I've come here several times it's not too far away from where I service my car. It's a typical chain taqueria where the food is almost indistinguishable from its competitor Ruchi's nearby. Breakfast is a much better deal than lunch as they still offer cheap breakfast plates while a plate of enchiladas is slightly more expensive than some of the popular Tex-Mex chain restaurants in the area. My huevos a la mexicana was not seasoned so you either have to add salt or the green sauce that they provide you. Thankfully that green sauce is delicious. Ambiance is okay inside. The workers congregate behind the counter next to the kitchen. The location is in a run-down strip mall with lots of pot holes in the parking lot so park close to the taqueria. I've never seen this location busy though. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Huevos mexicana - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Waitress were friendly and attentive. Place was quiet enough where you could have conversations. 1st time trying a whole fish and was definitely not disappointed. Def going to stop again when we go to Texans game. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mojarra - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Went there for breakfast and got the desayuno completo. Got 2 pancakes, crispy bacon and 2 eggs over medium. Pretty flavorful and coffee was strong. Will try their chilaquiles next time as I previously had breakfast tacos that were good. Service was prompt and the ambiance was that of a diner. Only downside is that a lot of people loiter around the outside. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Complete breakfast - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Sorry guys! No picture of my food! lol Mines came first and I prayed and starting eating. I was so hungry and the taco/enchilada plate was hitting on something. Meat was all in my braces!! (No Diddy) My plate came with rice and beans, roughly around $11. Kinda felt some type of way because they don't have tequila!!!!! The margaritas is an already mix and just taste like juice. And they sale beer. But no shots of nothing. Margaritas $7.99 read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I ordered queso with beef. It was runny queso with a tiny amount of beef. No texture. Yucky read more

Nice little spot to eat when the rest of the area is pretty much barebones. You get free chips and salsa which is a plus and the waitresses are nice. I enjoyed the flank steak which was a 7.5/10 with all the extras. The cheese enchilada on the other hand that came with it was an 8.5/10 which was very nicely made. read more

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Always delicious, always delightful, always eat one time (at a minimum) here when we come to Houston, Taquerias Arandas has been a family favorite for - we don't even know how long. A long time!! With locations across the state (but none north of Waco, boooo) we see - we stop, we savor. Everything here is good - but a Houston vacation tradition has become breakfast tacos here before leaving town. It's a great way to start the day!! I always get the bacon and egg, and a Mexicana in flour. Yum! But there is no "best" taco here - they are ALL MUY DELICIOSO - and will hit whatever spot needs hitting. Attentive service, scrupulously clean and always fresh ingredients -- 5 beloved breakfast taco tradition stars read more

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After spending a long day at the MD Anderson cancer visiting a loved one, I was starving for some real food. The cafeteria food just wasn't cutting it and I really needed something good to eat. I arrived late at night with my sister and uncle here and I ordered the fajita ranchera. The place was quiet because it was only about an hour before closing time. Before the food came, I was eating chips and spicy salsa. The salsa was perfectly spicy just like I like it. The food came and I ate it like there was no tomorrow. I always rate Mexican restaurants based on how good their beans and tortillas taste. The beans were standard fare and the tortillas were on-point tasty. Overall, I would come back again. The menu was pretty vast and I'd like to try some of their other foods. Nice job Arandas, nice job. read more

sad, sad, sad!! crappy food! crappy attitude, crappy service. the parking lot is always empty. nobody eats there for a reason. they do not stand by their crappy product. read more

I was very hungover and this was exactly what the Dr ordered! Machucado breakfast plate with chips, salsa, and tortillas saved my life!

Delicious food and fast! The service was great and kind. We got the quesadilla and tortas, a classic and quite tasty. The ambiance felt pretty typical of a taqueria/restaurant, nothing too fancy but enjoyable. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Best breakfast special. The breakfast comes with multiple choices and for a very reasonable price

I got the beef fajita burrito! I've been to multiple taqueria arandas throughout my childhood, & adulthood. Ive been to over 20 taqueria Arandas. NO ONE, compares to the taste of this beef! So amazing! And you can taste the gravy! I definitely recommend! Best In Houston HANDS DOWN! Fresh veggies, and they toasted the tortilla!! Other places barely cook them! read more

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So 40 bucks for this what a joke Old ass tortillas stale and burnt chips and a 12 dollar house margarita (she said it was the special) And burnt used meat on the inside they didn't say hey ur buritto is 12 extra meat is 5 (from yesterday) Dirty and corrupt read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came in today with my sister for breakfast. We decided to give this place a try since it had been years since we step foot in this place since the last time we didn't have a good experience, today that changed completely. Let me say this place was nice and clean.. not a single dirty table. The floors were clean and the bathroom as well. Our waitress was super sweet and friendly and attentive. The food tasted great. We had the chilaquiles and huevos divorciados. Five star just the service itself. read more

Typical Mexican restaurant service was great and fast. They god our order within the first 5 min. Chips and salsa were hot when they brought them. read more

Food was stale , bacon in my alambres was sour. $19 to throw more than half away. This is the first location on Irvington that I been going to for over 35 years. Sad read more

I normally eat here for lunch but after today I won't go back. There was some type of chemical substance found in my taco it was so disgusting. I work for a medical practice & I would usually order for pick up. By the time I picked up food at noon and got to the break room at work I tried one taco and I tasted this very distinct chemical taste by 12:40 I couldn't stop throwing up. I got toxic food poisoning ended up going to the Er and it's confirmed some type of flammable gas substance was found . Please be careful and check your order. Please check your food. I ordered 5 taquitos plate I hope no one else gets sick. read more

Taquerias Arandas - I threw up 4-5 times 30 minutes after - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Food was great, fast and large amount. I'd eat there again for sure. This place was recommended by an Hispanic nurse who said this is the only place she'd Mexican food in the Medical Center area. read more

This is one of my favorite go to spots when I'm looking for a quick and inexpensive meal. I love, love, love whole fish so I typically get the Mojarra which is whole tilapia. It comes with fries, salad, rice and tortillas. The restaurant gives you a whole in the wall type of vibe but you know those type of spots rarely disappoint! I always get my meals to go so I can't speak to the service other than saying they are friendly when I call my order in over the phone and pay at the register. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mojarra - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

last time I was in town for MD Anderson I ordered & it was good. Tonight they screwed my order so bad, tried to call line stays busy. Instead of giving me what I ordered I got SEVEN dipps...all the same! Gross, too hot to eat. The poor little meat dish was just as bad. Couldn't eat any of it. My order was so bad! Won't order again! read more

Food was good, but the server seem very unpleasant when asked about the menu. Family friendly environment.

Omg best burrito ever!! The lady taking my order over the phone wasn't all that nice, but the burrito was big as hell! So, I'll let it slide

We came at 10:30 am and order the food, after they bring the food i fell i was eating yesterday lunch food, lol The food was older than yesterday, how can you make quesadillas less than 3 minutes?! read more

Taquerias Arandas - Old food - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is your standard TexMex / Mexican taqueria and there's nothing wrong with that!! I had a menudo and also an al pastor taco. Overall, the menudo was the standard good stuff. The al pastor taco was OK but not bad at all The menudo was good, though I am used to having hominy in the menudo. They have the standard green sauce + red sauce on the table along with homemade chips and tortillas. Just know that the portions are big!! I thought about ordering another taco but thankfully the waitress was kind enough to warn me ahead of time. There are lots of locations of Taqueria Arandas. It's not a special or unique restaurant in Houston by any means but if you're craving some texmex/Mexican food head down. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Al pastor taco, a bit dry - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This is one of my favorite staple taquerias in town. Food is awesome for the price. I always get the 5 tacos, which is the best version of a mini taco dish I've had. Their green sauce is the best - I wish I could by it by the gallon. Place isn't fancy, but super cozy. read more

Taquerias Arandas - This is what keeps me coming back - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I decided to pick up some street tacos and they were so yummy! I would recommend getting them on Tuesday, because it's Taco Tuesday and you get 5 of them for $5. The quesadilla was delicious and so was the torta, but I didn't know that it didn't come with refried beans. I made a mental note to request that next time. I put some of the green salsa in the charro beans to make them spicy and they were perfect. The green salsa and a little lime makes those tacos out of this world. read more

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My visit here was completely accidental, as I was supposed to have a meeting at the starbucks across the street, but there was insufficient parking. Someone ended up suggesting Arandas. I told him let me go ahead and check yelp, and what did I see? A positive endorsement from the main man Sheldon H. So I continued to say let's do it. I took Sheldon's advice and ordered tacos, fish tacos to be exact and for the price... they were A1. There wasn't one thing I didn't like about this place. I won't say this is as good as it gets, but I will say I'm a fan and will return when I need mexican food in my life. read more

Overall great food but a waiter spilled drinks on me it ruined my vacation.the drinks were great too good ambience only thing that I didnt like is when the waiter spilled drinks on me.I will remember this memory and restaurant read more

Me and my mom ate here for the first time. We loved the food. We had the menudo, beef tacos, and chicken quesadilla. They weren't as greasy as the other places. The staff wasn't very friendly but wasn't rude either. So I got no problem with them. As long as you give me my tacos we gooooddd. Lol We'll definitely come here again! Lol tacos tacos tacos read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Literally only good if you are drunk or getting breakfast tacos. Queso is watered down and the consistency of milk. Queso flameado came on a cold plate and was a literal pile of cold yet melted cheese. Manager really didn't give a crap when we sent the queso flameado and told us he would take it off the check and replace it with regular queso... only to charge us for the runny replacement queso. Anything we got that contained beef fajita was absolutely terrible. To top it all off, waitress was hid in the back and never returned to our table after we sent the queso flameado back. We are smart enough to know the food wasn't her fault and weren't impolite to her... we have no idea why she abandoned our table but it was truly the nail in the coffin. read more

My family insists we come to this restaurant every time they come to Houston to visit because the food is great and the employees are just as great. Julia is amazing and always makes our day 10x better. Can't express how much we love this restaurant ( and Julia ). read more

We've driven by a plethora of different restaurants bearing this same name, this was our initial but not last visit. Really good food for a very reasonable price, we ordered one of their smaller mango margaritas, it was huge and only $3.99. My wife enjoyed the ground beef quesadillas, our son Matt highly recommended the el pastor pork tacos, he was so right, they were tender and tasty...as well as the charro beans. read more

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If you want fancy, upscale tacos (and sometimes I do), head to Torchy's or Velvet Taco. But if you want traditional, delicious, and authentic tacos, check out one of the Taquerias Arandas locations! I spent a lot of time in San Antonio growing up, and lived there as an adult, and the tacos from Taquerias Arandas remind me of the quality of breakfast tacos I would eat there! This is the kind of place my Mexican grandfather who lives in San Antonio would feel right at home in! I picked up 40 tacos this morning to take as a treat for my coworkers, and everyone was blown away by the quality and authenticity of the tacos. Even the salsas were a hit! Only reason it's not a 5? They packaged the tacos in groups of 3, rather than individually which made it hard to split among the office! I'll definitely go here for tacos next time! read more

This place has been here for some years and I finally stopped by on my way to visit a family member in the hospital at med center. The place seemed reasonably priced, clean, attentive staff and good menu. So why only 2 stars? I'm one of those that doesn't want to overpay on menu items when I can go around the corner to another location and pay less. I ordered a torta and taco al pastor and they were disappointing. The torta has all bread no filling. Good thing the bread was fresh and tasty. The marinated pork (al pastor) was not good. I wouldn't be back. read more

Taquerias Arandas - 5 taquitos; ham torta; side of rice - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Excellent service and good quality salsa and queso. Beef Taquitos were tasty and hot. Beans were also yummy. Limes were plenty and added that tart. Will return read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is a nice little Mexican restaurant just southwest of the Rice Village area and near the Astrodome. All of the prices are extremely reasonable and the food is fairly authentic with enough of a Tex Mex twist to draw in a more casual crowd. The specials are all reasonably priced combination plates, while the a la carte options are a little pricier than I'd like, but still well worth it if you don't want the rice and beans. I've heard their breakfast options are spectacular, but I've never had a chance to try them. They have some excellent street tacos, some decent tacos al carbon, and some nice seafood options as well. If you want Americanized tacos or upscale unique combinations, head to a Taco Cabana or a Torchy's Tacos, but if you want authentic street tacos, this is the place for you. read more

Breakfast tacos were good but not very full. Pastor had good flavor but needed hydration. Says they open at 7am, but this location doesn't open until 8am every day. read more

This place isn't fancy by any means, but if you're looking for some good, cheap Mexican food, then you're at the right place! The beef quesadillas are juicy, cheesy and so so delicious! Let's just say I ate more than I was hungry for simply because they were SO yummy! Also, the margaritas are big and yummy too. Our meal with 2 entres and 2 margaritas came out to be under $30. We'll be back ;) read more

Taquerias Arandas - World peace could be achieved through putting tiny festive umbrellas in everyone's drinks. I swear. - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

MOJARRAS!!!! Last nights catch was lightly fried and delicious. The fish was just the right amount of crispy on the outside but the inside was sooooo moist and succulent! Service was great even thought we ordered Togo, very clean and quiet atmosphere. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Yummy deep fried fish!! - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas