Armenta’s Restaurant

I was here about a week ago with a group. The service was mediocre. We had to get our own utensils from behind the podium nearby. My friend sitting across from me was served a refill of the very same drink i was drinking and i was left having to ask the server to refill my glass after a few minutes of my empty glass staring at me. Very annoying. The food. I’ve never had enchiladas that I didn’t really like… Until this visit. I ordered the cheese enchilada dinner. They were complete mush! So soggy and you could tear them apart with just a slight move of my fork. It tasted as if they filled the tortillas with the runny cheese you’d put on top of concession stand nachos. I had to send it back and ordered a completely different meal. I’m not a difficult person as far as food. I like a wide variety of cusines, tastes and textures and was very disappointed with this particular experience.

I was in town for the NCAA men’s Final Four and a friend took me to eat at Armenta’s. I was so impressed with the quality of the food, the warmth of the service and the desire of the owners to make my meal perfect.
Dave the owner and his son Jorge are the best people ever. They welcomed me and my party into the restaurant as if I were related. Needless to say I ate too much and came back two days later for more.
You gotta go here!!!
Lynn Massey

I had not been here in over 10 years and decided to give it a try the other day. I had a chicken breast that was stuffed and beans and alvacado. The food was good. I hope to go back again with family for another try.

I ordered the ground beef enchiladas and sadly they were not very good.
The servers were very polite, the atmosphere was very nice, and the service was also quick and accurate.
So nothing against anyone in that sense, but the enchiladas themselves lacked flavor. To be more specific the meat was not marinated nor seasoned and the gravy was a bit thin without any real flavor. Mostly I tasted salt and there was pepper on it, but it ended up giving the dish a crunch texture that is uncustomary for enchiladas.
Perhaps other dishes are better, but I would not recommend based on my single trip.
I feel enchiladas are like a core dish and if this dish isn’t done well than it stands little chance any others will be.

The food was decent at best. The service was horrible. I wasn’t asked if I wanted a water, much less received one the ought the whole meal. My waitress was pretty clueless about the menu. I asked what kind of sauce the espanola sauce was and she had no idea. I ordered the Mas Pollo which was a taco, a taquito and an enchilada. The taco and taquito came out… then about 15 minutes later the enchilada came out. «They come at different time,» is what the waitress said. Then when I asked for my bill, she went to the register and told another waitress that «the white boy is a b*tch,» in Spanish.
I’ll never go back and suggest if you’re wanting to try this place out for the first time, go somewhere else.

Been coming here for years. Great food, friendly service. Especially the queso flameado and nachos. Great texmex plates too!

Anytime The owner comes out to greet his customers after 33 years of being in business, means he cares about the quality and service of this product. The food is definitely very very good. Highly recommend

First time there for appetizers and margaritas. It was both great and the waitress are friendly and quick.

Prices very fair; food very good fresh and Tex Mex. Wait staff are very friendly as well as the owners who often round the tables visiting the customers saying hello to regulars etc. Very homey feeling and I love the cheese dip, green sauce and the cheese enchiladas and chicken flautas are the best!

Best shrimp cocktail around town! And there carnitas plate is so yummy! Very courteous, friendly waiters! All the food in general is great!

This is great choice to have proper Mexican food (or the closest choice you can have this side of the border without going broke — I’m talking to you, Hugo’s and Cuchara!). They offer delivery so for us it is great to have catering for events and training classes. The drawback is that it is far from the Central Houston area, but if you end up driving around the East side you might have a chance to experience this place. Service is great, salsas are definitely good.

This is a wonderful mexican restaurant. It has the most amazing staff and we love going there. They always make us feel at home. Food wise, only good things to say, great, authentic mexican and tex-​mex dishes. Prices are very good, especially considering the value of the whole experience. They have an ice cream machine at the entrance, and you can get some, on the house, as you head out. It also has a full bar and plenty of margaritas to chose from.

Really good, the salsas they serve with the chips… are amazing… all three, but you gotta ask for the green one. I had the fajita tacos, the beef was delicious, amazing flavor and cooked just right. The co-​workers that brought me there loved the tortilla soup, but I wanted to judge their rice and beans, not the greatest ever, cuz my grandma made the greatest, but up there.

This place is great AWSOME staff and good home Mexican food couldn’t ask for more plus down the road from me (that helps).Try the Carnitas !!! Trust ME

The best Mexican food and great service! Whenever I am in the Houston area, I will go out of my way to have dinner here.

This place was my home away from home when I lived in the area. The service was excellent and the food was always great. Unfortunately, either I changed or they did in the time since. The last time I was there, when I came to that area to meet a friend, I ordered chicken fajita enchiladas with no onion. They came out with a hair in them. The waiter and manager were very apologetic and immediately replaced my meal… only this time, it had onion. I didn’t want to complain a 2^nd time, so I just picked around them. The food was good, not great, but I am giving 3 stars for the service and good memories.

I cannot review the restaurant, as I was in their reception hall behind the restaurant for a Sweet 16. The food was good but nothing special, I really wish I had more to add. This was a buffet line of one set menu. Tortillas, chicken, rice and charro beans. The chicken was a breast topped with diced tomatoes/​onions. I might go back to eat in the restaurant and give it another go. Their service was great though, had the staff going around refilling drinks at all 50 tables!

Nice clean restaurant and the food is decent, I was on the fence about the fourth star, but their spicier salsa and complimentary ice cream cone just pushed them over the edge. I had their lunch fajita beef tacos, they weren’t bad, and the meat was good, but I would have preferred to have the lettuce and cheese on the side rather than pre-​assembled.

The first time I been here I thought the place was great, portions were large, and price was fair. My company used to take us here for casual lunches all the time. My high school even held events here for National Honor Society banquets. Ever since they renovated the place though, a lot of things has changed and it’s not for the better.
The quality of the food went downhill for sure. I came here with two of my co-​workers during lunch one time. I ordered the Chicken Fajita, one of them ordered the beef burrito plate, and the other person ordered two beef tacos with «no beans and double the rice». When the food came we noticed that there was no beans (as requested), but the rice portion stayed the same. My plate came sizzling hot but my beans and rice tasted bland. Both my co-​workers also said their rice was bland and didn’t finish it. I also noticed that my fajita plate did not come with guacamole or even sour cream! What is up with that?! Come on! I asked for sour cream and I soon found out on my bill I was charged 89 cents for sour cream! Yes… 89 cents for sour cream! Ok… calm down… lol anywho. The only thing my co-​workers and I liked were the chips and salsa… but I don’t think I’ll be coming back here anymore.

Stopped at this place for lunch. The chips and salsa were great. I got two different salsas and both were very good.
I had the chicken enchiladas and they were tasty. They had a nice tasting salsa on them as well.
The service was excellent as well.