El Charro Grande

Several of us are on a bicycle trip across North Carolina. One of the nights we stayed across the street from El Charro grande and we decided to try the place.This is a place that foodies dream of. This is not a business that spends a lot of its effort on ambience. The 1970s guady Mexican decorating just lends authenticity to the family nature of this business. I ordered Pollo Chipotle and my lady ordered Fajitas Pastor. Both dishes sang with Angel's delicious care and presentation. I recommend asking for the Salsa roja if you enjoy intense and flavorful mexican sauce. Not for the faint of heart! We ordered home made flan for dessert and it was dense and flavorful, a very good portion. The prices are very reasonable and in line with keeping local customers coming back. Manager Jorge and server Jenny and her assistant Liz all have nice personalities and worked to earn our money. We would be regulars if we lived here. Since we dont we hope to guide other travelers.

We don't go out for Mexican very often. We ended up staying in Dunn longer than planned, so decided to give this place a try. We're so glad we did!Both times we were seated right away. We ordered margaritas. They were huge and had a good flavor. Our server brought chips and salsa. The chips may be the only negative of the meal. They weren't bad, but they weren't great. The salsa was good. The menu is huge. It was hard to decide. We ended up ordering a Steak with Shrimp, a Steak Burrito, and Fried Shrimp Chimichangas. The Fried Shrimp Chimichangas came with an enchilada cheese sauce on top and rice and beans. The chimi with the sauce was memorable. I would go back just for that. Delicious! We finished with deep fried ice cream for dessert.The service was very good. Each server we had was attentive. The food came out quickly and hot. My only regret is that we didn't order the Burrito California. Both servers recommended it. It sounds good! Maybe another time.Relaxing atmosphere! Great food! Good service! Yummy margaritas!

This was an amazing find. We had been driving all day and stopped at a local hotel. We saw the restaurant sign and thought we'd give the restaurant a try. We are so glad we did. They have fantastic service and amazingly delicious food. The enchilada verdes was the best I've ever eaten. The sauce was amazing. It had just the right amount of spiciness and great blend of flavor. The seating is typical, but we were comfortable.

Not outstanding by any means. This restaurant is located beside a gas station and attached to a motel. Service was fairly quick but the food was just okay for the price. They offer decent drink specials from what I saw posted inside the establishment and their menu offers lots of options. The inside looks like pretty much any other Mexican restaurant you'd find in the area.

Hole in the wall look. Just off I95Servers nice. Food plentiful. Taste was great.

Definitely a hole in the wall, the restaurant is attached to a hotel off of the interstate but the food is delectable!! Definitely a great place to stop by for authentic Mexican food if you're in the area!

Return visit one year later....we were excited to return to El Charro Grande. Actually stopped in Dunn just to eat here. It was a quiet Monday evening around 6:30 and greatly warmly by staff. They brought over warm chips and salsa and took our drink order. We both ordered entrees I decided on a house salad and a small tortilla soup and my husband ordered a combination. I rethought my choice and changed it to a large soup. The salad was lovely, even had a small scoop of guacamole. The large soup was HUGE , I wish she would have said something, I ate half and I still had a quart to go home with. It was delicious but way too much for one person, I would say enough for 3! My husband's combination, quesadilla and burrito was disappointing, they looked almost identical. A burrito in NY is like a wrap filled with meat , rice and beans. Oh well, we ended on a huge slice of flan, took half home. Would I be anxious to come off 95 just to stop here? Not as much. But still a nice place to eat if your staying in the area.

The food was good! It was pretty standard food! It wasn't as salty which was great! Our waiter was good and efficient!! The place was clean! The bathroom was kind of in a weird place but it was clean!

I had a burrito grande at El Charro's, the 1st decent meal I've had in Dunn/Erwin. Our go-to had been Cracker Barrel, but 40 ballplayers took up the whole restaurant, so we had to pivot. My wife saw El Charro had 4.1 stars, so we took a chance. The parking lot was deserted at 1:45 which sapped my confidence. We pushed through the entrance, were greeted happily and our waitress made sure our menu choices were what we expected. To my surprise, the burrito was huge and a flavor-bomb in my mouth! After our meal, we were embarrassed that our sit-down meal in a nice restaurant was $20. I understand how the China buffet, all-you-can-eat pizza place, Waffle House and Cracker Barrel stay in business. They have a captive clientele of families with kids and serve bad food. Add to those places the fish houses that deep fry everything, and you're stuck having to cook at home or risk type-2 diabetes.Perhaps I got lucky with the burrito. If I had made it myself, it couldn't have been more to my liking. It contained fajita meat, and grilled peppers and onions, Oh My! The best part: all the ingredients tasted fresh! Have you ever bitten into a meat-filled burro that tasted rancid or spoiled? I have, and it's not very nice. I won't claim it was the best burrito I've had. The meat could've used some salt. Still, I was pleasantly surprised and look forward to eating there again very soon!

Food was great! Definitely weird that it's attached to a motel. The chips definitely felt like they came out of a bag and weren't fresh and the service was alright, they just kind of left us alone which was nice until we needed the check and the waitress was gone. I'd probably come here again if I was in the area