Wanted to go to the hotel recommend "Mexican" restaurant, but their health rating was not to our…read morestandards. Looked for a better one and saw that this was only a 1.3 miles away and had a 100%/100 rating. Routing took us through the neighborhood behind and we almost kept going. Came around the side of the building, and the parking lot and building was old but SO neat and clean. We parked our truck beside the building and almost left as there was only one car there at 7pm on a Friday. BUT, decided to stay and SUPER glad we did. FOOD was authentic, excellent and great service!!!! Tiny and not the best area, BUT well worth it. PS: We're both in our 70's and it is one of the best "mexican" places we've eaten at. Having a Food service background.......Health ratings matter!!!

Visiting from California, I enjoyed the regional differences like green beans in the chicken caldo…read more Really good food, friendly and great service. The neighborhood is rough but the inside is delightful.

If you want authentic and amazing Mexican Food!?! This is where you go in Amarillo Texas Panhandle…read moreArea! Greatest Mexican Food Ever!!! Get some Menudo! I get a large size and it makes 2 big meals for me! This is THEE BEST MEXICAN ANYWHERE!!! (YummY)"

Can get busy during lunch time. Sometimes crowded inside. Chicharron burritos are my favorite…read morethere, their red and a green sauce is amazing because it's spicy. Looks like a house from the outside, but great food.

Great place. Stopped in Amarillo and gave this place a try Recommend for sure and will be back…read morenext time in Amarillo. Food was great I had chicken tacos and friend had beef tacos. Both were great.

Solid Mexican food with friendly, helpful service. It's a small mom/pop place with authentic…read moreMexican food. If that sounds good, then come try the molcajete. It's worth a visit.

Chili pork Verde, bean and cheese burrito absolutely delicious. The chili pork Verde is very spicy,…read moreso I order my chili poVerdeburrito with refried beans and cheese. They also have breakfast burritos. Service is fast and friendly, the food is absolutely delicious. Tamales on Saturday and Sunday.

You have got to stop here for the best breakfast burritos! Everyone knows that Lupita's is the…read moreplace to be. I saw many locals coming in for breakfast, including a whole fire truck full of workers. Truly love this spot and am so grateful for the fresh tortillas and tasty food. Chorizo all day Al every day for me!

We are not from the area, but we are very happy. We came here. This was the best most authentic…read moreMexican food I have ever had in my life. Our waiter Zack was amazing and gave us some great suggestions on the menu. The atmosphere in this building is phenomenal and well worth coming back.

A friend recommended this restaurant for authentic Mexican food. They were so right. Quick service…read moreto sit and serve me on the patio. I took the advice of my server and went with a pollo dish covered in a spicy shrimp cream sauce. Salsa and guacamole with chips. The icing was a housemate margarita. Great taste, great service and great prices. When visiting or a night out with friends. Stop by Braceros and try the authentic taste of home, simmering flavors.

Visiting my girlfriend and her family in Amarillo led me to trying some of their favorite places in…read morethe city. My girlfriend's mom was especially excited to take me to El Tejaven while I was visiting. This dinner was a celebration of my girlfriend's sister playing in the top All-Region orchestra. It has nothing to do with the food itself, but I want to mention it because she did a great job performing and I think it deserves to be remembered here. It is the reason we went in the first place. It was a busy night at El Tejaven before we arrived. A group of 32 was just wrapping up dinner. Thirty two people. At that point, just cater, dawg. It took about 20 minutes after arrival to get seated, but it likely would have been much quicker if it were not for a group that size. Once we were seated, we were served chips and salsa. The salsa was spicier than I was prepared for, but it was good. The chips were excellent as well. Most people at the table ordered margaritas on the rocks, while I got a dressed Dos Equis on draft. From what I tasted, the margaritas were solid. For appetizers, we ordered the small queso and the small ceviche. The queso was standard but good. The ceviche, on the other hand, was exceptional. I could have eaten a large bowl by myself. I was pretty hungry, so I ordered the Orden de Tacos, which comes with four tacos on corn tortillas. I got all of them with al pastor. I also added a side of rice and beans, which normally comes with the three taco order but can be added on for the four tacos. The tacos were very good and exactly what you want from street style al pastor, especially with the cilantro and onions. It comes out to roughly four dollars per taco if you do the math. The rice and beans were both great and I ate all of it easily. The plate also came with a side of guacamole that had a nice kick, which I enjoyed. Living in Austin with family in San Antonio, it is easy to find good and authentic Mexican food. That does not always seem to be the case in Amarillo, so it is nice to know there is at least one spot in the city that feels authentic and not overly gringoified. My girlfriend's family knows ball. RIYL: the best tacos you can get in Amarillo

Happy hour margaritas! loved my fish tacos, perfectly prepared! My husband had a barbacoa burrito…read moreand loved it- gave me a bite and i concur! Legit charro beans! Chunky guacamole was amazing! Very reasonable price for the quality and friendly service!

Location is kinda in middle of nowhere? Arrived late, sat outside on covered porch and were served…read morequickly by a super nice waitress. Food arrived quickly and was fantastic!!!! Pork Carnitas, Chicken Enchiladas, and Chicken Chimichanga. Food was cheap for the quality and amount!! Everything was delicious!!! Wait stafff was awesome as was the food, would recommend!!

Wow! This is a gem! Great friendly attentive wait staff and the food kicks booty! From the chips…read moreand salsa to the beans and enchiladas this place knows what they are doing for Mexican food. Really great tortillas too! Loved it all.

First time visit....and wow so good! Where to start. First of all the service was exceptional and…read moreour waitress made sure we had it all did not miss a beat. Food selection was too hard to choose so I married it down to a bowl of soup or enchiladas. Waitress recommended the beef soup with fresh handmade tortillas. We had tortilla chips and two salsas until the food arrived. The other person on my party had carnitas tacos and I tasted those as they came to the table first. Tender meat, delicate cheese sprinkled on them and refried beans that were smooth and comforting. Then my extra large bowl of soup arrived with two limes on the side. Large chunks of pot roast beef so tender the spoon just melted through them. There was potato, carrot, cabbage and onion in a delicate but flavorful beef base broth. I added some of the spicy salsa to mine as I'm a "spicy" girly and it was just perfect. As I mentioned a received homemade flour tortilla but had a choice of corn if desired. The tortillas are the ones that are hand thrown and chewy and just O.M.G. The best I've ever had. Don't walk ... run to this establishment. I will return again and again.

Best food, margaritas , and service. Highly recommend! The combination burrito is a good choice,…read morethe beef is outstanding!

Lots of good things I could say about this place, but I've never had better carne guisada ANYWHERE!…read more Lots of good, tender, flavorful, well seasoned, juicy beef in soft, tasty, fresh tortillas. Yes, I got the carne guisada burritos. I was asked if I wanted to add cheese and I love cheese, so I added cheese, so I don't know how it's like without adding cheese, but by adding cheese it's GREAT! You better like cheese, they add a LOT OF CHEESE AND I LIKE CHEESE! It's sometimes hard to get in, but worth the wait!

The food was delicious and I'm very picky when it comes to Mexican food, the food has a very good…read moretaste. The restaurant seems like a hole in the wall very old school but the food is great and our server was great.

Tacos Garcia was suggested to me by a local coworker. Our hotel was fairly close by so, why not? We…read morearrived around 7:30 and were promptly seated. We were brought individual flights of salsa to go with the chips. My michelada hit the spot. Was it the best? No. But it scratched the itch. I couldn't decide on what to eat. Until I saw green chili stew and asado. I moved away from Midland in 2015. You don't really find asado away from West Texas. The music wasn't too loud and the lighting wasn't too bright or too dim. Overall, we enjoyed our meals. I'll likely stop back in the next time I'm in town.

We dined on Sunday, March 9 at around 1 to 2 PM. We had to wait 10 minutes for a tiny little table…read morewhen they weren't busy. We ordered queso and they brought us a little cup because they were out and said they weren't going to charge us for it. We ordered our food and it took forever to get to our table and both of our dishes were cold. We advised the manager that it was taking a long time and she said fish tacos do take a while, but they were also cold. When I told her my food was cold, she took my plate and said I guess you want me to take this from you, asked my friend how her food was. My friend said OK but my tacos are cold and she said she'll comp her meal and then I was brought a ticket for just drinks. No offer to fix anything or get us hot food. The waitress even said they put the avocado on the wrong plate but didn't offer to fix it. I will not go back