Carrera's Authentic Mexican — Restaurant in Kaufman

The service was excellent! The food is not what I expected. I ordered the Carne Asada. The steak was tough and over spiced. The charro beans were too salty and tasted a lot like the seasoning on the steak. The salsa had too munch vinegar in it or they just forgot to thoroughly blend. My sister ordered a combo plate. One of the enchiladas was covered with refried beans rather than a sauce. The refried beans did not taste like refried beans should taste, a peculiar taste. The tacos were very good. After we had ordered my sister noticed that there was a Thursday nite special which the server did not mention, which would have saved me at least $10 on a meal that was not work the $27 I paid. The hospitality was wonderful, the server was great!! Gave him a good tip because he never let our tea glasses get empty and check on us constantly. Won't go back. We were passing through from visiting family in Tool...

You Must Come Here. I cannot say enough good things about this place. The parking lot was empty which is unfortunate for those who want both a great meal and a warm environment.

The food was excellent, the service was wonderful...Mr. Carrera is so personable, he's like your favorite uncle.

We arrived a little less than an hour before closing. Per a review given by someone else, we ordered the vegan nachos, but added combo meat to it...the beef and the chicken were juicy and very flavorful. The veggies added an extra dimension of goodness that you must try for yourself. We also ordered the combo stuffed avocado which was creamy and full of smooth deliciousness. We ordered the tres leches cake which was an explosion of goodness and we also had the key lime and lemon cake which was equally as spectacular.

We will definitely...

Ate here based on the reviews and they were right. The food is really good. The nachos had sauteed veges in addition to the traditional nacho toppings and were excellent. I had a fish dish that was bass - it was steamed and came in the large foil. They then open it for you and you have a beautiful filet on top of grilled veges. On the side comes rice and vegetables which they recommended we add to the foil - which I did. It was all really excellent. The bass as super light and not fishy at all - and the sauce with all the veges and rice was wonderful. We also got churros for dessert - they were also very good. Really excellent choice and will go here again in the future. Worth the stop if you are driving on Hwy 175 between Athens and Dallas. I'm sure the locals all go there...