Compadres Tequila Lounge

I've been here a couple of times before and hadn't been back in over a year. Because the food while good wasn't as good as the one in Siler. But this time it was better.It's in a row of shops behind Pittsboro's Lowes hardware. The interior is nicely dark and decorated. And the service was fast and friendly.The complimentary chips and tasty salsas came out right I got my menu. And after I ordered it my dish the salad came and before long the Fajita San José I wanted. I used the white dip that came with the chips as a dressing. The rice and refied were not the standard dried out crap you get at some Mexican restaurants but moist and tasty. I especially liked that they used Cojita cheese sprinkled on top instead of melted Swiss or some other white cheese. The fajita came out so sizzling hot that I had to let it cool a bit and the steam to die down so I could take a picture. The Fajita San Jose was delicious with the tender chicken strips, and grilled corn, zucchini, mushrooms and peppers and onions. An order for one is plenty for two meals.If I was just rating it for this time it would be 5 stars, but I'm including the previous unrated visits too. It appears they have upped their food game. I'll have to come here more often. Didn't have any mixed drink so I don't know about that but it's worth a try.

English review top :Spanish review on the bottomFirst and foremost it has a nice look walking in but as soon as you sit down you notice the chairs are wobbling you might fall and get hurt. On this day it was Friday and it was slow, hosted sat us down and got us menus pretty fast. Didn't really have to wait much for the drinks but once we ordered we noticed, but wait there is more once the end of our meal came we had to rack up our own plates and cups. The create your own combo was excuse my language shit and all I could think of is how small it was and made me think they were rationing food, super small and they give you way more rice and beans and the tacos Is super tiny and soggy the Chile relleno is flooded in sauce and soggy doesn't taste good at all. I got three tacos and came with a side of rice, the bowl looked more like I got a kids portion left overs. The tacos are $13 bucks and at just about any reasonable taco truck I can get 5or6 tacos for that price, the tortillas were cold and looked old or reused extra ones. I expect better quality from a fancy looking restaurant but it is better then any Monterey restaurants I get better treatment here at least and no snappy remarks or ugly looks. But compadres I can't imagine my service on a busy day if this is the experience on a slow day. The hostess was on her phone but I'll give it to her she was attentive and helped us more then the waitress. This being said the waitress was friendly and spoke English and Spanish, it looked more like she was struggling and looked like they gave her our table after some white folks came in and our original Main waiter took them instead. I believe we saw a manager walking around i wasn't sure but if he was and didn't bother to check out table instead giving fist bumps to coworkers and talking on his phone. Not badly priced but if they were to treat everyone equally and actually have their cooks make and serve everything like if they were serving it to chef Ramsey or their own mothers or fathers then it would go a long way for this restaurant.If your American just order or take the drive to fiesta grill cheaper and better and bigger portions and nice and hot and fresh. Spanish: primero cualquiera que esté leyendo esto tengan en cuenta que yo doy mis calificaciones como experto en cocina y no es nada contra el local oh personas/personal... mis calificaciones y opiniones son para tratar de mejorar el lugar y decir la verdad. Este lugar entrando es my bonito pero tienen muchas sillas que se sienten que se van a quebrar, la mesera que nos toco al final es muy amable pero parece que le falta ayuda. Los chips y salsa muy ricos Los tacos están ricos pero la carne de al pastor muy agria y la de lengua muy rica pero las tortillas están frías parecen recalentadas y el arroz es un desastre parece que me dieron sobras de un niño y el pico de gallo no es necesario si no lo piden. El combo tiene demasiado arroz y frijoles y la comida principal parece para un niño no un adulto y está muy fría y péquenos.

Overall great atmosphere and helpful staff. Drinks are good, not great but good. Overall with the money and an easy dinner place that you'll feel satisfied with.

Love dining at compadres! The bartender Anna is amazing, friendly and knowledgeable with good energy. Their salsa is always fresh and anything I've ordered has always been great. My favorite is the chicken soup!

Great food. Great service. I highly recommend this restaurant. The servers always remember what we order. The menu is always eclectic, as we've never had a bad experience.

It was just okay for me. My meat was over seasoned and I didn't like that and j didn't like not being able to get a soft corn shell. Definitely nothing special about this place to make me return. Customer service was on point and it was clean

Always good and plentiful. The best salsas! We love the white sauce. Consistently excellent food, clean restaurant and festive decor.

two takeout orders of pollo asado street tacos. Pluses: lots of grilled chicken and a separate box of fresh toppings that included diced parsley, diced red onion, pico de gallo, and half a freshly cut lime. Big bag of chips but they were not good. Order was ready promptly. Minuses: side of inedible beans. Price was $30. There are 3 Mexican restaurants in Pittsboro. This one just doesn't stand out.

I found a live fly that was upside down in my salad. The waitress apologize and gave me another salad. I didn't eat it because all I could think about is rather it was a new salad or the same salad. When I was asked how was everything, I mention the fly in my salad. All I got was an apology but no discount or anything else. I definitely will not be going back to this restaurant again. I know accidents happen but it is how you about making things right that counts. I wasn't satisfied by their response to the incident.

You're better off going down the road to Mi Cancun. Nice atmosphere and all but I found a hair in my food and was charged 19-20$ for a house margarita which was ran up as "skinny". When I saw that this tiny margarita cost more than the entree, I asked the waitress/manager and they confirmed that the price was correct. This little margarita was sour as can be and didn't give me a lick of a buzz and is simply way too pricey. I will be taking my business elsewhere from now on. Happy Cinco De Mayo.