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    El Tejano

    4.3 (27 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Tex-Mex
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Combo #1 empty plates

    Everything was wonderful! We should've taken photos before we ate, but this photo speaks volumes. Enchiladas, Tacos, Chili Con Queso, right down to the rice & beans! Highly recommend! Ana was an outstanding waitress and made it a wonderful evening! It may not look like much from the outside, but don't judge a book by its cover.

    They have a banquet hall upstairs!
    Anna L.

    Seat yourself. The waitstaff is friendly and welcoming, the atmosphere is laid back and simple. The table salsa is my favorite part and I like to bring a big container home with me plus the fresh tortilla chips. The serving size is perfect and the prices are reasonable. The upstairs area serves as a banquet hall that can be rented out and catered. Cool little place.

    Jeremy T.

    Decent mexican restaurant that's been around since the early 1980s, so it must be good right? Well, I looked at the menu after digging into the somewhat authentic chips n salsa...and picked out the homemade carne guisada since it was a cool day in Houston. I also asked our waiter what he recommended and he said the same thing, so I ordered it. Our food (3 ppl in our party) came out lightning fast, so I was a little suspicious. My colleague and our client both enjoy everything on the menu, and I liked my dish when wrapped inside their tortillas, with rice beans and salsa. When I ate it alone outside of the burrito though, I thought it was fairly salty. Bleh! Their version is a more American tasting guisada, like beef tips, instead of a tomato-based guisada at some other mexican restaurants in Houston. Will I ever be back? Probably not anytime soon, since I don't visit this neighborhood but twice a year when visiting a client. They appear to have a separate bar area behind a tinted plexiglass wall to your left when you walk in, so that might be a popular area for happy hours, or whenever you just feel like drinking.

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    Ronald L.

    Was laid over for the night and this place has enough room to park a truck easy. Got fajita burrito it was a lot of food, lord knows I couldn't finish it. The house sauce is great, beats the hell out of the usual sauce you get everywhere else. Would recommend to ask to put in the burrito it would of made it a lot better. Appetizer, burrito and drink was $20 so not a bad price.

    El tejano deluxe burrito

    My mom and I go here for lunch we always get the el tejano deluxe burrito super delicious and cheap. Such friendly wait staff as well I highly recommend this place

    Stacie L.

    Found this Mom & Pop restaurant on Yelp and so glad we did! Excellent food and service! Great prices too. Definitely eat here.

    Jerry's Special w/o meat or cheese plus mushrooms

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    Great place to dine. Always great food and service there. The waitresses always remembers you and it's always safe and clean.

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    The food is great and the wait staff is very friendly!!!!! Love coming here. Usually meet a friend for lunch here weekly.

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    Good Food, Good Price. Always Friendly. Thinking about doing sweet 16 in their party room upstairs!

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    First time eating here. Food and service were great. Price was reasonable. I will visit again when I'm in town.

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    Iguana Joe's

    Iguana Joe's

    3.4
    (234 reviews)
    3.1 mi
    $$

    service Was great! Our server Jasmine was super friendly, helpful and had a great attitude. Food…read morecame out very quick and it was made perfectly.whoever Has the aux cord needs to keep it up.

    We stopped in for some Mexican food from out of town. Someone recommended this place to us. Food…read morewas really good and they had big portions. However I'm giving them 3 stars because of the absolute horrible service. We walked in... no one to greet us on a Saturday around 1130 am. We could see all the staff huddled, laughing and chit chatting in the back A couple girls saw us, told others we were there and then proceeded to keep talking amongst themselves. After a couple of minutes i stepped forward and saw they had one more table and I said loudly- do we just seat ourselves. They looked at me like I was interrupting their party. A male waiter came and sat us without menus. He left and assumed he would bring us menus. He did not. He went back to the huddle. I waited a couple minutes more and saw an older lady standing by herself and motioned for her and she came. She didn't speak English but I was able to translate I needed the waiter. The same guy came back and asked if we were ready? Our group looked at each other confused- I said we haven't even got menus He was like oh yea. We got menus, ordered drinks and even that took a while. We ordered and food actually came quite quick and was really tasty. The staff was pretty non existent and we had to constantly look for people to get refills or napkins. When we finally were done, the staff was now in the front by hostess stand. Again in motioned for someone and was ignored. I walked up and a few girls saw me and keep talking so I said excuse me I need to go boxes and where do I pay? They said to ask my waiter (who was standing there) and they laughed and they moved again to the back. I went to sit down pay and pack my food. I walked up to the front to wait for the others who were with me to go to restroom. There was a hostess standing at the front, eyes closed! She was sleeping while standing. Ha! My son walked up and i pointed to her. I said she must have had a long night . The management needs to take another look at their staff, cut some and retrain others. The only person working was the older lady who brought chips and cleaned tables. These other young people were there for a paycheck, nothing more.

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    Taqueria Los Reyes

    Taqueria Los Reyes

    4.5
    (17 reviews)
    5.5 mi

    Bathroom 4/5: The door didn't lock nor did it close easily. Could've been fixed by now but you've…read morebeen warned. Dining Area 3/5: They did a good job making it feel like a Mexican restaurant but the dining area feels underwhelming. I usually order to go. Customer Service 5/5: The staff is bilingual so English speakers shouldn't be afraid to visit this location based on stereotypes. Food 5/5: The fajita taco was excellent. I've been coming here for years and it never disappoints. The salsa is spicy don't let them fool you. Start with a little and proceed according to your comfort. The drinks I would stay away from because they are oftentimes watered down or the flavor is lacking. Price 3/5: They only accept cash! $3 for a single taco or drink is a bit pricey considering the hundreds of other locations selling the same quality tacos for less. Vibe 5/5: Mi casa e tu casa Overall: 25/30. There's definitely room for improvement.

    I live close to this place so I wanted to give them a try. This is what you call a "hole in the…read morewall" place. Don't judge a book by its cover! Service: I called in my order. The person who answered explained the breakfast menu to me. Was patient and nice. Gave me the price for 4 (potatoes and egg), 4 (chorizo and eggs), and 1 (nopal and egg) was $28.85 (cash only). Each taco came with beans and avocado in them. The person who answered is bilingual. Food: I picked up my food within 20 mins of ordering. When I arrived I was greeted with a smile. He doubled checked everything in my bag and offered me the different types of hot sauce they have. When I got home my food was nice and warm. The tacos were filled with eggs and potato/chorizo, beans, and avocado. They were very filling!! The tacos came with chips which is a nice touch! Overall the food was GREAT! The homemade hot sauce was good. The green sauce was my favorite. The service was amazing! I will definitely go back for breakfast tacos!! The person who checked me out also mentioned they do catering! So I will also like to try their lunch or dinner menu. I would recommend.

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    Pappasitos Cantina

    Pappasitos Cantina

    3.6
    (220 reviews)
    6.3 mi
    $$

    04.19.26 - Took my gf here today for lunch. When you arrive, nice parking area, with security…read morepatrolling the lot. Once we walked in, we were promptly greeted and sat. our waiter got to the table right away and got our order of drinks, he was very courteous and aware. Our waiter brought out fresh chips for the table and warm salsa, and my gf was about to ask for some green salsa, and our waiter already knew she was going to ask for it; very tentative. Once we had made our order, our waiter was still very aware and checking on us without bothering us, and made sure our drinks were never empty; great job. Once the food was ready, I guess they were having trainee's learn how to bring the food out, however, the young girl who brought the food out for my tables, didnt know how to set the food tray down on the stand and hit the back of my chair, our waiter, knew she had done that and quietly asked her to step away, and I looked at the young girl and told her that she hit the back of my chair, and she never said sorry nor acknowledged an apology, and just disappeared into the kitchen. Our waiter however, he was great, made sure everything was good and we had all that we asked, wanted, and needed; again thank you for being a great waiter. Once we were done with out meal, our waiter had brought some to go boxes, to go bag, and a fresh bag of chips to go, with some fresh warm salsa as well; great great waiter. Thank you Pappacitos, and our great waiter. See you all next time.

    Pappasitos on I-10 management sucks ass I hope they see…read morethis 40 vacant tables and can't be seated for an hour and half because " not enough of wait staff" to serve. At 2 pm Negative zero stars rating from me.

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    Maria Rita's Tex-Mex

    Maria Rita's Tex-Mex

    4.4
    (196 reviews)
    10.9 mi
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    Great food excellent service I will be back.Didn't have to wait long for my food.Close to homeread more

    I was in a facility getting a minor procedure and I had to be lightly sedated which did not allow…read moreme to drive myself to and from my appointment, so my wife drove me there and hung out while I was getting the procedure done. Neither one of us had eaten and we were both starving. We had decided that when I was released we would just go to the restaurant that was in the same parking lot as the facility. I had been to the restaurant before, had fajitas and they were served bloody raw and was just disgusting so I Never went back. We mentioned where we were planning to go to some of the staff members and they said do not go there and that it was too expensive for the type of Mexican food that they serve you. Then they all suggested Maria Rita's. My wife and I had never heard of it before so we asked where it was and it was located 2min down the street. When we got there it was packed, but we decided to thug it out and wait for a table, this also gave us time to troll the parking lot and land a killer parking spot as people left. We finally got the notice that our table was ready. The inside was clean, awesome and had a savory aroma mixed with a Smokey grill Oder that just made us even more hungry than we already were. We both ordered this dish that came with fajitas and bacon wrapped shrimp with a cheese sauce that was Truly Amazing! When I finally was able to take a bite of one of the four gigantic shrimp after I completely destroyed my fajitas, I thought that I was going to pass out from the ecstasy that the flavor profile from that shrimp that overwhelmed my senses! We both enjoyed our meal,(obviously) and I can't end this review without mentioning how attentive, nice and unexpected table side manor that the staff had displayed despite being overwhelmed with a full house crowd. A truly epic experience. Please dig deep for a tip, they deserve it. Enjoy!!

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    Gringo's Mexican Kitchen

    Gringo's Mexican Kitchen

    3.8
    (240 reviews)
    7.9 mi
    $$

    The food was delicious. Ordered The Shrimp Veracruz with the fajita enchilada dinner. Also ordered…read morethe sampler. The pick up was timely and did not have to wait long. Nancy did a great job in making sure our order was complete when I called it in. She was very courteous and showed great customer service.

    A coworker and I swung by this TexMex restaurant for lunch recently. It had been several years…read moresince I'd been to Gringos, but I remember it being solid TexMex. We had a lovely time, and I was quickly reminded that this isn't jus one of the many TexMex spots it's the Houston area, but it's one of the better ones The restaurant is appealing and inviting from the outside. There's plenty of parking, a to-go station, covered patio seating, and plenty of seating inside The staff were great. We were greeted upon arrival and promptly sat at a table of our choosing. It wasn't completely packed, but much of the restaurant was full, yet we still had our pick of booth vs table vs bar etc We were provided complimentary chips and salsa. Both salsas are great, but the green one is creamy, packs a little heat, and is just delicious The menu offers pretty much all your signature TexMex meals from tacos, burritos, fajitas. Bowls, enchiladas, salads, soups, and many many more. There is a fully stocked bar with all sorts of beer and other drink options The food was terrific, and the display was exceptional. Everything was plated so well, and there were little touches here and there that showed they set they bar just a little higher Some tips: Join the Gringos TexMex insider club/reward loyalty program. You can earn points as you eat. You also get a bonus $25 added to your account when signing up I got the combo fajita tacos, which were solid, but I think I preferred the chicken fajitas way more than the beef Cheers!!

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    Fish tacos, grilled. Fried is optional.
    Fish tacos, grilled. Fried is optional.
    Fajita power = shrimp, crawfish on top + Bacon wrapped shrimp Kamehameha!s!

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    Fajita power = shrimp, crawfish on top + Bacon wrapped shrimp Kamehameha!s!

    El Tejano - mexican - Updated August 2026

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