La Fiesta Grande

Visiting Amarillo for work and I like to try local restaurants while on trips. After looking on…read moreYelp for a bit, I chose El Manantial. I'm glad I did! Service was great and the food as well. I wanted something different than I usually get at Mexican restaurants, so I got the Tacos De Birria Con Queso. Food came out hot a fresh. Absolutely delicious! Pretty match with the margarita. Overall an great experience, definitely recommend!

Came back and still love the birria tacos and the sopes are so good! I also like the queso but it…read morewas a bit watery.

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La Pasadita

4.9(17 reviews)

8.0 mi

You know when there's good food when the parking lot is full! Had the menudo and it was delicious…read more Barbacoa tacos were also good. The service was great and quick. It's a small restaurant but it stayed packed with customers. I would definitely recommend.

If you want authentic and amazing Mexican Food!?! This is where you go in Amarillo Texas Panhandle…read moreArea! Greatest Mexican Food Ever!!! Get some Menudo! I get a large size and it makes 2 big meals for me! This is THEE BEST MEXICAN ANYWHERE!!! (YummY)"

Outdoor seating, large parking

Pozole

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Patio

El Bracero

4.5(98 reviews)

7.4 mi

Great place. Stopped in Amarillo and gave this place a try Recommend for sure and will be back…read morenext time in Amarillo. Food was great I had chicken tacos and friend had beef tacos. Both were great.

This place deserves a 10000/5 stars. The food was some of the best I've had in a long time with…read moreoutstanding flavor and freshness. The service was phenomenal as well. Our server was very kind and polite. Drinks? kept full throughout the duration of our meal there was no need to even ask. The food came out quickly, was fresh, made with high quality ingredients and an authentic spice you won't find anywhere else. This restaurant is a true gem! We will be back soon.

Molcajete - small

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Tortilleria Lupita

4.2(109 reviews)

8.0 mi

I ordered six Asada burritos, the meat was cooked fresh as I was waiting. About 4 pounds of fresh…read morecorn tortillas to take back to Oklahoma City. Friendly customer service.

You have got to stop here for the best breakfast burritos! Everyone knows that Lupita's is the…read moreplace to be. I saw many locals coming in for breakfast, including a whole fire truck full of workers. Truly love this spot and am so grateful for the fresh tortillas and tasty food. Chorizo all day Al every day for me!

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Entrance to heaven might look like this

Bracero's Mexican Bar & Grill

4.1(194 reviews)

4.6 mi

A friend recommended this restaurant for authentic Mexican food. They were so right. Quick service…read moreto sit and serve me on the patio. I took the advice of my server and went with a pollo dish covered in a spicy shrimp cream sauce. Salsa and guacamole with chips. The icing was a housemate margarita. Great taste, great service and great prices. When visiting or a night out with friends. Stop by Braceros and try the authentic taste of home, simmering flavors.

- 1000000000000000 STARS - SCAMMERS, THIEVES, and CROOKS - 1000%!!! Ate here with my family on a…read morenight that was not busy at all. There were two other tables with two people each that left shortly after my table of three arrived. Ordered our drinks and it took 57 minutes to get them. The bartender actually noticed that we had been sitting there without anything and he brought them over even though he was not our server. Our server did not understand English, and we kept having to use our phones to translate so we could communicate with her. We asked for appetizers that we never got, yet were on the bill. Our food came out 98 minutes after arriving, and again the bartender was the one that was serving us. The female server sat at an empty table on her telephone the entire time. When I asked for the bill, she didn't understand me and had to get a coworker to actually print out our bill. I tipped-out the bartender because he's the one that actually provided us our service. When I checked my credit card statement the next day she had given herself a $10 tip even though I had lined through it on the receipt. I immediately called the Amarillo Police Department to file police a eport for theft, and I did a fraud against my credit card with my bank. I explained to the Amarillo Police Department what happened, and sent them copies of my receipt and the receipt that I had left for her. The APD attempted to contact Braceros management. Every time the detective called he was told that the manager was not in the office and that they did not know when he would be in the office. At my insistence, the detective went to Braceros and asked for the manager and watched the manager walk away and had his employees say that he was not available. Management was absolutely refusing to speak to the police. When APD asked the employee about my waitress, because her name was on my receipt, the Braceros employee said oh I don't know who that is. So the detectives couldn't even talk to the waitress. They sent the detectives two more times attempting to talk to management and they refused to talk to them. Another 1000% sure management is in on this scam. I filed a complaint with the local Chamber of Commerce and come to find out, Braceros is known for this and there are banks in the Amarillo area that will not honor any charges on their credit or debit cards at Braceros restaurants. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great lunch spot

El Tejavan

3.9(244 reviews)

3.4 mi

El Tejaran was an ok stop! The restaurant was clean, well-kept, and conveniently located right off…read morethe highway. The staff was friendly but did not provide the best service throughout our meal. We shared the combo beef and chicken fajitas for one. The chicken was cooked perfectly tender, juicy, and full of flavor. The beef was a little overdone, but the fresh, homemade corn and flour tortillas were absolutely fantastic and made the meal even better. We also ordered the Tacos de Birria (goat) with consommé, and they were delicious! The meat was incredibly flavorful, and they came with a small cup of sauce that added even more flavor just be prepared because it packs some serious heat! The chips and queso were just okay, but overall we really enjoyed it being a convenient stop on our road trip home. Not sure if we will stop again when in town.

Visiting my girlfriend and her family in Amarillo led me to trying some of their favorite places in…read morethe city. My girlfriend's mom was especially excited to take me to El Tejaven while I was visiting. This dinner was a celebration of my girlfriend's sister playing in the top All-Region orchestra. It has nothing to do with the food itself, but I want to mention it because she did a great job performing and I think it deserves to be remembered here. It is the reason we went in the first place. It was a busy night at El Tejaven before we arrived. A group of 32 was just wrapping up dinner. Thirty two people. At that point, just cater, dawg. It took about 20 minutes after arrival to get seated, but it likely would have been much quicker if it were not for a group that size. Once we were seated, we were served chips and salsa. The salsa was spicier than I was prepared for, but it was good. The chips were excellent as well. Most people at the table ordered margaritas on the rocks, while I got a dressed Dos Equis on draft. From what I tasted, the margaritas were solid. For appetizers, we ordered the small queso and the small ceviche. The queso was standard but good. The ceviche, on the other hand, was exceptional. I could have eaten a large bowl by myself. I was pretty hungry, so I ordered the Orden de Tacos, which comes with four tacos on corn tortillas. I got all of them with al pastor. I also added a side of rice and beans, which normally comes with the three taco order but can be added on for the four tacos. The tacos were very good and exactly what you want from street style al pastor, especially with the cilantro and onions. It comes out to roughly four dollars per taco if you do the math. The rice and beans were both great and I ate all of it easily. The plate also came with a side of guacamole that had a nice kick, which I enjoyed. Living in Austin with family in San Antonio, it is easy to find good and authentic Mexican food. That does not always seem to be the case in Amarillo, so it is nice to know there is at least one spot in the city that feels authentic and not overly gringoified. My girlfriend's family knows ball. RIYL: the best tacos you can get in Amarillo

El recibidor del restaurante

Vegetales fajitas

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Goat birria & quesibirria

David's Mexican Restaurant

4.4(43 reviews)

8.1 mi

Great food and outstanding service! Yelp wins again. Driving thru on the way to Idaho and wanted…read moregood Mexican food before leaving Texas!!!

Cheese Enchiladas were great! Queso was great! Wait staff was great!! Fajitas were good!read more

Wall decor

Sides for my Pork Carnitas

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Chicken Enchiladas

El Charro Mexican Restaurant

3.9(66 reviews)

7.9 mi

•$$$

I got the taco plate. The tacos were regular size with rice and beans. Food taste great and…read moreportions for this plate was great.

If I could I would give this place 10 stars!! We had steak fajitas, asada tacos and a quesadilla…read more Everything tasted great with very generous portions on top of very friendly customers service and excellent prices..

Live band

Chile Verde

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Taco plate

La Frontera

3.9(52 reviews)

6.0 mi

Lots of good things I could say about this place, but I've never had better carne guisada ANYWHERE!…read more Lots of good, tender, flavorful, well seasoned, juicy beef in soft, tasty, fresh tortillas. Yes, I got the carne guisada burritos. I was asked if I wanted to add cheese and I love cheese, so I added cheese, so I don't know how it's like without adding cheese, but by adding cheese it's GREAT! You better like cheese, they add a LOT OF CHEESE AND I LIKE CHEESE! It's sometimes hard to get in, but worth the wait!

The food was delicious and I'm very picky when it comes to Mexican food, the food has a very good…read moretaste. The restaurant seems like a hole in the wall very old school but the food is great and our server was great.

Beef Enchiladas with an over medium egg on top

Carne Guisada Dinner Plate

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Enchilada and taco platter

Tacos Garcia

3.8(183 reviews)

6.5 mi

Tacos Garcia was suggested to me by a local coworker. Our hotel was fairly close by so, why not? We…read morearrived around 7:30 and were promptly seated. We were brought individual flights of salsa to go with the chips. My michelada hit the spot. Was it the best? No. But it scratched the itch. I couldn't decide on what to eat. Until I saw green chili stew and asado. I moved away from Midland in 2015. You don't really find asado away from West Texas. The music wasn't too loud and the lighting wasn't too bright or too dim. Overall, we enjoyed our meals. I'll likely stop back in the next time I'm in town.

They moved to their new location . Thought I would give them a try . Wait time was 25 min. Three…read morein our party . They seated us at a table that seats 8. Two tables together . Like they were going to seat another party at the other table . I'm not sharing a table . Not good service . Looked around a lot of the tables pushed together. Was another room empty with no tables. They should have spread out the tables in all the rooms . So everyone could have been seated when they came in instead of waiting 25-30 min. Then after we ordered. On a scale of 1 to 10. I give them a 2. One person's in my party couldnt eat the tacos. Meat was full of fatty meat and the taco was full of grease from when cooked. Mine also had a taco . The taco instead of having the color of a corn taco. It was brown and greasy because of all the grease it was cook in . Ate maybe half my meal . I made up my mind that is the last time I will go there and if anyone ever suggest to go there to me . I'll tell them the reason .

Tampiqueno steak

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Brian M.

332

5

3

8 years ago

This place is amazing. Both the service and the food 5Stars. Visited a few times on a resent trip to Amarillo. The Green Chilie Queso is a must try. We will be back sooner than later. read more

Richard H.

38

2

0

10 years ago

Terrible service. Had to wait 45 minutes for our food and they were not busy at all. The food was ok, but definitely will not be going again. read more

Brent M.

0

1

0

4 years ago

Love the food, always good. The staff and managers are friendly and attentive. Good food, good staff good experience.

Kemi S.

2

3

0

10 years ago

If i could give no stars I would they are racist and rude! I will never be going to this place again!

Victoria G.

0

1

0

12 years ago

The food was great , but bad service bad waitress

Kiley T.

62

13

14

14 years ago

Great margaritas and even better food!!

Ryan B.

57

33

18

15 years ago

Good food for the price

La Fiesta Grande - mexican - Updated September 2026

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