Carmelitas Restaurant — Restaurant in Edinburg

A very homey restaurant hidden on a strip, immediately the atmosphere gave a very calming vibe. The staff is very kind but I felt bad because I think they told me I could sit wherever I would like twice but my Spanish is not great 😅. For lunch I ordered their Fiesta platter (appetizer) and the Bistek Ranchero (main). The food itself was cooked to perfection though I've never had a Bistek Ranchero that was cooked like beef tips in stew before, it was still very tasty and easy on the stomach. My only down on the food is it could use a tiny bit more flavor to make the subtle tastes in the food pop. Please never stop improving.

I've seen alot of comments when it comes to smaller restaurants that put such a high bar on food and would judge this place harshly. However what you have to take into account is that this place is not a fine dinning restaurant and does not have a staff of 30+ busting out tables left and right. Their food is however cared for and you can taste the passion that they have...

Just left the restaurant..I go in there once in a while cuz I live there a block away.Well the owner is nice..always walking around checking if everything is ok... The waitresses on the other hand sux.They need to work their tables correctly.I mean 1 waitress comes helps u out, another comes by..so 2 waitresses are attending us..im assuming helping each other out...My wife asked for a coke...they never came back to our table with that coke.I finished eating n my wife n still no coke...They never attempted to come back.So we get up to pay..1 waitress asks me do u still want the coke..Really right now..she should have taken it to the table since the begining..Matter of principle.Dont get me wrong Food is great but they gotta work on...

The atmosphere and service was nice but the plate I got.... NOPE. I ordered panchos and I decided to try the ground beef panchos... I expected ground beef cooked on the pan, tostadito... well they used picadillo, I know because there was even a potato in there and it was mushy and wet and made the panchos soggy and the beef looked grey not dark... the chips were also a little stale...I have heard good things about this place... but I was bummed out at the plate I got because I felt like the cook took an easy way out on plating my order and it felt gross even eating it...everyone else at my table loved their food... it was just the panchos of ground beef.. they used the picadillo instead of cooking ground beef...