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    Hacienda Vieja

    3.7 (88 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    HACIENDA VIEJA ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Celebrating a birthday
    Jason A.

    It's not like Corpus lacks for Mexican restaurants, but Hacienda Vieja has become my local favorite. From their birthday celebrations to take-out, they give patrons a great sample of some of the best Corpus has to offer--at an affordable price. The photo looks just like the food, so pick and point at the menu and you will be pleasantly surprised at the quality. Of note: check out the special on the board out front and you might save a couple of bucks. Take it from someone who appreciates borderlands Mexican cuisine, their food is great--both for a Saturday celebration or a Tuesday night (at-home) dinner. Don't be disappointed when you get the meal (para llevar) "to go" rolled in foil. It's the same dish, just packaged to keep the freshness, heat, and quality. The parking and access is great, and it's a short walk across the street for after-meal cocktails for the more adventurous.

    Breakfast tacos are awesome!
    Klin L.

    I go here very often, more than I like to admit. I've lived in San Antonio and I feel like this is the closest to some of my fav places in SA. Hacienda is where I take family visiting from out of town. I think it is the best here. Especially for breakfast but I've had really good food for dinner too. They are so fast! There's not usually a long wait in the drive through ever. Their breakfast tacos are legit. Good coffee. Just the best all around. If I had to critique them, I would agree that music would be good. Putting more into the ambience will make more people come for dinner. But the food is perfect and I'm glad I found this

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    Justin F.

    I remember when this place was a Bill Millers when I was younger and now that I'm back me and my family wanted to see how good this Mexican resturaunt was, so we decided to try it out. The parking is vast that wraps all around the business. Once we walked in, we had to seat ourselves and there was no one that assisted us. Once we sat down, we had a server walk up to us and give us menus. The ambiance was nice and they had good cleanliness but it was very quite. I feel like they should have some music playing so that it isn't too awkward with silence. The main thing that was negative about this place was the service. The servers were very quite and seemed miserable. No one seemed happy at all and our personal server seemed like she didn't want to serve us at all. The food was decent though. I ordered the Botana Hacienda, my sister ordered the Pechuga Pablano, and my girlfriend ordered the Louisiana Plate. The food was good, and a decent price but like I stated before the service was bad. After, we got up to pay and I went to the cash register and once the cashier was ringing everything up , I asked if they had military discount. The man just ignored me and then just told me the total. Overall the food was good but the service is the reason I will not be coming back here. If anything, just get drive through, because you're better off not experiencing the service

    Fajita plate with charro beans and Mexican rice

    It's been quite a while since I've been to this restaurant. I enjoyed that visit and decided to come back again. The restaurant is typical of this type of food establishment. Once you arrive, you find a table that is available and seat yourself and you wait until a server comes to your table. Our wait was not long, maybe about two minutes. The restaurant was maybe less than half full. Parking was easy and there were no issues there. I ordered the beef fajita torta with a side of fries and my sister ordered the fajita plate. The torta looked delicious, but it was quite underwhelming. While it was not bad, it seemed to lack flavor. The fajita meat was ever so slightly seasoned that it almost had no taste. The fries also had zero seasoning, not even any salt. My sister reported that her fajitas were ok, nothing to write home about. She told me that her rice was also cold, so there was some disappointment there as well. The waiter service was ok, but not service that I would consider to be anything above and beyond. One thing to note is the quality of the napkins at the table in the dispenser. They were quite cheap and I had to keep using more to clean my hands as the torta sandwich fell apart while I ate it. Overall, the food could use some extra flavor as it seemed to lack any at all. It will probably be a while before I come back and hopefully by that time, the food quality will improve.

    Chilaquiles w beef fajita
    C B.

    Service was fast and friendly. I ordered the chilaquiles, she ordered the migas. We were both pleased with out meals. The chilaquiles had tortillas cut into 1 inch squares and were generously coated with a flavorful red sauce and smothered in cheese. The beef fajita was tender and tasty. Very filling. We both noted that the green hot sauce was substantially better than the red.

    Birria torta
    Joe R.

    One of the best go too's Mini tacos con tripas! Birria Pastor with cheese only and dipping it in the consome!! Awesome good comfort food Good bar drinks too Service is fast

    Frozen Margarita with Chamoy and takin dressing.
    Amanda H.

    My husband and I have been searching for some decent Texmex in Corpus Christi and finally found this place. It checked a lot of boxes for us. Their salsa is spicy, they have beer and margarita, queso and the shrimp Cocktail are good. I ordered the enchilada rancheros which had good flavor. What I really loved was the spicy green salsa that came out with the food. My favorite places in South TX have some sort of spicy green Cremosa salsa. Next time I plan on ordering the mini tacos since they have the green salsa. Yum!

    Laura A.

    If you own a service animal or emotional support animal do not expect to get service her with out being publicly harassed from an employee about showing credentials for your service animal. FYI for the owner and employees of this restaurant, educate yourself.

    Shrimp diablos
    Sheldon H.

    Great taqueria food. Great service. Great coffee! Yelp demands I write more but I refuse.

    Mmmm delicious
    Josh M.

    Great breakfast tacos and love the hot sauce The service is always quick and the people are nice.

    My waitress Christina
    Eloy H.

    My second time here since yesterday...gotta say the shrimp cocktails are on point..rim is dressed with squeezable lime, lemon, orange, and fresh celery stick with cucumber. The margaritas will put a smile on your face...and lastly the wait staff are very friendly. So overall this is a good place to make you a regular with a small bar that adds that special touch...coming back soon!!

    A very poppin drink menu!

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    5 months ago

    Always good food and great service. I think for me this place is a favorite of mine above other Mexican restaurants in the south side.

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    Best tortilla soup I've ever had! Generous & delicious taco fillings. Everyone in our party loved their meal!

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    11 months ago

    Never disappoints! It's close to our house so we're always dining in or picking up from the drive thru

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    Great food and service...our wait time to get our food was very short and the meal did not disappoint ! Will definitely return!!

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    2 years ago

    Oh my God so delicious Mexican food I have been delighted , in my vacation always visiting this place for many times

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