Very friendly wait staff. Definitely felt like a 90s restaurant that never changed and honestly…read moredoesn't need to. The meal was good. The beer was fairly priced. I have not had slabs of carnitas before but they were tender. Kinda loud but it was a Saturday evening crowd. Overall I'd like to try more

We are back 2nd time. That good! Patio seating relaxing and…read morebreezy with great customer service.

Ridiculous Mexican food. Probably the best in the RGV. Worth the 20 minute wait on a Friday at…read morenoon. Awesome and fast service to boot.

I never thought I would ever be typing these words, but it's the end of an era--hopefully not…read morepermanent. I've been eating here since 1970 when menu was written daily on a small blackboard on the wall and plate lunches were $1.25, drink included. I left the area in '84 but have returned frequently ever since. Las Vegas is always my first stop, and last night was no different, meeting up with ten family members for dinner. Our server, Elizabeth, was superb. When I saw the menu, I was concerned. It was six or eight pages, with dishes I never expected to see here. But I understand why, even though my first thought was, "I hope they haven't messed with the traditional dishes." I've always maintained the cheese enchiladas here are among the three or four finest in the world, if not THE finest. That's what I always order. I also ordered panchos and guacamole. My wife ordered beef enchiladas. The guacamole was very good. The nice thing about LVC is they don't use much (if any) cilantro. This stuff ruins guacamole. Their homemade chips are beyond incredible and so is the salsa. The panchos were terrible. Way too much cheese. Ratios are important. The refried beans and rice were very dry. And finally, the cheese enchiladas. They were not good. There was very little gravy (this is what makes them so good) at all, and the gravy wasn't right. They have changed the recipe. There was also way too much cheese on top. Ratios are important. The medium (soft, medium or crispy taco shell) ground beef taco was perfect. My wife said her enchiladas were also disappointingly dry with bland gravy. I ate the taco and about half the rice, beans and enchiladas. I paid what might be my final tab here, and picked up everyone else's check. 56 years ago, I paid less than two bucks out the door. Last night's tab was over $250 with tip. Times have changed. Unfortunately, so has their food. The women's restroom was repulsive. I won't go into detail about the trash can.

Vibrant decor and great Tex Mex. Chips were more like strips and a little too over fried, but the…read moresalsa was good - not chunky or spicy. They also had two table side salsas which seemed to have heat - the green more than the red sauce. Also served the charros beans which were also flavorful. I got combo #2 with bistec tacos. It was served with a loaded baked potato (is this the Tex in Tex Mex?). 3 bistec tacos are served on corn tortillas with tiny bits of sliced beef, cotija, avocado and fresh limes.‍ Very delicious. I also ordered one flour tortilla to go which if I'd known it was $2 I would've passed. My bill with tip was under $20.

The food is great and very tasty. The customer service is excellent. The atmosphere is great. The…read moreonly thing they need to change is the chairs that are a bit uncomfortable. Suggestion may get cushion for comfort. Again love the place.

I don't know who hurt this restaurant, but they are taking it out on the food. Came in hungry, left…read morebetrayed. Chips were stale, salsa tasted like tomato-flavored water, and the tacos had so little meat I thought it was a garnish. Rice was dry, beans were sad, and somehow my cold drink was warm. Only thing that worked perfectly was the exit.

Delicious enchiladas huge portions . Very friendly and…read moreattentive staff. Our lunch was served quickly. Home made chips and salsa.

Food was excellent. I had the #8. Yummy! Service was promp,…read moreprofessional and friendly. The owner was there as always making sure everything was perfect. Wonderful experience.

Joel was an outstanding waiter he was so kind, helpful, prompt, respectful. The food was fresh, and…read morethey didn't cook my dog.

Wow, while this place lacks flair, it far exceeds fair!…read more I've been scared of trying this janky-looking establishment out of fear of the wrath Montezuma would likely revenge upon my butt. Although the place looks like something to be feared, it is the closest restaurant to me, and last night I didn't want to venture far for my Mexican fill. After three months of driving by, I finally built up the courage to stop, and I am glad I did! Although the interior decor matches the plain and homely exterior, with no decorations except a few of the free posters and some mismatched tables and uncomfortable chairs, the food and service was among the best in town. First, the service. There were several waiters for this tiny establishment, and they could hustle. The drinks never went empty, and anyone who knows me, knows I drink a lot! Probably had five or six glasses of tea, and I never sat for even a moment, parched, at Platillo's. The hostess was nice and more-than-accommodating at one of my special requests. Next, I asked for hot sauce and jalapenos, as I often do, and the waiter asked, "Tabasco good?" I am not a big fan, but that seems to be number one standard in the industry, so I usually agree. However, on his own, he brought me the hotter, tastier, house sauce! Had he not took it upon himself, I would have never known it to exist. The only place to offer up a house hot sauce down here, and it is was worth that alone, because it was amazing. Which leads me to the food. The food was excellent! Homemade chips with great salsa. None of those bagged chips from the restaurant supplier. The salsa had a great deal of cilantro and was chunky like my girlfriend prefers, had the "wateriness" and and freshness I prefer. (However, still on the "too mild" side for my tastes, as is everywhere.) The salsa is is right between Los Asados and Las Vegas in taste and consistency. The sweet tea was great. The beans weren't my favorite, as I prefer them a little more runny, but to be fair the last few times I have ate at my other favorites, they too were more lumpy. The rice was good, but I've had orgasmic rice back home. My chalupa was good, right on par with everywhere else. The taco meat was the best I've had in a great long while, maybe the best ever. The enchilada was awesome, right on par with Las Vegas and Los Asados as the best enchiladas ever! The panchos were sub-par, I think it was their average cheese and their lumpy beans that bumped it down. My girlfriend loved her flank steak fajita, and she adored her mole. I tried the mole, and it was delicious (although I lack much experience for comparison on mole). They also provided our favored type of floured tortilla, rich and caramelized. One of the great tortillas, in my book. (I don't remember the other places with tortillas as good.) I also polished off her taco as she was full and their tacos can't be beat in the valley. I will be sure to visit again, as I am having a tough time sorting between Platillo's, Las Vegas, and Los Asados as "best in town". If you like these other two, give Platillo's a try. It might even be cheaper! Once again Harlingen has showed me to not judge a book by its cover: So many restaurants in the valley have taught me to not consider every eatery with a down trodden or plain appearance to be in cahoots with Montezuma. I've always liked "hole-in-the-wall", but also stayed away from places with holes in the wall. Yet, some of the best food in town is also very cheap. Cheap food, excelling in quality, served with great staff means the establishment has to give somewhere, so they give on decor plain and dilapidated establishments. Bonus: I learned that the stars on local restaurants are from a local news critic. So, watch for stars!

The service was amazing. It's a small restaurant so you better get here early. The food was pretty…read moregood. Will be coming back to Platillo's very soon.

This is our second or third visit to Tejano Grill and we thoroughly enjoyed the food and service…read more We ordered a mixture of TexMex, BBQ, a chicken sandwich and seafood between the four of us. Everyone seemed to like what they ordered. My Two Meat BBQ Plate had brisket slices and some smoked turkey breast. The turkey was a little dry but had good flavor and there was a lot of it. The brisket was nice and moist but unfortunately two slices were sliced incorrectly WITH the grain instead of across the grain. This made them tougher than they should have been. Kind of a rookie mistake. But the flavor was good. The grandson's spicy fried flounder was very good. He loved it! The spicy Chicken sandwich was excellent and shared between two of our party. Overall the food was good and the service was very good. The place wasn't busy because it was midafternoon which was nice since it's usually packed on the weekends. We definitely will return when we travel to Harlingen to pick up visitors at the airport.

Great food. Have the brisket fries. The food was good, service was good, lots of people there…read moreeating and all were cleaning plates. It's my go to when visiting Harlingen.

It's fine. I have to suppose that this place stays in business because the BBQ and water hole…read moreacross the parking lot runs out of brisket. It was fine I guess. Nothing special. Nothing particularly outstanding but nothing notably bad. I would eat it again. But this is a plan C type place. The menu was all over the place with very traditional Mexican dishes next to pancakes, burgers and BBQ. The waitress did not recommend the brisket so take that into account.

Not from Harlingen and I figured why not! Service was decent , food was cold, menudo over cooked…read more... no chips because they charge ! Told the waitress about cold food and her reply, " I am just the server!"

This place has good - cheap food. A great place to enjoy a delicious taco after an evening of…read moredrinking with old friends.

Great food & holds true to expectations! Decent prices considering how expensive everything is now…read more... (prices went up)but for obvious reasons. I usually order pick up or drive through but service seems to be very well carried out as well as managed. If you're in a hurry order ahead, it's not exactly fast food,I don't particularly enjoy dining in as the ambiance is not as comforting as the food. Please tip your servers !

great Mexican dishes. also great American Both their…read morechicken enchiladas and their grilled Salmon are some of the best I have had. Prices are very reasonable and the atmosphere is great. Even the Ribeye was great highly recommend

I really wanted to like this place and we were excited to try it…read more When we arrived there was NO ONE there. The host greeted us without a smile and seated us. The waiter was very over the top friendly and pushy which made us feel like we were dealing with a used car salesman. When we mentioned we were there for Happy Hour the friendliness then turned to dismissive as he told us we would need to sit at the bar for that. We were sitting at a table next to the bar and the bar was all high tops. Again, NO ONE else was there. I asked if there was any low top seating that would count as sitting at the bar due to having a condition that would make it painful to sit on a barstool. He unapologetically stated "No". I was not going to pay more for my food and drink due to geography, so I stood at the bar. As we looked over the menu the bartender, host, and waiter stood at the end of the bar talking and gossiping. It seemed very unprofessional since we were the only ones there and we could hear their entire conversation. The bartender was very friendly. We ordered the bowl of queso and the bartender asked if we wanted it loaded and we told her no. We also ordered the bistec and chicken tacos with no pico de gallo. When the queso came out it was a small cup full of what looked like onions, but probably pico de gallo. We told the bartender we ordered the bowl and did not want the pico. She took it back and then gave us another small bowl and it was topped with meat. She could tell we were not happy and asked if everything was okay, so we explained we had ordered the bowl, not cup and just wanted plain queso, but at this point we told her it was fine. When the tacos arrived the bistec were covered in raw onions. This was not listed on the menu and not something either of us wanted which is why we said no pico. We sent those back as well but told her we did not want them replaced. We split the chicken tacos and were not impressed so we didn't order anything else.