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    Petra

    3.9 (192 reviews)
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    Salmon Tacos
    Lindsy H.

    I've driven by this place for a while, but never had a reason to stop until I was invited to meet up with a group of friends for dinner. The service was wonderful, everyone so kind and on top of things. My standard for a Mexican Restaurant is the chips & salsa and these were not great, in my opinion. They weren't un-editable so I at them, it's so hard to say no to chips & salsa, but they weren't at the top of my favorites list. The menu is small, but there really seems to be something for everyone. I decided to try the Salmon Tacos - blackened Atlantic salmon + avocado, elote & chipotle aioli (which I nixed because it's has dairy). I asked it was possible to get them a la carte without rice & beans and there was not so I ordered the whole thing. I laughed when I saw them - I've never seen salmon cut so pencil thin. I was glad there were three of them because I was hungry! The corn tortillas were good, not house-made, the salmon was okay, but not great - at least the avocado was fresh! The rice was hard & not very tasty, but I ate it because I was so hungry. I didn't touch the beans as they couldn't confirm if they had dairy or not in them. I did order a margarita and it was good, although there was A LOT of ice. I wouldn't choose to go back here, but if I was invited I'd probably eat before and just order guacamole to eat the okay chips with (wink).

    Pollo Asado- the veggies underneath and compilation of onions and guacamole were fantastic.
    Greg H.

    I have lived in the Dallas area and have been in pursuit of good Mexican food. We took for granted how good we had it living in San Antonio. This one really hit the spot today for location, price, value and taste. The menu in my opinion at first glance was limiting but they made up for it in taste. The chips and salsa were very tasty and had just the right amount of zing. My wife had an enchilada plate and I had the pollo asado. The food arrived hot and well prepared for both of us. The beans were okay as we are big fans of correct beans and their only offering was the refried black beans. If that is the worst thing I have to call it a win. The servings were plenty and the food arrived promptly after placing our order. We will definitely be back and for the time being based on the factors I mentioned will likely be a place we return very soon.

    Steak Tacos (lunch portion)
    Monica Q.

    We dine in weekly for lunch and have never been disappointed! I would venture to say we've ordered almost everything on the menu. Petra is always our top choice over any Mexican restaurant in the area.

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    Sharon J.

    My daughter was here from San Antonio, TX and we wanted to have some good authentic Mexican food. I had been eyeing this restaurant for a while; so I thought we would try it out. The food was really good!!! The vibe was really chill and the customer service was off the chain. Raegan and Zach took very good care of us; which made the entire experience an awesome one! I would definitely come back and would definitely recommend this place to family and friends!!!

    Taco Contrmar  literally was so good
    Ayana C.

    Everything was literally perfectly from the service to the food I was so hungry and we were riding past the place and decided to stop thank god it was delicious EVERYTHING WAS GREAT!

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    Terri B.

    I stopped in for a late lunch today while I was out today after a meeting, I have driven by many times but decided to stop and give it a try. It was close to 3:30, so not many patrons inside. The decor is clean and uncluttered. I decided to sit outside on the small patio, the tables and chairs are colorful with a bright yellow awning overhead. I had chips and salsa delivered immediately, served with two salsa options, one red, one green. Both salsa's have a good flavor. Then I sat, and sat, and sat. I hadn't eaten all day so was incredibly hungry so went inside to the bar and asked for a server to come out and see me and ordered a beer from the bartender. Walking back to my table the beer is warm so I turn right around and asked for a cold one. Bartender laughs and says he just put them in the fridge. The server finally came out and was friendly, took my order and had some good suggestions from the menu. I ordered a sour cream enchilada and a Baja fish taco (with no tomato or onion) rice and borracho beans. The Baja fish taco came out unfortunately with onions that I picked off but still tasted very strongly of onions. The enchilada had a creamy sauce and was really nice but rice and beans were very bland. I don't often give 2 stars but the experience was worthy of it in my opinion.

    Shrimp tacos
    Lisa S.

    Stopped in after passing several times since our move to McKinney and was very impressed. Simple menu, great food, friendly and polite staff and even a great duo for entertainment.

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    This is the Steak Tacos. Delicious flavors. Hits every time. Great prices, really can't beat it.

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    4 months ago

    Thanks for the gut-rending diarrhea. Wash your hands maybe? This place was better in a strip center off 75.

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    11 months ago

    We had a great experience here. The steak was pretty thick and tasty. Service was good.

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    7 months ago

    Ran out of silverware...had to wait after food was delivered to get any...food was mediocre

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    8 months ago

    The best Mexican restaurant in McKinney. Great service, consistently good food quality, seed oil free.

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    10 months ago

    Great dinner at Petra tonight as usual. Great food great service!! Reagan & Andy were fantastic!!

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    We had decent drinks and the vibe was pretty nice. Unfortunately the food was very mid. We had friendly service.

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    Petra the go to Mexican restaurant for me. Great food, great atmosphere, and amazing drinks. The service is phenomenal as well!

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    Ask the Community - Petra

    Can we please dine on the rooftop area and get some live music going? That would make this my favorite place!

    I realize your question is aimed at the business, but they don't own the rooftop, unfortunately. We asked long ago :(

    Is there rooftop seating available here?

    No, the rooftop is a private party space for Keller Williams.

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