After grabbing dinner in the area, we stopped by La Tapatia Westheimer about an hour before they closed for some drinks. We sat at the bar. Located off of Westheimer, there's plenty of parking. Ambiance (3.5/5): Pretty much your typical Mexican restaurant. Lots of tables and a bar area in the back. Mexican decor. Nothing to complain about and nothing to write home about. Service (5/5): We were the only people at the bar so I guess it was easy to provide us with excellent service. You'd be surprised sometimes though. The bartender did a good job checking in on us and allowed us to stay a little later after the restaurant closed. Food (N/A): We had dinner prior so only drinks on this visit. Drinks (4.5/5): When I'm at a Mexican restaurant, margaritas are my typical go-to. But here's the thing. Not just a regular marg. I'm always open they have Coronitas! What is a Coronita, you ask? Take a jumbo margarita and then place a beer upside down in the margarita mug. Two drinks in one. And the gift that keeps on giving! As you drink your margarita, your mug will replenish with the beer. It's great and it's delicious. While you can go with a Corona, La Tapatia allows you to choose whatever beer you'd like. They had your typical selection including Dos Equis, Pacifico, Modelo Especial, and Tecate. If you're about that Coronita life like I am, you can get a good one here. read more

Food is great there, atmosphere is good. A bit dark but well lit. Service is good also. Their service is always good . I ordered beef fajitas to go and picked up an order . I won't give it five stars because they don't give you chips in your to go order anymore like before . If I would've sat down and paid the same price they would've gave me chips so I'm paying the same amount of money so I don't get why my order wouldn't come with chips lol I asked the lady and she said they never have even tho I have been going here longer than she has been working there so I know they used too. Other than that issue the food and service is great here . read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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If you couldn't tell from the photos, the portion sizes are generous! I've been to a different location before and had a great lunch there but I've always passed by this location and was never sure about it because it's in the corner and never looked busy. It wasn't busy at all when we arrived but that was fine; they brought out chips and salsa. Red is spicy and the green wasn't spicy at all but really good- I added it on top of my flautas. We got a chicken burrito, didn't know it would be smothered with cheese but that was perfect for my husband. I got the chicken flautas and it only comes with two but they're very long and very crunchy and savory-not dry at all! My rice wasn't hot all the way which I didn't like but overall I'd come back again. There's a full bar and drink specials from 3-6pm as well. read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Steak Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I went in the location to watch a football game at the bar, I ordered 1 drink while enjoying the drink. I saw a roach I was immediately disgusted.. the person next to me saw it then told the bartender, she came up to me and said well it's a food restaurant. I'll never be returning.. that was my first and last time. read more

Better than Tap-a-Tio, which is when you f*** your Uncle I suppose. I like their horchata and I like their location on Richmond near my house in Montrose. The newer locations have a slightly lower quality of food and slightly higher prices, although every Tapatia is expensive, and that's why I only gave them three stars. It's not bad when it comes to Tex-Mex food - especially not for horchata. read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Tap that - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

It was OK. The green salsa was really good but the whole time I was thinking "for the price, I would rather be at El Tiempo." Very nice staff. Location was easy to get in an out. Will I be back? Probably not. The wife enjoyed the refried beans. read more

It's actually so sad.... There is zero management. They could be making so much more money. Their food is good, great prices, but their service needs a major adjustment. It starts with the class and knowledge at the management level. Get it together your bar tender should not leave the bar during your busy hours to sit at a table and eat food, while giving the stink eye to people trying to ask for a drink. Employees should eat behind the public eye. If you are working the bar, then be a bar tender. They lost out on so much money because the lack of training and knowledge. I actually would have given a three star, but I wanted to get the owners attention. read more

We come regularly to this place as it is just around the corner. Waiters do get busy from time to time, but all of them seem to be very nice and attentive. My personal favourite are the street tacos, but I don't remember having anything bad here. The only reason this is not the only Mexican restaurant we eat at are the flautas. They make them with flour tortillas and I prefer them with corn. read more

Lunches here are the best here. Best food, service, and value. The green and red salsas have so much flavor. read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Lunch beef fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

This was my first time here. We were greeted with welcoming smiles as we walked in and waited to be seated. The food was amazing, served fresh and hot. The portions are definitely Texas sized. Our server was Norma and she was very friendly and attentive to our needs. There is a bar area as well as a dining room. Perfect for a date or a family gathering. I will definitely be coming again. read more

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Food and service were satisfying. Drinks are delicious and happy hour is a DONT miss read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Simply delicious - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Nothing not to like about this restaurant. The food and the service were great! The place was clean and the prices are very reasonable. We will definitely be back! read more

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I come here at least once a week with my boyfriend. Food is always good, margs are on point and service is always good. I typically always sit at the bar and they do have their happy hour regulars there so that area can fill up quickly. read more

Has always been one of my favorite places, but the prices are sky rocketing. Service was better before. People use to remember you. Love all the tvs with sports read more

Sunday funday! David was great! great service and great food ! We came to get breakfast after a great church session. read more

Updated review from 11/16/23 review reflecting a 1 star rating. Above all, based on an email sent directly to the location I received a call from 2 gentlemen from this location - marketing rep/owner. This type of customer service blew my mind. Acknowledged my issue, apologized for the issue, resolved the issue. I re-visited the location this evening and had a happy hour experience that matched the food/drink.....excellent. 2 wait staff members I would like to recognize: Maria @ Westpark/Gessner David @ this location Both will ensure a great dining/drinking experience. read more

Food was great, service was prompt. The staff was friendly! The atmosphere was nice, place was clean. Plan to go back!

Service was poor at best. The plate I ordered was $15.95 and came with refried beans. When the plate came out it had whole pinto beans (no seasoning, tasted like they were straight out of a can) on the plate instead, which I did not order. When my bill came I was charged $17.95 for the plate, I asked the server for a corrected bill with the menu price of $15.95. She came back with an altered bill charging me extra for the whole pinto beans, again which I did not order. I had a bad experience a few months ago with a margarita served in a broken glass, bad service and no so good food. I gave them ample time to redeem themselves which they actually have gotten worse, so I won't be back and will continue to give and offer bad reviews to those who ask. This is not a good restaurant. Too many other great places to eat. read more

Unfortunately we had a catering order for a nacho bar booked for a party and they just cancelled on us a week out. I highly recommend not relying on them for a party as you will be out of food like we are and we are scrambling for another option with a weeks notice. Very poor customer service and respect. read more

Lunch of amazing fajitas, terrific service, and fantastic pricing! Went on a Friday with a co worker. The weather was good so we choose the patio seating. This is just a small area on the side but tables are clean and servers are attentive. Both had a small house margarita - we loved them. Too bad we had to go back to work and couldn't indulge in a second round. In perusing the lunch menu I was amazed they offered individual fajitas for such a great price: $7 chicken, $8 beef! I worried they wouldn't be good, but let me tell you.... the beef fajitas were great. (I didn't try chicken). Sizzling, moist, bursting with flavor. I had the corn tortillas and really enjoyed those too. I can't wait to go back and try a few more things. read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Lunch menu was great prices and tasty food - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Can La Tapatia break the curse for this nice corner restaurant location? After all, before La Tapatia took over this spot, the previous tenant was also a Tex Mex restaurant. In my opinion, there's a slight chance but they do need to do some more improvements to do so. First of all, Rioja is right next door to this spot.Yes, I understand one is Tex-Mex and the other is Spanish tapas, but I'll be honest, to average going out to eat consumers, they're all the same in a way. For one thing, they are trying to distinguish itself from all other Tex Mex in Houston. For example, on their menu, their fajita platter called as de la parrilla, or from the grill. We came here for a weekday dinner and there wasn't too many customers that night. The hostess let us choose either table or booth and we choose the booth. After we sat down, the server came and took our drink order and we were looking over the menu while we wait for the drink and the chips + salsa. Now as for the food, I did order the One Parrillada Mixta for 2 since I felt like beef and chicken, but it also comes with shrimp which is good as my dining mate like shrimp the most. The food came out in good time along with all the sides to make the fajitas. The food is good but nothing really special that makes this place stand out from any other Tex Mex in the area. But the plus side about this place is that it is really close to where I live and the next Tex Mex restaurant is a few more blocks down from this place. With the price of the food and the service, I would definitely come back again when I crave for more fajitas or any other Tex Mex food. read more

New to the area, and I really needed a margarita! My boyfriend and I looked online and ran across this restaurant. Walked in and no one was at the front door. So, we walked towards the back, we ran into someone that worked there and asked if we can seat any where. We decided to sit in the bar area. Took the bartender about 20 minutes to come up to us and ask what we would like. She spoke spanish, so since I didn't speak Spanish back to her she never spoke to me. Only spoke to my boyfriend who was bilingual. Which I thought was rude. He ordered our drinks and he asked if we would could move up to the bar since there was only one person seating up there. She said yes. Still totally ignore us. Never explained the menu or that it was happy hour untill 11pm on Wednesday. Everyone was rude. My boyfriend asked for a kids menu from one of the waiters passing by, and never received one. Apparently they serve red and green salsa, but we only got two of the red sauces, but the bartender only brought us the red. We asked for the green and she said they were out. But we seen a waiter bring out green salsa when we told her that, she got mad and went to the back and then brought some green salas out. I hope she didn't spit in it? Anyways, I highly recommend going somewhere else. The service is horrible and the bartender was racist! The drinks look pretty, but NOT worth the service. Don't come here, go somewhere else!!! Too many places to choose from, to have ugly service like the one we received. read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Mango and watermelon margaritas. - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

We were in Houston for a funeral and went to this restaurant. It was amazing!!! The food is so good. Best Mexican food we have EVER had and we live in San Antonio, TX. It was tasteful, fresh, hot and the rice was so delicious. You can come to San Antonio anytime, we would love to have you. Thanks for a very delightful evening. And it is also affordable. read more

El lugar muy bien, el servicio al cliente terrible, llegamos nadie fue capaz de llevarnos ni un menú, jamás nos atendieron las empleadas con tremenda chusmeria en fin, una hora de espera a que nos atendieran y ni un vaso de agua nos ofrecieron atendían a todo el mundo menos a mi primera vez que voy y la última la mala experiencia que pase nada lo recompensará. read more

A friend suggested we meet here because she'd liked another location. We were a bit concerned to be the only ones there at lunch time. The chips and sauce were good. The entrees were very mediocre. Both of our orders were incorrect (our waitress hardly spoke English). They were corrected, but not very tasty. Rice was the best part. Service was attentive but we didn't enjoy the food. read more

Waited over 15 min to get abdrink at the bar tinally was able to get someones attention no apologies or anything i myself work in the restaurant business never had such a bad experience anywhere if i could give it a 0 star i would read more

We've come in numerous times for happy hour. Service is always great, but the price for the food is terrible. read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Premium Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I was at this restaurant with friends (see Weldon G review). I live within walking distance of this establishment and have eaten here over several years. The service is up and down and the food is ok. The waiter was very unpleasant and displayed an attitude indicating our business had no value to him. We usually sit on the patio but they beginning spray washing it when we arrived. When asked why do this cleaning in the middle of business hours, the waiters indicated that it doesn't hurt business because we still remained for services. Weldon asked for Seltzer water and asked if there was a charge for water, which the waiter replied no. We order food then asked for the bill. He charged for a vodka drink that was not ordered or provided. By the way, Weldon doesn't drink alcohol. After trying to get resolution of the mis-charge, I said don't worry we won't be coming back here ... the waiter commented "That's fine with me". I'll travel a little further from home for our weekly Happy Hour get together. We did nothing to warrant this kind of treatment. I'm sad that a local restaurant failed at basic service (respect, friendliness, and kindness missing). Only one staff member behaved this way but it's just not worth it for me. read more

I had the fish tacos and they were delicious!!! The staff was kind and gave me great service. I would definitely recommend them to my friends and you! read more

If I could give less I would, second time coming, food is good but service is just bad. First time the guy was so slow and had us repeat ourselves many times. Went back to give a second chance and the waitress was rude as soon as we ordered our waters, asked her to put kids food in while we looked at the menu, she didn't. Theirs still came out with ours. Tried talking to the manager to see if maybe she was just new and all he did was talk over me and make excuses for her. We were the only ones in the restaurant when she sat us. Will not go back. read more

Stay very close to this place never see cars there so I was already hesitant got 3 chicken enchiladas w beans & rice. A hour after eating I threw everything up had the worse stomach pain ever now I'm sitting in the hospital due to food poisoning read more

I recently ate at La Tapatia on Westheimer with some friends that go there regularly, and I was charged for a drink I did not order, by our waiter David. When I explained to him that I don't drink and had asked him for seltzer water, he repeatedly told me there was vodka in the tall glass he brought, and that I order it. I reminded him that I had asked if he was going to charge me for the seltzer water and he told me no because it was only seltzer water. The waiter still refused to admit he had made a mistake or take the charge off my bill, and insisted I ordered a vodka and water. I eventually talked to the manager and explained to him that I don't drink and would know and immediately feel if I had drunken a tall glass of vodka and water. The manager eventually took the charge off my bill, but did not show any sign of contrition for the mistake or how the waiter had treated me, and neither of them apologized. Further, when my friends and I said we would not be back, the waiter responded, "Fine with me." To me, this was the ultimate form of disrespect and lack of customer appreciation. read more

Came on a Friday night around 6pm with my boyfriend, the place is quiet small and intimate. There was maybe 4-6 people in the dining area with us and plenty people at the bar! I ordered the combination plate of two enchiladas and 1 chicken flauta, it was pretty good I really enjoyed the enchiladas but the bottom of my flauta was soggy? I only ate half but it had a good taste, my boyfriend ordered nachos and finished them all (I guess it was good lol) I just wish they had salsa verde to go along with the chips instead of two red salsas. I only tried one because I assumed it was the same and it had a great flavor! Our total was $28 for two entrees and two sodas, not bad at all! Definitely will be back read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - La Musico - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

We've been eating at this restaurant for a few years now.. The food and waitstaff always great.. but as of late my to go orders have been horrible.. we always get the fajitas beef&chicken for two.. usually having more than enough for a lite snack the next day. Last night we got the same as always, only to have to go back for our chips, granted, hubby didn't check the bag.. then we sit to eat only to have more fat than meat and a stingy serving of my take out read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Very disappointed.. - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I want to give it 4 stars but the service sucked. I love this location, atmosphere, and food is pretty good. Our server forgot about us a lot. We even reached out to another server to retrieve our server just to find out he's sitting at the bar with other servers. Back to the food. I always get tacos al carbon and street tacos, but this time I got the chipotle chicken, and it was really good. They season it pretty well! Their margaritas are good and gets my gf pretty drunk. Me on the contrary, am not a frozen margarita person, so I stick with on the rocks. In my opinion, is not strong at all, but it super sweet. Overall it was good, but only if the service was better.. read more

This is the sad tale of how one restaurant went from 5 stars to 1 star in one hour. My friend and I were hungry last night...It was Wednesday at 1030 PM. I decided we would go here because the food looked good, and it was close to My house. We arrive at the restaurant around 1050, and they close at midnight. We walk in, wait about a minute to be greeted, then seated. There was one other patron in the restaurant with us. We get taken to a booth - the seats were dirty, and we asked for them to be wiped off. Once seated, I ordered a drink which was SUPER good (and strong (I'm a lush and it was strong for Me...made me happy!)). Happy hour was over at 11, but apparently we missed it by 30 seconds....whatever. We ordered fajitas mixtos nachos - half order - for an appetizer. Between the drink and the fajita nachos - the restaurant was well on its way to 5 stars. The nachos were the BOMB! Reminded Me of a restaurant I used to go to frequently back in WI. I hadn't had fajita nachos like that in years. I was HAPPY. For our entrees, We ordered one carnitas burrito dinner and one shrimp burrito a la carte - not a dinner - no guac or tomatoes (because Im allergic) and lettuce on the side (because I hate hot lettuce). This is where the story goes to the left. Our food comes. The carnitas burrito is perfect. Looks good, smells good - friend dives in. My burrito comes and I get ready to take a bite...and green oozes out of the burrito.....Its almost like they put extra guac on it. I flag down one of the 4 different servers who served us last night, and let her know I ordered it without guac. She takes it away and they make another. A different waitress comes and brings Me burrito #2....It is now 11:40 PM. The staff is cleaning and putting chairs on tables. I look at burrito # 2....Looks right from the outside....Open it....and its nothing but steak wrapped in a tortilla.....(WTF just happened here?! (insert confused face)) After about 4 minutes of trying to get someones attention....another waitress came and I told her I had a SHRIMP burrito....not steak. So, she took it away. I told them to just scratch it....I didn't even want a burrito at this point...but I'm still friggin hungry! So, the original waitress comes over and re-asks me if I want them to remake it for yet a third time....its 1150....this is "I'll spit in your food because you got Me recooking items 2 minutes before close" timeframe. The waitress reassured Me no one would spit in My food...not that she'd tell Me if they did. Anywho - about 7 minutes later, burrito numero tres makes its way to the table. I ask for them to just make it to go because they are ****near ready to start cutting lights off, and I was through with them at this point. The bag of food to-go comes along with the receipt. Now....I didnt even get to enjoy My food, because y'all couldn't get it right, yet you didn't offer any type of consolation or to remove the charge for it. There was no one else in the restaurant, so there is no reason it should have been wrong three times....Yes, I said three times because - guess what..... When I got home, and bit into the burrito - there was no cheese...just shrimp and sour cream...I NEVER said no cheese....in fact - I ordered EXTRA cheese.....yet there was none. I had a sour cream burrito - with a side of shrimp. I was wondering why this place didnt have more stars.....Now, I know why. It's on the rather pricier side ....But, The food is SO good, drinks are BANGING! But, only if they can get it right!...Which...I have no faith in. I won't be back, or if I do - it'll be solely for a drink. read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Late night food and drinks run!! - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Today I went on September 23 and ordered some al pastor tacos with a large sauce, called chilanga, I love it so I asked for a large container, when I left there a small one so I returned so they could help me with my order to which one despotic person who identified herself as the manager. He didn't know how to solve my problem and I asked the person who took the order and he said no. The truth is that my husband has been going to this place for more than 10 years, me. so 3 but the service has declined a lot. the waiters talking. There is no leadership and much less awareness that it is a job. I'm sorry because I like food. read more

Went today and had the mixed fajitas - they were overcooked. Not tough but not good either. They don't come with guacamole you have to order it separatly.also very chincy on the Pico de gallo. I'll go to Alicia's next time. read more

I move to this side a town awhile back and always sit at the bar since its always me and I just stop for a quick bit to eat. It's always the same two ladies their fast and always nice. I come late when it calm, never have I had issues with their service and the food is pretty good. Prices are far it you want cheap go to a taco stand its that simple. Check them out its not bad at all. read more

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clean restaurant Nice atmosphere Nice staff Food is a 7 of 10 Very limited menu No breakfast pancakes No gringo breakfast plates Just 5 breakfast taco types 8 breakfast plates total No barbacoa Salsas are ok read more

La Tapatia Westheimer - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas