This is a Katie mainstay and has been for many many years that I'm aware of. The service is absolutely wonderful. The food is spot on. And the service is phenomenal. I had ceviche and guacamole both which were outstanding. The price and quantity is incredible. The ambience is a typical Mexican bar high-end and there's a live musician who plays during dinner which is likewise a wonderful experience. The tequila selection is extensive. Do not depend simply on the menu get up and go take a look at the Marriott Mezcal and tequilas that this Barr has is certainly worth your time and effort. They make a great Michelada. The service is wonderful. The cost is outstanding. This is a great place to get Mexican food and certainly worth your time and effort. read more

If you know, you know. El Asador is truly a hidden gem. We've been coming here for years, and honestly, it has only gotten better--especially over the past few years with the new ownership. This visit was no exception. I had the shrimp ceviche, which was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly balanced. My husband ordered the street tacos, which were excellent as always. Their fish tacos deserve a special mention too--some of the best around--but really, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. And the margaritas? Hands down the best in town. Consistently well-made, not overly sweet, and just right every time. If you're looking for authentic, consistently great food with strong drinks and a place that's been quietly doing it right for years, El Asador is it. A neighborhood favorite that deserves more recognition. read more

El Asador - Shrimp ceviche street tacos and a yummy margarita - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

We keep going back because we LOVE our OG waitstaff and it's close by. But we have stopped being bi monthly regulars to infrequent visitors. The food quality has just gone downhill too much to justify the cost and, frankly, I NEED good seasoning to eat Mexican food. That's sort of the POINT of Mexican meals, for me. The 'new' manager isn't my fav - willing to take any shortcut and allows bad food to hit tables. read more

I think this is one of the best kept secrets of restaurants in Katy . The food delicious and margarita are great Happy Hour every day read more

Overpriced fajitas with no seasoning. The linen smelled stale and the tea tased like chlorine. We will not be going back.

I've had the chicken quesadilla and the crunchy ground beef tacos. They were both great choices.

Went today for a dinner while daughter is home from college. Service was TERRIBLE, and my fajitas came out cold! Today was Sizzling Wednesday - don't think so! Be careful because they are changing you for margaritas that have zero alcohol in them, but charging you $15! This was a great reminder why we do not dine here. read more

Consistently good Mexican food with lots of interesting dishes. Definitely a neighborhood gem.

Another spectacular dining experience with friends, courtesy of Owner, Pablo Gomez! Boy, can this guy cook! 3 of my dining friends had Sour Cream Enchiladas. The portions were most ample so there was take home, but they all raved about the flavor and freshness of the dish. I have been on a Chile Relleno in Katy quest since Chuy's quite offering their crispy Rellenos. I should have had them tonight, but instead opted for the beef fajita Queso Flameado's. A HUGE portion of bubbling cheese and onion interspersed with lots of Fajita meat. This dish is unbelievably delicious! Yes, I know I should have taken pictures, but we all devoured the meal. El Asador also has a large party room that held 35 tonight. If you haven't been, you owe it to your "Love of Latin" food to stop in at El Asador. Tell Pablo, who is ALWAYS there, Great Day from me! read more

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We were very excited to try this restaurant based on the reviews and photos. What a disappointment - the food was bland and did not look like the photos. I will not be back. read more

Yummy fajitas and margaritas! Great spot for local Mexican in the neighborhood. Good service , and good week day specials

Food was amazing with good sized portions. Our server was very informative e and food came out in a timely manner. We had a girls' night and will definitely come back here again read more

Went for lunch at the bar the bartender was fantastic. Great service and good service. I got the cilantro rice, black beans and carne asada. Not text Mex but was a good steak and perfectly cooked medium. Great lunch spot for me! read more

My family of 3 came on a Friday afternoon (3/21/25) and we were told to wait for 5 min. There were a few tables open and we were the only ones waiting. Then a party of 2 came after us and was also told to wait for five minutes as well. After a few minutes they got seated on a table that can accommodate 4 people. I felt like the receptionist purposely ignored us. It's not like the receptionist got confused who came first with only 2 parties waiting. We then decided to leave. Notified the receptionist and the only response we got from the receptionist was a smirk on her face. My family has been to this restaurant a few times before and loved the food and service. But won't be returning after today's experience. I wish El Asador the best but pls treat your costumers fairly and with kindness. read more

The food, service and atmosphere is fantastic. I highly recommend this place. It is true Tex-Mex and delicious.

The Caldo de Pollo and the Tortilla Soup are so good and great for cold days or days with a cold!

Love this place. Staff is always friendly and helpful. Prices are decent. Selections on menu are enough to keep anyone satisfied. We love the Street Tacos and Enchiladas. The room conveys happiness, celebrations, and family treat. read more

My new favorite Mexican restaurant in Katy! Call me basic, but my go to dish is the enchiladas with ground beef. It's definitely a solid and I always come during lunch, which has the best portion and price! Be warned, you will fill up on the complimentary chips! I don't like beans, but the bean dip they bring is amazing. I love all the salsas they bring out too! The lunch rush can be a bit busy, it's definitely worth the wait! read more

upon arrival, we were excited a booth for 4 which was way too crowded, and the seats were extremely uncomfortable! We were given our water and our chips and salsa and 20 minutes later we had finished those and still had not seen our server! He finally came to the table to let us know that he was busy, taking care of an online order and would be with us as soon as he could! 10 minutes later, he finally came to take the order of the table next to us, and then came and took our order! We finally got our food We did not get the food for our toddler as we sat there with our appetizers and chips. We were feeding him beans to hold him over till his food got there.! but we had to improvise again! Then when the ticket arrived, we were charged for a dish that we had already canceled because everything was taking so long! So then we had to wait for the correction to be made on the ticket. He never brought us the corrected ticket, even though we could tell by the pricing that it had been removed, however, we should've been offered another itemized ticket! The whole night would've been extremely horrible had the water boy care of us! The server, however, needs to go back to school! Not someplace that will probably go back to anytime soon. Sadly, it was. My son's favorite place to go to and thought he was taking me to a great night out before I left town.! honestly I hope you never take me back there again. It was the worst experience.! if I had been offered a second margarita, I probably would have taken it, but without bad things were it was probably smart that I didn't! read more

This restaurant is absolutely outstanding. The service is excellent and the staff is beyond great. The food is amazing and they work very hard to ensure a good experience. There is a dish that is no longer on the menu and the manager came to our table and generously offered to make it for me. The prices are very reasonable and this restaurant has the largest helping of Guacamole for the lowest price I've ever seen for the portion you get. I don't live in Katy anymore but it's well worth the drive to go there. Try it once and you'll be a frequent customer. read more

I was working in Katy and stopped at El Asador for lunch. The green and red salsas are delicious and served promptly. The chips are just a bit greasy. I ordered spinach enchiladas. I was able to substitute the sauce for tomatillo. The green salsa needs more acidity or I can't quite pinpoint what it lacks. They come with cheese on top but I ordered without. This is a beautiful restaurant with Latin American music playing in the background. I'd return when in Katy. read more

El Asador - tortilla, salsa, and chips on a table - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

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One of the best fajitas I've ever had and excellent margaritas. But even better was the great service by our waitress, Maite. Maite was very friendly and funny. She went above and beyond for us. Will definitely be back! read more

Our Taco Tuesday group decided to try this place 3 weeks ago and the food and service were GREAT!! Fast forward to this evening and I ordered the EXACT same thing the El Asador Salad ( no pico, cilantro or tortilla strips) The salad that I received this evening was NOT the same as previously ordered!! When I asked the server,Tiffany, who by the way was GREAT, why this week the only "greens" I received in my salad was iceberg lettuce, she was also confused, as the menu (pictured below) says MIXED GREENS!! The owner Pablo came and informed me that I was mistaken about what I ate and everyone at my table 3 weeks prior saw, because they haven't had MIXED GREENS IN OVER 18 MONTHS!! . WHY DOES THE MENU STILL SAY MIXED GREENS IF YOU HAVE NOT SERVED THEM IN 18 MONTHS???? NO APOLOGY FOR THE MISS UNDERSTANDING, JUST I AM WRONG ABOUT WHAT I ATE!!! Pablo informed me that the menu will be corrected in the next 30 days!!!! WHY DOES IT TAKE OVER A YEAR TO CORRECT YOUR MENU!!! If you no longer serve something as described on your menu, maybe YOU should inform your servers so they don't serve a $15 bowl of iceberg lettuce!!! I could have gotten a better salad at Chick-fil-A!!! I WILL NOT BE BACK!! read more

El Asador - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

I have been eating here for many years but it has gone way downhill since the new ownership took over. They frequently get orders wrong lost their good servers changed the menu and food quality has gone down. They have also recently been very stingy on take out orders. Very disappointing - there are plenty of better options in Katy. read more

The food was horrible I wasted $28 literally my red snapper was over cooked cold Very disappointed with the food here The beans were over cooked and cold as well After speaking to the manager he's upset because of my review didn't want to correct the situation about my red snapper ... zero stars read more

El Asador - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

greatest tasting food and all of Cinco Ranch area. And much better than other Mexican restaurants I've eaten at. highly recommend.

Used to enjoy coming here and did not know that ownership had changed. Ordered a ceviche that was bland and almost seemed to be cooked shrimp served in water. No lime juice or flavor at all. Fajitas and carne asada also bland. Used to be awesome. Asked waiter for a Modelo three times, brought a Corona. Charged $3.79 each for 2 iced teas and a lemonade, plus $1.99 for some jalapenos to try and flavor up the ceviche. Surprised i was not charged for salt and pepper or a shot of Cholula. Wont be back ever again. read more

Great place for Tex-Mex. Service is first rate and friendly. Great selection of margaritas.

Great flavors, but questionable meat. I want to like this place. It's close to my neighborhood, has a great atmosphere, and I really like the flavor in their dishes. My problem is I would classify EA as expensive Mexican food with substandard meat. My daughter ordered a chimichanga. The fajita beef had very good flavor, but was also very dry. The same thing was true with the Chili Relleno I ordered. The shrimp inside the chili was salad shrimp, very tiny...the cheapest kind you can buy at the supermarket. Again, the flavor of the food was great. No problems with service. Excellent. I had a skinny margarita that was very good. At the end of the meal, for $40 total...I was expecting a bit more. There is a very good Argentine gelato place next door. Recommended after your meal. read more

El Asador - Chili Relleno with shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

We've not eaten here previously but will definitely dine here again. Atmosphere is attractive, and welcoming. Our waitress Tifany was very attentive and our courses were served promptly. I'm informed this restaurant has new owners as of a couple years ago. Don't know what food was like previously but we were quite happy with the food we received today. I ordered the chicken fajitas lunch special which was very flavorful. My husband ordered the El Asador salad and was very impressed with its ingredients. We were glad to notice how fresh everything was. Everything served was full of flavor, and not overly salty we were happy to notice. I put half my fajita in a take away container so I could have room for a dessert. We ordered the Tres Leche which was large enough for two to share, and quite literally the best I've ever tasted. The owner stopped at our table at end of meal to ask if all was to our satisfaction. We were happy to give a glowing response. At that time she mentioned each Wednesday they have happy hour with saxophonist performing. We've already marked our calendar later in the month to go back. I think I'll explore a different entree next visit and order the beef fajitas and flan read more

What a pleasant surprise! We have driven by this restaurant hundreds of times and never considered it. Not sure why. We were running errands and decided to try it. The service and food were amazing! Our waiter was Mateo and he did a great job. Very reasonable prices and we came home with leftovers that reheated well the next day. read more

This place has become my and my husband's go-to place for Mexican. The waitstaff is really attentive and the service is quick. Not to mention the ambiance is great as well! Try out the mangonada margarita- so good! read more

El Asador - Street Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

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Unfortunately the only thing good here is the chips and salsa. Everything else is mediocre including the service. No kids menus to preoccupy kids, when taking our order had to come back and ask us what we ordered. I asked for onions to be added in my enchiladas and there was no onions. After we got the kids meals, then we found out they had came with drinks. The handkerchiefs smelled funky and there was no regular napkins in sight. For the restaurant not being busy, we just expected things to not be forgotten about. read more

Highly recommend and with the owners even better. The fajitas are great and they have a beautiful room they use for events. I highly suggest them especially that I can get a good set room with tables and chairs for a mini event. read more

Favorite Tex-Mex place in Katy! The fajitas are delicious and packed with flavor. The molcajete mixto blew me away! So cheesy, perfectly crispy at the bottom and various meats to eat along with the flour tortillas. The margaritas were also very good. 10/10 recommend this place. Great food atmosphere, and service! read more

Service was quick and interior was well decorated! Felt that the enchiladas were oily but both the rice and beans were packed with flavor. Was nice to check the place out but not sure I'll be coming back for a meal! read more

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This place is uh-maze-ing!! A friend of mine recommended it and I absolutely agree with her! They give you chips and salsa (green and red per usual), but they also give you a helping of their charro beans to start with. All three were so tasty! Them beans though! They'll have you switching your refried out for them instead. I got the mole enchiladas and was more than satisfied with the flavor! I was a bit disappointed with the onions because the menu said it would come with red onions (picture even showed it), but it came out with raw white onions. Not usually a fan of them, but I didn't even taste them, so I didnt say anything. I ended up eating the whole plate, onions and all! The margarita I had was the frozen cucumber. It was good. I couldn't taste the cucumber too much, but the margarita still did it's job. I'll be sleeping good tonight. All in all, I definitely recommend this place and cannot wait to come back to try the other dishes I was eyeing! read more

El Asador - Mole enchiladas and cucumber margarita - Mexican Near Me - Katy, Texas

Everything's great! Awesome service always, Ambiance is nice, the food is good, great location. I like the tile floors. We miss the old menu read more

Food was great and margaritas are yummy! We ordered fajitas and the steak was so tender.

I placed an on line order on 9-28-24 for fajitas for 2. It cost me 76.46. You no longer get free salsa you have to order it at 2.50 per small 4 oz container. The 2 cokes cost me 7.00. Then they not only add tax but miscellaneous fee I guess to pay for the to go packaging which came to $10.47. Then they asked for a 20% tip. I gave them a $6.00 tip for us having to drive over to pick it up ourselves. Don't order online it is probably better to go in person or go down Mason road to Victorias Mexican restaurant read more