Tamales, breakfast plates, amazing tacos, blue corn quesadillas, all amazing! They are such nice folks as well, I am so happy they are nearby, it makes it possible to go at least once a week! Every so often, we get churros and ceviche, the family can't get enough of the options. At holiday time, they also take orders for all kinds of tamales, my favorites are the tamales oaxaqueños, they have meat chunks added in, wrapped in a banana leaf and served with mole sauce. It is exquisite. Please visit Tamales Don Pepe, I need them to stay around! read more

Stopped by randomly and was NOT disappointed! 1) The prices are very reasonable, I read reviews complaining about this. Not sure what they expect to pay. I was actually a bit weary thinking the food might not be so good since the prices were low but I was convinced otherwise. 2) Food was simple but flavorful. There is no dolling up of the plate. 3) Hmmm, if you're truly Hispanic you know to buy tamales from "el Tamalero" or "la señora de Los tamales" and never from a restaurant. I've gone to other establishments with the name "tamale(s)" in the title and I automatically assume the tamales are not authentic but the food may be good. Hope this helps! read more

We absolutely LOVE this local spot! The food and service are ALWAYS fantastic. Anytime we are in Houston, we have to go! Especially for the Empanadas. The food and salsas are always so fresh and delicious and I love their in-house made tortillas! read more

Don Pepe - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Great little brunch location by med center. Highly recommend for a breakfast or lunch break if your in the area. The green Chile chicken tamales are delicious and also my favorite but you have to get there as on some occasions they are all sold out. The coffee drink tastes amazing and also recommend any of the agua frescas (well maybe not the melon one). All in all, very great food place. read more

I was disappointed with this mom and pop shop. I was craving tamales one Sunday morning. I decided to check this spot besides the not so good reviews. First off, the prices for the food items were above average. Second, not that it mattered to me but I was the only Hispanic besides the workers there, there was nothing but non-hispanic patrons eating in the restaurant. Usually you know a place is poppin' when it's packed on Sunday morning with Hispanic families eating menudo and what not. I ordered 2 tamales (pollo verde/rajás como queso) and café de olla. The tamales were dry and tasteless af. I noticed that they use Colombian coffee for that which is new to me. I also thought it was weird that they gave me a side of salsa. Did they know it was dry too? 1 star for the Simpson's decor on the wall. This is definitely not authentic Mexican food, I don't recommend eating here. read more

Don Pepe - Dry af tamales - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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One of the best Chilaquiles plates I've had. I will definitely be back to try all the other menu items. read more

Don Pepe - Chilaquiles Verdes with egg and beef fajita - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Its a hidden gem especially for tamales, their breakfast tacos are really good and loved their chilaquiles are amazing. Service is very good but ambience not so much. Little pricy for the portion sizes and location, but would certainly recommend place. Couple of things didnt like were their churros and fresh squeezed orange juice and wouldnt recommend as churros seemed to be frozen ones just fried to order and juice didnt feel good for price they charge and to my taste. read more

Authentic, friendly, fast, affordable. Houston at its best. Those who know, know! My favorite dish is the chilaquiles with red and green sauce and queso added. And the kids can get waffles, tamales, lots of options. It's become our regular Sunday spot. read more

I went for lunch with a coworker. We ordered a plate of chicken fajita and chicken quesadilla. The food was super fresh and barely any waiting time. We liked the Fajita plate; salsa, guac and pico de Gallo was fresh and tasty. The quesadilla could do better with some spices but it was cheesy and fresh. The churros were awesome as usual. Do check this spot out. I will come back for the Empanadas, they were out of it today. read more

Don Pepe - Chicken Quesadilla Chicken Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Have tried almost everything on their menu. Their food doesn't disappoint. It's cooked fresh, has the right amount of spice and they even serve the traditional Mexican style street foods which is wonderful. The service is prompt and the owner is very friendly read more

Don Pepe - Enchiladas Verdes. - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The food was great! The corn tortillas are homemade. The closest to my grandmothers cooking I've tasted in a while.

Authentic Mexican food. Delicious breakfast tacos... homemade tortillas and tasty tamales. They have fresh OJ too! read more

Don Pepe - Fresh OJ - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

First time I had Huevos Divorciados and bought beef fajitas to feed the family for dinner later. Everything was so good and my family was so impressed by the fajitas. Perfectly seasoned and fresh! Went back the next day for lunch because I was still thinking about it. We got the mole enchiladas (my husband said it was the best mole he's had in 10 years), tostada, carnitas taco, empanada, and quesadilla. Everything was amazing. read more

Phenomenal food and service in a simple but inviting small restaurant setting. The tamales were amazing as was the Menudo and Ceviche. We will definitely be there to try the other various things the menu offers. Don't miss a chance to try the Mole! read more

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo early with a breakfast at a mom and pop restaurant at the 610/Stella Link area of town. Chilaquiles Verdes con Huevos hits the spot! I've been addicted to this breakfast ever since we came back from Mexico. It's a comfort food that warms the soul for me. We got Tamales Pollo con Salsa Verde and Oaxaquenos con Mole Negro. The Masa is excellent, finely grated and breaks apart nicely. Both Tamales are enjoyable to us. The beverages are amazing. The Cafe de Olla not only has the characteristic Cinnamon and Piloncillo, there's also a strong roasted coffee bean flavor that I love! I highly recommend the Cafe de Olla here. The Hot Chocolate is made with real cacao prepared fresh as we ordered. It's thick and rich with chocolate flavor. Sweet but excellent flavor and quality. What a blessed and lovely day to slowly enjoy a morning breakfast with loved one. I don't take any of this for granted at all. Happy Cinco de Mayo, and may you Sunday be wonderful too! read more

Very nice place. The tamales was just too thick and little meat. The enchilada meal was good. read more

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Really really really love this place. I don't come as often as I want but the food here is exceptional. Great customer service, quality of food, and the owner is helpful in explaining dishes and recommendations. I'd add a photo but I don't have any that don't already have half the plate missing. read more

Man y'all where do I even start about this place, the experience was great! I got the quesadillas and tamales. The quesadilla was cheesy and amazing! The tamales where by far the best tamales I've had. The service was great and the food came in a timely manner. I would definitely come back to this place again and I would recommend this restaurant to anybody. read more

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I have been here many times for breakfast and lunch. I hate to even post such a good review because every time I go it seems busier than before! The owner is always on site making sure that what is going out is quality food. Everything you order here is authentic and oh so good! The absolutely best breakfast tacos ever! read more

Delicious food! My family and I wanted to try something new that would work for both vegans and meat eaters. We got rave reviews from the meat eaters on the fajitas/tamales, and the vegans loved the potato flautas & poblano peppers + potato tacos. Everything was seasoned beautifully and even tho we ordered for pick up, the food was fresh and crispy. 100% recommend! read more

My wife found this breakfast gem! The Chilaquiles are the very best I have ever had-custom made to order with egg whites & extra salsa! The sope corn pancake is delicious as well. We also recently hosted a brunch party with a number of couples, they all loved the breakfast tacos, vegetarian beans, corn & flour tortillas. Rene, the owner, is incredibly nice & goes out of his way to make his customers feel welcome. We have already highly recommended Tamales Don Pepe to friends & family! Service was also top-notch. Check the place out...you won't be disappointed! read more

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If you're looking for a great authentic Mexican breakfast and Tamales; look no further. This place has you walking out, with a big smile and a full tummy. I love their flautas filled with savory shredded meat or tinga (shredded chicken in sauce). I would also recommend the quesadillas, which can be filled with exquisite flor de calabaza, desebrada, pastor, mushrooms, and other meats and veggies. Tamales are made from scratch, using quality ingredients where you can taste all flavors in it. So If you're looking for that special place to have a great breakfast or lunch, this is it. Rene the owner is very welcoming and puts all effort to make all food super delicious! But don't trust me, go see for yourself. Is truly a hidden gem. read more

Don Pepe - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Me and my girlfriend went today to eat and it was delicious we both had enchiladas de mole rojo with refried beans rice and two eggs on top I finished the whole plate we are definitely going back read more

Don Pepe - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Love this hole in the wall place. The tacos are great along with the churros. My best friend whose favorite food is tamales and has had many of tamales in her lifetime says the best tamales that were ever made for her were by her Hispanic nanny and that these were just like hers. Definitely am coming here again!! read more

I was very disappointed with the food and customer service, very racist toward my family, did not let us finish the order, another group of family members came in which happened to be white, the "business owner" stopped taking our order to take theirs. This is poor customer service first time coming and will never return. read more

Don Pepe - Business owner - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Everything we tried was outstanding! 4-stars because the coffee wasn't quite up to the standard of the food.

We arrived, no other customers were there, so we almost turned around. But I'm glad that we stayed. The place was clean, food was so tasty and reasonable, and the customer service was stellar. We had brunch along with 2 tamales. Others started pouring in after our arrival :-) We will be back. read more

Don Pepe - Breakfast pepe - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Place is nice. It's clean, staff is great. The only thing I could say is it needs better salsa. You always judge a Mexican place by it's salsa. He needs a good spicy green sauce. read more

Best spot to have tamales, very fast and friendly. Fresh and excellent flavors. Prices are very good $2 dollar tamales, the chicken with green salsa and add more salsa if you like spicy. read more

Don Pepe - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Most authentic place I've been to in Houston. Food and service was superb. Food went way beyond expectations. Will not disappoint I promise.

I needed a take home dinner and found this spot on Yelp. I drove up to this little shop in a strip mall and started to have second thoughts So glad I went in to this spotlessly clean restaurant with incredible food. I took home 4 chicken, 4 bean and cheese and 4 jalapeño and cheese tamales with rice and refried beans. I also got a bag of the most delicious chips that tasted homemade with warm tomatillo sauce. The tamales were warm fresh and stuffed with filling. The masa was light and tasty. We could stop eating the food! Soooo happy to have a new take home spot! read more

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Hidden gem! Their service is always warm and friendly; their food is tasty - especially the tacos. Freshly made tortillas every time! Give them a try and see for yourself. read more

I went on a Saturday morning around 10:30 and it was not busy at all. I had a small champurrado, two breakfast tacos - papas and chorizo, and a quesadilla de rajas con papas. Quesadilla was delicious, with a nice and thick tortilla. Tacos were good sized and the chorizo was very tasty. Champurrado wasn't as sweet as I was expecting but was good and hearty. I also really liked the green salsa that came with everything. It was thicker than most green salsas and had a strong roasted peppers taste. Service was friendly, the place seemed clean and I'd go back to try some of the other items off the menu, like the tamales (can't believe I forgot to get tamales when the place is called Tamales Don Pepe lol) and I want to try the huitlacoche quesadilla. read more

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Good option in the area! I do have to call ahead to make sure they have vegetarian beans in advance, but they have other options as well. Bean and cheese tacos, quesadillas and waffles are all worth trying! Nice gentleman who runs the place read more

This review is well overdue as I have been coming here for a very long time. Rene never disappoints with the food he has here at Don Pepe's. The chilaquiles is my favorite breakfast meal at this location and blows it out the water in comparison to the other types of chilaquiles I have had from other Mexican restaurants. The quesadillas and tacos are incredible, everyone that I have referred to Don Pepe's food has not been disappointed and wants more. read more

WOW. I love everything about this place. The food, staff, atmosphere, coffee, everything. We ordered two breakfast tacos and one platter. Couldn't finish the platter because it was so much food! Definitely coming back. read more

Don Pepe - Breakfast platter! DELICIOUS. - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I am really confused as to how this place has 5 stars. I was really excited to order from here because of that. We ordered 8 breakfast tacos and a dozen of pork tamales. See attached photos of the tamales. It was ALL masa and only 2 pieces of meat in the entire tamale. I thought maybe, just maybe it was a fluke. So I opened the rest and nope, it was intentional. It literally was the worst tamale I have ever had in my life. If you are going to have the word Tamale in your name, you should at least make a good one. As for the tacos, they were just okay. Tortillas tasted store bought. They had a shiny texture to them. Salsa was great. The fresh orange just was good. read more

Don Pepe - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I often get tamales when eating Mexican food and this place has very good homemade tamales, as well as other items. We have been here twice and have tried the pork and chicken tamales, tostada and fajitas.They appear to make their own mole sauce, another one of my favorites, and tortillas. Restaurant does a lot of breakfast items and is only open for breakfast and lunch or an early dinner. Owner is very amiable. read more

Great breakfast tacos, great service, and friendly staff. I will definitely be back soon to try the tamales.

Great people, great service, great food, and great deal! Came here for breakfast early on a Saturday morning with the family and there was plenty of parking and tables. This place is toddler-wppeovWe all left with happy tummies. Highly recommend!! We will be back many more times. read more

Don Pepe - Huarache with green sauce - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas