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    Loncheria El Popo

    4.6 (47 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Burgers
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Lonches de tenera
    Dominique P.

    This is one of our stops when visiting Laredo. The menu is very small but you shouldn't need anything else. They make lonches de ternera, hamburguesa, weenies, and jamon. We all ordered the lonches de ternera which is shredded beef. The sandwiches are relatively small so you may want to start with two. The sandwich has lettuce and tomato, but you definitely want to add some mustard to bring it all together. They serve pickled serrano peppers which are great. I typically don't like spicy foods but these peppers are not too bad. Lays potato chips are a must have with this as well. Then you wash it all down with a cold Mexican coke!

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    Robert H.

    This place is so legit, they don't even speak English. I come here, order two lonche de tenera (it's pretty cheap, but each lonche is small) and a topo sabores (manzana -- the best flavor), and munch on the complimentary jalepenos. My absolutely favorite in Laredo for a quick bite.

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    Tasting S.

    El Popo's theme really seems to be "simplicity". It can be seen from the decor to the burger ingredients to the side dish(es). Our favorites were the ternera and hamburguesa. All burgers have lettuce, tomato and mustard. First off, we ordered all burgers at once and the ternera came out with hardly any meat in it. We ordered another and this one came out hearty and hot. The hamburguesa had a nice sear which gave it a delicious crunch. The wines wasn't that great, simply being sliced hot dog wieners on a bun. For the jamon burger, it was a really odd rectangle shape of ham that resembled spam and was too salty for our taste. The only side dishes offered were Lay's chips and serrano peppers. As for the bread quality, it has noticeably declined over time. Overall this place is great for a cheap snack or quick lunch.

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    Liliana C.

    El Popo is amazing. I've been getting their lonches for years. So affordable and incredibly delicious. The people who own it also are really nice.

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    3 years ago

    Been having these lonches since I was in my mothers stomach. Let's just say it's a family tradition to go here and pick up lunch or dinner.

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    5 years ago

    Good sandwiches that aren't greasy! I like the feel but they didn't have any chips. Good price for a smaller sandwich.

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    Simple menu, delicious, fast service, good prices. Any chance we get we eat here. They have several locations, even in San Antonio.

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    Love the burgers! Everyone is always friendly and the food always comes out fast! Nothing bad about this place

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    7 years ago

    Made it here from san Antonio glad I found this place. Simple but delicious a must try for those who haven't had it

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    Best burgers in town.... a must try if you haven't, you will get hooked on them. Delicious..

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    The skinny old lady that looks wasted, tired and pissed off all the time, has terrible customer…read moreservice. She's extremely disrespectful and actually told me to just stop going when I asked her if she could please put more cheese sauce on the enchiladas and showed her a picture of the way it use to be back then with the cheese sauce all the way to the top and a mountain of fries on top of it so it was enough cheese sauce to dip them into and now not only are the prices ridiculously high, the enchiladas there are over priced because they make them all dry and hard not with just a tiny bit of cheese and very little fries, it's not worth it anymore and there's no way to be a hold of the owner to see what's going on. I'm surprised that place hasn't closed down because I've seen so many bad reviews on it especially with the grumpy bitter old ladies that work there, especially that skinny one. Also the big lady that had bright red hair, had messed up on my order, charging me for the plate instead of the basket and still gave me the basket and stayed with my extra money. This place use to be good in the 80s and 90s but not anymore.

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