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    Rudy's Grill and Cantina

    3.9 (179 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    RUDY'S GRILL AND CANTINA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Feliz Navidad...
    Gary W.

    Their options for group parties and catering is decent for the area. The restaturant has a lot of character to explore.

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    Rick F.

    Let's sing. Ahem. Oh where or where did my little .... No not that song. More like .... Ahem. Oh where oh where did I simply go wrong, to never have visit this place... Lalala. People of the world I never new this place existed. It's been in the area for 25 years and I just was never alerted of it. Oh and I've been looking. I've been searching high and low for a new Mexican restaurant since covid closed down many of my go to spots for great Mexican food. Please understand I do not like the big corporate spots around town. I prefer the hidden gems with authenticity. This place I indeed consider that hidden gem. It's off the beaten path. Well, it's off my beating path, despite it being on a major road. I just never come this way. Now to the food. It's a new spot for me so I didn't want to commit to just one full dinner. So I did a little sampling by trying multiple items a-la-cart. I tried the basics: 1 Fajita Beef Taco 1 Enchilada 1 Tamale 1 House Margarita Let's start with the Rita. You do not need to upgrade this baby to premium. It's perfectly fine the way it comes. It's now my new favorite margarita spot in all of Cypress and Tomball. Period. Beef Fajita. This is real beef baby. Not that cheap knock off low grade beef that feels like rubber. Nicely seasoned and prepared well. The fajitas alone are worth 5 stars. Ground Beef Enchilada. Finally found my spot. Hands down the best in all of Cypress. I will exclusively come here now for my enchilada fix in Cypress. Tamale. Y'all! Y'all. Y'all? I was tricked. They need to modify that menu. I ordered my tamale with zero sauce cause I wanted that authentic experience. What I got was a freaking chicken tamale. Blasphemy! When you see tamale on a menu you think traditional pork by default. No not here. They exclusively only have chicken tamales but the menu doesn't specify it. I did not like it at all. But I'm strict on tamales and I only want them in pork. Period. With all that, I'm giving this place all 5 of them stars baby. I further ordered a Jack and Coke (with Mexican Coke of course) as well as their standard Old Fashion. Let's be clear. Their default Old Fashion is made with Woodford Bourbon. Did you hear me! I was floored because that's the absolute best way to make an Old Fashion and many bartenders do not know that. This bartender did and she made the bar menu herself. I forget her name but I did post her pic. She only works weekends so, I'm now heading there weekends only for them perfectly balanced old fashion. Hola and Prosper!

    Great food, strong marks, awesome staff. My new favorite go to food mexican food. Good every time!

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    Rachel O.

    Very good first experience. Service was spotty but they were attentive and we were never waiting for them. Atmosphere is your typical Mexican restaurant. Food was very flavorful, tender, and delicious. I always have an issue ordering tortilla soup at Mexican restaurants and their spicy chicken tortilla soup was smoky and delicious (comes with a quesadilla also which was fun). Fajitas were good quality, we did try the one that was supposed to have a wine sauce and we didn't really see that. Overall though i think it's a great neighborhood find.

    Nikiba J.

    The food was good but not the service, it sucked. My coworker is a regular there and I'm wondered if our server recognized my her attached to a bad experience with her. Not once did he come to our table other than upon request, I'm truly exhausted with bad service. I noticed how friendly he was with everyone else but us, each time we needed anything we had to call him over. The bartender did all the work for us and i notice he gave him a side eye a time or two. Idk but this 2 star is justifiably well given.

    Chips served warm with a pretty spicy salsa. Once my tongue got past the first bite, I liked it .
    Ruth K.

    Update: 2nd visit and tried some new items. Mr. Picky really liked his à la carte Chilii Relleno. My Mexican Shrimp Cocktail was pretty good but next time in addition to holding the jalapeños I would request more lime as it would perfectly balance the sauce. I also ordered an à la carte white enchilada as I remembered liking it on our first visit, not bad. Next time I think I'll try the Chimichanga. For dessert we ordered one flan and one Tres Leche cake. We always appreciate homemade desserts. Mr. Picky loved the flan best. I wasn't sure about the milk cake until I was a few bites into it, and then I decided the topping went with the rest of the cake, and I appreciated the fact that they got the bottom portion of the cake really nice and wet. Overall, not a bad meal and Mr. Picky, he says he wants to come back for more Chile Relleno.

    Mini-Chimis
    David Y.

    My wife and I went with my oldest daughter to eat at Rudy's for lunch today. We shared the Mini-Chimis and the mole chicken enchiladas, and I ordered a gold margarita. The food was quite good, the service was fast, and the prices were nothing to complain about. I was a bit surprised at how few people were there at noon on a Saturday, but I've seen the parking lot in the evenings, so I know they do more business then. We'll definitely be going back!

    Rudy's Brunch Menu

    This is a good spot for a TexMex brunch on weekends. It's not highly advertised, as neither the brunch times or menu can be found on their website. I recommend the Denver Omelette, with added ham. Very good!

    Fajita Enchilada Al Carbon, chicken flauta

    Delicious house mango margarita! We had the nachos Al carbon , steak and a combination plate everything was absolutely delicious! The salsa is super tasty and definitely spicy

    Fajita tejana
    Alvaro N.

    So the place is somewhat packed for the night and at first I wasn't to sure about the restaurant the chips were not salted and the salsa was pretty basic.... But that's not what we came here for, we got the margaritas the frozen was actually a bit better than on the rocks..... the food was delicious btw ask for the habanero sauce if you want some real salsa on your burrito.... The food was very tasty and well seasoned the steak and fajita were nice and juicy and hot!.... Would definitely come out here again...I wasn't a big fan of the fries or the rice but the meat was definitely good. If the sides were more on par to some Home made food it would definitely come close to a perfect meal.... Also there wasn't much fajita on the plate

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    18 days ago

    Went here last night for the first time !! Good environment!! Down the street from home Grate desserts

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    3 months ago

    My favorite Mexican restaurant. Love their seafood tacos and their black beans are the best I've ever had anywhere.

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    10 months ago

    Found me another spot for some great Tex Mex!!! Food is delicious , service was great and now added to my fav spot list

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    Fabulous Mexican restaurant! Unbelievable menu and reasonable prices! Love the way every dish presented sizzling hot!

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    3 years ago

    Best place in town. Great service and d great food. Our go to for Mexican food and margaritas!

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    3 years ago

    My go to spot for mole chicken enchiladas, hands down best mole sauce in H-town. The queso and frozen margaritas are tasty as well.

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    3 years ago

    Great food, service and ambiance and price. Kind of place where they remember your name. Every time! Highly recommended.

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    Nice atmosphere and food was excellent. Staff friendly and attentive. Definitely will return.

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    Food was good. We ordered the fajita special with shrimp sausage and beef. Tortillas were on point. Will be back.

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