Los Vaqueros

Friday evening during the Christmas holiday season. We had reservation for 8 and 13 showed up but had to wait only a short time. We were graciously accommodated and our server was excellent! I haven’t eaten here in many years and I must say, the quality & taste of the food has taken a huge leap toward excellence. Their salsa is the best I’ve ever had the Chicken Quesadilla I ordered was so tender & flavorful! This is one of the best Mexican dinners I’ve had in a while. Everyone in our group complimented the food & several of us bought big tubs of salsa to take home.

Wow, this place is a hidden gem! So glad we gave it a try. I had this chicken specialty dish with mushrooms that was out of this world! The sauce was so flavorful & unique. The flan was delicious too! It was also incredible service! Our guy kept a good eye on us, and stopped by at just the right times without being intrusive. And it's massive too, stockyards themed of course. Looked like they had a room for special events... I'll be back for sure!

We had about 15 people for our granddaughter's 1st birthday celebration at lunch. Food and service were very good, but there was so much chaos and noise that it made it difficult to talk together. The waiter that sang a happy birthday song in Spanish was excellent. They gave a very nice garden area outside that is suitable for weddings, etc. We sat out there after lunch and opened presents in the nice quiet solitude.

When Joe T Garcias was too busy we discovered Los Vaqueros. A very capable Tex-Mex restaurant. We split chicken and steak fajitas. The beef was the most tender I’ve ever had. The chips were warm with a deep corn flavor. However tender the beef was, it lacked any flavor. Just kind of bland. But it was reasonably priced. A couple of more peeves: even though the menu says the medium portion is good for two people you have to pay extra for another side of rice and beans. Plus, no cheese or sour cream. Tsk, tsk. But the biggest downer was the noise level. My wife and I, sitting next to each other had to yell to have a conversation.

Went to Stockyards and stopped in to grab a quick lunch. The food was great, the server could have been a bit better but she was fine. She was older and it seemed she was remembering the teas. Kept bringing sweet when we had un sweet and refilling glasses with wrong tea. I'll still continue to go here because the overall food and service is always top-notch.