Food was bland. The chicken fajitas were missing a lot of flavor. Didn’t know it was a Tex-Mex place because I would not have came. Margaritas were good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Meg Turner
Some of the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had and I am from the Midwest where subpar is the best I’ll get. Do NOT order the queso—it’s disgusting and a waste of money.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Karina Gonzalez
The food was not good and they have the audacity to charge almost $5 dollars for a drink ???!!! Are you kidding me !!??? Never going
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Adam Stryker
Went with some friends for a great dinner.Solid food. Solid service. Excellent drinks. Quick kitchen. Never disappoints after over 20 years of visits. Great value for the money. (When most corporate restaurants are artificially jacking up prices by 30 to 50 percent, this place is more reasonable.)Parking is tight here though, take a long walk after taking Metro or get an Uber.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dos Leches Cake, Cinnamon Fried Ice Cream, Chips and Salsa, Shrimp Bang Bang, Enchiladas, Steak Fajitas
David CHAvalle
I specifically got to eat a stuffed chile. I do not recommend it.
Keith McClellan
Best texmex in
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Super Fajitas
Salvatore P Simonetta Jr
Consistently delicious food! Took a little too much time to get the food to our table. Don't let that discourage you from going. It's worth the time and money!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
M Tauf
Went here on a Tuesday evening and it wasn't too busy so we were seated quickly. Service here was nice and prompt. I had the fried Golden Chimmichanga with chicken which was really good. I really enjoyed the chips and salsa. Atmosphere in the restaurant was nice too. Would recommend a visit. As mentioned in other reviews parking can be hard to find during peak hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Julie Fox
Lovely neighborhood spot. Good atmosphere - a little loud for some tastes but we enjoyed overall. We had the 5 layer dip, bean and cheese nachos, bean and cheese pupusa, goat cheese enchiladas and steak tacos. Everything was well cooked and delicious. Sangria was very sweet which I like. Will return for
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Arie Polycarpou
A solid-tasting, and always-busy offering of Tex-Mex in NOVA, with good drinks and plentiful food.---My significant other and I visited here on a Friday night. I've visited a few times in the past, and it's always very busy. Tonight was no exception - we got one of the last tables at 5:45 and until we left there was a huge line at the door for a table.The restaurant is well decorated inside, with a nice bar and orange-ish walls. For as busy as this place always is, the space is a bit small and large parties next to each other can feel very crowded.The service was solid, especially for how busy it was. For food and drinks we kept it simple - to go with the chips and salsa I got a Diet Coke and Claudia's Platter, while my partner ordered a Margarita and a Fajita Salad without the Taco Bowl.I really like the Chips and Salsa - chips are fried right and the salsa is flavorful with the perfect amount of spice for 90% of people. The margarita on the rocks was very good, but strong. Would recommend if you're looking to get ahead of your night out.The entrees were solid, although not the best I've had in town. The food is plentiful - especially the platters. However with the loads of cheese it was hard for the flavor and spices of the meet to come through, and while I really liked how the rice was prepared the beans were a bit too liquid and lacking of flavor for my taste.Overall a solid, casual dinner experience outside of the main streets of Arlington. Although be prepared for crowds and a wait if you come during dinner.Parking: Technically a lot of free parking around, but when busy can be hard to nag a spot
Nice spot for Tex Mex and margaritas you can count on being good and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Viola Daniels
Great place for the family. The food is freaking and I highly recommend trying them out. Everything on the menu is delicious and the service is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sewell Truitte
This place is always great. the service and food are always good. My favorite is the Duo Burritos and the jalapeno poppers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rebecca G
This place…I have a lot of good memories here. For one, if you like really good strong margaritas this is the place to go. I used to live in this neighborhood and would often meet up with friends, get smashed, and walk home. In fact, this place also used to be my go to snow storm restaurant. It didn’t matter how cold or snowy it was, me and my best friend used to walk here all the time, get really good tex mex and get a margarita pitcher and walk home. I even take my parents here when they come visit. My dad loves the food here. I like the tacos and the steak fajitas. Really good reliable service. No frills but a welcoming place. Highly recommend. I am overdue for a visit. Parking can be a pain. Recommend walking if you can.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos Al Carbon, Chips and Salsa, Chicken Tacos Al Carbon, Carne Asada, Quesadilla, Steak Fajitas, Mexican Pork Tamal, Chipotle Salmon Tacos
Mary Ann
I was hoping to get a taste of authentic tex mex but the food was unfortunately below par bc and disappointing. The sauce on the goat cheese enchiladas was awful and tasted like sweetened tomato sauce with no other spices or even a hint of chili flavor, it was bizarre actually. Nothing tasted fresh and in fact verged on stale and old and the guac tasted like some cheap store bought brand. The waitress was nice and very friendly but even though we were the only people in the restaurant, service was slow and she was busy in the back and had forgotten our guacamole starter and we had to wait until she brought the meal to remind her of it, and then went and got it. We won't be returning.
Food was bland. The chicken fajitas were missing a lot of flavor. Didn’t know it was a Tex-Mex place because I would not have came. Margaritas were good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Some of the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had and I am from the Midwest where subpar is the best I’ll get. Do NOT order the queso—it’s disgusting and a waste of money.
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was not good and they have the audacity to charge almost $5 dollars for a drink ???!!! Are you kidding me !!??? Never going
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went with some friends for a great dinner.Solid food. Solid service. Excellent drinks. Quick kitchen. Never disappoints after over 20 years of visits. Great value for the money. (When most corporate restaurants are artificially jacking up prices by 30 to 50 percent, this place is more reasonable.)Parking is tight here though, take a long walk after taking Metro or get an Uber.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dos Leches Cake, Cinnamon Fried Ice Cream, Chips and Salsa, Shrimp Bang Bang, Enchiladas, Steak Fajitas
I specifically got to eat a stuffed chile. I do not recommend it.
Best texmex in
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Super Fajitas
Consistently delicious food! Took a little too much time to get the food to our table. Don't let that discourage you from going. It's worth the time and money!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Went here on a Tuesday evening and it wasn't too busy so we were seated quickly. Service here was nice and prompt. I had the fried Golden Chimmichanga with chicken which was really good. I really enjoyed the chips and salsa. Atmosphere in the restaurant was nice too. Would recommend a visit. As mentioned in other reviews parking can be hard to find during peak hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Lovely neighborhood spot. Good atmosphere - a little loud for some tastes but we enjoyed overall. We had the 5 layer dip, bean and cheese nachos, bean and cheese pupusa, goat cheese enchiladas and steak tacos. Everything was well cooked and delicious. Sangria was very sweet which I like. Will return for
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
A solid-tasting, and always-busy offering of Tex-Mex in NOVA, with good drinks and plentiful food.---My significant other and I visited here on a Friday night. I've visited a few times in the past, and it's always very busy. Tonight was no exception - we got one of the last tables at 5:45 and until we left there was a huge line at the door for a table.The restaurant is well decorated inside, with a nice bar and orange-ish walls. For as busy as this place always is, the space is a bit small and large parties next to each other can feel very crowded.The service was solid, especially for how busy it was. For food and drinks we kept it simple - to go with the chips and salsa I got a Diet Coke and Claudia's Platter, while my partner ordered a Margarita and a Fajita Salad without the Taco Bowl.I really like the Chips and Salsa - chips are fried right and the salsa is flavorful with the perfect amount of spice for 90% of people. The margarita on the rocks was very good, but strong. Would recommend if you're looking to get ahead of your night out.The entrees were solid, although not the best I've had in town. The food is plentiful - especially the platters. However with the loads of cheese it was hard for the flavor and spices of the meet to come through, and while I really liked how the rice was prepared the beans were a bit too liquid and lacking of flavor for my taste.Overall a solid, casual dinner experience outside of the main streets of Arlington. Although be prepared for crowds and a wait if you come during dinner.Parking: Technically a lot of free parking around, but when busy can be hard to nag a spot
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Restaurantji Recommends
Nice spot for Tex Mex and margaritas you can count on being good and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great place for the family. The food is freaking and I highly recommend trying them out. Everything on the menu is delicious and the service is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is always great. the service and food are always good. My favorite is the Duo Burritos and the jalapeno poppers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place…I have a lot of good memories here. For one, if you like really good strong margaritas this is the place to go. I used to live in this neighborhood and would often meet up with friends, get smashed, and walk home. In fact, this place also used to be my go to snow storm restaurant. It didn’t matter how cold or snowy it was, me and my best friend used to walk here all the time, get really good tex mex and get a margarita pitcher and walk home. I even take my parents here when they come visit. My dad loves the food here. I like the tacos and the steak fajitas. Really good reliable service. No frills but a welcoming place. Highly recommend. I am overdue for a visit. Parking can be a pain. Recommend walking if you can.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos Al Carbon, Chips and Salsa, Chicken Tacos Al Carbon, Carne Asada, Quesadilla, Steak Fajitas, Mexican Pork Tamal, Chipotle Salmon Tacos
I was hoping to get a taste of authentic tex mex but the food was unfortunately below par bc and disappointing. The sauce on the goat cheese enchiladas was awful and tasted like sweetened tomato sauce with no other spices or even a hint of chili flavor, it was bizarre actually. Nothing tasted fresh and in fact verged on stale and old and the guac tasted like some cheap store bought brand. The waitress was nice and very friendly but even though we were the only people in the restaurant, service was slow and she was busy in the back and had forgotten our guacamole starter and we had to wait until she brought the meal to remind her of it, and then went and got it. We won't be returning.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3