Chicken With Mole
La Victoria Cocina Mexicana

La Victoria Cocina Mexicana

16139 Lancaster Hwy, 28277, Charlotte, US, United States

Meat • Tacos • Casual • Mexican


"This place is so great! They have a lovely dog-friendly outdoor patio with heaters for the winter and ceiling fans for the summer. Two kinds of complimentary salsa come with fresh chips while you wait for your food, and they?re both good. One was fresh salsa and the other was a bit spicier, with a smoky chipotle flavor. We ordered two chicken dishes. First was chicken Jalisco (which is just pollo a la crema with veggies). The chicken was perfectly cooked, with a super creamy sauce and came piled high with grilled vegetables. The second dish was choripollo, and it was also fantastic. Again, the kitchen delivered perfectly moist chicken with a lovely sear, paired with a thick creamy cheese sauce. It was topped with what looked to be an entire gd sausage and it was a thing of beauty. There were at least four ounces of chorizo that had been sliced open and browned on the grill. It was as delicious as it looked. Side note: I asked for a side of sour cream and they delivered. Sometimes restaurants spoon an extra tablespoon of crema fresca of your plate and call it good, but this is a legit side that actually appeared at the same time as my order. These guys are on point. Saving the best for last, our server was Alex, and he was the real treasure for this meal. Alex is a ray of extremely competent sunshine. I highly recommend going off-peak so you can have a delightful little chat with him."

El Porton

El Porton

11950 Jones Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, United States Of America, 30005

Full • Soup • Mexican • Chicken


"I went here to eat on Friday and again last night because I was craving it! I went in a group of four on Friday and the service was awesome and food was delicious. We told our server that we were in a bit of a rush and he was very receptive of this and made sure he was timely with everything and we really appreciated this. He was so kind and happily refilled our chips and salsa three times LOL. When I went last night, the service was a lot slower and this was surprising to me given how great it was the first time I went. I did not have the same server when I went last night, but there was one occurrence where my server from Friday night brought us something when he had noticed that we needed something. I'm assuming that the server we had last night was just not as attentive as the one that we had on Friday. It was not very busy either so we were confused why it was so slow last night. Service speed aside, our server was still very kind! The food has consistently been fantastic. The first time I went, I got the Enchiladas Verdes and last night I ordered La Preferida (which I liked even more than the Verdes). My boyfriend and I also ordered a quesadilla as an appetizer to share and that was also good! The portions are so generous that I never have room for dessert or anything else afterwards haha. I had leftovers both times I went and each time the leftovers were enough for an entire extra meal. On top of this, the prices are relatively low. I honestly thought that the meals would be much smaller just going off of the price, but this is not the case whatsoever. You get a lot more than you expect, so come hungry! The atmosphere is comfy and laid-back. There is a bar inside and some TVs which I generally like. It's also very spacious. Overall, this is a place I'd be happy to come back to!"

Azteca Mexican

Azteca Mexican

1155 Route 73, 08054, Mount Laurel, United States

Soup • Cheese • Mexican • Ice Cream


"I like to support local businesses, but unfortunately this wasn?t a good experience. Upon entering, We were kindly greeted by slightly overwhelmed staff. The restaurant itself was dated, but very clean which is much more important. It took a while untilour waiter arrived, but I was hoping the food would make up for it. I had to request chips and salsa after drinks came, whichthose and the bottled coca cola were pretty much all that were good. We got a beef and a chicken chimichanga dinner. It was verywatery and didn?t taste well. The beef was chewy, salty, not too good of flavor and dripping. The chicken was a little betterwith flavor, but still dripping. The watery juices from the meat leached out into the liquidy refried beans making a liquid soup like mess on the plate. I wish I got a picture, but it was a mess on the plate trying to work with it, so an image wouldmake this look even worse. It made me give up and my friend and I barely ate the meals. We didn?t take any left overs, didn?twant to complain because our waiter already seemed overwhelmed. We decided to order dessert, thinking that would be the savinggrace and well... the banana chonga my friend got was good, but the strawberry syrup should have been chocolate (the waiter saidthey were out and decided to substitute). I got the fried ice cream and it was a large scoop of ice cream in a fried tortillatopped with whipped cream, then caramel and strawberry syrup, those flavors don?t really go well together and there was nothingfried or at least a crunchy coating to give the fried ice cream idea. I did at least attach a pic of the ice cream that I liftedto show nothing on it making it nothing like fried ice cream. I wish the business the best and hope they can make it, I?m soclose by that I just wish they had good food."