Craving Mexican food lately? The way we see it, there are three choices for Mexican cuisine in South Carolina: There are the ‘usual’ restaurants that serve up delicious and typical things like tacos and tamales, fajitas, burritos, and well, you get it. Then, there are those gourmet spots with the delightful Mexican Street Food like palm-size tacos with a scoop of goodness on them. And finally, this leaves what we consider to be the best Mexican restaurant in South Carolina: There’s only one El Nuevo Vallarta Mexican Bar & Grill and wow… just wait until you see the menu!
By the way welcome to Bluffton, the only place you'll find this wonderful Mexican restaurant.
When seeking out the best Mexican cuisine in the state, we first turned to the U.S. Census to find out where the largest concentrations of Mexican children were enrolled in school in South Carolina and Beaufort County is in the top three.
Step inside the state's best Mexican restaurant to find a bright and airy, cozy restaurant where you'll feel right at home.
Are you already drooling just wondering about the menu?
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Before we get into the full menu, rest assured this one does have the usual dishes you'd expect to find in a typical Mexican restaurant, like platters with an entree, a side of refried beans, and rice.
But so far, these are all items you'd typically find at just about any Mexican restaurant. Right?
Wrong. Let's take a look at a few of their extraordinarily delicious offerings, like the Molcajete de Mariscos, a lava rock filled with tilapia, shrimp, clams, mussels, octopus, and crab legs.
Moving right along and sticking with the seafood theme, we find...
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The Chorala Vallarta! This tray could easily feed two people. It includes one pound of shrimp, one pound of crab legs, six oysters, deviled prawns, a whole fried mojarra fish, six mussels, and another half pound of shrimp (but unpeeled). It also comes with a yuca salad.
How long has it been since you had fried ice cream???
Are you ready to go check out the best Mexican restaurant in South Carolina? It’s open every day except Tuesday. The hours are Monday, Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Learn more with a visit to the restaurant’s Facebook page, where you’ll find customer reviews adding up to a whopping 4.6 stars!
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