Los Tios
Tex-Mex restaurant · Galleria ·
Famous puffy queso, fajitas, and frozen margaritas served
Famous puffy queso, fajitas, and frozen margaritas served
"With more than 50 years in the Houston area, this family-owned restaurant has a reputation for serving the city’s first frozen margarita in 1975, alongside Tex-Mex favorites such as nachos, tostadas, fajitas, and its famed puffy taco, smothered in queso. Kick off the meal at one of Los Tios’ six locations with Katie’s T-Sip Dip, chile con queso topped with scoops of ground beef and housemade guacamole." - Brianna Griff
"The raw scallop tostada at Found Oyster comes dripping in apple sauce, which might raise a few eyebrows. Consider our eyebrows fully relaxed, though: the bright apple puree is what makes this our favorite dish at East Hollywood’s beloved raw bar. Yuzu koshu adds a jolt of salt, and purple basil seeps into every bite like a nice perfume. As much as we love sharing seafood towers with our friends at Found, we tend to keep this beautiful tostada to ourselves. (It’s hard to share, anyway.)" - brant cox, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, brant cox, brant cox, brant cox, brant cox, brant cox, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox, brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, garrett snyder
"In a city with bountiful Tex-Mex restaurants, Los Tios is a standout for its nostalgic menu of comfort plates, including the original puffy queso. The hollow tacos are hand-pressed and fried each day for premium freshness, and served with a generous helping of queso smothered on top. They’re tasty on their own, but amping them up to include fajita meat stuffed inside is not a bad idea." - Megha McSwain, Brittany Britto Garley
"One of my favorite places to eat on the weekend is a Houston Tex-Mex staple Los Tios. It’s a solid go-to for a solid Margarita. You can’t go wrong with a plate of beef fajitas and the Presidente Margarita." - Sophie Friedman
"Opening as the flagship of a nearly 50-year-old brand in Tanglewood, this terracotta tile-lined restaurant delivers classic Tex-Mex staples—combination plates, puffy queso, and sizzling fajitas—while adding new seafood and salad options and a weekend brunch. Notable new dishes include the Classic Chile Relleno 1970 (an egg-battered poblano stuffed with picadillo), a snapper ceviche with mashed avocado, and a Mexican twist on a Superfoods Bowl; destination frozen margaritas are offered in three sizes. A newly expanded agave program, centered behind a towering 14-foot horseshoe-shaped bar, showcases over 50 tequilas and mezcals and supports cocktails such as a frothy egg-white White Margarita, a paloma, and a Mexican-style Old Fashioned made with Casamigos Añejo and agavero. Houston designer Aaron Rambo drew on Mexico City haciendas to create a modern, airy desert vibe—velvet and vinyl seating, metal cactus sculptures, vintage cutting boards, Mexican textiles, 20+ star-shaped pendant lights, oil-cloth wallpaper, and gold low‑rider pinstriping on cabinets—while a large, window-lined patio beneath oak trees features plant-filled cement urns and a custom tiled fountain. Daily hours are 10 a.m. (11 a.m. on Fridays) to 11 p.m., and until 10 p.m. on Sundays." - Tierney Plumb