Good quality fajita served quickly and piping hot! Nicely fluffy rice perfectly seasoned! Needed…read moreonly one extra tortilla but she brought out three! No charge! Service was on point also!

I had noticed that the place had a lot of vehicles in parking lot every time I passed by…read moreIt seemed to be a very popular restaurant To me it was a big disappointment I ordered Ala cart The most bland Chile Reano (sp) I have ever had The Chicken Enchilada I ordered was just as bland Cannot recommend

Hole in the wall REAL Mexican food. You won't find your Tex-mex menu here. If you're looking for…read moregreat tacos, tortas, gorditas, then this is the place to be. Highly recommend!

From the owner: Authentic Mexican food here in Center, TX. We've been serving 15 plus years on Travis Street…read more Authentic tacos, gorditas and Menudo! If you love mexican food, then come try home-made beans, rice and corn tortillas!

August 13, 2019. Mom n I decided to hit EVERY Jalapeño Tree. This was jalapeño tree # 2. Our…read moreinitial visit was amazing. But: I never gave it an honest opinion, so in memory of mom and an honest chance at an honest opinion I went back. May 27, 2023 12:44 pm. Party of one. It was a Saturday and winding down from the lunch rush. I requested to sit at the bar. Where there was available seats but (not bussed and not) ready for reseating. 12:50 I had a seat and a beer. 12:59 fajitas ($15) hit the table. It was great. Everything was tasty. The server gets three stars for just working dirty and being inattentive. But I'm not needy. I was okay. I miss my mom and my next jalapeño tree should be Palestine Tx # 13

The food was ok, could have some more seasoning! The service was great and I had no problem in that…read moreaspect. The only real issue is the insanely over priced food, the queso we ordered came out in a 10-12oz cup with about 6 -8 oz of queso and they charged us almost $9 for the small cup. I ordered the fajitas and they had some good flavor to them but pretty small portion also especially for $26! My Wife ordered the Gulf of Mexico and every inside the quesadilla had a black color to it like the grill they cooked the meat on needed cleaned. Also there was an egg smell that came about 4-5 times while we was eating, still not sure what that was. Probably take a break from this place for a while!

Great food! Great service! Friendly hometown atmosphere! Javier does a great job. The food is…read morealways spot on.

We spent a weekend in San Augustine and had a great meal here. It is pretty much one of the few…read morerestaurants available for dinner, It was classic tex-mex. The dishes were made to order and the cheese puffs were a bonus.

Food was amazing as usual. Only down side was the barbacoa tacos I ordered wasn't truly barbacoa…read more It was roast or something similar. Besides that the meal was still really good.

Staying in Center during the last month of April for a work trip, Tuesday rolled around so you know…read morewhat that means. Taco Tuesdays in Center, TX; who would've thought you'd see that in this area? If this was a few years ago, I probably wouldn't have found this spot due to the horrible cell service in this time. Now that cell towers have been installed within an acceptable radius of Center, YELP can help us find spots like this. Wiht the drive thru open, I figured that was the way to order. The lady taking my order got everything to me quick so I could get back to the hotel and gobble everything down. Being on an empty stomach, I did an order of breakfast tacos (Huevos con chorizo, Papas con chorizo), a bistec Sope, traditional tacos (pastor, barbocoa, tripas), and a Pambazo which is similar to a torta but with melted cheese, using the bistec. Everything was freaking delicious. The Pambazo was larger than I expected, messy, and delicious with the charred bread, lettuce, and queso fresco stuffed inside with the bistec. The tacos (breakfast and traditional) and sope had grease, tortilla softness, and savory flavors from the bites. Price-wise, all ordered were a little over $20 which is a steal these days. No doubt I'm here again for Taco Tuesdays or any day when I'm in Center. Seems the citizens of the area cherish this spot and for good reason!

Wowza! Live guacamole and homemade tortillas WITH your own tiny salsa bowl. Say less…read more Queso was unique and yummy. I ordered the pineapple it was delicious. Lots of food. Only bummer was we ran out of chips. Fast and friendly service.

Great menu, great food and great service ! Definitely recommend this restaurant, cute decorations…read moretoo.

Best authentic Mexican Tacos in town.. specially the beef Tacos!!super glad we found this place,…read moreit's right next to the gas station's store. Must try !!!!

This is a great local taco shop. It is very quaint and everything is clearly home made with care…read moreincluding the salsas. The tacos al pastor was marinated really well. My wife had the cachete tacos and it was very juicy. I've been to too many Mexican restaurants with dry meat, but this was fresh and flavorful. We've eaten Mexican in Lufkin and it was ok, but this is worth the side trip out as it tastes much more authentic. We got to meet the owner too and she was very friendly. We will definitely be going here again!

Super food quality. I was very impressed with the authentic Mexican food. Everything was excellent…read moreand the ambiance was very nice too!

We went by the "other" Tex-mex spot and there were zero cars in the parking lot, so we came here…read more Considering your choices in Center, this will be your best bet. Food was pretty good, considering...and the service was actually great. Bonus for the free frozen margarita!!

I pop in to Tia Juanita's about every week or so. Overall, I like the place. The food is good and…read morethe service is good as wee. When live music is being played, it's not obnoxious. I really haven't had a bad time yet. The only thing that frustrates me is that the hostesses often want to seat me in the other side of the restaurant from the bar side. I sat there once and hated it. In fact, I got up and left. IT's loud and dingy and the atmosphere is the opposite of what I go there for. The problem I see is that the bar side has too many large tables. A person going alone is going to want to be on that side. Overall, I haven't had a bad experience and it's nice to pop in for a cold beer and some oysters.

Eclectic decor inside- Our waitress Stormy was a bit non responsive- apparently has been employed…read morethere for awhile & lacked knowledge on whether their beans contained pork/lard. When we asked, she just replied, "I don't know" & I asked her if she could please go check so we know if we need to find something else to order if need be. Two managers both came over & they apologized & explicitly. The blackened chicken & veggies with the pineapple mango salsa was tasty but the rice was bland. Husbands redfish tacos were huge & blackened as well. Very tasty though he too agreed the rice was flavorless. They do charge $3.99 for chips & salsa.