Loco Cantina

Fun New spot with room to grow! Located off Lake Houston with nice views, park in the garage without fear of being towed if street parking isn't available. Good food & drinks for solo, date, or groups. Bar has tvs showing games. Upon entering hostess opened door and place was busy for Thirsty Thursday. The staff went above and beyond and was extremely friendly, accommodating & engaging. They checked on us regularly throughout the course of our visit. The complimentary chips were warm and crunchy, just as they should be. Both the red salsa and green salsa were delicious. We received a complimentary guacamole that was enjoyable, just was a bit bland. We added salt & lemon to help add some flavor. We ordered the white queso, it was thick and had a good flavoring to it. Maybe adding some peppers to give it a little kick to change it up would elevate its taste. Ordered the La Senorita plate which came with ground beef enchilada, a tamale and crunchy taco and rice, cheese puff and guacamole. The enchilada and tamale were good, the crunchy taco had a burnt taste to it. The rice was also flavorful. Didn't eat the cheese puff and will ask for future if can substitute with beans instead of the cheese puff. Overall aside from the odd burnt flavor of crunchy taco the plate is a good option to try various food & a good serving size. We ordered the Margarita flight, it came with blue curaçao, coconut, strawberry & mango. They weren't shy with the tequila. The order of favorites was coconut, mango, curaçao & the very sweet strawberry. We then ordered a jumbo skinny Margarita & let me tell you... those were some of the best we've ever tried. & apparently there's a special skinny Margarita available too. Will have to return for that one. Ending the meal, we ordered the churros & sopaipillas plate. Flavor was spot on and enjoyed them but only that they weren't warm when they arrived. Looking forward to visiting again & the success of the place as the staff make it an enjoyable environment & like you're family, & the food with some modifications will elevate it the experience. Along with the outside lake view.

Update: Sadly my second experience was just a step up from the first. The complimentary chips and salsa came out right after we were seated. The chips were warm and crunchy. Salsa was average and not very spicy. The skinny margarita had a beautiful presentation and a good flavor. This was the highlight of the meal. The guacamole was chunky but was pretty bland. The queso was more flavorful than queso blanco. It was creamy but needed some chucks of peppers and onions to add some flavor. Chicken quesadillas were tasty. Chicken was seasoned well and there was a good amount of cheese. Service was great. They checked in often and refilled the non alcoholic drinks regularly. If you don't like spicy food, this might be a good fit for you. As for me, I prefer a little more spice to my Mexican dishes.

The ambiance is fun and energetic. The staff and service is attentive and constant. The food?? Not so much. The chips and salsa taste store bought. May be they are not but they taste like it. I ordered the flautas and either the plate or the dish is disportioned because they looked small. The beans and rice tasted authentic. The Chicken probably can use some seasoning. It was a full house on a Saturday night so I'm sure they ll be successful. They have a great location! In fairness, I did not have any alcoholic drinks so I can't give any feedback on drinks

Really enjoyed my experience here. The staff is ridiculously friendly and are excited to work. The menu is expansive and you'll find all of your texmex favorites at low prices. The bar is damn near giving away drinks, the volume they are serving should be at a price point 2-3x higher, so get there and imbibe during happy hour.The beans and rice are delicious tías everywhere will approve

I hate to give such a bad review, but honesty will help them achieve running a successful establishment. Service was good, but aside from that I can't say much more. Food, drinks, and salsa were below average. It definitely wasn't worth our $450 tab. No one at our table of 8 was satisfied with their food. :( Guacamole tasted artificial, salsa was bland, flautas were mushy (not sure what type of tortilla is being used), parrilladas were over cooked (tough fajitas), enchiladas were ok but need to change their tortilla. Rice and beans are average. We also asked for carajillos and espresso martinis but they don't make them there. Margarita was pretty though!

We spent roughly $70 for 3 people, with appetizers, including tax and tip. The food was wonderful. My husband asked if they could make a specific dish, and they made it perfectly and their street corn appetizer was the best I've ever had.The service, food, prices, and atmosphere were all great. Highly recommend.

This is your standard neighborhood Tex-Mex joint. Everything stays in the ballpark here. The feel here is familiar to what you expect as a houstonian when you go out for " Mexican Food". There's some day of the dead inspired decor up front and painted over a big wall. Our servers were super friendly and our baby loved to wave at them when they came by. Answered all my questions about the menu and the service was quick. Speaking of the menu, it is quite large, it might give Cheesecake Facory a run for amount of reading you sign up for when you try to order. That's truly my only suggestion, tighten up the amount different named menu items to simplify for guests. The food also hits all the expected notes. Got the Mexican Guacamole, which looked great with all the added tomato, onion, and jalapeño. The Queso Blanco was underwhelming, it would've tasted and looked better with some cilantro and onion. I ordered La Suegra (the mother-in-law) which was a grilled chicken breast smothered in poblanos, mushrooms, and cheese. Wasn't much to talk about or look at, but it tasted fine after a busy morning. Overall I think Loco Cantina would do in a pinch, which was the exact circumstance we visited under.

Below average tex-mex joint. The service is good, other than that, everything is just OK. Nothing was "good enough" to make me choose this restaurant again. They tried to charge us $6.50 for chips and salsa with our togo fajitas the bag was as big as my hand. Ridiculous. We will more than likely be choosing Chachi's over Loco now.

I read the reviews going in bit de idea to try it. All the reviews are correct, guaq is tasteless, chips are average. My carnetis was dry and over cooked. My wife steak was raw and over salted. The shrimp that came with it were also over salted. Service was good, very friendly staff, handed roses to mothers on Sunday. We are spoiled coming from CA and having Texmex. First and last time for us.

Another decent Mexican restaurant in Kingwood. The one unique thing this one has going for it is the location right to the lake. Sadly, this restaurant doesn't take advantage of it. In fact, not only ISN'T there a patio, there are no windows overlooking the lake. It was a beautiful night and our kids wanted to play outside. If we could have been in a position to watch them, we would have gladly stayed longer enjoying average margs.