Authentic Mexican food in Lufkin is unbelievable! I’m from San Antonio and I was impressed to be eating real Mexican food in a small town in East Texas. I love the vibe of the place, great customer service and amazing food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Fajita Street Tacos
Paul Nolan
After eating here twice I can say this is one of the best, if not, THE best Mexican food restaurants in Lufkin, TX.The salsa is good and that's always a great indicator. They serve it warm which I like. You can also request a spicy green sauce and they have it.I had the combo platter and the waitress, who was very friendly, allowed me to swap out a couple of the enchiladas and get one cheese and one chicken and have them covered with enchiladas verdes sauce. It's hard to find good enchiladas verdes and these were great.The combo platter was huge and I love the way they prepped the taco because they kept the lettuce and tomatoes separate, allowing you to add them to the taco right before you eat.My wife ordered the nachos especiales and they are pictured in one of the photos. The beef was tender and seasoned just right. My wife states, "the nachos were full of flavor and the beef was tender, not chewy."The staff seemed friendly and the place was clean, but felt a little stuffy.We will certainly visit here again...likely many more times.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Henry Smith
It's very tasty and just the right amount of food. My lunch cost under $20. Compared to fast food restaurants nearby, you get better food and service. I recommend this place for lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchilada
OLS Bobby
Got a to go order should have checked it before I left the restaurant got home with fajitas for two and no tortillas. This is my first and last time at this restaurant food was OK nothing to brag about.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Todd Jackson
I did not receive the food I ordered. The person entering the order was not familiar with the systems and chose to input the order without getting clarification. No effort was made by management to resolve the issue upon notification.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Andreas Schäfer
Nice clean restaurant top service to recommend good food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chrystal Hudson
The food is always delicious, portions are generous, and staff is friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchiladas Supreme, Chicken Fajitas
Simone Pryor
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchilada
Rola Mandujano
Ordered a small order of combination nachos and I was not happy with my order worst nachos
Some of the best Mexican food I've ever had. It's so good I keep wanting to go back for more. My husband loved the taco salad so much, he went back the next night and got another one to go. The chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce dinner was the best I've ever had. The chips and salsa were excellent. El Mariachi is now our favorite Mexican food restaurant. We can't wait to try more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Ritske Tibbertsma
Definitely our favorite local Mexican restaurant. Great food, amazing customer service and the atmosphere is amazing. I met my wife at this location when it was Applebee’s to the building is sentimental to me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roxanne Ramirez
I got the Polo Rio! Delicious will definitely get it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David
The food is good and reasonable. The service is not.We waited several minutes just to get seated. Finally got a booth and eventually ordered.We asked for, but never got, salsa.Overall, we were disappointed and will not go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Blanca Alvarez
Parking: Good restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Chicken Fajitas, Charro Beans
Fast service, great atmosphere, and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Authentic Mexican food in Lufkin is unbelievable! I’m from San Antonio and I was impressed to be eating real Mexican food in a small town in East Texas. I love the vibe of the place, great customer service and amazing food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Fajita Street Tacos
After eating here twice I can say this is one of the best, if not, THE best Mexican food restaurants in Lufkin, TX.The salsa is good and that's always a great indicator. They serve it warm which I like. You can also request a spicy green sauce and they have it.I had the combo platter and the waitress, who was very friendly, allowed me to swap out a couple of the enchiladas and get one cheese and one chicken and have them covered with enchiladas verdes sauce. It's hard to find good enchiladas verdes and these were great.The combo platter was huge and I love the way they prepped the taco because they kept the lettuce and tomatoes separate, allowing you to add them to the taco right before you eat.My wife ordered the nachos especiales and they are pictured in one of the photos. The beef was tender and seasoned just right. My wife states, "the nachos were full of flavor and the beef was tender, not chewy."The staff seemed friendly and the place was clean, but felt a little stuffy.We will certainly visit here again...likely many more times.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
It's very tasty and just the right amount of food. My lunch cost under $20. Compared to fast food restaurants nearby, you get better food and service. I recommend this place for lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchilada
Got a to go order should have checked it before I left the restaurant got home with fajitas for two and no tortillas. This is my first and last time at this restaurant food was OK nothing to brag about.
Food: 4
Service: 4
I did not receive the food I ordered. The person entering the order was not familiar with the systems and chose to input the order without getting clarification. No effort was made by management to resolve the issue upon notification.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice clean restaurant top service to recommend good food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is always delicious, portions are generous, and staff is friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchiladas Supreme, Chicken Fajitas
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchilada
Ordered a small order of combination nachos and I was not happy with my order worst nachos
Food: 1
Recommended dishes: Charro Beans
Restaurantji Recommends
Some of the best Mexican food I've ever had. It's so good I keep wanting to go back for more. My husband loved the taco salad so much, he went back the next night and got another one to go. The chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce dinner was the best I've ever had. The chips and salsa were excellent. El Mariachi is now our favorite Mexican food restaurant. We can't wait to try more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Definitely our favorite local Mexican restaurant. Great food, amazing customer service and the atmosphere is amazing. I met my wife at this location when it was Applebee’s to the building is sentimental to me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I got the Polo Rio! Delicious will definitely get it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is good and reasonable. The service is not.We waited several minutes just to get seated. Finally got a booth and eventually ordered.We asked for, but never got, salsa.Overall, we were disappointed and will not go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Parking: Good restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Chicken Fajitas, Charro Beans