Reviews for El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant in Wilmington, NC

???? Veggie combo #1 to-go. That's a soggy bean chalupa on the left. The Guacamole Mexicano 6.95 was chock full of onions and... big pink tomato chunks - very light on the avocado ratio. Read more

I wanted to love this place but it was just okay. The furniture and ambiance was unique- every table and chair was hand carved... with their logo, which is impressive. The margarita I had was not very good and the salsa was bland. The service was good- ourwaitress was friendly and attentive despite how busy she was. Read more

It's great! With multiple locations around Wilmington, you know what you're going to get and it's tasty Mexican food.

Great food, authentic atmosphere and exceptional service. The fajitas came served on a giant wood plank notched out for the hot... plate of sizzling meat and vegetables. Our waitress was attentive and charming. It's nice to see a restaurant providing aperfect experience while so many others are warning you of the bad experience your about to have due to some sort of shortage instaff, supplies, or ingredients. Read more

Excellent Mexican restaurant find while on vacation. Great food. Great service. Cruz was very friendly and personable...even... looked like my cousin. Bonus!! Recommend this establishment. We would definitely come back. Read more

Dropped in for lunch. Ordered the steak and chicken plate. The chicken was well seasoned and good; the steak was a little... tough. Read more

This place was okay. Our waitress wasn't the most friendly and the salsa was kind of bland. The chicken nachos were really good... thankfully! I was aware that adding chicken and beans both cost extra, but my main issue was that I ordered beans with mychicken and nachos and had them put on the side. It said $1.25 on the menu to add beans which I pointed at when I ordered, but Iwas charged $3.99 for a side of beans which I didn't understand. If I would have known I wouldn't have ordered it for thatprice. Read more

8/1/2021: As soon as we arrived, I noticed the 90.5 health department rating. Then we were told "we're out of chips". That was... our opportunity to walk out, but we messed up. We took a seat and ordered diet drinks that came out flat. The next attempt waswater and sweet tea. The tea was very weak. Wife is vegan so she ordered a side of beans, rice, lettuce, and tortillas. Iordered Arroz con Camarones. I asked for black beans instead of refried with the dish. They did find some chips, so that cameout with some salsa, the tomato-saucy kind. She got her sides, the beans were in a bowl that held about a full pint of beanswith no seasoning. Iceberg lettuce. I also got a bowl of a pint of black beans. The "Signature Cheese Sauce" claimed on the menufor the ACC was shredded white cheese, no sauce. The shrimp was decent, that earned the one star. Her sides were about $12 forrice/beans/lettuce/tortillas. The server did not know how to serve. No more Cerro for me! Read more