I have been here a few times on different days and this is probably the most insanely packed restaurant I have seen in a while! Try to avoid on Sunday mornings and afternoons, the wait can be up to an hour. However, I absolutely love the service! The staff is so attentive with really good customer service! I love this place because of the history of the Camarena family! You really cannot go wrong with anything on the menu. We ordered the Arandas special and the meat is seasoned to perfection, the charro beans are amazing, and everything on that plate is delicious! I also ordered the enchilada plate with fajita and the melted cheese in the enchilada was so cheesy! The refried beans were on point and I just love everything on my plate. Definitely give this place a try if you like authentic Mexican food. read more

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

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The service is good but today I stopped by in the morning to get food for work both my plates smell like rotten spoiled food me avocado was black the salsa was bad as well the only good thing was the tortillas so I paid over $20 for 6 flour tortillas. Called no answer that is why I am writing here. read more

Second time in one week. First time I called to place an order for chips and cheese and they said they weren't taking any orders anymore since they were closing in ten minutes. Second time we came to dine in exactly at 9:30 and they are only taking orders to go. Everything dine in is closed and put up! An entire family just came to dine in right after us at 9:35 and could not be accommodated. read more

The food is flavorless, it's expensive. I tried to order a burrito a certain way they came back three times and still got my order wrong.

several menu options. offer breakfast. have added several more dishes over the years. renovated with small outdoor patio. next to the Walmart. read more

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So this location is closer to me however I go to the other one for 2 reasons. The service and the quality of the breakfast tacos. I get it sometimes you don't feel like being at work. However part of role is to at least have a smile and welcome customers inside. I wasn't sure if they were open when I got there since there were so few cars. It made sense once I got in and got the vibe of people not wanting to be working. It's ok I'd prefer to drive a little more since the breakfast tacos tasted better its also what I would suggest. read more

I love chilaquiles but at this time i feel weird when they asked me about my daughter's age, results that the kids menu is up to 7 years and you can order but they charge you as an adult but same amount, which was crazy because i ordered some times for me and no one said anything about it. I guess it's a new policy here so be aware. read more

There should be no reason why this establishment is even allowed to serve food!!! I went to take another bite of my torta and found a freaking bug cooked in with my chicken! I just so happened to look down and see it. Imagine if I wasn't paying attention. I would have eaten it this is absolutely disgusting. I will never be ordering from here again and I want to spread awareness and ensure that this establishment is shut down because who knows how many other instances like this have taken place. If you eat here frequently, there is a chance that you are eating bugs! read more

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Paid 40.00 for two orders of chips with salsa (chilaquiles). Note, they will charge you for everything extra you want, like sour cream, onion, even cilantro ‍ never again. read more

Taquerias Arandas - You will be charged for every single thing you want - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Tasty quesadilla. I could eat them everyday but I have to watch the the waistline unfortunately

Good food at great prices. Staff is friendly and courteous. We've dined here for breakfast, lunch and dinner and always a great experience.

I used to love coming to Arandas and this one was my favorite location. The food was good and the prices were decent considering what you were getting. They however recently drastically increased their prices, and yesterday I ended up paying $26 for 6 BREAKFAST tacos, which in my opinion is not worth the price for what you are getting. They need to update their menu online with pricing made available before other customers order and are deceived by their new prices. I will be taking my business elsewhere to local places that don't overcharge the way they have. Me encantaba venir a Arandas y este era mi lugar favorito. La comida era excelente y los precios eran decentes teniendo en cuenta lo que obtenías. Sin embargo, recientemente aumentaron drásticamente sus precios y ayer terminé pagando $26 por 6 tacos de DESAYUNO, lo cual en mi opinión no vale el precio por lo que estás obteniendo. Necesitan actualizar su menú en línea con los precios disponibles antes de que otros clientes realicen pedidos y se dejen engañar por sus nuevos precios. Llevaré mi negocio a otros lugares locales que no cobren de más como lo hacen ellos. read more

My girlfriend found a fly under the cheese on her enchilada and the looked at us like there wasn't no problem with the food ahah that's wild!!!!! read more

Great food and service. Now all they need are margs and beer :) Yazmine was awesome and very attentive.

When you walk in you seat your self anywhere you want. Your waitress will come to your table first speaks to you in Spanish and then English which is cool and what I like. I ordered an ice tea and the 5 tacos the way it comes. I did ask for the green salsa because I like spicy salsa. So I am not sure if the green salsa is automatically taken to my table or not. She came back with my drinks with chips and salsa. Then you see a lady come to each table with desserts and asking each table if they would like one. Then a lady came to fill up cups with tea or water. After that a lady came to fill up your salsas. When my food came it was like 5 minutes after I ordered quick. It was delicious, I dress it with a heavy soaking of green salsa and salt then went to town. Omg mouth wetting thinking about it. If you want some authentic Mexican food with 5 star service this is the place for you. read more

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I love Taqueria Arandas. Each location is a bit different. This one is very nice inside - probably the nicest decor. They gave great queso - but then this location had salsa that was not as good as the other locations. Overall it's a great deal and the service of Ivon was super and she's nice and attentive. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Breakfast tacos - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I went there cuz i was really craving tacos so I ordered the fajita taco plate but to be honest i was disappointed i didn't like them at all i just ate one and left the rest but I also tried something called huarache and that thing was really good so good that I ordered another one to go. And I have to say the staff was real nice read more

I use to order from this location often through Uber eats or door dash for delivery when I'm at work. But decided this time to order for pick up. Boy that was a big mistake, first off the customer service was horrible on a Sunday morning.I come walking in on my lunch break telling the older lady behind the desk that I'm her for a pick up order. She requested that I show her proof of the online order after she asked witch app did I order from. Never mind the fact that I told her my full name, but I was patient. then once I went through all the trouble proving that, hey, that's my order she pointed me to the shelf where all the online orders that's ready for pick up are placed. This lady is so pathetic!!! Even though it was obvious I was on lunch break and in uniform. read more

Good breakfast, cheap price. I would suggest getting a breakfast plate and and an side of shredded cheese instead of getting breakfast tacos for delivery. Better price, and it doesn't arrive greasy. read more

Very dissatisfied with the service and the attitude of the servers. The manager Delma is very rude and has no skills to deal with conflict. We ordered a combo platter that came with guacamole, sour cream and pico gallo. We then ordered taquitos which didn't come with any sauces so we asked waiter to bring us some sauces. He didn't say a word about any upcharge and we assumed this is included. Now after a very slow service we got the check and to our amazement we were up charged $6.00 for the additional sauces. We expressed our concerns to the waiter and he dismissed it saying it was on the menu and we should have looked. Now mind you it wasn't the cost but the fact that he didn't tell us and acted sneaky is what bothered us. He then left hesitantingly and went inside with the manager where they both were on phone call for good 15 mins and walked in and out just ignoring us. We saw others waiting and could tell this is just a regular day for them and that's just how the service here goes. We then heard the manager(Delma) yelling to our waiter in Spanish right in the middle of the restaurant for something else that he messed up. All this is happening while we are still waiting for our check and our waiter Santos to get us the manager. After 15mins we decided to walk up to the manager at the counter and address this (the attitude of the waiter not the up charge at this point) with her. I was horrified and in disbelief at her attitude and her tone. She was out rightly rude and started using her hand gestures pointing at the menu and then just dismissing our point where we remained calm all this time just addressing the transparency in this whole ordeal and how we just wanted the waiter to let us know of the upcharge and them to acknowledge that. I have never in my life witnessed such horrible service and extremely rude management. She even went on saying that we can call the manager tomorrow. Upon asking who the manager is tonight and she said it was her but we can still call other manager just took away any credibility from her. If you are like me and appreciate good customer service over food then you would want to blacklist this place as it totally ruined an otherwise pleasant evening for us. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Horrible service and even horrible manager(Delma). Very sneaky and shady! - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Worst customer service I've experienced at a Taqueria Aranda. Waiter was rude. They did not fulfill my food request even though I was very thorough with what I wanted. I'm a patient individual, so I took my time with being detailed on what I wanted, yet they failed to do it. I believed they were rushing & were unprofessional. Would not recommend to go to this establishment. Take your money elsewhere!!! read more

Went this morning, ordered eggs, fajitas etc., was extremely disappointing. To expensive for what we paid

The food is good but being scrutinized while you eat is not worth it. The sad thing is it's the management so how do you fix, by some miracle the owner fires the manager. The 1st problem was she said we couldn't order papás a la mexicana even though we always do and pay extra for it, 2nd time she comes to our table and tells us we can't bring outside sweet bread because they sell it, yet I'm looking at the bread box and there's none in it so? Everytime it's something with her it's literally so annoying you're trying to enjoy your breakfast and she has to come over and make some stupid comment. These are just the incidents that have made me most mad but she's brought shit to our attention on more than 2 occasions. This place would be much better without her because everybody else seems to know what they're doing. read more

Food was not good at all, shrimp tasted like it have been frozen for a while and to add to it got my truck broken into while being park right I front of the entrance read more

Taquerias Arandas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Great breakfast tacos! This place opens at 7AM, and has the best breakfast tacos in the area. They are quick to get your order out. I like to go around 7AM, and from the time I walk in the door to the time I walk out with my order is under 5 minutes. You can also buy their tortillas by the dozen. Tortillas like grandma used to make! read more

Well you can have a good Taco and some great Nacho's. If you want a slice of lime or an extra basket of chips, it will cost you. It's a major turnoff. If your not careful they may even start charging for the toilet paper. Beware. read more

Worst place to get Mexican food. We used to go a lot but we have gone less and less. Today was the final straw. We definitely won't be back. The food was ice cold. The chicken was hard and chewy. Seriously it was more like they were trying to feed us jerky. The tortillas were cold and hard. Like literally crunching while we wrapped them and breaking apart as we ate. They might as well just broken them up and served them as chips. The waitress was nice enough but I am not fluent in Spanish. I pity the person who goes in there trying to order food and doesn't speak any Spanish AT ALL! My drink was never refilled and instead of coming to refill she just asked but not until my cup was empty and bone dry. At that point we were ready to leave. If you are looking for Mexican food try anywhere else. Shoot you are better off going to Taco Cabana across the street. read more

No rating as food and service was terrible. Basically paid $12.00 for bowl of hominy for order of COLD Pozole. Founding father of Aranda's Jose Camarena would be turning in his grave. And they had the nerve to charge me after it was brought to the management's attention. Come on Judy Camarena, do your father proud. read more

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Excellent place to grab lunch or dinner! All of the employees are friendly and prices are reasonable. My bf ordered the Cali burrito and it was HUGE, but he was still able to finish it. I ordered a shredded chicken entree and it was delicious with the side of rice and salad that came with it! I also love that they remodeled the entire restaurant and the keep the place clean. Overall I recommend this spot for lunch! read more

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I have never have their food other than the dollar taco Tuesdays, but I want this to change. Their street tacos are about the equivalence to an actual taco truck--amazing flavor that doesn't hold back on calories. I usually order my two tacos with chicken and pico di gallo and nothing else (well of course salsa and lime). They usually do a double take and seem surprised I don't want lettuce and tomato. No...if I wanted that I would have gone to Taco Bell. Well, they were adamant because my friend ordered his with beef and cilantro and onion. We got back to work and low and behold, it was wrong. They put lettuce and tomato on it. Granted, they got my boss' order correct (nachos supreme with no tomato). Ambiance? There isn't any honestly. Reminds me of a cafeteria but man the food is so much better! Did I mention it's cheap? Hallelujah for college students down the road at UH. read more

Good food. I ordered 2 pastor and 2 fajita tacos. Tacos were delicious. Good amount of meat for each taco. What I like is that the tacos weren't too greasy like the tacos from the taco trucks (taco trucks are my fav still). Service was ok. We were waiting at least 15 mins once we sat down to order. Our waiter was friendly but not attentive at all. It was kind of difficult to get their attention. Anyway, tacos were good and so was the horchata. read more

Food was gud prices too staff was nice salsa was gud chips were gud loved my appetizer and had a taco read more

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I used DoorDash to eat from this wonderful establishment. I totally took a risk without knowing anything about them. The food is extremely amazing... The quesadillas, the rice, the refried beans, the guacamole, just everything is absolutely scrumptious. They deserve an award or a trophy in my opinion for how good the quesadillas are.... I would've had a picture to show but the plate is clean already. read more

Walked over here after visiting the medical clinic (emergency allergy shot & z-pac). Everything we ate was delicious. We had shredded chicken enchiladas & decaf coffee. Chips & salsa were great, freshly made too. Sadly, they were out of flan They do not speak English fluently but if you're patient it's well worth the effort. Also, prices here are great. And yes, it's far from fancy as some reviews have stated however I found the simplicity lent a charming "hole-in-the-wall-family-owned" vibe to this chain restaurant. read more

Have been stopping here to eat lately, and normally great service ; but today was very unacceptable. Host was not welcoming at all and no waitress to take order or anyone to bring chips ..... so left and went to Chick-fil-A read more

Breakfast was great, Service was friendly and fast Prices decent place was very clean read more

Rude/poor service and low quality food. Plus they charge you extra for chips and salsa

I come here for my breakfast tacos fix. I have a terrible addiction and a lot of places do not like to help support it by refusing to sell breakfast tacos past noon. Luckily I found this baby by exploring through yelp. I order one bacon, one potato, and on spicy sausage (not chorizo) breakfast sausage every single time ($6). When you walk in there is someone there making the tortillas by hand and that alone made me want to shed a couple of tears. The green sauce is so good compared to the red sauce (you would have to be a rookie not to know that though) and I have yet to try the corn tortilla's so I will update once I do. I've only ordered to go so I can not comment on the inside dining experience but it gets 5 stars for now. read more

Taquerias Arandas - Spicy sausage breakfast taco and bacon breakfast taco - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

What can I say, or began with? Horrible! I will give one star just because you can't rate it in a minus ten stars. Do not eat here if you want good quality food , it is cheap, but I would rather eat at Ruchis taqueria, the only good thing about this are the flour tortillas, I had a fajita plate, the meat was so hard I only ate the rice and the beans , the salsas were also horrible, I would recommend you a street taco before I recommend this place. One last thing, I told my waitress , it is not her fault , but she did tell the manager , she came over to my table, I let her know it was bad , she told me it was my own opinion, so if you should choose to eat here , eat at your own risk. The managers name she said , my name is Dely and that's all ! Pablo G from Arandas made an attempt to get you guys to believe one meal is made that way so therefore is hard, but how can you explain the tasteless and unseasoned food, or the tasteless salsa, and the waitress awesome, I tipped her over 20%, she tried to make it better, and had better people skills than your rude manager, she never offered to Comp anything, all I ate was beans and rice, and the flour tortillas, trust me some of you have comments here on great breakfast tacos, that is the reason I came for a lunch, I've been here before, and yes it wasn't to bad, we also got the Arandas breakfast, the meat flavor was great, but when I got the manager to my table believe me I let her know it was better a week ago, but as soon as I said it was tasteless and bad , she never seemed concerned or made a polite suggestion, she just told me it was my opinion, my opinion is I love to cook my mother was a great influence on that, in the end it maybe a bad thing, I recognize crappie food right away, but also recognized poor management, I also work customer service, and no way we would talk to anyone the way this lady talked to us. read more

Looking for a place with just genuine food like your abuela made? Don't care about ambiance? Want some great people watching? This is the place. They serve TexMex, but also traditional favorites like menudo (tripe soup) and lengua tacos. The people watching (especially late night) is unparalleled. Where else can you see a family of five in a booth next to several gang members next to a table of police officers? read more