El Charro Mexican Grill

We have a favorite Mexican restaurant in our town and my son's favorite dish is the Pollo Fondido. El Charro's Pollo Fondido is better! Their salsa is also super yummy. Lots of flavor with a little kick in it.

My wife's favorite part of the meal was their margaritas. I'm not a huge margarita drinker but I ordered one also after I tasted hers.

We will be back to eat here whenever we come back to Norris.

the food was just meh. not the best. the service was good, took forever to get a refill.

I haven't ate there in a while but the last time I was there service was slow. We waited forever to receive drinks and ended up walking out before we even ordered because 30 minutes had went by without our order being taken.
Maybe they have gotten better since then.

My husband and I are new to the area so we were driving around when we decided to stop for a late lunch (2:00). We did a Yelp search and saw that this place 4 stars so we stopped. Outside it looks like an old Sonic. We went in and were greeted by a friendly server, who sat us right away. She took our drink order right away (we both order tea) and returned with them plus chips & salsa. The chips were warm and not greasy at all. The salsa was tasty with a nice kick.

I ordered the lunch tostaguac and my husband ordered the lunch pollo loco. Both meals came with refried beans and rice. My tostaguac was excellent! The tortilla was nice and crunchy and the toppings were very tasty. My husband said his was excellent as well.

We both said at the same time- "great choice!".

The place had pretty decor and was very clean.

We highly recommend you give this place a try if you're looking for a wonderful Mexican meal!

My granddaughter recommended this place, serving sizes are huge, food is very good, prices are very reasonable. Love the atmosphere..

Tried this place for the first time last week and were really happy with it. It looks like a hole in the wall on the outside (may be used to be a Sonic?), but was very clean with great service. The margaritas were yummy and huge, and all 4 of us liked our dinner choices. Husband and son shared the fried ice cream (fought over it is the better phrase) and said it was really good as well. Will definitely be back!

Love the food! the cheese dip is amazing as is the arroz con pollo. I have tried this dish at other Mexican restaurants but none is as good as El Charro. Very clean with good service as well.

Delicious ultimate molcajetes. Every once in a while I miss San Diego and hearing Spanish, this place gave me a piece of home. Nopales (cactus), fried cheese, steak, carnitas, chicken, and shrimp, with entire onions and jalapeños. Rice and beans were good. Chips were good, salsa was mild and horchatas are super sweet, but I think that's what people like around here. Margaritas were great, you can definitely taste the tequila.

To avoid the same old drive thru BS, We placed a carry out order at El Charro today. I can't say that much has changed from my first review. I still wasn't blown away by the chips and salsa. What did seem to change was portion size. I ordered Fajitas Acapulco and was surprised by how much was there. This turned into to two meals for me. Not sure if it was just the dish, maybe it was because it was carry out, maybe El Charro is more generous. No matter the reason, I stand behind my first review but they have improved in at least one aspect. El Charro is worth a try.

What impressed me with El Charro is the quality of the food. I had the mocajete; my wife had teriyaki chicken. Both dishes were fantastic!! And my mocajete not only had beef, chicken and shrimp- to my surprise it had cactus too - a surprising treat. And a big fat jalapeño in a tasty broth.

The margaritas were stellar. Inexpensive, and not a
'Mix' taste. And a healthy tequila pour!

My favorite meals are usually Mexican and Thai. This Mexican restaurant- whenever I'm back in northern TN - will be a definite stop again!

Service was great!