Anita's Tex Mex Restaurant

Food is always great, home cooking style. Seafood buffet on Fridays. Weekend hours vary. Staff…read morevery friendly and attentive.

Stopped here on the way back from Dallas one Sunday and it was good!! Everyone was soo friendly!…read moreThey have decent parking but it was packed and people started parking on the side of the grass. We did the buffet and it was pretty good! My husband loved the corn bread. The dessert cake was super moist and good. The ribs were tender. Had a small town restaurant feel.

Anthony's Restaurant - Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, Texas toast & green beans. Chicken fried steak basket, onion rings, Texas toast & gravy.

Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, Texas toast & green beans. Chicken fried steak basket, onion rings, Texas toast & gravy.

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Rancho Viejo No 2

3.7(59 reviews)

17.5 mi

We love this Mexican restaurant. The food is delicious and the drinks are the best around!!read more

I had the pork chop very flavorful most definitely would order again... the rice and beans along…read morewith the tortilla brought it all together

Small margarita. Really good

Enchiladas dinner. Two beef and one cheese. Very good!

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Delicious salsa!!

Taqueria lopez

4.5(13 reviews)

18.7 mi

Place was packed for lunch and after tasting the food, it became clear why. The food was delicious!…read moreMenu was well priced as well as portion sizes. Service was slow but not unreasonable. Limited parking available. Definitely worth stopping by if passing through.

We're staying in Madisonville on a cute ranch for vacation and needed a dinner spot…read more We picked this place as they had good reviews. We came in on a Monday night and were the only people there. The waitress got our order in and the food came out as it was ready. Overall good food for a little town.

Kitchen

Shrimp and seafood ceviche

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Fonda Mexican Restaurant

4.7(20 reviews)

16.4 mi

I was skeptical as its small and only one review ! My advise is don't listen to the one review…read morethis place Rivals the finest Mexican food in clear lake and San Antonio which is the best in texas I had enchilada and tamale and I asked for pico in top and it was amazing I had the lunch special but next time I'm trying the shrimp amazing home Made food. Try it they open 11 to 3 Sunday's 12 to 3 pm quality not quantity makes a good place to eat

Went for lunch, some were uncomfortable with warm temperature in restaurant. I had enchilada and…read morecarne azada off lunch menu. Cheese enchilada with onions and refried beans were excellent. Rice was disappointing, almost like plain white rice, very unusual for a Mexican restaurant. Chips had a bitter flavor, like they were fried in old grease. My meal came with guacamole and pico de gilo, both good and fresh. Salsa was freshly made. A companion ordered queso, it looked better than it tasted. Most disappointing was the small fajita steak: it was tough and grizzly, I'm a real carnivore but only ate a third of it. I'd go again but only for the enchiladas.

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El Jimador

3.6(45 reviews)

32.3 mi

Best Tamales best hot sauce best al carbon ive had in years!!! I order the hot sauce by the pint…read moreits so flavorful and spicy!!!!

We were driving back from cruise and stopped here for lunch. It was fantastic. Service top notch…read moreand food was excellent. Husband had jumbo margarita and taco with cheese enchiladas and ate all of it. I had the chicken fajita crema enchiladas with rice and they were some of the best I have had. We really enjoyed the salsa it was top 5 for sure. Definitely would come back if we passed through again.

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Cactus Grill Tex-Mex

This was the first time we'd done Mexican since the virus suddenly made eating out seem like a…read moreterrible idea (to some of us). The idea of getting Mexican food to go sounded sad. No bottomless chips and salsa and Tejano music and fun vibes and... *sigh* Well, dammit, we'd waited long enough. We were road tripping and craving Mexican. Nothing on Yelp but google reviews were good, so here we go. Wifey looked at the menu online and then I ordered in person, on site. I was the only customer on site when I ordered, and I ain't gonna lie - it sure was tempted to dine in. But we still played it safe and got it to go. The person who took my order was masked up and super nice. Wifey had the chimichanga and loved it. Beans and rice were good. Chips were great. Salsa was a little smoky / roasty and delicious. I got street tacos: 2 barbacoa and 1 chicken. The barbacoa was PERFECT - just right, just what I wanted. The chicken was okay... pretty dry. The chicken is the only reason this wasn't a 5-star review. If we stop through Buffalo again, I'll get 3 barbacoa street tacos and be in heaven. Murals inside were colorful and fun. Wish we could have dined in! Hopefully some day.

The food is consistently excellent! The service is great. We especially appreciate Amber's…read moreservice. Tonight Art went to pick up dinner to-go for us. I wasn't thorough on my order. He started to order, and Amber told him, "No, she usually gets this". She was correct and he came home with my favorite and Amber made my favorite margarita juice at the way I love it. I highly recommend. Plus, they have "normal" hours and are open all 7 days per week, unlike several nearby restaurants. They also have what you are in the mood for every day. Unlike nearby steakhouse who only has steak available the last 1/2 of the week. At Kozy Lakes RV Park, we promote their menu to our guests, as we know that they won't disappoint!

Beers

20' off the road

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El Alamo Cafe

4.4(78 reviews)

32.3 mi

I ordered rice, beans, and guac for lunch, and it was so good that I came back for breakfast!!…read more The service is the hospitable service that you hope to find when traveling. The place is clean and fresh as are the baths.

Nice place. Excellent chips and salsa. Great food for a great price. Refried beans and rice had…read moregreat flavor. The tamales and chili were tasty as well. Nice staff. Worth a stop.

Part of Mary's wall of Fame

Carne guisada

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Rancho beans, rice, yummy guac, perfect chips. Salsa is good, but hot- give it some respect.

Tia Juanita

4.2(39 reviews)

17.1 mi

Great little hole in the wall. Chilled glasses for beer. Had the beef quesadilla and it was…read moreamazing! First time coming but will definitely be back if I find myself in Normangee again!

Tia's is always a great stop when I don't want to cook. There always people there and a great place…read moreto have in town. It's very casual, but I think us locals like it that way. The service is always good. The must have on the menu is the beef fajita stuffed jalapeños. I get them every single time we are there.

Margarita

They even do a lunch buffet of American food.

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Stuffed jalapeños, margarita on the rocks, chips and salsa

Frida’s Kitchen & Bar

4.7(143 reviews)

42.4 mi

Everything was fantastic! Greeted immediately as we walked in by multiple people. Our waitress so…read moresuper friendly, the manager came by twice to ask if everything was all good. The food was absolutely fantastic for brunch! The atmosphere was too cool! An absolute gem of a food spot!

This is a gluten free review…read more Their menu is clearly marked and MANY dishes are GF. Our server was knowledgeable and able to answer questions. Plus she was careful to recheck one of my sides with the kitchen before bringing it to the table. We did ask about the chips based on previous reviews, our server reassured us they are GF. Food was good and we'll be back!

Beautiful seating inside

Fajitas

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Menudo

Robles Mexican Restaurant

3.7(46 reviews)

15.7 mi

Authentic Tex-mex. Very good food, reasonably priced and great service. Highly recommend if…read moreyou're in Centerville looking for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Taco Tuesday-- Try the soft beef tacos for $1.59 each…read more Smells a little like sewage outside, but the service was pleasant and the food was quick! Great chips and salsa!

Chicken taco Tuesday

Queso and salsa

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Veggie Quesadilla

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Dylan T.

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9 years ago

Best Mexican food in Limestone County! I strongly recommend the Anita's platter for two. Tons of steaming hot shrimp, ribs, and fajitas. Everything had great flavor and you can tell they really put some love in their food. Even the rice and beans are top notch! read more

W A M.

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6 years ago

Great little place for a meal. I've been there a number of times and have never been disappointed. The owners are really nice and they keep the place very clean. The sweet tea is some of the best in Texas. Highly recommend you give them a try. read more

Avery D.

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6 years ago

Anita's is the best mexican in town. if you are ever nearby you must stop! best queso and tacos and the quesadilla is great! even has great outdoor seating! read more

Jimmy L.

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9 years ago

Great food, amazing Services..check it out for yourself. Family owned and operated various items on the menu and reasonable pricing great atmosphere read more

Cody P.

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7 years ago

Honestly, this is some of the best Mexican food that I have ever had. I would definitely come back and eat here again

WA M.

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3 months ago

Great food, clean facilities an friendly service. This is one of our regular out to eat places in the area.

Jacob Wayne C.

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5 months ago

Best food you can get in Marquez. Great staff and owners - always polite and pretty quick service too.

Linda V.

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6 years ago

Great food every time! I love the fajitas. Friendly service and accommodating to special requests.

Baker D. S.

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8 years ago

We love the food here. The service was on point, we'll go back

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