Chips & salsa are awesome here! Great service. Guacamole, pico, everything is great here. Will stop every chance I get, right off I-35. read more

El Pitayo Mexican Kitchen - Loaded Nachos with fajita chicken. - Mexican Near Me - Jarrell, Texas

Friendly staff, and fantastic salsa. It's got a great vibe. A small place with a relaxed atmosphere. My only issue is the parking. Other than that, it's cool read more

We love looking for little, local places like this one in Jarrell, because you never know when you're going to find a true gem. Unfortunately, we did not find a gem but a huge disappointment. The food was okay - although we didn't get what we ordered - but it was the service (or lack of) that really turned us off. We were treated as an afterthought and clearly got the impression that no one cared we had received the wrong meal. I wanted to give them another chance as it could have just been a bad day. We were treated with the same disregard and bad service. We won't be giving them another try. read more

Great little Mexican food restaurant. They ran out of sweet tea and didn't seem to have any desire to make more, which was weird. Overall the food was really tasty. The queso was a little runny, but that's probably just me. Kids and wife loved the cheese enchiladas and I thought the Chimichanga was phenomenal. read more

The hubs and I have been wanting to try this hole in the wall Mex restaurant for a while now. Today was the day! I got a burrito in a bowl with chicken fajita and hubs got 4 street tacos. The Tacos were $6.00, and my bowl was around $7. The chips came warm and salsa is exceptional. The chips were the yellow sturdy corn kind, not flimsy and break-y. Not greasy either! I loved my burrito bowl. It came with shredded lettuce, pico, guac, cilantro, cheese, sour cream (which I took off) and seasoned chicken fajita meat. It was wonderful! Husband says his tacos were good too! They were covered in lots of cilantro, and each taco had 2 tortillas because I think they fall apart otherwise. We bought some salsa to take home, that's how good it is. Beer and margaritas, but they do not have skinny margaritas (oh snap). Try it! They are also helping out seniors, first responders, and school children during COVID. El Pitayo is our new go-to Mex restaurant. read more

The breakfast Quesadilla was amazing! The tortillas are hand made and the potatoes were amazing.

Great little hole in the wall. Ive eaten there several times now and yet to be disappointed. Wonderfully crisp chips and flavorful salsa; best charro beans Ive had in a long time; great fresh, warm, tortillas; etc. I think my favorite dish to this point was the chimi but everything has been good. read more

The food is authentic and amazing. We were a party of ten with kids and teenagers. There were empty plates to pick up after eating. Everyone loved their food. We got quesobirria tacos, taco salad, California burrito and mini tacos with assorted meats. All was good. We got salsa with chips. Salsa was flavorful but not spicy. At mealtime we got the creamy salsa that was so good. Service was excellent. read more

Good food. Nice staff. Slow service. Long wait for food I do appreciate their pay it forward campaign. Leave an extra 5 $ for a free meal to be given to a health care worker. first responder or truck driver read more

I like it, good food good drinks I just can't stand the flies if we could do something about that I'd stay longer and spend more money

Amazing breakfast. We love their breakfast tacos, steak and egg plate, and migas plate. Affordable as well.

Great authentic food. Simple quiet shop. Not fancy, but delicious. Breakfast Tacos with steak were perfect. Lightly charred edges, not over salted. Also had a nopalitas taco with tons of flavor! read more

Yes very good place. The food always comes out hot. The employees are always friendly. Place is clean.

AWESOME FOOD!!!!!!! Amazing and such good customer service! When you get there it's like" this is five star?" but just trust the process read more

El Pitayo Mexican Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Jarrell, Texas

Looks can definitely be Deceiving is an freaking understatement HANDS DOWN THE BEST FOOD IN AROUND AND MOST DEFINITELY THE BEST TASTING AND PRICED MEXICAN FOOD IN JARRELL TEXAS. EVERYTHING IVE TRIED IS DEFINITELY DELICIOUS AND IM VERY VERY VERY PICKY ABOUT MY MEXICAN FOOD WHETHER HOME COOKED OR RESTAURANT BOUGHT. ‍ sorry not sorry I grew up in Southern California but moved here 23+years ago ‍just love your food you guys are awesome always courteous upbeat and positive. So glad I decided to pop in now 3 summers later I really rarely eat Mexican food anywhere else in Texas. Trying The Brittany Special you won't be disappointed. Or my second favorite Carne Asada home fries. No matter what you choose you won't be disappointed. read more

El Pitayo Mexican Kitchen - The Brittany Special my favorite dish delicious goodness make your inner greedy kid do a - Mexican Near Me - Jarrell, Texas

Really good! The sour cream enchiladas are awesome! My son got the green sauce and it was really good too! We will be back!

Great little mexican place! So much better than the ONLY option we had for a while (mexicano). Prices are fair, service is decent, food is great! What more do u need? read more

El Pitayo Mexican Kitchen - Chips salsa - Mexican Near Me - Jarrell, Texas

Excellent food and service!! We have eaten inside and got great service for our large party but generally we take food to go. We never have an issue with our order and the food is delicious! We LOVE the queso and I'm a fan of the shredded chicken but everything we get is fantastic! read more

From Mexico & growing up in San Antonio, this isn't my favorite place since the food is blan & service is slow.

Went there today for an early lunch at 1030am. There were 3 occupied tables, everyone wearing winter coats? NO HEAT. Really? No heat? Walked in, walked out. Will never go back. read more

When bill arrived, sticker shock. 6.50 added to bill for chips and salsa, which were automatically added, drinks way over priced. We will never eat here again. read more

Great food, Greatest people!! And the service is always fast and friendly. Awesome place!!!

The best chips and salsa! Everything I've ever had is always so good. Breakfast and lunch!

My friend ordered food from here for us on accident... thinking the website was for another Mexican restaurant in Jarrell. I'm so thankful for her mistake because this is LITERALLY MY NEW FAVORITE PLACE!! The food is amazing! The Enchiladas Verdes taste like they were made from scratch. The website was so nice and easy to use. I was surprised because the restaurant is a cute little place... I didn't expect such a nice website with easy food ordering. - also very easy to customize however you want! The people are so friendly. I just tried the micas breakfast taco and breakfast potato burrito and they were sooooo good! I cannot say enough wonderful things about this place. read more

Outstanding surprise on the road on I 35 in Texas and terrific service and excellent food.

This place had a bad smell, looked dirty, had to find a table that wasn't dirty(looked like they they just picked up plates from previous customers but didn't bother to wipe the tables down), the service was ridiculously slow. One waitress for the whole restaurant and she never bothered to check on us after the food came. My ground beef tacos were raw and smelled raw too. I will never return I feel so disgusted. The enchiladas were gross too it seemed like they just dumped a can of sauce on top and didn't bother to heat it up. read more

El Pitayo Mexican Kitchen - Raw ground beef taco - Mexican Near Me - Jarrell, Texas

I found this neighborhood restaurant by accident, and it was a very pleasant experience. I was greeted promptly and given my choice of seats. They were quite busy, with the lunch crowd, so it took a few minutes to be delivered a menu and my drink order taken. The menu is simple and easy to read. Offerings are priced very reasonable and the food is served just off the grill. Obviously just prepared right before serving me. It was delicious and the closest in flavor to the Tex Mex I grew up with in San Antonio in the 50's and 60's. I will definitely make every effort to stop here whenever I am in the Area. Now if they just had Caldo De Res, I would have rated them a 5! I just finished reading the reviews, very impressive, mainly 5's. read more

Great little gem in the heart of Jarrell, TX. We would recommend this to anyone looking for a local Mexican food restaurant.

Love, love, love! This place is right off of Highway 35 and at first unassuming. Although this restaurant is small, it is cozy and comfortable. The menu is diverse and includes Breakfast. Even though they were only a couple of people working, the service is fantastic. The food was incredibly affordable and delicious. Definitely coming back! read more

Consistently great. I routinely order the fish tacos and the shrimp tacos. They never disappoint. The service is always on point, casual, and friendly. Easily my favorite place to eat in Jarrell. read more

This place is amazing!!! Delicious food and great customer service! Definitely the best in town, highly recommend!!!!!

I can't even begin to explain how good this place is!!!!! REAL AUTHENTIC Mexican food! The breakfast tacos are amazing. Please stop by

The food is very good here, I have had a number of the menu entrees and all were great. My wife has food allergies, and the owner was able to help with ordering safely for her. read more

This is a hot local spot. Fish tacos are great! Different than any other I've tried. The hot sauce is the bomb. Everything came out hot and fresh. Recommend highly. read more

Love this little place. We call in tacos and even if we run behind schedule they keep the tacos in a warmer. Which is a nice touch! The waitresses are kind and go above and beyond, super friendly. The eggs for breakfast are fluffy and meat is always cooked correctly. Once when we had an order incorrectly, they quickly fixed it and doubled our order at no charge. Our new favorite spot in Jarrell! read more

I recently visited El Pitayo Restaurant and was very impressed with not just the variety of choices on the menu, but the authenticity of the food too! It was amazing! The owner stopped by our table making sure all was ok, and even chatted with us. The waitress was awesome as well. I have tried Mexican restaurants in my local community and honestly speaking none compared to El Pitayo. This will be my new favorite Mexican restaurant now! read more

It's ok I was no impressed with their food I was expecting Authentic Mexican food .....

This is by far my favorite place to eat Mexican food! We are there at least once a week now. Delicious and the food presentation every time we go is on point!!! Everyone is always so nice and our online order is always right. Love this place, they will always have our business read more

El Pitayo Mexican Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Jarrell, Texas

Food was ok, kind of weird you have to order sides separately for most of the menu. Love small businesses, but cleanliness is a serious factor too. read more

I was NOT expecting this lil place to be soooo good. I got the street tacos which were perfection. I guess I went on the wrong day bc they didn't have elotes, horchata or churros. But I got my tacos. I'll be back for more of those. So authentic and the employees are really nice. That means a lot read more