Elenas Mexican Restaurant

Elena's Mexican Restaurant offers a delightful dining experience with its impressively large portions and quick service.The extensive menu caters to all tastes, ensuring everyone finds something they love. Don't miss out on their great drink specials, which perfectly complement the flavorful dishes. A must-visit!

Very friendly and willing to please. Clean and the lighting was just right and there was a good ambiance, yes the atmosphere was nice. The food was authentic, it tasted good and the servings were bountiful. This was my first visit, I was impressed and satisfied. This is a good place for various settings, including and especially to take someone on a date! 🌹

To loud for me. The food was ok. The service was excellent. It was too loud to really carry on a conversation at around 7 PM

We went for lunch and found the parking lot was packed!! Stepped in to a very busy restaurant but were greeted and seated immediately. The person that seated us took our drink order, left menus and was back before we had a good chance to read the entire menu. In the meantime, another lady dropped off chips and salsa. We ordered the fajitas for two -on the menu it was $40 and the server said she would bring us the lunch portion and it would be plenty. It was HUGE and was $22 I think. We ate until our bellies were full and took home enough that we had fajitas for dinner that night as well…and STILL had food left! The food came out within 15 mins of us being in the building. The service was excellent and the food is some of the best Mexican food we’ve ever had. The flavor was amazing of the steak and the chicken and the beans/soup was out of this world good!! The margaritas were a bit sweet for my taste but nice and strong. I don’t think I’ve had food IN Mexico this good! We will absolutely be back!! EVERY restaurant in the country needs to be trained by this management!! The speed for a lunch time rush was impressive and the food was top notch! We did see that they will be closed I think on Monday due to a death in the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all.

The best Mexican restaurant in town!! I love the flavor of their beef fajitas. The salsa is spicy and oh-so delightful. My go-to dishes are the fajitas, beef quesadillas, cheese enchiladas, and fajita burrito. Can’t forget the delicious margaritas!!! I can eat the chips and salsa all day & night. Good sized portions, reasonable prices, fast & amicable service, and consistent, high quality food. They’ve been satisfying residents of Beaumont since Southwestern Bell was providing phone service. If you haven’t eaten here, then you must not live in Beaumont, or you have an aversion to good Mexican food.

the server, was rude and manager didn't seem to care how his server acts towards customers and we weren't the only ones cause next to us was a family who left before thier food arrived due to the bad serve received. I believe it is pricey too. Been to alot better restaurants that have better food for less prices.

Food was phenomenal! Authentic cuisine and great portions! But the room was freezing. Multiple people complained of temperature and there were no adjustments. The server was nice but took several minutes to check in sing didn’t notice when more people joined the table - to get their drink or meal order.

Our server was a lady. She was trash. Slow with everything she did. Didn't bring us anything we asked for. We had to get up to ask someone else after waiting for forever. Won't go back

To start, the hostess greeted us with a smile and was nice when I tried to speak Spanish to her lol. She seated us and thas when the culinary delight began. Totally blown away with this place! Definitely recommend!

Arrived and parking lot was full. I thought this should be a good place to dine. Nice greeting at the door, quickly seated. My Topo Chico and chips and salsa was quick. I ordered the "Elaina" and it was more than I can consume. I always try the refined beans first, and usually I can tell if the rest of the meal is going to be eatable. Refried beans were mediocre at best, and "Yes" same for the other items.

Fast service, great food- always consistent!! Fun atmosphere like always. Food is always hot and flavorful. Chips are thick and crisp and go perfectly with the hot sauce.

Wow I order a burrito They serve me a taco waitress guy notice it too look like a taco not a burrito The music was so loud like very loud finally somebody told him turn it down. I was observing waiting for my burrito I noticed Two waitress lady was been very rude push to the bus boy it was very inappropriate those two lady was said in Spanish to bus boy

The atmosphere is definitely what you would expect when entering an authentic Mexican restaurant which was pleasing. I came here after work with a group of 20 and was pleasantly surprised how easy they were able to accommodate us on a Friday afternoon. I ordered the PJ special which includes a beef and bean chalupa, crispy beef taco, and a beef burrito with queso. Aside from the beef burrito topped with queso, nothing striked me as special, hence the 3-star rating. I was very whelmed with my order despite hearing the rave reviews from my co-workers so maybe my expectations were too high. I did also order a pina coleda frozen margarita which was superb. The alcohol was not strong at all, and you could fully taste the pina coleda flavor. All in all, I do not think I will be visiting again on my own, unless my co-workers are.

Always great food at Elena's. We had beef and cheese enchiladas. We got it as takeout but in the past, service has always been good. Restaurant is old but clean.

The service was the worse. I'm not sure if the poor service is common or not but the majority of servers seemed disjointed and confused. Several times I saw food coming out and being delivered to tables and pulled back due to some sorts of errors. The food is very basic so I suspect the chaos comes from poor management.

For starters, it's been at least 10 since ibeen to Elena's. The food was just the same as it had been for years. Food could have been a lot hotter, and the server could have told us what the special were before we ordered the for that way over priced for same stuff. The Elena's deluxe was 20 bucks too much. It used to be 11 bucks. Why so much of a prie jump? Then a friend of my had the Chimichanga That was $18. The chimichanga was actually really good and hot, but there again. Wish we'd known the specials that they had. And we would've got the supernachos along with quesadillas. Now we learn what to do on Taco Tuesday at Elena's. It is just sad we had to spend so much in a food that it was still the same. But the price was overrated for Elena's Deluxe. And the chimichanga beef Fajita. $18 just a bit high on prices. I will know next time on what to do.

Great food low wait time nice staff at great prices I love their lunch special always go after work or during my lunch break

I will say the service was very good and friendly. They are very generous portions for their meals. It was just an average place. The salsa had a slight spice and wasn't at all chunky. The food was very hot. I found everything to not have a ton of flavor

Got the deluxe dinner and everything was excellent! My husband and I come every week. The staff are super attentive and the food is always fantastic! Love the inside, it's always clean and smells so clean. Will continue to eat there every week.

Good quality food. Very hot salsa which I love and very pleasant staff 10 out of 10. Tamales are nice and so is the rice.

Service was decent, but the food was bland. No flavor what so ever in any part of the meal. The beer was good though.

I don't like this food to me not good tasted better at Taco Bell. Staff friendly nice place but I want good food

Okay so, my boyfriend and I went to this place Tuesday. It was cheap and their $2 margaritas tasted like a lemon lime aid drink with salt on the rim. I tasted no alcohol. But ya know it is Texas. Anyway, the food was good! My boyfriend ordered some corn Tacos with shrimp and grilled onions. They were very good! I ordered a large order of Quesadillas which were $7.95 on Tuesday. And they allowed me to get half chicken and half beef. The beef was better than the chicken. Seasoned well, with great flavor and a good cheese balance. Full condiments (sour cream, guacamole, pico that was spicy, lettuce). It was loud so you can't have an intimate conversation there. I am an evacuee (if that's a word) from Hurricane Ida so I'm used to Superior Grill Margaritas (which after two you could be mixing your words together). But this was a nice change from the chains surrounding my hotel. Always for supporting local businesses. So in all don't go there to get ya drink on, food is good doe.

So after a long 12hr shift, sometimes getting tacos and a drink is GREAT!! But when you're tired, fresh tacos to go and some drinks at home will do it just justice!! And Elena's hit the spot, just like it ALWAYS DOES. I ordered their 1/2lb of steak fajitas to go. And trust me, it was the best decision one has ever made. The fajitas was fresh as can be, seasoned to the tender muscle, tortillas fresh like grandma made it herself, even the guacamole and the sides were fresh and delicious. Speaking of the sides; so it comes with a side of beans of your choice; but it does not come with rice. Ordering a side of rice was not expensive; like $2-3 for a "small" which lasted me for 3 rounds of taco for that day along with left overs. I recommend and I simply love this place.

Elena's is one of our favorite restaurants. We've been coming here for years and years. We love the food, the friendly staff, the atmosphere and the old building it is housed in. My husband used to see this building abandoned and thought it was such a neat place, he was so happy whenever it was bought, fixed up and Elena's opened. The food is good and fair priced. They have great lunch specials which we take part in now that we're retired.

I give it 2 stars because the environment wasn't bad and the place was at least clean. However, I've been all over the country and have had many grades of Mexican food just about everywhere and this comes in as one of the worst. I should have known when the salsa was more like spicy red soup and the chips were cold. I ignored my instinct to leave as I was hoping for a comeback in a meal, so I ordered the beef chimichanga. It came quick enough and presented well on the plate but when I cut into it, the beef was grey and the meat looked boiled and to make it worse, tasted like wet newspaper. The rice had good flavor, but also had a lot of uncooked grains which makes for a surprise when you bite one. I didn't have the heart to tell the waiter it was so bad because it wasn't his fault. I just tipped him and was on my way so that could write this for you. I'll always remember this place but not for the reasons they hoped for.

We love Elenas. Always great service, great food and drinks. Never a long wait for seating or paying.

One of our local favs. Local owned and been around years and years. Can be really busy at times, but even when it is we rarely have to wait long. Lots of seating including outside area too. Food is always fresh. Service is great. Friendly staff. This is great Tex-mex! Fajitas are my go to and they are always flavorful and tender too! Can't go wrong here. GO on Tuesday night for a great special on the quesadillas and nachos!

I have been ordering lunch for my colleagues from Elena's for over a year now. I cannot say enough about the wonderful customer service Gero provides. The food is fresh, delicious, and always arrives on time. Thank you so much!

Went to Elena's to try something new. Husband ordered the cheese enchiladas and I ordered the PJ special. Tea was good, and my crunchy taco was good, but the chalupa shell on the chalupa was stale and chewy. The salsa was way too hot and watery. The cheese enchiladas were not good at all. The enchilada sauce was very bland and the cheese was like a mix between American cheese and velveeta. Would never recommend this place to anyone and not sure why it has the amount of stars it has.

Been working in Beaumont for many years and elena's is always consistent. Fast friendly service with a big selection of Tex mex and Mexican dishes . Pj special is my go to, real flavorful, fresh Tex mex .

Elena's has the best fajitas I have ever head. This is a must visit anytime I come to the area. I cant comment on any of the other items, as I have always stuck with their fajitas, but I love this place. The beef and chicken fajitas are so well seasoned and tender. I have tried to find somewhere closer to my house that can come close, but none have been this good. Their rest of their menu is huge, and even picky eaters can find something they will like. They also have a good beer selection, including my favorite, Negra Modelo. One thing to know is that you pay your bill at the front. While paying your bill you can buy some Mexican cookies and candy. I have no use for them, but my family sure loves them. The neighborhood doesn't seem to be the best, but the food is worth the drive.

All the daily specials don't exist. They tell you they do and lie on the phone. They say they are not responsible for reviews online.

Excellent service and food! We order the steak con pappas! Wow this was really a good serving! Chips and salsa are good too!

I've been working in the area for several months now and usually I eat at the hotel. Last night I decided to venture out and try something new so I ordered from Elena's and took it back to my hotel- best decision ever. I ordered the steak and chicken fajitas meal and it was amazing. The meat was tender and perfectly seasoned as were the onions and peppers. The pico de gallo and guacamole were fresh and the tortillas were perfect. The refried beans and rice were delicious as well. The portions are so huge that after stuffing myself with ~~ 4 tacos, I still have enough leftovers for about the same amount tomorrow. I'll definitely go back.

Surprisingly impressed considering it's really a hole in the wall. Their best item is the fajitas, if you like onions. They come sizzling atop a mountain of beef like snow atop Popocatépetl. Chips and salsa good, and spicy. Also had flautas, which were small and crispy (they give you three). It's just good ol' quintessential RGV style Tex-mex. Not the fancy franchise stuff. Drink specials nightly.

Great place for good quality authentic Mexican food. I highly recommend get the fajitas & quesadillas on Tuesdays because the food and drink specials are $5 & unbeatable. Plus the all you can eat chips & salsa, but remember that the beef queso & gauc costs extra LOL I enjoy the margaritas $1.95 on Tuesdays.. and trying all of the different specialty dishes that Elenas has to offer. Fajitas beef or chicken are on point! It comes with fresh flour tortillas and your side of refried beans, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream, & guacamole... Can't go wrong with this entree. The enchiladas are flavorful, cheesy, & HOT every time they arrive to your table. The service is really good & staff is nice, it's more of a family style restaurant and is super busy during lunch hours and on Tuesdays/Wednesdays at 5pm when they offer their signature drinks for low prices. The drinks go great with their HUGE portion $5 quesadillas and my group & I order a lot

I married someone from the Beaumont area. And when we were dating, and whenever we go back to SETX, she usually says, "We gotta go to Elena's." One time we went to Elena's, and her friends had a hissy fit because we didn't invite them. Overall, it's a good place, about on par with other Mexican restaurants I've eaten at. The portions are good sized, spicy but not too spicy, and the prices are right. And that's about it; not very memorable, but you'll get filled up with good food. After all, that's the reason to go to a restaurant, right?

Beaumont has to have the most Tex-Mex restaurants per capita than anywhere else in the country. Hell There are more Mexican restaurants here than in Mexico. I chose this one because I think it's my favorite amongst the 5-6 I have tried. The 1st thing is they of course give you the traditional complimentary chips and salsa. The cool thing is they give each person their own individual bowl. I love this because I'm like the bratty kid who doesn't want to share. " MINE!" The salsa is slightly spicy and they keep it coming with pitchers of the stuff. The chips are served warm and are super thin which I also love. My go to meal here is the Fajiladas. It's 2 cheese enchiladas served with fajita meat on top. Get both Chicken and beef. This is sooooo good. The fajita meat is perfect and the enchilada sauce is perfect. I mixed my side of rice in it just to sop it all up. The places is always busy for lunch but there is always a table. Reasonable prices and it's on my list of places that I frequent when in town.

Stopped by for lunch on the way to New Orleans-- the neighborhood looked doubtful, but the packed parking lot assured us this was the place, and we weren't disappointed. Hubby chose menudo--- got a huge bowl of excellence. I got a lunch platter of beef (fajita) enchiladas-- all I can say is don't miss this place! Great food, huge portions, nice decor. They even have a waitress running around with chips & a pitcher salsa to make sure you don't run out! Fantastic place. Price is right.

Food is good. I don't really like going out for Mexican food but i wouldn't turn down Elenas. I like their quesadillas and last time I went the guacamole was cool. Overall a pleasant experience.

Good place to eat. Service was quick and the food was good. Was in town for a work trip. Would definitely eatchere again if I'm in town again.

The food is so good I love their bake potatoes and I will be back soon if you haven't had good Mexican food they are the place to eat at

Eating at and reviewing a Tex-Mex restaurant is the same as putting my two cents in on a fast food joint. It's all pretty much the same. That why people expect the "same thing"'whether eating at either establishment. Elena's is a case in point. This is a first visit even thought I've been aware of this eatery for more years than I can remember. I have read the reviews. Mostly, those posted on Yelp. I should know, by now, the Tex-Mex food in this city is abysmal. Looking at the pictures posted on Yelp really paints a complete story. In fact, I'm not even going to discuss the specifics of our meals. It is just so mediocre. Appended is a recipe for salsa which I make at home. It is way better than the peppery tomato juice Elena serves. INGREDIENTS: 8 roma tomatoes. 1 small yellow onion, - 1/2 cup, diced 1 small jalapeño, fresh, seeded 1/2 teaspoon celery salt teaspoon oregano ¼ cup fresh cilantro 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 poblano chili ¼ teaspoon garlic salt ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper water for processing INSTRUCTIONS: In a moderately hot skillet that has been sprayed with a cooking spray. Brown the coarsely chopped poblano pepper and jalapeño pepper. Brown and stir until the skins have turned dark on many sides of peppers. Add tomatoes and brown them until the skins on the tomatoes have turned a dark brown on several sides, remove pan from heat. Put onion in hot skillet that has been removed from the heat and stir. In a food processor add celery salt, oregano cilantro, sugar, garlic salt and pepper. Pour peppers, onions and tomatoes and add water a little at a time, process just enough to chop to a medium consistency but not too smooth, leave a little chunky. Remove from processor and pour in hot skillet turn up heat quickly stir for 3 min and serve hot. Yield: 1 & 1/2 cup INFORMATION Tomatoes: Chop off the top. Cut in half. The sugar causes caramelization necessitating periodic deglazing. Use water Flavor enhancement: Juice of a fresh lime. Doubling the recipe yields nearly 2 quarts.

After growing up in South (way-south) Texas, and living in Southern California for over 6 years, I have a pretty fair idea of what I've come to call 'good Mexican food". It varies from person-to-person, and everyone has their favorite foods, and own idea of what "MEXICAN" food means to them. We were passing through and this place was recommended to us by a friend of the family. We gave it a try, and it was pretty good. I don't recall what I had now, but I do know that, going around the table, everyone seemed to have very substantial portions for the price we paid, and if this restaurant was in Pensacola (where there is NOTHING in the way of Mexican Food), I'd eat here weekly.

They have one salsa that 1 out of our party if 10 could eat because it was too spicy. The food is average... The queso is also average. Party of 10 the fajitas are the best thing we had. There are better options in Beaumont not sure how this one got 4 stars.

In town visiting for work. Wasn't to impressed when pulling in but visited on recommendations. The hole in the wall places typically seem to be the best. Have ate at many Mexican restaurants and all I can say is WOW! Excellent service and great food. Chips and salsa were on point. Salsa served cold with warm, fresh, light chips. Salsa had some kick to it which was welcomed. Tried the beef fajitas. Were melt in your mouth delicious and flavorful. Most places don't give you much meat, but this place, plenty. Will be back and you must try this place

Went for dinner tonight. I don't live here but read reviews here and thought I would try it out. Chips were warm and the salsa had a little kick to it so I was off to a good start. Ordered the chicken fajitas. The sizzling plate had good chicken with a large pile of onions on top. Looked good. Tasted good too. I wish I would have been given bell peppers too but all in all it was good. My server checked in with me a couple of times during the meal but then completely forgot about me at the end. I finally flagged down the hostess (who was really sweet and nice) to get my bill. She apologized and said my waiter had been pulled off on a special task by the manager. This maybe a 4 star restaurant. I only have this experience to rate it by but due to the missing waiter at the end I am giving it 3 stars. After all that means a-ok and this was a good meal. I recommend.

I didn't discover this restaurant until many years after I left Beaumont. THESE ARE THE BEST FAJITAS IN THE WORLD!! I've been scouring the Texas hill country restaurants for fajitas that even come close to Elena's tender, succulent, flavorful beef fajitas. I tried to reverse-engineer them for years. My family has all moved away from Beaumont - no excuses left to go there, so sad...

Chicken fajitas. Yup, that's really all I need to say here. My chief complaint at most Mexican or Tex-Mex places is that their chicken is fatty, thin, full of gristle, etc. Not at Elena's. They are absolutely delicious! Nicely proportioned and very lean! The queso and salsa are pretty good, and there are plenty of other dishes that I get when I want a break from fajitas; however, I have yet to find any other restaurant with chicken fajitas that are better than Elena's. I've been eating here since 1990, and although I am no longer in the area, I definitely try to stop by when I'm in town. Even when the place is packed, the wait is usually not very long. I remember eating here when it was in the smaller building next door. The wait was often out the door and around the side, but it was always worth it! They've been in the current building for a good while now and are able to accommodate more patrons at a time.

DELICIOUS! Tried for the first time with my fiancé & it was well worth it! I'm not big on "trying new things" but I'm most definitely satisfied with my decision! Yummmyyy

This place was my favorite growing up! Food is still good but the service is beyond bad! Took 20 minutes to get drinks but chips and salsa came fast. It was not packed and plenty of staff. We had to go to the counter to get our check because our waiter never came back. This was the Dowlen location.

We still talk about how good this place is whenever our friends bring up Asheville. Home made tamales and empanadas made with love and all the best flavors. You don't need me to tell you. You just need to go!

I came here after slogging through an early morning hearing that turned into a late morning hearing on an empty stomach and a glowing recommendation from my boss. I was highly disappointed. The food was mediocre, certainly no better than the average Tex-Mex fare outside of the great nation of Texas, but it also caused gastric disturbances for all three of the people I was with. Talk about a let-down! I'll stick with Los Pericos in H-ville!

I regret coming here on my day off looking for good Mexican food. The staff didn't even care that I was dissatisfied with my food. The waitress disengaged as soon as I mentioned I was not happy with my meal. :( The quality of the food was on par with that of a Mexican TV diner from Wal-Mart. Upon leaving the cashier asked me how my food was and I explained. She then replied, "oh so a bad review, thank you." Le Sigh. Zero empathy or sympathy shows the lack of motivation, dedication or commitment by the staff towards making this place a decent restaurant to eat at. The prices on the menu were very reasonable, but I think the low price is very reflective of the quality of food you will be served by this establishment.

had the cheese enchilada's...with onions, side of guacamole, order of stuffed jalapeno's...all were tasty the house margarita...YUCK...for $6.50, it was a horrible margarita mix...or tequila [or both--i dunno] it was bitter-tarte...had to down a basket of chips w/red sauce to kill the taste of the margarita---blah!! [red sauce really good w/a bit of a kick to it] guess if you lived on that side of town it would be a good place to go...but, maybe call your tequila brand for a margie

Oh how I've missed good Mexican food. Finally on a trip back to Beaumont, Texas, I GOT IT! Elena's never disappoints. Queso Fundido is always a favorite. Their salsa is authentic to one's taste buds. Thanks E for reminding me where to grab great Mexican Food. Oh and thanks for keeping our glasses filled and one to go in this hot Texas summer. Hugs!