Terraza has the best Tex-Mex in Texas City. The menu is varied, the food is great and the service is fantastic. It's around the corner from us and we've been going there for 16 years. If you can, ask for Flor to be your server. We've known her for 25 years (I hate to admit that we're that old) and she gets your order perfect every time. She treats you like you're family when you're there too. My week isn't complete without giving her a huge hug. They have great margaritas too. We've never gone there and gotten food that wasn't fantastic. read more

This is our favorite Mexican restaurant in town, but lately it seems they're skimping on the servings. I used to take 1/2 my dinner home with me, and now I can pretty much finish it. And the prices have gone up a bit. I know prices are high everywhere but don't skimp on the food. We love our servers and will continue to eat here. Maybe things will change. read more

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The chili con queso tasted more like yellow plastic than ballpark cheese. The fajitas weren't as bad but definitely below average. The prices didn't seem to be aware of this fact. read more

WOW this place has slid off of the map!... Don't waste your time , don't waste your money, Don't waste your energy., !! I moved into the area in May 2005.. a good staple restaurant for me and my twin, a REAL GO TO.... Today, I could not even get chips, I had to ask for them!! The service, is the most ridiculous service I have ever seen in years .... Keep your pennies, keep your dime.!! They are not worth it....!!! read more

Always a good time. Great, friendly servers and delicious, hot food comes out super fast! Love the chips and old fashioned queso here too. Amazing Margo menu and Happy Hour 11-7. Traditional Mexican, but also a huge menu with lots of surprises I cannot wait to try! read more

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The Happy Hour Margaritas were amazingly great. The Queso with ground beef also came with pickled jalapeños on the side. Cassandra recommend it to us and we were most definitely happy. The rest of the food was good as well. ONE EXTREME DOWNFALL TO THIS PLACE WAS THE SMOKING ALLOWED FOR WHICH WE HAVE NOT HAD TO ENDURE FOR YEARS!! They did have non smoking and we were not unhappy nor disturbed by smoking area otherwise. Cassandra you were a great waitress last night and your tip reflected that. Management.. pay attention to her. read more

Terraza - Queso and Margarita on rocks. - Mexican Near Me - Texas City, Texas

Do NOT buy Gift Cards from here. Several people have gone back in forth since Christmas having to Keep receipts and having to show bank statements showing proof of purchase as the gift cards are BLANK!! The manager Who is only here on Mondays will not return our messages. $150 in 4 gift cards. I love their food but Enough is Enough! read more

Yes the food is good, the service is s l o w... especially at the barm see the bartenders also have to wait tables. So if tou are at the bar and empty it could be forever before you are waited on especially on the weekends. Plus,.they charge an addtional almost 4 percent Fee for credt cards and debit. So i suggest take the cost of the actual meal, without taxes and fees and start your tiping thinking start at only 11 percent of actual product order. read more

Their Carne Guisada is some of the best I've ever had! I usually order extra sides of rice and beans to go with it so I can have another serving for later. Their margaritas are top notch as well!! read more

This is my favorite happy hour spot! Although happy hour selections should be in advanced. The food is great and the bar staff are excellent.! However, the inconsistency of nonworking televisions and now Margarita machine is causing me to question my commitment. #doBETTER read more

I don't leave a lot of reviews. Being in the restaurant business for the first part of my life I have a warm place in my heart for all restaurants. However, I managed... I walked into this place and was kind of excited. I love a good Mexican place especially one that's off the beaten path and for me this was off the beaten path. I sit down to the bar and waited about 10 minutes before the bartender who had a phone between her ear and her shoulder asking if I wanted anything. I asked her for a beer and she was quick to give it to me before she turned to keep talking on the phone. She looked at me about 10 minutes later and asked me if there's anything I needed and I said yes the menu would be good. And quite honestly some chips and salsa. She had to be a menu and kept talking on the phone. I finished my beer, set it to the side close to the edge of the bar so that she would notice it was out. Finally, she turned and said can I get you something I said yes in order my meal. And told her at the time and maybe some chips and salsa. And another beer. She brought back the beer and I'm pretty quick order. My dinner came out. The lady asked me if I wanted anything else and I said yes chips would be great. I'd really planned on sitting there for an hour or two as my wife had an appointment and having dinner chips and salsa and a few beers. But the fact that she never removed the phone from my ear and I ran completely out of beer and had to wait 10 minutes or more between each beer I simply ask another waiter for a box. He told her, and once she had a break in her phone conversation, she brought me a box. I packed it up and left.. I wasn't able to enjoy the salsa much but the fact that the salsa pretty much didn't even taste like tomato sauce was a red flag to me. Maybe I just had a very bad experience because there were an awful lot of people in there having fun and enjoying it, but that will be probably my last trip. read more

Terraza is a whole in the wall that serves good cheap food and strong drinks. They have a smoking section, full menu and friendly staff. Parking is limited and this place is very loud and gets packed. read more

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Food is great! Servers are nice too but always seems to be short staffed. Be prepared to wait awhile on refills and anything else you may need. read more

Fajita was good but we got served very noticeable bad shrimp.. management tried to aliviate the situation but it ruined my familys lunch. Be careful ordering seafood at thus establishment read more

Bryan was extremely helpful when I was ordering over the phone. He recommended some delicious seafood entree that I'll most definitely be coming back to try! The nachos are read more

People from work love this place. I find it ok but nothing special. The food is ok but not great in my opinion. Maybe I'm ordering the wrong thing because I really don't get it's popularity unless maybe the bar drinks are great. I only go here if friends or coworkers want to. The service is usually low average but tolerable. The ambiance is Meh. read more

Coming off of a week long cruise is never easy, but finding great food on the way home makes it way better. I was a little skeptical when we pulled up. The parking is a little strange and not much is around this place that is still open or in business. I could not have been more pleasantly surprised. We were greeted by a friendly staff and seated immediately. The service was phenomenal and our waiter was absolutely delightful as he shared his love of his city with us since we had never been to Texas City before. Our food was out quickly and our drinks were never empty. He was awesome. I wish I had gotten his name so I could mention him specifically...I think it was Javon or something like that. He definitely made our experience extra amazing! We ended up getting the queso and a combo plate with a taco, a tostada, an enchilada and rice and beans. If I could have eaten everything and licked the plate, I would have! Everything was exactly what I love about good Mexican food. Cheesy, saucy, seasoned and delicious! If we had a place like this in our hometown I would definitely be ten pounds heavier! Can't wait to go on another cruise just so we can stop and eat at this place again. Great experience! read more

Awesome restaurant, love their food, we frequently go Sunday after church. Only Mexican restaurant we ever go to. Good service, good ambiance. What more could you want. read more

I had to try this restaurant since I had heard this was supposed to be one of the better ones in town. I came for lunch on a weekday and was the first customer. I wish I could give this place 3.5 stars. I really like the atmosphere, they have the lighting down pat, it's similar to a real mexican cantina that you would find in mexico, of course this one has a/c though. Its housed in an older building from probably the 1940s or earlier, so it has all the interior character and architecture of a building from that era. The food was okay, just nothing special. Chips and salsa were just average too. The chips tasted like ones you could buy at the grocery store, the red salsa was warm and the green salsa was cold. Neither of them were spicy by any means and as far as taste, they were good, just not great. I ordered the lunch fajitas, which were chicken, and found them to be juicy, just nothing spectacular. In fact, all of the lunch specials were with chicken. None with beef fajita. The fajitas came sliced similar to a steak fry and we're served on a steaming hot comal with grilled onions. Rice and beans also came with it, along with a plate containing shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. After perusing the lunch menu, I found all items were priced between $8 and $10. I find this a little on the high side for Texas city, but I paid it anyway. Not sure if I'll be back anytime soon. Too bad I was working and didn't come on a Sun, Mon or Wed when they have $1.99 house margaritas. Happy Hour starts at 11am daily. read more

Terraza - Interior - Mexican Near Me - Texas City, Texas

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Great food, service was great! Food was reasonably priced. They have Happy hour everyday from 11am-7pm. I highly recommend I got the Bistecka Ranchera and it was spicy I asked for extra spice and it was. read more

Great service, excellent food with lots of choices (even for vegetarians), and amazing drinks. Best mexican food in TC by far.

Terrible service no flavor on the food I would not recommend it at all do not come to this business at all

First time here and unfortunately it will be the last time. My food was bland, my fiance was too spicy (which that is ok) but he had nothing to drink, his food was bland. No one has come to the table to see if we needed anything. So needless to say it wasn't a good visit. The service was bad. read more

Absolutely hands down the best proper home style TexMex in Texas, as far as I know. Everything is tops. Eat here. You will like it.

Don't get the rib eye. I should have known when they had to check if they had one. Sorry, can't get a potato instead of frozen fries. Ok, just cook it medium....pink throughout. It was burned, no pink, dry as a bone. It was carryout. The cat won't even eat it. I'm so upset. read more

Came here for lunch over the weekend. The staff is friendly and the restaurant is clean. Our waiter was very attentive and friendly. Their red salsa is fantastic and we couldn't get enough of it. Food was good. The only complaint I have is my beef fajita meat was very salty. Almost to the point that I couldn't enjoy it. I'm sure it was a one off occurrence because my wife didn't complain about her food at all so I'm sure when we go back it will be fine read more

Drinks are a must here. Very reasonable prices. Love how their salsa is warm. Never an issue. Food is good and staff is always friendly.

Food was amazing. Big portions for very fair prices. Service was fast, friendly, and professional. They make their own sauces in house as well. read more

Friendly people and great food could not ask for more. First time here and it's great. Fijita is fantastic. Reasonable prices for the area read more

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Quaint neighborhood restaurant with decent Mexican dishes. Really love their margs the most, esp on a Friday night after a long work week.

If you want some old school Tex-Mex this is your place. Part of this restaurant people still smoke in, so if that is an issue choose somewhere else. The food was good, the service was good but the bathrooms were dirty. That always gives me a bad feeling. Nothing worse than eating somewhere that the bathrooms are not clean. The Stuffed Avocados were good, as was the enchiladas. The drinks were cheap, and pretty tasty. read more

My family and I came here on our way home from Galveston. This is a smaller restaurant, not too crowded and the staff was friendly. We started out with the creamy spinach stuffed avocados. They sounded amazing, but we're slightly disappointing. It was one whole large avocado cut in half with creamy spinach and cheese on top..that's it. I ordered a combination plate that consisted of a beef and bean tostado, (yum!), crispy taco, cheese enchilada..and rice and beans. It was more then a TON of food for a decent price! The beef and bean tostada was my favorite. The beans had a bacon flavor to them, they were really good! The taco meat they use is also very very good. It's they type of taco meat that's greasy and had juicy onions and peppers in it. Rice and enchilada were ok. Nothing to special. It's a decent place if your looking for a cheap sit down restaurant in the area. It's got a pretty big variety to choose from! read more

Terraza - Rice beans and cheese enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Texas City, Texas

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I became a regular customer once my best friend started working here. The waitstaff is super friendly. Great place to go for dirt cheap margaritas that are strong and good. My food never takes more than 10 minutes to come out. It's a very small restaurant, so if you have a large party you should definitely call ahead. read more

I would give 3.5 if I could give half stars. This was my first time eating there. I had previously picked up to-go food a couple times, and it was pretty good. Good enough to try again, anyway. So tonight I had a jumbo frozen "top shelf" margarita and a combination plate that had a CCQ chip, a beef taco, guacamole, cheese enchiladas, and rice and beans. At first taste, I was ambivalent about the margarita. I really like to TASTE the tequila in a margarita, and I didn't think it was that strong. But by the end of it, I had a surprisingly good buzz going, so it was obviously stronger than I thought it was! The combo plate came in two servings - first plate had the taco, a small scoop of guac, and the CCQ chip. The guacamole was a *very* small scoop (but in their defense, the whole combo was under $9 so I can't complain. I'll just order extra next time). I am kind of a guacamole "purist." I would rather have nothing but mashed avocado and a squeeze of lime than have too much other stuff mixed in. It drives me NUTS when I go somewhere and either the texture is unrecognizable due to whipping with other ingredients, or it has as much tomato and onion as avocado. This guacamole was very basic - primarily avocado, just like I like it! The beef taco was surprisingly good! I say that because I generally don't order ground beef tacos, unless they happen to come with a combo plate, because I usually find them to be pretty plain. But the taco beef was very tasty and I liked it very much! The cheese enchiladas were OK. Not wonderful, but OK. I LOVE cheese. The cheesier a cheese dish, the better. I'd have liked these to be cheesier, creamier, gooier. The chili gravy was pretty good, but could have been a bit spicier. The rice was run of the mill mexican rice. The refried beans were just right. I had previously had beef quesadillas there, but forgot to review them then. I do recall that I liked them a lot. I'll have to try them again and do a proper review sometime. Definitely worth 3.5 stars, and a good value too. I'll have to try some more items to see if I can round up to 4. read more

We eat here regularly and enjoy the service and drinks. Our favorite dish is the stuffed avocado, and they are able to accommodate vegan options. read more

Service was alright, food was pretty good, little pricey but no real complaints about the food. Seems like we were their forever, always wondered why the place was packed, quickly figured out it was due to the egregious wait times. For me personally there are better options in TC, but everyone has their own taste. If you're not afraid to smash 2-3 bowls of chips while you wait, give it a try. read more

Not very busy for 1pm on a Sunday, but less crowds was ok to me. Apetizer was a spinach & cheese stuffed avacado. It was ok to me and sounded better on the menu description. I had a beef chile relleno special with double rice. I really enjoyed it! Nice fluffy crust with chile con carne sauce. The portion was huge and the meat was seasoned and cooked perfectly. They did not skimp at all with the filling. You could get 2 descent sized relleno's with just the filling from one here. Came with homemade flour tortillas as well. Daughter is telling me she really liked her cheese enchiladas and the refried beans. She said they had a good bacon taste to them. I'm guessing maybe they refried them in bacon grease and who dosent enjoy bacon flavor. The restraunt itself was pretty cool inside and had a great cantina vibe. There was a little bar and a single pool table. Pricing was pretty good as well. Stoped in Texas City just for this place on a recommendation and I'm glad I did. read more

Terraza - Chile Relleno, excellent! - Mexican Near Me - Texas City, Texas

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I can sum everything up with one word ..... WOW. We came down from Austin, where there is great Mexican food, for the weekend and ended up coming here. There was 10 people in our party and EVERYTHING I tasted was amazing. I didn't taste one thing that was bad. The drinks were delicious and strong. The salsa was awesome. The food was all just perfect. I wish you weren't so far away because we family would live off of this food. We will be back!! read more

The bartender Allie is so friendly & detail oriented. She keeps the bar very clean & always check on you. Definitely recommend coming on nights that she's there! read more

Great margaritas and very good prices! The waiters and bartenders are very friendly. The waitress help each other out even if it is not there table. The manger steps up to help the bartender make drinks and serve the guest. My recommendation I would come back!!! read more

Terraza - Tortilla shrimp soup very good!!! - Mexican Near Me - Texas City, Texas