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    Chuy's

    3.5 (401 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Tex-Mex, Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Baja Shrimp Tacos
    Meri L.

    This place was very good! Upon waking in I was able to smell all the TexMex flavors. So good! To start, fresh chips, salsa and a creamy sauce were brought out. It was so good! I couldn't put my finger on what the creamy sauce was, but it was delish. The salsa was chunky and had a small kick. Super good! For my entree I ordered shrimp tacos. They were delicious! They were also wrapped in a tin foil shaped shrimp (see picture). Talk about presentation! My cousin ordered a chicken enchilada and Chile relleno (not pictured). She really enjoyed. For my drink I had a spicy watermelon margarita. It was perfection!! Our waitress was wonderful! 5 stars! I really enjoyed my lunch!

    Chuy's Big-as-your-Face Burrito
    Jim J.

    Chuy's Big-as-your-Face Burrito tasted fine, but nothing special. Instead treat yourself and get their chicken or beef fajitas. You won't be disappointed. Their free creamy jalapeño dip with chips is also super delicious. And Chuy's Tres Leches dessert is absolutely amazing... The best in town!

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    Sharonda D.

    I stopped here today to have a quick lunch with my son. The service was not bad but it wasn't great either! In keeping it honest as always, this establishment was very clean. Tables, chairs, and floors were all clean. I was comfortable during my visit without having to feel food crumbs underneath my feet while eating which is an A+ in my book! One of my pet peeves is cleanliness and I must say it's nice and clean at this restaurant. The Hostess did not greet us right away as we entered the building. She kept her back turned to us for about a good minute or two while she finished the task she was performing before we entered. I guess that was more important than greeting the paying customers who had just entered the restaurant. Our server, Kinley was a nice young lady. She was welcoming and friendly. However, she was extremely slow and she rarely checked on us. She started us off with eating utensils and one napkin each. She took our drinks and appetizer order right away. After serving our drinks and appetizers and taking our entree orders, she vanished and disappeared like a magician. Well that one napkin that she gave us served its purpose ten times fold. I had to keep reusing it because she never checked on us to see if we needed anything. The food was pretty decent for the most part. It's Tex Mex in which I consider as comfort food, so I did not have any big expectations. We ordered the Chicken fajita quesadillas as an appetizer. They were served fresh and hot and were delicious. I ordered the Mexi-Cobb salad without cheese. It was an absolutely beautiful and colorful salad and tasted great! I enjoyed it immensely! My son ordered the Deluxe Chicken Enchilada dinner. He said it was wonderful, served hot and fresh! The only complaint he had was that they could have given more rice. They piled lots of beans onto his plate pero un poco arroz (but a little rice). Overall, I was highly disappointed with how long the waitress abandoned me and my son during our dining experience. It was as if we didn't exist as we sat around watching the other customers as their servers catered to them excessively. I would have given them five stars if Kinley would have catered to us the way the other customers were being catered to so for that, they lost one star. They lost another star for the hostess at the door that made us wait until she finished her task of folding dinner napkins before greeting us. She wasn't friendly at all and she projected a nasty attitude towards me when I asked to be seated at a table instead of a booth. First of all, she should have asked if we preferred a table or a booth instead of assuming we wanted a booth. That's called professionalism and great customer service skills! I gave them three stars based on cleanliness and delicious food. It's a very vibrant and colorful restaurant which makes it so inviting. The ambience was nice and quiet in the beginning but we were the first customers to enter the doors when they opened at 11:00 am. The ambience noise level slowly increased as more customers poured into the restaurant. It was pretty noisy but that's to be expected considering it is a fun, colorful, and vibrant atmosphere type of establishment. I really liked it. Maybe I will try a different location in the near future.

    Chris H.

    Boom booom chicken enchiladas!! Can't go wrong with this! Whatever is in that boom boom sauce is legitttt! It's cheesy and spicy! Yum! Their tres leches is soooo good too!! Solid Tex Mex spot!

    Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom
    Leah W.

    :( I really tried my best to like Chuy's, but in my experience the food did not taste authentic. Let's start with the salsa, I enjoyed the flavor but extremely spicy, and the creamy jalapeño sauce was good but I think it'd be better enjoyed on a salad which they do serve there as well! I ordered the popular Boom Boom Enchiladas. Presentation was amazing, but personally, I don't know if this was a bad day or if they are always made this way but the tortilla was extremely thick and tough and the chicken was dry on the inside. It didn't resemble an authentic baked enchilada but rather two rolled tacos with sauce poured on top. The sauce was good, pretty much a spicy queso. I also ordered the chile con queso and I honestly couldn't tell a difference in taste besides the Boom Boom sauce being spicier. I enjoyed the rice and beans, the beans had a good smokey flavor. In conclusion, I don't think I will be returning, but my waitress was extremely kind and hardworking.

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    Fritz was amazing!!! Great service, will be back! I loved the margaritas and the chip refills were so quick!

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    Fritz was my bartender and he was so amazing !!! Anytime my drink went low he was there to ask if I wanted another

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    LOVE it here. Sometimes the seating arrangements are a little cramped but the service is always good and the food is delicious.

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    Never a bad experience at Chuys traveling for work with tons of options, I picked what I knew would be good and it was

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    You have to scream to hear what the table is talking about. Horrible acoustics. I will not be back.

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    Is Chuy's dog friendly?

    No. They may allow pets in the patio areas. I’d call before bringing a pet.

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    The Original Ninfa's on Navigation - Steak

    The Original Ninfa's on Navigation

    3.9(2.3k reviews)
    19.7 miWarehouse District, Second Ward
    $$
    Private events
    Catering service

    Happy Cinco De Mayo! Met the ladies here to celebrate, & break bread…read more Thank you Jamila for selecting this original location of the Original Ninfas, to host, (our last supper, before your relocation from Houston to Florida.). A place I grew up in as a little girl in Beaumont but never have I've visit this "original" location. Stepping in to this spot felt like a restaurant in the country of Mexico. I ordered the El Henry. I absolutely loved my dish, only thing I would've chance was the cheese enchilada definitely would've swap for a chicken or beef one, or maybe even a flaunta. I really like the Mexican rice, it had little potatoes and carrots in it. Some of the best Mexican yellow rice I've had. They offer a cinco de mayo drink special. The only thing that seem to make it special was the drinks apparently were limited edition menu items. Nothing was special about the prices. The regular menu drinks were a dollar(s) less. The margarita I ordered first was peach coconut. I didn't taste the coconut at all. I swap for the peach strawberry ($14 or 15) which was great, sweet& strong. One did me just right. You get to select up to two flavors for additional $2 (for both verse each, that's a plus. Not worded on menu). If you select a third flavor an additional $2 would be added ($4 in total) I appreciate separate tickets provided after confirmation and no additional gratuity automatically added, which he got tip equally the same or more. When asked about the "empty" patio that was available, he informed us that the entire deck was reserved. Upon departing I noticed from the parking lot individual tables, of separate parties were occupying only 3 tables. It was 8 of us sitting at 2 tables. Which the table was pushed up against the wall, and one side was inaccessible, which took away spacing. Service was lovely space was really tight. Good thing some of the ladies didn't order full meals. Definitely wouldn't have been able to fit every plate.

    Amazing fajitas, the steak and shrimp fajitas were fantastic, better than I remembered them. When…read morewe arrived at Ninfa's on a busy Friday night, we were greeted in the serving team did their best to get a seated within a few minutes. While waiting for a table to open, we've watched the two women team making and grilling fresh tortillas. With expert precision, they made hundreds of tortillas as we watched. Our server was efficient took our our order and in a few minutes, we had sizzling fajitas at the table....With all of the anticipated queso, chips, salsa, and condiments for our fajitas. The flavor of our steak fajitas was excellent, after dinner Ninfa's offers a free shuttle bus to the baseball park. They drop you off and pick you up after the game. Unfortunately, Houston did not win, but we thoroughly enjoyed the meal before the game. If you're looking for traditional Mexican dinner, do not miss Ninfa's.

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    Maderas - Kitchen & Cantina - Barbacoa and Carnita Taco

    Maderas - Kitchen & Cantina

    4.2(288 reviews)
    18.3 miMidtown, Fourth Ward, Montrose
    $$

    We visited Madera's for the first time recently and overall had a great first impression. The…read moreserver was attentive when needed but didn't hover or rush us. For drinks, my husband and our friends tried some of the margaritas from their large and unique margaritas menu, as well as their hibiscus agua fresca. All of the drinks were very pretty and it seemed like everyone enjoyed them, too! We started with their chips and salsa trio, which we all really liked. The chips were on the thicker side, but were crispy and not stale or chewy at all. Each of the salsas were quite different, and two were served warm, which we really liked! For the price, I'd consider getting the chips and salsa as a non-negotiable, honestly. For entrees, we tried the enchilada rojas, chilaquiles verde w/ chicken and beef, birria barbacoa ramen, and huaraches. My husband felt like his ramen could have included more meat, but aside from that everyone really enjoyed what they ordered. The highlight was probably the desserts, though! We got a quatro leches and two ordered of their giant and amazing churros. Both were incredibly tasty and reason enough to return for another visit in the future!

    This place was AWESOME!! I was in Houston visiting...and just found this place on Yelp…read more The service was great, the place beautiful, the flautas great, rice and beans were on point. If you're looking for authentic Mexican food, this is the place.

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    Teotihuacan Mexican Cafe - Queso + Beef

    Teotihuacan Mexican Cafe

    3.9(885 reviews)
    16.1 miThe Heights
    $$

    Food and service was excellent. Would love to be a regular and try rest of menu. Will come again.read more

    I used to eat here 3X a week. Tonight reminded me why I no longer do.I was with a new friend ,so I…read moreonly took 1 photo. The "queso" w/carne seemed to be out of a can-it was orange & didn't have the consistency of real cheese- wasn't really cheese & was disgusting. It was $9.99. I am including a photo of the overcooked beef fajita. A senior citizen can get the all beef lunch fajita special for virtually the same price as the fajita combo here ALL DAY at Pappasitos. It definitely is enough for 2. The meat melts in your mouth. EVERYTHING is better quality than here. Teo charged $1.50 for perhaps 4 or 5 slices of lime to make the happy hour margaritas made with a gross mix drinkable. That's outrageous. It reminds me that I had stopped going long ago when they charged extra for onions on enchiladas. Come on. You don't charge extra for chopped onions! I have never been to another restaurant that does so. Some even provide carmelized grilled onions gratis. I'm convinced that a $15. YUMMY mango margarita at Pappasitos would have given us the same buzz & tasted better than 8 happy hour margaritas here. I used to love the in house made flour tortillas at Teo. Tonight they were tough & uneventful. We arrived on a week night when they were not busy. Neither of the salsas were as good as they used to be.The water pitcher didn't even have ice when they refilled the water. I have absolutely no desire to return. Why would I?

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    Maximo - Tostada

    Maximo

    4.6(151 reviews)
    17.5 miWest University
    $$$

    (NOTE: ONLINE MENU ISNT COMPLETELY UP TO DATE)…read more First time here and had a great brunch experience! My husband's cousin raved about having dinner here the week prior so we decided to try out the Sunday brunch. My husband and I were somewhat skeptical at first based off of the photos. This is not our typical Mexican food. The plates looked a lot smaller online, but I am so glad we tried it because it was delicious!! To start we had a few drinks: 1. Flor de Fuego - it tasted like agua de jamaica with a splash of citrus, in my opinion it was very refreshing 9/10 2. Frozen Margarita - my husband's cousin ordered this in a yeti tumbler, he said the margarita was really good except it was a bit hard to drink since it was frozen the whole time lol 8.5/10 ***tumbler was an additional cost. It is a 16oz yeti. They do offer $10 refills anytime you bring the cup back 3. My husband drank a pacifico. Classic beer. They offered it in both bottle and in glass. 9/10. 4. Carafe mango mimosa - this served about 4 drinks total. It was very champagne forward with the tiniest amount of juice 7.5/10 APPETIZERS: 1. Housemade Bacon w/ Salsa Ranchera - in my opinion this was DELICIOUS. The salsa on this was amazinggg. This dish also comes with a side of authentic flour tortillas. 10/10 2. Tiradito de Hamachi - meh, it was good but wouldn't order again. It literally just tasted like strawberries with a salty aftertaste. We really wanted the aguachiles but they were no longer on the brunch menu. 6.5/10 3. Enfrijoladas - surprisingly this had a lot of flavor, it was paired with the same salsa at the bacon 10/10 ENTREES: 1. Ensalada de cesar - pretty solid, very lemony 8/10 2. Steak and eggs - this was really good, i would say that the steak looked a lot bigger online but it was still overall a delicious filling dish 9.5/10 3. Chilaquiles Divorciados - Probably my favorite thing on the menu. YOU NEED TO TRY THIS WITH THE BARBACOA! It had so much flavor to it and the barbacoa just melts in your mouth 10/10 4. Bacon Burrito - the other couple ordered this and said they enjoyed it, we all expected it to be a lot bigger though 8/10 DESSERT: 1. Tres Leches - the jam on this wasnt my favorite. It was very overpowering. The cake itself was really good. Would order again with fresh strawberries, no jam 7.5/10 2. Banana Pudding Bunelo - its your typical bunelo with a small amount of banana cream filling, topped with homemade banana ice cream 7.5/10 3. Masa Pancake - I am not the biggest fan of pancakes so I didn't try it but the other couple enjoyed it OVERALL: 9/10 experience!!! Total for our portion (Hamachi, 2 drinks, salad, steak, chilaquiles, and tres leches) came out to a total of about $120. We Will definitely be coming back to try out their dinner menu. Unfortunately, we were told that the green spaghetti is no longer on the menu !!!!

    Believe it. It's true. This tasting menu is seriously the best value in town, and the wine/cocktail…read morepairing is an absolute must. Our culinary journey started with tuna two ways, and this first bite was actually my favorite of the entire meal. The flavors were impossibly punchy with well-balanced savory notes that were perfectly highlighted by the accompanying bubbly pairing. 5 courses in all, and all of it was delicious. Another highlight was the steak course and the heavenly chocolate dessert course, which was expertly paired with their take on an espresso martini. Chef's kiss! The restaurant is actually quite tiny, and I found it to be on the warm/muggy side, and it wasn't even that hot outside. Also, from a decor perspective, they could certainly use a "freshening up" though perhaps a newer larger location would be a better idea. Still, based solely on the food, my foodie friends and I agreed we would absolutely be back. Their Bibendum nod is well-deserved!

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    Dona Leti's - Mini fajita steak street tacos

    Dona Leti's

    4.0(634 reviews)
    14.6 miThe Heights
    $$

    My husband and I ate here Saturday with 2 other couples. The food was incredible and so much of…read moreit! Our waiter DAMIEN was an EXCELLENT waiter, so friendly and knowledgeable about the food and restaurant. We will definitely be going back soon. Great atmosphere and experience !!

    Doña Leti's is considered one of the top places in the area for quality, authentic Mexican food…read more Many customers report that when they go there, it appears extremely popular, which is evident by the crowds entering. In addition to this, there can be a significant 2-4 hour wait to get seated during peak hours. However, all of the customers I spoke with stated that once you were able to sit down, the overall experience was worth waiting for. The main feature that makes Doña Leti's stand out from other restaurants is its focus on tradition in terms of how the food is made. Each dish has very unique flavors. The dishes are also very large portions and offer a great amount of comfort while still being high end. Additionally, the drink offerings are an excellent choice. They are made with the same attention to detail as the meals, and add to the flavor and enjoyment of your meal. The staff provides exceptional service even though the establishment is full. The staff keeps up with the large number of people coming in and out with a sense of professionalism and friendliness. One thing that Doña Leti's does exceptionally well is provide a lot of food for the price. As long as you don't mind waiting for your table, you will have a wonderful dining experience. The fact that Doña Leti's is so busy is proof that the service, food and drinks are all good, and well worth the wait

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    Ambriza - Street corn.

    Ambriza

    4.5(1.7k reviews)
    6.8 mi
    $$
    Family-owned & operated
    Veteran-owned & operated

    Get the pork belly bites and their cocktails are delicious…read more If you're here on a Sunday for brunch and have a sweet tooth the French toast is unforgettable. No other French toast will come close. Their homemade sauces make more tantalizing. If you like salty spicy, get the jojo sauce. I don't think it's on the menu And to finish, personally I like cocktails but their fresh filled churros are super fun. And can't beat the fresh factor! Brandon is an excellent attentive server. He knows the menu in and out. He'll steer you right. It's a neighborhood gem

    We had a 70th & 60th birthday celebration at Ambriza's Vintage, and we were very impressed and…read moresatisfied with how beautiful and perfect everything turned out. Rodrigo & Araceli were amazing, ensuring everything was going smoothly and according to plan. Our servers Augusto and Christian, were very attentive, kind, and on point with our food and drinks. Food was exquisite and portions were generous, cooked to perfection. The churros with chocolate and the complimentary photos for the birthday girls was the cherry on top. Ambriza's management & staff truly know how to make their guests feel special. They went above and beyond, exceeding all of our expectations. Definitely having more celebrations here in the future! On behalf of me & my family, THANK YOU again for the excellent service and making this a memorable night!! Barbie Artiga

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    Candente - Museum District - Beans and rice

    Candente - Museum District

    4.1(623 reviews)
    18.3 miMuseum District, Montrose
    $$

    A Cali girl-lala enjoying some Tex Mex…read more While in HTX I was able to meet up with a friend from college. He mentioned margaritas (not pictured) and food! So we met at Candente. Upon walking in the restaurant was clean it was pretty packed for a Wednesday night but the aroma of the food! OMG! Our server was really nice and patient because my friend and I talked for about 30 minutes before we finally ordered our food. He has the beef enchiladas with rice and black beans. He cleaned his plate...literally not a grain of rice in sight! I had the smoked chicken verde enchiladas and WOW! What an amazing dish. I consider myself a Mexican food connoisseur especially being from California. I have always said Tex Mex?.....eeeeyuck! But Candente has changed my tune! I will definitely be back to visit when I return!

    Glowing red. Burning. Candente…read more Let me start by saying that I'm not into Mexican food unless it's an auntie or grandma making it at their house. I prefer traditional homemade Mexican food but here we are. (Oh I googled and suggested this place lol) Went in for a team lunch on a Friday. Coworker's birthday lunch and she wanted Mexican. Party of 9 and we were seated promptly. They have a lunch menu and a happy hour as well as a full menu and full bar. The interior was nicely decorated. And open. There is bar seating and patio seating as well. Our waitress was Aisha and she was amazing. Friendly, helpful and patient. And able handle our large group and a few more tables with a smile. There were a variety of options. Salads, fajitas, nachos, enchiladas, etc. Also complimentary chips and salsa. My Order: chicken tortilla soup, lunch fajitas combo - chicken and beef. Chicken tortilla soup (3.5/5) - it was a bit salty for me but I am not a salt person so most things are salty to me; everyone else said it was tasty, there were tons of shredded chicken, avocado pieces, tortilla strips Fajitas - combo (4/5) - chicken was seasoned well and the beef (medium rare) was perfection and so tender and juicy, mexican rice was fluffy, and normally I would pass on the beans and get extra rice but my coworker suggested the charro beans and wow, that was a win - the seasoning was great, there were chunks of meat and the texture was nice, the only thing that could have been done better is the flour tortillas - they over-charred them making them too crispy and left them with a burnt taste. A couple of people got the elote salad and raved about it. So that will be a next time try. Def will be back. Everyone enjoyed their meals and some even ordered food to go. Would recommend.

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