Very friendly wait staff. Definitely felt like a 90s restaurant that never changed and honestly…read moredoesn't need to. The meal was good. The beer was fairly priced. I have not had slabs of carnitas before but they were tender. Kinda loud but it was a Saturday evening crowd. Overall I'd like to try more

We are back 2nd time. That good! Patio seating relaxing and…read morebreezy with great customer service.

The Parrilladas Mixto is excellent! It says it feeds 5-6 but it's loaded with meat and feeds more…read moreeasily. Great beans, home made tortillas, pico de gallo, guacamole and roasted onions too! Great for poolside!

First time to this establishment and it took a moment for the staff to recognize us to place an…read moreorder. Not sure if this was because we sat ourselves or it was maybe too busy for the amount of staff. I ordered the fajita plate and it was over seasoned (too salty), but it was fresh. When I went to pay for 3 people it was almost $100 and that was WITHOUT adult beverages. I might give it another try, but I believe that El Rancho is better.

Ridiculous Mexican food. Probably the best in the RGV. Worth the 20 minute wait on a Friday at…read morenoon. Awesome and fast service to boot.

I ordered this on Door Dash, so one never knows how fresh it's going to be when it arrives…read more Fortunately, it seemed to show up at my hotel room door about as fresh as if I were at the restaurant. I ordered a plate that had a cheese enchilada, rice, beans, guac, a beef fajita taco and I got a carne guisada taco on the side just to try it out. I also got chips & queso because I wanted to try that, too. I think I'm too used to crappy fast food Mexican food like Taco Cabana, because I was expecting everything to be on the smallish side. I was dead wrong. The tacos are large and the carne guisada one was stuffed to overflowing. Two people could easily split the dinner, and the extra stuff was just wasteful on my part. I ate a fraction of what came. As far as the food goes, the rice is seriously good and so are the beans. That's typically where most restaurants just throw some filler on the plate and call it a day. The guacamole was good, too. The homemade chips are also delicious. I did enjoy the queso, but wouldn't put it too far above average restaurant faire. The fajitas were very good as was the carne guisada, although I thought the beef chunks were extremely large. I didn't care for the enchilada sauce, so I ended up not eating those. But, that's just personal preference, so take it with a grain of salt. Overall, I thought it was good food at a good price and I'll probably order it again when I come back through Harlingen.

Vibrant decor and great Tex Mex. Chips were more like strips and a little too over fried, but the…read moresalsa was good - not chunky or spicy. They also had two table side salsas which seemed to have heat - the green more than the red sauce. Also served the charros beans which were also flavorful. I got combo #2 with bistec tacos. It was served with a loaded baked potato (is this the Tex in Tex Mex?). 3 bistec tacos are served on corn tortillas with tiny bits of sliced beef, cotija, avocado and fresh limes.‍ Very delicious. I also ordered one flour tortilla to go which if I'd known it was $2 I would've passed. My bill with tip was under $20.

The food is great and very tasty. The customer service is excellent. The atmosphere is great. The…read moreonly thing they need to change is the chairs that are a bit uncomfortable. Suggestion may get cushion for comfort. Again love the place.

I don't know who hurt this restaurant, but they are taking it out on the food. Came in hungry, left…read morebetrayed. Chips were stale, salsa tasted like tomato-flavored water, and the tacos had so little meat I thought it was a garnish. Rice was dry, beans were sad, and somehow my cold drink was warm. Only thing that worked perfectly was the exit.

Delicious enchiladas huge portions . Very friendly and…read moreattentive staff. Our lunch was served quickly. Home made chips and salsa.

Food was excellent. I had the #8. Yummy! Service was promp,…read moreprofessional and friendly. The owner was there as always making sure everything was perfect. Wonderful experience.

Joel was an outstanding waiter he was so kind, helpful, prompt, respectful. The food was fresh, and…read morethey didn't cook my dog.

Wow, while this place lacks flair, it far exceeds fair!…read more I've been scared of trying this janky-looking establishment out of fear of the wrath Montezuma would likely revenge upon my butt. Although the place looks like something to be feared, it is the closest restaurant to me, and last night I didn't want to venture far for my Mexican fill. After three months of driving by, I finally built up the courage to stop, and I am glad I did! Although the interior decor matches the plain and homely exterior, with no decorations except a few of the free posters and some mismatched tables and uncomfortable chairs, the food and service was among the best in town. First, the service. There were several waiters for this tiny establishment, and they could hustle. The drinks never went empty, and anyone who knows me, knows I drink a lot! Probably had five or six glasses of tea, and I never sat for even a moment, parched, at Platillo's. The hostess was nice and more-than-accommodating at one of my special requests. Next, I asked for hot sauce and jalapenos, as I often do, and the waiter asked, "Tabasco good?" I am not a big fan, but that seems to be number one standard in the industry, so I usually agree. However, on his own, he brought me the hotter, tastier, house sauce! Had he not took it upon himself, I would have never known it to exist. The only place to offer up a house hot sauce down here, and it is was worth that alone, because it was amazing. Which leads me to the food. The food was excellent! Homemade chips with great salsa. None of those bagged chips from the restaurant supplier. The salsa had a great deal of cilantro and was chunky like my girlfriend prefers, had the "wateriness" and and freshness I prefer. (However, still on the "too mild" side for my tastes, as is everywhere.) The salsa is is right between Los Asados and Las Vegas in taste and consistency. The sweet tea was great. The beans weren't my favorite, as I prefer them a little more runny, but to be fair the last few times I have ate at my other favorites, they too were more lumpy. The rice was good, but I've had orgasmic rice back home. My chalupa was good, right on par with everywhere else. The taco meat was the best I've had in a great long while, maybe the best ever. The enchilada was awesome, right on par with Las Vegas and Los Asados as the best enchiladas ever! The panchos were sub-par, I think it was their average cheese and their lumpy beans that bumped it down. My girlfriend loved her flank steak fajita, and she adored her mole. I tried the mole, and it was delicious (although I lack much experience for comparison on mole). They also provided our favored type of floured tortilla, rich and caramelized. One of the great tortillas, in my book. (I don't remember the other places with tortillas as good.) I also polished off her taco as she was full and their tacos can't be beat in the valley. I will be sure to visit again, as I am having a tough time sorting between Platillo's, Las Vegas, and Los Asados as "best in town". If you like these other two, give Platillo's a try. It might even be cheaper! Once again Harlingen has showed me to not judge a book by its cover: So many restaurants in the valley have taught me to not consider every eatery with a down trodden or plain appearance to be in cahoots with Montezuma. I've always liked "hole-in-the-wall", but also stayed away from places with holes in the wall. Yet, some of the best food in town is also very cheap. Cheap food, excelling in quality, served with great staff means the establishment has to give somewhere, so they give on decor plain and dilapidated establishments. Bonus: I learned that the stars on local restaurants are from a local news critic. So, watch for stars!

The service was amazing. It's a small restaurant so you better get here early. The food was pretty…read moregood. Will be coming back to Platillo's very soon.

This is our second or third visit to Tejano Grill and we thoroughly enjoyed the food and service…read more We ordered a mixture of TexMex, BBQ, a chicken sandwich and seafood between the four of us. Everyone seemed to like what they ordered. My Two Meat BBQ Plate had brisket slices and some smoked turkey breast. The turkey was a little dry but had good flavor and there was a lot of it. The brisket was nice and moist but unfortunately two slices were sliced incorrectly WITH the grain instead of across the grain. This made them tougher than they should have been. Kind of a rookie mistake. But the flavor was good. The grandson's spicy fried flounder was very good. He loved it! The spicy Chicken sandwich was excellent and shared between two of our party. Overall the food was good and the service was very good. The place wasn't busy because it was midafternoon which was nice since it's usually packed on the weekends. We definitely will return when we travel to Harlingen to pick up visitors at the airport.

Went to eat here at 7 P.M. on a Saturday, which surprisingly wasn't too busy. Was seated…read moreimmediately and the server was friendly. Ordered the beef fajitas, the people I was with ordered the street tacos and Moe's supreme, and everyone was satisfied with the food, although I think everything was priced slightly too high. Overall, solid experience and would recommend.

It's fine. I have to suppose that this place stays in business because the BBQ and water hole…read moreacross the parking lot runs out of brisket. It was fine I guess. Nothing special. Nothing particularly outstanding but nothing notably bad. I would eat it again. But this is a plan C type place. The menu was all over the place with very traditional Mexican dishes next to pancakes, burgers and BBQ. The waitress did not recommend the brisket so take that into account.

Not from Harlingen and I figured why not! Service was decent , food was cold, menudo over cooked…read more... no chips because they charge ! Told the waitress about cold food and her reply, " I am just the server!"

This place has good - cheap food. A great place to enjoy a delicious taco after an evening of…read moredrinking with old friends.

Great food & holds true to expectations! Decent prices considering how expensive everything is now…read more... (prices went up)but for obvious reasons. I usually order pick up or drive through but service seems to be very well carried out as well as managed. If you're in a hurry order ahead, it's not exactly fast food,I don't particularly enjoy dining in as the ambiance is not as comforting as the food. Please tip your servers !