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Jul 21, 2007 by Jan from Millers Creek
Overall Rating: 6
Food:[10] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Beef burritos, enchilada style and supreme.
• Service used to be just awful, but that has improved!

“Husband took me to Tijuana Fats in Blowing Rock over 22 years ago for our first date. The food has always been good. Our favorite is the Beef Burrito, enchilada style and supreme. The service used to be really, really bad, but the food as always kept us going back. The rice used to be awful too, but now after 22 years, it is pretty good. The nachos with jalapenos used to be wonderful, but now you have to ask for extra cheese for the nachos to have near enough cheese. They used to use Pace picante sauce (or that's what it tasted like) years ago and when they changed, I never have like it. Always thought about taking my own picante sauce once they changed. The service has improved greatly! Me and hubby laughed and laughed for years about how bad the service was, but those burritos always kept us going back, no matter. I purely must have one tomorrow and TF's is at least an hour away from us. TF's is a little different from traditional Mexican Food like Mi Pueblo and Monte De Rey, but if the flavor trips your taste buds, you will purely be hooked. Hubby and I have been eating there for 22 years, so maybe my opinion is worth something.”

Jul 11, 2006 by Amy from Madison
Overall Rating: 3
Food:[3] • Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[4]

• Would be a great place to just drink, because while drinking every place is fun.
• Not an authentic Mexican restaurant, money wasted.

“The food was not authentic Mexican at all. There were bones in my chicken taco salad, not a small bone but one large bone. The kids menu nachos is a few chips with sliced cheese melted over them. it took well over an hour and a half for us to eat and get out of there, most of which was waiting to take our order bring the food etc, keep in mind the waitress only had 3 tables in all!”

Jul 7, 2006 by JO from Calif.
Overall Rating: 4
Food:[5] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Margaritas.
• My food and my companions.

“I was at Blowing Rock, NC. on vacation and being from Calif. my friends wanted me to have some Mexican food and Tijuana Fats' looked so inviting from the outside and the decor inside was lovely, we were there on a Sat. night and only a few tables her full. I was amazed when we ordered our drinks (which were good) we ordered an appetizer Deluxe nachos, well the salsa was made with canned tomatoes and nothing else, I ordered a Tostado with a side of avocado, onion and tomato, the avocado was bottled avocado sauce, the tomatoes, onion and lettuce was chopped in chunks and the same canned tomatoes for salsa, I believe your chef just uses a can opener, the refried beans were blah and I mean blah. I was very disappointed and felt you should know. On a Sat. night your place should be packed and we came at 7:30pm. ”

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Jul 6, 2006 by M
Overall Rating: 2
Food:[6] • Service:[4] •

• Food was OK
• Dirty, long waits, very noisy.

“Was so noisy and dirty. I could barely hear a conversation across the table. The food was ok, but service took forever after an hour and a half wait. ”

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Jul 1, 2006 by debra simons from Asheville, NC
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Some of the best Mexican food in the USA. I have eaten lots of Mexican food all over the country.
• Need one in Asheville, NC. Not convenient location for me..

“Fantastic cheese enchiladas, and chicken enchiladas.. Chili Rellenos wonderful, the best refried beans anywhere, for decades I have loved Tijuana Fats, in Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and now the only location is in Blowing Rock and I do not get there too often.. I live in Asheville, NC and wish they would open up a Tijuana Fats here.. they have two hot sauces and they are great. Debra Simons, Asheville, NC.”