Ricardo's Resturaunt

You actually can't go wrong with any plate that you order there, The server is attentive but not all of them speak English. So you might need a translator that understands Spanish

Great hidden gem! Very family friendly! Went there for lunch with a party of 9, a toddler, 2 kids, a teenager and 5 adults, we all left very happy. I highly recommend the lunch special, the soup is well seasoned, the rice and beans are fresh and flavorful, the guisado was so tender. Definitely one of the BEST Mexican places I have had in a long time.

The food was okay, if not a little too salty. My husband ordered the carne guisada and what he got looked like beef stew. I ordered the entomatadas with just cheese and they were pretty good. The serving sizes are generous. Everything was okay but were aghast at the prices for lemonade at $4 each. Beware the hidden charges, we were not impressed.

Food was horrible, lettuce looked like it was a month old, and one of the plates I ordered they made a mistake and I still had to pay for it even tho I said to take it back and didn't even touch it. I don't recommend this restaurant, you're better off going to any other restaurant in the downtown area.

Came in with our entire family and ordered lunch specials. The guisada was incredible. Staff was super friendly and it's very affordable. Highly recommend.

Lunch specials ($8.95) include soup and salad bar as well as salsa and chips. If you're not familiar with downtown Brownsville, just pay the 25 cents per half hour for curbside parking. This place is only open for breakfast and lunch.On Mondays they offer Paella (see photo). The chips and salsa are fresh and delicious. Tuesday is advertised as Italian buffet for same price.Clean restroom, nice decor. The wait staff all wear collared shirts. Nice selection of 80's American music hits: tainted love, what's love got to do with it, against all odds, etc.The Paella was ok. I've had better, but this was a generous amount of shrimp. The shrimp needed to be peeled.

Food is average. Be careful with the hidden charges, we were charged 1.20 for adding literally a little bit of beans to my breakfast taco, 1.25 for a flour tortilla( we had ordered a lunch plate and we were given the option of flour or corn, she made it sound like it was interchangeable) it was never mentioned to us that one was more expensive than the other one. We were charged two coffees even though I was the only person with a cup. And 0.25 cents for the to-go box. None of the charges were not mentioned to us beforehand. Always a busy place, but service is not terrible, considering the amount of clients each waitress takes care of.

Bad fish soup, not friendly to white ladies, ask 3 times for menu, noisy and bad water.

Food was okay dont ask for a to go box because they charge for it they also charge to pay with card the restaurant smelled a little bad and lemonade is too expensive and not that good

Good customer service and the food was A+ I had some enchiladas with ground beef and they were definitely awesome. To drink I had cucumber & pineapple water and I wanted some more but could not finish my food because I drank my water first. I'm not to fond about homemade salsas but this salsa with cups was the bomb for me. I recommend this place. It is only open for breakfast & lunch so make sure to be there by 3 Pm