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    Gringo's Mexican Kitchen

    3.8 (304 reviews)
    ModerateTex-Mex, Mexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Very loud
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Cozumel Salad
    Elizabeth H.

    Ordered my first Cozumel Salad consisting of chicken, avocadoes, pineapple, strawberries, tomatoes and candied pecans in seashell shaped tortilla. It was almost too pretty to eat. The food wad fresh & delicious. Our server Nick was very attentive. Going to try to sit in his area again.

    Veracruz fajitas
    Ethan S.

    We go to this restaurant as often as we can. Great ambiance. The staff are always kind and accommodating. We shared the Veracruz Fajitas and they were the perfect amount to split between two people. And they are delicious! Got a side of the Elote which is always good. Our kids got the mac and cheese and they loved it. Great family atmosphere, great prices, great food! 10/10

    Border sampler
    Brittany B.

    The decor in this spot is so cute. Because of the lack of natural light, you're really immersed in the fantasy, I'll pass on the fajita tacos next time but will def reorder the queso, and churros-spoiler alert, they're filled. Our service was fine, nothing out of the ordinary, pleasant and friendly, but if I had any real suggestions, it would be to sit by the free soft serve. So worth it! Even if you do not partake, watching folks in all walks of life while they navigate the soft serve machine for themselves or others. If you're in the area, it's def worth stopping in!

    Traditional Beef Enchiladas.. great!
    Ken S.

    First time visit!! Typical great food, service and ambiance!! And the margaritas are the best! Worth a visit if a nice restaurant with great food and service is preferred over a small taqueria or strip center Mexican restaurant (not that they are bad.. I do frequent many!) just my opinion..

    Richy O.

    The food was pretty good, definitely more of a Tex-Mex and less authentic Mexican food. The place is clean, service was quick. The only thing they could improve are the beans and rice. It's nice that everyone can have ice cream that's included for all to just help themselves.

    Kehmia T.

    Came here for a birthday dinner with my co workers on a Thursday night. I wasn't expecting it to be busy but it was and we had a 45 minute wait before we were seated. We did have the option to visit the bar during the wait so that was nice. Service - good service from our waiter Daniel. He did decent for us being a large group of 9. Food- many of us ended up getting tacos, burritos, and I tried the appetizer sampler because i wanted a bit of everything. Our main complaint was it was a bit overpriced but good nonetheless. Overall- a decent option if no other Tex Mex restaurant in the area is not open.

    Easily enough onions for 5 people- a bit wasteful.
    Emilie S.

    It's really gone downhill. We were in this evening for dinner- 2 adults and 3 kids. The hostess seated us promptly and the server greeted us quickly. The chips were mediocre (tasted like a bag of Tostitos, or worse- bland and not the usual Mexican restaurant kind). The kids meals are very small so we opted to order our boys an adult sized $14 burrito with no queso (dairy allergy). No rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes in the burrito- literally just a folded tortilla with taco meat. It was so small (stark contrast to the last time when my kids ordered an adult burrito and it was huge- so this time we opted to split one for them). My daughter ordered adult soft tacos. Again- a $14 or so meal- a flour tortilla with ground beef. No lettuce/ tomatoes/ pico etc. She asked for no cheese. I ordered combo beef/ chicken fajitas for 1. The fajita beef had a terrible taste and consistency- truly hated it. I asked what the sauce was and he said soy sauce . The chicken was fine. But there was a huge mound of sautéed onions beneath the meat. The steak comes medium but at least one piece was medium rare. It was chewy. They give you a tiny amount of guacamole and pico and cheese which we don't eat- I wished I asked for lettuce instead. My husband got shrimp fajitas which he liked. The guacamole was delicious. All this to say- the server was great, the manager was friendly and apologetic about the small burrito, but the economy has definitely hit them with shrinkflation/ declining food costs. This used to be one of our favorite restaurants and definitely our fave Mexican restaurant but it just disappointed us tonight. Probably won't be back anytime soon.

    Incredible Mexican food and atmosphere. Best Mexican around! Awesome servers and management also.

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    Kat N.

    My family and I enjoy coming here to celebrate food is always good and hot and the ambiance is happy

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    Andrea, we're so happy you enjoyed your visit!

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    Fajita bowl is the way to go! But you must have the sparkling strawberry margarita with it. :)

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    Place is absolutely overrated, slow af and completely mediocre. Took an hour to get sat to eat cold food, brought out incorrectly.

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    Great food and ambiance. I enjoyed my visit to this location. I love their shrimp & crawfish enchiladas are top tier.

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    Amazing service! Jude is our favorite and is the best server! Food was great and we love this Gringo's!

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    Miss Blue helped us out tonight and provided excellent service! The food was also on point as usual for this location.

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    Ashley is always awesome. I work a few places down and she's always welcoming and provides wonderful service!!

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    We love NATALITA'S #3! Our food is always delicious. The service is great. And love the…read moremargaritas!! Great atmosphere and smiling faces. We're there every week and highly recommend it!

    I visited here during happy hour one day. I'd previously visited one of their other locations…read moreseveral years ago since I heard they had really great cheese enchiladas. On this visit I just wanted a drink and a small bite though. Upon walking in, the restaurant was nearly full and bustling. I spotted some seats over at the bar area in the back right so I sat there. There are happy hour specials ending at 6pm weekdays but the bartender told me about the daily specials and how the Natalitas margarita was stronger than the happy hour one for about the same price, so I chose that one. I ordered the large for $10.25 which comes in an 18 oz large glass. After looking at the menu, I settled on one of my typical orders at happy hour, the small (8 in) beef fajita quesadilla. This comes out after about 10 mins and it has the typical sour cream and guacamole on the sides. There is plenty there to be placed on all 8 of the quesadillas. This is a pretty standard tasting quesadilla, nothing really stood out about it. Same goes for the margarita. Keep in mind this is a discounted drink and made with pre-mixed sweet and sour from a large plastic bucket at the back of the bar area using a house tequila and a house orange liquor. I couldn't read the labels on either bottle since they turned them backward during my entire visit. Not sure if they do this on purpose or not. Either way, there are better quality margarita options obviously, using fresh juice they store in their refrigerator and a margarita that is actually shaken. The discounted ones are so discounted, they actually just pour the ingredients into an ice filled glass and ask you to stir it yourself when they place it in front of you. Either way, it is a convenient location and the prices of their entrees are reasonable compared to some other Mexican restaurants around town. I don't think I saw any dish above 18.99. Mondays look to be a good day to come for their Patron margarita special for around $10.99.

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