I took my mom to Picoso's Lubbok texas. We went right when they open a little after 10:30am today. We got served fast and had some chips and salsa. My mom and I ordered both Stuffed Avocado and it was delicious. The ambiance is great. It can get loud but you can still hear each other. Really nice place. My mom was happy. I was happy. Great service too! Easy 5 stars! read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - Stuffed Avocado - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Service and the food was great. Waiter advised me of off the menu items when I asked for something specific. In addition, who I believe was the manager came to my table and engaged in small talk. read more

We waited about 17 minutes for a waiter. Maybe 8 tables had patrons. At least 6 waiters and no one waited on us.

I have absolutely LOVED coming to Picosos for many years now. I started going as a broke college kid, & continued going every other week or monthly as a wife & mom. When I initially started going, I could get my meal for $7 before tip. It was incredible. I was going every other week for my one meal eating out for the week. What more could a broke college kid want? My husband & I had never had a bad meal there. We love the food, atmosphere- overall, a good experience. At times service was not at its best, but we've also never had awful service. When they initially increased their prices due to inflation a few years ago, it made sense. Everywhere else had to do it too, & it was reasonable prices. There were still 6 wonderful combination options, all but one costing $10 or less. HOWEVER- when we more recently, we noticed they raised their prices again. DRAMATICALLY. & removed all but 2 of their combination options. What once could be ordered for $9, then $13.99, NOW cost $21.99!!! Their second option, a crispy relleno, a taco, & an enchilada now costs $22.99, when it previously cost $14.99. My favorite option, the Cancún, $7 meal, that became a $10.99 meal, no longer exists. For one person to eat at a Mexican restaurant & not be able to get out spending less than $25 for a meal is absolutely ridiculous. Sadly, after many years of being regulars at this restaurant, we will not be returning. The prices are outrageous & flat out greedy. So incredibly disappointed. read more

I really wanted to like this place. I had read about the upcoming opening on social media and friends in my foodie circle were chatting about the new Mexican place coming. Yeah, um no. The very first introduction I had was with a phone call I placed inquiring about bringing a larger group of foodies to dine. It took more than one phone call (and leaving my info) to get in touch with the person who could assist me. They basically said "we are a new place, everyone wants to eat here" "You would need to pay to reserve a room". So instead my large group went to Albarran's. We sat in a private room and had fantastic service and food. My next encounter was with a group of 3 friends that wanted to meet up for dinner. One suggested Picoso's and that is where we went. I was anxious to try the place, as I had been hearing great feedback on their food. Um again, no. I arrived about 10 minutes earlier than my dinner companions, and they led me to my table (as an incomplete party, but who was I to complain? I was sat adjacent to a young man, whom I gleaned was a Manager or Supervisor of some type. I listed to him chastise, over-talk, belittle and speak condescending to two wait staff who were seated with him. After that encounter, he summoned another server over and chewed her azz out too, for not following the strict code of conduct that he reminded her was required. If you are still reading this review, I would ask if you know anything about the rules Houston's restaurants had for their staff. It was like that x10. I still wanted to like this place. But I have made my decision. After eating at Picosos' three times, I am confident that their food is over-priced, portions are small, meats and side dishes lack flavor and the margaritas are akin to Taco Cabana. read more

Love this place! The updated lime chicken was phenomenal! Still the best Sangrita I've ever had (and I've had a ton of different ones). The churro bread pudding was incredible! Will definitely be back next time I'm in Lubbock! Service was great! Just an all around cool vibe! read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - Cilantro Lime Chicken and Sangrita - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

The food and service was excellent! Macy made sure we had everything we needed and was very fun and upbeat. read more

Now I get why this place is so busy! the food and service was so good. Jaylynn was our server. We will definitely be back and this is for a good cause to support our local restaurants. Restauran was super clean and the facilities as well! Great atmosphere. read more

Heard about their new menu options, and had to stop in to try it! for this month they have an amazing jalapeno cheese fry bread! absolutely delicious and pairs well with their white queso! per usual the service was excellent & we cant wait to return for more read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Max is the max! Loved the service and the food! Bean and cheese burrito was amazing. picosos special was special! read more

Visited Picoso's for the second time with a small work group. The hostess accommodated our staggered arrival times and the waitress checked in regularly to get drinks for late comers. The food was delicious and our orders were almost perfect. Everybody that didn't clean their plate took the rest with them. The background noise wasn't too much, we were able to have a good discussion without any trouble. Picoso's is a nice place to get Mexican food. read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - Front entry and host's booth. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

How do I give a zero star review? After a 6 hour drive to Lubbock we decided to visit this restaurant. We waited for 45 minutes for no drinks, no silverware, and cold food. They ran out of silverware and gave us plastic fork and plastic knife's!!! Is there no one in the back to help clean the forks and knife's? Oh and a special touch is that there was a giant clump of hair in the queso. read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - Plastic fork and plastic knife's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

I had the crispy chile plate. It was very tasty. I thought the salsa was great. the poor girl serving us got flustered when our order got messed up but she was very apologetic. The atmosphere was nice and friendly. read more

We were hesitant to try Picoso's, due to some of the poor reviews. However, we are really glad we did and recommend you give them a shot. Our experience was well above their 3 star rating. Everything was excellent. The staff was great, the drinks were good, the food was very tasty and the atmosphere was nice. The cocktail list has some very appealing options. I ended up with the house margarita, just to see what we were working with. It was very good, and I look forward to going back to try the others soon. We got the Crispy Rellenos, fajitas, and the chocolate cake for dessert. All were delicious. read more

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Samantha gave us a great experience, catered to our needs and was very attentive!!!!!

We waited an hour to get our food and when we did get it we only got part of our order. We waits another 15 minutes to get the rest of our food . Our food plates were obviously sitting in the back of the kitchen because the food was not hot when we got the last of our order at the table. The manager did come to the table and apologized, but she didn't seem to be very concerned about the length of time it took to get our food and the length of time that we were at the restaurant for nearly 2 hours. read more

So me and the family have gone to Picoso's at least once a month for several months. Every time I order 3 cheese enchiladas and NEVER have they ever made them with any more than just a small sprinkles of shredded cheese. Then they roll the tortilla over 4 times to make look full of cheese. They need to hire a better chef or teach them how to make A REAL CHEESE ENCHILADA VERY SAD read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - The fork is bigger than the cheese - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

1st off the our waitress Kate was fantastic. When we're first getting set at a table she was bussing the table next to ours and stopped to welcome us and get our drink order. She provided constant check in with us and great recommendations. 2nd the beef short rib enchiladas were excellent. 3rd the mini sopapillas were a great desert. 4th the ambiance was very pleasant and the music volume was not too loud. read more

Don't bother ordering the combo from any delivery service, the chili relleno is left out!

The food is okay, the service was iffy. In all fairness...nope I got nothing. It's just okay and with the price you want better than okay. The presentation was pretty. read more

The food and service are excellent. I really enjoyed my Carne Guisada. The Guacamole tasted freshly made, but a little bland. The service was polite and attentive, but the food service was a little slow on a Friday night. Overall, I recommend everything but the guacamole and will go back again. read more

I would encourage one to eat elsewhere. The service was very slow, drinks ran empty along with letting chips and salsa run empty. Then when meals come out, one was incorrect and one was missing. Then after telling them just forget both meals after everyone else was done eating, the missing meal and incorrect meal arrived. They took the missing meal off the ticket and comped the queso but at this point that was too late in my opinion...should have comped entire ticket when you come in to eat as family and screw up this bad. They were not that busy to constitute this crappy of service. I will never go back again if I am paying the bill and we have been here multiple times in the past. Go to Garcia', Abuelo's or any other place in Lubbock for your Tex-Mex fixing. read more

We were served by Kathleen and genuinely had a great time! Great food (especially the rellenos), great service, and a great peaceful atmosphere. Definitely recommend to everyone who is in Lubbock or is coming to Lubbock. Make sure to ask Kathleen about the bee! read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - Steak Fajita burrito - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

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Everything was yummy! Jaiden was our server and she was wonderful. Talked to us like we knew her and very informative about the menu. Felt very comfortable! read more

The food was really good. One of the best Mexican restaurants I've ever had. The service was great and Nico did a great job with us. 10/10, will definitely be going back. read more

We tried this place because our coworkers said it was really good. Well it was okay like just okay. The service was okay, the food was okay and the ambiance was okay. But we will not go again. read more

We had my parent's birthday party here and I have to say that the way the restaurant staff treated us made our family felt as part of their family. The manager we dealt with was Ashley and she was great to work with from the beginning. She was very friendly, super helpful and answered all my questions. She also made sure to check on us during our party. She made sure we had a private area which was very clean and comfortable. Kate and Nico were our servers and I have to say they were just as great and so friendly. Once our order was put in, we had our food within 20 minutes and it was fresh and tasted great! We never had an empty basket of chips nor an empty glass. My family and I had the best time! We will most definately return. Thank you Picosos read more

Incredible disappointment after experiencing the original Leal's. Which was FANTASTIC. The hostess stand was incredibly disorganized so that's never a good start. Our entrees were just okay. The queso was fantastic! Our server was very nice! Maybe a more experienced and organized hostess would be a great start. Then a little more flavor in your food. read more

I love trying new places. I know it is a gamble, but life is too short not to take risks. Well, I got bit on this gamble. Picoso's is just one more cheap Southwest cuisine restaurant made up to look like a fancy dining joint. They do not serve authentic Mexican food here that I could see. Certainly nothing that would resemble anything you would get at a traditional restaurant in Mexico. Don't get me wrong, Southwest cuisine done right is amazing, and I love it as much as the next person but it is not Mexican cuisine. It just frustrates me that I go in a place called a "Mexican Kitchen" and they don't serve Mexican cuisine. So let me rate the food we did have here. Chips and Salsa These were actually not that bad. I have certainly had worse. However, they were not that great either. The salsa had a little more bite to it than other texmex joints, but it was pretty much just tomatoes with no other detectable elements. It was too salty as well. The chips are house-fried tortillas, which were pretty decent compared to other places that serve chips out of the bag. So that is one good thing. Chicken Tortilla Soup: I love soup, so when I saw they were serving Chicken Tortilla soup, I got excited and ordered it. When it came out, it was tiny (see the picture); about as much soup as you could fit in a regular coffee cup, or the dish the salsa came in. They gave me a literal tiny ice-tea spoon to eat it with (so they know it is not that much), and it is only nine bucks! I dipped my spoon in, picked it up to take a bit, and the cheese stretched from the bowl to my mouth! OMG! It was so salty I almost spit it out. It was a bowl of melted cheese with some tortilla strips, that was it. I dug through the whole bowl, trying to find a single piece of chicken, and there was none. I would call this CHEESE soup, because it certainly was not Tortilla Soup! I told the server to take it away because I could not eat it. It was beyond edible over salted. Message to the cooks. Salt is a flavor enhancer, not a spice. Its purpose in cooking is to bring out the flavors of the spices, not overwhelm them. Chili Relleno My wife had the Chile Relleno, and it was a little better. It was nothing special but at least it had a proper balance of salt and was edible. For 15 dollars, my wife got one medium and one small chili with small amount of cheese in them and about a tablespoon of fajita beef on the side (look at the picture I posted and see if you can find the beef on the plate). I believe that the refried beans came right out of a can, and the Spanish rice tasted to me as if it came out of a TV diner. When you go to a fancy restaurant and pay high prices, you should get quality food. Unfortunately, that is not the case at Picoso's. This is budget TV dinner cuisine at best. This restaurant deserves a real chef, if they are going to charge an average fifteen dollars a plate. The Bottom Line: This is a fancy, way overpriced, southwestern cuisine restaurant that serves low quality, over-salted food. You are paying for the décor and nothing else here. Our server was friendly, and she is the only reason I gave this place two stars instead of one. read more

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The food was really good. It didn't take but a second to choose what to eat. Our waitress was really nice and helpful. The seating was good too, it was comfy and relaxing. read more

great restaurant awesome vibe... best server there is Deb! She is so charismatic and attentive! If anyone goes to Picosos it's for her service! We love this restaurant!!!! read more

This is just an overall great location. There's plenty of parking, it's easy to get to, simple and classy rustic/industrial interior, great lighting, and plenty of seating options. They're always quick and attentive, everything I've had there has been delicious to the point it can cause overeating. It's even sufficient for lunch. read more

Picoso's Mexican Kitchen - Naked relleno - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

This place is amazing, the food quality is top notch, service is impecable with a great atmosphere to boot! Ill drive here from Odessa just to eat their chili rellanos. 5 star all the way read more

We love this place! We have never had anything that we didn't like besides a mixed drink, but that was just not to my preference. The ambiance is great! I love the way the place is styled! It's definitely one of our go tos, it's a little on the more expensive side but not break the bank bad. read more

Max gave us great service. Good was good. Everything looked clean. Great for small and large parties, too.

Today we waited for over an hour for our food because our waitress walked out apparently(not because of us I'm guessing terrible management.) The manager didn't bother to ask us what we had ordered so we were missing half of the food that we originally ordered. She then spoke condescendingly to us to ask us what we were missing. One of us literally had to leave because of the stupid amount of time that we waited and half of the food that was brought out was already going cold. As much as I like the food here I absolutely cannot overlook this. 0/10 read more

Grew up near a Leal's Mexican Restaurant, and miss it. These folks are part of that family, and it shows. Salsa is great, as are the chips. Sour cream enchiladas are first rate, as is the fajita burrito (similar to Fajitas Lauras at Leal's). Great queso, and their fajita meat is really good. Have not tried much else, as these items are really good. Love the atmosphere. Feels slightly more upscale than a typical Mexican food place, but you wouldn't feel odd walking in wearing shorts and a t shirt. Great place to try here in Lubbock! read more

Food was incredible salty and inedible. Do not recommend. When we told the waiter the food was inedible he was like "sorry, here's your bill." Please train your employees in how to deal with issues. read more

Outstanding new menu. Really enjoyed the owners personal touch! New brunch great! Thanks so much read more

Excellent restaurant, great food and fantastic service. We dined early as we had two children under 5. They were attentive and extremely tolerant of the little ones. Almost empty when we arrived; looked like it was getting crowded as we left. Highly recommend! read more