El Cerro Grande

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5120 S College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28412
El Cerro Grande is owned by the Ibarra family, who emigrated from the small Mexican town of Degollado, Jalisco. It is a small town located in the central mountainous region of the state of Jalisco. The name “El Cerro Grande” is inspired by one of the big hills close to the Ibarra Family ranch, La Sangijuela. El Cerro Grande began as an idea to provide authentic quality Mexican food with exceptional and friendly service. “We opened the door to our first store in Wilmington, NC on January 1991. Since then, it has grown to three stores in Wilmington. We all strive to provide consistent quality fresh food and service based on our founding principles. Thank you Wilmington for making us part of your community. Thanks to all those loyal families that since 1991 have been there and made us part of their lives. We know that since then, many Mexican Restaurants have come and go, but we are blessed and proud to say that in January 2016 we celebrate our 25th Anniversary with our beautiful Wilmington community. We appreciate your preference. Always remember that ‘mi casa es tu casa’

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4.0117 reviews
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Robert E.
7/6/2017

Very enjoyable. Exactly what I expected only better. Wait staff was friendly, efficient, and on point. Food was solid. I appreciate that the basic dinner salad was generous and fresh, and carnitas...

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Laura J.
9/28/2025

Several years ago this was a good place to eat but their food is going downhill. I don't know if they've changed owners or cooks or what has happened. The customer service is still pretty good but...

Randi G.
8/30/2025

The cheese enchilada was filled with white American cheese. So inauthentic and just tasted like eating fat. Pretty sure the enchilada sauce came from a can. Even the pepper and onion enchilada had...

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Monica P.
1/3/2024

I was hungry for Mexican food and drove by this place, so I decided to try it out. I ordered a lunch special, the Speedy Gonzalez: A beef taco, chicken enchilada and rice. It came out quickly,...

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Mike Y.
12/29/2024

We used to eat here a lot, but it had been a while so we decided to have dinner. I was very disappointed with my meal, Fajitas Del Mar. It had little flavor. I actually added salt three times to...

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