I eat here regularly, and have done so for the last 6 years. The owners, Javier and Jenny, are very nice, and very hospitable. The food is consistently good, and you can always expect the same taste on items from visit to visit. I love their burritos rancheros appetizer. I eat it often for lunch! I especially love the Fajitas Monterrey, and it never disappoints. The service is often slow, and they don't do a great job of pre-bussing, but the food is worth the wait, and if you ask them to remove your plate, they do so with a smile. This is a great family owned local business, and it's my pleasure to spend my money there! As a matter of fact, it's almost lunch time and I'm hungry, so I guess I'll head down there now! read more

We found this Mexican food place on the way to another restaurant, and we decided to try this place. We were seated and drink orders taken. Chips and salsa were served and delicious. We ordered fajitas burritos with queso, Mexican shrimp cocktail, and pozole. Everything was served and delicious as well. Our wait staff came by a few times to check on us. We didn't know we needed to go to the counter to pay, but we figured that out fairly quick. read more

Don Chano - Everything we ordered. - Mexican Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

Their chips and salsa are great; their guacamole is great. The veggie fajitas were great. Spinach quesadillas are great.. Steve T from Cleburne. read more

Went back to Don Chano for lunch and took two people with me. Two of us had the combo fajitas and one had the cheese enchiladas. Everyone said the food was great and plentiful. The service was top notch and friendly. The restaurant was clean and cig smoke free. My friend picked up the tab and forgot to leave a tip. Sorry for that, we will drop by tomorrow and leave a tip. I highly recommend Don Chano read more

The place is okay and the food too, nothing memorable is way out of my way to ever come back. But if I live close by I might stop by once or twice a year. Plates were well served but nothing memorable. Served was attentive read more

AWLFUL food...waited way too long even after calling in...they had/had location in midlothian....I think it's closed now

We stayed in Alverado for a week and this mexican food was so good we ate here twice. Service was great, portions were big, we had left overs both times. We also like their chips and salsa, the red chile had a good flavor and the green chile had a great bite. If you have a chance try it here, you won't be disappointed. read more

Ate here a few years back and remembered it was really good. Passing through and decided to eat here. Was still as good as remembered. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Chips that came before meal were nice and warm. They leave a pitcher of salsa at the table which is nice if like a lot of salsa. Food came out hot and has great flavor. Don Chanos is not overly expensive either. So if in the area and wanting some good Mexican food at a good price, give Don Chanos a try. read more

Worst Mexican food I've ever had, and I've lived in Texas for over 40 years. Ordered cheese enchiladas, rice and beans. Was totally bland with no color or flavor. Service was extremely slow even though it was past the lunch rush. read more

We love their food, family owned, the price point is stellar compared to others these days. Meals are always delivered quick and never have had any issues with quality. We eat here often. read more

I have only ever had take out from Don Chanos, so maybe I am missing something. The food is very bland and under seasoned. It is the school cafeteria version of Mexican food. The homemade salsa is tomato sauce with a tiny bit of onion, peppers and cilantro and the fajitas were so dry they were stiff. Maybe this is what a small town finds acceptable but I would rather cook fajitas at home or have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich than spend more money here. read more

I've been trying to come to this place for the past 2 years! Well, the verdict is in! Don Chano, you're da bomba! It looked quiet at 7:30 on a Wednesday. Church night I guess.... The wife and I went in. Only 2 parties sitting. I liked this place I instantly...(hyperbole, exaggeration) the waitress was rough but nice. Did I mention the $1.50 tacos played a big part? I got the asada and al pastor. These babies were on regular tortillas! I was for sure thinking they would be little like Chinese dumpling wrappers! They were moderately full too. Noice. Wife got the half order nachos. Surprised...again! They looked like a full order! Took that home. I on the other hand, loosened the belt to make room for ALL OF MY FOOD! Hey. I've been to the other two places in Alvarado. In my humble opinion. This place wins! Everyone who came in after us was treated like family! This place is it! From the the Mexican radio to the quietness. Come to Don Chano! You won't regret it. I didn't! Ay!Ay!Ay!!! Andale! Andale! I think that was Speedy Gonzalez... read more

This was not bad but not good either, was just ok. I Had to send my chicken enchiladas back because they were cold. Hot sauce taste like it came out of a jar. No flavor and it tasted like tomato sauce. read more

Great traditional Mexican food... The salsa is great, and service is incredible. Reminds me of El Charro on Parkway back in the day...

Had a quick lunch to go, had a beef fajita burrito for under 6 bucks. It was a a huge beef fajita burrito with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, pico de Gallo, and guacamole. Came with a small container of home made green salsa, a big bag of warm tortilla chips and 6 ounces of their house salsa. All sounds great..... except: The meat not marinated The beans not seasoned The pico de gallo has too much onions The burrito tortilla was cold And what can kill this business: The house salsa is straight out of a can. The proof: Salsa that clearly sticks to the side of the plastic cup, and absolutely no chunks, it's basically Pace salsa without the chunks. This is a new restaurant, and what I like to do is to come back in a couple of months to see if they have fixed the problems. You can raise the price for a buck or two and if tastes good, people will buy it. read more

Don Chano - Plenty of food, that's for sure - Mexican Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

Food is good service is slow ambiance is good but I would NOT go back because of the food

Staff here is super welcoming and friendly. The main waitress is very genuine and truly wants you to have a good experience. From the service, to the food, to the follow up. 10/10 read more

Was in the area and stopped by, the waitress was very nice and told us it be a couple of minutes because they making the chips. Eventually the chips come and we order the queso. It was very big and tasted good. I ordered the Antonio plate, which I believe was 2 tamales, a cheese enchilada and 2 hard tacos. It was a ton of food for like $10. All the food tasted good and it was enough to share with my daughter. I'd definitely go back. read more

Hands down, my favorite place for Mexican Food. Absolutely LOVE this place!!! The guiso burritos are to die for and their cheese enchiladas with chili sauce are amazing. read more

Great Food. Service is fair. Price on menu was different than price on my bill. They said that they had gone up in their prices, and had not updated their menu price. read more

I had beef enchiladas and Carne tacos, it was really good. Their beans and rice were generous and delicious. Portions for price was affordable. I enjoyed the customer service too which seems to be lacking these days in a lot of business'. read more

Service is super slow!! And the food is a hit or miss sum time the food is hot and a lot of times it's cold. The place could do with a good cleaning the walls have Stains from food! read more

Love their Pork Chops. Love all their food. Service is awesome. They are all so friendly

Great TexMex. Daily lunch special. Super server who did not forget one thing. We could not ask for more. There is no ambience, just good food and plenty of it. We love the Tuesday enchilada special. $5.99 You can't beat the price. read more

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We did a call in order to-go. The order was correct and the ladies that worked there were so nice! They currently have a family special going on. We got the family 12 enchilada pack with 6 soft tacos, beans, rice, chips, queso and salsa. The second family pack was the fajita tacos with chicken, steak and beef, beans, rice, chips and queso. So good! We also got 7 free margaritas!!! read more

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Love the food here. My absolute favorite Tex led place. Food always fresh. Service is slow at times but overall very good. The owners are very hands on and very nice people. The street tacos are delicious as well as the chicken milenesa torta. read more

We LOVE this place, so close to home. The food is wonderful and the service is even better. So nice to have a local place where everyone knows you the minute you walk in. The food here has really spoiled us for Mexican food, nothing else compares to them. Gayla Robison read more

By far the worst service I received in a long time. We walked into the store at 1355 hours and ordered our food shortly after sitting down. We had to sit and wait over an hour for the food, that was mediocre at best. While we waited for the food our drinks sat empty for nearly 30 minutes and the waitress only came by the table once. Please do not wasted your money or time at this place! read more

Prices were good and food was great. I will be going back again. A co-worker introduced the place to me. I'm glad he did

I love this place so much !! Good food and good customer service ! I definitely would recommend the beef enchiladas they are amazing! And it's definitely good for a small like ourselves! read more

Only reason for one star is the salsa is pretty good and the tortillas were good. Everything else was mediocre at best. The carne asada came with french fries on top of it. The plate was stolen from salt grass steakhouse. They fajitas didn't even have salt for seasoning. The refried beans were burnt. The sour cream looked like milk. The table next to us was a family with three children. Arrived after my group of three. Got served before is and received their check before us. After waiting about fifteen minutes we ended up having to wave the waitress down to get the check. Would not recommend. read more

Love the street tacos and free beer. Pasole is really good. The owners are very nice. We pick up fajitas there for about 20 people every couple months for work. Prices are very reasonable. read more

I feel horrible for not leaving a review sooner. I eat here at least once a week and wish it could be more. This is, bar none, the BEST hotsauce Ive ever had. Ask for the green sauce and then mix a little in with the traditional red. All the flavor PLUS heat! Im tellin ya.. Try it. The food is very basic TexMex. Heavy on meat, cheese, and grease. Not that El Phoenix BS. No cilantro(thank god) and liberal use of jalapeños. Best part is, the lunch special comes in under $5! Love this place. read more

Used to eat here all of them time and was always great. Today will probably be my last called in a order and we come to pick it up and they said they never received it. He then offers us margaritas as we wait and the glasses have black stuff stuck all over them and floating in the drinks. Service has defiantly gone down hill and it's very upsetting seeing as my family has always enjoyed their food. But it's showing seeing as they are dead on a Saturday night. read more

Absolutely delicious! I ordered the daily special- can't say how much I loved it! Pork chops with Mexican style potatoes- avocado slices- grilled onions and poblano peppers. Plenty of food too- I took home enough left overs for dinner. And shared some with my husband. Will definitely return!!!! read more

Don Chano - Daily special- out of this world! - Mexican Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

After sitting at our table for 10 minutes I finally got up & got our own menus. Then 5 min later 1 of the waitresses looked our way & gave us the "Be right there" finger. Yet another 5 min goes by then that same lady tells the other waiter to come help us. He walks over & I offer to write down our order for him if he'd just give me pen & paper. His response is, "I thought she was taking care of yall." I let him know nobody has been over to speak to us or anything & that I had to get our menus for us. "What can I get yall?", is all we get from him. No apology of any sort. The restaurant wasn't packed. There should have been no problem taking care of customers. Had to get up & request drink refills. When those came, u would expect them to acknowledge & handle empty chip basket, but no such luck. Food came out in a reasonable amount of time. It was actually very good. Had to get up & ask for check 10 minutes after we had already asked for it. So needless to say we will NOT be back. This was our 1st & last visit here. The 1 hour & 15 minutes that we spent there was enough to last a lifetime. read more

Best Mexican food in Alvarado and probably Johnson County as well! Great service! Great Food! All for a great price! Leo is the G.O.A.T.!

The food is pretty good. Service could be better sometimes though. They have forgotten stuff a few times for to go orders also.