Taqueria Chalupas -- a cruise-tradition stop for us…read more Since we live in Conroe, this place has become our go-to the moment we get off a cruise -- and it never disappoints. Service is always great and attentive, and the food is consistently fresh and delicious. We usually order the street tacos, but our family has tried a variety of items off the menu and everything has been excellent. The green salsa deserves a special shoutout -- it's spicy in the best way and keeps you coming back for more. We already know we'll be ending our December cruise here, and we can't wait.

**UPDATE** It's been…read morea minute since I've patronized this joint, aside from a couple of to-go breakfast orders through the years, but it is still just as delicious as it was when I wrote my first review more than a decade ago. Everything in my previous review stands, but I will add this time around that the cheese enchiladas here might be the bet I have had in the greater Houston area. They are wrapped in firm, uber-thin corn tortillas and almost overstuffed with real cheese. The chicken mole enchiladas also get there. No two moles are alike, and this can best be described as rich and (spicy) warm with a slight hint of sweet. Delicious indeed.

I recently had my first visit to El Jefe, in Webster, Texas. I was primarily looking through yelp…read morefor a good restaurant that served Tex-Mex, and this was the first restaurant that popped up in my area with an "excellent" rating. As I write this review, this restaurant currently has a rating of 4.6 stars with 120 reviews. Before coming, I also reviewed several pictures that other folks have posted on yelp, and I thought I'd give this place a try. After driving by the front of the restaurant and pulling into the parking lot, I started to have second thoughts about coming here. From the outside, it certainly did not appear to be a location worthy of an excellent rating on yelp. Still, I trusted the yelp community, and I decided to come inside. Boy, the yelp community was right on this one! This is one of those restaurants that is excellent, but you wouldn't know it unless you gave it a try. Immediately after entering, I decided to take a seat at one of their tables in a corner. Just after sitting down, a gentleman came over and delivered some fresh chips and two kinds of salsa. My waitress came over shortly thereafter and introduced herself. Her name was Marcella (sp?). She was friendly and professional throughout my experience here, and she was patient with me in explaining some of the items on their menu. After reviewing their menu and eating a bunch of their chips and salsa (which are ridiculously good), I decided what I wanted. I ordered the "Quesabirria w/Consome," with beef, which are 4 birria and cheese tacos, served with onion, cilantro, pickled onion, radish, and special spicy salsa. I ordered a Coca-Cola along with my dinner order. I definitely made the right choice for my meal. They were generous in filling my tacos with a bunch of shredded beef, and they were amazingly good. My soda was refreshing as well. In my opinion, this is a better place for authentic Mexican food rather than Americanized Mexican food. After my meal, my waitress said that she is giving me some of their dessert for free since this was my first time here. She was very kind, and an excellent waitress. Overall, I did have an excellent experience here, just as so many others have had. This was a reminder for me that sometimes I need to just trust the yelp community, and most often a high yelp rating is high for a valid reason. If you're in the area, you should give this place a try. In addition to this review, be sure to check out all my pictures if you'd like to get more detail on this location, some of which are attached to this review.

First time here. Real Mexican food happening here. Chips and salsa were great!! I got the…read moreTampiqueña (Skirt Steak, Cheese Enchilada, rice and beans, guacamole and pico de gallo). My wife got Combination #2 (Beef fajita taco, Cheese Enchilada, rice and beans). All of the food tasted great and reminded us of the Mexican food from Southern California. The staff is super friendly and the dining room feels very "Mom and Pop." I think they had a dance floor on the other side of the bar. We didn't check. The parking lot is very rough but don't let that scare you off. Come for a great authentic Mexican meal.

The food was highly overpriced. I ordered biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs... $14... Biscuits…read morewere very large and hard, gravy was very thick and cold and scrambled eggs were overcooked. Our waiter took our order and never came back one time in 57 minutes, until he brought the bill. My friend ordered some kind of hash with two over easy eggs ... $21.00 The hash showed up as some potatoes with a chunk of meat and one over easy egg with one over hard egg. My friend ask for some Tabasco or hot sauce and they brought him something in a cup that appeared to have soy sauce in it. Again I will say this : highly overpriced, mediocre food and very poor service. i've never written a review like this in my entire life. But I truly felt obliged to say that this is a place that I will never bother to go to again.

The place we were going to eat in Galveston was too close to the cruise ship loading zone and…read moretraffic was bumper-to-bumper, so Google recommended this as a place on our way back to the airport. Glad it did! First, the wait time - we showed up on a Sunday morning, right after some kind of race in the area. They told us the wait would be about 45 minutes to an hour, and we waited 55 minutes. No big deal - at least their estimate was accurate. But beware if you're on a time crunch on a weekend at brunch time :) Great hash! I had CHRISTINA'S TAMALE CAKES (Benedict), and loved it. It was top two of my meals in this visit to Texas. The carnitas were flavorful, the poached eggs were perfect, the corn bread base on the tamale wrapper was awesome. If I could improve the dish - and that would be hard to do - I would ask for a bit more of that delicious green chile Hollandaise sauce on top, which I would buy by the jug if I could. The smashed potatoes were excellent - very well seasoned and oiled and salty to go with the sweet from my main dish. My companion loved her hash dish and I scooped up some of her sauce to eat the last few bites of my cornbread. Loudness - This place was LOUD. They had a DJ spinning some great music choices - but I couldn't really converse with my wife during breakfast. I am well aware that I sound old and crotchety. I love the clubs - but this was like being in a club during brunch. Hygiene - The hostess at the front desk station was on her phone the entire 55 minutes we were waiting. When I asked her if I could get a Bloody Mary to save me from boredom during the wait - she told me to hang on. Then she sat on her phone and talked and texted for another 5 minutes or so. My wife dropped a pair of tongs on the floor from the Bloody Mary bar. Another lady picked them up, and told the lady behind the station that it had fallen on the floor. She didn't wash it - she just stuck them back in the jar where people are grabbing the food for their Bloody Marys. In hindsight - I don't know if I would have taken advantage of the endless toppings on the bloody Mary bar.

Great food and service. Awesome dog-friendly patio as well. They even have a menu for your…read more4-legged friends. I highly recommend the fajitas or the chicken suiza enchiladas. They also just added soft serve margaritas. Amazing!

Today at May 22nd, 2026-…read more We are here celebrating my nieces graduation party. We walked in, said our name and party size. We were sat by the host. The table was already decorated with graduation decorations. We asked several times "who decorated the room for us?". Thinking the restaurant decorated for us. How silly of us. The big red manager, Mark, was extremely rude to us. Mark accused us of stealing decorations and a card. Saying- "Why would y'all even sit here". At the least, we were confused. The big red dude kept walking in the room and looking at us. I guess attempting to intimidate us? I personally did not order food because I lost my appetite following the big red man's stank ass attitude. I do hope that the owners reconsider their management staff. I will never be back to this establishment. Our server, Dane, was the only thing good about the restaurant. I am leaving one star purely for him. He was extremely attentive and kind. Had the red man just allow Dane to handle the situation, I would probably be writing a different review.

Had lunch with a friend who was craving Mexican food so naturally I suggested Jimmy Changa's!…read more The Hatch Chili Enchiladas were fantastic with the chicken fajita meat and spinach topped with the poblano sauce and what tasted like a drizzle of the read sauce included on their shrimp empanadas. So good! And of course it is watermelon margarita season and it did not disappoint! I don't know what voodoo magic they do with those to make them taste so fabulous!!! I love the addition of the large watermelon slice which makes the drink pretty as well as functional. Our server, Julian, provided excellent service where we did not want for a thing! Naturally the restaurant itself with the beautifully done lighting fixtures in the main dining area as well as the bar area are simply gorgeous. Too full for an ice cream cone though there is always next time.

Been coming here for years and the food has always been great. Unfortunately, over the past few…read moremonths I've noticed the service and cleanliness have gone downhill dramatically. Not sure if there's new management or what has changed. Today was the final straw. My wife and I came in for lunch on Memorial Day shortly after they opened. The restaurant wasn't busy and there were plenty of servers working. We were brought chips and then completely forgotten about. We sat there for 15-20 minutes waiting for someone to come back and even take our drink order. Nothing. What made it worse was watching multiple servers walk right past us without ever making eye contact or checking on us. We finally got up, moved to the bar, and ordered our food there instead. We did let the hostess know about our experience, but no manager or staff member ever came over to apologize or even acknowledge the situation. Really disappointing considering how long we've supported this place.

I recently had my first visit to Red River Cantina, in League City, Texas. I was primarily looking…read morethrough yelp for a restaurant that served Tex-Mex, and this was the first restaurant that popped up in my area with a "very good" rating. As I write this review, this restaurant currently has a rating of 4.0 stars with 380 reviews. Before coming, I also reviewed several pictures that other folks have posted on yelp, and I thought I'd give this place a try. The outside of this restaurant is well lit and inviting. Parking is plentiful, and they have several handicapped parking spots for folks who need that. Upon entry, I was immediately seated in one of their booths by their hostess. The busboy came out a few minutes later, bringing some fresh chips and two kinds of salsa. The busboy didn't seem too friendly; he didn't say a word or even crack a smile. My waitress came out a couple of minutes later, and her name was Eliza C. She was friendly and professional, and she was attentive to my dinnertime needs throughout my experience. The chips and salsa they serve here are amazingly good. While I decided what I wanted to eat for dinner, I couldn't stop eating them! I ordered one of their "Maximina's Build Your Own Cominados," choosing an order with two items. For my two items, I ordered an enchilada with beef picadillo, and I ordered a crispy taco with beef picadillo. I ordered my meal with a side of their Mexican rice and refried beans. I also ordered a Dr. Pepper with my meal. My meal was delicious. The refried beans were excellent, and they had a smoky/bbq taste to them. The Mexican rice was delicious as well. They did an excellent job on my enchilada and taco, and they provided a generous filling with beef on both. They were delicious as well. The Dr. Pepper was also refreshing, and I appreciated that they served it in a glass rather than a plastic mug. One thing I noticed in their menu is that they appear to pay attention to folks who have vegetarian and/or gluten free needs in their diet. This doesn't effect me, but it is appreciated, so kudos to the management for that. Unfortunately, I also noticed that they require a mandatory "large party fee" for parties of 8 or more, which is 20%. This didn't effect me either, but it would be annoying to me if I were in a large party. I think this is unnecessary, presumptuous, and a little annoying. It is essentially a tip that is mandatory, regardless of the quality of the food or the service. If you have a large party, just make sure you don't add another tip on top of this mandatory tip (for the large party) without realizing this. The management should reconsider this annoying practice. Overall, I had an excellent (almost perfect) experience here. I would definitely come here again the next time I'm in the area. In addition to this review, be sure to check out all my pictures if you'd like to get more detail on this location, some of which are attached to this review.

My husband and I went to Red River Cantina last night. It's been awhile since we've been there. I…read moreordered a watermelon margarita off the menu which showed it was $11.95. I noticed it was HUGE but I just thought they were generous with their drinks. When we received the check, I was charged $16.95 for this drink. I asked our server about the price difference and she stated "Oh, I gave you the Grande." OK, thank you but that's NOT what I ordered. Granted, maybe I didn't specify a size so that's my fault but she shouldn't have ASSUMED I wanted the grande size. It was too much for me so my husband had to finish it. I didn't make a big deal about it because I worked in the restaurant industry myself so I try to be kind and respectful but I think seems very sneaky to me. The server should ALWAYS ask what size they want and not assume they want the larger size. That's up-charging. I also wanted to mention that we received a FREE watermelon margarita on the rocks because I think they had an extra which we gladly accepted and weren't charged for. But that doesn't compensate for the $5 upcharge. Most people say I should have contacted the manager but I didn't want to make a big deal over $3 but it's the principle to me. It's just not honest and I don't like that. We still tipped her over 22% but I'm rethinking that now. Maybe I should have deducted that $5 from her tip since I think it was an intentional up-charge. Oh well... As far as the food, we ordered the brisket enchiladas. They were OK. We didn't love the barbeque drizzle on top of the sour cream sauce. It really threw off the flavor in our opinions so that was a bummer. The white queso, chips and salsa were all on-point! We go out to Tex-Mex restaurants every week and the other restaurants don't give us the larger size so it just seems sketchy. I don't think we'll be back for awhile because this left a bad taste in my mouth. Disappointing.

Wow, just wow. We're here to catch a cruise in the morning…read moreand needed dinner. My wife spied the sign as we headed to the hotel. We ordered more food than we needed, but everything was amazing. Simply everything. Chips were warm. Wife loved the queso. The salsas were great. The enchiladas were likely the best I've ever had. The flautas were good. It was an amazing meal. And the server was sweet and kind.

There are restaurants where the meal begins the moment you walk through the door, and there are…read morerestaurants where the welcome feels like an invitation to reconsider your life choices. At Lupe Tortilla in Kemah, our host was gracious and welcoming. We asked if we could sit at the bar, and we were happily shown to two seats. So far, so good. Then came the bartender. She greeted us with the sort of expression usually reserved for someone who has just backed into your car in the parking lot. Plates and chips were tossed onto the bar--technically within the vicinity, though apparently not within reach. We were then asked if we wanted drinks. We ordered a dressed draft beer and a 50/50 Rita. The beer arrived beautifully cold and perfectly poured. The margarita, however, was roughly 90% frozen and 10% margarita--the precise opposite of what we were hoping for. It wasn't exactly the warm beginning one hopes for when settling in for dinner. The food may yet have a chance to redeem the evening, but hospitality is part of the recipe. And when the first course is indifference, even a good meal has a little climbing to do.

I heard a rumor about the soft-serve margaritas and obviously I HAD to check them out--and they did…read moreNOT disappoint! I highly suggest getting both flavors: mango AND strawberry. Honestly, they're basically dessert in drink form, so do yourself a favor and get some water on the side too. The restaurant was PACKED, and I mean packed especially for a big restaurant that is significantly larger than your average restaurant. To me, that was a great sign! Instead of waiting the estimated 35 minutes for a table, we decided to sit at the bar, and I'm so glad we did. Literally everything we ordered was delicious. Fajitas can definitely be hit or miss, but these were flavorful, and the onions cooked with them were PACKED with flavor without being overdone. The service was a little slow, but honestly, in retrospect, the place was extremely busy that night and we were having such a great time that it really didn't bother us. I definitely wouldn't hold that against them. Overall, it was a great visit. The food, drinks, atmosphere, and especially the hospitality gave me those comfortable, "at home" vibes. I'm already looking forward to going back!

I visited with a group and had a mixed experience. The service was on the slow side. We were served…read morechips and salsa while waiting, but it would have been nice if our water had arrived sooner since the chips definitely made us thirsty. The creamy dipping sauce that came with the chips was actually very good. I ordered the chicken fajita taco salad. The portion was enormous, so you'll definitely get your money's worth. The chicken was flavorful, but I wasn't a fan of the Italian dressing--it tasted like it had too much oregano or another strong herb, which overpowered the salad. It also came with a side of guacamole, but the large amount of chopped onions and cilantro just wasn't to my taste. Overall, it wasn't a bad experience, but it wasn't one I'd repeat. I wasn't impressed with the La Brisa on Highway 146, and I had hoped this location would be different. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to make me want to return with my family.

Salseria is a lovely Mexican-Brunch restaurant in Webster. The decor is modern mixed with beautiful…read moreMexican artwork. The staff are quite hospitable. Parking is not always an issue, but Salseria is packed into a business strip. There's plenty of space inside for a large gatherings. Their dishes are made fresh, homestyle from the kitchen. My meal wasn't overpowered with spices. Their special coffee is freshly brewed. The serving size of the usual complimentary chips and dip are miniscule. Their dishes are a little pricey. Salseria doesn't have a lunch special. They just serve brunch and dinner. Contrary to past reviews, it seems they've removed an extensive amount of dishes off their menu. Salseria was nice dine-in restaurant. I'd recommend them to everyone I know.

Overall, the food was delicious, but customer service (like someone else said) was definitely…read morelacking. Decor inside was appealing as I love day of the dead and Mexican type artwork, but space was a tad limited in regards to seating. I ordered the chilaquiles with scrambled eggs and extra green salsa on the side. While majority of it was all tortilla chips, it was still tasty. Additionally, all of the food we ordered could've been ate by two people per plate. We had a LOT of take home food. Their drinks are handmade and also delicious. Our table ordered four different drinks and they all tasted good! No refills were ever offered though, unfortunately. Due to their location and lack of customer service, we likely won't be back unless we're already in the area.

Placed a to go order on the phone. Music in background of the restaurant was so loud over the…read morephone, it was hard to place the order. As for the food, extremely not worth it. Paid $15 for the grilled fish dinner. Turned out to be an extremely thin flattened tilapia filet, over grilled peppers that were not cooked long enough. The rice had zero flavor. Came with a size of shredded iceberg lettuce and 2 sliced tomatoes. Not pictured was the 2 corn tortillas that immediately broke upon unrolling from the foil. Very small portions here. This was incredibly lackluster, and felt like I wasted my money. Zero flavor, no seasoning. No side of beans, no pico, no avocado, no chips?? This place seems to do the bare minimum. Never again.

I wanted to wait to write until I had been twice. i've now eaten breakfast and lunch. Here's what…read moreI think: Breakfast - Breakfast is served all day. We found it to be pretty good and fairly inexpensive. You get a lot of food on a breakfast plate. I give breakfast 4 stars. Lunch/Dinner - portion sizes are large. The chicken is better than the beef in my opinion. The beef fajita that comes inside tacos was cubed and seemed to be tougher. I have not ordered straight up fajitas yet but would hope they are better. The molé sauce on the enchiladas is pretty good. Chips and salsa are provided. I give lunch/dinner menu 3 stars. Bottom line - in my opinion, breakfast is better than lunch/dinner. I give breakfast four stars and lunch three stars. That averages to 3.5 hence the 4 star review. Bon appétit, y'all.