
Camarones a la Diabla
Sizzling shrimp in a creamy red sauce over rice and beans, with pico and pickled jalapeños.
Sizzling fajitas, burritos bandera, camarones, house margaritas and a kids' menu — served every day on School Street.
There is no secret. There is only the food our families taught us to make, and the room we built so that our neighbors would want to sit down and stay a while.
El Gran Amigo is Carlisle's family Mexican restaurant — the corner where a $10 lunch tastes like a celebration, where the kids get their own menu, and where the margaritas come by the glass and the pitcher. Every plate is cooked to order the way it should be: rice, beans and a hand-toasted tortilla on the side.
Come as you are. Bring the family. Order the fajitas.

Sizzling shrimp in a creamy red sauce over rice and beans, with pico and pickled jalapeños.

Green tomatillo, white crema, red ranchera — a burrito that flies the flag.

Corn tortillas rolled with your choice of filling, red chile sauce, cheese and sour cream.

Rolled and fried corn tortillas over a small salad — get them with chicken, steak or beans.

Seasoned beef, lettuce and cheese in a crispy shell. Rice and beans on the side.

A crisp tortilla bowl piled with guacamole, pico, sour cream and cheese.
The food was very good for Mexican American fare. Service was perfect and the atmosphere was good as well. Excellent as the two previous times — my third visit and it hasn't missed.
Birria tacos!!!
GREAT food and service!!!
Great food, great servers! Burrito bowl 👍
I took my family here and it was amazing. The waiter Miguel was on the top of his game. Everybody was friendly. I am definitely going back. Came back for a second visit with Joseph — equally excellent.
The service was very good — incredibly kind and patient, super caring. Probably some of the best street tacos I've had.
30 School Street, Carlisle, Iowa 50047 — just off Main Street. Free parking on site.
Every day. Sunday through Thursday, 11am to 9pm. Friday and Saturday, 11am to 10pm.
Yes — pickup or delivery through eatfutiorders.com. Or call (515) 214-1124.
Yes. Little plates, family-friendly booths, and no side-eye when the coloring pages come out.
We're walk-in first. For bigger parties, give us a call ahead and we'll hold a table.
Yes — margaritas, cervezas and a small cocktail list. Try the Cadillac or the strawberry with chile.
Order online for pickup or delivery, or grab the phone. We answer.
Mexican Restaurant · Carlisle, IA