There's something about finding a true San Antonio staple when you're not even looking for it, and that's exactly how this visit to Las Palapas played out. We stopped by for a quick lunch and ended up way more excited than expected. The moment I saw they had chicken on a stick, I'm not exaggerating, I had a small internal celebration. It's one of those iconic local snacks you don't always find just anywhere, and having it available through the drive thru felt like a win. I also ordered the chicken soup, and it hit exactly how I needed it to. I had been feeling under the weather, and this was the kind of warm, comforting meal that actually makes you feel better, not just full. Simple, flavorful, and genuinely soothing. My husband went with the taco salad, and that held its own too. Fresh, filling, and no shortcuts on quality. If you're looking for a reliable, no fuss spot that delivers on classic San Antonio flavors, this is an easy recommendation. It's quick, consistent, and still manages to surprise you in the best way. read more

Las Palapas - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I got an offer for a buy 1 get 1 free plate since I'm a rewards member. I ordered 2 beef fajita plates to go (reg $15.99). The beef fajita meat was dry and chewy! What a disappointment. The rice and beans were good. There was no pico de gallo included (as the menu description states). I've enjoyed the chicken fajitas before but the beef fajitas are not enjoyable. read more

Quick service, nice ambiance, food is pretty good and is priced very reasonable. They have a lunch menu. My mom and I got cheese enchiladas, my brother got a chicken taco. We all enjoyed our food and they did a military discount. I love their tortilla soup. Will be back! read more

Las Palapas - Cheese Enchilada Plate - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Food was cold and just very tasteless. Got the cheese enchiladas and hardly any cheese, just tortilla taste: read more

Las Palapas - Cheese enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I have been noticing recently that the quality of food at La Palapas is going downhill. Today I decided to give them a try again because my son wanted breakfast tacos and I got a beef crunchy taco plate and the hamburger meat looks like there's fillers in it. I did an online search and there's no public information for that, they do claim 100% Angus beef for their fajitas but they don't claim their picadillo is 100% ground beef which means it has fillers and if they tell you it doesn't have fillers they're full of it. You can tell by looking at the meat that it's got fillers in it! (It looks exactly like Taco Bell "ground beef" read more

This spot consistently serves undercooked tortillas. It's not hard to just leave the tortilla on until it's done , in my experience coming to this location it's a 75% chance the tortilla will be mushy inside. Arguably the easiest thing to make and it's like they just throw it on a hot pan for 10 seconds each side and call it a day:/ read more

The food had no taste and made us both feel nauseous after we ate it. Something has changed. And the waitress was not personable. Won't be returning. read more

I just want to Give a Huge Shoutout to my girl Zuleyka who was our waitress Hunny you are doing an absolute amazing job dont let the bad guys get you down and kill your spirit always to remember your a winner baby :) also for the food it was ok but could have definitely put more meat in my super bowl and as for the atmosphere it was not great because the so called manager was giving my girl Z a hard time i understand Z was not able to make drinks but when she addressed it to her manager said she was not going to make us drinks which with that your manager just caused yall a loss in sales so someone needs to train that manager she obviously does not know what she is doing and she was avoiding us at all cost smh ya thats pretty unprofessional but Z girl keep doing what you do girl you got this ~Yours Truly Tiff~ read more

service and food was perfect. Kayden was very attentive and made sure we were taken care of.

We went to the 281/1604 location for the advertised Caldo de res. We even called beforehand to make sure they had it. We were seated, they took our order and came back and said they RAN OUT OF CALDO. This was very disappointing as my wife wasn't feeling very well and caldo is always a welcome remedy on a cold winter evening. I don't want other patrons to go through what we did. We did stay to eat something else from their menu, but left disappointed. We now know why Las Palapas is the mediocre restaurant it is. I attribute our experience here to poor restaurant management. We know better now to choose a higher caliber place to eat Mexican food and will do so from here on forward. read more

We are regulars at las palapas. This is our favorite location. We love their lunch specials. Everyone is wonderful, friendly, and good is constantly good. read more

I love the flautas a la carte and the taco Norteño! Good breakfast tacos too! Ask for Iris's section. She's very pleasant and motherly who'll definitely take great care of you! read more

I love almost everything at Las Palapas. Today we tried the melon margarita, which was margarita of the month, and it was absolutely delicious. My Monga margarita was great as well. I was craving their tortilla soup which is my favorite. I think it's a great price for the flautas the beans and the soup. The chicken flauta and beans are really good.I would definitely order again. read more

Las Palapas - Tortilla soup & flauta combo - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Clean and inviting atmosphere with friendly staff. Beware of jalapeño ranch WOW mui Caliente! Had the happy hour special pina colada and it was delicious (and adorable). Perfect greasy Texmex cheese enchiladas and puffy tacos! Perfection! read more

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Since it's Taco Tuesday, we went to @laspalapasrestaurants for dinner tonight. Raul took good care of us. Dad had the Lemonade, my husband had the Arnold Palmer, and I had a Margarita. My husband had the Crispy Taco Plate. Dad and I had breakfast for dinner in mind. Dad had a cup of Chicken soup, and the kid's meal with Pancake, Scrambled Eggs, and 2 strips of Bacon. I had the Barbacoa Plate. Love the rice substitution! So much leftover for lunch tomorrow. So good! read more

i had 20 minutes for my break so i called a order for pickup and they told me it would be ready in 10 minutes i got here and 10 minutes after they said it would be ready in a rush because im in my LIMITED BREAK just to tell me they never placed the order and now i have to waste time off my break beaucse they didn't want to place my order over the phone. i got here and they had to ring it in which proves that it was never even placed. why waste my time and quote me 10 minutes if you couldn't even place it??? i went inside and there was maybe 2 guests in there that's no excuse !!! stupid as fuck wasting everybody's fucking time. read more

What went well? Everything. Margaritas are great. Chicken plates are full of flavor. I asked hostess Stephanie if they have queso flameada. She said she'd be back in a few minutes. It's not on the menu. She returned with the best flameada ever! I appreciated the personal service and the great food. I've been to several other locations of this chain. I'll definitely be back. read more

Great service!! Good food. Family friendly atmosphere. Sangria Margarita was the drink of the month and it was good!

Jesus was very attentive and friendly. Food was excellent. Great music. I wasnt very crazy about painkiller but blue hawaiian was to die for. read more

So from Houston, giving my honest review! Drinks were good! Came on a Wednesday was $4.99 for a good size sangria margarita! Pretty strong! Next I ordered the stuffed avacado with mushrooms and shrimp... it wasn't what you would think! It's literally half an avacado with shrimp and mushroom on top. I was kinda sad that was all it was.. my food however was good. I got the lunch mamas flautas. Flautas were big, rice was kinda salty but soft beans were good! Hubby got chicken fajita seemed a little over cooked but still good enough to eat. Son got chicken nuggets curly fries were over cooked . Flour tortillas were good! It was an okay lunch! Price was great! Service was really good! read more

Ok. First off. I've eaten at many of the stores they have. This is a local chain. They are hit or miss. This is a miss. First off. Brought me sweet tea after I asked twice for unsweet. Then I reminded her three times. No tomato. Guess what. Tomatoes. Food. It tasted fine but the plate was cold and the taco was just thrown on the plate. The waitress seems nice and she seemed to be upset the order was wrong but hey. I won't be back. I'm sure that on some days it's better than this but today wasn't the day. read more

Las Palapas is our go to place when we want good Mexican Food at a reasonable price. Food is always fresh and service is good. The only thing keeping me from giving them a 5th star is when your meal is over the world seems to stop!! I takes forever to get your check. Not sure why this happens but it happens every time we go!!! Fix this and I will give them a 5th star'nb read more

Las Palapas never disappoints! The food is fresh, flavorful, and served fast. Great spot for a quick taco fix or a hearty plate of enchiladas. Friendly staff and consistent quality--definitely one of my go-to Tex-Mex spots! read more

Great service! Food tastes great! We come every week for Taco Tuesday with 8-10 people

Friendly, welcoming atmosphere. Restaurant was clean and food was fresh. Classic Tex-mex. Mali was an excellent server.

Food was delicious! Mali was a very helpful server--attentive when we needed her but never rushed us. Much nicer inside than I had anticipated. Very pleasant dinner. Will come back:) read more

Ordered on Uber eats and let me tell you I ordered a machacado plate, The note I put clearly state to add cheese on the beans only. They proceeded to add cheese only on the egg! That's not what I asked for. Not to mention they use leftover fajita meat which is not the same thing as machacado! Also the entire plate reeked of fish smell which made no sense since there was no fish. This leads me to believe that they're using old oil or the same pans to cook multiple dishes. Just terrible!!! And the cherry on top was that the food was not seasoned at all took a few bites and threw it away. read more

Las Palapas - Machacado&egg is really fajita and egg - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Food was delicious ! Our server , Kristen, was ever hospitable and ready for whatever we needed. Will come back soon!!

Atmosphere was pleasant and relaxing. Food was of great quality and taste! Service was excellent and Keith, our server, was so accommodating and awesome! I would recommend dining at this facility anytime! read more

Stopped in for some puffy tacos and a side of queso. While tasty, I wouldn't put the puffy tacos in the class of Ray's drive in or Henry's. As a matter of fact, I couldn't even hold these tacos at all. They really just amounted to fried corn taco shell on a plate. One thing was on fire though was the salsa verde. Easily the hottest salsa verde I have ever had. Stick to the chicken soup and Sopas here. read more

All I know is the enchiladas are terrible not like the old days. I would like to have a macho burrito but I don't want to get it if it's not like the old days. Location Thousand Oaks read more

First off, the location is horrible if you want to eat outside. You have a perfect view of traffic with all its noises. They did not even attempt to use any type of vegetation 2 block the highway, access road, or parking lot. Service is slow, random, and inconsistent. Sometimes your order will be correct; sometimes not so much. The refried beans which come with the plates or tacos taste and look like they were dumped out of a can. Their tortilla and chicken soup is always over-seasoned / salty and never hot when it comes to you. It is barely warm. read more

Las Palapas - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Extremely dissatisfied with my visit today. Found disgusting grey rotten and molded pieces of chicken in my Chicken Soup. Took a bite before I even noticed and am now sick. Not to mention they didn't even get the remainder of my order right. Don't bother going to this location, it's gone downhill CLEARLY. read more

Las Palapas - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Cannot believe the quality of food you can get from this drive-thru Tex Mex spot! My tacos were just so good. Very friendly service, proud of their product. Makes you happy to support them read more

I usually just go through the drive thru but decided to eat here today. I read some negative reviews and thought I would address them here in my review. We have gotten tacos here many times. They are delicious. The salsa is good as well. I have tried the bean and cheese tacos, at many different restaurants, and I prefer Las Palapas. We did not have a problem being seated and were helped right away. All the employees wears masks which I appreciated. We ate outside. Yes, you can hear the cars, but that didn't bother us and we were too busy eating and talking to pay attention. We sat in a corner where the street view was blocked with plants. I liked the outside area. Indoor seating is also available. It did not take us long to get our food. I only recommend places that I have been to numerous times like this one. read more

Las Palapas - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

We arrived from cali last night and our hotel agent recommended this restaurant. We were not disappointed . He recommended the fluffy chicken taco which was great . My wife got the fish taco plate. This style of beans were awesome --- unlike any we have in cali . Service was great ! read more

Poor service. They ignore you when you're waiting at the counter to order something to go, especially the evening employees. The girl working was not friendly at all, as well as the manager (at least I think they were the manager). Drive thru is better but slow. read more

The best place for go and eat cheese enchiladas, I passed for the drive-thru and Maria was so nice she check my order correctly the service was excellent, and was so fast, I love Las Palapas read more

There prices for a Carne Guisada taco is just freaking ridiculous 3.99 plus .59 for cheese ???? $5 for one damn taco ummm no thank you. Won't be coming back. Way more other real Mexican restaurant/ Jalisco places to eat at for cheaper read more

Las Palapas - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Food here is good and prices reasonable- but from beginning to end, service was unreasonably slow. This was about 2PM and the restaurant seemed well staffed (at least 4 employees visible outside kitchen) and not too many customers. I was greeted and told I could sit anywhere by a fellow who had a headset and might be the manager. He came over and took my drink order it I didn't know if he would be my waiter or what. He left a menu for me. A while later a waitress (different person) brings the drink and sets it down and leaves. I assume she's just helping him but it's not clear. A long time passes and she eventually brings chips and salsa but still doesn't introduce herself or say what lost servers do.. "I'll be taking care of you today"... still I don't know who will take my order. After another wait she returns to take my order. I asked for additional salsa when she has the chance. The man who greeted me originally came over to see if I was ok while I was waiting on food. Nice. The salsa took a while even though the lady who I assume was my waitress seemed to be just standing around. When the food came she served me and left and muttered something about the salsa. A few minutes later she returned with more. As I said, food was fine (Asada Taco plate)... but service during and especially after the meal was slow. I was clearly done eating for quite a while and the waitress never returned even though she was at the front counter not doing anything. Eventually the man with the headset spotted me and came over and I asked for the check. She finally came over with it and took payment. Overall, ok but I felt like service was just an afterthought. Maybe this is why they have a drive-thru? read more