Reviews for El Carambas in Rochester, MN
Great tasting food, friendly and helpful owner and staff. I felt welcomed. Bigger portion sizes than I'm used to at a Mexican... restaurant, but it was definitely was worth the money. I got the plate with 2 enchiladas and 1 taco. It came with lots of salsa,rice, and cheese - it tasted really good. My girlfriend got the beef stew; the meat is super tender and was awesome. Also, theyhave a great selection of salsa in the front to help yourself with. Read more
First time coming here, and its fantastic. Service was wonderful with lots of smiles. Food was way above my expectations with... good portion sizes to boot. I finished my meal extremely satisfied. This place is phenomenal and I have a feeling I will be backhere many more times. Restaurant has lovely decor with a welcoming environment. 100/100 A++ Read more
Unapologetic flavors of Mexico, from an array of salsas to Mexican-style tacos. Our group was among the few non-Latinos present... -- the other customers looked like they really know what Mexican food should taste like. Good list of Mexican sodas, too. Read more
This little hole-in-the-wall offers an authentic taste of Mexican cuisine with counter order of tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas,... fajitas, burritos, salads, combos, daily specials and so much more. The younger lady taking our order offered little to none inthe form of friendly greeting or interaction. The interior is a festive display of colorful, traditional memorabilia decoratingnearly every square inch of walls and ceiling. A couple narrow rows of heavy wood chairs and tables run down the middle with apadded booth separated with two tables in the back. Outdoor seating is a few tables in a cart like patio with a ramp. Besidesdelivering the food, you are on your own. Soda machine upfront for drinks and water, salsa bar offering a nice selection ofsalsas and sauces, and even a station to get your own silverware when the same young lady from the counter brings your food andnothing else. The Pico de Gallo and the medium mediana was fresh and went nice with the small bowl of chips that they bring you.My combo of a supreme burrito and taco was also a good serving of authentic, made from scratch cooking with plenty ofingredients and flavor. Prices can be a bit spendy as one combo, a lunch special and a soda was over $28. Anything extra doescome as a cost. But the food and the experience worth it. Read more
Ingredients do not taste fresh to me. You know when you can?t feel the crunch of the onion. The carnitas that I ordered were... chunks of pork instead of the the usual shredded pork which I did not like. Good salsa, rice and beans. Read more
Great atmosphere. Awesome food and a lot of it! The people bussing our table were very friendly but, the waitress was not... friendly and acted like she didn't want to be there. We were near the cutlery bakers rack, she was actually facing it when sheasked if we were ready. We weren't certain that she was speaking to us. Otherwise, we would have given you 5 stars. Read more
The food was about a 3 or 4 star. The ground beef wasn't very tasty. However the steak and chicken in my tacos were amazing. The... corn tortillas were very good. Enchiladas were good, chips and salsa were okay. The carnitas looked like diced spam. Theseating, indoor and outdoor was good. The shop is full of neat things my kids wanted to see them all. Overall the service andexperience was good. We would come back to this establishment for another meal. Read more
My first time there, we had lunch with friends. The food was very good. The server or manager kept coming to ask if everything... was okay. I like the salsa bar they have up front, and the menudo soup was good but you have to ask for hominy separately.Portion sizes are good as everyone was full when we left Read more