Carmalita's
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About Carmalita's
En Carmalita's, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón de México en Borrego Springs, donde la tradición y el sabor se encuentran en cada plato. Nuestra cantina, con su ambiente acogedor y decoración original, te invita a disfrutar de auténticas recetas mexicanas, acompañadas de nuestras happy hours y la...
En Carmalita's, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón de México en Borrego Springs, donde la tradición y el sabor se encuentran en cada plato. Nuestra cantina, con su ambiente acogedor y decoración original, te invita a disfrutar de auténticas recetas mexicanas, acompañadas de nuestras happy hours y la mejor compañía. ¡Ven a vivir la experiencia Carmalita's, un clásico que siempre te espera con los brazos abiertos!
What Customers Say About Carmalita's
Carmelita's Mexican Grill is a popular spot in Borrego Springs, known for its delicious, authentic Mexican food and friendly service, especially from server Jessica. Many rave about the enchiladas and mole. Some find the service slow, and note it's cash only.
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Tip: The restaurant closes for the month of August. Be prepared to pay with cash.
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Carmalita's Borrego Springs Reviews
I can’t say enough about the staff here. The positive attitudes and patience are constant even when the most obnoxious patrons show up, and they work hard to give a stellar experience to everyone who walks in the door. The food is great, their mole is my favorite!
This place here is fantastic the food was so delicious we came here having a beautiful day at the state park I would recommend going only thing it take it longer to get your food but its well worth it everything on the menu was good looking at other customers getting its you get a lot will be coming back again
This was hands down some of the best Mexican food I’ve ever had and I am from San Diego so I have had my had share. I got the carne asada taco plate. The corn tortillas perfect. The chunky guacamole omg. The meat!!! Such flavor! Great texture. The pico de gallo I wish I brought some home…the tortilla chips were beyond amazing. A lot of times a restaurant will have good food but stale chips and these chips were NOT stale! I will seriously make the trek out to borrego just to eat here again. You must try this place!!
Great food and drinks. The chili rellano is the best I've found. Chips and salsa are fantastic. Prices are really good considering you're in the middle of the desert. Restaurant does close down for the month of August I think.
Went here after a hike at Palm Canyon Oasis. Great traditional comfort Mexican food! My wife and I both had the combination items - and as you'd expect for Good Mexican food. Awesome rice and beans as well! It's a shame that the "Mall" is so sparse - this would be a great place to hang out and shop - we got there at about 2:45 and when we left at 4pm, the entire mall was closed. One thing to note - the "free chips/salsa" is only free for the first basket. I get that some people take advantage, but when your meal is $50 for two, it should include free chips/salsa 😁
Carmelita's Mexican Grill in Borrego Springs has one of the best Mexican food I have tasted. Whether you would like traditional or other foods Carmelita's has your taste. We didn't need to wait for long and the food was amazing! If you're planning to eat Mexican food then heads up because Carmelita's has it all! Highly recommended.
This was our first time eating at Carmelita's Mexican Grill, and it was excellent. We ate the traditional and rancheras enchiladas for dinner; they were absolutely delicious. The restaurant itself was very clean and quite spacious, but the good vibe music contributed the most to the atmosphere at Carmelita's. The staff were courteous and professional; doing everything they could to serve the large numbers of people there. We were very satisfied with the service, quality of the food, cleanliness, and pricing. Hence, if you are craving Mexican food in Borrego Springs, consider eating at Carmelita's Mexican Grill - don't just take my word for it!
Got into town and husband wanted to try this place. I love enchiladas and I'm picky about enchilada sauce. It's always a little different in the southern states we've visited. Carmelita's enchilada sauce was spot on, like yum yum delicious. I felt like I was back in Texas. Margarita was not watered down. Husband's chicken fajitas came out sizzling and not overcooked. Rancho beans not spicy. We'll be back to try other dishes before we leave.
Day trip with my parents to see the sculptures out in the desert and looked for local Mexican Food. The place was clean, our servers were polite and quick to service. The food was amazing! My mom had Mole and she said the only other place shes ever had this flavor was in mexico when she was a young woman, she loved it. I had the Enchiladas and the flavor was on point. Dad had some tacos and loved them too. The chips and salsa were good and spicy. I wish they had some aguas frescas but soda was fine. A must try if you are in this area or doing a day trip like us or just passing by.
Great food and excellent service. The flavor was perfect and the spice was just right - not too hot. But beware, the plates are hot when they serve you...keeps your meal toasty as you enjoy it. the grill also has a bar with multiple big screens for the game. Best Mexican food in the area and the prices are fair. Yes, I recommend this to my friends.
Chose this place on a whim after hiking and seeing the wildflowers. Their Internet was down due to a sink leak so cash only when we went in, which was fine. The food itself was actually really well presented, hot, tasted great and was priced well. The building/physical aspect itself left a little more to be desired. I got a fork that was kinda dirty but I just cleaned it myself. For some reason the soda tasted so off I couldn't take more than 3 sips. My partner told me the men's bathroom was in disarray but the women's was alright. I'd give this place another try but I wouldn't bother with soda next time. Food itself was great and decently authentic tasting though, no complaints there at all.
Nice people, decent service, medium wait times, interesting atmosphere, statues for sale nearby, smaller portions, decent food, prices are fair. Located in the main mini mall, conveniently on the end. Lots of parking. Shops and sights to see nearby. Not a bad stop for being in tourist country imo
Just arrived in Borrego Spring and hungry. Not too many choices in town but we decided to drive to Carmelita’s. They are doing takeout only at this time. We ordered food to go. Friendly staff and great food! Refried bean and rice were delicious! Chicken tortilla soup was tasty and not salty; the tortilla strips were still crunchy. Yum!
Convenient location but food is average. Nothing special or extra tasty. Parking is plenty! I agree with other reviews where customer service is bad. They brought us water when we first arrived but when we were ready to order, I could not catch any of the waiters’ eyes/attention! Even when it came to paying the bill, we walked up to the register and STILL had to wait for our specific waitress to come. Ridiculous! We ordered the meatball soup and only the meatball was good. Everything else was super average. The taquitos were perfectly crispy but flavor didn’t jump out to me. The drink was ok too.
Probably the worst margarita I’ve ever had. The service was beyond indifferent and shockingly bad: no cutlery, wrong food delivery, and incorrect check. Zero atmosphere, with TV screen on Cognitive Care TV channel. Couldn’t get out fast enough. At least the burritos were OK.
Just review is about the waiter the male waiter Brian he tried to rip me off for over $70. He became arrogant when I brought it to his attention I asked for a small extra bag of chips because of the inconvenience and he would not give it to me. He did not apologize I think he did it on purpose he was hoping I wouldn't notice or read my credit card receipt and I gave him a cash tip really disappointing
The food was without flavor. I was extremely disappointed. The price of our meal did not reflect the poor quality and tasteless ingredients. Glad we filled up on chips.
I used to live near this restaurant and I was very excited to be able to go back. We loved the food here back then. They have done some beautiful upgrades inside and out, but the food was so disappointing!!! First and foremost they do NOT have a kids menu. When I asked why I was told, oh well everyone prefers to share with there kids or go alacart. We do not. My son unfortunately is very particular. His meal ended up being just about as expensive as ours! My husband and I wanted a combo order and I admit I’ve not seen this before, they have a “basic” option. And if you go beyond basic they nickel and dime you for every single thing. My food was not that great, a friend said it reminded her of del taco sauce. The chips were stale and the salsa tasted like tomato sauce. Service definitely could have been better. We waiting almost 20 minutes just for a glass of water. There are other fabulous options in Borrego but for us this was the last time we will be spending any money at this location.
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