Carlos & Pepe's Cantina

Carlos & Pepe’s was founded in January 1979 by Dave Alderman who has been the sole proprietor since that time. Dave’s objective was to develop an authentic Mexican restaurant that catered to the ‘Gringo” taste. He has always used nothing but the finest and freshest ingredients that can be found. In a few rare instances where a certain product wasn’t available, Dave would temporarily take the...

A traditional Mexican-American neighborhood restaurant, Carlos & Pepe's won't disappoint those in search of nachos, quesadillas, fajitas, enchiladas and Mexican pizza. You better like lots of gooey, melted cheese, as that's the main cooking style exhibited here. The Cobb salad is surprisingly good---very similar to the original Brown Derby recipe, and the spicy salsa cruda that comes with...

Serving authentic Mexican food including nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and enchiladas, the eatery also offers margaritas.

Carlos, named after four kings of Spain (his full name is Carlos Carlos Carlos Carlos Lopez), was born with a silver taco in his mouth, and never got over his taste for the finer things in life. Heir to the family sombrero fortune, he was more interested in throwing extravagant parties with delicious food than in turning out a good, competitively priced sombrero, and though he became a truly...