Carolina's Mexican Food has always been a favorite comfort food when I'm in the area. There is one closer to my house in NE PHX but this location is right by my work. Yes!
Inside is nicely decorated with a comfortable dining area and plenty of room to move around. You basically order at the counter and wait for your number to be called out. Sometimes the wait can be quite a bit long and it only makes my stomach want to scream out "hungry" amongst the crowd. Good thing there is plenty of background noise to cover up it's growls.
Usually order a couple of Machaca Burritos and maybe a Hard Taco. Their tortillas are very fresh and made in house. You can just order them with a little butter and dip them in their yummy homemade taco sauce that they have on the side counter. So good!
Their menu has a good mix of all the standard Mexican Food items. You can go all out and get a delicious combo meal with rice and bean or order several a la carte items as I usually do and eat them separately throughout the day or maybe go crazy and eat them all at the same sitting.
This is not a fancy restaurant and the service is very basic. The food is not what I'd call authentic or traditional Mexican and is more of a fast food version of what you may see around town at similar places.
Get there early before the crowd and you will find a decent seat to enjoy your meal. The higher chairs and tables along the windows are a great place to cool off while you eat. For whatever reason the air vents blast right out and hit you right in the face. Not a bad spot when it is 119 degrees outside and you need to chill out for a few. OH YEAH!
3.75 STARS