Chile Caliente — Restaurant in Cayce

We’re from Atlanta, and still trying to find our “hole in the wall” Mexican restaurant that serves authentic MX food. And y’all, we’ve found our spot! Clean, super friendly staff, the food was delicious, and the prices are right!!

We popped in midday Saturday, wasn’t packed and busy, but a nice little crowd. The two young women working the restaurant floor held it down, nicely. Super attentive, and worked the tables well, without seemingly getting overwhelmed or without leaving any one table waiting for any sort of service. I was really impressed with that.

Anyway, the food was amazing. My man ordered sopas. They were handmade! (Unlike another place we had tried the previous week). And was topped generously, and steak was flavorful. Me, I ordered the burrito, chicken. And it was also very good. Guac inside the burrito had a nice citrus flavor, and everything was well seasoned and portions were good.

10/10, will be back,...

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