Carlos O’Kelly’s – Waterloo Menu – Waterloo, IA

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Waterloo, IA

Cantina chain serving classic Tex-Mex dishes in a modest setting with a casual vibe & a bar. Based on 995 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Carlos O'Kelly's - Waterloo 50702

Address:
2060 Sovia Dr #104, Waterloo, IA 50702

Phone: (319) 236-8730

Website:

Hours

Sunday 11 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM
Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11 AM–10 PM

Menu

Dips
Carlos Queso
Simply the best. Add side of jalapeño for an extra charge. Add pulled chicken or ground beef for an addition charge.		 $4.39
Naked Nachos
Layers of ground beef, chili con queso, refried beans, sour cream, fresh guacamole, jalapeño, lettuce, tomatoes, and chives. Tortilla chips on the side		 $12.75
Guacamole
Freshly delishio’so. Avocado, fresh lime juice, tomatoes, onion, and cilantro.		 $5.49
GQ Combo
Guacamole and queso.		 $9.89
Taco Street
Taco Street $13.19
Los Favorites
Chicken Picado
Tender pieces of marinated chicken breast with butter garlic sauce, sautéed green peppers and onions, and melted Monterrey jack. Topped with tomatoes and chives and ready to roll in warm flour tortillas.		 $15.39
Shrimp Picado
Shrimp with butter garlic sauce, sautéed green peppers and onions, and melted Monterrey jack. Topped with tomatoes and chives and ready to roll in warm flour tortillas.		 $16.49
Fajita Steak Burrito
Grilled fajita steak, sautéed peppers and onions, rice and chili con queso, wrapped up in a large flour tortilla and topped with both red and cheese enchilada sauce and a dollop of sour cream. Served with your choice of two sides.		 $15.72
Enchiladas San Carlos
Two pulled chicken enchiladas made with flour tortillas, one covered with poblano cream sauce and the other with diablo sauce. Your chance to try two of our most distinguished sauces. Served with your choice of two sides.		 $15.17
Seafood Enchiladas
Two flour tortillas filled with grilled white flab and shrimp along with Monterrey jack and sautéed peppers and onions. Topped with a blend of two of our premium sauces – poblano cream and diablo. Oven baked and your choice of two sides.		 $16.05
Fajita Chicken Bowl
Grilled cantina chicken, cilantro-lime rice, black beans, tortilla strips, cheddar, sour cream, guacamole and fresh Pico de Gallo. Try with skirt steak for an extra charge.		 $14.95
Steak And Enchiladas
A grilled 8 oz. sirloin steak, lightly basted with the smoky flavor of chipotle peppers and served with two ground beef enchiladas covered with red enchilada sauce. Garnish with sour cream and chives and your choice of two sides.		 $20.45
Good Greens
Taco Salad
A crisp tortilla bowl filled with fresh mixed greens, and shredded cheese. Topped with tomatoes, sour cream, chives, and Southwestern croutons. Add fresh guacamole (+$).		 $14.07
Cantina Chicken Salad
Carlos grilled cantina chicken breast. Mixed field greens tossed in our mango lime vinaigrette. Black beans queso fresco crumbles, crunchy tortilla strips, crispy bacon, Pico de Gallo and crunchy pepitas. Fresh and tasty.		 $14.95
Saladilla
A Carlos cheese quesadilla with mixed field greens, jack, guacamole, sour cream, crispy tortilla strips bacon and cucumbers.		 $15.39
Classic Carlos
Sancho Especial
Seasoned ground beef, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes wrapped in a flour tortilla and covered in cheese enchilada sauce. Topped with crema fresca, tomatoes, and chives. Your choice of two sides.		 $14.95
Chipotle Chicken Burrito
Grilled fajita chicken, sautéed green peppers and onions, and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla covered with diablo sauce – a creamy sauce laced with the smoky flavor of chipotle peppers. Topped with sour cream and your choice of the sides. Mildly spicy.		 $16.05
Enchilada De Monterrey
Pulled chicken and Monterrey jack rolled burrito-style in a flour tortilla and covered with cheese enchilada sauce. Topped with crema Fresca and chives.		 $14.95
Pasta Diablo
Rotini pasta mixed with our diablo sauce. Topped with Monterrey jack, tomatoes, chives. and sour cream.		 $14.95
Suiza Con Pollo
Grilled fajita chicken and a blend of Monterey jack, cream cheese, and sour cream rolled up in a big flour tortilla and covered with poblano cream sauce and chives. Served with your choice of two sides.		 $15.39
Enchiladas De Poblano
Two flour tortillas stuffed with pulled chicken and cheese and covered with poblano cream sauce. Served with your choice of two sides.		 $14.95
Combos
Cinco Sampler Combo
A five item combo: A pulled chicken enchilada and a ground beef enchilada both with cheese enchilada sauce, and a ground beef enchiladas with red enchilada sauce plus two pulled chicken flautas with cheese sauce for dipping.		 $17.59
Combo #1
A seasoned ground beef enchilada, a cheese and onion enchilada, and a ground beef taco.		 $14.07
Combo #2
A ground beef, bean, and cheese burrito, cheese and onion enchilada, and a seasoned ground beef taco.		 $14.95
Combo #3
A ground beef, bean, and cheese burrito, cheese and onion enchilada, a ground beef enchilada, and a ground beef taco.		 $16.05
Prairie Fire Fajitas
Prairie Fire Fajitas $16.49
Fajita Duo
Pick two meats.		 $18.69
Fajita Trio
Get all three meats.		 $20.89
Quesadillas
Quesadillas
Griddle crisped and filled with melted cheddar and hatch chiles.		 $12.09
Crispy Goodness
Fajita Cheese Crisp
A fried flour tortilla topped with tender pieces of grilled fajita chicken, Monterrey jack, and butter garlic sauce. Baked pizzeria-style and garnished with diced tomatoes and chives.		 $13.19
Chipotle Cheese Crisp
A spicier version of the fajita cheese crisp.		 $13.19
The Cadillac Chimi
A hot, crispy burrito-sized tortilla, wrapped around grilled fajita chicken cheese, and tender seasoned fajita onions and green peppers. Topped with our famous chili con queso, sour cream, freshly prepared guacamole and hand-diced pico de gallo.		 $15.72
Chimi El Dorado
The ultimate chimi, stuffed with chipotle chicken, cream cheese, Monterrey jack, sour cream and green chilies, topped with chili con queso.		 $15.72
Chicken Fingers And Fries
Tender strips of chicken breast breaded and lightly fried. Served with cantina fries and a side of honey mustard sauce.		 $13.85
Make Your Mex
Enchilada Dinner
Our oven-baked enchiladas made with corn tortillas and your choice of filling. Topped with your choice of sauce and sour cream and chives. Two enchiladas.		 $13.85
Chimichanga Dinner
A large flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and your choice of an inspired filling. Deep fried to a golden brown, covered with sauce and topped with sour cream and chives.		 $14.95
Burrito Dinner
Smothered burrito dinners made with a flour tortilla wrapped around your choice of an inspired filling and topped with your choice of a sauce.		 $14.95
Desserts
Carlos Famous Fried Ice Cream $6.59
Churros With Cholula Honey
Two pieces.		 $2.52
Sopapillas $5.49

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Reviews

Chaz Thompson
The review is low due to service alone. We tried to “quick bite” for lunch/dinner .. and it was a solid 50 mins. Not to mention the undertone of rudeness from the waitres… Just seemed like any question was met with a short answer and lole we were bothering her or something.. just weird. The main course just seemed to take forever. WAS DELICIOUS- BUT people pay to eat out for more than just the taste.. idk.. maybe they were short staffed and overworked.

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L
Have not been here in years, but decided to try it again. Food, drinks, & service were good – but not our first choice still. We wish the SEAFOOD VERA CRUZ would return!!

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Chris Lee
The food here is incredibly tasty. It is packed full of flavor. The staff here are great and very helpful with menu recommendations. The restaurant is very easily accessible from major roads. It is clean and very well kept. Thier salsa recipe is really good. It has just the right balance with mild heat.

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Brad Kosar
Unmotivated staff = slow service and a dirty restaurant. The restaurant was only 1/3 full on a Saturday evening but it took 10 minutes for our waiter to visit. On top of that there were five un-cleared tables we walked past en route to our table. While sulimultaneously there were three staff standing and talking to each other near the bar. At one point one of them was on a mobile device.

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Mark Kinder
Wow. The worst Southwest/Mexican food I ever had. If Gordon Ramsey went there he would slaughter them. Anyone who thinks this place has good food is really low in IQ and has no food experience whatsoever. And I though Taco Bell was bad, this is next level rubbish.

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Paul and Andrea A
I don’t know why I like the enchiladas here more than any other place, but the tortillas just work for me. I only get (and share) the Cinco Sampler. And the salsa is my favorite flavor and consistency of any I’ve ever had. I apologize for my limited, amateur palate.

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Zac Cook
This Carlos O’Kelly’s has a wonderful atmosphere. The staff that waited on us were polite, and quick! The food was on point. Was fresh, and delicious.

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Brenda Crawford
Tried the new Tiki Menu. The Tiki Summer Salad wasn’t that good, just ok. Tried the Coconut Drink, don’t remember the name, but it was amazing. Our waitress was very personable and attentive.

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C Flo
It was busy but our waitress did a great job. Coming in on 4 dollar long island night by surprise was nice. Appreciate the service from the team

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Nadaley Freet
Came in there with my SO and 2 year old toddler our server Amanda was absolutely amazing and accommodating with our toddler food was delicious our server was very fast. So happy we chose here to eat

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