Carmela's Mexican Restaurant

Carmela's is always serving up great food. From salsa and chips starter all the way to tres leches cake for dessert, I've enjoyed each of my trips here. I like their soft shell tacos with carne asada. You can get 4 tacos for 11.95. They also have a gigantic burrito for 19.95 that will keep you full with leftovers. Take out can have a bit of a wait, so dine in is a great option if you have the time. I will continue coming here.

I had baked fish tacos with guacamole and a Corona & it was really delicious. Service is good and waitstaff are nice and food is reasonably priced. I highly recommend Carmela's if you are ever hungry for Mexican food in McKinleyville, California.

The mole burrito was phenomenal, one of the better mole sauces I've had. The burrito was massive and very reasonably priced.

Having lived in the Central Valley all my life, I feel like I've been pretty spoiled by great Mexican food. Since moving to Humboldt County, we've been struggling to find one that approached the same quality of what we're used to--but I think Carmela's might be The One.

The service was wonderful and the food was amazing. My friend swore up and down that their mole sauce was some of the best he's had. It also just had a really chill vibe. Basically, we'll probably be making return trips!

The hotel we stayed at recommended the restaurant. It was very busy, mostly with carry out orders. The serves was decent and food was average. Since there was no chicken dishes on the menu besides chicken fajitas, my wife created her own dish (see below).