Best Tex Mex in Cypress. Delicious Micheladas.The various combo platters are all unique and good.

The service and atmosphere here are always great. Typically the food is on point but every once in a while it is not as expected. I would come again. read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

My first time trying this place, I have to say the warm salsa was delicious. It even came with a side order of cheese dip that was also good. The food came out fast. It was hot and I was glad to see that they offered refried beans and Charro beans. The steak was tasty, but small, but for the price well worth it, I will be back I give the Food an eight out of 10. read more

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Wasn't able to call in order. This has happened several times in the past. They always say its their phone provider (whoever that is). Wasn't feeling well & wanted soup. Had to wait for order in restaurant. read more

The food at this restaurant was not good. The taco meat tasted like it had been sitting in water or liquid for hours and was slopped into a stale taco shell. It was soggy, no flavor , and put together very sloppy. I would not return. read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

The food was good. The service people are nice. And I love the authentic Mexican theme! read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Chips and Queso - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

Delicious!! We ordered to-go from this restaurant and loved it. The tortilla soup was flavorful and filling, and the enchiladas were perfect. Our dinner was paired with warm chips and salsa and we loved every bite. read more

Went for lunch. Ordered the beff fajita salad. There was perhaps 1 tablespoon of dry (tasteless) shredded beef sprinkled on the top of the salad. Everything else was lettuce and such. What a rip. I will not be back: read more

If your looking for great Mexican food with no add on charges and extra credit charges, this is not your place read more

Me and my aunt came on a whim and this place seemed a little sketchy when you first look at it. The three and a half Stars kind of scared us but we were so hungry we were willing to try it. The inside of this place is actually pretty cool and it was packed even around 9 p.m. on a Friday. I ordered the fish tacos and my aunt ordered the pork fajitas. We also ordered a small flavored margarita. Unfortunately I hated the fish tacos I had. And I am definitely not a picky eater. However my aunts dish was really flavorful and tasty. Another upside is one small Margarita can definitely get you hammered here. I guess a good place to take a date. The small Margaritas are super strong I can't even imagine the big ones! Would come back here to try something else. The service is absolutely great and everyone is super attentive read more

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Super good food and many options for food and different margaritas. And for a great price overall.

Okay. I figured it had been a while and I needed to give this place one final try. They just cannot stop being a disappointment. The average booth couldn't accommodate anyone with a 36" waist or larger. Food quality is meh. Just this place is pure disappointment. Cramming in as many booths as possible isn't how you turn more tables over. Also the design of the tables made me knock the shit out of my knee sitting down. The lady who sat us said it's a every 20 minutes ordeal. Just so dumb. Never again. read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Look at all the space they leave you. This is every booth here. Whomever designed this is an idiot. Never again. - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

All of the food needs seasoning! No marinade on the fajita, the enchilada is just cheese and tortilla. Salsa is bland, guac is ok but no seasoning just salt, and it's all very bland. I think the head chef is a white guy or something because this place is all salt and pepper. White people food read more

The food we had was truly great, the flavors were delicious, their is no de air. But the prices left us feeling quite dismayed, a bit too high, we wish they would change. read more

Ordered the special of the day, fish tacos, tacos el pescado, and it was some of the best fish tacos I've ever had period. Fresh, flavoured and cooked just right, and a portion worth the price. The service was great and super friendly while staying efficient, and the ambiance of the place felt like a hidden hole in the wall but with the cleanliness of a 5 star spot. Will be coming here again, especially for the $6 happy hour gigantic margs. read more

So, we (6 of us) arrived around 11:45.am. We placed our order before 12:00pm. minutes after, a group (A) of 3 sat at table next to us. Several minutes later another couple (B) sat down at another table next us. Around 12:30 group A got their food then minutes after that group B got their food. At this point I got up and spoke to the manager (Arturo Sanchez). I ask him how do you they place the orders: by order number or by race? He explained to me the other two groups got their order first due to the complex of our food choices. Which I thought that was BS. We had menudo, street tacos and the children had pancakes and eggs. So mr Sanchez lied about placing orders by order number. They place orders depending on how complex the order is. It was quite obvious what was going on. This is common amongst Mexican owned businesses. We got our first order around 1 hour later. We got our last order after 1:00 pm ( 2 eggs and 1 pancake). Pretty difficult order. After waiting over an hour we decided to get up and and we ended up paying for only 3 plates. Poor service. And I give the food a hard 7. I truly believe race is not important but it was quite obvious whom mr Sanchez caters to or maybe it's how poorly he runs his restaurant. Never again I will step foot in that restaurant. I hope everyone has their papeles. read more

Take a look at your receipt next time you're here, and look at the line that says taxes and fees. Don't be fooled into thinking only taxes are calculated here. You're being hit hard with a fee over and above the taxes. Shady business practice. Shady shady shady. They are trying to cover their charge for the credit card transaction so they don't have to fork the bill, and pass it onto you as the customer. And if you go for lunch you'll get complementary queso. But if you're in a large group of eight like we were, they will expect all eight people to eat out of that one tiny shot glass size of queso. Extra costs more. Again, shady. read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Shot glass size queso - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

General Manager does not care about giving service to his guest! If you go for an Patio experience I would not advice this restaurant! Non-Smoking means just smoke anyplace outside on the Patio! Should of just left without eating here last weekend! So many other delicious and enjoyable restaurants! We will NEVER return! read more

The Corvid trend has hurt a lots and lots of business due to shutdown mask mandate and employee not able to return to work and all that. With all of that in mind. This El Jimador still my goto place for some good ole Tex-Mex. they never disappoint me once yet. They don't seem to use the same excuse that every little business used for this Corvid era I called it. They still come through with the same great service I've grown to expect. So whenever you have a need for some good ole Tex-Mex. this is the place that you will find some great chow and don't cost an arm and a leg. Enjoy read more

The service was absolutely terrible, he BARELY checked on us and left us waiting for 20 minutes at a time. The food was okay, however the wait for it just made it so disappointing. There were at most 5 tables in the restaurant so all the waiting made no sense at all. Also they don't pay attention to your salsa, it will never get refilled. Please go find another restaurant, this one will put you in a bad mood. read more

This place deserves a zero star but I can only give it one star. Food is horrendous customer service is horrible manager talked to me as if I was dumb. The refried beans were as wet as if I got char o beans. Man please get better staff and please be more respectful to your customers! read more

Great neighborhood Mexican restaurant. Great food, drinks. Staff is friendly and fast.

The food was good but the service was outstanding! I work as a bartender and I was very impressed I honestly was drinking water and it was refilled before it was empty literally 5 times my boyfriend was drinking tea which as also filled in a timely manor we were never ignored chip refilled salsa refilled good food but GREAT service would be an understatement!!! 5 star service best ever. read more

Overall quality is decent while certain areas are slightly lacking. Food: The full order of quesadilla is slightly smaller than I would have expected for the price but the quality is great. Lots of cheese and a good amount of chicken. Served with quac (just mashed avocado, no tomatoes or anything fancy) and sour cream. Definitely what you want in a quesadilla, simple and savory. Also ordered some kind of chicken breast concoction that was recommended by the waiter. It was chicken breast with veggies, cheese, guac, rice, beans, and pico. The chicken breast was pounded super thin but surprisingly was not dry and had a lot of flavor. The veggies were cooked and seasoned to taste well for what I suspect they were- which is bagged frozen Chinese veg mix (Water chestnuts and baby corns included). The queso was lacking a little in flavor even with ground beef and salsa added. The salsa does have a good tomato flavor if you like that as well. Service: Really great. Waiter was friendly, helpful, and attentive. I was asked several times if we needed refills etc. The food came out quickly and hot. The manager even came to ask each table in the dining room about their service. Very clean and slightly Americanized Mexican joint. I will likely revisit, though at non peak hours since parking is tight. 2 meals plus an appetizer and an alcoholic drink was $50 so average to a little pricey. read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

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Very disappointed, went last week and spent $100 on 3 meals, chili con queso (yucky) and 2 of the most awful margaritas on the rocks I have ever tasted. I'll start with the first man that came to our table. He spoke so slowly and softly that we couldn't understand him. Almost like he was intentionally mumbling. Then I heard drinks so we gave him our drink order. He brought chips that were on the verge of being stale and salsa which was just ok but very bland. Margaritas were gross, lemon water on a full glass of ice with no resemblance of being a margarita at all and costs $8 each. The waiter was in a great hurry, spoke fast and wasn't friendly. The food arrived barely warm, but the rice and beans were cold and hard, couldn't eat. The charro beans were beyond awful. My bowl had 2 white beans swimming in light brown liquid, strange flavor, "huge" chunks of bell pepper, onions, and fatty bacon, couldn't eat. Enchiladas were also swimming in a brownish red sauce served with nasty refried beans that looked like they were refried 10 times and hard cold rice. Mixed fajitas did come sizzling but again NO seasoning, no flavor, over cooked, with a lot of onions. Ambiance, very loud. Large TVs on every wall playing sports and the wooden chair legs scraping the concrete floors constantly was almost unbearable. We left most of our food and drinks behind and got out of there as soon as we could pay the bill. We were never asked how our food was or thanked for coming or even told have a good night. They know they can do better but choose to cut costs by serving old, cold, flavorless nasty drinks and food. Don't waste your time and money going here. This place has been going downhill for years and we're done giving them our money especially when there are so many better Mexican restaurants around. read more

Jalapeño ranch is great on everything! Fajitas are yummy! Excellent margaritas and fast friendly service.

Great food & service. The watermelon margarita was good but the bottom made me tipsy. Waitstaff was so kind and attentive. Would highly recommend. Fair priced also. read more

I just moved to Cypress and it's hard to find good mexican food. So, traditionally, on Sundays I like a good bowl of Menudo and tacos. My Girlfriend and I ordered the small menudo special and our waiter said they didn't serve small Menudo only large but the special said small. He said he'd bring us a small. 30 minutes later he brought us a large. They've must of been thawing out the frozen menudo or something for it took so long. The menudo was bland with hardly any tripe was the cheap tripe and had alot of bones. ALOT! We also ordered the Carne Guisada and sent it back for it tasted like old pot roast and had no mexican spices. Disappointed and will not be going back. Manager could care less about our experience. The place was packed and we were the only Hispanic customers on the floor. Maybe that's why.. who knows... read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Menudo had hardly any carne. Plenty of bones though. - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

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There isn't anything special about this place. We have never had to wait for a table. They give you free queso for lunch. We had a margarita last time and it was decent. The food is ok but nothing to get excited about or crave. The prices are high in my opinion for the quality. We only come here now because it is the closest and fastest sit down place to our work. read more

After dining off and on for 7+ years, we will not be back. The food is hit and miss, sometimes good and other times bland or just down right bad. But tonight was the straw that broke the camel's back. Our order was wrong, and when we asked for it to be corrected we were told it couldn't be fixed. The server was rude and had an attitude problem when being asked politely to correct the issues. We were overcharged, and when we asked for it to be corrected the bill went up instead of down! Shady business practices. Shame on you for doing this to your patrons. read more

the place is so good! quick service!! happy hour margaritas is where it's at!! the wait staff is always so friendly! it's our go to place!!!

First experience here! We are attending a concert at Bayou City Fellowship and didn't really know the area so we relied on Yelp for suggestions and this place popped up! Some of the reviews were pretty positive and the parking lot was full so we decided to give it a try! Glad we did! This is the place to go in Cypress, Tx! The service was really good and the food too! I really liked the lightness of the chips and the salsa was served warm which is the way I like it! So good! We ordered a small queso which was more than enough and also the chunky guacamole which was soooo good! Basically my wife and I split an entree and I'm stuffed! The portions are generous and the prices really reasonable! If you're ever in the Cypress area check this place out! You won't be disappointed. Plenty of parking and spacious interior we loved the roomy booths! If we lived in the Cypress area I'd be here every weekend! read more

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I have eaten here twice now and feel comfortable,writing an accurate review. The location is in a small strip,center on Telge. It's next to Rockwell Tavern and one of my faves Mini Steak and Seafood so there is a lot of good eating together here. I like the salsa and chips that are complimentary. Their chicken fajitas were also very good. This is a good place to,eat and my service both times was good. Parking can be a little tight sometime especially with 3 restaurant grouped so closely together but you can find parking on the north side of the strip center and it is a 30 yard walk to the restaurant. In December they expect to have their new restaurant opened which is being built due south of the strip center about 50 yards away. read more

No wait, got seated right away Customer service was amazing! Very polite and made sure we had enough chips and salsa etc... Salsa wasnt as spicy as i hoped but other than that had a great experience hope to come back read more

One word...DELECIOSO. I LOVE THIS PLACE. The fajitas are sizzling with awesomeness. The beef has amazing flavor and texture. The mini Chimichangas are so yummy too. In fact .. everything on the menus is great. This place gets popping too. Their patio is always filled and there are TVs everywhere ... which let me just say, is great for a boyfriend who loves watching sports. It's so good that we come once a week. Obviously... the margaritas are potent too Oh and guess what? You now get queso for free with your chips!!!!! read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

Very very nice little spot here. Great drinks, great Ritas great Fajitas. We were just driving by with the kids on Sunday and stopped to check this place out. They had kids eat free on Sunday so we thought.. why not. Loved the food here. Very nicely done. I would definitely go back but WITHOUT the kids. Although the kids ate free for some reason the we spent over 100 bucks here. DO NOT try the bacon wrapped shrimp I think they are what some people call Fresh Frozen. They came out on the outside and cold on the inside. So I suspect it was precooked, and heated up by microwave or precooked and reheated on the grill. Either way the bacon was warm on the outside and everything on the inside was cold to frozen. For that..I'm dropping a star. But the fajitas are great. read more

El Jimador Mexican Restaurant - Okay im guilty. - Mexican Near Me - Cypress, Texas

Great service ! Fast ! Fresh! ! Everything I've ever ordered is always spectacular love this place!

I've eaten better food at Taco Bell. This place has gone downhill. I had a burrito supreme, and it' was the smallest burrito I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant Totally not worth the price ! read more

We ordered pick up today for skeleton crew at office. Ordered mixed fajitas for 12 people, quarts of Guac and Queso. Also had guacamole, rice n beans and pico de Gallo that come with fajitas. Lots of salsa and chips. All packed in large pans for takeout. The fajitas were awesome and tender, tortillas wrapped in sets. Just perfect. Everyone enjoyed it very much. Our office folks eat there weekly in different numbers. It's a good restaurant with great service, complimentary queso/peppers with chips and good margaritas. Give them a chance, keep them afloat thru this pandemic. They deserve it! read more

Really enjoyed this restaurant. Margaritas are excellent. Great fajitas! Staff is attentive.