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    Mr. Penguin Snacks Plus

    3.5 (61 reviews)
    Closed • 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Erica G.

    I have to start out by saying I have no idea why this place is rated some what low..? 3 stars is surprising. I kind of take that back only because of customer service. There is a young lady there that is just not nice or helpful. I brought my dad in for the 1st time and we were asking what were the recommendations...she just seemed kind of annoyed by this question. But whatever, this rating is more on what we ordered. I ordered the Rusa and my dad ordered the banana split. The Rusa is absolutely breathtaking when you first see it. It was literally one of the most beautiful sights I've seen all day. The gleam in my eye was way more than I've ever given anyone in my entire life. I couldn't wait to dig in. I was surprised that my dad ordered the banana split but I guess he felt like having ice cream at the time.. I could tell he kind of felt it was a wrong decision after seeing what I ordered. But tough!! it was all mine!!! Just as I thought it was delicious and I cannot wait to come back for another. Maybe I'll try the mangonada and tell them to customize it by making the top half like a Rusa!!!! Muajajajaja!!!

    Mangonada
    Amanda W.

    This mangonada is so delicious! Great customer service as well! Will be coming back again soon. Thanks so much!

    This is a nail I found in my mangonada

    I've been coming here for years & I got a mangonada and found a nail in it. I literally pulled a piece of nail out of my mouth. How does that even happen this place is disgusting. I'm never coming back again I feel so disgusted

    Bionico Papaya cantaloupe banana strawberry apples and granola
    Laura C.

    The snacks are good My favorite thing is their bionico (amazing) I wish the had more ice cream variety Their shakes are good although i wish they would give bigger (thicker) straws I also feel like their short on staff It takes a while to get our order every time we go. But other than that everything else is good

    Tostada La Buenona
    Roy M.

    This place has great Mexican style snack foods! It's not a place you go for a wide range of actual "meal" type foods - although you can fill up with their tostadas or nachos. The tostada was what I ordered and it was very good. The only thing I would have liked better is if it had less cabbage and more avocado. But still, it was tasty. The chicken (only meat choice offered) was seasoned deliciously and all the vegetables in top were fresh. My wife also had the elotes which were good - for being canned corn as opposed to fresh. She also tried the mangonada and loved it. I don't like mangos so I can't rate it...but from the expert's opinion it was delicious. I've also had the fresas y crema (strawberries and cream) and it's probably the thing I most want to go back for. The berries were sweet and fresh, and it was the perfect refreshing snack on a warm summer evening. My wife has also had the hot dog Mexicano. It's decent. Would be much better with a beef hot dog - the ones they use taste like the cheap ones you get for around a buck per pack at the grocery store. The canned corn and hot dog would get about 3.5 stars, and the other items I'd give 5. All in all, this is a solid 4-star spot or better, depending on what you order.

    Audrey M.

    Great Mexican street food! I have never tried Mangonada before and I would have to say it is delicious! The portion is about a "venti" size with frozen blended mangos and swirls of spicy tamarind in between, and topped of with freeze frozen mango bites and more of that yummy tamarind sauce. The Mexican corn was also good! I don't believe its fresh corn off a cob, but the mayo, lime and Parmesan cheese made a perfect combo. The small is more than enough for me! I also tried a bite of the hubby's chicken tostada and it was amazing. The chicken was shredded but seasoned great with homemade salsa and not dry. Topped with a blend of shredded cabbage, tomatoes and créma. The Mexican hot dog is an interesting twist to an American classic. There is a strip of bacon that is placed underneath the wiener and it is top with tomatoes, créma, avocado chunks and mustard. I would recommend this place! It's kind of hidden but worth a try!

    Don pepino

    The mangonada was okay but the stuff does not look presentable , I opened it and the things fell out

    Mangonada.
    Tiffany T.

    I always get the mangonada or platano licuado- you seriously can't go wrong with that. Sometimes I get elote when I don't feel like driving to my normal elote place, and I regret it every time- not worth it. This place gets busy after dinner. Be ready to wait if they're even open..They have super inconsistent business hours. Some days I go 45 minutes before closing just to find out they're already closed.

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    Marci J.

    Ok, long overdue review on this place, but we wanted to go back and try a few things. Mangonadas here are SUPERB - true Mangonada in that it is not a raspa but rather blended frozen mango swirled with chamoy and topped with chopped mango; for $1 you can add the hot salted tamarindo stick. Preparadas are AMAZING!! You get a 32oz cup coated in chile & full of oranges & pineapples, lots of gummy bears, chamoy; you're lookin at $8.00 for one of these bad boys with the Smirnoff. If you get it with a Squirt, a Rusia, I believe they are around $6.50 (which is so much better than some other place). I absolutely love these and the flavor the chamoy gives the Smirnoff! Hot Cheetos with melted cheese?? OMG, I had never had such a thing, but it is surprisingly good and super cheesy. I have had just mango with chile and chamoy, and it always seems that the mango is super sweet. Cesar really likes their jicama & cucumber mixed as well. And the last time we went, we all ordered a small cup of corn which hit the spot and was so delectable. One of the good things is they have a condiment bar so you can add as much extra chamoy, chile or other seasoning to your drink, dessert, fruit, etc. Oh and be prepared to freezing in there because of all the ice cream and cold items going on lol! There has always been a line when we go, but they have their stuff together here. Orders come flying out and you may have a 15min wait after you order IF you're getting food; otherwise, our mangonadas last time came out in like 5min and we just to wait for our hot corn!

    Jen H.

    This place is the bomb. Fresh fruits and beverage for hot sunny day in Houston. The mangonados and pineapple fruit are so yummy. Rice ranging from $6-$10. I'd recommend to come here if you're just needing something sweet and savory. They have all sorts of snacks like elote and hot cheetos and with cheese.

    Angela T.

    I spent weeks getting excited about coming here and left a bit disappointed. I've seen photos of this place on instagram and the Pina Loca had captured my attention Came here on a Friday night and it was PACKED. There were about 4-5 groups in front of me when I had gotten there and only one register. The place was busy busy and the orders were coming out extreeeemely slow. There are a few menus scattered around the order counter, as well as signs (with pictures, for all of us non-spanish speaking folks) covering the walls. Brother and I ordered two mangonadas, and a pina loca The total was a little under $20. You wouldn't know that since THERE ARE NO PRICES ADVERTISED ANYWHERE. Waited and waited for what seemed like two years, it was actually over an HOUR for our order to be filled. For a place that doesn't serve much hot entrees and mostly drinks, they're extremely slow. Not sure how many people are working, but this is probably the only reason I won't be back. The drinks itself were pretty decent, the mangonada was nice and slushy. the pina loca is a behemoth, I wasn't even sure where to start. Overall, the experience was a one time thing for me, I wasn't super impressed.

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    Food is good.good customer service. These other people don't know what they are saying.i would definitely come here again

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    They tried to copy Kool Cups with the pineapples but they taste horrible. Go to Kool Cups for Original great taste pinapple cup!

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    I love getting elotes here, there is free netflix, and music, its clean and pretty here.

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    The snacks at this place are super gooddd!!! Would definitely recommend going to that place on a hot sunny day to eat something refreshing!

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    3.9(2.3k reviews)
    21.7 mi•Warehouse District, Second Ward
    •$$
    Private events
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    Fast seating even when full. Enough time to walk to the bar order margaritas then be seatedread more

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    4.2(296 reviews)
    19.6 mi•Midtown, Fourth Ward, Montrose
    •$$

    Food was great, drinks were so good, vibes were so chill and service was great, definitely…read morereturning for brunch!!

    Not my first time at Maderas. That's why I came back because it was excellent and my friends heard…read moreme rave about it and they suggested we come here. Arrived on Sunday evening around 7:30. Was sat immediately. Not my first time here so I knew the menu, my friends did not. So they needed time to see what drinks they wanted because they like cocktails and the menu is not small and they had to choose which ones they wanted because the options are good. When they decided, the cocktails straggled out. Two came out but the other two did not, They just sat at the bar as my friends sat with there with their drinks in front of them waiting on ours so we can toast to a wonderful day with a new member of the group. You would have thought the other staff would step in or at least the bartender would see that the waiter was in the weeds and needed help. That's when I knew we should have not come. The food was all lukw warm. The appetizer of queso was like warm with chunks of cheese floating around and some of the chips were fresh and others stale. A mixed bag you can say. My Flautas where luke warm, so was the side of beans and rice. My friends said their tacos were okay. My friend who got the Caesar Salad, there was no dressing on the salad not was there a side of dressing that came with it. We had to ask for it. I did not have the energy to try to keep wrangling the waiter. If you want to shut the kitchen down early because the day was long I get it. Let the customer know, I get it. I used to wait tables to but I would never give people luke warm food or luke service. The staff seems not to have one anothers back. I did not eat my food, I took my food home to reheat it so I could eat it at the proper temperature. My friend took his salad home because he had more Caesar dressing at home. Left a bad taste in my mouth and very disappointed. The service and food from the last time compared to this visit was night and day. Total miss. $200.00 thrown away. I paid because I could not let my friends waiste there money on someplace I raved about. Maderas is really a small cute spot. It's rare I have bad service when I go out to eat because I am not a difficult customer and I know I am not the only one they are serving. I will wait for good food and sit back and enjoy the atmosphere and my friends until it arrives. I would not put pressure on the staff or the kitchen. Also I will not arrive just before closing and make a resteraunt and it's staff stay open late because I am hungry. I rather come when the staff and the restaurant wants to recieve customers.

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    4.2(690 reviews)
    18.2 mi•Montrose, River Oaks
    •$$$

    Visited for Houston restaurant week…read more It was our first time trying this place out. After being seated, it took 20 minutes for the server to come to our table and take our drink order. It took another 20 minutes to get the restaurant week menu we had asked for. The food and drinks were good and the ambience was nice, however, the service really tainted the whole experience.

    The world is full of Mexican restaurants…read more Most are some version of Tex-Mex in a family-friendly, relatively similar environment. Nothing wrong with that. Mexican Sugar breaks that mold completely. This is the most legit, wonderful, bougie, over-the-top Mexican restaurant I have ever been to, and I mean that as the highest compliment possible. This was my second trip to Mexican Sugar. The first was in Grapevine. After this visit to the Montrose location, I have officially decided that when I am in Texas, I will seek these places out. They are that good. First, dress up. I doubt there is an actual dress code, but this is not the place where I am showing up looking like I just finished mowing the yard. Come here to be seen. Come here to show out a little. The place is beautiful and has that kind of vibe. Second, the drinks. Hell yes. Fancy, creative, excellent, and impressive enough for even the person who has seen every ridiculous cocktail presentation imaginable. And then there is the food. My God, the food. The salsa and queso are legit AF. The street corn is heaven in a bowl. Get several orders. I am serious. One is not enough. The carne asada was amazing. Honestly, I could keep going, but at some point this review is just going to become me yelling about how much I love Mexican Sugar. I LOVE MEXICAN SUGAR. OK, YOU GET THE IDEA. WHY AM I YELLING? BACK TO THE REVIEW.... Service was excellent too. The place is huge and was absolutely packed, but our server stayed attentive and the food came out surprisingly quickly. Make a reservation. Park in the nearby garage. Dress nice. Order the drinks. Get the street corn. Then get more street corn. Who is ready for another trip to Houston? I'll book the reservation at Mexican Sugar.

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    Maximo

    4.6(176 reviews)
    17.5 mi•West University
    •$$$

    Maximo looks like someone invited the desert inside and poured it a drink. The room is colorful,…read morewarm, and genuinely inviting--pots of cactus, cowboy paintings, and Mexican art. At brunch, the papas bravas come as small cubes of fried potato with an airy crunch that gives way to a soft, pillowy center - the kind of deeply satisfying bite that makes conversation briefly irrelevant. Crisp prosciutto adds salt, aioli brings richness, and smoky chile sauce keeps it lively. They're served with cactus-handled toothpicks, which are almost offensively adorable. The chilaquiles divorciados are another hit. The chips are dressed with salsa rather than drowned beneath it, so each one arrives ready for the perfect bite. It's a small distinction, but an important one. Then there are the enfrijoladas: rolled quesadillas in fluffy tortillas, covered in creamy black bean sauce and plated with more care than bean and cheese might seem to warrant. The dish is fundamentally simple, but that's the point. Soft tortilla, savory beans, melted cheese, bright salsa. Familiar ingredients transformed into something deeply comforting--the culinary equivalent of curling up beneath a warm blanket on a cold morning, even if Houston rarely provides one. Dinner shifts into another gear. The crudos are sensational, especially the tuna tiradito - a rolling wave of flavor and texture. The tacos are excellent across the board, but the crispy maitake mushrooms are unmatched. The short ribs arrive juicy and tender on a mole negro that doesn't sit politely in the background. It lands dark, complex, and full of flavor. And then there's the masa cornbread, a masterpiece of unapologetic indulgence. Humble cornbread meets savory-sweet mole, smoky, earthy butter, and caviar. It sounds like too much. It isn't. Every element earns its place. The cocktails deserve their own warning. They're the kind that convince you to keep ordering the same drink all night. By the end, you may have forgotten what was in it. What you'll remember is that it was refreshing, perfectly balanced, and exactly what you needed. Maximo makes ambitious food feel generous rather than fussy. Come hungry.

    I came here to celebrate my friend's birthday, and I'm so happy I finally got to try this…read moreestablishment! I would definitely recommend making a reservation, as it can get pretty busy, especially during Saturday lunch. There is also plenty of parking available across the street. The interior of the restaurant was beautiful and felt so authentic to Mexican culture. Our server, Kylah, was incredibly knowledgeable about the menu and so kind throughout our entire dining experience. Now onto the food; everything was absolutely delicious. The Avocado Mollete and Chilaquiles Divorciados were both packed with so much flavor. Every bite was amazing. I had heard that the pancakes were the star of the show, and they definitely lived up to the hype. I have never had pancakes this crispy before, and they were so good! Our server also brought out a birthday surprise, the Chocolate Cremoso, and it was delicious! It was such a sweet touch to the celebration. Honestly, everything my party ordered was so flavorful and delicious. We had such a great experience, and I genuinely cannot wait to come back!

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    4.0(680 reviews)
    16.3 mi•The Heights
    •$$

    Dona Leti's was everything we thought it would be!…read more Upon arriving there was a 30 min wait but thats ok because we were given chips and salsa to hold us over. Once we were seated the waiter we had was super helpful. If we had questions, he had answers and pictures to go with them. The food was phenomenal and huge. We ordered the skillet burrito, surf and turf eggrols, and birria sampler. So much food and so flavorful. Honestly you have to try the alfredo on the eggrolls. That was different but so good. The asada was flavorful on the burrito and eggrolls. The birria was great and then consume hit the spot dipping wise. The burrito was jam.packed with meat and rice. Very good! Its exactly what I want in my burrito. We ordered margaritas for drinks and those were pretty good. The strawberry margarita has to be mixed once brought to the table, but thats ok. Needless to say we had to take leftovers home for sure. Great food and a great time!

    Dona Leti's is truly one of Houston's absolute gems, and it will ALWAYS be my go-to! From the owner…read moreto every single member of the staff, the hospitality is unmatched. You are not simply served here--you are welcomed, appreciated, and treated like family. Three weeks ago, I was actually headed here wanting to celebrate, but life changed in an instant with the passing of my dad. Today, I finally made it back, and what a beautiful full-circle moment it was. One of the greatest gifts was being able to see Julio, the owner, celebrating his own special day. That made the experience even more meaningful. The food is consistently AMAZING, the atmosphere is warm and inviting, and the service goes above and beyond every single time. You can feel the love, pride, and genuine care that has been poured into this establishment. I love EVERYTHING about Dona Leti's--the food, the people, the energy, the hospitality, and the way they make every visit feel special. Five stars simply aren't enough. If you're looking for incredible food and an experience that feels like home, Dona Leti's is the place. Forever a customer and forever recommending this Houston favorite!

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