First time coming here, the food was delicious and the ambiance was welcoming. Our server Angie was amazinggggg. She has a great personality and was very attentive. read more

My first time at this location wasn't great. Ordered a super California burrito and it was about half the size of the same burrito. I ordered at three other Arandas locations. Very small very little meat and not worth $19. I discussed it with the front desk and they had three people come to look at it and they all said it was small because there was no meat and beans, but again it's much smaller about half the size of what I would get at any other Arandas location so rather than trying to fix it they told me it's because I didn't have beans and rice. I asked for a refund and they gave me a hard time saying they didn't know how to do a refund in the system and they gave me cash, but couldn't refund my tax. Fine. Never coming back here again. read more

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I ate here because I wanted a burrito with beef fajita meat. There were two people working and I'm not sure if what I wanted was communicated correctly (see photo). The burrito was huge and mostly good but the meat didn't taste like beef fajita meat. Also, I ordered the California Burrito which is $13.59, and a 32 oz. Dr. Pepper $3.69 which should have come to $18.60 after tax, but was charged $20. I paid a $2 tip - even though I was the only person in the restaurant at 7:45pm on a Thursday. I don't think I will be back this time. read more

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Excellent service from Rosie G. Is one of the main reasons I choose to enjoy my enchiladas at. The Chicken Tostada is delicious and a family fav. Love their tea & drinks tTotally recommend this Arandas! read more

Taquerias Arandas - Enjoying my Enchiladas Getting full! Love the taste - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

My favorite meal is breakfast anytime of the day and I Love Mexican Food so I get very excited when I can combine the 2. The service was great, I was greeted with a smile and she took very good care of me, my coffee was always hot and the Mexican breakfast was delicious. The restaurant was very clean and the crowd noise wasn't too loud. The decor was very well placed and very authentic. read more

After a session at the gym, my friends and I wanted a good fajita dinner. We decided to take a to-go order from here. We were treated by a nice waitress on the phone, but then she became rude when she couldn't hear us because of the loud music in the restaurant. We ordered enough for us four with refried beans, corn tortillas, and salsa and chips. Thank goodness my friend reviewed what was in the bag because she gave us charro beans and flour tortillas. She was trying to be nice even though there was sass in her voice, probably because she was the only worker. The food itself was quite lackluster. Chicken was dry and flavorless. Beef was mediocre at best and salty. They also did not give enough tortilla chips. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Parrillada Para 2 Combination Beef and Chicken - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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love this place, great service from the lady on the counter. great place to go eat delicious food, since I'm also close to the area :)

Delicious! Bought a barbacoa torta and OMG! I didn't even get to take a pic first lol I just started eating but Comes with lettuce,tomato, avocado, crema and the green sauce is so good spicy but can't stop eating lol highly recommend read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Great Tortas & tacos! Love this place for lunch and will definitely be coming back. Staff is friendly & food is fresh.

ive never written a review before but it's time. I've been ordering breakfast multiple times a week from here for years but if i'm being honest, my order is almost never correct. i get the same exact thing, egg&cheese taco with beans. that's it. and just within the last week i've receive my tacos without eggs 3 times. Even when i order other bfast items, those tend to not be correct either. i really used to love this place but i spend so much money here only to be constantly disappointed read more

The owner Natalie is the best host. She recommended all the best foods and drinks and did not disappoint! The food and drinks are DELICIOUS! If you are in the area this spot is the place to have amazing tex-mex and tasty cocktails! read more

My first experience with this location was unfortunately not pleasant. I door dashed an order thinking that I would come from the Taqueria Arandas Main Street location which is closer to our house. My order came from this location and I had missing items, all of the ten fajita tacos were mostly fat. The fajita quesadilla arrived as cheese. I really do not like to giving negative reviews but I have to be honest. None of the food was actually picture worthy but I did take a pic of all the fajita fat. Lesson learned, if I don't have time to run by the Main Street location, I just won't order. read more

Taquerias Arandas - a plate of meat - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

The reason for the 1 star is because.... I didn't receive part of my order which is very upsetting. The cicadas were a bit dark meaning they weren't good because they were still cold so it wasn't the temperature. The topping for the flautas could of been separated in a container because now it looks like a big blob The burrito was beyond soggy and the texture was horrible. The fact that they couldn't double check the order is kind of upsetting it only takes less than 10seconds. read more

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Muy bien servicio al cliente y el ambiente siempre está muy alegre y la comida siempre está fresca

This restaurant is very popular among Uber Eaters.I am an Uber driver.I often brought the food here to Uber Eaters.Now, it was my turn to eat here. I finished my Uber delivery around 1pm.It was empty and quiet.Most of the people were speaking Spanish.I checked the menu.Very cheap.Muy barato.Taco Carbon was only $10.Usually, other Tex-Mex restaurant charged $13-$15.Muy Barato. Other Yelpers wrote about their poor English communication skills.It seemed that they were afraid of Chinito(Asian guy)I tried to speak Spanish.I said" Agua"(water).They totally understood it.There was no communication issues. The food was great.But the meats were overcooked for me.Others, beans,veggies and salsa were great. Please please please Uber Eat food delivery! Gracious.Arigato. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I gave a 3 rating but the stars keep saying 4 no matter how many times I try to fix. Staff was friendly and didn't get frustrated I didn't speak Spanish. They were patient enough to try to understand my order. One of the staff was cleaning the door when she seen me coming and opened the door for me (very nice). They had a breakfast menu and lunch/dinner menu. I didn't have to wait long for my breakfast tacos and potatoes. The food was decent but I wouldn't order it again. I'll try something else off the menu next time. The green salsa was amazingly delicious (wish I had a bucket of it). The eggs and chorizo were a bit dryer than I'd like and the potatoes were cooked in salsa I believe. I guess I was expecting home fries (as I'm typing I realized she said Mexican potatoes- I didn't know there was ever a dish called Mexican potatoes but learned something new). The restrooms were very clean. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Chorizo & eggs on flour tortillas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I do love visiting Arandas restaurants pretty often in Houston and I find that my experience tends to be pretty consistent with the order I prefer. The big ole California burrito. I came in to order this thing to go and I realized the waitress had trouble hearing/understanding me which tipped me off that this would take a tiny bit more effort on my part to use what spanish I know. I managed to get the order across and payment and the wait was only 5 minutes before receiving the best burrito I've had in years, accompanied by the spiciest green salsa I've had in years. Despite the small language barriers the service was great and felt like a really cozy place to sit in as well. read more

Very reasonably priced. Great portions. The rice needed salt & I asked for no Pico, guac or jalapenos & got all that. Food was pretty good. Biggest complaint was the waitress wasn't that attentive but will definitely go back. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Us bring silly - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I was looking for a new place for cheap tacos.. Arandas hit the spot and then some.. Tacos are $1.50. They have breakfast tacos as well. Never thought I would like cactus, but the eggs and cactus was very delicious! The tacos are fresh made-to-order, hot, and stuffed with lots of meat. I can take them home and they are still very hot. The charros beans have lots of good bacon.. I had been going to La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant on Richmond, but have been left a bit disappointed as of late.. 100% Taquito is another good place I like.. For close and fast (since there are 25+ locations), Arrandas is the spot for great, affordable Mexican food. Oh, an interesting tidbit... All the tacos are served with cilantro, except the beef which has lettuce.. read more

Food is terrible. The best thing was the beans :( If you want Mexican i recommend Taqueria el sol read more

Today was second visit here and only stoped because of new management sign! You can tell the difference staff is much more attentive, and help full. I was asking about there breakfast service and the hours for it my server brought me the menus and how to order to go. So nice. The food was very good and lots of it. read more

Sweet & Quick Staff! Very friendly (: Food is good everytime i go, they never miss! their lemonade is GOOD ASH! and any other time they aren't as busy so service is pretty quick. read more

Excellent prices fast service, I had huevos rancheros that tasted amazing. The waitress spoke little English but luckily my girlfriend speaks Spanish so it worked out perfect read more

Taquerias Arandas - Amazing, I love the combination - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I ate here today and it was the worst decision of my life. As eating the torta Cubano which was very tasty until noticing a little black thing run across my thumb and throwing the torta on my plate to examine it to see that it's a tiny roach I ran to the restroom and vomited horrifically. Waiter seemed to not care while waiting for manager I went back to the restroom and continued to vomit until I couldn't anymore. The back of my throat still hurts 6 hours later. Absolutely disqusting but hey atleast there restroom was half way decent clean . After I came out horrified and sick the manager wants to tell me he didn't see a rich on the plate even though I clearly pointed it out and it was moving!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD NEVER GO BACK EVEN IF YOU PAID ME ! Wish I could call the health inspector!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

My favorite place, Chef Oscar, Doña Rosi y Mariela they always kind and profesional they keep my coffe coming in, love their salsa and chips and the cinco taquitos hum! yumi! I have visit this place for years and will continue to do so, thank you Guys, you got it take it away! read more

Great breakfast tacos, the pico de gallo sauce is very fresh and tasty. The order was made as soon as finish placing my order, the lady that help me was very attentive to what I said. Definitely I will go back read more

Just mediocre. Food ok, service ok and costs are a bit high for the quantity and quality of the food. There are much better places to choose from. read more

this place! If you are looking for fancy this isn't the place. I love the hole in the wall feel. Amazing food and quick. Not expensive at all. Be patient with your servers. If you aren't a Spanish speaker they might have some trouble. But they do their best. Good people. The lemonade is heaven! read more

Avoid at all costs. Ordered a chicken quesadilla plate to go. Got home and what did I get? A quesadilla with pork skin! Seriously??

It's funny how life teaches you perspective and provides the arc through which you grow from your experiences. Like when Revenge of the Ninja was such a good movie that I watched 8 times in one week, only to realize as an adult what a piece of crap it truly was. Or maybe something most Americans can remember is how incredibly dope a birthday or happy meal at McD's was when you were 5, but now can't stomach the place. These are the thoughts that began to scroll through my mind as I paid my tab at Arandas just two days ago. Arandas was one of the first places I found the kindred spirit for my drunken soul and empty wallet in college. Tortas, tacos, and burritos were all to be had until ungodly late hours for the couple of bottle caps and pieces of broken sea shell I was able to gather together for payment. How had I missed this? Was this America's greatest secret and testament to our greatness? Should I share the knowledge to untold happiness with the masses? Or should I cherish the secret, protecting it in the highest Templar fashion, so that only us few lucky ones could maintain the greatness of cheap, late night eats? It was burden usually forgotten by morning, and my ignorance was bliss. Fast forward many years and late night taquerias later and I realized that we had grown apart. Arandas now has locations dotting every point of the Houston compass, a shiny new menu, and I've not stepped in one for years. Lately I'd been keen on tacos, and happened to be passing this outpost of Arandas, so I thought like the famous phrase from a certain chili brand: "it's been too long." I ordered 5 taquitos and got a smattering of taco hits: pastor, barbacoa, beef & chicken fajita. The tacos came with a side of charro beans to boot, and the expected chips and salsa while I waited. I'll keep this brief. If this is what Arandas used to be, I'm disappointed in myself, but if this is what Arandas has grown into, they are the ones that should be disappointed. Everything pretty much sucked. The beans were more broth than beans and carried a faint metallic taste. The tacos were universally dry, flavorless, and uninspired. Part of my desire to eat here had been because I'd been craving tacos lately and wanted something more authentic to sate my taco lust than very recent visits to 100% Taquito and Tacos a Go Go. Both of these places are passable, but not in the upper echelon of my taco hierarchy. My thought was to go back to my roots, hit a tough part of town, and get down with some tacos authenticos. Mistake. The service was excellent, the location was decent, and the price was right. However much as the bloom has come off the McDonald's rose so many years ago, and much as I resigned myself to the fact that Sho Kosugi is not Lawrence Olivier, so to must I move on knowing Arandas is not what it used to be...and worst yet, maybe it never was. read more

Ick. Just.....ick. Tacos were cheap and I was jonesing for some so I swung in here this morning and ordered 2 flour chorizo con huevos and cheese and 2 flour tocino con huevos and cheese tacos. Came to under $6. Cheap breakfast right? Got them home and opened them up and.....ewwww. There was melted cheese that stuck all the tacos together. The bacon ones ended up being corn tortillas, not flour. The chorizo was absolutely flavorless. By the time I extracted the tacos from each other, I was just pissed off - if I have to mess with my food, then I lose all interest. A couple bites of each confirmed what I suspected - no flavor, a step up (barely) from Taco Bell. I had always wondered about this chain....now I know, and won't stop there again. read more

This taqueria has the best tacos in town. Hands down. They're huge and super tasty and cheap. Carnita tacos- the best EVER!!! Comfortable, fast, delicious. I'm sticking with this place. read more

This place messed up half of the orders, speak little or no English, and would go 20 minutes at a time without checking on our table. Boooo.

I must say this place has the worst service. I had to repeat my order 3 times to my waitress and she still didn't get it right. What wrong with plain burrito with only cheese, beans and meat. We also waited a while for chips and salsa. Terrible!! read more

If i could rate it negative i would. My waitress messed up my order and they dont know what the difference between fajita and pulled pork is. I asked if they could get me what i ordered and they told me they were going to charge me $5 extra for the fajita i wanted on my burrito. Place lacks good service. read more

I have to say that I was very displeased with this place. I came in for lunch today 06/15/12 @ 1:30 pm. I ordered the # 11 which is a fajita plate w/ rice, beans, and tortillas. I made my food order to go and when I opened is was more vegetables than fajitas and I asked specifically for flour tortillas and I got corn tortillas!! This place has really gone downhill for me which is sad because it really used to be a great place for a meal and watching soccer. It looked so appetizing on the menu but when I looked at it it was lacking taste and portion size. I would get more value from taco cabana and that is sad. I plan on calling mgmt about my visit and write another review about it when I return. I hope my next visit there is not my last. read more

I was one at the one located on gessner and ordered the clasicos ( carne asada, sopes, and charro beans plate). I was very pleased so I wanted to try it again but this time I was near the Gulton one. First of all, no one greets you. From afar, someone will tell you to sit anywhere. There were straw wrappings and crumbs all over the floor. First time I went, the meat looked like scraps and the charro beans looked like food from the day before. Second time, meat was fine but they uses enchilada sauce on my sopes. I ate it because I was starving :( Third and final time of giving this place , and the dish a shot; he meat was so freaking dry and the beans looked like heated canned beans with tiny bits of bacon. I am done with this place. Service is horrible and food is half-assed. read more

I was there last night 6/18 w/ me and 3 other ladies. Now I was a waitress 5 yrs of my life and this was by far THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER SEEN/HAD. First the Waitress was taking too long and kept messing up the orders, meal took over 30 minutes and they still managed to mess it up. Then when we refused the eat it due to wrong order they forced us to pay for it. I was so upset by this, not so much for service, but because of the managers attitude before we could say something she raised her voice loud enough to let us know no matter what we say were going to pay and thats it, and she walked off. NEVER GO here... since last night we werent the only ones that complained about her attitude and horrible food service. read more

Today, I had THE most delicius chilaquiles rojos with queso fresco. The refried beans, just like home. The service was great. I will come back tomorrow and try the chilaquiles verdes. read more

This location is horrible. Tacos aren't as good. I've been to other locations where the chicken fajita is much better. The green sauce tastes like it was going bad. And the overall portions of the tacos wasn't great either. I'll still probably come back since this is the closest one to me momentarily. read more