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    Alamo Cafe

    3.4 (401 reviews)
    ModerateTex-Mex, Cafes
    Closed • 10:45 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    ALAMO CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Amy M.

    First time trying alamo cafe and expectations were high. Unfortunately, the expectation wasn't met. There were no issues with the service but there needs to beore cleaning of the floors. At the start, a strong smell of dirty water overcame us. We decided to stay since we were already here. We came early to beat the lunch rush at around 11. We were brought a fresh order of flour tortillas to eat while we waited for our food. Tortillas were fine. I got the dinner #6 which has a cheese enchilada, chile con queso tostada, rice and beans. Food was a bit too salty. The enchilada was way too greasy. Overall, I enjoyed my meal but do not feel the want to return. I've had better elsewhere around town. Alamo cafe is over hyped.

    Fajita trio and 2 sopapillas
    Daniel G.

    The Alamo Cafe was near my hotel and served as a great dinner spot. I didn't sit down, but the inside looked nice when I picked up my food. I think they could have given a little more meat and salsa, but aside from that, the portions were large! They gave me a huge bag of chips and 6 or 7 tortillas. The sopapillas were delicious and came with a bunch of cinnamon sugar and honey. The shrimp and steak were cooked perfectly and all the food was seasoned well. I would love to sit down and have a few drinks here in the future.

    I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and Greenbeans. There chips and salsa were great. They also give you complimentary tortillas.

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    Stephanie F.

    I'm new to town and trying new restaurants. When doing a search for queso, this restaurant popped up. I am so glad it did! Do not let some of the lower reviews influence your decision, just come try this place! They were making the tortillas right when you walk in. The queso (with chips and tortilla) I had was so delicious and I want to try the others. I had a really hard time deciding what to get. I ended up getting chicken and mashed potatoes. It was seasoned so well and had great flavor with gravy to dip. My server was so patient and amazing. I can't wait to go back!

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    Dale T.

    We met a young man named Molasses and he was assigned to wait on us. Well we think that was his name as he didn't have a name tag or introduce himself. What a beautiful place to eat, but bring ear plugs...my apple watch went off warning me of dangerous noise levels. I thought my Food was good, my GF didn't like her Shrimp Fajitas at all. In fact all she got served was a plate of shrimp with some onions. We waited for 5 min and then chased down Molasses to get tortillas, rice, and beans. Actually we found another server who had to get him for us. He was even slow delivering the bill. My girl got so frustrated with him she left and waited outside so she didn't start make a scene. Just a final point...we were seated right away and they had plenty of servers and open tables.

    Chile Relleno Dinner with Beans and Broccoli con Queso
    Michelle M.

    I hadn't been to Alamo Cafe in quite some time, and our family decided to visit the other night. Immediately, I noticed that the interior of the I-10 location felt much plainer than usual and was void of personality. The food was okay, yet nothing to rave about. The tortilla soup was the plainest I've had in a while. While there were little bits of chicken, it was mostly just broth. I've never liked the rice, even as far as 15 years ago, and I'm glad there were side options that I could select. I ordered the Chili Rellano with beans and broccoli. While the rellano and broccoli were okay, I felt "off" the next day. My husband had Dinner #1 and also felt off the next day. My child, who usually eats an entire crispy taco left half of it and ate portions of the rice and beans. They also complained that their tummy hurt the next day. The highlight of the dinner? The tortillas - which are always delicious. We planned to take our remaining three tortillas home and placed them in a to-go bag. Less than 2 minutes later, we arrived at our vehicle, realized we forgot the tortillas on the table, went back to get them, and the staff had just finished bussing the table. Sadly, our tortillas were in the trash. It'll probably be quite some time before we go to Alamo Cafe since this was not a great visit all around.

    Elsa C.

    Yummy! That's my word for this restaurant. Went to Alamo Cafe on. Wednesday for a small bite and of course a margarita! No wait so we got a nice booth on the upper level by a window. We were greeted with free chips, sauce and flour tortillas!! We order the Beef Enchiladas off the ala cart menu to split and each got a delicious prickly pear margarita. All was delicious, affordable and delicious.

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    Rodney A.

    Came for a group event. Great service. We had a rather large group and and our waiter was attentive and took care of all our needs. It sucks I can't remember his name but that waiter was awesome. I got the shrimp & spinach quesadillas and it was a big miss. I mean check out the photo- that barely even looked the part. They had those mini shrimps, the ones that are smaller than a dime. No flavor whatsoever. There was wayyyyy too much spinach in there, the ratio was all off. I took it home and the kids took a bite was like, nah I'll pass. You know how bad your shrimp has to be for kids to pass on it? The other people at the table enjoyed their food. Maybe I just made the wrong choice, but all I got to go on. Oh, the bathroom was clean! That was another plus to end on a high note.

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    Food was good. Service was prompt. Ambiance was casual. And yelp is making me write more.

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    Always great food and service. I could eat just the tortillas and butter! Love me some Alamo!

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