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| - Amazingly Fresh and Flavorful Mexican Food! Wow!! What an Amazing surprise while visiting friends in Charlotte. Ok, a bit of a disclaimer...When I visited Fiesta I was absolutely famished. My friends and I had just spent the entire day hiking and didn't get to Fiesta until 9pm. Needless to say by that point, if it was edible I would have enjoyed myself somewhat. So take this review however you like.... But with that being said...Boy was I surprised by Fiesta.
First off, the first impression a Mexican restaurant can give to their customers is their chips and salsa. Fiesta chips were thick and heartily, and by themselves were delicious to eat with their slightly salty but Rich corn flavor. But the real stars were the 2 Freshly made Salsas AND the free Queso. Yes, that's right...I said Free Queso! Fiesta Queso was just right, creamy and salty with real bits of jalapeno sprinkled throughout the mixture. But if that wasn't enough, their housemade green and red salsa we're super fresh and just jammed packed with flavor. The green salsa was actually an avocado sauce, which is essentially salsa verde with avocado pureed throughout the mixture. This gives this acidic, cilantro & lime heavy mixture Body and Creamy richness. Ha let's just say I polished off a basket and two hard of salsa before my food even arrived ;)
But the Entrees is where things really took off. Still quite hungry, I went big and got an order of chicken fajitas, 2 Leguna and 1 Carnita street tacos (corn tortilla, onions, and cilantro). First off, the tacos. Honestly....I don't think I've had better Lengua tacos. Lengua (or beef tongue) can be difficult to do well. Beef tongue is a tough piece of meat, so you have to cook the meat a long time to break down the tough fibers while also keeping the meat moist. Not an easy task for sure. But Firsta seemed to pulled it off with flying colors. Super beefy, tender, and just the right ratio of lean and fatty meat. Definitely a Must Order. The carnitas were also a fantastic. The classic, yummy fatty pork that was pan-seared to give it a nice crust and interesting texture contrast. The chicken fajitas themselves were also good, but honestly they just became the vessel to enjoy the Best Part of my visit to Fiesta.......Their freshly made, In-House tortillas.
Wow! Ok, so obviously Freshly made, In-House tortillas are going to be better than the thin, cheaply made tortillas you get at the store. We all know this. But I could not have imagined how much More these tortillas added to all of my dishes. Body, texture, flavor, Structural Integrity.....Soo many things I never really thought about until I visited Fiesta. Honestly, I think I'm spoiled now. Not quite sure if I can ever really praise a Mexican dish unless it is prepared with freshly made tortillas.
Overall, you need to check out Fiesta. I'm just disappointed this little hidden gem isn't in Indianapolis :(
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