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    Cielito Cafe

    4.1 (54 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Chilaquiles, agua de sandía
    Karina R.

    Wait felt a bit long in the Houston heat but definitely worth it! I got the chilaquiles with both salsas & chicharrón. They were definitely spicy but delicious. The agua de sandía was refreshing and sweet.

    Nelly L.

    Hearty, flavorful Mexican brunch plate. The chilaquiles were perfectly sauced with a good crunch, topped with crema, cheese, and a rich fried egg. The grilled steak and creamy avocado balance it out, with smooth refried black beans on the side. satisfying, and well-presented. coconut coffee was so good!

    Chilaquiles con carnitas de puerco

    Very good service. On top of their service, for being busy we waited almost nothing! 10/10

    Bandera omelette. Yum!

    Wow! This place is amazing! We both got the Bandera omlette. Did not disappoint at all! Couldn't decide if we liked the red sauce or the green sauce better. Sooo delicious!

    Divorciados
    Waverly H.

    Popped into this little gem for breakfast on a whim and was sat immediately at the bar because it was already busy on New Year's day. Host and our server were friendly and attentive. Started with the cucumber fresca of the day and it was very hydrating, refreshing and delicious. I was told by my friend the coffee was good too. I had the Divorciados which was excellent and my friend had the EL Tradicional (Standard Breakfast) which he very good and filling. This is a nice small restaurant with outdoor seating in the front and on the side of the restaurant. I will definitely comeback because it's close to home. Also the Chilequiles looked amazing so I definitely have to come back for that. A thumbs up for me.

    Jazmin M.

    Location: Enid st. Cross st Calvacade Parking: street and across the street. Staff: Dorian was super sweet. Bonded with clients, explained menu and checked on us. Wait time: seating wait time can be a bit of wait also depending on where you want to seat. @20mins wait. Seating: indoor, booth seating, bar seating and outdoor seating. Price: average Drink: went for water this time. Food: chilaquiles rojos, come with egg, onion, avocado, radish and a very flavorful salsa. Not spicy at all just greatly seasoned. Chips are crunchy and soft at the same time. They also have small table fans to help keep flys away.

    Enchiladas de Michoacán (back plate) Chilaquiles (front plate)
    Jess H.

    Went here with anticipation due to the mixed reviews of this place, it was definitely good and I would recommend it for others! I would definitely suggest this to smaller parties since the location and parking are both very limited. We were seated pretty quickly and our server was quick to take our orders. The food itself was great for what you get. The portions were relatively big, and the drinks were refreshing! Because we arrived before rush hour we didn't face much pressure to order quickly as other reviews have stated- so take that into consideration when deciding the time you decide to come here. It had a very homey atmosphere both inside and out. It was also appreciated to see the servers actively keeping the place clean as well. 4.4/5

    Cynthia V.

    Came here for lunch and had a nice experience in this cozy cafe. At the recommendation of our waitress I ordered the coconut coffee, and it was a decadent and rich way to take coffee - will definitely get it again in the future! For my main I ordered the breakfast tacos with chorizo - they were not greasy, which is great. The red sauce it was served with added the perfect amount of spice. Service was very friendly and attentive. Parking is available on the street or in a private lot across from the cafe (watch the signs).

    Bandera
    Annie N.

    I was pleasantly surprised to find out Cielito opened a new location in the Heights. I also appreciated the parking lot available next to it as this area can be tricky. Located in a small house, the atmosphere was cozy and cutely decorated. We had a few servers check on us who were all friendly. As brunch girlies, we loved the food here! We started off with a chocolate de oalla and green juice. The hot chocolate was comforting, rich, cinnamon goodness. The green juice was cold and freshing. Our entrees were the huevos divorciados and the bandera. We asked for extra hot sauce which seemed house made. Gave the perfect kick to everything. Our plates were clean after if that's any indication of how much we enjoyed everything lol. We finished off with churros that came out hot with chocolate syrup and whipped cream. Perfect end to the meal.

    Cafe de Coco
    Ali G.

    We just moved to this area and have been wanting to try this brunch spot and we were very impressed! It's inside this small converted craftsman right in the neighborhood making it an easy walk for us. We arrived around 9:30 am on a Sunday and were seated right away. The Cafe de Coco had a great flavor and I loved the added toasted coconut on top. I got the Divorciados and my husband got the Chilaquiles and you can't go wrong with either choice. The chorizo and sauces were really tasty. The service was 10/10 and food came out quickly. Only lost one star because I had asked for my eggs over medium and one of them was fully cooked. Not a big deal though, we will definitely be back!

    Toast, omelette, potato's
    Amir S.

    Food was amazing and the ambience met the vibe. With that being said, I will be coming back.

    Divorciados
    C G.

    Overall the experience here was good. We live around 30 minutes away so I was very curious. Parking is across the street. The restaurant is cute on the outside with patio seating and dog friendly. Once you go inside it's very small, definitely not good for big parties. The waitress was very friendly but almost too fast where she never checked on us and wants ppl in and out. She suggested sweet corn gorditas, Toqueres as an appetizer, good but not for the price. I had the chilaquiles half red and green sauce. My husband had the Divorciados both very good. Overall I would come back, the food was really good.

    Khushi T.

    Definitely will be coming back! The food came out quick and was worth the wait. The green/red sauce for the chilaquiles was phenomenal and the French toast was equally amazing. The staff was super friendly. They have a parking lot (but it fills up) and there's a couple of streets where you can street park. 10/10

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    The food is amazing and the service is just as great ! Visiting from out of town and highly recommended!!

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    3.9(2.3k reviews)
    3.8 mi•Warehouse District, Second Ward
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    FAJITAS 7. As a native Houstonian, I was 10 when Ninfa's opened (1973). Growing up, we ate there…read moreseveral times each month. We'd rotate with Los Tios or Chinese every Friday or Saturday. As there is not a location near me any longer, we traveled to the original location. It was bustling with an attentive waitstaff and lots of people watching. Complementary valet (of course we tip) is a great benefit as parking is slim. Our waitress was Kady. She's been there for 50 years! Talk about an original. She was attentive to our needs but all business. We started with guacamole and queso. Guac was a huge portion with all the add ins. Queso was delish and served with fried flour tortillas (my fav). The gratis green dip, red sauce, and thick, crisp chips were on par. The fajitas. Just so so. Honestly, it reminded me of Taco Cabana. Very disappointing. Very little flavor and tough. The rice was yucky, the refried beans were the worst! Reminded us of the frito lay bean dip in a can. Even the Borracho beans were bad. HEB's in the can are far better. We received 2 corn and 2 flour tortillas. Fajitas served with pico, guac, sour-sour cream (I didn't even like that). Iced tea was fair. All in all, Fajitas very disappointing. If we had not been on the best fajita quest, I most likely would have ordered the chicken caldo soup. That never disappoints.

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    4.2(296 reviews)
    4.1 mi•Midtown, Fourth Ward, Montrose
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    Food was great, drinks were so good, vibes were so chill and service was great, definitely…read morereturning for brunch!!

    Not my first time at Maderas. That's why I came back because it was excellent and my friends heard…read moreme rave about it and they suggested we come here. Arrived on Sunday evening around 7:30. Was sat immediately. Not my first time here so I knew the menu, my friends did not. So they needed time to see what drinks they wanted because they like cocktails and the menu is not small and they had to choose which ones they wanted because the options are good. When they decided, the cocktails straggled out. Two came out but the other two did not, They just sat at the bar as my friends sat with there with their drinks in front of them waiting on ours so we can toast to a wonderful day with a new member of the group. You would have thought the other staff would step in or at least the bartender would see that the waiter was in the weeds and needed help. That's when I knew we should have not come. The food was all lukw warm. The appetizer of queso was like warm with chunks of cheese floating around and some of the chips were fresh and others stale. A mixed bag you can say. My Flautas where luke warm, so was the side of beans and rice. My friends said their tacos were okay. My friend who got the Caesar Salad, there was no dressing on the salad not was there a side of dressing that came with it. We had to ask for it. I did not have the energy to try to keep wrangling the waiter. If you want to shut the kitchen down early because the day was long I get it. Let the customer know, I get it. I used to wait tables to but I would never give people luke warm food or luke service. The staff seems not to have one anothers back. I did not eat my food, I took my food home to reheat it so I could eat it at the proper temperature. My friend took his salad home because he had more Caesar dressing at home. Left a bad taste in my mouth and very disappointed. The service and food from the last time compared to this visit was night and day. Total miss. $200.00 thrown away. I paid because I could not let my friends waiste there money on someplace I raved about. Maderas is really a small cute spot. It's rare I have bad service when I go out to eat because I am not a difficult customer and I know I am not the only one they are serving. I will wait for good food and sit back and enjoy the atmosphere and my friends until it arrives. I would not put pressure on the staff or the kitchen. Also I will not arrive just before closing and make a resteraunt and it's staff stay open late because I am hungry. I rather come when the staff and the restaurant wants to recieve customers.

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    4.2(690 reviews)
    3.6 mi•Montrose, River Oaks
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    Visited for Houston restaurant week…read more It was our first time trying this place out. After being seated, it took 20 minutes for the server to come to our table and take our drink order. It took another 20 minutes to get the restaurant week menu we had asked for. The food and drinks were good and the ambience was nice, however, the service really tainted the whole experience.

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    7.0 mi•West University
    •$$$

    Maximo looks like someone invited the desert inside and poured it a drink. The room is colorful,…read morewarm, and genuinely inviting--pots of cactus, cowboy paintings, and Mexican art. At brunch, the papas bravas come as small cubes of fried potato with an airy crunch that gives way to a soft, pillowy center - the kind of deeply satisfying bite that makes conversation briefly irrelevant. Crisp prosciutto adds salt, aioli brings richness, and smoky chile sauce keeps it lively. They're served with cactus-handled toothpicks, which are almost offensively adorable. The chilaquiles divorciados are another hit. The chips are dressed with salsa rather than drowned beneath it, so each one arrives ready for the perfect bite. It's a small distinction, but an important one. Then there are the enfrijoladas: rolled quesadillas in fluffy tortillas, covered in creamy black bean sauce and plated with more care than bean and cheese might seem to warrant. The dish is fundamentally simple, but that's the point. Soft tortilla, savory beans, melted cheese, bright salsa. Familiar ingredients transformed into something deeply comforting--the culinary equivalent of curling up beneath a warm blanket on a cold morning, even if Houston rarely provides one. Dinner shifts into another gear. The crudos are sensational, especially the tuna tiradito - a rolling wave of flavor and texture. The tacos are excellent across the board, but the crispy maitake mushrooms are unmatched. The short ribs arrive juicy and tender on a mole negro that doesn't sit politely in the background. It lands dark, complex, and full of flavor. And then there's the masa cornbread, a masterpiece of unapologetic indulgence. Humble cornbread meets savory-sweet mole, smoky, earthy butter, and caviar. It sounds like too much. It isn't. Every element earns its place. The cocktails deserve their own warning. They're the kind that convince you to keep ordering the same drink all night. By the end, you may have forgotten what was in it. What you'll remember is that it was refreshing, perfectly balanced, and exactly what you needed. Maximo makes ambitious food feel generous rather than fussy. Come hungry.

    I came here to celebrate my friend's birthday, and I'm so happy I finally got to try this…read moreestablishment! I would definitely recommend making a reservation, as it can get pretty busy, especially during Saturday lunch. There is also plenty of parking available across the street. The interior of the restaurant was beautiful and felt so authentic to Mexican culture. Our server, Kylah, was incredibly knowledgeable about the menu and so kind throughout our entire dining experience. Now onto the food; everything was absolutely delicious. The Avocado Mollete and Chilaquiles Divorciados were both packed with so much flavor. Every bite was amazing. I had heard that the pancakes were the star of the show, and they definitely lived up to the hype. I have never had pancakes this crispy before, and they were so good! Our server also brought out a birthday surprise, the Chocolate Cremoso, and it was delicious! It was such a sweet touch to the celebration. Honestly, everything my party ordered was so flavorful and delicious. We had such a great experience, and I genuinely cannot wait to come back!

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    Dona Leti's was everything we thought it would be!…read more Upon arriving there was a 30 min wait but thats ok because we were given chips and salsa to hold us over. Once we were seated the waiter we had was super helpful. If we had questions, he had answers and pictures to go with them. The food was phenomenal and huge. We ordered the skillet burrito, surf and turf eggrols, and birria sampler. So much food and so flavorful. Honestly you have to try the alfredo on the eggrolls. That was different but so good. The asada was flavorful on the burrito and eggrolls. The birria was great and then consume hit the spot dipping wise. The burrito was jam.packed with meat and rice. Very good! Its exactly what I want in my burrito. We ordered margaritas for drinks and those were pretty good. The strawberry margarita has to be mixed once brought to the table, but thats ok. Needless to say we had to take leftovers home for sure. Great food and a great time!

    Dona Leti's is truly one of Houston's absolute gems, and it will ALWAYS be my go-to! From the owner…read moreto every single member of the staff, the hospitality is unmatched. You are not simply served here--you are welcomed, appreciated, and treated like family. Three weeks ago, I was actually headed here wanting to celebrate, but life changed in an instant with the passing of my dad. Today, I finally made it back, and what a beautiful full-circle moment it was. One of the greatest gifts was being able to see Julio, the owner, celebrating his own special day. That made the experience even more meaningful. The food is consistently AMAZING, the atmosphere is warm and inviting, and the service goes above and beyond every single time. You can feel the love, pride, and genuine care that has been poured into this establishment. I love EVERYTHING about Dona Leti's--the food, the people, the energy, the hospitality, and the way they make every visit feel special. Five stars simply aren't enough. If you're looking for incredible food and an experience that feels like home, Dona Leti's is the place. Forever a customer and forever recommending this Houston favorite!

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