Raul & Theresa's Original Restaurant

Food is delicious, great atmosphere and the waitress Mara took care of everything and gave me a all on great experience

Was told to go here for good Mexican food but there wasnt one thing we liked here. Service was okay, ambiance felt like a fast food joint. The queso was definitely canned from the grocery store and the entrees were unflavorful.. even the margarita tasted overly sweet like from the grocery store

Where do I start... well, let me begin by asking you this question: Can you say, Microwave?A day with my mother and sister brought an idea to have a girls lunch. Unfortunately for us, we chose this place. Raul and Theresa's Original Restaurant.AMBIANCE AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS:As we entered, I thought the place look very festive. Colorful, vibrant flags draped across ceiling to ceiling, banners, bar lights hung on the walls; basically everything Mexican Culture related. The hostess greeted us and prepared to sit us at a table; unfortunately this was my first clue: under the table and chairs were good dropping. But not just bits and pieces, it appeared as of an entire plate of food was scattered around the floor. If we even tried getting to our seats, we would have gotten food in between our manicured toes. The hostess didn't apologize, I ended up getting in contact with her and asked if there was anyone to clean. She got to work right away. SERVICE:Yesenia was our waitress.. super sweet, but extremely on another planet and forgetful. Both my mother and sister ordered menudo and a chicken taco each. I wanted a bowl of Albondigas but when I ordered was told they did not carry albondigas (even though it was displayed on the menu) so I opted for the shredded beef tacos, rice and beans. We all also order teas around the table. I requested extra napkins. Chips and salsa were brought to the table with no small plates to divide. It was a one for all and all for all. FOOD/SERVICE:The totality of our food did not arrive together. Mom & sister were brought one taco on a plate and my entire meal arrived. We were asked if we needed anything else. My sister requested more sugar because the teas do not come sweetened. I requested extra napkins for the second time. Menudos arrived and Yesenia asked for the third time if there was anything else we needed. More sugar please... (no response). She left. She came back to the table and again asked if we needed anything else. This time my mother politely requested the whereabouts of the extra corn tortillas she ordered. Then after dashing away, Yesenia arrived with the tortillas then darted away again. She then returned and asked again "is there anything else I can get for you?" And guess what? Yup, that's right... I requested extra napkins for the third time. Yesenia bumped her forehead, gave a chuckle and said, "Oh yeah.. I forgot". I was a bit confused because she seemed as if she heard our previous requests... but no... Finally I decided to go to the table across from us to snag a few sugar packets because I figured if it took that long for napkins, we would end up competing done before we got to drink out teas. The tacos were ok - nothing to rave about. The rice and beans tasted DAYS OLD and the rice was packed and mildly crunchy as if it was put into a microwave. Both the beans and rice were not hot. The menudo was also slightly cool with no steam. Our guess was that, it too got zapped into the microwave, especially because the color rim on the bowl. I suppose I could have realized this place wasn't great due to all the empty chairs. FINAL WORDS:Overall, first impressions upon being seated was bad, service was bad and the food was "ok". The chips were the best edible item available- although the paired "salsa" tasted like tomato sauce mixed with oregano and zero heat. The question I always ask myself is, would I send people I love here... and my answer is NOPE! My advice as a foodie: Skip this place. I've eaten better food off vendor trucks.

Stopped by on a visit to Avondale in memory of my Uncle who frequented often over the past many decades as one of his favorite places. Ordered his regular (#3 chorizo plate). I was told by cousins that the place was nostalgic, but is in no way what it used to be. My Uncle brought me here 20 years ago and remember it as a bustling place with great food. It was empty on our visit and with more than an hour until closing on a Saturday night - they were ready to send us packing. Our server seemed annoyed we were even there. But, we were in town for tonight and to remember my uncle - so the chorizo it was. It was okay. but I'm certain it could be better if there was more care to it. We realized this place was empty on a Saturday evening for a reason. Hopefully they can take a step back and bring and change things up - brings this large and expansive restaurant with a huge parking lot back to what it once was.

Disappointed I've been to Raul and Theresa on several occasions and the food is usually good however this visit was very disappointing. I understand that most restraunts are short staffed and wait times are longer then usually and that is completely exceptable however there is no excuse for poor quality food.On this visit we ordered a cheese crisp, beef burrito, chorizo/egg burrito, and tamale with beans and eggs. All of our entrees were absolutely horrible. The cheese crisp was a soggy greasy mess, the chorizo burrito and beef burrito were dry & lacked flavor, and the tamale and eggs were cold, dry, and over cooked. We advised our server who apologized and asked if we wanted the kitchen staff to re-cook our meals at which point we said, no, as we waited 40 minutes to receive our entrees and couldn't wait any longer.It wasn't just horrible food that made this visit disappointing, it was the lack of service, the untidy restraunt, and the partially funtional womens restroom. I'm all for giving restraunts a second try on an "off day" however, I can honestly say I will not be going back.

I've made repeated visits to Raul and Teresa's for so years! Food always good as is the service! The family owned business has always been fantastic.

Great food, great service. Love this place!!!! Calm quiet and clean. Not to bad in price either.

Shoutout to Brian and every one here. We had a party of 12 and the food came out super fast and watch out those plates are hot. Great chips fresh and crispy started us out and even Chris B liked the salsa. Which means it is really good. Guys had an assortment of entrees and everyone crushed them. Great place for a fun dinner where you can make some noise and have some laughs. Appreciate the great staff that takes good care of you. Love the simple look of the place. We only come to this area once a year and try to come here every time. Do yourself a favor and give they a try.

Immediately was greeted and shown to my table. Had very attentive service from the moment I walked in to leaving. Stop in for great food,amazing salsa, and support your local restaurant. You won't regret it

In February 2024, we approached the management to use their banquet facilties for a celebration of life luncheon event. We explained our situation to Mara and how important of a community member we would be honoring. It was not just our mother and grandmother but a highly regarded and formidable person. Mara understood the assignment! They were so kind and accomodating. They let us set up the night before and let us do sound and wi-fi checks. They had the place completely immaculate and the food and drinks were on point. We were sad to say goodbye but Raul and Theresa's original location took such good care of us. They were respectful and prompt. The food was delicious and everyone raved about it. Red chili, rice and beans with tortillas plus chips and salsa. So yummy and gave us the comfort we needed that day. THANKS AGAIN FOR HELPING US ACHIEVE THE LEVEL OF HONOR THAT OUR MOTHER DESERVED. Sorry it took so long to leave this review.