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    Restaurant El Charro

    3.0 (22 reviews)
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    This is the #8.   It's a stuffed poblano pepper with a skirt steak, rice, charro beans, avocado and homemade flour tortillas!
    Jenn V.

    One of the best Mexican meals I've had in my lifetime! Everything is homemade and so full of flavor. To be honest, the portions are huge and they don't charge enough!

    Chicken fajita/shrimp plate.  Looks good lets see how it taste!
    Victor G.

    Food was good, waitress was friendly and attentive. Ambiance was very typical Mexican decor. Overall good experience, decent food for a good price. The only thing is the bathrooms need some attention. Three stars for the food and one star for the bathrooms.

    The order was small and very salty.
    J.R. G.

    My large bowl of Menudo that was very small and did not have anything else in it. It was very salty and was not cooked all the way. I tried to eat it but I could not. So when I try to pay my ticket? She asked. Me if Everything was okay and I let her know and then she just gave me the silent treatment after that. We'll never come back again

    Our favorite breakfast spot in Corpus!
    Kelly L.

    Service and food are always excellent. This is our Sunday morning breakfast place! It does get very busy but they are quick at getting your order to you. We Iove this place! Highly recommended!

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    Horrible Food! I ordered a Regular plate and received a kids plate. Hardly any food in my plate. I asked the waitress about it and she said that's how much they usually put. I told her to take it back, that I would just drink my tea. I was with a couple of friends, so we asked had already asked for a side of lemons & another basket of chips. When I went to go pay, the cashier charged me $1.00 for the lemons, $1.99 for the chips & $2.60 for the tea. So they actually charged me for the lunch I didn't eat. I've been there before and they have never charged for lemons or another basket of chips. I will never go there again!!! Bad Service & Rude Staff No Stars for Them

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    Staff always very prompt and friendly. Food is great. My favorite is the chicken fajitas with shrimp..

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    9 years ago

    It's my favorite Mexican restaurant. I drive across town to get drive through and meet my hubby there for lunch.

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    Best Mexican in Corpus!! Everything is done right. Not your regular Tex-Mex commercial crap but authentic Mexican taqueria comfort food.

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    Guajillo's On The Island - Green Chile Enchiladas!!!

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    4.7(282 reviews)
    18.1 mi
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    This place came HIGHLY recommended to us from my family. They said this is where you get authentic…read moreMexican cuisine. As a vegan, that made me excited because actual Mexican food usually has less cheese and can be made vegan. The business is quaint. There was a friendly hostess to welcome us in and our server was very hospitable. We ordered the chile relleno without cheese, zucchini in pasilla pepper sauce, and mole verde off the vegetarian options on the menu. We also enjoyed guacamole and chips. Our server was happy to accommodate our vegan modifications and it was really easy to communicate with him. The flavors are just WOW! Hands down the best guacamole of my life. The sauces are vibrant and rich. Everything tasted so fresh. And the prices for this quality of food cannot be beat. My husband and I literally licked sauce off the plates to make sure we did not miss one ounce of that authentic Mexican flavor. This place is top of our list of businesses to visit next time we are in town visiting family. We had an incredible experience and cannot wait to continue to explore the vegetarian menu options.

    After searching online for places with strong ratings (4.5 stars or higher), we decided to try…read moreGuajillos. Unfortunately, our experience didn't match the reviews. I'm not a professional food critic, but I do know seasoning, regional Mexican flavors, and what well‑prepared food should taste like -- and this just wasn't it for us. The restaurant didn't feel well-kept, and it appeared that only one server and one cook were working, plus we and another couple were the only ones there. We were served chips and salsa to start. The salsa, a taquera‑style orange sauce, was actually the best part of the meal. The chips, however, were extremely hard, not fresh, and definitely not warm. They looked house‑made, but whatever they were fried in made them almost inedible. I ordered the ribeye street tacos, and the steak was overcooked, had an odd taste, and wasn't enjoyable. I asked for extra cilantro and onions, which didn't happen, and the chimichurri they brought out was basically oil with a few seasonings floating in it. I almost complimented the Dr Pepper because it had a unique sweetness -- until I realized why. The red glass had visible staining on the inside. When I wiped the rim with my napkin, it came off dirty. They also don't offer straws, so whatever residue was in that glass is what you end up drinking. Between the food quality, the cleanliness concerns, and the overall condition of the restaurant, this was a no for us. How this place has earned such high mentions is honestly beyond me.

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    Yola Cocina Mexicana

    4.2(199 reviews)
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    With the name being in Spanish you'd expect true authentic Mexican flavor but no just another white…read morewashed Mexican restaurant. The most authentic flavor item in my lunch was the refried beans that look like poop at first sight. Rice was bland with cumin flavor and the mole was the most disappointing. Might as well have called them regular enchiladas, the flavor was basic taco mix with a tiny taste of mole. Just a thick cumin or comino paste. Enchiladas should be dripping with sauce in the inside. These were dry tortillas that were barely garnished with sauce on top. The chicken inside was very flavorul but dry. Then the 16 oz lemonade was 4$ and it was super sour ! I never leave reviews. But this was truly disappointing.

    The most expensive lunch of my life! lol I met some ladies…read morefor lunch and our server was super knowledgeable and very helpful. I had three appetizers for my lunch! The corn, the bacon wrapped jalapeños and the nachos with tinga chicken. The corn had something bitter in it I chalked it up to the lime, little to much but I'm sure can be ordered without. The bacon wrapped jalapeños were perfectly made and zero fire which I appreciate. The nachos were huge half corn tortillas with refried black beans and cheese when I added the chicken I didn't realize it would add 14 dollars to my nachos!! lol I honestly thought it made the nachos 14 dollars. The sweet tea is soooooo good So I said maybe based on my $59.00 lunch bill.

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    Kiko's Mexican Food Restaurant & Cantina - Puffy tacos

    Kiko's Mexican Food Restaurant & Cantina

    2.8(387 reviews)
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    I've eaten at this restaurant since 1985, and it WAS my favorite Mexican food restaurant. I…read moreespecially loved the cheese enchiladas, but everything was very tasty. It went downhill somewhat when the son took over and now that a new owner has taken over it has gone down again. The portions are much smaller especially the cheese in the enchiladas. They are half the size they were before which I don't understand because the cost of the ingredients isn't that much. We ate there yesterday for lunch and the service was sub par, food was luke warm and I heard the buss boy curse when meeting one of his friends. Very unsetteling since I was with my teenage neice. Guess I'll be looking for another restaurant.

    So I asked a few locals around Corpus Christi where to find the best Mexican food in town, and the…read moreanswer was almost unanimous: Kiko's. Naturally, I had to check it out--and let me tell you, this place absolutely lives up to the hype. I ordered the fish and shrimp dinner, and every bite was incredible. The seasoning on the rice, fish, and shrimp was spot-on, and the tortillas had that perfect, slightly charred finish that takes everything up a notch. Even the drink portions were generous--huge cups, which I appreciated. Service was friendly, the prices were very reasonable, and the overall experience was exactly what I was hoping for. I'm 100% coming back. Without a doubt, this is the best Mexican spot in Corpus Christi. Highly recommend to anyone looking for an authentic, delicious meal, with a family friendly ambience.

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