Ricos Mex Mex Grill — Restaurant in Acworth

Updated review 8/20/2108 at 4pm:

Came here today about 3:15 today (a Monday), too late for lunch specials which are from 11am-3pm, but that's ok regular prices are low and very fair.

We wanted to order something different from last time just for a change, though it was hard because last meal here last year was excellent. Today was no different as far as food.

I was craving a carne asada torta which they didn't quite have on their menu, but they had something very similar and amazingly better, it's called a "torta chilanga" and it's almost the exact same thing: steak, peppers, pico de gallo, avocado, jalapenos, creme cheese on a Mexican loaf bread. At the risk of sounding cliche OMG it was good. I asked for a little more sour cream cuz I loves me some CREMA! It also came with a huge side of fries, which was kind of surprising, and though I am not a french fry guy, they were pretty damn good, better than most American restaurant fries (¡viva Mexico!).

My wife had the chimichanga plate rice and a taco bowl salad. She really enjoyed that and I enjoyed stealing $#!÷ off her plate! The chimichanga is made here the way it's supposed to be made. Most Mexican joints slap a buttload of salsa on top and call it a day. This had a creamy (creamy like Bailey's, mmm creamy) cheese sauce slathered all over it, the meat was real chunks and not pasty, and the flavor made my wife reach over and smack me.

We started the meal with waters and jumbo margaritas, add salt, on ice. Uber or Lyft is your buddy after a couple of these. Dang good flavor, right amount of alcohol, not too much sour, not too sweet, almost as good as creamy Bailey's (Google Old Gregg if you don't get the reference - and you're welcome)!

Service a bit slow for a slow part of the day but staff was pleasant and they blended their Spanish and english enough to make me feel like I was AWOL from the Marines in Tijuana again.

Again, it's a small place and at dinner they get crowded and busy and parking is slim, but well worth it.

Gonna bump them up to 5 stars, 2 times the charm.

Highly recommend.

Review from same month last year: Excellent food, fast service, good prices.

My wife and I were staying up at Lake Altoona for a couple weeks and we decided to go into downtown Acworth to get something spicy to eat, we found the right place.

Very cozy small building with lots of seating. Seating is rather crowded but in a good way. Apparently this spot is a local favorite.

For my lunch meal I chose the loaded burrito, can't remember the name now but it was delicious.

My wife had the chicken fajitas, which were delicious.

We will definitely be back, but not during peak hours as this place gets crowded and noisy.

Not much...

I was there with another reviewer. We were sat quickly and all was well. Until we sat for over 20 minutes without a single staff member attending to us.

A Thursday night with 3 servers and only five tables to attend; it's hard to imagine a reason why a single staff member didn't notice two people sitting with menus and nothing else for close to 25 minutes. Having been either in or associated with the restaurant industry for close to 20 years, I've never felt so ignored while I sat with an old friend who's also a chef herself.

I've been served better at sketchy, cash only places which you'd think should have been shut down before you walked in the door.

I've heard so many good things from people I would trust for an opinion or recommendation, but tonight didn't come close to what I've heard. Every place can have a bad night. What I experienced was purely bad management and sub-par server attention.

I never like leaving after I've been sat and have only done it once before, but it costs less to have bad service than no...

Okay, my wife and I wanted to check this place out for a while. Unfortunately, all of my buttons were pushed nearly from the time we sat down. I asked for tomatillo salsa, they charge for it. I asked for a single corn tortilla for my 6 month old to gnaw on, they said they had to charge me for 3. My wife ordered the 3 pastor taco meal, asked to swap 1 out to chorizo (pastor and chorizo plates both cost $10.99) and they said no. She asked for no beans and the plate came with beans. My wife said the only flavor in her tacos was the lime she added to it. I ordered 10 wings due to dietary restrictions, 5 bbq and 5 habanero. I'm fairly certain they use sweet baby Ray's and the habanero sauce I'm pretty sure is the great value sauce from Walmart. I didn't expect world class wings, but making a sauce at a restaurant is not outside the realm of possibility. My server didn't have much personality to boot, which mad the experience a one-and-done for us. Plenty of great options in Cartersville, I'd drive up there if you want...