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    Las Morenitas

    4.0 (33 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Chile Relleno with homemade corn tortillas

    This place has the most amazing and authentic Mexican food. My mother invited me here, as she is very demanding and picky about her food. Now she has me hooked to this place, which is not very close to home.

    Barbacoa a la Mexicana
    Leslie M.

    This place is so good. Like if want to eat authentic Mexican Food come here. They serve handmade tortillas. The guacamole and chips are good. The Jamaica drinks taste really great. My favorite plate is Barbacoa a la mexicana taste amazing. They have the tortas made with chicken taste also really good and the prices are nice for the food that they offer. I will also recommend to try the Aporreado (machacado) plate. The enchiladas taste really good with the quail.

    Francisco C.

    Everything is phenomenal my favorite dish is the aporreado (i think thats what its called) its basically machacado in salsa.. comes with beans and rice. Its a bit spicy so it really helps the cruda aka the hangover. The only thing I would suggest is regarding both the flour and corn tortillas, although they are good but they are kind of thick and in my personal preference and opinion I think if they were thin they would be a whole lot better and earned the 5th star.. Still highly recommend! The owners take pride in their business and day to day operations, that speaks a lot!

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    Lee R.

    Wow, what can I say? They claim to be homemade Mexican meals and no kidding. They live up to their claims. The meal actually did taste homemade! On the menus will not be your traditional meals which threw me for a loop at first. I decided on their take on fajitas and was pleasantly surprised. The beans and rice, full of flavor and cooked just right with the rice being tender and spiced nicely. The bean refried beans were runnier then I typically like but after sitting for a minute it was actually the right consistency to spread on the homemade tortillas. The fajitas meat was cut into tiny squares which proved beneficial when building a taco and eating it. I could not be more impressed with the flavor and level of spiciness these beef fajitas provided. The complimentary tortilla chips are very thick and the sauces are very smooth and mouth burning hot!!! The folks here are fluent bilingually which made the dining experience very welcome. From the time I got here to the time I left, felt as though I was a guest at a gracious hostesses home. The silverware... Something I pay attention to and if a restaurant has thrift store silverware I don't go back. Same as plates. Here, you will find the same quality of silverware as in most homes. They have weight to them which is nice. The plates are plain but heavy and not the cheap cafeteria plastic. Well done! I will certainly come back and try more menu items. They also allow for phone orders which is really nice. They don't have a soda fountain. Not a big deal. I drank water instead. Great real mexican food.

    No amount of lemon salt or oregano can fix this culinary disaster
    Sergio C.

    Came in had to seat myself took 20 minutes for the waitress to deign to look at me to take my order. I got cold tortillas. That's a no no in a Mexican restaurant! The menudo was overcooked to the point that it felt like chewing on rubber. I came here on a recommendation from my boss but he painted a totally different picture than what I found! Lousy service and even worse food! I put about half a dozen limes. A ton of oregano and salt, even added avocado to take some of the nasty taste in check but all to no avail. Never will come here again. You shouldn't either

    Pescado y camarones a la plancha !  Wow , super sabroso y exquisito.
    Car A.

    This place is awesome !! The food & service is of the wall, definitely a must try. It takes a while to get your food but what do u expect it's made from scratch. It has become one of our favorite mexican food restaurant.

    Cold and uncovered tortillas chips and salsas. Not cool man.
    Jamie Z.

    I love authentic Mexican food but this is way too deep down Mexican food that I'm just not familiar with and used to. Don't get me wrong, I rather have authentic than Tex Mex but I couldn't get pass the strong taste. According to my Hispanic husband, the style of cooking at Las Morenitas is what you get in different regions of Mexico. The closest I get to the Motherland is Taco Del Sol or other taquerias in the South Houston and Pasadena area. First off, the chips were cold. They were left out and uncover on a buffet table in the corner near the cashier. See pics below. It must be hard times because they were cutting cost by serving the chips in a plastic bowl! Plastic bowl?!?! I was scared the waitress will bring my food in plastic picnic plates. Luckily, she did not. I ordered the chicken enchiladas plate and my husband had the beef enchiladas plate. My daughter had the kid's breakfast plate. The plating was beautiful. Maybe cutting the cost on the bowl was a good thing because they were generous with the lettuce, tomato, onion, and avocado toppings. The Spanish rice was perfectly cooked and not hard and dried like some places. However, it could have use a little bit more salt. The refried beans were too runny but my husband likes it this way. I don't know if it was the seasoning or the marinade they used but I didn't like the pollo guisado(stewed chicken). The enchiladas sauce had a strong dried chili flavor and when you paired with the chicken, it tasted so odd. I wished I could have ordered the beef fajitas enchiladas instead because it tasted a lot better but my husband didn't care for it either. I found myself eating my daughter's left over pancakes which was surprisingly good by the way. If you like deep down in village of Mexico style of cooking, you're at the right place. I'm willing to try Las Morenitas again because I did like my husband's beef fajitas over mine. I can't say the same for my husband. It looks like I'll be dining alone next time. When I do, I would like to try their tacos.

    Arlette M.

    Was excited to try their breakfast with fresh hand made tortillas. But we got there at 11am and they stop serving breakfast at 11am. I ordered 2 fried Gorditas(chicharrón and fajita). They were delicious!! The chicharrón was spicy but very flavorful. The place is small, very attentive waitresses and they had karaoke going on too!! Also they have a small station of the chips and salsa and you can serve yourself as many times you want!!

    Aporreado con Frijoles y Arroz y tortillas hand made.

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    Hole in the wall find. Great service, fast service, cinnamon coffee, handmade tortilla, very clean inside the restaurant.

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    Amazing food, friendly service and the vibes are just right. Anything in the menu is recommended

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    Moderately priced dishes. Good size portions. Kitchen to table wait time is quick. Excellent customer service. Great menu variety.

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    Lots of good options . Services was good and the theme / atmosphere was great. Food was decent .

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    Todo está delicioso aquí se los recomiendo los precios también están accesibles bayan a probar ...aquí se come rico como en casa ...

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    They don't check on you after food is served, food portion also a little smaller then I would like but overall very good and a decent price.

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    The food and service here were good. It was a little confusing as far s ordering and menu but it…read morewas my first time there.

    11.09.25 stopped by here today with a friend for a late lunch early dinner. saw this place on…read moretiktok and food review channels, so i had to try it out myself. first impressions, once i got to the parking lot, i thought, oh this might be that good, for it looked like a mexican restaurant from the outside, however once stepped inside, its a whole different appearance, very nice, very clean and peaceful. so this place, as seen on tiktok and food review channels, as well as advertised outside, boasts an all you can eat seafood buffet. once i stepped inside, i looked around before being seated, to see where the buffet table was, and i didnt see any. after being seated, i asked the waitress, where is the buffet table, and/or how does this work. the waitress mentioned, you just order what you want from the buffet menu and they bring it to you. i think this is a great idea, i dont have to get up, nor fight other customers on the last of any items. the waitress mentioned to me, since today its not busy there is no time limit, however, when they are busy, there is a 2 hour limit, and with the order of the buffet, there is one complimentary premium order of either 1 lobster tail or 1 cluster of snow crab. so i began my order with a house salad with ranch, and a seafood gumbo. i appreciate that the salad was made fresh, everything clean and crispy, the seafood gumbo however, was a bit of a let down, it was runny and was not served with white rice as it normally is at other seafood places. next i ordered from the boiled menu, shrimp head off, crawfish and a lobster tail, as the complimentary premium order, cooked with garlic butter. for everyone out there that is used to normal seafood, especially cajun seafood, make sure you order some dry seasoning or at least the cajun seasoning for the boil to cook in, the garlic butter boil, was very plain, and i was expecting to feel some kind of spicy burn, however none, just a bit of garlic flavor, with the buttery oily taste. the shrimp was a bit over cooked, however was edible. crawfish was ok as well, however, all were small crawfish. and the lobster tail was a bit overcooked as well, and somewhat small than the normal lobster tails that are served at other places. next i ordered some fried headless shrimp and an order of sole fish. again the shrimp was a bit over cooked, and the sole fish was freshly cooked as well, for it was blazing steaming hot every time i bit into it. the tarter sauce, i dont know what it was, for there was no taste, tasted more like i was dipping the fish into mayo, and the cocktail sauce for the shrimp, tasted like ketup. to drink i had a water and a sweet tea, water tasted fresh like good clean water, and the sweet tea was really good, nice and sweet just how i like it. this is a good place to try once, however, it wasnt good enough for me to say, 'i cant wait to go back.' there are other places that i know are way better, that i cant wait to return to, to have some great seafood. for this place, i say keep trying, maybe someday, this place could maybe compete with the big boys.

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    Las Morenitas - mexican - Updated July 2026

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