La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant - Macon, GA — Restaurant in Macon

La Parilla is a chain but it's a regional chain. So, there's not hundreds of them. In fact, they're localized to the Southeast.

THIS foodie is NOT a fan of chains and was reluctant to come here. But… surprises DO happen.

Juan was our server. Super nice, efficient and friendly! I had to laugh because while he was making our Guacamole and I was taking pictures, he said “uh oh, you're making me nervous” We all had a good chuckle but he was a true pro and made that Guacamole in no time!

Here's what we ordered: Guacamole Made Tableside= $9

Normally, I put all of the things we ordered and take pictures but tonight, I am changing it up a bit. Despite thoroughly enjoying EVERYTHING we ordered, I want to focus on the “Guacamole Made Tableside” because I think YOU should focus on this if you're a GuacSnob like I am.

If my new Macon friends will indulge me and let me go on a rant for a minute. I am a Guacamole snob. Now, we're not talking mildly picky, we are talking nose up, eye roll and look away Guacamole snob.

When I saw “tableside”, I thought to myself “ok, this may be interesting”. But really, how good could a chain restaurant be?

Well. Guess what? Man oh man was I wrong! Freshest Guac I ever had! And that's saying something considering I've made it for myself! LoL I was blown away by how much I absolutely LOVED this Guac.

The base is made with one and a half avocados. It should be noted, we ordered the small portion. That's a lot of Guacamole for two people. Truth be known, next time I come to La Parilla (and that will be VERY soon), I'm ordering a large portion and I won't be sharing!

For context tho… we also ordered:

Taco de Birra = $4.99 Carnitas = $17.50 Flautas de Pollo = $13.55

Everything we ordered was cooked perfectly, tasted amazing and the portions were huge. Unfortunately I was so blown away by the Guac, I forgot to take pictures before we started eating lololol

I said what I said. It was THAT good.

Summing It Up… Knowing that this was a chain, I was already walking in with low expectations but I was pleasantly surprised. The food was good, the service was great and the food was, quite honestly, kinda fantastic.

The Bottom Line… If you're looking for some good Tex-Mex, give La Parilla a try! We even got a free dessert because it was our first time there. This place is definitely on my “oh we are sooooo...

I have been to La Parrilla several times and enjoyed it. I took my mother for Mother's Day. She has also been many times. Mexican is one of her favorite foods. Our waiter was this incredible sweet young man, and i hate that i forgot his name because he is the only reason i gave a 2 STAR rating for our viait yesterday. The bathrooms appeared clean ( you can't see the little nazi germs ). He gets a 10! ( our waiter, not the nazis ) The entire restaurant appeared to be well maintained. It was really loud in there, so don't go expecting a romantic💋❤️😍🥰, quiet 🤫, conversation. gentleman, if you're taking your sweetie with intentions to propose, DO IT!!! She will care less about anything I've said or will say. I promise it will be waved off with an "Oh, it was ok, but just look at this ring!! So boys, make sure you invest in a nice rock. Oh, and the setting is everything, too OK, i digress, so back to the issue at hand. Our order came, and immediately, my mother was questioning the sauce they put on her enchiladas. It was a brownish sauce, not the usual red type you usually get with those. Well, she did not like it much, but she did try to eat her lunch and not waste it. She ate almost half before she gave it up. I had a chimichanga, which happens to be my favorite. It did not have much of a flavor at all. It seemed to lack seasoning. I ate less than half before I gave it up. Our precious server kept apologizing, and I kept telling him it was not his fault. In my opinion, once he mentioned it to the manager, he/she should have been the one to speak with us. I guess whomever managed that day, missed manager class 101 on how to approach, listen, MANNERS, and attempt to resolve the issue. I ordered a dessert, and when our server brought my check, he said he was not charging for the dessert and something else I dont remember. 🤔 Haha. We did leave him a fat tip. Money😁 The cook or sous chef must have had an off day. So, like me, if you have been there before or reading this to decide if you want to visit this place, please go or go back. I will because then food is normally very good. There is not much you can do about the noise level because you can't gag everyone in the room, just those around you. If you do this, make sure you or someone else has bail 💲💰money 🤑👮‍♂️and you have good...

I ordered chicken loco taco and chicken quesadilla yesterday to go for lunch. It took close to an hour for me to get my food, but I overlooked it. My husband and I meet at the park for lunch. Halfway through my meal I find strands of straight black hair. I take my fork, and rake through my taco it's mixed in with the tomatoes, lettuce, meat, and everything. I lift the side of the shell, I can see hair in the cheese sauce underneath the taco shell. I immediately recognized the hair as a biological food hazard that could result in a food bourne illness. I called the restaurant, and spoke with Gabriella. She was very apologetic, and told me I could come back today to have my order replaced. I went back today to have my food replaced and asked for it to be packed separately. She stated that my taco was beef, and I corrected her 3 times and told her I ordered chicken. She brought everything back packed separately including BEEF for my taco. I smiled politely as she gave me my incorrect order, and politely rush me along. I was upset, but said ok I will just take the BEEF. When I opened the container of the beef it smelled horrendous! It did not smell like ground beef. It smelled like the beef dog food that you buy in the can. I tried to taste it, and it made me nauseous. I specifically asked for CHICKEN 3 times, and was given what she wanted me to have! You CAN see black hair in shredded chicken, you CAN'T see black hair in ground beef good! Why did Gabriella insist on giving me ground beef that made me sick to my stomach because I reported a...