Wanted to go to the hotel recommend "Mexican" restaurant, but their health rating was not to our…read morestandards. Looked for a better one and saw that this was only a 1.3 miles away and had a 100%/100 rating. Routing took us through the neighborhood behind and we almost kept going. Came around the side of the building, and the parking lot and building was old but SO neat and clean. We parked our truck beside the building and almost left as there was only one car there at 7pm on a Friday. BUT, decided to stay and SUPER glad we did. FOOD was authentic, excellent and great service!!!! Tiny and not the best area, BUT well worth it. PS: We're both in our 70's and it is one of the best "mexican" places we've eaten at. Having a Food service background.......Health ratings matter!!!

Absolutely perfect hole in the wall Mexican place. Great food. Good salsas. Phenomenal Michelada…read more Friendly. Quick. Clean.

Solid Mexican food with friendly, helpful service. It's a small mom/pop place with authentic…read moreMexican food. If that sounds good, then come try the molcajete. It's worth a visit.

I ordered what was advertised as a ribeye steak topped with shrimp, jalapeños, and onions…read more Unfortunately, it was disappointing. The steak was paper-thin, tough, and far from what I expected. The shrimp were ok, but the plate was mostly piled with onion and peppers. I also ordered water, which had a stale, unpleasant taste and was undrinkable. The restaurant itself is a small hole-in-the-wall. On a Saturday at 7 PM, there were only two tables occupied--including mine--which now makes sense. Based on this experience, I won't be returning.

The burritos is so delicious # 1 in Amarillo…read more And price and quality thank you But the service The lady in the front she's is so rude sometimes

Chili pork Verde, bean and cheese burrito absolutely delicious. The chili pork Verde is very spicy,…read moreso I order my chili poVerdeburrito with refried beans and cheese. They also have breakfast burritos. Service is fast and friendly, the food is absolutely delicious. Tamales on Saturday and Sunday.

Best worst experience ever!! The bartender (GREG) was fantastic! We had plans to galavant around…read moreAmarillo but because of the exceptional service we stayed for 4 hours and had a great meal and even indulged in shots he kept enticing us with. Don't get me started on how phenomenal the food was. 5 stars all around I wonder if they Realized how great of a job he did.

A friend recommended this restaurant for authentic Mexican food. They were so right. Quick service…read moreto sit and serve me on the patio. I took the advice of my server and went with a pollo dish covered in a spicy shrimp cream sauce. Salsa and guacamole with chips. The icing was a housemate margarita. Great taste, great service and great prices. When visiting or a night out with friends. Stop by Braceros and try the authentic taste of home, simmering flavors.

Visiting my girlfriend and her family in Amarillo led me to trying some of their favorite places in…read morethe city. My girlfriend's mom was especially excited to take me to El Tejaven while I was visiting. This dinner was a celebration of my girlfriend's sister playing in the top All-Region orchestra. It has nothing to do with the food itself, but I want to mention it because she did a great job performing and I think it deserves to be remembered here. It is the reason we went in the first place. It was a busy night at El Tejaven before we arrived. A group of 32 was just wrapping up dinner. Thirty two people. At that point, just cater, dawg. It took about 20 minutes after arrival to get seated, but it likely would have been much quicker if it were not for a group that size. Once we were seated, we were served chips and salsa. The salsa was spicier than I was prepared for, but it was good. The chips were excellent as well. Most people at the table ordered margaritas on the rocks, while I got a dressed Dos Equis on draft. From what I tasted, the margaritas were solid. For appetizers, we ordered the small queso and the small ceviche. The queso was standard but good. The ceviche, on the other hand, was exceptional. I could have eaten a large bowl by myself. I was pretty hungry, so I ordered the Orden de Tacos, which comes with four tacos on corn tortillas. I got all of them with al pastor. I also added a side of rice and beans, which normally comes with the three taco order but can be added on for the four tacos. The tacos were very good and exactly what you want from street style al pastor, especially with the cilantro and onions. It comes out to roughly four dollars per taco if you do the math. The rice and beans were both great and I ate all of it easily. The plate also came with a side of guacamole that had a nice kick, which I enjoyed. Living in Austin with family in San Antonio, it is easy to find good and authentic Mexican food. That does not always seem to be the case in Amarillo, so it is nice to know there is at least one spot in the city that feels authentic and not overly gringoified. My girlfriend's family knows ball. RIYL: the best tacos you can get in Amarillo

Happy hour margaritas! loved my fish tacos, perfectly prepared! My husband had a barbacoa burrito…read moreand loved it- gave me a bite and i concur! Legit charro beans! Chunky guacamole was amazing! Very reasonable price for the quality and friendly service!

Wow! This is a gem! Great friendly attentive wait staff and the food kicks booty! From the chips…read moreand salsa to the beans and enchiladas this place knows what they are doing for Mexican food. Really great tortillas too! Loved it all.

Location is kinda in middle of nowhere? Arrived late, sat outside on covered porch and were served…read morequickly by a super nice waitress. Food arrived quickly and was fantastic!!!! Pork Carnitas, Chicken Enchiladas, and Chicken Chimichanga. Food was cheap for the quality and amount!! Everything was delicious!!! Wait stafff was awesome as was the food, would recommend!!

I'll admit it - if I had known that they did not serve margaritas, I may not have chosen this…read moreplace. But boy I'm glad I did. Absolutely one of the best Mexican restaurants I've eaten at. Real, non machine made flour tortillas. Huge mug of Modela on tap, ice cold of course. The hubby got eggs over easy with chilaquiles which were delicious. But my star was the chile rellenos. They give you two! The sauce, the batter, the peppe, r the cheese inside; everything about this relleno was just perfect. I believe it was the best I've ever had. Definitely could never eat it all but I would order it again. Rice and beans on. Queso ok. Service was above and beyond great. They had a bunch of other things that looked really good and a lot of seafood items. Spic and span clean on the outside and the inside. Would definitely recommend

We stopped here for a quick breakfast while passing through Amarillo. The chips and salsa were…read moreflavorful, and pretty standard. I had a breakfast plate with eggs a la mexicana, beans, bacon, and corn tortillas. It was very filling and because I filled up on chips, I had leftovers to take for the road. It was also conveniently located off of the highway.

The food was delicious and I'm very picky when it comes to Mexican food, the food has a very good…read moretaste. The restaurant seems like a hole in the wall very old school but the food is great and our server was great.

Absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!…read more Beyond happy. The good was delicious and more than enough. The good was still delicious when I reheated my leftovers the next day. The environment was fun and inviting. The cleanliness was excellent. The staff was top notch. Very friendly and welcoming. I am excited to try their menudo tomorrow. I absolutely recommend this place.

Tacos Garcia was suggested to me by a local coworker. Our hotel was fairly close by so, why not? We…read morearrived around 7:30 and were promptly seated. We were brought individual flights of salsa to go with the chips. My michelada hit the spot. Was it the best? No. But it scratched the itch. I couldn't decide on what to eat. Until I saw green chili stew and asado. I moved away from Midland in 2015. You don't really find asado away from West Texas. The music wasn't too loud and the lighting wasn't too bright or too dim. Overall, we enjoyed our meals. I'll likely stop back in the next time I'm in town.

We dined on Sunday, March 9 at around 1 to 2 PM. We had to wait 10 minutes for a tiny little table…read morewhen they weren't busy. We ordered queso and they brought us a little cup because they were out and said they weren't going to charge us for it. We ordered our food and it took forever to get to our table and both of our dishes were cold. We advised the manager that it was taking a long time and she said fish tacos do take a while, but they were also cold. When I told her my food was cold, she took my plate and said I guess you want me to take this from you, asked my friend how her food was. My friend said OK but my tacos are cold and she said she'll comp her meal and then I was brought a ticket for just drinks. No offer to fix anything or get us hot food. The waitress even said they put the avocado on the wrong plate but didn't offer to fix it. I will not go back

Excellent! Breakfast tacos are amazing! Salsa is spot on for authentic Mexican…read moreHighly recommend !

Service is absolute dog shit. Food was good but not good enough for me to come back in a million…read moreyears.