Fresh, Hot, and Absolutely Delicious! My daughter and I decided to give El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant a try after being drawn in by its welcoming exterior and authentic Mexican charm. Sometimes you just know a place is worth stopping for, and this one did not disappoint! The atmosphere was warm and inviting, with beautiful rustic décor and a comfortable, relaxed setting. The food arrived fresh, hot, and full of flavor! From the crispy tortilla chips and salsa to the sizzling shrimp fajitas and delicious sides, everything was beautifully presented and satisfying. We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience. It's always a pleasure to discover a family-owned restaurant that delivers great food in such a welcoming environment. Definitely worth a visit, and we'd happily return! read more

The food, I'll say that again, the food. My friend and I both love Enchiladas Verdes , chicken enchiladas with tomatillo salsa, and found it on the menu misnamed Enchiladas Suizas, which generally means a green sauce made with green peppers. Whatever the name, the dish was delicious with rotund shredded chicken-stuffed enchiladas and a to-die-for tomatillo salsa with sides of Mexican rice and refried beans. The service was excellent considering only one server was working mid afternoon with what I assume was more crowded than usual after lunch crowd. One star taken off because we had to get our own extra napkins because we couldn't get his attention to ask for them. read more

Small restaurant and separate bar. First time there as we visited my father who stays across the street. Wait service was great and food really good. We will go back. read more

This restaurant is definitely our home away from home when it comes to the best Mexican food and margaritas! Everything is always fresh, extremely well seasoned and serviced is always top-notch! They truly treat us like family!' Oh yes! Ice Cream to go is always a Free Bonus too!! read more

Came here for lunch with my precious grandparents - this is there go to Mexican restaurant. It was so yummy! They gave us free chips with beans on it, queso on the bottom and lettuce with tomatoes to start off. The chips & salsa (red & green) we're both delicious. We got an order of beef & chicken fajitas and shared. It was so good! Their corn and flour tortillas were tasty & authentic too. Will definitely be back in the future. Oh and almost forgot - they have free vanilla ice cream machine with a cone too!! read more

El Vaquero - Free appetizer - was yummy!! - Mexican Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Been coming here for years and never disappointed! The drinks are amazing and the food is great! They recently updated there menu's read more

El Vaquero - Beer-Rita - Mexican Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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Food is okay but the service is poor. Even when it's slow. I avoided giving a bad review the first few times I went became I really wanted this place to improve it but it's a consistent problem read more

This is our family's go-to Mexican restaurant. They have a wide variety of combo plates which I appreciate for variety. Their chips have always been fresh and warm, the queso creamy! The Cantina side is perfect for meeting up with friends for their delicious frozen margaritas! read more

Great Tex Mex, good margaritas, Fridays can get a little crazy with unsupervised kids everywhere, easy to escape by eating in the bar.

It was my first time visiting the establishment, they have a separate cantina next door that connects to the diner place. The restaurant has a decent size and it is well maintained. Our waitress seen bothered when we will ask her for stuff, I'm assuming because we had a big party she was a little frustrated? Who knows, but the manager ended up taking our orders and he did not write down anything and no order was messed up, I have to say I was impressed. So now for the good part I ordered their " Best Hamburger" and I have to say it was delicious! I have tried other burgers but this one was really special and the friends made it better. They also have complimentary ice cream cones. The other photos were from my friends and they weren't really happy, I do not recommend their lemonade! Another thing I would also like to add they don't have aguas frescas, I was really disappointed. read more

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My boyfriend and I came here on a Saturday night. There was no wait and barely anyone inside around 8 pm. We were sat at a booth and served hot chips and salsa. The chips were very fresh and delicious. The salsa wasn't my favorite, it's that more authentic, watery kind of red salsa. I was a little disappointed they didn't bring out green salsa too because that's my favorite! We ordered the Mango margarita and the Patron Margarita. Both were great, especially the Patron Margarita! Not too sweet just like I like it. To eat we had the mixed chicken and beef fajitas. It was served with guacamole, pico, rice, and beans. Shredded cheese was extra. The corn tortillas were NOT homemade which was another let down for me since I love corn tortillas. But the chicken and beef fajitas were great. They had a guy playing mariachi type music for the first half of the time we were there. It was a good atmosphere and service was great. However, what would have made this place 5-star worthy would have been adding green salsa and homemade corn tortillas, and also not charging extra for some shredded cheese or a side of corn tortillas that we asked fo read more

El Vaquero - Chicken + Beef Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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Almost a 4, however I'm from California and I'm spoiled with Mexican food, had the choriqueso and it was very good and the sopes which were also good, ladies serving were attentive, I will come back and try a few more dishes before I raise my rating. read more

Went there and ordered full botana. I came home to this. Food is like thrown together in a to go container. Not appetizing at all to eat. It looks like a 2 day left over. Paid almost 20$ plus 5 dollar tip! Will never order again here. The one in Murphy road is way better than this place. I prefer to go there instead. Drinks and food are way better! read more

El Vaquero - Mexican Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

This is our go-to Mexican restaurant. Located conveniently close to home. Fast friendly service and good food!

This place is amazing if you want to have great food and excellent service. You build a bond with the workers and they get to know you the more you go. They have a widespread of food and many choices of drinks. This is definitely one of my favorite places to go eat with my family and i will keep coming. read more

Yessssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those burgers will fill you up!!!!! Word of advice STARVE YOURSELF before you come and eat. Amazing service!!!!! read more

I have been to this establishment twice and both times didn't disappoint. The shrimp quesadillas my husband ordered and the fish tacos were the best ones I have had yet. They were full of flavors. I also love the grilled catfish from the take out menu from last time. The portion size was very generous. I will definitely come back for more. read more

Food was good and it's in my neighborhood. Will eat there again. Liked their beef fajitas. Nice ambiance.

Food quality is pretty poor. They somehow screwed up fajitas, and the restaurant smelled of sewer gas. Definitely not sanitary to eat in a restaurant with that smell. Won't be back. read more

Very good food and friendly service! I got the grilled fish tacos. They were the best fish tacos I've ever had! They had a really good flavor to them. You get a lot of food for what you pay for. I really enjoyed it. Will be back! read more

Friendly staff , Family owned , exquisite and authentic dishes. can't ask for more!!! read more

Great food, great people one of my wife and I favorite places to eat Mexican food.Great value which is extremely important especially burning the end of times with Uncle Joe asleep at the wheel read more

I have tried many Mexican restaurants but none like this. Chips & Salsa are always warm and fresh. They have the best Fajitas ever!! Very tender & flavorful. They give really good portions and the prices are greaaaat for the quality! Service is always fabulous, very attentive, & fast. Definitely my favorite mexican restaurant! :) read more

How can I start describing this amazing place ! If I could I would give this restaurant 10 stars !! To begin with the hostess are amazing And very welcoming, servers always are attentive and friendly, I'm so glad we have this amazing restaurant in GreatWood. I love the bar side Daniel and Javier will take good care of everyone in their ! read more

First time we've been here. The food was great... came out quick and HOT! The server took good care of us. The chips and salsa were on point. We will be back again for sure. If y'all live in Greatwood you're lucky you have a great Mexican restaurant in your neighborhood! read more

I LOVE IT HERE. everyone is so nice and i love it there. the bar is amazing. the restaurant is amazing. i will never stop coming here. everyone is amazing. i love it. the margs are amazing. the waitstaff is amazing. i cannot recommended enough. if you're in the area it's even convenient !! support local and eat here!! read more

Live in Greatwood and I love coming up to this place. My husband and I really enjoy walking up here, it's so close to our house. They have $1 draft beers on Mondays and the food is not only affordable but delicious. I try and get something different each time I come. As strange as it may sound, for a Mexican restaurant the burgers are the BEST! Dennis, the old bartender suggested that we give it a try and I'm so glad I did. What makes this place unique is that they have a separate bar section for adults only. My husband and I try to avoid the family side if possible due to the almost intolerable amount of children running around. You can definitely feel the neighborhood vibe here and will see regulars up here all the time. read more

El Vaquero - Frozen rita - Mexican Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

We love it. Great food, friendly staff. We'll come back. The prices are affordable and you get good quality food.

Great service, great food, and great margaritas, what else can I say! Our waiter was very friendly and attentive, as well as the other servers in the restaurant. We sat on the Cantina side where it was a little more quiet the restaurant side is open and loud. read more

First time here and the food is amazing! Awesome service and the salsa is so good too! My husband got the burger and it was delicious! We will be returning for sure! read more

Ordered takeout from here the other day and I got the cheese enchiladas with rice and beans on the side. Service was quick and effective over the phone and when I came to pick it up, the girls at the front were very nice and attentive. I got taken care of right away and the food was amazing. They also packed some chips and salsa! read more

I love El Vaquero! It's nice to have a place around here that has great Mexican food at an affordable price. When you come during lunch they usually include a table order of bean and cheese nachos which are yummy. They also have a pretty diverse menu which is good for everyone. This is definitely my go to place for food Mexican food. read more

NOPE. been here a couple times food is good ... buttt this is the second time they have taken my money. First time it was a ToGo order for 44$ i gave them a 5$ tip and left and a couple days later i look and they took a 50.00$ tip. No way i would give them 50.00$ for a ToGo order. Called they said they could give me a refund if i had my receipt, i was glad i kept the receipt. He apologized and gave me my 50$ back. Now on 1/17/2021 Me and my family picked up another ToGo order because it was in the neighborhood they have good food and i was thinking the first time was an accident. So we spent 55$ and i gave them a 3$ tip they took it upon themselves to give them a 30.00$ tip. Now i dont have the receipt for this time and i better get my 30$ back when i go there tomorrow. They may have good food but watch your bank account as they may scam you out of money.. Learned my lesson some may say we were wrong for going back again but i shouldnt have to worry about getting ToGo food and being charged almost double.. Ridiculous. read more

Great food ever time I have been there. Have also order delivery and always hot when received.

I'd like to start off by saying I like Mexican food, but I am no connoisseur. I enjoy it, but I'm not crazy picky when it comes to Tex-Mex. I live in great wood and heard that this place has improved greatly and I decided to give it a try. It is very kid friendly which is why I assume a lot of these families keep coming back, but I find it to be over priced for what it is. I've gone to many Mexican restaurants where the price wasn't great but the flavor made up for it. My group order fajitas, with all of the fixings. And I believe one of us ordered tacos and enchiladas as well. We were only a group of 4 but we hardly saw our waitress. Half of the time our drinks were empty and whenever we got our chips refilled (which wasn't often) they were stale. The fajitas weren't bad, and my friend liked the enchiladas. But here is where it went WRONG. I am all about checking my bank account, probably too cautious. I always keep my receipts for my records like most do. My check came up to 18 dollars and a few cents. I then paid cash for the tip and wrote cash on their copy of the receipt and went on my way. Then when we went to the frozen yogurt place next door and hung out for awhile I checked my bank account and saw that they had charged me 25 dollars and and the same amount of change and I was confused. They had overcharged me. I checked my receipt and I was right. I walked overly nicely and asked to speak to someone, the ladies behind the counter acted confused and said they don't get why that would I happen so I asked to speak to a manager. He asked what would happen, then quietly asked me if he could just give me the difference in cash and it be over with. Because it was late and I was tired I took the cash and left. I understand it was only a mere 7 dollars but the fact that he didn't seem surprised, and even offered to pay me cash instead of looking into the issue makes me think this isn't a rare occurrence. Will not be going back again, decent food but that was just sketchy. read more

Had a really bad service experience today here. I have been coming here for several years and I have never been ignored like today. I waited 20 minutes just to take my order. Then 30 minutes after placing my order other people THAT ARRIVED AFTER US were getting their food while I was still waiting on ours. After 50 minutes, I had to tell them to make it to go. After almost an hour we ended up eating our food on our way home. There was only one waiter, and they were filling orders randomly regardless of when they came in. I asked to talk to a manager and the girl said her dad was off today and she did NOT have control of when orders get filled in the kitchen.. I was really disappointed and shocked at how they ignored me and my family while tending to other customers next to me for almost an hour. I told the girl to make sure she told her dad how bad the service was that I had received.. I DO NOT recommend this place. They have terrible service.. read more

The chicken enchiladas are bland, way too much cheese and no type of red sauce. The queso was okay at best.

The enchiladas are terrible. No chili sauce or onions and too much cheese! Other than that it's ok

Food is not that great, margaritas are awesome! Definitely not the same without our favorite bartender Sam! read more

El Vaquero - Mexican Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Our family loves the queso and steak fajita quesadillas. It's good, classic tex mex. We frequent El Vaqueros, especially for the queso and chip. read more