Tex-Mex is a perfect cuisine to me. I am not always craving it, but when I am, nothing hits harder…read more Through my years in college, I discovered Taqueria Jalisco to be the gospel and genuinely the best Tex-Mex in Lubbock by a long shot. My first time I went, my group of guys and I were put in a room with all the other white people. Not to say they were profiling, but looking at the rest of the restaurant's population on a busy Sunday, they had us in the gringo room. The food hit. I get putting a bunch of three-taco-plate-and-queso people in one room. I have not been back in quite a while, but I remember their menu being the most behemoth-looking thing ever. Every item had a picture taken on a Coolpix camera, and the text was almost impossible to read on the menu's busy background. That is proof that the food was going to hit. After returning, the menu has been minimized to be more readable, only slightly keeping that same over-the-top flair. The prices have gone up slightly, but where have they not? On a Thursday night, we were seated immediately around 7:30 and had a pretty attentive waitress. Like every good Tex-Mex joint in Texas, their chips and salsa roam freely through the restaurant, and the salsa has a good kick that is easy to manage while still having the heat everyone wants. They also have a creamy green sauce and other sauces they bring out by request. I ordered a combination plate with a crispy beef taco, a beef burrito, and a chicken enchilada with a side of Mexican rice. I added a side of refried beans because no Tex-Mex meal is complete without a big serving of refried beans to mix with the rice and crush with tortilla chips. The crispy taco was unreal. The shell feels like it was double-fried. It has such an incredible hardness to it. It feels premium. The beef burrito and enchilada were great as well, but I was blown away by the taco to an extreme. They have a pretty broad selection of Mexican beers, including Tecate, Bohemia, Dos Equis Amber, Modelo Negra, and Victoria next to your Coronas, Sol, and Dos Equis. Their margaritas are pretty great, if my memory serves me right, as well. I love this place, and I was glad to give it a revisit while being back in Lubbock for a bit. It is just classic and timeless. I just wish their menu was as much of an eyesore as it used to be because that sucker brought me so much joy. RIYL: Gaining five pounds in an hour. A good meal.

The waitress was adorable. The restaurant is very clean so that is the two stars. The chips were…read morevery stale. My food was Just disgusting. The rice was stale. The taco shell was stale the seasoning on the chicken in both the enchilada and the burrito was just off...

A great discovery in downtown Lubbock! Claraboya is hidden in the Doubletree Hotel but well much…read moremore than you expect from the usual fare. Nice vibe for dinner with live music to entertain. Creative menu with fresh ingredients like THOSE Deviled Eggs (pimento cheese with fried lobster). A welcome smile by our host (Michael?) and attentive service by Claudia. We could ask for more fair our first night of vacation.

Came here for lunch yesterday, and the ambiance was awesome. It's inside Doubletree hilton hotel…read more No reservation we just walked in and got seated by the waiter. Food was delicious, waiter was great. Dessert was so tasty. Margarita was yum. Easy 5 stars!

Delicious burritos! Great service! A must try! We stopped through on our way out of town and were…read morenot disappointed! Cash or check only

Taco Express has been a staple in our lives for several years. They have good service. They have…read moregood food and we always enjoy the items we buy.

Amazing food. You can tell they cook with love. If you haven't been there you should definitely…read moretry. It's worth it.

We arrived as a large party. They seated us with no problems. Our server was very nice and…read moreaccommodating. Thank goodness she had patience lol. The young man that delivered the extremely hot plates was very nice and made sure he delivered each plate so no one got burned. Food was excellent! Salsa was some of the best I've had at a restaurant. There were no complaints from anyone at our long table! I think the owner lady came around and was checking how everything was with all the tables. That's so nice to see when they do that! Will we go back?? If we are ever near Littlefield I'm sure we will!

Everything, service is excellent, food is great, and the prices are very reasonable considering the…read morequality.

First time dining here and was excited to try it. I ordered a plate that had a chili relleno, taco,…read moreenchilada, with charro beans and potatoes. The chili relleno was so spicy I could only take that one bite. I can handle a little spice but not too spicy. The person I was with who can tolerate way Spicer than I can, could not eat there's either. The potatoes tasted like frozen fries chopped up. They were horrible. Taco was decent as was the enchilada. I might give it one more try without the relleno and potatoes. The service was decent.

I have lived in Plainview for about two years now, and am wondering why it took so long for me to…read moretry this place out! Plenty of parking because this is in a plaza. Great environment, especially for families! A lot of things to choose from, it looks small on the outside but when you go in, it's actually very big! We came in and got seated immediately, the hostess was great and very attentive. Our server was super sweet, I don't remember her name but she was very helpful with answering questions we had about the menu options. I got a chicken fajita burrito, with beans and cheese. The burrito was about the same size as my plate! And was not expensive at all! Our food was perfect and we will definitely be back here soon.

We eat at Leal's weekly & receive great service from Kristen at the bar. She makes sure my order…read moreis correct & if not, promptly gets it corrected. Today, I ordered take out using the Toast app & when placing my order, it initially said would be ready in 20 minutes. Once I completed my order, it said it was going to be ready in over an hour. I went into the restaurant about 15 minutes later & inquired on my order & was told the app had been doing the orders with a later request, but she sent my order in & it would be ready soon. I told her if it was going to take an hour, I would cancel it, but she said it would be ready soon. I placed my order at 6:41 and my order wasn't ready until 7:30. This is ridiculous & then when checking my order, it was missing a couple of items. Other were waiting for their to go orders and having the same issue with long wait & having items missing. It's sad that you have to check you order before you leave because over 50% of the time some is missing. Nothing is ever done if you do the Leal's restaurant because it is just a robot type & you get the same return response without seeing corrections being done.

La Cabana may be the best traditional Tex-Mex restaurant in Lubbock, and there's plenty of…read morecompetition. The core of Tex-Mex is tacos and enchiladas and maybe chiles rellenos. I haven't tried the CRs, but their basic crispy beef tacos are perfect, their enchiladas are also very good, and their charro beans are terrific. The atmosphere is very pleasant--it's always nice to hear Tejano music instead of mainstream popular crap--the service is competent, and the price simply cannot be beat. In short, if you're in Lubbock and looking for straight-down-the-pipe, authentic, old-school Tex-Mex, you can't do any better than La Cabana.

This is honest to god one of my most favorite spots in Lubbock! The food is amazing every time, the…read moreservice is great, it is such a great place!

Outstanding food! Chile Rellenos we're the bomb. Everything…read moremade from scratch. Definitely will be coming back. Great service as well.

A local recommended this place and it did not disappoint. Had the pastor plate and thoroughly…read moreenjoyed it.

Food at this place has gone down a bit it used to be good mexiyfood now feels really texmex salsa…read morewasn't even hot tasted like they put Valentina on a serving dish

The food and drinks are not good no more we had order last week or, so and the horchata was gritty…read moreand chalky no good flavor at all. Club sandwiches were horribly put together cheese tasted awful and cheese on hamburgers are not melted plus when you tell them you don't want a certain ingredient they still put it. I can go on and on with all food they serve. Other people have experienced This as well.