Carolina's Mexican Food - Mesa

Carolina's has a couple surprisingly good offerings amongst it's otherwise mediocre Mexican cuisine. You order cafeteria-style in a spacious, somewhat industrial floor. Seating is open with some outdoor dining. Your order is brought to your table. If all I ate were the little churros, I would have been duty-bound to give 5 stars. These little nuggets of deliciousness are worth the visit alone. As for the chips and salsa, I give them 4 stars. You must order them separately, and it's plenty for two people. It comes with red salsa and your choice of green salsa or pico. All are very good. For the entree, we got the carne asada burro. Here's where things feel off the rails. First, the meat was basically ground beef. No asada flavor detected. Second, the tortilla (though made in the shop) was nothing special. Thin and dry. In addition, the side of beans and rice was nothing to write home about. Not bad but not nearly as good as many other places. I'll be back for the churros and perhaps som

Carolina’s Mexican Food has a long-established reputation of making some of the best Mexican Food in the Southwest. It is a business that began as a dream of Manuel and Carolina Valenzuela in the 1950’s. In the early years, the couple concentrated mostly on making homemade tortillas, burritos, and tamales, selling them out of the back seat of the family car at wrestling matches and to migrant workers in the fields, always making sure the food was fresh and prepared in the traditional way taught to them by their parents. Yet from that meager beginning, with a lot of hard work, their dream became a reality. Manuel and Carolina opened their first restaurant at 105 W. Hilton, it was so small that two people holding hands could touch opposite walls. The grand opening was in the Spring of 1968, they used their savings of $400, and Manuel’s expertise of trading and bartering. Carolina’s first tortilla employee was Elvira Castellanos de Abril, who just happened to be the one who taught Carolin

Being of Mexican descent I consider myself a stern critic of Mexican food growing up eating it at home. I do not give out these five stars lightly. The red sauce here was better than my family makes it at home. Anything with thier red sauce would be a go to for me here. The price point to food received and the way it tastes can't be beat as well. This food feels like it was made at home with love just for you. Thank you Carolina's for a truly wonderful meal.