What's not to like about a Tex-Mex place with amazing food and friendly staff?…read moreWe were driving through after a hospital visit, and Gringo's popped up on my Yelp map. I had the Summer Special, and Mike had the Plato Soldado. I was able to eat half of the huge taco, and some of the guacamole. It's a LOT of food for me, but it was SO GOOD! I can't wait for the leftovers. Mike's plate was bigger than mine, and he said everything was excellent. I collected my "fajita tax" from his plate and it was excellent. If you're driving by, stop here.

We stopped by today for lunch to use our $25 rewards and ended up having a really enjoyable time…read more We sat at the bar and received great service. We started with a small queso that came with both pickled and sliced fresh jalapeños. For our main, we ordered the fajitas for one, with half beef and half chicken. The beef was incredibly tender, and the chicken was expertly seasoned, with lots of grilled onions, beans, rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, and warm flour tortillas. It was all perfectly complemented by great margaritas, draft beer, and an endless supply of chips and salsa. Honestly, this meal was a definite winner. We'll definitely be coming back!

A group of my friends and I had been out at an event near Valley Ranch and decided to get some…read moredinner after it was over. Chuy's at the Valley Ranch shopping center is fairly new and we figured we would give it a try. We got there around 7:30 pm and it wasn't too crowded, being a Tuesday night and we they quickly set up a table for 8 people. Our server was a young girl and came out to take drink orders. In 5 minutes or so she was back and started taking the food orders. I don't envy servers who wait tables with a large group of friends like ours as they need to keep track of who is with who, couples vs single diners but she did a good job. Chuy's like most Mexican style restaurants serves chips and salsa at the start when you sit down but they also famously serve their complimentary signature Creamy Jalapeño salsa, a popular zesty, ranch-based dip. This creamy green sauce, often called "green sauce," is a staple, frequently referred to as part of the "three amigos" along with the chips and red salsa. We didn't order any starters, just the main course and it was a bit slow coming out considering that the restaurant wasn't very crowded. I always wonder why this happens, are they short handed in the kitchen? I had ordered the Burrito Bowl with shrimp and my choice of rice was what they call Green Chili Rice as a base instead of Mexican Rice. I also asked for a CUP of their Tortilla soup on the side. After a fairly long wait and consuming way too many chips our food came out. The table soon got quite crowded as they tend to serve the sides like rice and beans in separate dishes from the main entrees. She must have misunderstood because I got Mexican rice as the base of my bowl and a big side of the Green Chili rice. No biggie; then she put down an enormous bowl of soup, seemed like almost a quart! I asked if this was the CUP or the BOWL and she said, "Oh sorry, I thought you said bowl." But then said, "No problem I will only charge you for the cup" which was nice. We all ate and for the most part everyone seemed to enjoy their food. The Burrito Bowl is a great way to go if you don't want a heavy meal, and sometimes Tex Mex or Mexican food can be heavy by the time you add on refried beans, melted cheese and sour cream, etc. My dinner was just right. I only had taken a few sips of the soup, it was zesty and hot, pretty good for a chain restaurant and seemed genuinely homemade. Pretty soon as our server came by she asked if I would like her to put the rest of the soup into a container to take home and I agreed; it would make a great lunch the next day. Soon we were don and she brought out the checks, it was a challenge and she first double checked her tickets to make sure she got everything right. It took a while for her to find a manager to reduce the price on my soup but eventually she did. She menioned that this was only her second week on the job and we all praised her and tipped generously as mix-ups happen and a slow kitchen is not the front of the house's staff's fault. Overall thoughts, yes Chuy's is a chain and chances are you will get the same menu and presentation at their other locations but our server made the difference as she tried really hard to please us.

It's a chain so the food is mostly always the same, but the service is so bad here oh my goodness…read more I placed an online order to go for Flautas and some queso, that's IT, and it took them over 45 minutes to get it ready and bring it out. I had to call them twice to confirm they even had my order. I paid online (also can we talk about the fact that an order of flautas and a small queso was $25!?) and don't do tips on curbside, because??? Why? And after i had already said no for the tip, the woman who brought me my order asked me if i was going to tip FOR WHAT. 1 pm on a Thursday, very small lunch crowd- maybe 15 cars in the parking lot if I'm being generous. Absolutely ridiculous. Not only did I wait almost an entire hour, but everything was soggy and barely warm at all. The chips were stale and i ordered double rice and they gave me beans instead. Worst Chuy's I've ever been to. So unprofessional.

My husband and I had a craving for tacos. As soon as we walked in we were treated with kindness…read more Our food came within 10 minutes or less after ordering it. The green salsa was amazing!! 10/10 recommend.

If you're used to eating taco truck style street tacos this place is not for you. I rate the tacos…read more6/10. The salsa is spicy and delicious. The queso is good too and they sell alcoholic beverages and Jaritos. Service was good! But just not a fan of the tacos. I got the fajita street tacos.

Food and service both excellent!!! Have been more than once and will be…read moreback......................................

Everything was delicious! From the warm Ranchero (fire roasted, jalapeños, cilantro) to their…read morethick and creamy queso. The street tacos were insane!

Everything about El Ranchero is wonderful. I've been a patron since 2020, frequently at least once…read morea week . The people are so kind and attentive. The food is very reasonably priced. The house margaritas are 10/10.

We use to come here 17 years ago when we lived over in Kingwood and rediscovered it recently!…read moreEverything is amazing....the Rita's, queso blanco, beef fajita. They have an open dining area with plenty of seats and booths. Our server Gustavo was so nice. We will make el ranchero our new go to....again.

I have come to this place several times..and 80% the food and atmosphere is decent! I invited my…read morefamily of 3 and the salsa was chunky like clump of tomato, chips were stale. Waitress never came to refill our chips or drinks. Waitress named lupita and she seemed bothered when we asked her for something. The quality of food a 8, the atmosphere was busy ..it was a Sunday around 3pm..the air condition must not have worked because it was so hot..they need to add fans because it was so hot inside. When we got ready to pay, we were charged extra for 3 items we didn't order., I informed Waitress to correct receipt and she stated that she felt she made mistake on bill, but still overcharged us. I believe in tipping at least 20%, but treat paying customers with more respect and dignity..Waitress lupita was not attentive and next time I will notify management how dissatisfied I was.

The food was mediocre, definitely have had better. I ordered the Molcajete and the green sauce and…read morecactus was overwhelming in tanginess. I particularly did not like that. As usual, nice place, however it's the service staff that ruin the experience. I certainly did not care for all the spider webs on the ceiling and in the corners of the establishment. Outside I understand, but in doors not a good thing. I might try this place once more, should they decide to clean up their arachnophobia additive!

The restaurant is a decent size, service is fast, and there is plenty of parking. They serve chips…read moreand salsa as soon as you arrive. The chips were cold, the salsa was runny. There is a green dip that tasted bland. I had the special which was trio fajitas. The steak inedible, the shrimp were over cooked. The 3 pieces of chicken I had were good. We asked for a side of queso and it was runny as well. The restaurants food quality could use a serious revamp.

Rancho used to be the place we'd take friends and family when they visited, but since I had to cut…read moregluten for medical reasons, I thought this place was out. I called to see if they (by chance) had any gluten-free options, and the person I spoke with confirmed the following: any marinated meat isn't safe since soy sauce is used; the rice is fried in a shared fryer; the beans are GF; corn tortillas and shredded chicken are safe; and the queso, salsa, and guacamole are safe (I believe the chips are in a shared fryer). I took this knowledge when I went to order today, and so far, I haven't had any symptoms. Our food was served hot, and as always, it was excellent. The waitress gave us shirts for Cinco de Mayo, and they had other fun trinkets they were giving away. We usually go to Pappasito's for Cinco, but since the San Jac is up, we decided to keep it within the Kingwood side of the river. I'm so glad we did. Though this place is usually busy, it was dead today (probably because of the weather). Service is always stellar, and we didn't have to ask for anything. We were in there for a total of 45 minutes - our food was out in a matter of minutes after ordering, and our waitress was incredible. We will absolutely be back!

The fajita burrito was bomb!! Actually had a good amount of meat not like other places where you…read moreorder a fajita burrito and get a bean and rice burrito. Hubby ordered a torta and that thing was HUGE!! And delicious totally recommend.

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We have a ton of Mexican Restaurants in the Kingwood area, and we visit all of them for different…read morereasons. But I wanted to tell you about a meal we had at Pueblo Viejo last night. We like this restaurant for its Margaritas; they are very tasty and strong here. Also, their tacos are good, and hubby loves their queso enchiladas. But last night I wasn't in the mood for Tex-Mex, so I ordered the De Luxe Cameron Botana. It was basically a shrimp boil with sausage, potatoes, and corn. It was delicious. It came with three dipping options. The shrimp were large, firm, and tasty! I was so surprised to get such a good shrimp boil for under $23! Do yourself a favor if you like shrimp and try it. And as always, the staff, and especially the manager, was so attentive. They take the time to make you feel at home. When we were without power in Beryl for over a week, we went there every day, and the manager made sure our phones were charged before we left!

Great Food... Drinks & Fun..... Family Dining or Bar area…read morewith tables and chairs, bar stools. They usually have drink specials and happy hours. Big Celebration Starting June 11, 2026 For World Cup Series...Specials, food, drinks & fun... Come Join Us !!!!

The ideal dive bar. Great service with cold beer and no attitude. Plenty of dart boards and pool…read moretables.

Omg I'm dead "teeth are optional her got to say this, and believe me with every bit of class I've…read moregot-- Bimbos, way better. Ya know....if you're into that stuff