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    El Tiempo Cantina - Katy

    3.4 (120 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Erica G.

    First and foremost I want to give a huge shout out to Leon. He has to be the greatest waiter that I have had. Anyone who has a party of 15 plus you are going to want him as your waiter. The food was great and the staff was exceptional. I am so glad that I had the chance to celebrate my parents' birthday here. Even with all separate checks, we had a smooth and carefree time. Great mexican ambience. Highly recommended for some awesome mexican food with awesome service to follow.

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    Risa J.

    Great food! Friendly and engaging Bartenders. Very accommodating and knowledgeable servers. They handled this big group of separate checks flawlessly!!!

    WARM red salsa, fresh verde salsa, and some GREAT yellow queso
    Karson S.

    We love El Tiempo when we come to Houston! Their waitstaff is friendly and attentive, they have locations in several parts of town, and their queso is YUMMY!! It's got a good Mexican restaurant atmosphere whether you are inside or, in our case, on the heated/cooled patio. We really like the warm red salsa and the refreshing verde salsa, in addition to being a sucker for their queso. Their portions are very generous, so don't TOTALLY fill up on chips! And if you do, just remember that to-go box!

    Beef Fajitas
    Kaylee G.

    Went around 3 for a very late lunch. Not busy at all so the wait time for our food was minimal. Service was great. Beef fajitas- seasoned well and very tender 10/10 Flour tortillas 10/10 Guacamole 10/10 Chips 7/10 Salsa 10/10 Rice 8/10 Beans 7/10 House margaritas 9/10

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    Sydney J.

    We went back the next weekend we liked it so much! The chicken a la rana!!! I always have enough for lunch the next day, and its so tender, tons of serrano peppers! Its so good. So they have 2 types of rice: green and yellow as the kids call it. Both were great. The refried black beans hit the spot! Salsas are fresh and addicting. Margaritas need some work. The regular one just taste like margarita mix. But I did try some new specialty one, that i dont remember the name of, it had amaretto and a cinnamon sugar rim and was a great dessert cocktail. One of the best cheese enchiladas I have had in a while. They all start to taste the same after a while so it was nice to have a more meaty chili gravy. My husbands beef fajita meat was very tender, and they have good fresh tortillas. Def recommend! We will return for sure!

    Chynna B.

    Okay so I went here on a Sunday trying to spend some alone time with myself. And I ordered a piña colada and beef fajita enchiladas. I underestimated them with the enchiladas. I ordered too when I should've just ordered one. It took me lunch and dinner to eat the last enchilada. They are so big !!! no wonder two was $32. Now with the piña colada, it was good but whatever liquor I used in that it gave me the worst headache made me very sleepy. I don't know. It just made me feel weird. The refried beans was good. It looked very seasoned and the yellow Mexican rice is good as well. The bartender was nice and sweet.

    Brisket nachos.   Oh yahhhhhh
    Peggy B.

    This is Tex Mex at its best. and it hits the 3 G mark. Great food, Great service and Great atmosphere. As the son of legendary Ninfa , you have high expectations of their food. And they deliver. Huge menu. Creative and tastey! Enchiladas are spectacular. Try the brisket enchiladas. Guac is very good. -- foodie tip Sprinkle their special salsa on top. Delish!!! Their flameado dip is just fun!! The restaurant is colorfully decorated with great Mexican music playing. Really just a home rrun!!

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    Jay J.

    The first time we ate there, the service was fantastic. We requested that same server the next two times and the hostess both times told us he was busy, or already had too many tables. Not good customer service. So we sat at the bar where we were completely ignored. I grabbed someone's attention finally and asked to order and pay at the same time so we could just leave. It was early and the bar wasn't full at all so not sure what happened there. The other time, they were crazy busy, so everything was slow and I don't even know who our server was. But the first time, we had Leo, and he was fantastic! He was attentive, made excellent recommendations, the food was delicious! The salsa and drinks kept coming. Was a great date night.

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    2 months ago

    Everything there is fantastic... the queso, fajitas, enchiladas and margaritas are top notch!

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    5 months ago

    This location does not compare to the other locations we visit. Understaffed and the food quality was not up to El Tiempo standards.

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    9 months ago

    Too expensive and all the staff chews gum. Food service people should not be chewing gum.

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    8 months ago

    Carne Guisada is not suppose to be stew,l meat, with potatoes and carrots. If people want stew, they'd go to a diner.

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    Clean and lots of parking. Service was great. Margaritas always on point. I had the queso flameado and they roll it up for you.

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    Food was neither good or bad, just kind of in between. Service was okay. I thought the place was kind of pricey.

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