»

Carmelita's Mexican Restaurant

5211 Park St N, St. Petersburg, Florida

4.0

User Rating (3 sources) ×

TripAdvisor
CitySearch
Restaurantica

Phone:

+1 727 545 2956

Website:

www.carmelitas.net

The Scene :It doesn't look like anything special, but this restaurant has won local culinary honors for years. It's tucked inside a strip mall, but it's easy to spot the long line of people snaking out the door as they wait for a ... more on CitySearch

Read Reviews

View Map & Directions

Ratings & Reviews for Carmelita's Mexican Restaurant from Around the Web

Avg Rating

33 reviews

100% of guests recommend this place.

Atmosphere:

Dining:

Service & Staff:

Value:

Top Reviews from Around the Web:

Food is OK, but not real Mexican. more on CitySearch

Great tasting food with a good portion, while the price was very reasonable. more on Restaurantica

Carmelitas: one of my favorite Mexican Restaurants. more on Yahoo! Travel

The burritos are very good, sour cream seems to be in short supply (that's the americanized stuff), you can get more for 50 cents, annoying but no big deal. more on CitySearch

This place does have good food. more on CitySearch

Avg Rating

10 reviews

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

We have been going to Carmelita's for ten years and never had a bad meal. The chicken enchiladas and shrimp fajitas were excellent. The ... more on TripAdvisor

The previous review sounds like a disgruntled employee. Unless you want to venture out to a tiny tacqeria..... more on TripAdvisor

The food seems to have lost its flovor of late. The waitstaff is top notch and it's not their fault the food is only so-so. more on TripAdvisor

Quick, excellent Mexican food at a reasonable price. Generous servings and great salsa. more on TripAdvisor

Service & food was tops! Very extensive menu and we were in & out in a short time! more on TripAdvisor

Avg Rating

11 reviews

See Reviews From:

Top Reviews From CitySearch

I have been in St. Pete for less than a year from a Chicago neighborhood where authentic Mexican restaurants were plentiful and in walking distance. I wanted a tequilla marguarita with Chille Rejellos and Ranchero style Carne Asada ... more on CitySearch

I moved to St. Petersburg about two years ago and asked around about a good Mexican restaurant and I consistently heard that Carmelita's was the place to go. Wow, what a disappointment! The only thing good that I can say about the ... more on CitySearch

This place does have good food. We've yet to find a Mexican place in town that has white cheese dip with jalapenos, hence, no Mexican restaurant that lacks it will come highly recommended from us. HA! They serve a warm cheese dip ... more on CitySearch

Food is OK , but not real Mexican. Compares to food chains in California. more on CitySearch

I decided to take my friend out for Mexican food. Coming from Arizona I have really been cravying good Mexican. What a big disappointed. We both order chicken enchiladas. First of you get No chips and salsa! You have to pay extra ... more on CitySearch