Food is so good. Service is nice. Very comfortable atmosphere. They get ur food out to u quickly. lol I've been going here for so many years. My kids are tired of me talking of this place. But if I say I'll pay if we go they're ready. They like the food too. They just don't like to pay. read more

Have been going for years and never had an issue. Now the food is not the same and the menudo is so nasty they must have changed cooks . New place is not very appealing neither . I ont be going back after 22 plus years . read more

Working in Dallas for about a month, I'm from San Antonio and looking for a texmex spot. I came across a gem with this place, the food is on another level of amazing. This is my third visit already and it will not be my last. From the wait staff, to the food I give this place five stars. This place reminds me of my childhood days eating out with my parents. Hats off to the people at Gonzalez for having a restaurant like this. read more

Amazing!!! Keep looking. You will find it. Well worth the effort. I'm now a regular and send every friend there. read more

I am still craving the salsa from here and wish I could just bottle it up and take it with me! Came here for breakfast after the gym on a Saturday and it was delicious. Obviously there was a wait, but that just shows how amazing this place truly is. The server was very friendly and attentive. Food was DELICIOUS! I didn't feel horrible after eating almost all my food, and the portions are a great size! read more

On a quaint block in Oak Cliff. The food is fresh. The tortilla was a little thick- but it still was tasty. The staff was really attentive. The portions are generous. Can't recommend enough. read more

nasty could not finish literally so hard to eat i got egg cheese and potato tacos never getting it again No but seriously it was amazing read more

Gonzalez Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Dallas, Texas

My family and I visited this place on 02/04/2024. I was surprised to find roaches in my chips. Naturally everyone in the table stopped eating and became grossed out. I called the waitress to complain. The explanation given to my table was that they fumigate but because of other businesses in that area roaches just keep coming back. The worst part was they did not offer to compensate any of the bill and I did pay for the entire bill. I will no longer visit this or any restaurant in that area. read more

My favorite place ever I just wish my waiter was not such in a hurry and it wasn't like there were a lot of people there on this day he just looked a bit botherd anyway the food was absolutely amazing as always read more

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Great food in a family atmosphere. The service is fast and friendly. Parking is limited, however.

First time trying this spot and it was Okay. I ordered the Menudo which good. The flour tortillas are as thick as Pancakes not exaggerating. Very disappointed that I waited 45 mins for that but menudo was okay. Great environment and staff. The chips and salsa were great! I love hot salsa over cold. read more

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The menudo is crazy good but remember it get packed on the weekend so there is a wait list but it's way worth it.

We waited around 3540 minutes and there was an open table on the side and they try to sit in that table that had been open for a long time I requested another table. The waiter was terrible. He would try to tell him what you needed it and he literally wouldn't even look at you in your face just walk off when they brought us a food after waiting that long it was just warm on the meat and the tortilla was cold. I was so disappointed. The Menudo I ordered was barely warm without any taste. my husband ordered Barbacoa, which they only sell on Sundays and that was reheated. It was not fresh at all very disappointed. read more

This place sucks service all around.bad , my nephew was needing water we asked the the hostess for water and she looked at me and said that wasn't her job ???? read more

Some of the best Mexican food in all of Dallas. A must visit when you are in Oak Cliff.

Great authentic Mexican food. The enchiladas were da bomb. Service was great. I am definitely going back soon.

Little wait, but food was delicious. Menudo, breakfast plate with chicharron, potatoes, refried beans and the best tortillas!! Would come weekly if I lived closer! read more

This place is always amazing! The freshly made hot tortillas are my favorite part. Everything I've ordered has been awesome. I don't live close but will make the drive from McKinney just to eat here. I'm read more

Good Tex-Mex place with fantastic wait staff. Extensive menu and chips(which r homemade) and really good hot sauce is on your table before u can sit down. My husband had a combination plate- taco, tostado and cheese enchiladas which he woofed down in no time. Also u can create your own combo plate which is something new. I had chicken flautas and only wished it came with more guacamole. Beans and rice r delicious here. Fresh and definitely homemade. They make their own flour tortillas also. I would definitely return but next time I'm going for their mole. read more

good service and great food! I had the pork guisado burrito and fajita nachos. Both were excellent

Best Tex Mex food. Tastes like your mama made it. Great service. Ambiance is fun but lights are brighter than necessary. Danny and staff are long time employees and are efficient and friendly. read more

Go to Margaritas nearby instead!!! First, there's no happy hour...BOOOO!! $14 for a meh margarita, no thanks! My friends were told they could order from the lunch menu for a small up charge (because hey eat like birds). They received plates that were notably smaller than mine and our other guest that ordered from the dinner menu. When we got our bill they were charged for the dinner portion and were told that the received the dinner portion. (One friend only got 1 taco with rice and beans...there's no way that's a dinner portion!!! That's barely a child's portion!) There's only one waitress and she is baffled by every question asked by anyone. When we paid with cash, we were pretty sure we broke her because she had to get help to math like 3 times. I kept sending "get your phone out! It has a calculator built in!" Vibes, but again...I think we broke her. On a positive note the tortillas were amazing, the guisada gravy was so incredibly flavored! The decor was fun and uplifting. But everything else was NOT WORTH the time, and unquestionably not worth the money ($120 bill (for 4 people)! read more

The food was great and the tortillas are amazing, but the place is small and rundown looking. Also the margaritas were okay. I had the carne asada plate and a house margarita on the rocks. The margarita had blue colored salt. ‍ it didn't taste better with it, kinda weak actually and sugary. The food was worth the visit. The tortillas are so big and floury. They fill you up quick. I make my tortillas just like theirs, so it's always a disappointment eating store bought tortillas at other places. The carne asada was delicious and juicy. The area was kinda sketchy and hard to find parking. I parked near some crack head woman sitting on the sidewalk. Also ( no joke ), a man in a pickup truck swerved off the busy road and plowed into the curb and some gravel before stopping in the middle of the sidewalk I was walking on. He then drove down the sidewalk and back on the road at the next intersection. That was weird! Anyway, the food is worth the trip and I will definitely go for those tortillas. Yummy read more

TERRIBLE i ordered to go chicken enchiladas everything tasted so bad. Worst enchiladas i've ever had in my life. salsa and chips were no good either. listen not worth $17 never again. read more

Stopped by here on a recommendation. Am a lifelong Texan and love me some Tex Mex. The atmosphere was great. Service was great. Food was hot and fresh. Ordered the Gonzalez Special However, there was not much flavor to any of the food. All of the ingredients were clean and well represented, but nothing tasted good. Just ok. read more

I have always had great meals from here. The chips are fresh and warm and the house salsa that is served is warm and sometimes hotter than warm. Not too spicy or bland, just right and made with great taste. I have had almost the entire menu about 80% of it and I just say the fajitas are my favorite along with the rice. Yes I know rice is one of them easy sides no one pays attention to but I do and I appreciate great tasting rice with my Mexican food. The reason I am not giving this place 5 Stars is because of the thickness of the flour tortillas. They are just too thick for my liking and it reminds me of pita bread. Aside from that this restaurant is great read more

Food wasn't that good, very over rated. Tortillas were the only good thing. Very small and crowded.

Really good salsa! Good old fashioned Tex-Mex. Service is good too! A definite do-over!

Food is always excellent. Gets really packed though and you have to wait 30-45 minutes

It was good Mexican food. Tortillas were great but I did not prefer the salsa. Otherwise it was tasty everyone was happy!

Ordered the combination nachos that are $15 got literally a single layer of chips and meat and when I called to see if I could return the lady on the phone was very rude and didn't seem to care, just said that's what you get read more

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Food is not great, especially for the price you pay. The queso is watery and flavorless. The salsa is served warm and again, flavorless. The only good thing here are the enchiladas and the tortillas. The margaritas are subpar as well. Everything is overpriced. read more

Gave 4 out of 5 Stars...only because I dislike restaurants that do not have fountain drinks...Other than this the food is Awesome here! Will definitely return here...just found the place way too small & parking is a nightmare...we kept having to circle around the block till someone pulled out...My mom walks with a cane so it was just so disappointing with no easy access parking. Parking around back in the evening or around the corner is not an option at night! Wished they would re-locate this establishment to a more convienent place to get too & a place for handicap parking would be nice. Loved our Waitress Irene...she was attentive, prompt & always checked on our needs. Food is Great here & taste Delicious...The FLOUR TORTILLAS ARE HUGE, SOFT, THICK & HEAVY AND SOOO DELICIOUS...SADLY THEY WON'T EVEN SELL ANY TO YOU! read more

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This place is being slept on! AWESOME service, I love how we had so many waiting on us! Food was great and my picky sister even loved the salsa! We will be back! read more

So I bookmarked this place primarily for its crispy tacos. Blame it on the Texas Monthly that released the 120 Texan tacos people gotta try before they die. And they rated the crispy tacos 4.75 out of 5 in that magazine. And so what could I do? This is what the Texas Monthly had to say: "The tortilla shell is freshly fried (you can tell by the lingering whiff of oil), the well-seasoned ground beef is blessedly ungreasy, and the grated cheese is Monterey Jack. Not to mention the lettuce and tomato, which are bright and crisp--not pale or wilted--and served at room temperature, not straight from the fridge. A word to the wise: this taco, plus the restaurant's huge, fluffy handmade flour tortillas, makes for a long lunch line any day, but especially after church on Sunday." And this is what I have to say: The cheese was not monterrey jack but American cheddar. The tomato was cold, not at room temperature, and had the refrigerated mealy look. The ground beef sure isn't greasy, and is fine. The taco shell itself is the standout though - freshly fried, flakey and fragile - it crumbled delicately like a thin tempura batter would, and was of a lighter color than one would normally find in a supermarket. It came accompanied with refried beans that were literally perfect - balanced in its amount of lard and bean ratio to make for a delicious side. And also, it came with pillowy, fresh and thick flour tortilla that, and in hindsight, should have been used to wrap the delicate taco for eating so as not to make it shatter through the fingers of your hands like snow. But because of the mishap with the tomatoes, and the uninspired cheese - this place could almost a glorified Taco Bell. But thankfully it's better. As for the rest of the food offered here, it's very old-school Tex-Mex - made for the carnivorous type that shudder at the suggestion of "healthy-eating" with the absence of fresh vegetables, and its overabundance of mushy rice, cheese, lard, beans, and beef. This place seems to be popular, and loved by many generations that have lived in this Oak Cliff barrio. It has survived the times and become a part of the renovated building where it remains. But secretly inside, I'm still hoping for the day being near when Tex-Mex will officially be declared dead. Or revamped. For something healthier and better like its Mexican cousins on our left and right coasts. But until it does, do come here to learn how old-school Tex-Mex could be made almost right. read more

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Just ok. And sometimes just ok is enough. The michelada was good, the chips were tasty, and the food was just ok. Typical Mexican food in a cozy neighborhood atmosphere. The server was nice and was pretty attentive. It was a Thursday night but kind of packed with a bunch of white girls going to see the Crime Junkie Podcast live at the Texas Theater down the street (guilty). This place will always have business because of the location. Gentrification is taking place all around that area. read more

I would most definitely recommend Gonzalez Restaurant. The service is impeccable and there's a relaxing atmosphere. The food is deliciosa and savory. read more

I'm so lucky to have eaten at this restaurant! So good, deliciously homemade, such great hospitality! The atmosphere: fun, family, food, FIESTA. For real for real! There were two items on the menu that caught my eye, popular items: carne guisada and the crispy beef taco. Our great waiter Danny, he had a big, positive head nod to the guisada, so I went with that. SO FREAKING GOOD! It was paired with Mexican rice and their oh so flavorful retried beans. The guisada was really good. Lots of flavor, tender pieces of stewed meat, it just melted in your mouth. The gravy, sopped it right on up with their famous flour tortillas. I had to stop myself from eating ALL of them. One thing I can't forget to try next time I go...a big glass of their Horchata. We got complimentary sopapillas, which were huge! Hot, fresh, pillowy soft. Great way to end a great foodie experience! read more

i really love this place I wondered about all the folks raving about the flour tortillas. Well yes, they are amazing. So ... read more

First time here and food was great! I recommend Gonzalez Restaurant. As packed as they were that night , didn't think we would be seated so quickly. read more