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El Tiempo Cantina
Mexican Restaurant$$$$
Houston
"Fajitas, enchiladas & margaritas are the best in town!"(11 Tips)
"Ask for Oscar, he's the best!"(2 Tips)
"Awesome crap nachos!"(2 Tips)
"I highly recommend the crab and bacon quesadillas."(2 Tips)
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celli59February 25, 2013Great tex-mex. First reaction was pricey, but portions are very generous. Wide variety on the menu. Largest tacos I've ever encountered! Sunday afternoon was very busy, but no wait. Great service!
Janneth RiveraMay 26, 2016Chile relleno & lime Margarita is all you need! Awesome place, delicious food, big portions, excellent service.
- Sana HanifFebruary 25, 2014Everything is delicious starting from the chips and salsa/salsa verde they bring to your table to the sopapillas with ice cream!
Anah EichmanApril 14, 2016The queso is the best I've ever had. It has little bits of jalapeño in it and it'd amazing
Grace OwensAugust 4, 2017Delicious high quality fajitas and sausage. We save this place for special occasions because of the prices.
Paige WalkerNovember 3, 2013Good food & drinks love the salsa hard to find someone with salsa as good as pappasitos
Ty HintonMarch 26, 2018In my humble opinion, the margaritas weren’t very good. It was mostly margarita mix and very little tequila. It tasted like I was drinking a very sour lemonade. For $8.25 it was not at all worth it.
Ronald RamseyNovember 18, 2013Pricy, but worth it! Great quality and very authentic. Love the fajitas and margaritas amazing!!- Fajitas, enchiladas & margaritas are the best in town! Will ruin you for any other tex-mex.
Daniel HJanuary 18, 2017Excellent food and service. Carrying on Mama Ninfa's legacy with great food and margaritas.
James BarnettMarch 18, 2013Order a Cañonball (Fried stuffed avocado) and several margaritas. Gilberto will take care of you.
Cynthia @ the bar is the best!! Soon as she sees me my drink has arrived!!! Love it here!!
David PotterOctober 21, 2019Nothing at all special here. One of our party ordered fajitas which were served on top of a container of hot charcoal. I was down wind of the charcoal fumes. This was very annoying.
Michael CrawfordNovember 20, 2016Really good food and service but not as good as the high prices would lead you to believe. Won't be back.
Gene KJune 26, 2013Agree with pricey but large portions BUT, service is horrible and food quality out weights the sizable portion factor. I would avoid the place next time. BTW it was not busy so no excuse for poor Sv
Cody AFebruary 19, 2013I've sat at the bar... those "clean" glasses are pretty filthy and the bartenders don't check them
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El Tiempo Cantina has been defining the extraordinary flavors and culture of Tex Mex cuisine for over 55 years. Goza cada momento-- enjoy every moment, Houston!
Closed until 11:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Tue
- 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Wed–Thu
- 11:00 AM–9:30 PM
- Fri
- 11:00 AM–10:30 PM
- Sat
- 9:30 AM–10:30 PM
- Sun
- 9:30 AM–9:00 PM
(281) 374-0500
Features
Reservations
Yes
Credit Cards
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Music
Live Music
Food & Drink
Menus
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks
Full Bar, Cocktails
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