Rey Azteca

Holy jalapeño this place is good. I have committed a sin against Unilocal that you should take into consideration reading this review. I got lucky on my first visit and found an amazing dish. So basically this review speaks to the Ray Azteca fajitas. They are the only thing I have ordered here.
The reason I am so excited about the fajitas here is that they are perfectly seasoned. That may seem like a small thing but lack of seasoning has led me to reduce my Mexican food intake since leaving California. So many places under season or think just salt and pepper as seasonings is ok. It is not ok!
The service here is always very attentive and the food comes to the table hot off the stove and they don’t skimp. My fajitas are always more than enough for two meals. The boyfriend’s chimichangas are always full of meat and not overly padded with rice or other cheap substitutes.
If you are looking for Tex-​Mex this is a great place to try.

Location review for the smaller restaurant… they have a great chicken soup. You can heat it up with jalapeños. Add the avocado and it’s delicious. Fresh tasting soup. Service is good, everyone is polite. I like the open kitchen. Lots of potential. Take out for a group was not a good value but eating in works. Kids meals. Quick refills. Tip well!

One of Lake Wylie’s better choices.
I’ve only ever been here for lunch with coworkers, but we always enjoy our food and the accommodating staff. They are accustomed to splitting checks and don’t make a big deal about it like some places.
I always get the juevos rancheros (lunch menu) but everything always looks and smells great.
Service is usually pretty quick and their chips and salsa are very nice. Salsa is just slightly on the spicy side, but there is hot sauce on the table if you need to kick it up a notch.
They have lots of booths for more intimate dining, and a few sets of tables that can be pushed together for larger groups.
Order from the lunch menu for lower prices, smaller (but still plenty) portions, and quick service.

Typical Mexican joint, food is decent and the price is good.

Went regularly for awhile but stopped. If you want cheap eats this is it, chips n salsa are free when you sit down. Taco’s are like $ 2 and big in size and pretty good. Odd things happen sometimes though like no cheese in the taco, rotten tomato on plate (literally a black tomato), not much care into the assembly of the plate etc. Had one of the bus boys drop a salsa and splat all over me and they didn’t seem to care. Salsa tastes different every time. Cheap eats yes but not high quality just typical flavor I guess. As for the structure and décor well that is lacking they don’t bother with much of that at all.

Yumm! Chili Verde pork dinner with rice and beans! So good! Service was great and the salsa and chips were awesome! Salsa came in a small carafe with small plates for serving! Very nice accommodation!

I ordered the taquitos, and I was surprised with the flavor and quality of not only the taquitos, but also the rice was fantastic. I dipped the taquitos in the supplied salsa and it was epic! Best Mexican food experience I’ve had anywhere.

Being from Southern California, I’m always on the lookout for a Mexican place that reminds me of home. Thankfully, Rey Azteca is close by. It’s not what I would consider a five star dining experience, nor is their food gourmet quality, but don’t mistake those critiques as me saying it’s a bad place to eat.
A hidden gem on their menu is the Chicken Soup. Order it with a side of flour tortillas for dipping/​scooping and you can thank me after.
If you’re by yourself or with one other person, a good idea is to go back and sit at the bar. My wife and I regularly visit Rey Azteca after we go to the gym Wednesday nights and just head back to the bar where we get prompt service and a dedicated wait staff.
One comment I feel I have to make is Rey Azteca recently received a «C» rating from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Meaning their food handling and cleanliness was «poor to marginal» during a surprise inspection. They’ve since brought their rating back up to an «A», but I felt this worth at least mentioning.

Great food and large portions. They have great lunch specials. I can’t complain about this place at all.

This was the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had! First off ordered a margarita came to the table looking very weak and it tasted even worse I had to send it back! I decided to just go with a draft beer which is very hard to screw up. They give you free chips with salsa the salsa was nothing special either no kick, then came the enchiladas I ordered one word Terrible too much cheese on top, shredded chicken with no flavor inside and not one decimal of spice! The service was slow and prices were way too high for this place! The only thing positive I have to say is the cervaza was cold

Meh, at best. We were seated immediately but it took our server 7 minutes to acknowledge we were there. The queso dip was cold & thick. The food was very mediocre. I will never spend another dime here.

Great little hidden joint just across Buster Boyd Bridge in SC. Just like most all Mexican Restaurants they start you off with Chips & Salsa. The salsa was great! It was well favored with the right amount of kick. It you don’t like spicy this my be a little hot.
I ordered the combination #18 (burrito, taco, rice & beans). The ground beef was seasoned well. They were a little skimpy on the rice. The beans were favored as well and weren’t dry.
My wife ordered the Pollo Con Crema. It was really good as well. The chicken was well seasoned & grilled perfectly. The Crema was good, maybe a little heavy on the sour cream size. Again they were a little skimpy on the rice.
Overall. I will definitely come back & I recommend crossing the border for it!

This place is the best Mexican food around, no question. The chips and salsa are very very good and the food never disappoints. The staff is very welcoming and helpful. Arroz con pollo is an easy call but the menu has plenty to offer! COLD BEER!!!

I’m driving around the Carolinas, and I was nursing more than a few hunger pains when I looked this place up. We fed 3 people for under 20 $ off the lunch menu, and the service was prompt, friendly, and polite. The restaurant was clean, kid friendly. I had the Spinach enchiladas which I promptly inhaled. I decided that I have to leave a review for any other travelers looking for a bite — stop here!

By far, the BEST Mexican restaurant we have discovered since moving to SW Charlotte 2 ½ years ago! The cheese dip, salsa, margarita’s, EVERYTHING good! Great atmosphere with Mexican music, and an absoulutely fantastic STAFF that goes out of their way to make the night special for you! Two thumbs up!

The Charlotte area has a plethora of smaller Americanized Mexican restaurants and most of them are pretty similar. Chips and salsa while you look at the menu. The menu is a study of how many different ways you can put chicken or beef inside of a tortilla shell of some sort. Rice and beans on the side. And served with a Mexican beer or a margarita. Most of them are so similar that they could almost be considered a chain.
Rey Azteca brings that to the Fort Mill area, where Tryon crosses over Lake Wylie into South Carolina. In a strip mall, they have a couple of signs out front.
inside, it’s the same as any other «Ameri-​Mexican» I’ve eaten at. Booths along the walls, tables in the center and such. The menu has some lunch and dinner specials. Chips were crisp and warm. Salsa wasn’t too thin.
The food arrived quite hot and with a good portion. Not too spicy, not too bland. I cleared the plate.
Check arrived and for $ 10 with tip, I left with a full tummy and a satisfied palate.
I’d return.

Hola amigos. Rey Azteca is your typical Mexican restaurant… the music, the décor, the ambiance… I actually like the II location up the street better… its newer and definitely cleaner.
As to the food, Unilocal’s default wording «Meh, I’ve had better» is the perfect description. The service is pretty good though.

Yummy! Love the salsa and homemade tortillas! So far haven’t had anything bad! Love the Cozumel burrito! But be warned, it’s HUGE and is served with sides of refried beans with cheese on top, and mexican rice.
I recommend the chicken soup, served with fresh avacado on top and a lime on the side to squeeze into it just before you eat it. It’s to die for!
This place tends to be packed on Friday nites, but go during the week and it’s great.
Casual atmosphere, has outside seating when it’s not broiling hot outside, and altho they do have a bar, it tends to lean towards a family dining kinda place.

Great little place just across the border. Food is always great as well as service.

Today’s visit was our third to a Mexican restaurant this weekend. Hot tortilla chips and pretty decent salsa curbed our appetite while we waited for the inlaws to arrive… In my opinion salsa can always used more cilantro! Today I ordered the chicken quesadilla from the lunch menu for $ 5.99 and it was a great size for the money and the rice was good as well. Service was good and very attentive… bill was combined and had to be split at the door which is kind of irritating, but all in all another good trip. Maybe Rey’s is growing on me :)