Pro #1: Meat is sooooooo tender. I wish it had more seasoning ... even if it was salt nonetheless…read moreit was good! Con #1: This restaurant is not environmentally conscious. Other than the meal, everything is served on styrofoam, utensils are plastic and cups are bad fast food plastic qualify. Con # 2: I asked the waitress if they had unsweet tea and pink packet sweetener. I asked about the pink packets 3 times and she said yes. She came back with yellow packets. I asked if they had pink packets and she said no. No to her. Con # 3: There are no free refills. I ordered two unsweet teas and the girl brought me two unsweet teas with yellow packets. So I asked for a sweet teas. They charged me for three Aqua Frescas. Charged $15. Hell no. Meh. Pass on a second visit.

Another recent discovery here in Mission, TX. This small restaurant is off the main road in a strip…read moremall and seats maybe 40-50 people. The menu is simple but offers some variety. We were served a small plate with warm, crisp tortilla chips that were sprinkled with a seasoned powder (not Tajin) that was pretty salty. I shook off the powder as it made them too salty, even for my tastes. The greenish salsa was also a little salty but VERY TASTY and had a little kick. From where we were seated I observed the cook blackening the tomatillos on a grill in the kitchen. These were the backbone of this salsa. If it weren't quite so salty I'd be raving about them. I ordered a platter with three main items - Lonches, Sincronizada and Street tacos. All three items must be filled with the same protein, so I chose Birria. Other choices include pollo, bistek, trompo and fajita. The birria was nice and juicy and well seasoned. The Lonches were larger pieces of bread than I'm accustomed to finding, especially in Progresso, where they are quite popular. They were also toasted it seemed instead of being soft and pillowy. The street tacos were excellent with toppings of red onion and cilantro. The Sincronizada was something I'd never eaten before and was a smaller version of the one they serve as a main course. It was not the traditional dish which comes with slices of ham, but it was pretty good filled with birria. Charro beans were also served if I remember correctly. I ate one of the lonches, one of the tacos (the other I gave to my son) and the Sincronizada and was stuffed; leftovers for a later meal. The wife ordered the full version of a Sincronizada filled with pollo (chicken) and wasn't able to even finish half of it. It was huge! They brought us two bottles of salsa - a green salsa and a reddish/orange salsa. Both were pretty hot by my standards and the reddish one would absolutely hurt you if you added too much. So... a word to the wise... caution advised. They were quite tasty. All in all we will come back. I particularly want to try out some of their other proteins and their fajitas.

7/10 Flautas de papa 9/10 avocado chilaquiles…read more 7/10 chorizo chilaquiles 5/10 beans A coworker who works in the area recommended this place. I'm a huge migas fan and never thought to try chilaquiles. This place did not disappoint. I added eggs, chorizo and avocado with half green and half red sauce. I was surprised to get each adding in an individual stack. I managed to get my egg yolk over the avocado and chorizo. The food was really good, just not what I expected. The flautas de papa were a great buy. Instead of using a corn or flour tortilla to mop up my plate, I was able to use the flauta and with the papa in it, they were like little sponges soaking up all the leftovers

El Itacate has some of my favorite Salvadoran and Mexican food. From pupusas to chilaquiles, to…read moretacos, delicious options for breakfasts, lunch and dinner, they won't disappoint. My favorite is the Tacos Llorarás (you will cry taco) which features a handmade corn tortillas stuffed with a chile relleno made of jalapeño and cream cheese, plus a flavorful beef birria. Add your garnish and salsa of choice, and if the heat of the chile doesn't make you cry, you will eventually cry if you cannot return soon. It's that good! Drinks are either Jamaica (aguas frescas style). This location is right across the road from the Sam's Club on South Jackson Road. There is additional parking in the back. Family friendly.

Best Caldo de res I've ever had! I have been to quite a few…read morerestaurants around the valley and Las Margaritas is the best hands down. Their homemade corn tortillas complimented the caldo perfectly. Their service was top notch as well! Can't wait to go back and try their cheese enchiladas. Table next to me got them and they looked really cheesy and delicious!

Not worth it. $3.99 for one taco. Tacos Had very little inside. So many other…read moreOptions available in the valley.

"The service is unmatched. Our server, was incredibly attentive, knowledgeable about the menu, and…read moregave spot-on recommendations. They checked on us at the perfect moments without being intrusive."

Haven't been here in. While en the food was good like the last time today we had the panchos…read moreMazatlán and the Mexican plate. The Mexican plate had 2 cheese enchiladas a side of rice and beans and some guacamole everything on the plate was good except the rice felt as if it had been fried due to its crunchy texture and the panchos Mazatlán seemed to have been left. Little too long on one end where it did seem to overcook the melted cheese a little too much the rest was just right all in all still good tasstung food and service

This is a real hole in the wall place with good food. Their…read morecarnitas mixtas tacos are the best. Topped with cilantro and purple onion and a habanero salsa. So mouthwatering. Give it a try! 2 dishes that were kinda disappointing were the barbacoa de borrego tacos. I thought they were a bit too salty, so they were hard to eat. I've also tried the pozole, and was sorely disappointed. I hope they can improve on these dishes because they have a lot of potential! The service is excellent. No complaints.

Best carnitas i've had in the RGV. I had 1/2 lb of the mixta (cuerito, buche and carnita). The meat…read morewas cooked to perfection. Not greasy at all. Tortillas i believe are home made. If not, inwould like to know where to buy them cause those suckers were good! Salsas are good! Everything was good! Plain and simole, come check them out for your carnitas fix!

Fajita 10/10 Quesadillas 9/10…read morePico de gallo 8/10 Horchata 9/10 This is my number 1 restaurant to visit every time I come down to the valley! I always get the fajita mini tacos. The fajita is always tender and juicy. Full of flavor. The quesadillas are just the way we make them at home. We crisp them up a little more but these were on point!

Amazing service. AMAZING food. We called in our order to…read moredine in because we were in a hurry to get back on the road. When we entered our food and drinks were already ready and set up so nice! The tacos were fresh, fajita was seasoned well and so soft and the beans were so good as well. Also, the aguas fresca de pina was so good!! Those tacos were some of the best that I have had in the valley. We will definitely be back next time we visit.

Great food and ambiance. Service is the best. Their enchiladas are so delicious. With 2 locations…read morecan always find a seat.

We drove in from San Antonio to attend church services at the San Juan Catholic Church and stop by…read morethis restaurant for brunch before heading back. It exceeded our expectations. I know Mexican food is different in all areas but to me there's nothing like South Texas Mexican breakfast!! The food was so so so delicious and it felt like I was sitting in my grandma's kitchen with family on a Sunday morning eating homemade tortillas and menudo!! This is a must try if you are in the area!!

This place was awesome. I mean there's hundreds of taco places in this area but our friend picked…read morethis one and it was so good. It's a small joint so you order at the counter and find a seat. We walked in with a large group but they were very accommodating and made space for us to sit together. Hubby and I got 5 tacos each and it was my first time having "Bistek" (beef steak) and they were delicious! They give you a small cup of beans on the side and it had these small chunks of pork in them. They made our food pretty quickly and everything was made correctly. We devoured every last bit and I wanna go back!

The tacos were a little greasy for our liking. However, they were stuffed with plenty of tasty…read moremeat. I had a papa asada that was exploding with bistec. Very cheesy and delicious papa. Will definitely come back for that! The layout of the of place felt somewhat crowded upon entering. We made our way through to another corner in an adjoining room of the restaurant.