Carlita's - Eugene

On a Saturday night this place was packed with a line to get in.
Despite that we were seated in just a few minutes. The chips and salsa were great.
I recommend getting three salsas as the chip portion is generous.
The avocado crema salsa was my favorite. Strawberry margarita was delicious as well.
The tacos had good portions of meat but the tortillas were store bought.
Made in restaurant would take them to the next level!

Not sure why this was rated as low as it was, I found this experience to be particularly excellent.
Our server was excellent, the food absolutely delicious and great menu choices, the seating was so comfy and you had a choice of dining table, couches or outside seating (weather permitting of course).
Everything flowed efficiently and the food came out at a really good pace.
The atmosphere has a relaxed vibe.
We chose the couches with a nice (about) 360 view of the city.
What's not to like? I know this place is newer or maybe people dolidnt know what to expect.
This would make a great date spot or a casual social lunch with friends.

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Went for my friends 21st birthday couple nights ago.
The place is aesthetically pleasing and has a very nice view.
THE FOOD AND SERVICE WAS TERRIBLE! Place was not packed out as it was a Monday night, took almost an hour to get our table, then another hour and half to get our food.
The service was awful we were ready to order within 10 minutes being there and the servers would not take our orders, only drinks, and kept delaying us for an unknown reasons.
Once finally ordered took another hour for our food to be served, just for it to taste like it was all made from canned goods, from the beans to the short ribs, all tasted very cheap and not well made.
ALSO VERY SMALL PORTIONS FOR PRICE! Servers did not seem to mind that we were unhappy the whole time and didn’t talk to us or try to make our experience better.
After all this being said I would give this place a 0 if that were possible.
This place was absolutely unacceptable, and it felt like they were being rude on purpose.
All in all I would never suggest this place to a friend or anyone, save your money and hit up many of the wonders that Eugene actually has.