El Porton

El Portón has quickly become our go to spot for tacos and Mexican food. It's a great hometown restaurant, just a couple blocks east of the expressway on University Dr. I have been four times, and each time the quality of the food and service has been excellent. The freshly made tortillas are delicious. They offer a variety of tacos, hamburgers and seafood. They have the usual tacos of bistec, fajita, trompo (al pastor), and chicken. They also offer cabeza, tripa, fish and shrimp.Taco orders include chips and salsa, as well as delicious charro beans. I was grateful the charro beans don't have chunks of pig skin or hot dogs floating in them. There are daily specials for lunch and for dinner. I want to come on a Thursday for lunch for the enchiladas suizas! The staff has been very pleasant and efficient each time I've come. The dining room is eclectically decorated with a souvenir plate collection as well as a collection of oil lamps displayed on shelves. The atmosphere is pleasant and family oriented. There is a TV (silent when I've been). There is music (usually norteño), but not too loud. The salsa is spicy but good. I prefer the green salsa. The panchos have shredded fajita meat and are great. I also love the loaded chicken tostadas! Awesome! My favorite tacos are the Tacos Monterrey which include avocado and grated white Mexican cheese (queso fresco). My wife loves the tacos de bistec and the papas (potatoes). The parking lot is limited but nice. I've not seen the bathrooms, but the dining area is always spotless. So I would think their cleanliness extends there too. We've only ordered take out as it's close to home, but I would enjoy dining in and believe you will also.

El Porton in McAllen has very bad service it takes them forever to bring your food. The waitresses disappears never comes back you have call out the servers. Food is good but takes forever to bring out the food. I had to tell the waitress bring a Togo plate and the bill we've sitting over 10min. VERY BAD Service

Awful....just awful. I rarely start a review like is and always try to be as objective as possible, but literally every single thing I tried here was atrocious. Now on to the the service, it was probably the poorest service I have ever received. The guy wasn't rude, he was just beyond vacant. I give this place a few months unless they invest some serious time into their business.

Today we called the restaurant to order a botana for FOUR people. Lady who picked up took a while to take the order because she claimed she was new. I said I understood and to not worry about it. I then sent someone to pick up my order and when we opened the bag of food it was a botana for 2 people. The menu online said that the botana for 2 would he $23. Yet we were charged $31. I called el portón to see what had happened and why my order was taken incorrectly. The lady who answered said it was her who took the order and then later on as she was apologizing for the mistake, she said it was her coworker who took the order. I asked why we were even charged $31 IF they gave us an order for less people than what I had wanted. And she said that the prices on the menu online are wrong. So 1. The prices on the menu are WRONG. 2. The restaurant KNOWS they're written wrong and yet REFUSE to correct them. 3. My order was sent home wrong and all they could say was "disculpe ma'am" AND4. They didn't even TRY to fix the situation. What a disappointing type of service. LAST TIME ORDERING HERE!

Great food. The chips and salsa were spot on. The beans were flavorful. The potato was the best part because they use real cheese and not the bag stuff. Staff was friendly and attentive. Service was on the slower end but it was a busy night. Will return.

We really just stumbled on this place looking for a quick breakfast. We were delighted to explore their menu with so many authentic Mexican breakfast items. We enjoyed the Huevos Rancheros and pancakes - both were exceptional. The prices were also very reasonable. We highly recommend this restaurant.

Excellent Service, food, attention to detail. The quality of their Mexican Food is outstanding. I am a loyal customer that goes at least once a week. Highly recommend it.

Good food and great staff!!! Glad we stopped here to eat on our way through! Very friendly and cozy!

Great ambience and service. Homemade tortillas and fantastic food. Today, very disappointed to hear from manager that Menudo will not be served any longer, especially bad not available on the Weekends. Hopefully, some day this unfortunate decision is reconsidered.

The service was horrible, they took long to get our order and when they finally took our order it was all wrong, we decided to leave and they charged us 20 dollars for 2 drinks and chips and the I think the manager was trying to blame the waitress and it wasn't her fault , i didn't want to make a scene so i payed the 20$. It's a 1 star because 0 stars is not an option