14 Best Mexican Restaurants near Loudon

“Sons of Smoke has a great local following and appears to be family-run, which I appreciate. Their namesake smoke on the ribs was excellent, with a great char and deep flavor. However the meat itself was quite dry, almost grainy in texture, that their sweet and hot barbecue sauces couldn't save. I enjoyed the Friday special, the pork tenderloin sandwich. It was pounded very thin and breaded well so that it had both a crunch and was chewy. The rest of the food, while cooked well, was bland and lacked flavor overall, including the green beans, onion rings, pulled pork, and baked potato. A little more seasoning and Sons of Smoke could easily be one of the best barbecue joints around.“

“The wife and I are new to the area and decided to go out for some Mexican food. I've got to say this is hands down the best restaurant food we've had in a while. We ordered an agua de tamarindo and an agua de horchata to drink. Wife and I split a Huarache de carne asada and each had 1 sope also carne asada. We also had esquites on the side to share. We left the place stuffed and happy. Eat here! I promise you'll love it!“

“We were stuck way in the back portion of the restaurant which didn't have any atmosphere the front part did look nice, like your typical Mexican restaurant. Nice window views. I had enchiladas which is my go to when I try a new place. It wasn't the best I've had but then again it wasn't the worse either. Nothing special about the salsa but the chips were good. Service was a little slow, maybe because we were so far back.“

“My and my husband really enjoyed our lunch and will for sure be back. He loved the shrimp cocktail that he got, he especially like that it came in a bowl and I happened to get chili relleno, and I was so thrilled that it came without breading, which I love, it had sauce and cheese and it was absolutely delicious!!!“

“Service. Greeted and sat at the bar. No wait and I had a drink in less than 2 minutes. Food. Carne Asada Tacos were excellent. The salsa bar was really a nice touch with 5 different salsas.Atmosphere. Nice quiet Mexican music. No whistling or overly loud talking from the staff. I have eaten at dozens of Mexican restaurants, this one was very good 9/10.“

“I love Taco Bell! The service this day wasn't great. The girl at the wasn't friendly at all. When we asked for sauce, she huffed before she got it. When she handed it out the window, she was aggressive about it and made me drop a couple of packs due to her being rough. When asked for a couple more packs, she said she couldn't give anymore. When I got home, the contents of my chalupa were on one side, and there were only 5 small pieces of the steak. I know it's pre-measured by the spoon, but I've never had such little steak. We also got large nacho fries, and the cup of cheese was maybe 1/4 full. Very disappointed this visit.“

“This place really puts a hurting on establishments like Chipotle. We love Pepo’s and have been to the Athens and Lenoir city locations and they both are very good. You get a lot for your money, they are super fast, and the food is so good. Chipotle has nothing on Pepo’s. It’s actually funny how good authentic Mexican food (Pepo’s) is rather than Americanized Mexican food (Chipotle).“

“We’ve been going to Ayala’s for several years. It’s our favorite place! We’ve never had a bad experience and they get the food out quickly and it’s always delicious! Staff has always treated us like friends!Parking: Can park at Food City if parking lot is full at Ayala’s.“

“Fast friendly service, the restaurant was clean and the atmosphere was friendly. Cant wait to pass through the area again. Petros is a place that holds memories for us, we used to visit the Petros in the mall in Gallatin TN when our kids were little and they have held onto those memories and the tradition of making The "corn chip" bowl ?“

“Went here today for the first time. We have found our new favorite place for Mexican food. The service was amazing, our server was so kind and even made some jokes with our kiddos. The food was delicious and service was quick. We will definitely be coming back!“

“Please don’t be fooled by the location of this restaurant in a Days Inn - this is awesome and authentic Mexican food! Every meal I have here is truly delicious. Try the Carnitas sautéed is salsa verde - the best I’ve ever had! I LOVE their homemade tomatillo sauce - spicy and flavorful ❤️. Great service and family friendly. Patty was our WONDERFUL server! A MUST place to eat in Lenoir City.“

“I will just say love this place, my go to for my Mexican fix! Never any problem with requests to alter a dish a bit like sauce on the side and the service is good. They have a bar too. I am designated driver so never had drinks. Love their chicken burritos and tacos, fajitas are great too and they will do double toppings etc. Handicapped accessible. And they probably would have no problem doing vegetarian versions of most dishes. Kids OK and lots of free parking“

“We love this place! Found it one night when our power was out and needed dinner. It is a hole in the wall type, but the chorizo dip, birria tacos (it was just a special that day...I don't think it's permanent), and the margarita with the Mexican candy rim are what keep bringing my husband and I back! Nice people too :)“

“I absolutely love this place it’s very very authentic the food is out of this world good super friendly service. I feel everything is home made. Of course sometimes a bit of a language barrier but to be expected but to me I look for that because then I know 9-10 times it will be as if you were in Mexico. I don’t like Americanized Mexican it does t stack up to actual Mexican“