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    Polvos South

    3.3 (1.7k reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    fajitas ranchera: great, generous portions
    Josh B.

    Solid Mexican spot! Came here with a friend on a Wednesday after work and was seated promptly with plenty of seating available. We shared the Chile Con Queso which was a solid starter while we waited for our mains. I ordered the Fajitas Ranchera with chicken which was great. Portions are generous so come hungry!

    Margarita with Tajin

    We had the nachos--10/10. The chicken enchilada plate--10/10. Frozen margarita--10/10. Honestly, everything hit. Service was excellent, and the music was a great mix that really set the vibe. The salsa bar added to the whole experience--tons of options at every spice level, so there's something for everyone. Portions are generous without being overwhelming, which I appreciated. The place was clean all around, including the bathroom (and yes, even the soap was good--details matter!). Quick heads-up: those margaritas are strong--three and you're done, so pace yourself

    Beans and rice
    Jose C.

    When I think of Texas I automatically think Tex-mex. And when I think Tex-mex I immediately think of fajitas. Just a month prior I had the most amazing experience with fajitas in Houston. So when I planned this trip to Austin, I tried searching for some great fajitas. I ultimately ended up here and was not a big fan. The fajitas in Austin do not compare to what I had in Houston. The service was a little slow, they weren't that busy and the food was just mediocre at best. We ordered their queso and it came with ground beef. They didn't have just queso on the menu. And we also ordered their chicken & beef fajitas. The queso was very watery and not thick how it's supposed to be. And the fajitas came in the middle us eating the queso. The chicken and beef were chopped small and mixed in with peppers and onions with cheese on the side. The flavor of the dish was good but nothing special. The cheese and lettuce on the side really though me off. Definitely won't be returning here.

    Mosaic on patio
    Dawn S.

    A friend was visiting and had a hankering for Polvos. It was a Sunday and a perfect patio morning. It opened at 930 so we got there a bit after it opened. It was perfect timing. There were plenty of parking spaces and more than enough open tables for us to choose our spot. We had a dog with us and they provided dog bowls and water! :) We had the queso because...you have to get the queso! It's so good. Don't forget to visit the salsa bar inside to grab any salsas you may want. I ordered Huevos a La Mexicana and my friend got tacos. It was so good and our waiter was great. He took good care of us!

    Jamie L.

    I got the choriqueso and while it wasn't super flavorful, it was very filling and very affordable. The restaurant also provides free chips and there's a salsa bar with pickled vegetables. The vibe was fun and it was really packed on a Friday night and I enjoyed it. I would come back again.

    The bone I found in my chicken.
    Sparky H.

    Wow! Where to start? At the beginning, I guess . . . There were no menus, not even on request -- QR codes only. In 2024. There was also no wifi. I ordered tortilla soup, chicken fajitas, and a house margarita. The waiter came back and told me they were all out of tortilla soup (and also all out of caldo de res), so I went without. The margarita was weirdly bland, almost as if I had a cold and couldn't taste. It had very little lime flavor and none of the orange flavor (e.g., Cointreau or triple sec) that it should have had. The chicken fajitas looked burnt and were indeed very, very well-done. They came with onions. No red, yellow, or green bell peppers, just onions. That isn't actually fajitas! I bit down on a bone in the chicken. (See photo.) The beans came immersed in cloudy liquid bean juice. At first, I couldn't even see the actual beans; I thought they were my missing tortilla soup. Every forkful I ate I had to hold up for 5-10 seconds first, to let it drip-drain. Otherwise, the drinks (a paloma and a coconut margarita) and the food (tortillas, rice, guacamole, and sour cream) were okay. Not great, not bad. When the waiter brought the check, I saw a charge of $16 on it for the missing soup. I called this to his attention, and he pointed out that below the total was a subtraction of $16 for "spills." Okay, so they did actually charge me the correct amount, but the way it was done was confusing. With so many good Mexican restaurants in this town, I see no reason to go back.

    Notes to the waiter.
    Rudy O.

    Not impressed! Polvos has been one my favorite places to eat. Today I wasn't impressed with the waiter and food. 1) Waiter took my order and never came back. 2) I couldn't request a refill for water or Dr. Pepper, 2) Cold food, probably as it took 25 minutes for order to arrive or just sitting waiting to be delivered, 3) had to get my own To-Go box, 4) Had to find the waiter to request my bill. 5) Since food was cold I boxed it up and heated a home since I couldn't get any service. Great place to eat but it's losing its original quality of service and atmosphere.

    Jasmin M.

    The new menu shows after six people and more gratuity will be applied and the check cannot be split, which is OK. I have no problem with that but we had less than six people the server Janett said the new menu was wrong she said when she scanned the other barcode menus, they all said something different. So my party that was less than six was charged gratuity and unable to split.

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    Worst service ever waited almost 2 hrs about ready to leave. Server did not even come check on us at all we had to call for her.

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