Food ...delish. Service...always friendly. Ambiance....love it! We have been to this place for 23 years! Great margaritas!

The restaurant is surprisingly super big on the inside! Came by for Noche de despecho and it was so much fun! Food is delicious and the portions are big! Also the margaritas are huge!!! Can't wait to be back for happy hour specials! read more

I love this place soooo much!! I come here at least 3-4 times out my week to get some delicious enchiladas! The service is always amazing especially Ms. Lizeth B , she is my favorite !! Always smiles and great time when I see her working!! Thank you everyone for making my day when I come eat here! (: read more

It wasn't that good tbh as you can see in the picture but they charged me $25 for this macaroni and cheese colored rice, and mushy not fresh at all beef I can go to roadhouse down the street and get a fresh steak meal for cheaper read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Fajita Pack 1 - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

The refried beans were rancid the food was sloppily prepared. It looked and tasted like food prepared a week ago and left out to sit.

I ordered two tacos with grilled onions and peppers only no meat with a side of cheese, sour cream and guacamole at lunch time. When I received the bill, I was charged $15 for fajita dinner. I was also charged individual for the cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. I have been a patron for years but will not return. Very disappointing read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Receipt - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Loved the food and drinks at this restaurant. Service was fast drinks were very good and the waiter even had suggestions for the types of margaritas we were ordering. We ordered from the special that night which was fajitas for 2 which was steak and shrimp and it was delicious. I really like the vibe of this place and I've visited this place 3 times the 2 years of come down to Houston. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Spicy Chamborita - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

first time eating here and luis gave us a great experience , food was delicious he was very attending to our table , great attitude.came out fast with our food read more

I have driven by this place for years and I always wanted to try it, but I never actually went in until recently. The hostess was nice enough, and sat us promptly after we got there. The table they were going to sit us in was dirty and had not been cleaned thoroughly, which is why they lost a star. We were sat at another section and things were fine after that. Service was great, the server brought drinks promptly and constantly checked on us. The food was also very good, and they gave us very generous portions! The cilantro chicken, was amazing and cooked to perfection. I will definitely visit them again. read more

This place is a RIP OFF. We ordered fajitas for one and added shrimp. The cost to add shrimp was 4.99. My order came with ONE SHRIMP. I thought surely this is a mistake so I called THE STTORE and they said no they charge 5$ for one crappy little overcooked shrimp !!!!! read more

I give it 1 star because although the service was quite slow, the waiter was very friendly and personable. I'm actually surprised it was as crowded as it was. The place is not very well kept, most tables were pretty dirty and even the clean tables could have used some soap and water. I saw the waiter drop about 6 plates on the floor, pick them up and continue to place them on the tables, myself and 3 other patrons said something but it's clearly business as usual. As for the food, I found it very bland, I just don't have anything good to say about it. Hmmm, is it me? Why the crowd? What are they eating that I'm missing? Oh well. read more

Ordered take out Soupa De Pollo and found a bug in my soup. DO NOT ORDERED FROM HERE. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - A FLY!!! Found it my Soupa De Pollo. Don't eat from this place! Unsanitary. - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Went to Cilantros last night for dinner with no expectations. Not from Houston so I had no idea what to expect. We were seated quickly and even with a big party of 10 in the restaurant, we were quickly served and checked up on consistently. The Salsa was good, Queso didn't pass the eye test but wasn't bad. And the Enchiladas also were pretty good. Not the most amount of rice and beans, but not a big deal. Overall a good experience with solid mexican food. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Chile Con Queso - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Went here as it was close to our hotel. Should have known better when there were only a few people inside at prime dinner time on Saturday night. Had fajita tacos. The meat was beyond terrible. Salty and strange taste. I didn't even attempt to finish eating them. Fast forward a day and I came down with disentary Been sick for 3 days now. Cannot prove that I got it there but based on how it tasted I have my wonders. read more

Glad we tried this place today. Our waiter was subpar but the food was a great value. I had the taco salad with ground beef and really enjoyed it. My table mates had the tortilla soup and said that was quite good. Same with the chimichanga and said it had quite a bit of beef for the price though they felt the rice was bland. A woman who kept our drinks filled was very attentive and she and the value would be why we would return. read more

Went to lunch here with a colleague yesterday. Found the place a bit sparse which always raises a concern for a first time dining experience. However the service was excellent. Everyone was polite and attentive. The freshly made guacamole is terrific! A must eat! The food is classic TexMex. It was good, not great but overall a pleasant experience at this restaurant. I would recommend for your TexMex fix. read more

If you like this place I wonder where else you are eating? Horrible everything about this place, food is horrific taste and quality, very low class quality in every aspect! I will never return to this place, kitchen cleanings very doubtful and low class service and poor food quality! No recommend it , other options around the area that are more trustworthy. read more

Came here August 2012 with a few friends on a Sunday night at 7:30 and found the restaurant was about 1/4 full. Parking is a little tricky but very ample. It is not obvious if this is the first time you have been here so you might actually end up going through the back door which could pass as the front (Hooter's side) or the actual front door (I 45 North side). Could not comment on any greeting since my friends were already there but we had to move to another table to accommodate 7 of us but there was a hostess that I noticed who cordially sat people as they came in the front. There is a patio on the "back" side if you call it that with rustic iron material. I think there were about 8 tables. The chips, red and green salsa seemed pretty good. I saw where somebody said it was oily but I did not detect an Exxon spill. The sauce was thick, not runny, plus! As far as the hit or miss service we had a decent server. Nothing stellar but nothing bad about him. As far as filling drinks I think they team work here because a lady filled my water up 3 times while he served the food. It wasn't that busy so a nice touch would have been for at least a manager to come around the tables and see if everything was ok. No special touch, that is ok, they do not realize that little stuff like that goes a long ways in the way customers view your place. You either care of you really don't about clientele returning or not. The food: I had the bean and cheese nachos (12 for $6.99) which were ok except for the movie theater quality cheese, I don't care too much for translucent cheese too much but if I closed my eyes it was salvageable. Evidence picture posted bin KCUY 2.72 A 97A Exhibit A. I originally ordered the 10 chicken wings since I would have rather gone to Hooters for their wings, yes there are people that go to those places for the wings and not the eye candy. My friend ordered 10 and so did I. With my luck the server came back and said they were out of wings, ruh ruh ruh ruhhhhhhh.... Ok, that is when I ordered the bean and cheese nachos. The two chicken wings that my friend gave to me were dark! Like they did not change the oil for a couple of weeks. I was going to be forgiven since I was craving breaded chicken wings (I asked if they were breaded or birthday skinned, reply was like Hooters, NOT!). I so wanted to give the benefit of the doubt but patooey, I felt like I was a dog chewing on one of those toys you buy at PetSmart. To not draw attention I continued dipping into the ranch dressing that is provided thinking to my self "big juicy bounch bite of tapioca, large chicken flavored gummy bear", didn't quite curve my brain to let me think that but it helped a tad. Note: Don't order the chicken wings. I must say however that these are not your itty bitty Buffalo Wild Wings chicken parts, these are like your Chinese restaurant size where they are as big as your baby siblin's fist. Ambience, pretty well lit, not sun in your eye lit but you ever been to those annoying places where the lights are turned down so low as to try to create a romantic ambiance that you can't see the menu without using your phone as a light? Been there, done that, even for Mexican restaurants they like doing that for some reason. Plenty of lighting here, the laminated menus will have you shifting a little bit because the reflection will render you Asian........er you'll squint a little. Water does not taste like fish water. Had to say that because every once in a while I'd get a glass of iced water that tasted like it got ran down the backside of someone's sweaty back or something (ex gf, don't ask). The deal killer, remember when I said this is outside of Houston city limits? I totally forgot, guess I am spoiled to Bellaire, midtown, downtown etc. We kept on smelling smoke, arrggh, I have sensitive nose and can smell a burp a block away, this does not help. Maybe we should have asked but I can't remember when I ever had this problem. Maybe my bad for not asking for a non smoking section but I havn't had to do that in like10 plus years. I asked the server if there was a smoking section because I do not see anybody lighting up, he pointed to my 5 o'clock....oh ok so this is the non smoking part I am in? He nods....... People............a smoking and non smoking sectioning of restaurant is like the peeing and non peeing section in a public swimming pool.................IT JUST DOES NOT WORK!! The place was not loud, in fact I think we might have been the loudest ones there but we were not obnoxious. You know how you can get in a group and not realize where you are and get out of hand. This place is good for groups. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tip for new yelpers: I did not know about the "talk" forum of this site until I went to an actual browser yelp.com. You'll find us in the background there. I did not know this when I first started as well. read more

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This is my favorite Tex-Med restaurant, I've been going for over 12 years, so that should tell you something. The staff is very friendly and the food is good. read more

We usually come in mid-afternoon on the weekend. Every time we've been in, the wait staff is super friendly and accommodating. We always receive a good meal. The portions are big enough - you do not walk away hungry. On occasion, I've had their margaritas, no complaints here. I've seen large groups as well as just couples. There are televisions throughout in case you want to catch that game. There is also Mexican music playing in the background. All in all, it's a cozy ambiance to share a good meal. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - It was SO good, we ate everything off our plates - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Been coming here for years- and quality gets worse each time. Today is my last time here. Used to have some great beans today bland, drinks used to be tasty- today lime water at best. Sorry to add this but dear god- Taco Bell is cheaper. read more

Haven't been here in a while due to an injury, as soon as I came in, it felt like I never left! The food is still amazing, Cassandra and Will made my drinks amazing like always! read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is the usual Tex-Mex food. I'm not really a fan of Tex-Mex, but this place is really popular. I have to say this is the best Tex-Mex I've had. It's still not necessarily my favorite, however I enjoyed the food. I got a steak fajita plate and the meat was pretty good. The toppings were all fresh and delightful. This is a great restaurant for all the Tex-Mex lovers out there. read more

Very good food and drinks! It was close to the place we were staying so we gave it a try and happy we did. A little out dated but the food makes up for it. read more

I've been in the Spring area for 13+ yrs and this is by far one of the best places to eat. The food, the specials, the staff.. every aspect of Cilantro's has always been top notch. Whether I've stopped by for a quick lunch or stayed for dinner and drinks, I always tell myself that I have to come back more often. You should too! Gracias read more

My favorite Tex Mex restaurant. I have been coming here for about 10 years now. The food is always seasoned good the staff is very very friendly. My favorite is Roberto he always goes above and beyond to make sure my food is enjoyable. The drinks are excellent and I definitely appreciate the happy hour!! I have no idea why this place has low reviews. No complaints out of me what so ever! read more

Ordered from Uber eats. I got full order of fajita combo quesadillas they were delicious and good size portion. Husband ordered fajita enchiladas and wanted charro beans but received refried beans he said it was good. The only thing I didn't like was my guacamole and pico was in one cup and I didn't get any sour cream for my stuff. read more

The plate looked good... but. I get excited about chips and salsa. The salsa was nothing to be excited about. Very very bland. I had the Cilantro Combo. Bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp (jalapeño strip and cheese) and beef fajitas, charro beans...hold the rice. I enjoyed the shrimp. It actually tasted ok. The beef...I've had better. The "charro beans" tasted liked canned beans that an attempt to doctor them up was made. Service was quick (it was @ 3 pm... pretty empty). Would I go back, nope. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Cilantro Combination plate - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I was looking on yelp before going here to see how it was and I noticed the reviews where low so I wasn't expecting much. Turns out this is a pretty good spot to eat at. The food was good, the waitstaff was nice and the food didn't take too long to come out. The only negative thing I could say about this place is that the salsa that was provided wasn't the best I've ever had but not horrible. read more

Typical decent neighborhood Tex-Mex restaurant.... Place was about half full of customers at lunch. Chips y salsa: 1/3 of the chips are shiny-greasy, but salsa is good and medium hot Lunch special "Cilantro Steak Jalapeno" ($9): The fajita steak was a bit over quarter of inch thick, cooked medium, tender enough to cut easily with knife, and served over a bed of grilled onions, topped with white cheese and a few fresh coarsely chopped jalapeno slices. They advertise that the meat is "marinated in a special sauce", but I could not detect any unique flavor. I could get 3 full wrapped corn tortillas with the meat. Fresh all green (no black spots) avocado slices. Service was prompt enough. Waiter checked on me twice during the meal. read more

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Walked in here while waiting on my car at a nearby dealership. Extensive lunch menu and some of the best salsa I've had in Houston. The Mexican tacos al pastor were also tasty with all the grilled onions on top. Charro beans were very flavorful. I would make the 20+ minute drive to come back based on the salsa alone. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Mexican Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Muy buena comidad recomendado al 100 la parrillada jugosa y deliciosa y super economica

Terrible taste to supreme platter and stuffed avocado. Food was bland and the fried ice cream dessert was a huge disappointment. Do no recommend this place. read more

I went on a Sunday evening and there was hardly anyone there. The food was really good and came out fast. There was also free ice cream which is always a plus! read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Dining area - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food is really great! Waitstaff is very friendly and attentive. I go often since it's close to home. Also, great margaritas. The restaurant maybe could use a few updates but nice place to go in the area. read more

I got mole enchiladas and they were very good and were reasonably priced for the large portion of food I received. The salsa that comes with the chips is the perfect spice level, unless everything is spicy to you. Waiters were very attentive and sociable, and my food came out very fast. read more

Pretty good food, fairly priced, good portions,.... The service is so so, just not attending to create good service. Maybe better at other nights. My visit was not enjoyed enough to come back. read more

Water is straight from the tap- has that tasty "Houston" flavor. Proportions are generous with the fajitas. Do you LOVE onions? You better, each one of our plates came with at LEAST 1 large onion in our fajitas, smothering them. Not that its a bad thing if you love grilled onions, but just saying. Food was average- not pappacitas level but better than taq. Arandas! read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Margaritas...meh. Salsa and salsa verde weren't the worst I've had. They have a very nice patio area, but the awkward circle tables make a party larger than 5-6 very uncomfortable. I had the Cajun Chicken Fajitas. At first they were very tasteful, but after a few bites and swallows became a bit too salty to enjoy. I would eat there again if convenient, but I firmly believe you can find better food and margaritas for a cheaper price. read more

Cilantro's Mexican Grill - Cajun chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

So we had high hopes for this place. But the cheese on nachos and enchiladas is quality of the gas station or fair grounds cheese. (And we were charged 4.00 extra for 4 ounces! And we were starving!! The only thing that comes with your order for enchiladas is chips an salsa the rice an beans is 2.00 extra or doesn't come with the meal... (Ask about it cause they make it sound like it does). The enchiladas sized normally and the sides of rice an beans are also sized like you'd expect. If you want good quality Mexican the way Texas normally does Mexican look else where. read more