The Yummiest Tex-Mex in New Orleans

The Velvet Cactus

★★★★☆ 3.6 (661) • $$

"Velvet Cactus is the most unique Mexican gem in the city! The ambiance of this place is unbeatable, with excellent indoor and outdoor seating. A great place to dress up for a girls night, or dress down for a casual dinner. Especially during the Christmas season, they offer bubble tents and transform the place into a winter wonderland. Everything I have tried here has been great! But my all time favorites are the salsa and the cheese grits. I crave both of them! I recommend getting the taco plates. They are super yummy with a better portion. Most of the plates they offer are big portions so I normally have a lot to take home. They also have yummy margaritas with a great happy hour!The service is great too with very nice and thoughtful servers. Our server came to check on us and refilled anything we needed. Love love love!!"

Superior Grill

★★★☆☆ 3.1 (626) • $$

"Yes!!!! Great Mexican restaurant on St. Charles Avenue with the best food and margaritas. Perfect for gatherings and celebrations. Service is good and consistent."

Superior Grill

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (267) • $$

"My family and our large party of 22 ate at Superior Tuesday, and our waitress Alena was FABULOUS with our huge party. The vibe is always on point especially with the live music. All of the staff were super attentive, efficient and so friendly. Our food was hot and delicious! Our glasses stayed filled and our chips and salsa stayed plentiful. Looking forward to another visit!"

Casa Garcia Mexican Restaurant

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (248) • $$

"Best salsa! Love their ceviche too! Like everything and Dave the bartender makes sure you are taken care of. Thanks Casa for being a local favorite"

Zippy's Burritos Tacos & More

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (169) • $

"Dogs no longer welcome in dining rooms. Health code. They can come in with you to order your food, however! Also, they expanded their entire place, like doubled the patio and the bar! Amazing margaritas still."

Las Cruces Tex Mex

★★★★☆ 3.8 (73)

"I've been here twice now, and the food was terrific both times. On the first visit, the service was a little rough, but I've decided that was growing pains for a new restaurant. Everyone was friendly, but the service missed on a few spots. On the next visit, I was with a pretty large, disorganized group, but our server was very patient and very good. This is a large, comfortable space, with a very large full bar. There's an outdoor space that is great for kids to play and run around. The location is very convenient for me, and I can see this becoming one of my go-to spots for tasty Tex-Mex."

La Carreta Mexican Cuisine

★★★★☆ 3.7 (72) • $$

"My bestie & I love a chips & dip yap sesh after a long week of work. We have loved going to La Carreta & getting a large queso & strawberry margarita! Those are the essentials. Last night I tried their Chile Relleno.. TOP NOTCH! The service is always great & they have live music most of the time on the back patio. We left happy & full (: We will be returning!"

Pedro's Tacos & Tequila Bar

★★★☆☆ 3.2 (62) • $$

"First time here and I was sad to see the 3 star review because our experience was 5 star worthy!! Best Mexican/Tex mex experience we have had yet! We sat at the bar and Carlos took excellent care of us! The drinks were on point and my margaritas were so pretty! Then came the food. Oh, the food!! Delicious!!! We found our New Mexican food place and it's a 30-40 min drive for us and we are okay with that!!"

Maria's Mexican Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.5 (50) • $

"We went here recently for the first time. We've past by more times than we can remember, but it will not be the last time we stop by for dinner.They brought us the complimentary chips and salsa and drinks. I was very pleasantly surprised at how good the chips were. They are homemade, warm, lightly salted and very thin. My favorite kind! The salsa was also very good. That was a good sign.There was a shift change issue, so they were delayed taking our meal order, so they offered us a free appetizer. Awesome! They brought us the queso, while we waited for our meal. I got the tamales plate and my husband got a combination meal. All was good and tasty and the prices are very reasonable.Don't pass this one by, stop and give them a try! (hey...that rhymes...lol)"

La Casa Del Sol - Houma

★★★☆☆ 3 (51) • $$

"La Casa and I go way back. Way back. Being a Houma native and having family that still live in the area I've visited La Casa many, many times.It's known around town as "the place to be" as it has a bar area (separate from the dining area) that is always hopping and the restaurant itself is one of the more upscale Mexican places in Houma.I was here recently and had the Grilled Shrimp Nachos (shrimp, beans, monterrey jack and cheddar, sour cream, pico, bacon bits, avocado and chives topped with jalapenos. Holy shit...these were amazing. If you go here for nothing else go for these. I would not steer ya'll wrong.We also shared some burritos and what I love about La Casa's burritos (besides their hysterical names) are that there is no rice in them. Rice in burritos distracts from the fillings in my opinion. If rice is your thing, you can order a side of it.The Happy Burrito is filled with beans and ground beef and topped with cheddar and chili. The Sad Burrito is exactly the same without the chili and I guess it's sad because it's missing the chili. My favorite though was the Lazy Burrito-filled with beans and ground beef topped with enchilada gravy and cheddar. I am a sucker for some good enchilada gravy and theirs is really good. I'll be back and if you're in the area give La Casa a try!"

Agave Blue Tequila & Taco Bar

★★★★☆ 4.2 (25)

"Agave Blue hit the spot!The atmosphere is nice, there is plenty of parking, the service was great, and the food was tasty.We came in late on a Saturday night and they were packed with people watching the game on one of the many tvs. We were quickly seated and given a basket of chips with a carafe of salsa yum! The salsa is delicious.The waitress was quick and patient, when I was feeling a little indecisive. We ended up ordering fajitas with steak and shrimp, a burrito and a cup of tortilla soup.The flavor on everything was delicious. My fajitas were very hot temperature wise. The burrito was cold, I don't know why because everything came out very quick after ordering. They have al pastor, which isn't like the pastor back home that's cooked on the spit, but it was still good. The fajitas were a definite hit, and I will definitely be back for more.We didn't order cocktails, but their margaritas look fantastic, and they have a happy hour ! We will have to come back for that."

The Patio Tex Mex Fusion

★★★★☆ 3.8 (24)

"My friend and I went here the other day and it was delicious! Our waitress was amazing, she literally explained everything in the menu, I told her idk why she even brought us menus bc we honestly didn't need to look at them, she was so thorough. Apparently it's best to go on Tuesday for their taco night deals so I added that to my list of Tuesday dinners! The owner made my friend an again chocolate martini!"

Los Reyes Mexican Grill

★★★★☆ 4 (20)

"I've been to both locations and glad they opened this one closer to my house. They sat us quickly, service was friendly, and kitchen was efficient. Food had the perfect temperature and taste. The best part is that the manager and owner came to check on us. Made us feel valued."

T'quilas Bar and Grill

★★★★☆ 4.2 (12)

"This building used to be the old Papi's. It used to be one of my favorite Mexican restaurants until the flood of 2016 and then it was just never the same. New ownership and a whole fresh look and vibe. We really really enjoy coming here. The outside patio is quaint and the live music is pretty good. The food is very good. The menu has a lot of different options to choose from. Everything that we have tried has been very very good. Has a very authentic atmosphere and the weight staff is very friendly and quick. I really enjoy eating here."

Tquilas Bar and Grill

★★★★☆ 4.2 (11)

"I went to this restaurant yesterday for the first time and it was very good with great service. One of the owners even checked on us 3 times to make sure everything was good. Our waitress Rose was wonderful. She helped us make informed decisions about the food we wanted to order and she came by at just the right times to bring extra things we needed. The mood in the restaurant is perfectly lit, not to dark or to light. The bathroom was cleaned and smelled GREAT. Please try it out. They told me it had only been opened for 1 year and I think they're doing great!"

Mami’s Mexican

★★★★☆ 3.6 (13)

"Who doesn't love chips and salsa?? Stopped in to grab a quick dinner with my son and my parents!! We were seated quickly .. I do wish the tables were a little bigger. It was a bit snuck for 4 adults with drinks and chips and salsa on the table. There are plenty of choices on the menu... All the typical Mexican hits!! There is a full bar that offers margarita specials different nights of the week. There were TV's playing sports and music playing in the background. We started off with queso.. they have both yellow and white. We went with white and it was a good choice. Everyone quickly ate it up. My mom asked for a special green salsa they keep in the kitchen but will gladly bring to your table if you ask. The food was good, nothing extra special but typical of any other Mexican place in town. Service was great... All in all I enjoyed my meal and I will come back!"