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    El Mesquite

    4.6 (30 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 6:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    EL MESQUITE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    This is the flautas. Man they came out looking really good and tastes just the same.

    Found a good hole in the wall. Nice little place with BIG flavors. But don't blink cuz you'll miss it. Service is good the food there's just no way to explain it it has a whole lot of flavor and very authentic.

    Huevos Rancheros were Excellent!!
    Julio A.

    Food was excellent, service was good. Restaurant was clean. Great variety of drinks. Chips & Salsa were good.

    Two meat lunch plate
    Jason Y.

    I heard so many good things about the place. Finally, I had time to try it out. The place is cozy and well cleaned. They served chips and salsa which was on par. I ordered a house frozen margarita and it was pleasantly good. They provided a menu and what was on the steam table. They said I can get two meats with rice, beans and tortillas. Everything was amazingly good especially the mole. I would suggest to try it out and see what you think for yourself.

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    Daysi L.

    Small and cozy restaurant. Not many people come here but it's nice. Food was really good. The tomatillo salsa for the enchiladas was a little spicy but i loved. It was a lil pricey like $12 a plate. Probably wouldn't come back but it was decent.

    Two meat lunch plate
    Tiffany B.

    DELICIOUS! I can't speak highly enough. The food was incredible and the service was great. We had both the corn and flour tortillas and they were to die for. I will definitely be back!

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    Craig L.

    Great neighborhood Mexican restaurant. All homemade made from scratch food with lots of love. Cherry on top was fresh homemade off the grill corn and flour tortillas.

    Pork with green Chile

    Not good unfortunately- the tortillas were hard and not tasty. The pork meat tasted strong tasting -like not cleaned- not worth the hype

    Service is always amazing and food soooo good!!

    Food is always amazing and service is great! I love old have posted the tripa taco but I ate it as soon as it hit the table lol and forgot to take a pic

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    Lucas S.

    Amazing food! The street tacos are arguably the best I've had in the houston area. Menudo is perfect! Excited to try more from here! Friendly staff and owner!

    Fresh hot home chips and salsa

    First time coming with my family for brunch/lunch and boy they didn't disappoint! Staff was friendly and very attentive and the food was home made and delicious! When we were seated they brought out the chips and salsa and the chips were homemade right out the fryer! Very delicious and crunchy. My daughter had the pancakes and bacon and it was made to order, very very good! I had the carne potatoes asada and the meat was so tender it melts in ur mouth. The side of beans and rice were also very flavorful my baby ended up eating all my rice and beans. My dad had the ribs with rice and beans and he ate every last piece! This place is a hidden gem I wish I knew about sooner! Can't wait to go back and try the menudo and mole!

    mark audacity r.

    Best picadillo I've ever had. The carne guisada and asado de puerco were also amazing. So much flavor I didn't even put any salsa on it!

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    High quality Mexican food and hand made tortillas! The mole was right on! Great friendly service.

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    Best Mexican food delay fresh made go by on a Saturday there menudo is the best in town n barbacoa agua de piña

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    The caldo de res is delicious, homemade tortillas we masa really complete the meal. Would recommend to friends and family.

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    Homemade tortillas, friendly staff and fresh food. Homemade lemonade as well. Would come again

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    3.9(895 reviews)
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    4.1(641 reviews)
    6.9 miMuseum District, Montrose
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    What better way to kick off a Texas trip than getting some highly-regarded tex-mex! Some coworkers…read morerecommended this spot to me so I had to try! It's in the Museum District/Montrose area, so pretty accessible and with plenty of parking. We got seated immediately, and there was a good amount of indoor and outdoor seating, the latter of which was great even on a humid day. The menu was pretty extensive with your Tex-Mex classics like fajitas and enchiladas, with a special for every day of the week. This time was a free upgrade to a large fajita, so I went with the chicken fajitas! It came out after about 20 minutes with all of the fixings and this very yummy buttery sauce. I haven't had too many fajitas, but I'm pretty confident this is a top spot!

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