I ask for a different table, she wasn't very happy about it. We were seated and given menus, our server (who was nice but poorly trained) took our drink orders. He brought our waters, chips and salsa (and he mixed up which was the mild and which was the spicy salsa) but it was a good 10 minutes before our drinks from the bar arrived. We requested napkins (at this point we didn't have any napkins or silverware). We had to ask for napkins 2-3 times before we got some. Our food was delivered on screaming hot plates (definitely had been sitting under the warmer for a while. My Chili Pablanos were soggy because they had been sitting around for a while. We still had no silverware at this point. Again we asked for it and finally received the pre-rolled cheap silverware in a napkin. Our server was fairly attentive but not great. As we were leaving the restaurant, there was a large group of folks at the hostess stand waiting to be seated and the three hostesses who had been working earlier in the evening were no where to be found. Definitely will not be going there again!!!! As we drove by Taco Bell on the way home, I commented to my husband that we could have gotten an equal quality meal there for much less money.
(1)Ron R.
Mediocre service was the highlight. Seriously. Let's start at the beginning. We were seated in a booth, and given menus. This wouldn't be at all odd, but my preschool aged kids were also given menus, and not the kind you can color on--adult menus. Odd, but you don't lose any points for that. After sitting for what seemed like a really long time, we had the opportunity to order beverages--the kids had chocolate milk which arrived in a styro-cup with a lid intact, but no straws. We had to actually ask for straws, and then watched as our confused waitress visited every table in our section straws in hand, trying to figure out who needed them before solving the puzzle. The food came and it was atrocious to put it mildly. I burned my elbow against my plate, which would have been somewhat my fault, if I didn't have a taco salad. The lettuce was hot, the tomatoes were hot, the cheese was hot. I suspect they cooked the whole thing, plate and all in an oven. I might have gotten past it, if the beef weren't swimming in soup at the bottom of the soggy taco shell. I also ordered chicken tacos, which had dry flavorless meat, cheese which tasted like processed mozzarella string cheese, and nothing else. Bleh. I didn't finish either dish. My wife ordered steak ranchero tacos, which came with a decent presentation, but my wife said they were also flavorless. She offered me her last taco, but I'll take her word for it, that it was bland. After trying to coax my kids into eating their quesadillas, I decided to take a bite myself, and wanted to cry. Picture melted string cheese encasing a frozen chicken strip. Next time we are craving decent Mexican, (which is almost always, since we are California transplants), we are driving the extra 10 minutes to Tequila in Rock Hill. The place looks like a dive inside and out, but the food and service has never disappointed.
(1)Chad A.
It isn't my favorite Mexican place, but it is the best in the Fort Mill area. Margarita's were so sweet two of the four of us started feeling it in our stomach's. Atmosphere is above average, food is alright and service was good.
(3)Shawn W.
I'm surprised at the negative reviews of this place. We have been 3x at different times during the day and have NEVER had a bad dinning experience or bad service. The service is always prompt and accurate. The food is good and the guacamole is fresh and not even close to being runny or "from the store." Chunky and fresh just like it should be. For a small restaurant still working out the details of being relatively new, I hope the reviews will continue to improve as does the restaurant itself.
(4)Lou T.
Do yourself a favor and turn around and leave! This place SUUUUCKS! I tried to be objective after reading all the negative feedback, but every negative review was right on. It's too Bad because It's close to home and in a really good location. I got a manager to come to our table and told her that we just wanted to leave. My wife's order was wrong (no chicken inside a wrap) and my chicken enchiladas were acidic, runny green sauce that looked like it was poured on top right out of a can and I had to douse the rice with salt and pepper. The waiter had a look of frustration like he was used to unhappy customers. The staff and the manager were friendly enough and the manager was very apologetic and didn't argue with me about my dislike of the quality of the food and my refusal to pay. We got up and left and will not return.
(1)Kendy N.
food is fantastic...I have eaten here at least 5 times. Service is pretty much always less than fantastic but the food makes up for it!
(4)Adam L.
This place is vastly improved and is probably the best Mexican in the area now. Try the Burrito Taxano. It has BACON. EVERYTHING is good with bacon.
(4)Jeff W.
Lets be fair. This is a new Charanda venue and its gonna take time to shake out all the new bugs. I've frequented the venue in Rock Hill and it's a good Mex 'traunt. the new venue has mediocre service, but is improving as is the food. The Charro beans, for example, are thin and lifeless compared to the RH location. However, the manager has gone out of his way to correct probs if brought to his attention. Ypu can tell he cares if you speak to him. Let him know of issues you may have. i'll give them another couple of months to shake off the "newbies" before commenting on the general menu. Try the RH location before panning the new place. I am. . . Hope you will too UPDATE 23 MAR 2012: Wonderfully improved. This is my third visit and easch time has been a little. Etter than before. Speaking to the Manager has begun paying dividends. Lunch #11, for ex, used to be watery and lifeless; now firmly served with the whack of fresh jalapeno and smooth Charro beans inside, More tea please!! Even the surly Hostess seems to have cooled her jets . . . A MAJOR improvement. I've bued it up a Star and hope to add another as time passes. Keep up the good improvements, Mr Manager! They're definately showing.
(3)Charmaine C.
I was very excited to have a Mexican restaurant so close to where I work. Sadly, this is not the place for me. The best thing about the place is the bartender. He is friendly and attentive. Maybe if he ran the place, it would be better? As for the rest, the service is slow, the staff rude and the food bland and flavorless with weird tasting cheese sauce. Sorry Charanda's. I will continue my search for good Mexican food in the South elsewhere.
(1)Tracy D.
Love it!
(5)Teresa C.
I'm very surprised by all the negative comments. I've always had friendly and fast service. Their fish tacos are so yummy and the soups are delicious!
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