I had dinner here last Friday and while the restaurant was busy, we were seated immediately. While I have visited another Gringo's location this was my first meal here. Inside it's an attractively decorated restaurant. I ordered the Burrito Con Queso with the steak and chicken fajita meat for $18. First to arrive was the complimentary chips and salsas. In this case 2 salsas. A spicy avocado based one and the other was red and quite tasty. I enjoyed these chips and salsas (4). The entree arrived shortly after with rice along with a cup of charro beans and my queso on the side as requested. While the burrito was a little smaller than expected it was very good tasting. I added a little bit of the cheese to it and it was delicious. Our table service was prompt and I considered this to be a very good meal and would be happy to return. Yes, Gringo's is a chain restaurant but a good one. read more

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Houston has some incredible Tex-Mex restaurants, but Gringo's is definitely not one of them. I honestly cannot remember the last time I had food this bad. The entire experience felt like an oversized kitchen serving mediocre bar food from a food truck that somehow became a full-service restaurant. And the experience started before we even ordered. We were seated at a dirty table. We asked our server for a rag so we could wipe it down ourselves, and he never brought one. Imagine going out to eat, being seated at a dirty table, offering to clean it yourself, and STILL not getting a rag! Now, let's talk about the food. The steak fajitas were terrible. The meat tasted like it had been frozen, thawed, frozen again, and then cooked. No tenderness, no freshness, and very little flavor. I'm accustomed to fajitas being served with grilled onions AND bell peppers. As you can see from the picture, not a single bell pepper in sight! The refried beans tasted like they came straight out of a can, the chips tasted processed, and the salsa had absolutely no personality. Everything was bland and uninspired. Even the drinks tasted watered down and as though they had been sitting around. My husband actually had to ask for another drink, and the server responded by offering to bring him a "fresh" one. Excuse me? Shouldn't the first one have been fresh? Apparently, at Gringo's, you have to specifically request freshness! And Gringo's, PLEASE bring some Chicano chefs into that kitchen! Because whoever was cooking back there made it feel like gringos cooking Tex-Mex for gringos. The name may be Gringo's, but the food doesn't have to taste like it! Where is the seasoning, the flavor, the freshness, and the authenticity? Between the dirty table, inattentive service, questionable freshness, bland food, and watered-down drinks, the entire experience felt like quantity over quality. Houston has far too many outstanding Tex-Mex restaurants to settle for this. One star, and that's being generous. I would NEVER eat here again. read more

Henry was my server at Gringo's Champions & Saphire was a great addition to my visit. I think she is a Manager. I went solo for Cinco De Mayo and got the little cup they provide for the holiday. ' Not as nice as Pappasito's but the location is right by my house. I also appreciate the app which Henry said I had a $5.00 coupon available (I had no idea) and a free cheese Enchilada, which is the May special - use the App! I got that plus rice and guacamole with rinds and everything was excellent and delicious & so fresh! The House frozen Margarita is my favorite. Enjoy this location the most and you can get soft serve ice cream afterward, if you have "room". Enjoy!! read more

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen - The Guacamole with pico - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

My server was Kimberly this time, she was awesome. The food was amazing great presentation and hot like always!!! Always nice and clean!! read more

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen - Plato Soldado {Soldier Plate} - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

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A solid choice for family dinner. Consistent service, food quality, taste, and speed. Offers a discount for veterans and first responders.

My family and I got to spot when we want Tex-Mex. It's very consistent in quality and good food. We always enjoy and the customer service is always on point. read more

Stopped in for lunch with my vision after watching some soccer. Our waitress Rebecca was phenomenal. So patient,approachable and attentive. I ordered the taco salad with stew chicken out was so fresh and I love the taco bowl it was crispy. My cousin got the chicken enchiladas with poblano sauce. We started with the pineapple margarita but something about it was just off so we sent it back and got the straw margarita which was refreshing and delicious. I usually love margarita on the rocks and I love pineapple but that drink was salty and not sweet it almost felt like the pineapple juice used was bad. Decent location decent parking and good service. read more

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Always great in service, food and atmosphere! Crystal our regular server is extra attentive and full of great suggestions. Food is the best and drinks are the best! My favorite Gringo's! Worth a visit! read more

As usual, the food was delicious, but the star of the show was our server, Easah. She turned my husband's birthday lunch into a celebration with her delightful personality, her attentiveness, and by making his day seem very special indeed. Thank you, Easah! read more

Today they seem shortstaffed, service was very slow, chips and salsa never came had to keep asking for that, etc... never saw a manager walking around to help; three hostess, but not enough wait staff or bus boys to keep up with the lunch crowd. Pretty disappointed in the service today it was OK, might give it another chance not sure though. This is the second Gringos I've been to with very slow service, maybe management needs to take a better look at this issue. read more

Gringos never fails me. I enjoyed this location. Everything (service, parking, food, drinks, cleanness of the establishment) was on point!

We had an awesome service by VY! It wasn't too loud in here, although they had a good amount of people! The food was cooked perfectly this time! Compliments to the chef tonight! We enjoyed our dinner! Thank you! read more

Good service, good food. Really appreciate what y'all do for first responders, military, veterans & Camp Hope.

Always a great experience. Great food great service. Would highly recommend Russell Ybarra runs a great company

We enjoyed the Food, service was great, ambience was nice. Crystal was our waitress she is awesome very attentive read more

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen - Chicken enchiladas, chicken tacos and chicken Southwest Egg Rolls - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

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I had a wonderful happy hour here with grams. After our long day last week and we just wanted a quick bite so we came here to Gringo's and enjoyed a good appetizer platter. We both had a good margarita and we enjoyed our time. They were packed and the service was great even though they were busy. We shall visit again. read more

arrived at 1120 to celebrate friends birthday. at 1245 pm still had not received food even though other customers had come, eaten and left. server kept saying he was sorry, manager said they were still working on it. we ordered, salad, tacos and grilled veg fajitas.. nothing complicated. manager made sure we were charged for drinks before we left. never going back read more

This is my go-to Tex-Mex restaurant, the food is always consistently good and fresh. Normally, I order carry-out but today I decided to eat in-house and enjoyed it. The chips were hot and fresh and our waitress Makenna was very attentive and friendly! The margaritas had a heavy pour and the food was responsible priced and served hot! 10/10 recommend read more

Came her per the recommendation of a blog that said they had a playground. There were even photos of it online. We arrived with children in tow hoping for a nice family experience but was met with just a Gringos. The playground was removed and replaced with a large waiting area. Good for them. Despite them still being open and seating us nobody acknowledged us because they were too busy cleaning. Which is fine, we got here 30 minutes before closing and there were other folks still eating and I get yall wanna go home but you should have just turned us away at the door. Anyway. It's a gringos. I don't usually like eating at chain restaurants anyway. read more

The food was excellent! Hunter our server was awesome. We will definitely be return customers. read more

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen - Michelada was absolutely spot on! - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

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Would return 2 o'clock on Friday (happy hour is from 2-5) Willy was our server- he was very good. We both order the sampler ($18) It comes with 2 chicken quesadillas slices (good, seasoned) 2 steak fajita nachos 2 taquitos 2 southwest egg rolls cut in 1/2 (4 pieces) I wouldn't have to have the sampler again, but it was good. We had the queso loco ($13) I wouldn't have to have to have it again, but if the table ordered, that would be fine. The caddy margarita frozen is better than on the rocs (stronger). I had both. They were $6.88 on Happy Hour. Strawberry sparkler with Prosecco ($15-17 range). It's good, as well. Guacamole HITS - and the green sauce they bring that may be also guacamole based. The salsa was good as well. read more

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So close to five starts! Only made it to three because the first set of drinks we got were not so good! But our waiter kindly replace the drinks to a better Margarita which was pretty good! The waiter we had I wish I remembered his name he was young and full of life! He definitely deserved five stars! I had the 3 taco meal! It was just ok! It was more vegetables than meat! The beans were ok! The chips and dip were made freshly but it was my first time having green sauce served cold with the chips! I like the free ice cream at the end! The ambiance was cool! We did ask to sit outside but they said it was full, but as we checked no one was sitting there which was weird! read more

Update 12-11-2023 I'm a man of second chances and with that being said, so I decided to dine in at Gringos to try the Pollo El Dorado! OMG that dish was outstanding!! My order was accurately taken by Romeo which provided marvelous customer service! The chicken was very tender and the chipotle cream sauce stunning! I hate that this is only on their menu for a short time (leaves on 12/31/2023) I will be visiting them again before this dish leaves! Pollo El Dorado consists of Chipotle cream sauce sautéed with sausage, spinach, mushrooms & avocado, atop a grilled chicken breast - served with pico de gallo read more

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solid tex mex ... their green salsa is one of my partner's favorites ... really liked how their plato soldado donated money to soldiers... tasty drink menu... their fajitas are tasty and their portions are generous read more

The food was excellent. The waiter checked on us at least four times not including the manager!!! I absolutely love this. We didn't need anything but it displays great customer service. We love the ambiance. It was very festive and nice. read more

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I guess the biggest mistake I made was ordering at a time when my pick up time (3:54pm) was close to a shift change. My order was a Zapata dinner and queso. The biggest disappointment was the boracho beans. It was more like a soup where I struggled to even find beans. I think it had 5-6. The container was less than 1/2 full to begin with...What a joke. While I understand with inflation the prices have gone up, I don't think I would pay another $26.35 for this meal again. It wasn't worth driving for. Giving 2 bags of chips doesn't fool me. read more

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen - Borracho beans. Only filled cup less than 1/2 way and there were very few beans. - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

Went out with my family and we all enjoyed our meal. Great service, good food. Really liked the El Capitan skillet, tortilla soup and guacamole. We were impressed with the service, the manager came out to check on us I think his name was Abel. We really appreciated the extra attention. read more

Every single time I visit this place, it's just an average dining experience for me. I truly look forward to the ice cream cones more than the food itself. I may need to tweak my thinking, but Tex-Mex foods are supposed to be plentiful and flavorful. I can definitely take off a star because their portion sizes has never wowed me. That is probably why you are given complimentary chips with red salsa and guac salsa. The green salsa is very tasty... which has you eating way more chips and salsa than you should before an entree comes out. You are nearly full off the chips and dips...and the entree, small in size, serves as a complete space filler giving off the illusion of plenty of food during your dining experience. This particular location forgets to refill the cups of "water only" people. 9 people at the table, only 2 people asked for water... only 2 people did not get a refill today. All in all, the food is above the "okay" level. The pricing is a little too high for Tex-Mex dining. I'm never a fan of bougie nachos. 4 chips covered in cheese and toppings is not a worthy plate of $15. This place is a every now and then dining experience...if you really just can't find anything else to eat. read more

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Their chips are very unique, they are addicting. I loved their green sauce and their red sauce was just as great! I usually do not like the red sauce but I could've eaten the entire bowl by myself. We ordered their queso with beef and guacamole and sour cream on the side. I definitely recommend to mix the sour cream into the queso and beef. I had their fajita chicken bowl. The chicken seemed a little underdone and I wish there was more rice and less cheese in it. I would give a 3 for the food and 4 for service! Our waitress was amazing and very attentive. read more

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. I went with a group of six and had one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had. To start, I'm new to Texas and currently have the temporary paper ID the state issues while waiting for the hard copy. When I tried to order a drink, the waiter said he needed to check with his manager. The manager came over and dismissed the ID entirely, saying they don't accept it. We went back and forth as I explained this is the standard issued by the state. I even offered to have a police officer verify my identity -- not to cause a scene, but to prove I'm of age -- and was told "we don't want a scene." So apparently if you're new to the state and follow its legal process, you just don't get served here. Absurd. Beyond that, the overall service was terrible. We were given our appetizers before even getting silverware or napkins. I had to ask for napkins and was given cocktail napkins like it was some kind of joke. Only when our meals arrived did we finally get proper silverware and real napkins. We ran out of chips and had to flag someone down to get more. Our waiter gave us nothing but rushed, drive-by service and never even asked if we were splitting the check -- which, in a group of six, should be basic courtesy. Absolutely awful experience from start to finish. We will never be back read more

Service was great. We just came from playing softball and it was about 15 of us. They wet about to close I'm 45 min but they still serviced us. Drink and all read more

This place is not to bad at all It's not impressive food but it's descent Tex mex. Crystal our server was excellent. She was very attentive and stayed focused. I would go back for a quick lunch read more

I have not been here in years so I thought I would give it a try. It looks like they remodeled since I was here last. Food was a bit bland for me but I thought it was presented well. Sorry, It did not make the meal plan read more

Great Service Even ‍Better Food!Everything Ordered was tasty hot & ready To Enjoy Had The "Best waitress" Shamanda she was Genuine, Helpful, & Most Importantly Caring! Hope to Drop In To This Location Soon! read more

The quesadillas were excellent and those flour tortillas are the best. Aria our server was delightful . Bravo to whomever hired her . Her Mom was a server at this same location years ago . read more

Food and ambiance was good. Mainly leaving a review to talk about the amazing service we had from our server! Kristen was amazing!!! So on top of everything and didn't ever have to ask for anything! She was so kind and attentive, it made lunch an incredible experience. Definitely plan to come back again and hope to get her as a server! read more

We decided to change up where we go for Mexican food when we are in Houston and I was very impressed with Gringo's. The food was excellent. The chips were warm and the salsa had great flavor. I would highly recommend it and we plan to go back and try more dishes. read more

Gringo's has been a staple in this community for years but as a Mexican restaurant that went from offering a plethora of different types of tequilas to now offering around three or four types is truly disappointing. If you're a margarita drinker that likes tequilas with hints of vanilla and caramel sweet notes then come thru! You'll be satisfied here. Two years ago I could order a margarita with herradura reposado but not now. No 1942 or any premium tequila so please don't say you're a Mexican restaurant because clearly you are but one that cut cost at the bar. I had two margaritas. One made with Hornitos and the other Exotico both bland tequilas sweet azz tequilas. I mean just horrible (in my opinion). Yes, I finished both because duh...they weren't free. Once more, is that ALL of their tequila offerings looks like a list from the tequila dollar store for folks that are new to margaritas. A total disappointment to any real margarita drinker frequently a Mexican restaurant. Who in the world would want a sweet margarita? Ugh.... That said, the green and red sauce Never disappoints. Brezzy and the other bartender was very nice. HIRO, is the Man Tho. read more

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Spring, Texas

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Hands down one of my favorite go to's for Tex Mex. From cheese or chicken enchiladas, fajitas, chicken tortilla soup, quesadillas, or nachos this is a great place for Mexican. Of course it won't come close to authentic but it definitely hits the spot and they are consistent so you can count on it being the same every time! read more

Where to even begin? Everything is amazing! The food is so yummy, I get the seafood enchilada and it tastes good! The creamy sauce and the shrimp meld really well, the rice and beans always a great choice, I tend to mix them both , the staff is always impeccable, they treat you with kindness and they always have a smile, sometimes I see others give them a hard time, but always keep in mind that they too are also humans and they work very hard to ensure your meal is good, the place is very clean, a little noisy but that depends on what day you go on, the restrooms are also very clean, sometimes you might walk in there and be like omg what happend in here. Anyways, it's overall very nice! Definitely a place to go!! read more