This is our favorite restaurant in town. Although they are a Mexican restaurant, their shrimp and grits are the best we've had in Charlotte. They also do a great job with their burgers, and the Marco Polo tacos!
The atmosphere and decor is really awesome: like rustic/industrial meets Tulum Mexico. Not that over the top typical "Mexican restaurant" atmosphere with the colorful wooden chairs that's sooo overdone.
Another reason this restaurant is one of our favs is the size. We can typically get in no problem because there is so much seating. That's really nice, especially on a Friday night when you realize you forgot to make reservations.
We also bring our pup and eat on their patio pretty often in the summer. We love their Sunday brunch. I do have to say the last 3 times we sat on their patio for brunch (last summer and fall) the music they were playing was horrible. It was almost physically painful, but I'd still say this place gets a 5/5