Carne Asada anyone?

I heard rumors that a new place had opened in San Bernardo Avenue, and being Friday the perfect day to explore the city and its culinary offering we decided to look for this new restaurant, after some help from our smartphones we found it in the same plaza as TKO, the restaurant is called LA CARRETA...

Mexican music filled the air and the smell of carne asada was good enough to lure anybody inside.


There was a good amount of people (you almost never want to go into a restaurant that is empty at dinner time) and so we decided to go in. As soon as we did we saw all this fresh produce and wines.


The restaurant is nice and clean, and the Mexican theme is carried around thru the decoration. The servers were very friendly and took care of us at all times. For what they told us the restaurant has been open for around 4 months and the best time to be there is during the weekend when they have live music.

Now, let me tell you about the food!


We ordered a couple of beers (they do have a wine list) and guacamole to start, it was creamy and they serve it with your choice of  warm tortillas. You also have the traditional chips on the table that were a little bit on the greasy side.


I ordered a 'well done' Arrachera (the House Specialty) and HE ordered T-bone... let's just say we were very happy with our choices.  Everything comes with creamy guacamole and beans, the meat was soft and flavorful! We agreed that they might not have prime beef cuts but the cooks surely do an excellent job preparing the food. The kitchen, especially the grill is visible thru a pair of glass windows, so depending on were you sit you might be able to catch a glimpse. The atmosphere inside the kitchen atmosphere looked relaxed and fun and yet our food was served really fast.

The price for our 2 person dinner: $35 (not bad at all)


La Carreta is located at 4120 San Bernardo, Ste. D / Phone: 956-724-1000


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