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El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Wilmington

Name
El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant
Description
Local chain serving a lengthy menu of Mexican favorites & margaritas in a casual setting.
Nearby attractions
Art in Bloom Gallery
970 Inspiration Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Gallery of Fine Art
970 Inspiration Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Nearby restaurants
Nikki's Steakhouse & Sushi Bar @ Military Cutoff Rd
1055 Military Cutoff Rd suite 100, Wilmington, NC 28405
Perla Raw Bar
1039 Ashes Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen
1121 Military Cutoff Rd l, Wilmington, NC 28405
Grimmburger
1113 Military Cutoff Rd Suite F, Wilmington, NC 28405
First Watch
1035 International Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Boombalatti's Handcrafted Ice Cream
1127 Military Cutoff Rd B, Wilmington, NC 28405
K38 Baja Grill
1127 Military Cutoff Rd A2, Wilmington, NC 28405
Vicious Biscuit
1121 Military Cutoff Rd A, Wilmington, NC 28405
Drift Coffee Shop & Kitchen Mayfaire
1005 International Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Osteria Cicchetti
1125 Military Cutoff Rd K, Wilmington, NC 28405
Nearby local services
JewelRecycle, LLC
The Forum, 1113 Military Cutoff Rd Suite D, Wilmington, NC 28405
Lumina Gem
1119 - A Military Cutoff Rd, Wilmington, NC 28405
Home Again Wilmington
1115 Military Cutoff Rd D, Wilmington, NC 28405
REEDS Jewelers
926 Inspiration Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
AT&T Store
955 International Dr Ste 207, Wilmington, NC 28405
ZIA Boutique
1113 Military Cutoff Rd A, Wilmington, NC 28405
Verizon
971 Military Cutoff Rd Unit 120, Wilmington, NC 28405
Meadowlark
1121 Military Cutoff Rd suite g, Wilmington, NC 28405
Mayfaire Town Center
6835 Conservation Way, Wilmington, NC 28405
Wrightsville ave boutique
1001 International Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Nearby hotels
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Wilmington Wrightsville Beach
1014 Ashes Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Tru by Hilton Wilmington Wrightsville Beach
1010 Ashes Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Element Wilmington
1055 International Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405
Sleep Number
6864 Main St, Wilmington, NC 28405, United States
Homewood Suites by Hilton Wilmington/Mayfaire, NC
6732 Swan Mill Rd, Wilmington, NC 28405
Hilton Garden Inn Wilmington Mayfaire Town Center
6745 Rock Spring Rd, Wilmington, NC 28405
Residence Inn by Marriott Wilmington Landfall
1200 Culbreth Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405, United States
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El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant

1051 Military Cutoff Rd #100, Wilmington, NC 28405
4.3(606)$$$$
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Local chain serving a lengthy menu of Mexican favorites & margaritas in a casual setting.

attractions: Art in Bloom Gallery, Gallery of Fine Art, restaurants: Nikki's Steakhouse & Sushi Bar @ Military Cutoff Rd, Perla Raw Bar, The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen, Grimmburger, First Watch, Boombalatti's Handcrafted Ice Cream, K38 Baja Grill, Vicious Biscuit, Drift Coffee Shop & Kitchen Mayfaire, Osteria Cicchetti, local businesses: JewelRecycle, LLC, Lumina Gem, Home Again Wilmington, REEDS Jewelers, AT&T Store, ZIA Boutique, Verizon, Meadowlark, Mayfaire Town Center, Wrightsville ave boutique
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Phone
(910) 679-4209
Website
elcerrogranderestaurant.com
Open hoursSee all hours
Fri11 AM - 10 PMClosed

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Featured dishes

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dish
Nachos
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Nachos Supremos
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Choripollo Tacos
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El Camaron Tacos
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Sopa De Pollo - Chicken Soup
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Sopa De Mariscos
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Taco Salad
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Fajita Taco Salad
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Bean Dip

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Nearby attractions of El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant

Art in Bloom Gallery

Gallery of Fine Art

Art in Bloom Gallery

Art in Bloom Gallery

4.8

(18)

Closed
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Gallery of Fine Art

Gallery of Fine Art

4.9

(9)

Closed
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Nearby restaurants of El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant

Nikki's Steakhouse & Sushi Bar @ Military Cutoff Rd

Perla Raw Bar

The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen

Grimmburger

First Watch

Boombalatti's Handcrafted Ice Cream

K38 Baja Grill

Vicious Biscuit

Drift Coffee Shop & Kitchen Mayfaire

Osteria Cicchetti

Nikki's Steakhouse & Sushi Bar @ Military Cutoff Rd

Nikki's Steakhouse & Sushi Bar @ Military Cutoff Rd

4.1

(363)

$$

Closed
Click for details
Perla Raw Bar

Perla Raw Bar

4.6

(152)

$$

Closed
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The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen

The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen

4.4

(396)

$$

Closed
Click for details
Grimmburger

Grimmburger

4.5

(148)

$

Closed
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Nearby local services of El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant

JewelRecycle, LLC

Lumina Gem

Home Again Wilmington

REEDS Jewelers

AT&T Store

ZIA Boutique

Verizon

Meadowlark

Mayfaire Town Center

Wrightsville ave boutique

JewelRecycle, LLC

JewelRecycle, LLC

5.0

(662)

Click for details
Lumina Gem

Lumina Gem

5.0

(151)

Click for details
Home Again Wilmington

Home Again Wilmington

4.6

(113)

Click for details
REEDS Jewelers

REEDS Jewelers

4.8

(548)

Click for details
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Reviews of El Cerro Grande Mexican Restaurant

4.3
(606)
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1.0
5y

If I could give this restaurant less than one star, I would. I ordered food, over the phone, at the Mayfair location. The girl there hung on me twice, after repeating my full order the second time. I understand a language barrier and thought maybe a different voice would help her understand - very much being polite- called a third time with my other family member ordering. The woman was rude and hung up on us a third time.

Deciding to walk in, we drive the the restaurant to just make sure the order was in. It wasn’t, and the young girl (whom my age and really didn’t have to be so unkind) told us what we ordered wasn’t even on the menu. Then proceeded to open the menu... and point out exactly what we asked for: deluxe taco salad... on the menu. That moment had me a bit dumbfounded. I couldn’t tell if this girl was being serious. Still wanting the food ordered and wanting to give the place a chance, we waited.

Only for our order to be wrong. The girl even gave out queso but with no chips - although asking us directly... just so disappointed. Management really needs to either fire this woman or clearly have a talk with her about at least some human decency.

It doesn’t take a lot of work (at your job mind you) to at least be nice.

Never going to any locations of this restaurant after the Mayfair experience. I hope others don’t have to go through that same...

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5.0
1y

Found this place on Google maps of course. The uber Driver told us that he eats here frequently and his family absolutely loves it. So things started. Looking good right away. The restaurant was very clean and the staff was very friendly and courteous. Like most I love mexican food and was wondering if I should have tacos fajitas or Enchiladas. I went with the el curry enchilada platter. But first of course they brought us chips and salsa. This was probably the only drawback of the entire meal. The chips were a bit scale and the sulsa was very tomatoey not much Onions or Cilantro. I asked for a hotter salsa and they brought the heat. Make sure you request it if you like the heat. We also had some drinky's picture.You will see the standard margarita on the rocks with salt and a strawberry deckery. Both were very tasty. I will admit coming from Miami.I felt the prices were very reasonable. My enchiladas were amazing. Great flavor. My colleague had the chimichanga. Omg! It was longer than a seventy nine lincoln. It was my colleague's birthday so they beat the drum and brought him out of shot.I've not seen this before.It's usually fried ice cream or a cupcake.This was a great twist on the birthday dialogue. After they sang Happy Birthday.They rang to the air shot shot shot. If you're in the area and you go mexicans someplace else you're wasting your...

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1.0
3y

I've been here a few times. The food is good, however I visited on Wednesday April 27th at 6 pm. They were not very busy, there were many open tables and plenty of staff floating around. We ordered at 6, ate 2 containers of very stale tortilla chips and 2 small containers of cheese dip. 45 minutes of waiting and the waitress came back over and told us it would be another 15 to 20 minutes before our food would possibly arrive. I then told her we just wanted the check so we could leave, and they charged us 16 dollars for 2 peptides, a water, and 2 small bowls of cheese dip. We didn't show our butts, it wasn't our waitress fault, we still tipped, but I think it's unreasonable we were not partially comped for our "food" seeing as we waited after being told it would be "right out" multiple times. I basically paid 20 bucks to sit at a table and eat stale chips and then get to go somewhere else. Absolutely unacceptable, the manager should have been checking in and should have spoke to us. Also the people who showed up after us and sat near us got their food before we left. Insult to injury. Someone should have told us there was going to be that long of a wait, so we could have made the decision if we wanted to stay or go, and not kept telling us "itll be out soon". Will not be coming back to...

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Brandon Cardinal - Dead Bird ProductionsBrandon Cardinal - Dead Bird Productions
Found this place on Google maps of course. The uber Driver told us that he eats here frequently and his family absolutely loves it. So things started. Looking good right away. The restaurant was very clean and the staff was very friendly and courteous. Like most I love mexican food and was wondering if I should have tacos fajitas or Enchiladas. I went with the el curry enchilada platter. But first of course they brought us chips and salsa. This was probably the only drawback of the entire meal. The chips were a bit scale and the sulsa was very tomatoey not much Onions or Cilantro. I asked for a hotter salsa and they brought the heat. Make sure you request it if you like the heat. We also had some drinky's picture.You will see the standard margarita on the rocks with salt and a strawberry deckery. Both were very tasty. I will admit coming from Miami.I felt the prices were very reasonable. My enchiladas were amazing. Great flavor. My colleague had the chimichanga. Omg! It was longer than a seventy nine lincoln. It was my colleague's birthday so they beat the drum and brought him out of shot.I've not seen this before.It's usually fried ice cream or a cupcake.This was a great twist on the birthday dialogue. After they sang Happy Birthday.They rang to the air shot shot shot. If you're in the area and you go mexicans someplace else you're wasting your time go here.
Ed DuffieldEd Duffield
8/1/2021: As soon as we arrived, I noticed the 90.5 health department rating. Then we were told "we're out of chips". That was our opportunity to walk out, but we messed up. We took a seat and ordered diet drinks that came out flat. The next attempt was water and sweet tea. The tea was very weak. Wife is vegan so she ordered a side of beans, rice, lettuce, and tortillas. I ordered Arroz con Camarones. I asked for black beans instead of refried with the dish. They did find some chips, so that came out with some salsa, the tomato-saucy kind. She got her sides, the beans were in a bowl that held about a full pint of beans with no seasoning. Iceberg lettuce. I also got a bowl of a pint of black beans. The "Signature Cheese Sauce" claimed on the menu for the ACC was shredded white cheese, no sauce. The shrimp was decent, that earned the one star. Her sides were about $12 for rice/beans/lettuce/tortillas. The server did not know how to serve. No more Cerro for me!
Monica PileggiMonica Pileggi
I was hungry for Mexican food and drove by this place, so I decided to try it out. I ordered a lunch special, the Speedy Gonzalez: A beef taco, chicken enchilada and rice. It came out quickly, along with chips and salsa. The chips were nice and crispy. The salsa was plain. No heat to it. The taco shell had a nice crunch but the beef was bland. Absolutely no flavor. The same with the chicken enchilada. No flavor at all. And the red sauce that topped it tasted like a mix of tomato sauce and ketchup. Really bad lunch. I didn't even finish the enchilada. Service could improve. The waiter never came by to see if I needed anything and I had to wait for a bit to get my bill. The place is pretty noisy with music in the background and hearing noise from the kitchen. Thanks, but I won't be returning here. It's a shame because the food looked good but it just didn't taste good.
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Found this place on Google maps of course. The uber Driver told us that he eats here frequently and his family absolutely loves it. So things started. Looking good right away. The restaurant was very clean and the staff was very friendly and courteous. Like most I love mexican food and was wondering if I should have tacos fajitas or Enchiladas. I went with the el curry enchilada platter. But first of course they brought us chips and salsa. This was probably the only drawback of the entire meal. The chips were a bit scale and the sulsa was very tomatoey not much Onions or Cilantro. I asked for a hotter salsa and they brought the heat. Make sure you request it if you like the heat. We also had some drinky's picture.You will see the standard margarita on the rocks with salt and a strawberry deckery. Both were very tasty. I will admit coming from Miami.I felt the prices were very reasonable. My enchiladas were amazing. Great flavor. My colleague had the chimichanga. Omg! It was longer than a seventy nine lincoln. It was my colleague's birthday so they beat the drum and brought him out of shot.I've not seen this before.It's usually fried ice cream or a cupcake.This was a great twist on the birthday dialogue. After they sang Happy Birthday.They rang to the air shot shot shot. If you're in the area and you go mexicans someplace else you're wasting your time go here.
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8/1/2021: As soon as we arrived, I noticed the 90.5 health department rating. Then we were told "we're out of chips". That was our opportunity to walk out, but we messed up. We took a seat and ordered diet drinks that came out flat. The next attempt was water and sweet tea. The tea was very weak. Wife is vegan so she ordered a side of beans, rice, lettuce, and tortillas. I ordered Arroz con Camarones. I asked for black beans instead of refried with the dish. They did find some chips, so that came out with some salsa, the tomato-saucy kind. She got her sides, the beans were in a bowl that held about a full pint of beans with no seasoning. Iceberg lettuce. I also got a bowl of a pint of black beans. The "Signature Cheese Sauce" claimed on the menu for the ACC was shredded white cheese, no sauce. The shrimp was decent, that earned the one star. Her sides were about $12 for rice/beans/lettuce/tortillas. The server did not know how to serve. No more Cerro for me!
Ed Duffield

Ed Duffield

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I was hungry for Mexican food and drove by this place, so I decided to try it out. I ordered a lunch special, the Speedy Gonzalez: A beef taco, chicken enchilada and rice. It came out quickly, along with chips and salsa. The chips were nice and crispy. The salsa was plain. No heat to it. The taco shell had a nice crunch but the beef was bland. Absolutely no flavor. The same with the chicken enchilada. No flavor at all. And the red sauce that topped it tasted like a mix of tomato sauce and ketchup. Really bad lunch. I didn't even finish the enchilada. Service could improve. The waiter never came by to see if I needed anything and I had to wait for a bit to get my bill. The place is pretty noisy with music in the background and hearing noise from the kitchen. Thanks, but I won't be returning here. It's a shame because the food looked good but it just didn't taste good.
Monica Pileggi

Monica Pileggi

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