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.

I ordered this on Door Dash, so one never knows how fresh it's going to be when it arrives…read more Fortunately, it seemed to show up at my hotel room door about as fresh as if I were at the restaurant. I ordered a plate that had a cheese enchilada, rice, beans, guac, a beef fajita taco and I got a carne guisada taco on the side just to try it out. I also got chips & queso because I wanted to try that, too. I think I'm too used to crappy fast food Mexican food like Taco Cabana, because I was expecting everything to be on the smallish side. I was dead wrong. The tacos are large and the carne guisada one was stuffed to overflowing. Two people could easily split the dinner, and the extra stuff was just wasteful on my part. I ate a fraction of what came. As far as the food goes, the rice is seriously good and so are the beans. That's typically where most restaurants just throw some filler on the plate and call it a day. The guacamole was good, too. The homemade chips are also delicious. I did enjoy the queso, but wouldn't put it too far above average restaurant faire. The fajitas were very good as was the carne guisada, although I thought the beef chunks were extremely large. I didn't care for the enchilada sauce, so I ended up not eating those. But, that's just personal preference, so take it with a grain of salt. Overall, I thought it was good food at a good price and I'll probably order it again when I come back through Harlingen.

We love to eat at this great little restaurant every time we come to South Padre Island from…read moreHouston. The tamales here are amazing...move over Delia's. They have delicious menudo and Posole as well. I order the Posole combo with the three Barbacoa tacos every time I visit and it is so tasty. We also ordered several of the tamale breakfast plates and the enchiladas suizas. Everyone is very friendly and we always get service with a smile. The food is fresh and hot and always delicious. The prices are very reasonable, especially compared to Houston. We highly recommend this great eatery and we can't wait to come back and enjoy another delicious breakfast.

Very good tamales. The chicken with cheese, cheese with jalapeños and pork with pasas were excellentread more

This place fell off hard. The food is bland now -- like they forgot what seasoning is -- and the…read moreportions keep shrinking every time I come. It used to hit, but whatever made this spot good disappeared. Now it's just overall zero flavor. Service not bad, Ambiance Moderate on a Good day ! Not bad for being open for 50 years

Offer Decent local Mexican style breakfast, I had a bacon $ egg tortilla breakfast, well cooked…read more Place is small though, give a try while you are in town.

If you want flavor, quality and great portions this is the place to eat…read more Si quieres sabor, calidad y grandes porciones, este es el lugar para comer.

Delicious food and excellent service! Don't let the outside deter you! The small places are the…read morebest! Try the Quesadillas, the homemade fries and the lemonade.

My husband and I are frequent visitors to this restaurant and have never left disappointed…read more Friendly and efficient service and delicious food. Must try: 1. Fajita Quesadillas are loaded and cheesy. 2. Carne Guisada melts in your mouth. 3. Breakfast Tacos are big and made with their homemade flour Tortillas. 4. Taquitos Mexicanos are delicious street taco style and come with their charro beans. 5. Micheladas are HUGE and so good.

Excellent service! Excellent food! Great Value!! No frills, No hurry, local restaurant. My cousin…read morehad the Mojarra Frita and it was served on a platter, not a plate!! Old school, hard worker hunger fed here! The mojarra was whole and finger licking delicious! The cucumber slices in the salad were as big as my phone! The tortilla chips were crispy fresh and The hot sauce was spicy hot! Home made tortillas, yes!Both corn & flour: huge and tasty. I had the breaded fish fillet plate. I'm sure I counted two whole fish on my plate-I focused on that protein and left the carbs waiting, after my salad disappeared! 1 problem: the AC is on its last legs or maybe it was the heat from the chile or the hot food; a fan might help but the 5th star melted away until then.

Very clean, Great costumer service and the Food is yummy!! Their flour tortillas are big! 1 taco…read moreis good enough, my son couldn't finish it. The waitress was really nice and attentive. We didn't have to wait long for our order.

I had the Buffett next time I'll try off the menu. Nice staff inexpensive. Looks a it has a loyal…read morefollowing.

Small hidden gem in my opinion for some genuine Mexican breakfast. The food was delicious and…read moreproportionate, we received our food shortly after ordering which was amazing. Great place for breakfast and brunch if looking for genuine Mexican food. The ambience felt very homey.

Meh. We were in the area and came for breakfast after reading a great review. The flour tortillas…read morewere super huge, but the huevos rancheros turned out to be over easy eggs with runny whites, topped with salsa that was mostly chunks of peppers served with refried beans and french fries. Yes, french fries. I like french fries, but not for breakfast. Yuck. The orange juice was good, but I really have a hard time getting past those french fries.

The service is wonderful, very friendly and fast. Homemade flour tortillas and the beans were…read moreseasoned to perfection. I will be back.

Good food, friendly ! Spanish speaking !…read more I always get the ham egg and cheese taco It's good !!!! Fairly simple place with tricky parking! This place has been around forever so it must be doing something right! We gather here with friends occasionally and everyone leaves happy & full! Nothing gourmet! Just the good and basic here ! Old school!