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El Tiempo Cantina

Restaurant · Upper Kirby ·

El Tiempo Cantina

Restaurant · Upper Kirby ·
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The 14 Best Tex-Mex Restaurants in Houston - Houston - The Infatuation

"The original location of El Tiempo in Upper Kirby is a great reminder to fear your successors. Started by the son of Mama Ninfa (of Ninfa’s on Navigation), El Tiempo has been a Tex-Mex institution for 25 years. And the Houstonian debate about which spot is better has raged on for about the same amount of time. While these two family-run restaurants are strikingly similar (family relics line the walls, high archways, and wooden tables ready for the hottest of enchilada plates), at El Tiempo, there’s all the fun and food of Ninfa’s, but you can hear your own thoughts, even when it’s busy. And only El Tiempo serves smoking hot carnitas over a bed of coals. Let them sizzle while the table knocks back pitcher after pitcher of house margaritas and bowls of queso." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas

https://www.theinfatuation.com/houston/guides/best-tex-mex-restaurants-houston
El Tiempo Cantina

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Lively Tex-Mex cantina serving queso, margaritas & carnitas

fajitas
queso
margaritas
carnitas
chips and salsa
friendly staff
good service
tex-mex
Google Rating
4.3 (2.3K)
Yelp Rating
3.8
Rated 7.8 by The Infatuation
7.8

3130 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77098 Get directions

$20–30

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Restroom
Accepts reservations
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Cozy
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Lively Tex-Mex cantina serving queso, margaritas & carnitas

fajitas
queso
margaritas
carnitas
chips and salsa
friendly staff
good service
tex-mex
Google Rating
4.3 (2.3K)
Yelp Rating
3.8
Rated 7.8 by The Infatuation
7.8

3130 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77098 Get directions

$20–30

Order delivery
See Menu
Restroom
Accepts reservations
Popular for lunch
Popular for dinner
Cozy
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