La Autentica Mexican Restaurant

Excellent all around! Stumbled upon this place driving by and so glad we gave it a shot. Great service, greeted and seated immediately and our server was friendly. We started with a margarita flight - delicious, and the chips and salsa- both excellent. I ordered flautas and my guest ordered the chori pollo. The chicken was so tender and tasty and portion sizes were great! Would highly recommend!

Stopped by here last week for a quiet bite of dinner. Service was very good, from the front of house to the waiter. Quick and friendly with service and the food came out quickly, the chips and salsa are always great of course but I got the chicken with rice and queso and it was DELICIOUS! A huge portion as well, even had to take some home. Overall it was a great experience from top to bottom! In the words of Arnold, "I'll be back"

First time in, our server was Santiago, he was fast, friendly and attentive which is everything you want in a server! Food has great flavor! I'm from Jalisco, so I was thrilled to see a Cantarito on the menu, it's a steep price at $25, however it's nostalgic and worth the price to me personally- Such a refreshing drink that isn't sugar loaded and just the right amount of tequila. Will definitely be back.

I've found this place to be an excellent bang for the buck by flavor and portion size. $10.50 for fish tacos, rice, beans is great plus their spicy salsa is some of the best I've found in the area.

It was sad to see Pizza Spiga leave, but La Autentica is a great place. The service was fantastic. Great menu with plenty of choices but not so many that I felt overwhelmed. We will definitely be coming back.

No bueno. As nice as the staff was, the food was bad. I really wanted to like this place but the food was just so bad. Things that were supposed to be hot were not like my burrito. Things that were supposed to be cold were not like my beer. It's such a shame because they really have an opportunity here but alas, no bueno.

Great place. Authentic Mexican. Excellent atmosphere. Very clean. Attentive staff. I used to go to another popular place in Charlotte. This is my new go-to for Mexican no question.

Food is authentic and delicious. Miguel was our server, and he was excellent! Great service and great atmosphere.

I like the food and generally recommend this restaurant. There are three things that frustrate me considerably and they significantly impact how often we go.1. $4.25 for soft drinks? Sure, make money on drinks; you're not running a restaurant for your health, but $4!! Because of this, we decide against going 50% of the time we otherwise would. Because of this, when we do go, it is well understood, we all are getting water without exception. If they charged $2.00-$3.00 for soft drinks, we'd go far more often and we'd spend money on drinks. Again, $4? Shame on you.2. The robot gets in the way and doesn't appear to serve a purpose. Prior to its existence, waiters would bring our food and set it on our table. Now waiters follow the robot around and put the food it carries on our table. What's the value-add of this thing? Pointless several thousand dollars spent on an obstacle. I'm sure the robot is why they decided to charge $4 for a Coke.3. The men's bathroom has no divider between the urinal and the sink. If you're using the urinal and someone uses the sink, you're basically presenting yourself to them. It's a lose-lose situation. I mean, we're men, it's a men's bathroom and to a great extent I'm fine in a situation wherein I need to do what I gotta do and someone does what they gotta do and neither of us cares about the others' situation. Unfortunately there's no option to ignore the dude using the urinal if you need to wash your hands.....Nah, Imma come back later or hold it until I get back home. I wonder how many people have used the stall and returned to their table with dookie fingers because they were too uncomfortable to wash their hands beside a stranger's wiener.In summary, junk the robot, charge $2.50 for Coke and put up a $40 partition beside the urinal and great success will follow! It's the simple things that make all the difference. It's mid April. I'll come back around mid-May and expect to see improvement. If not, then Azteca, Monterrey and maybe even Taxco get our business.

we had the pleasure of having dinner here this evening. The wait staff was fantastic and the food was out of this world. An excellent restaurant with food to match. We will definitely be back in the spring on our way up north. if you get a chance, stop by and sample their delicious food. Chris and Kathy