The food is great everything that comes out of that kitchen is amazing it has taste it's not bland it's real Mexican food. A big plus big large or small bowl of menudo is an excellent it taste right spices everything is perfect . read more

Did not know this gem existed, other than having to ask for chips and salsa everything was great food and service. We arrived at the perfect time restaurant was just about empty for a late breakfast. read more

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Everything was amazing here. First time eating at this restaurant and the food was amazing! The michelada was perfect!! The manager Oscar is the best. Our waitress was a good server. The atmosphere was great. Clean place great music will return read more

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Do NOT be deterred from the outside appearance! Wasn't sure about it myself, but my husband grew up eating "valley" (Rio Grand Valley) Mexican food. Usually he is right. As soon as we entered I knew we were okay! Smells that you know pintos cooking, Mexican music playing, people enjoying a happy hour beer! We had driven all day from Central Texas coast to Lubbock headed to Colorado- exhausted tired of the road. We were met with delight! He ordered the Mexican Plate and I ordered Beef Fajita Quesadillas. We split a large Guacamole Salad. Folks - I know we were hungry but it was all delicious! The guacamole had nice pieces of jalapeno in it and good lime to taste. The food was plated for the a discriminating eye! Beautiful. And flavor was exactly what it should be. Wonderful. Only 4 stars because I thought they needed another staff member. One waitress was working, and I know it was Friday and we came in around 4 for late late lunch early dinner. She was very attentive , but super busy. The bus person was taking care of getting chips to tables and trying to clean tables too. Maybe the person coming on for happy joy was late, or something. We really enjoyed the food and the service was great too. Don't pass by if you're on Hwy 27 in Lubbock. It's a Winner! read more

El Charro - Beef Fajita Quesadilla Just cilantro and Avacado no guac or sour cream - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

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Menu 8-24-25 The food here is always delicious The package their food to perfection, I've never had a leak in the car read more

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Food 2/5 - I got the home made tortilla with meat.... It was dough soaked with oil... beans and a little bit of meat slapped on there. Salsa ... watered down... chips 0/10 . Service 5/5 Ambience 4/5 read more

Quick, attentive service, good food & great prices. Was hesitant - bldg looks a bit scary but another review mentioned that & said it was worth it & they were so right! Food was hot, fresh & flavorful. Tostado & taco shells were crispy & good read more

Very bad service, for thrown in the bag, tortillas burnt, lid fel on the ground then put on my caldo, and one was scratching lottery tickets on the counter and the lady was rude at the window and I have pictures to prove it. read more

We had not eaten at El Charro in years. Our granddaughter, a TTU student at the time, suggested it as she had eaten there with a friend. They were two students from other places looking for good Mexican food. We had dinner and remembered how good it was. We ate there last night. Excellent food, great service and a good experience. Glad we were reminded and rediscovered El Charro. read more

I visit this restaurant every time I come to Lubbock, I love their food and service. Give it a try you will not be disappointed.

The menudo is the best to me in town. Great value for the price. The staff goes above and beyond to make sure, you enjoy your meal. For great Mexican food, come on in. read more

El Charro - Menudo, coffee and chips. - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Real Mexican cooking. I have eaten here several times over the years, and I cannot strongly enough recommend the lengua burrito. Eat there, order anything, and it's going to be really good. Trust me. read more

I dropped in for take out menudo and this place is an authentic Mexican restaurant. The menudo was good albeit still not as good as my late Grandmother's. Miss you Grandma. Anyway, check it out. read more

The food here was just nasty to me. I even have tried different dishes , but nothing ever had any flavor

So went and ate here on a recommendation for a friend. Yea never again, First off the salsa was bland and gross, we ordered our food and my steak was bland and was like eating and old rubber shoe, the red sauce on my food was bland but heavy on the cumin. The only reason they got one star was because at least their Tripas were crispy. Used half a thing of salt during my visit read more

Authentic Tex-mex with a nice selection of grilled items. Enchilada sauces were delicious, guac was great as well.

I have stopped by El Charro's drive thru twice to pickup breakfast "tacos" to share at the office (they distinguish between burritos and tacos, being larger and smaller versions respectively). Between the first and second visits the price went up, which wouldn't be a big deal except that they don't put any breakfast pricing out on the menu boards. Skip the sausage & egg, bacon & egg are okay, the chorizo & egg are delicious. Another change they made between visits; they used to wrap each "taco" individually (expected), but now they wrap multiple "tacos" together. After the pandemic, nobody wants to take already open food or grab from a "community pot". Not a bad place, but not the only place to get breakfast burrito's for the office. read more

I love their chicken tortilla soup! House margaritas are good too. Family owned and operated with a lot of selections on the menu.

Really disappointed. Went to eat there, breakfast for my birthday. They weren't open as the sign said. 8 am. They have great food. Really upset. Had to go and eat at some where I didn't want too. Y'all missed out on 5 people and lots of money. read more

I'm not saying all of Lubbock is like this, but with our server she showed her true nasty colors. As soon as we arrived (our first time visiting) and didn't know if we had to be seated by someone or just sit by yourself. No-one greeted us. Just a lot of customers staring at us. So we just sat, then our waitress came to bring us the menus. She even brought out cold stale chips. My dad asks the waitress if the chips supposed to be cold or not. She nonchalantly says, no the chips are supposed to be hot. Then, my dad asks for hot chips. We order our drinks. Then she comes back to take our order. I get the shrimp soup and my dad gets the tacos. Our waitress didn't even ask me what size soup I wanted and before I could say anything--she hurried off. As we watched our waitress serve others with a bright smiley face, friendly to others and completely forgot about us. Before she walks back into the kitchen (we've sat near the kitchen). My dad flags her down and asks her about our chips. She rudely says, the chips are warming. My dad asks her if she could take our old chips back. She takes it--rolling her eyes. So, a nice guy brings out our food. He warns that my soup is hot to touch and taste. Then, he gives my dad his food. Then, our hot chips come out--so late! We begin eating. The food was extremely bland. Though, my shrimps were big, all the veggies were lacking flavor. My dad mentioned that his tacos were greasy. The Spanish rice is gross--definitely not authentically. I ate one bite of it and it tasted like microwavable bag. Our food was so nasty, we didn't even finish it. Furthermore, our waitress came back to our table to ask if were ok. While my dad was on the phone--he asked our waitress to wait. She quickly moved her body as if she thought my dad was going to touch her. How disrespectful! I ask for a to-go cup for my soup, tell me why she brings out a cup with an opening with a brown bag and I have liquid soup. WTH? Then, my dad asks our waitress for to-go burritos. She whips out her smart device to take the order and asks what kind of meat. We say any. Then, she leaves for a while (again). She comes back with the check and burritos, but no sauce. WTF? My dad gives her his credit card to pay and she rudely snatches out of my dad's hand. She even told her coworkers and they gave us a disgusting look while speaking in Spanish. Then, my dad asks for sauces, but instead he confronts her near the kitchen. She gave him the sauces. We paid and left. Our waitress told another group goodbye, but not us. -------------- I'd like to think the people of Lubbock aren't racist, but this particular waitress was and she showed her true colors. First impressions are number one. It was our first time at the restaurant. My second time in Lubbock and my dad's first time. It's horrible how we were treated, let alone the food, not being fresh. The worst! Also, just because someone is another skin color--you shouldn't never treat them differently and assume the worst of them based off of that. Our server, Kelly did that. read more

$1.99 house margaritas for happy hours. The food is great! Everything I want in a hole in the wall Mexican restaurant. Street tacos make for perfect side items. Will return! read more

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Stopped here on the way out to Amarillo, staff was friendly and attentive. Restaurant was clean and good lay out Food was so delicious and fresh. They have drive thru. Very convenient. Would highly recommend this little restaurant. read more

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This place was disgusting. Their carne asada had the same texture as ground turkey and was super oily. The beans tasted like they came from a bag and they just warmed it up in the microwave. Our waitress came by once to check on us and didn't even refill our drinks. To top it off, the ventilation system is awful. A customer walks into the restroom, stinks it up, a waitress/host walks in to clean up the mess, LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN, stinks up the entire shop, and proceeds to spray Lysol. Not only did the food taste like crap, the entire restaurant smelled like it too. NEVER coming back to this place again. read more

Worst restaurant i have ever been to , waitress was very rude , told owner about her and he was even worst , there food was just ok but nothing special to put up with the owner and the waitress attitude read more

Only been to El Charro for breakfast, but it is great! The Patron breakfast is one of the best breakfast items that I always order. The atmosphere is clean and the staff is extremely pleasant! Love local family owned places like this one! read more

El Charro - Patron breakfast! - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Salsa has awesome flavor... this was the best of what I had. My wife plate was awesome... I had breakfast skillet... nothing special at all... short changed me on the potatoes and eggs were over cooked. Wife has an awesome plate, only issue was the steak was way over cooked. The menudo had NO flavor at all... Serve was fast and friendly. We will try them again read more

I'll cut to the chase here-cheap food, server was really nice and checked on us constantly, but come on, I literally pulled a hair out of my mouth as I was taking one of the last bites of my meal. I felt it literally slither out of my throat. Our server didn't seem to know how to handle the situation. He kept offering to have the kitchen make me something else to eat, and he said there was no way it came from the kitchen bc there was only males working there. It almost felt like it was being implied that it was my hair, but my hair is much longer,thicker, curlier, and a different color than the hair I pulled from my mouth. I suppose the hair is now a case for Scooby Doo and the Mystery Gang. All's well that ends well- my meal was comped off our total ticket, so no harm, no foul? Probably not coming back here again though. As I'm typing this review I can still feel the hair slithering out of my throat.. read more

El Charro - Hair found in my food (begins on napkin) - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Usually good, prompt service. Today however, our waitress is MIA. Very disappointed!!

Delicious and authentic Mexican food. The margaritas are the color of Taco Bell's Baja blast but don't let it turn you off, they were amazing. My dad thoroughly enjoyed his michelada. I got the fajita chicken plate and it was the perfect amount of food, I felt full but not to bursting. My moms cheese enchilada was out of this world. The service is not as bad as other reviews make it seem. They have great happy hour specials. Would deff recommend and we'll be back next time we're in town! read more

Looking for a breakfast place in Lubbock and dropped in here. Even though we were too late for breakfast they still accommodated by allowing me to order an egg dish. It was very good authentic Mexican with chorizo and potatoes. Flour tortillas were homemade and very good. My GF had a tamale plate with chili Colorado. Other than the beans being "out of the can" as she calls them, it was also very good. We'd definitely drop back in if we're on this side of town. read more

El Charro - Patron breakfast - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Good basic, no frills, Mexican food. Salsa is very good. Would definitely come back. read more

Today the service was so bad I left before I got my food . I asked the waitress three times for hot salsa and she never would bring it . I ran out of chips and she wouldn't bring me anymore . I was surprised normally the service is much better than that . read more

The Menudo is outstanding! This restaurant definitely knows how to do it the right way! I hit up El Charro often... speaking of, I'm gonna call in some Menudo this afternoon for lunch. I love El Charro! read more

Terrific place. Authentic Mexican food. Live music completes the environment. I would go as far to say that this is the best place in Lubbock for mexican food. read more

I am very picky about Mexican cuisine and this is by far one of the best authentic restaurants I have ever been too. Great chips and and the salsa is good. The enchiladas are awesome and the rice is very good. Very well seasoned and the chile rellenos are very well made. The ambience is nice. Not loud. Televisions are spaced around so you can watch, and music plays in the backgrounds. Good place to eat with friends and watch the game or have a cold beer. Keep the menu! read more

Excellent Mexican food and perfect customer service! Also, Everet had the michelada and describes it as "exquisito" and the tripas are "authentico"! read more

Fantastic food will be back for sure when I'm in the Lubbock area again, our waitress was wonderful as well

Great food! If you like Jaliscos on Q you'll love this place! It's pretty much the same food. I thought I was at Jaliscos. Salsa tastes just like it. Maybe they are owned by the same people? Regardless, it's a great place to eat! read more

Tortilla soup is tasty. Caldo was a bit spicy. Once a server realized we had been seated, service was excellent.

Overall pretty good stuff. Our server was very attentive. We had the beef fajitas and chicken tortilla soup. I knocked off a star because the soup didn't have enough spice and flavor. read more