Santa Lucia Market — Restaurant in Wilkesboro

This is a go-to spot if you are on your way to Boone or are biking @ Dark Mountain/Warrior Creek. The picture and address for this location are a little wonky. It is right off 421, across the street from the EXXON gas station.

If you are looking for fine dining ambiance, this is not the place for you. It is an old skool gas station turned into a Mexican grocery and restaurant. The tacos are out of this world! 4 tacos with all the fixings for $8. Cash only. There is a little seating area in the back and a decent assortment of drinks. You pay when you leave.

The tacos and ingredients are fresh, the presentation surprisingly good and the flavors are outstanding. Do yourself a favor, drive by the chain restaurants and stop here. You'll be supporting some small business owners and some hard working folks AND getting a...

Become our go to Mexican restaurants in town. The tacos are amazing. Staff is super friendly, pricing is very reasonable and the quality is much better than some other Mexican restaurants nearby. We used to go to Pepe’s all the time, but the quality gradually went down. The quality here is excellent. Our favs are the American style steak tacos, sopas, and my daughter loves the grilled chicken quesadilla. It’s always stuffed. 🥰 it’s not a fancy place to eat but the...

We went in to this store because the owner is an old friend of ours but I have never been in a store where the owners wife has a VERY BAD ATTITUDE AND THE EMPLOYEES all were just standing around NO ONE akes if we wanted something or anything WE WILL NEVER EVER GO THERE AGAIN SO WE JUST WALKED OUT I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO...