Las Palapas Alamo Ranch is the closest Las Palapas to me so it's the one I visit most frequently. Gerry is often times our server and he is amazing.when he's not our server, he is often times training other servers. The food is consistently good and I usually order the stuffed avocado with grilled chicken and vegetables, filling the plate and a side of their chicken tortilla soup. It's a perfect comfort meal with a margarita on the rocks,( their's are some of the best) and chips with salsa. read more

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Always great chips & specials. Recommend the jalapeño cilantro dip and desserts. Huevos rancheros are my favorite breakfast plate, because mmm potatoes The only thing I would recommend is the addition of hibiscus Jamaica teas. read more

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We came in hungry after some shopping in the area and were immediately greeted and seated in a booth. Our server was fabulous and checked on us frequently. The unlimited complimentary chips helped curb our appetite and loved the fact that we could add a green hot salsa at no charge, instead of settle for the usual mild. My go to on the on the menu is the small chicken soup/half stuffed avocado combo which I could not find! Super disappointed, but checked with our server and she stated of course we can make that happen! Me- Yassss! Thank you! Don't be fooled by the size of the small size of the chicken soup cuz it's packed with flavor and huge chunks of chicken, bits of rice, and small slivers of green chile. Squeeze a little lemon and voila you're good as gold. The half stuffed avocado was delicious! You can give me avocados all day long lol , mine was stuffed with medium size shrimp and diced squash with veggies. Yummo! Both healthy and not overly salty. Good food and service! 25% discount on meal offered to person with military ID. read more

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Las Palapas Alamo Ranch. Arrived at about 7:30 pm on 8/19/2025 and we were seated promptly by "Jerry"! This is our "Go To" place to eat because of the good food, good price and Military Discount! TODAY! Not a good experience! Let me say that the food was excellent! The Service, NOT SO! Our waiter finally came to our table to ask about drinks and we advised him that we were also ready to order. I firmly think That threw him off! We ordered a cup of tortilla soup, a cup of "queso" dip, a Senior Enchilada plate and two waters with lemon. Our usual fare! Our waiter went off and didn't come back but I observed him seating other people, putting his hands in prayer and just going around talking to guests and being a social butterfly! Hmm ! Then, I made a bathroom run and on the way back I got his attention as he was at his station drinking some sort of drink. He saw me and five minutes later he comes to our table with chips and dip but No Water. Then he disappears! I Saw him seating more people, bowing with his hands clasped in prayer and bowing at the waist! Hmm! You can't eat chips and salsa without water or a beverage lest you choke on a piece of chip or the great Palapas salsa causes you to cough! I tried making eye Contact with him but to no avail. I finally got his attention and gave him a signal that we needed our water. Time went by, and he comes over with water and our order and places it on the table and takes off! We were minus the Queso Dip! I flagged him down again and brought this to his attention. At which point he blamed me for "Hurrying Him" and forgetting the Dip! Hmm! Really! My wife told him to forget the dip and that the Soup was alright! He goes off in a huff but came back after a few minutes with the Queso. He said he was sorry and was not going to charge us for the Queso! I advised him to please Charge for the Queso and he went off! After we ate I motioned to him to bring our ticket! He did not charge us for the Queso! That was not acceptable to us! Ticket total was $9.83 with tax and Military discount. We normally tip 20-25%! I gave him a $20 bill and told him to keep the change and charge for the Queso! I told him we don't accept freebies! We then departed Las Palapas. Wow what an experience. Further he spoke so fast it was hard to understand what he was saying. Even though my first language was Spanish I couldn't understand half of what he as saying! And am Fluent in both languages. I have other concerns about his behavior but I think I've said enough! Las Palapas is a great place to eat, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! My qualifications as an Expert and Experienced Food and Service Critic; I have over 65 years of Management Experience. I have a College Degree with a BS in Management and have been trained in two Culinary Schools, to include on the job training at other venues. I've managed high end full service restaurants as well as fast food restaurants and have had my own successful Catering business. As a Culinary Specialist and Trainer, I have traveled around the country training Manager and Waite Staff personnel on how to provide superb cuisine and sales and customer service. At the age of 78, I am now retired and enjoy being on the other side of the Apron. read more

I ordered a bean and bacon taco . Also asked for bacon to be crispy . Instead I got bean and cheese . It's my wife's birthday and I wanted to get her something before work. What a dissapointment! This happened with me being the only person in line . If they make simple mistakes like this when it's slow , I can't imagine the disaster that awaits when it gets busy. read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Bean and Bacon ? I got cheese instead - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The place is nice and big, friendly staff. Love their margaritas, but I swear everytime I order one the fruit flies come around on our food n drink. Staff says they are aware n management is too but, they are around and it's kind of annoying to be shooting them away. And when ordering anything fajitas they don't give u much, my kids say they serve you ratchets ! lol. read more

Food was good, service wasn't too long, and you'll either get a quiet or lousy dine-in, but it's just regular public noise, nothin' too crazy. A real childhood favorite of mine since 2012 ever since my gma used to take me. Highly recommend for San Antonio. read more

Jerry was an amazing server! He was very attentive and memorized our whole order for a party of 7 (with special directions). The food was delicious as always, but our time with Jerry was the real treat! read more

Came here with friends after work and enjoyed the ambiente and attentive service. The employees are all so bery nice y mui cute, especially the fresas from the motherland. Anyway, the food was good and so was the margarita. read more

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I had 5-star food with 5-star service here. Seated quick. Ordered 3 breakfast tacos. Ranch-Chicken, Guisada, and Michada with chips n queso. These 3 tacos are some of the best this town has to offer. Our waiter was funny, social but not intrusive checking back properly. We will be back. read more

Went in almost at closing and were met by a friendly staff. The manager said no problem and even brought us some complimentary queso. Service was fast and we enjoyed our meal. I would definitely recommend this restaurant and manager Ceasar was great. read more

Meet the kitchen manager - Jose Garcia and he gave us a taste of several different salsas! The avocado sauce was Delish!!!! The jalapeño ranch dip was very tasty but had a good kick! Queso came out hot and fresh! Ordered the Chalupa compuesta- chicken and it had a great taste! Tangy and savory! read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Everyone of las palapas is amazing serve is wonderful. See y'all soon. EVERYTHING made is fresh. No dry out burnt eggs tortillas. Price a little high but that do to economic. Soups is wonderful full of favor. read more

The service continues to be Great. The ambiance is cute and the place is clean & organized. We were welcomed & we got our table quickly. The food was very good. We enjoy the crispy chips and salsa & we always start off with beef nachos. We are members so we get a discount on our entrée. We bought their giant tumblers back in 2017 & enjoy getting free soda or tea on Mondays. They have good sweet tea. I have their monthly highlights calendar which show their monthly sales. read more

Love the new addition of the bar. Perfect for appetizers and delicious drinks! The patio seating will be great for the warm summer evenings. Great place to meet up with friends! Service is always great. Looking forward to more patio events. read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Mango Margarita with chamoy, tajin and tamarindo - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Evelin and Jerry were so kind and went above and beyond for us. The Fajita LP Super Bowl was perfect in portion and taste. Evelin was gracious and attentive. Thank you, Las Palapas Team! read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - LP Super Bowl - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food was very good It came quickly and there was plenty of it The service was very good Only complaint was they had Pepsi products Which is no big thing read more

They've been out of beans for two weeks. At least that's what it's saying on Uber Eats. I haven't gotten to eat bean and cheese tacos for TWO WEEKS. Please fix read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

First the manager said to place a large order the same morning I wanted 9 dozen tacos at 645 am when they don't open until 6. I told them that's crazy because the kitchen needs to know so he finally takes the order, gives me a variety of tacos but placed it individually as to not give me a good rate for their dozen box deal. Cost was about $10 more per dozen. Then I get there and then a customer said they didn't get their large order made. The customer service was garbage and clearly they didn't give me an opportunity to even get their large order rewards points from my purchase. Complete garbage place. Go to bill Millers, it's cleaner and better. Quality of food was bleh too. read more

Jerry was such a great waiter ! He made conversation with us and our 2 year old loved him to ! He had our food out quickly and correctly ! Wish there were more people like Jerry who you can TELL he loves his job and it's not fake . read more

Who doesn't like Las Palapas? Although this is not my regular place to visit, it is near my daughter, so we frequent it on occasion. This review is based on my last visit. Due to being located in a large shopping center location, parking can sometimes be a bear. In fact, on this trip, we couldn't even park in the restaurant parking lot. However, since we were going to eat a lot of food, maybe a little extra walking will help walk off some of the calories. When we got inside, there was a small line just to get your name on the waiting list. As I was so hungry, I thought this might be an issue. However, the folks are very efficient, and we got a table within about 10-15 minutes. Menus, chips & salsa, and water hit the table nearly as fast as we could sit down. We knew what we wanted and asked if we could just go ahead and place our order. Our piping hot order came out quickly and was exactly as we had ordered. More chips & salsa were requested, and they came quickly. Our waiter never let our drink glasses get low and was very attentive to our needs. Will I return? When I'm in the area, even though it's not my usual Las Palapas. read more

lWay friendly drive through. the restaurant staff is attentive and pleasant. The restaurant is clean despite the high volume of visitors. The food is consistently good and quickly prepared. read more

Good service. Consistent food. Ordered and shared an appetizer that came with chicken flautas,, beef fajita nachos, queso and quesadillas. It was yummy and the perfect shareable. We all had drinks too. Margaritas and pina coladas were great! Las palapas food is always pretty consistent and doesn't really disappoint. Other fav's include cheese enchiladas, tortilla soup and everything & don't forget that roasted salsa! Yum! read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Macho botana - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The service was quick and efficient. The salsa was a bit watery ( probably my preference of chunky salsa ). The cheese enchiladas plate was delicious and hot. The tortillas were okay could've been more fresh one of them were hard after couple minutes of unwrapping. The place is always on point with the vibes with the all the cool lights and the music which makes it a great time regardless! Great pricing on the food. I would come back just to have a quick bite and a drink or two (: read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Cheese Enchiladas Plate - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Jerry waited on us and was extremely helpful and quick service. I would definitely recommend to come here and will be back in the future.

Got bean and cheese when i order bean and egg. How you mess up simple order. I even tip Never again read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Unbelievable! Order egg and bean. No egg just bean and cheese I even tip. How you mess up simple order. - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Was really good just feel like the tortilla and meat could've been a little hotter other than that it was good read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Asada taco - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I'm beyond disappointed... I ordered a beef fajita superbowl, and I requested extra beef fajitas on the side. Why on the side and not in the bowl? Because in previous orders, it seemed like they forgot to add them, so this time, I wanted to see how much they'd actually include. The pictures below show the order I received. Keep in mind, they charge $8.99 for the beef fajita superbowl and an extra $6.99 for what seems like a measly 2.5 strips of fajitas, if you can even call it that much. Honestly, it's very disappointing, especially considering the prices. Hopefully, people will find this review useful and show everyone that it's not worth ordering extra meat. If you're that hungry, you'd be better off just spending two additional dollars and getting a second superbowl. read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Looks can really be deceiving. I held off eating from this place because the food in pictures didn't look appetizing to me or my family. Today we wanted to stay close to home and I was craving guac so we decided to try it. YOU GUYS WHAT?! This place is so good. The food doesn't look appetizing by any means but holy cow; FLAVORVILLE. Each meat had its own distinct flavor and sauce. Nothing tasted the same like I've had at other mexican restaurants. Their chicken soup won awards and I see why. Hands down the best chicken soup I have ever had. The guisada burrito was a family favorite, literally everything was packed with flavor. There's so much positive I could say on the taste. Forget taco cabana. Prices are about the same here and the food is way better. If I had any complaints I would say they use too much cheese; but I'm not a dairy person anyway. Ordering online was easy; fast. Pick up was a headache because they were PACKED inside and out but staff was nice and our food was still toasty fresh when we got it. Idk if I went on a good day or what but WOW. Fast mexican food joint gets two thumbs up from me! read more

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First time at Las Palapas. Went on a Friday evening at 5:15, restaurant wasn't too busy. We're seated right away and waitress came over to greet us immediately. We ordered some queso to go with our chips and salsa. Chips were a little salty beyond the top layer for some reason. Queso was salty too. We got our food within 15 minutes. And we were so hungry I forgot to take pictures! Over all I would recommend going here if you want to go out to eat without a wait and fast food. Also they have patio seating for those that want to brave the 100+ degree temps! Nothing a good margarita couldn't fix! read more

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Jerry our server at Las Palapas was excellent. The food that we ordered was top notch. They were also able to accommodate a party of 8 easily. I would come back without a doubt. read more

I used to live near this Las Palapas, and would drop by to pick up a breakfast taco (on corn, of course!) with bacon, egg and cheese. Their breakfast tacos are delicious, and just writing this makes me want one -- or two. I recently visited with friends for dinner, and had one of their delicious strawberry margaritas. Now, I'm hooked on THAT. But they have a good variety of wild margaritas with all sorts of bottles stuffed in them - Big Red, beer or moscato wine. You'll have a ball with them all, if you're a margarita lover. A couple of other items I order regularly are the chicken ranch taco and the stuffed avocado. I hope you'll try them! read more

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Ordered beef fajitas for 2 and one order of sopapillas. They asked me what type of tortillas and salsa did I want. At that point they decided not give me tortillas or salsa. The sopapillas are completely without sugar and cinnamon, just four unseasoned fried nothings in a box. read more

our waiter Jerry was awesome! The food was great and the atmosphere was nice! I will comeback again! Jerry was very nice

Really good food! I loved the veggie enchiladas. Convenient- drive through and sit down. Nice ambiance inside, comfortable and friendly. Definitely recommend! Service was great, too! read more

We walked in for breakfast, they told us to to pick our seats, then we sat for twenty minutes and not a single server came to assist us. One waitress even sat a table right next to us and took their order, but didn't even acknowledge us. I get tacos at this place multiple times a week, but will not be going anymore after being blatantly ignored with my family. read more

Always great service and atmosphere. Jerry our waiter was very attentive, friendly and professional. Food did not disappoint, as was a great suggestion by our waiter Jerry. read more

OMG what an awesome dinner. Was able to have dinner for breakfast (Chilaquiles). The Patio is great atmosphere for date night. Not a bad price for two of us and a beer $17. Tiffany gave us service with a smile even while closing. We'll be back for sure! read more

Las Palapas Alamo Ranch - Chilaquiles - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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The food was good and warm when we received it. We had a server named Jerry and he was amazing. He was very attentive to our table and made sure we had an everything we wanted/needed. read more

A friendly greeting, a clean environment and a delicious meal was what my husband and I had tonight. Thank you, Jerry, for being attentive, not only to us, but to the other guests, as well! read more