Taqueria La Carreta — Restaurant in Brookhaven

La Carreta Mexican Grill & Taqueria, located in Northeast Plaza, provides an authentic Mexican food experience. The restaurant has expanded since my last visit (Pre-Pandemic) and now offers ample seating. Despite the bright red and green wall colors, it has a humble feel. Customer service was very good. The staff are friendly, helpful and provide suggestions. I Ordered Horchata, Caldo de Pollo (Chicken Soup), and the Quesabirrias. The horchata was good but I would have liked more cinnamon flavor.

The soup contained bone-in chicken, potatoes, corn on the cob, and carrots. I appreciated the cilantro, onions, jalapeno, and limes on the side for a more interactive and individualized experience. The soup also came with piping hot corn or flour tortillas. There were also plenty of sauces to choose from to season the soup (red, green, Valentina, El Yucateco). Stylistically, I prefer not to have to remove bones from my soup but the soup was flavorful.

I loved their quesabirrias. The flavorful beef birria, the melty oaxaca cheese, the crispy tortilla shell … what’s not to love? It was also tasty the day after (using my airfryer).

La Carreta now has alcohol options, so I must come back for that alone. However, there are also numerous food items that look tasty, including their...

I ordered the beef fajitas. A very generous portion of steak w/ grilled red and yellow bell peppers & onion served on a piping hot, sizzling skillet. When it arrived the smell was the absolutely tantalizing. It was delicious, the steak was tender and vegetables grilled to a perfect consistency. Additionally a second plate of rice beans and lettuce tomatoes and a fat grilled jalapeno w/ 3 flour tortillas. I also had a Modelo beer to wash down. The servers were very polite and check with me several times to be sure everything is good, the restaurant was clean while some pleasant traditional music played in the background. I was in the area only because I have some work being done on my vehicle and I was very hungry. Killing time I was riding my bicycle in the area and found this restaurant. The staff let me bring my bicycle in to the far side of the restaurant as I forgot to bring a lock. I found them very accommodating for this. I highly recommend...

Came here for lunch (1130ish) and place was fairly empty. Their lunch menu is pretty simple (tacos, burritos, etc.) and affordable ($10ish). I got the steak tacos (2) and they were absolute delicious. The steak was well seasoned and tender. The tacos are "street style" I guess with the cilantro, onion, and limes coming on the side. Only meat in the flour/corn tortilla. I had the flour with no complaints.

It came with refried beans and rice which weren't bad, but I've definitely had better refried beans. I'm a big guy and was full just off the tacos; took the rice and beans for mid day snack. The chips and salsa were just ok. Again, I've had better, and I've also had way worse.

Now the service is why i'm deducting a star. Getting my order in and food out, no problems. But then not much attention after my food came out. The servers were nice though.

I'll...