Creepy, sketchy and never got my food. I was staying near by and thought this would be a quick place for food and a beer. Hard to get anyone to wait on me and then I ordered a beer and chips and salsa. Never got the chips and salsa. Worse was there was this guy in there that was so drunk he could barely stand, he was bothering everyone and the bartenders could have cared less. Worst part, they kept serving this man that could not even form words he was so drunk - I got the hell out of there. Avoid!! read more

Quick overview: * Strong drinks and basic food. More detailed view: * We went on a Friday night. The restaurant was busy, but not packed. Service was quick and friendly. * Complimentary chips tasted house made and were the best thing we ate along with the red and green salsas (my favorite). The comp chips are thick, which we enjoyed. * The mango margarita and mojito were strong and tasty. * Food is where they fall down. Although the beef in the tacos was tender, it was not flavorful. It tasted unseasoned. Lots of the green salsa helped, but taco meat should be seasoned. My ceviche was pretty good. The shrimp were tender, but some of the fish cubes were a little chewy --- those got pushed to the side of the plate. I question the quality of the fish used :-( * Good salsa music being played. I think this spot best serves as a happy hour place rather than a place to have dinner. I would not eat dinner here again, but I would have some happy hour drinks and a snack. read more

Paparruchos - Ceviche and a mojito - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came back to this place different night different staff, and it was trash, the drinks were lacking in the finesse they had before, the service was awful, the bartender asked to hold my card before my tab was closed, then to add insult to injury she didn't even ask how my drink was mediocre at best, the product and service diminished on a different night. I guess this place is hit or miss, safe to say tho I wont be taking a risk and frequenting this establishment again. The bar staff sucked on Friday January 22/2021 at 10:24pm the entire bar staff, was lack luster and lacking in hospitality. I'm read more

A food blog recommended Paparrucho's as one of "Five Must-Try Tortas Ahogadas in Houston," and included a picture of a Guadalajara-style torta ahogada, made with birote and pickled onions, so I came in and ordered one. The torta was made with cheap french bread and raw onions, and looked nothing like the picture from the blog. I asked the waitress if they could make it vegetarian with avocado and cheese instead of the meat, and she said yes. But the torta just had a little bit of refried beans and limp/old fajita vegetables. The chips were stale and the salsa was not fresh. On the plus(?) side, the waitresses here were all very pretty, and they seem to give a lot of attention to male customers. read more

This place is disgusting. The staff have there hands all over the food and service sucks. Not sure how they stay open. The health department really need to watch this place!! Not sure what they brought me.. tasted like burnt greasy cheese.!! read more

Paparruchos - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I'm pretty sure that everyone with negative reviews was NOT at this actual restaurant. We're visiting from Chicago, and this place is amazing. It's definitely not our first time having authentic Mexican, but this is easily the freshest authentic Mexican food we've ever had. The steak on my Taco salad was steakhouse quality and literally melted in my mouth. And don't even get us started on the "secret hot sauce" they have. It's reminiscent of a creme fresh with an awesome kick. We asked for the recipe....and were gently told, "It's a secret." If that's not enough, our hotel staff said this is the place they order from while on duty. So, local people love this place, too. Please disregard the negative reviews and experience this place for yourself. We WILL be back. read more

Trash! As soon as the food got served at our table I was instantly grossed out! I ate one piece of quesadilla most of it was served with fatty piece's that I had to hand pick out! There's no flavor and everything was soggy read more

Paparruchos - Beef Quesadilla Paparruchos - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place has the potential to be a great bar/restaurant but the service sucks so bad. Seriously, I sat at the bar and was totally ignored for a good 5+ minutes. Then extremely poor service all night. They weren't even busy. The bones are good, the food was good. The bartender sucked. When I cashed out, the credit card reader was already set to 30% tip. No fing way. The bartender could give less than a shit. Truly disappointing to see someone so worthless. She even made her hot pants look bad. read more

Never greeted, the lady waitresses are horrible. The runner guy was attentive. The waitresses only assist men to get better tips. Bad service and food. Very sketchy. read more

A hidden gem!!! Amazing margaritas and the burrito and salsa Verde were to die for! And I am not a huge Mexican food fan, this was really really good! Super nice staff as well. read more

Service was perfect !!! Thank you Elias,Max,and Maria to. Take care of us!food and drinks was delicious!we have good time plus karaoke night made my night!!! I love this place read more

Paparruchos - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I heard the food was good. Never got to try it. I went to the bar. It was a Tuesday night. Less than a dozen customers. The bar was cluttered. The bartender was making drinks. For himself and other staff. I actually caught his eye and pointed at the mess on the bar. He turned his back on me. I left. read more

This place used to be bomb and fun, dj music would be fun and jamming. This was back in 2012-2014. Now it terrible.... The only thing we like coming here is the foods. Bartender is bad now, and one I see selling coffee to customer from Columbia...The one selling coffee can't even make a good drinks. The other female does, her hair is straight long not braids. Saturday night the bartender I don't know her name but she had braids. She bad bartender ever, don't even make sure we get what we need. We was ready to order but they all over there eaten and talking. Also lime is for beer and margarita, not to be serve on whiskey. When we need some, they nowhere to be found, but when we ready to leave. Damn our check, and box to go was fast. One things most disappointed me was, it was us 2. We ask for price on the drinks, she say it be on the ticket once you sign. Now I know why, she charge us 18 percent Tips included when my man left $10 tips. It is so illegal... and NEED ATTENTION, what else are they doing to customer. If they don't get there shit together they need to shut down! When you call they don't pick up read more

Where do I start? The attitude of the employees was awful. We got dirty looks from a senior lady there who sat t the table next to us. They included 18% gratuity for 4 of us, made us pay our tab so she could go sit and drink and didnt get a new waitress. To top it off, I had to go to the bartender for water and got a look like I asked her to go get my car or something. Do not go here!!! read more

In town for a bowl game with some friends. This place was all that was open within walking distance from our hotel at 9pm on a Tuesday night here in downtown. Interesting atmosphere of obnoxious loud latino music and half naked videos on the television sets. Server was rude and irritated with us for not deciding fast enough on food choices. Noticed a sign on the window for $1.50 taco Tuesdays. When we asked was told this special was only available in the mornings? Really for a place that opens at 11am! Chicken meat on tacos looked and tasted like canned meat from the local warehouse club. And what place adds a 20% tip to the check for a group on five people. Please check the reviews, we should have adhered to the star rating and stayed away from this place! As an added bonus noticed the cook as we were walking out scratching his private parts. read more

Food was ok but they snuck an 18% gratuity for a table of 3. The gratuity was a line item along with the food so unless you look carefully you would be double tipping them. They would have received a larger tip from me if they didn't try to pull a fast one. read more

Oriana.... creates the best Cosmopolitan Martini read more

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Ok, now I see the number of stars! This is a nice neighborhood place just a few blocks away from the Galleria and was an easy walk from my hotel. Nice large patio outside, which in TX means "smoking area" but it does have enough air movement this wasn't a negative! The food is really actually very good here. I'll say the menu is a little light on Mexican dishes, to many burgers but the chips and salsa is a win and the fajitas are solid. I am not a fajita guy but these were a solid plus. The salsa comes with three types including a hot tomitilo green one that is awesome. Chips are fresh and crunchy. The down side here by far is the arrive! This place could make Bar Rescue in far as needing intervention to get things going. I think they should promote the guy in the kitchen to manager and get things in shape. First night was a waiter that was slow, forgetful and then brought me a beer that had the entire neck dipped in salt? WTF, why the hell would I want a salted rim on my beer??? Night two, came back for the food, was at the bar and three bartenders sat there with their backs to me for 20 minutes. Would have stayed for another drink or two but got pissed off and left, paid my bill less a tip! Go for the food, leave frustrated for the crappy service! KT read more

WORST SERVICE IN TOWN: SCAMMING CUSTOMERS FOR TIPS!! They completely ignore customers, won't bring you your check, and they automatically add a 18% gratuity and still ask for a tip! The servers literally sit down together and text and talk while you're left wondering what is going on. Completely unprofessional and the food is mediocre at best. DO NOT COME HERE!! Beware!! read more

Horrible service.. we literally didn't get chips and salsa until our food came out which took approximately 40 mins and was cold..Server was nowhere to be found plus they never mentioned gratuity would be included.. horrible place, do not recommend.. beware they could care less about the service read more

I was traveling from Ny and landed on this horrific restaurant. I was extremely disappointed with the level of customer service. Do not waste your time coming here unless you enjoy horrible customer service. read more

Moved to the area 3 months ago and I have been coming to paparuchos for a while and Emanuel has been wonderful! He is very friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu. Also he knows how to take care of guest very respectful. Will definitely recommend this place and Emanuel as a server. read more

This use to be a decent hang out spot. But they are lacking in service now. The bartenders really are too busy gossiping instead of taking care of customers even on a slow day. They won't even acknowledge you to pay the bill. read more

This place is a scam! Worst service ever. The server doesn't even care about the customers and you bill will be automatically adding a 18% gratuity and still asking for a tip! What a bad experience! Pay attention to your bill! Scam! read more

I don't give a shit that this place is low rated- this place is awesome! Kind of. It was within walking distance of our hotel even though it seems as if no one walks anywhere in Houston... Seriously no one. We wanted a night cap and the hotel bar was just loaded with too many older folks. We needed a livelier spot. Their spicy mango margarita - frozen and get the large -is soooo good. 11 bucks and it's plenty. We came here a couple times to drink before a wedding and to end the night a couple times, and I always ordered this. The one gripe is their service can be a hit or miss. A little flaky/missing in action type of thing. Tick tock. Their tacos and fajitas are pretty delicious. I love this place and I want another giant spicy mango margarita to put me to bed. Forget the peninsula's drinks. Yes to this place. I know my picture is fucked but I already tried rotating it and it uploads upside down so this is what you get so deal. But now you can see the wondrous spicy mango margarita! They're larger in person. It's sooooo goood!!!! read more

Paparruchos - Spicy mango margarita - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

This was my second attempt to eat here the first being on a recent Saturday night when the only parking option is a $10 valet.... Tonight I tried the chicken fajita's on the menu for $12.95. The complimentary chips and salsa were served. I noticed that the chips were that very thick variety that I am not a big fan of. They tasted fine they were just very thick...I worried about chipping a tooth :) Two salsa were served one red and the other a green variety with corn in it. Both were good. The fajitas came out about 10 minutes later with about 5 flour tortillas which was more than enough. The fajitas were good and I would rate them a strong 3. I enjoyed this meal. The food was good and also my service. Being a Tuesday night it was open parking and the restaurant had about 10 patrons in it. Perhaps on the weekend it is more lively. I would eat here again BUT NOT if I have to pay $10 to valet on the weekend. Therefore I would recommend to come here during the week and save the $10. There are two other restaurants in this strip center and thats why the parking is tight. read more

Muy recomendado. La comida salio rapido, el ambiete esta bueno y las bebidas estan sabrosas. Nos atendieron muy bien y el lugar esta limpio y grande!! read more

Great service ! Good food & good drinks! We came to celebrate our friends birthday and had a great time! read more

Paparruchos - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I was unfortunate enough to be dragged back to this place for a friends birthday party. I didn't think it could get worse than the last time, but they proved me wrong. Couldn't touch the food because the mold smell was overpowering. The restaurant looks like it could cave in on you at any second. This will be the place you hear about on the news that a fire broke out and everyone inside got trapped and died. The girls that work here are the rudest, most self absorbed women, they barely speak English and flirt with the old male customers so they don't notice the total scam that's being run on them. Any positive review is fake. People saying this is the best Mexican/Tex-mex they've ever had??? In what world could that even be remotely true? The sheer number of 1 star reviews should be enough to put this hazardous waste of a restaurant out of business. RUN! read more

Feel cheated after noticing gratuity was already added although it was just myself, and then I still left my typical 20 percent! read more

Paparruchos - Gratuity for 1 person dining - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food is good. The music was great, vibe was good. Wasn't even pack but service was just not great!! Ask for your printed receipt, we were a party of two and the gratuity was included. read more

Paparruchos - Fajitas mix! - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Stopped in for lunch while in the area for work and ended up back for dinner - partly for the food, and in part because it was next to the hotel and the home run derby was on tv. This place is more of a Mexican sports bar, with TVs showing sports at all times. They also have a nice patio with fans to keep you cool. For lunch, I had the beef fajitas, and for dinner the mango habanero wings. Both were kind of pricey, but were good enough. Staff was courteous and prompt. I'd go back if ever nearby in the future. read more

Great staff and ownership. Food is priced right and filling. Nightlife is where they are at their best! Non stop fun and ladies love the dancing!!! read more

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I enjoy the free layback atmosphere. The music is always great. The servers are super nice my favorite Ale she is a sweetheart. I can go there by myself and nobody bothers you in you on time Love it. The margaritas on the happy hour are fantastic. read more

If I could give a half star I could.... First the good- place was not busy, should have been first clue. Seated quickly. Close walk from hotel...they recommend the joint. Makes me rethink Marriott! The mediocre- chips and salsa...chips were like corn planks and salsa was a red type sauce with little flavor. Food when delivered as okay, but not what I ordered, close. The bad- food was not what I ordered, little flavor to the food. Margarita was correct color, frozen with zero booze. Took forever to get my check, thought I could just walk out and no one would notice...no one. Sat on patio to eat, I was shocked to see people smoking in the outdoor area...not just one but 3. I haven't seen smoking in a food establishment in a decade or so...maybe just a Houston thing. Overall, listen to the reviews, just don't do it. read more

Total rip off. No prices on the drinks, my fault, but this place is a sh**y dive and not in a good way. $16 for a margarita. GTFO. This isn't even a medium end place charging super high end prices for mixes out of a gun. Food was eh, total waste of time. I should have turned back when I saw the total lack of people in this place. Avoid at all costs. Don't trust any reviews over a 3. Total shill. How do you say..."este lugar apesta" read more

Just enjoyed dinner at this Restaurant. Pretty big place, it almost feels like it's set up more like a night club as opposed to restaurant. I enjoyed the ribeye tacos very much. They were very well cooked and plenty of meat on the tacos. I also very much enjoyed the green salsa provided with the chips. It may have been one of the best I have had in a long time. The staff was friendly Nd service was good. read more

As soon as we walk in the hostess walks away to go to the bar to talk. We were standing there waiting for five minutes then she waved at us and told us to sit anywhere. No one came to our table to greet us nor bring chips or anything, mind you it was empty in there. 10mins passed and once I noticed we were not getting acknowledged we decided to leave. Don't come here. If there was a option to get no starts I would not give them one. Won't be back read more

Horrible Bland Overpriced. $14 for guacamole with no seasoning. Whoever is cooking in this place has no clue how to season anything. The pricing is HIGHER that a 4+ star rated place a mile away (Escalantes ( I HIGHLY recommend)) and is not edible. After looking at some of the other reviews, I wish I would have checked my receipt for "forced gratuity". One good thing about this place... It will teach you to look at reviews before you chose a place to eat. read more

Got here around 10:50 p.m. tonight and seated myself at the bar. I waited about 10 minutes before someone gave me attention. The female bartender was too busy chatting up this male patron to serve me, so I sat there patiently, listening to the karaoke singers. Finally, a bartender asked me if I wanted to order, so I asked for a drinks menu and then placed an order for a Malibu pineapple with cranberry. This was the largest Malibu pineapple and cranberry I have ever been served. I decided to request a song and asked the wait time, the DJ told me that it depends on how long it takes for her to find the song. I noticed she had two other songs already in the queue ahead of my request so I figured I'd be up in about 15 minutes. Took a little bit longer than that but I was enjoying my massive drink and the other singers so I was okay with it. I performed my song, finished my drink, paid and left. This place has a special corner in my heart because it was one of the first bars I visited when I first moved to Houston. I like the decor, the open patio area, and the general set up of it. The customer service can be improved but it is not as bad as other places. It's a nice chill, low-key location. read more