We attended last night's wine dinner. The food was exceptional as usual and the wine complimented…read moreit extremely well. The company at our table was also very congenial. All in all, it was a very pleasant evening.

Incredible sunday brunch experience…read more Everything is delicious. Love the green salsa for chips, enchiladas and tamales. Best flan and tres leches my mexican hubby has ever tasted! Go here and dress cute and take someone you love!

Food Atmosphere…read more Drinks Entertainment Most importantly, our waitress Christina! There was 20 of us and she took care of us like a pro!!

Rico was our server and he was attentive and accommodated our table to the best of his abilities…read more He was an awesome server 10 out of 10 experience.

Went during lunch special and happy hour on a Tuesday and our waitress felicity, was patient and…read morekind. I recommend 10/10!

03.27.26 - Stopped by here today to have a late lunch with my gf. Place is always clean, and Staff…read moreis always friendly, Food is always fresh and great. The Chef(manager) did come out to our table and let us know that they were out of the Southwest Eggrolls, that we had ordered, very courteous of him, Thank you. Other than that everything else was great, we did have a different waitress than we usually do, Thank you to Tessa for waiting on us today. See you all next time ;)

I probably won't revisit this place. Restaurant is in a good location, good vibes…read more The food was unimpressive in my opinion. I got the Mexican hot dog with cheese covered Cheetos and the birria ramen. The Cheetos were STALE. Completely stale, it was nasty. I tried some Cheetos without the cheese and it was the same. The broth in the birria ramen wasn't good. It tasted like mop water. I was a little disappointed they didn't sell micheladas to pair up with their topo chicos. I may try this place again but after that visit, I wouldn't recommend it.

I was in Baytown for a basketball game and needed to grab something to eat. Just upon walking in I…read morewas turned off. The place has junk (papers, boxes, scissors etc) just lying around. The workers were sitting at the first table eating food they purchased from elsewhere. Which is as a red flag. We ordered the birria quesadillas and birria eggrolls. Both items were filled with meat but we didn't like any of the food. Overall, customer service was a 8/10. Food was a 2/10. The establishment was 2/10.

02.12.26 stopped by here today for a late lunch with a friend. place is very clean, staff is very…read morenice, and food is good and served fast.

Excellent service, hot food and friendly staff. Shoutout to Lorena who was very attentive and…read morespeedy with my order. I was on my lunch break and she took care of my order in a timely fashion. Thank You!

Xochi is located at the Marriott Maquis in downtown Houston and specializes in upscale Mexican…read moreOaxacan cuisine. They have several moles that they incorporate in their cuisine and can accommodate vegetarians. Tacos dorados ($16) - These crispy tacos consisted of chicken picadillo, crema, and queso fresco all served with mole coloradito. The mole had a smoky flavor with a bit spiciness. It had really great flavor. Coliflor ($9) - This side dish was made of roasted cauliflower steak all served on a cauliflower puree. The puree was so rich and creamy, it felt almost like mayonnaise. Pulpo ($24) - The octopus was grilled perfectly and was firm and had excellent flavor from the red tomatillo salsa and confit tomato. Purple potatoes rounded out this dish. It's served with chorizo, but I don't eat pork so they prepared it without it. Atun tatemado ($38) - This consisted of seared pepper crusted yellowfin tuna, wild mushrooms, huitlacoche, potatoes, and mole amarillo. The tuna was extremely fresh and the seared crust had excellent flavor and paired nicely with the tangy and tart mole. Cacao ($20) - What an amazing dessert! This white chocolate cocoa pod, contained on the inside chocolate texture - tejate foam, passion fruit chocolate cloud, chocolate criollo soil, chocolate sponge cake, some cherry sauce, and pieces of chocolates. The presentation was impressive and the taste was extraordinary, with so many unique types of chocolate and fruit combinations. Valet is $11 and the server will add the charge to your bill if you provide him with the valet ticket. Overall the food is outstanding here and the service is friendly and informative. The creative cacao pod has to be one of the best desserts I have ever tried. Xochi is a must visit for anyone coming to Houston!

I want to make this short and sweet. This is an expensive dinner experience, but also well worth…read morethe money. Service was very kind and professional. Ambiance was fine, not really intimate but still very classy. The drinks are absolutely top notch. Not one drink that we ordered from their cocktail menu missed the mark. All the food we ordered was absolutely exceptional. My wife's Pulpo dish was gorgeous and the octopus was cooked perfectly. I can't think of a better tuna dish I've had in my life than the Atun Tatemado. The Tlayuda de Res was a stunner and something I will definitely order next time. The Taquitos were cooked nicely and the chicken inside was not dry or under seasoned. Loved their Queso Fresco. Super creamy and refreshing. The only bite of food that was kind of a miss for me was their Sea Bass Ceviche. Tasted a bit fishy for my preference. All in all, absolutely delicious! We definitely recommend Xochi!

I'm visiting friends in Houston and they picked this restaurant for us to have dinner at. They…read moreraved about how good it was, so I had high expectations. I can tell you that they did not disappoint! Everything we ordered was so rich in flavor. The star of the show was the Enchilada Banderas. I could eat that every day it was so delicious. Will definitely be back when I'm in town next!

I was in the Woodlands and was struggling to decide where we should stop for a late Sunday lunch…read moreafter a day of paddle boarding. We finally settled on Xalisco. When I saw the menu I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn't your standard Tex Mex fare, but a more refined seafood heavy menu that reminds me more of Mexican ocean side cities. My friend had the octopus and it was awesome. It was cooked well and the seasoning was good but not overwhelming. I had the salmon and it was cooked perfectly, with the skin crunchy. I also had a couple of Santanera beers from Mexico, I had never heard of this brewery but it was really good. I'd definitely return to Xalisco, I especially wanted to try the seafood pozole.

My girlfriend and I were out in the greater Houston area for a wedding two weekends ago. For part…read moreof our trip we wanted to try some Authentic Tex-Mex and Barcenas happened to be close by. I'm very glad we decided to give it a shot. We arrived around 2PM on a Saturday - we were promptly seated and placed our order. For food we shared an order of chips and queso, my girlfriend got a veggie quesadilla, and I got an order of Birria de Res. We also got two Cheladas for drinks. The Cheladas were very refreshing - they were a little different than the one's I am used to in the Bay Area. Normally, I'm used to beer+ lime+ salt rim but at Barcenas they have the addition of spices and Tajin (no tomato juice/ clamato) which was very enjoyable. The queso was an absolute delight - perfectly velvety and delicious. And our meals were spot on - the Birria was perfectly cooked and tender and tasted fantastic. It came along with fresh tortillas and consommé (which I would've drank if I could). My girlfriend's quesadilla was solid and she had no complaints. Service wise - we both found everyone we interacted with the be very pleasant. Our waitress was very kind and took time to answer any questions we had about items on the menu. One thing of note - the number of vegetarian entrees here is a little limited. The refried beans and pinto beans both have meat products in them (either bacon, or lard) and the selection of vegetarian items is few. But the ones they do have seem great. All in all, we found our experience at Barcenas be enjoyable - glad we were able to get a taste of some Tex Mex straight from the motherland while we were in town. 5/5

Why 4 stars? Because my fajitas did the trick…read more --- --- --- I grew up near the original Barcenas location, and it was my best friend's favorite restaurant. Both of us moved away from the area for many years, but now we're both back, so where else did he have his 40th birthday party? Barcenas. Now, did he not clarify that it was this location instead of the original? Yeah. But if that okay? Yeah. I arrived much later than everyone else, and kudos to them for waiting for me to arrive for quite a while before ordering. The biggest downside of my late arrival is that all of the queso had been demolished before I got there, so I wasn't able to sample that. But I did order the beef fajitas and thought everything was the definition of 4-stars: good. Not bad, not amazing, just good. The steak meat was not as visually appealing as some other places, but it was fine. The grilled onions were a bit above average though. And the rice, beans and all the fixins' were pretty typical. For my friend's birthday, they brought him a giant sombrero while we sang the song. Any time a sombrero is involved, it's a good time.

We really enjoy coming here once a week. We usually sit outside since we bring our furbaby…read more Food is delicious! Service, amazing as well. Atmosphere, it can be a bit loud. Id be ok if music was a but lower.

The music is ANNOYINGLY LOUD! Somebody please learn about decibels…read more The food is good A couple of female servers (older ones) have an attitude that make us walk away when they are there (bar area) Again the food is good Please please the music!! It's so loud it hurts plus check the audience NO ONE dances except little kids There is no way to communicate with servers, friends...etc without having to scream The food is good

As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by the owner who offered a free mimosa for Mother's Day…read morealthough I couldn't drink the mimosa because I'm expecting he made me an orange juice which was great. The place was beautiful clean. Aguas Fresca's were great. And as a Mexican woman, I am very hard to impress when it comes to Mexican food, but I have to say that the salsa were spicy if you ask for the extra spicy ones, but everything had an amazing flavor fresh and I had never tried the shrimp before I had been wanting to try Them out because I saw them on TikTok and I must say we were so satisfied we were just there to Golf at the course down the street but when I say we will be back just for the restaurant I mean we will be back. It is about a 30 to 45 minute drive but we were willing to make the drive this place is outstanding!

I visited for a business lunch and tried the burritos, tacos, and elote. The flavors were very good…read moreand definitely the highlight of the experience. Unfortunately, the service did not match the quality of the food. It took quite a while to get water refills and even longer to receive our bill after we had finished eating. We would return for the food, as the flavors were impressive, but we hope to see improvement in the service next time.