Carlos Mexican Food

Carlos Mexican Kitchen in Little Falls is hands down the best Mexican restaurant around — no contest. From the moment the food hits the table, you know everything is made fresh, authentic, and with serious care. The dishes are bursting with flavor and come in generous portions, so you never leave hungry. The salsa dips alone are worth the visit— bold, vibrant, and completely addictive. And the corn quesadilla is to die for. Perfectly prepared, packed with flavor, and the kind of dish you find yourself craving again the next day. What makes this place truly special is how the food transports you straight to a local home in the heart of Mexico. It’s warm, authentic, and full of soul. Nothing feels commercial or rushed — just real Mexican cooking done right. Also a huge plus: there are sev

Food was amazing this spot gave traditional just by how it look inside you just know the food was going to be good. Literally everything I ate was freshly made! I had tostadas and sope de res will come here again definitely will be my go to spot after leaving the nail salon moving forward!

Always wanted to try this little place. We've driven past it for a couple of years. We went for dinner tonight (Sunday). It's small (maybe 8 tables) , clean and appointed with the Mexican flag on the wall, and colorful table covers and a tv playing Mexican music videos on repeat. Looks promising. We were the only diners. There was a young child playing very very loud video games in the dining room as well. No one came to seat us. I went into the back room/kitchen to let them know we would like dinner. A young woman seated us, then brought menus - standard Mexican fare. We asked if the volume of the video game could be turned down. She tried to shed the child into the kitchen, but let him stand in the doorway. We were literally drowning in little kid video noise. We waited and waited for ou

Carlos’s Mexican Food in Little Falls, NJ, is not a bad restaurant. That might sound like faint praise, and it is. But in a world of soggy quesadillas and menu items that taste like they were photocopied from a 1997 Taco Bell ad, “not bad” counts for something. At this squat outpost on Newark Pompton Turnpike—wedged between a tattoo parlor and the ghost of mom-and-pop shops past—Carlos serves up Mexican-American comfort food with the kind of cheerful indifference that’s as comforting as it is mildly maddening. Let’s start with the good news: the chips are fresh, the salsa is bright (though suspiciously heavy on the tomato paste), and the staff couldn’t be more friendly if they handed out hugs with every horchata. There’s a warmth here that can’t be faked. It’s the kind of place where eve

Great authentic Mexican restaurant. My favorite is the shrimp à la Mexicans with rice and refried beans. Shrimp are usually a nice size and seem to be fresh. Love that the sauce is freshly made. My family usually orders the chicken quesadilla, shrimp or pork burrito, tamales de carnitas just to list a few. This is truly a weekly go to spot for us.