Restaurante Chile Bandera

Food is great breakfast and lunch specials are awesome flour tortillas are so good yummy now the waitress inside its always the younger ones with the attitude one even got mad at me with eye roll and everything when she was the one that misunderstood me over coffee ridiculous The older ladies have always been awesome and smiley nice to see friendly faces in the morning Never went back after the eye roll to early for attitude before my coffee I just get drive thru now

Food =all basic Mexican is excellent #5 When they bar b que they have the best brisket and ribs in so Texas. Their flour tortillas are so good the sell in local retailers. During holiday months they make turkey n dressing plates on weekends that are wonderful.

I don't get the love affair with this place. There was no wow factor for me here. Just disappointment on a plate. Nothing here says this is authentic Mexican food here. It's a Tex-Mex masquerading as Mexican. Let me explain. More than half the menu is not Mexican fare. The people serving & cooking here are largely Mexican American. That's ok but dont call yourself something you are not. Let's start with the two plates that were ordered. The Carne Guisada plate was clearly Tex-Mex version of Carne Carne Guisada. The rice & beans were lackluster & uninspired. Rice dry and overcooked not steaming & fluffy. Refried beans were ok but nothing spectacular. Also, they needed to be seasoned. My order was the special of the day: Fideo Loco. The bowl was warm not hot. Also, I can tell the pinto beans were cooked separately & not with the Fideo. Everything I tried lacked seasoning. To me that kitchen 101. The fajita was room temperature & very well done and by the time it as put on top the Fideo it was cold. Beef fajita clay over cooked and past well done. It was almost dark & grey in color. Also, beef fajita should not be well done but have a little pink & sliced against the grain. This looked like Fajita lumps. The star here are those flour tortillas that nice, thick, fluffy but they should be put in a tortilla warmer not rolled in foil where they can get hard quickly. That was a bummer. The complimentary chips & salsa was great. Our waitress was slow & came only one twice to our table. Once to take the order & once to bring food. She checked in to our table when we were pretty much done which is too late. We hit no refills on those awesome chips. Another person brought an extra order of tortillas my brother ordered. The ambiance is loud and noisy. I don't mind but people were rushing to get there before they closed at 2 pm We got there a little after 1 pm. The place itself is a half aluminum half wood paneling palace with a tacky set up. Lots of mixed signage with no rhyme or reason. Those flour tortillas are the reason I wish I could give this place 2.5 stars but the unimpressive food offerings leave much to be desired. I expect plenty places to wow me and separate themselves from the literally hundreds of not thousands of Mexican joints in the area. There is nothing that would bring me back except those tortillas. I appreciated & they got 2 stars because the value of two people eating under $20 bucks with drinks stood out.

Yes!! The food is great no doubt about it! We go every chance we get! Any plate is good! We really enjoy the enchiladas, Chili con Queso dip, and THE BEST CARNE GUISADA!!! ive had one of everything, never disappointed!! The service is fast and very nice, all smiles all the time!! Its quite cozy, and crowded for a reason !! But they get you seated quickly!! Great people serving great food with great smiles! Dont forget the Sweet tea!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

The food is amazing! Angie and Amry were friendly! The ambiance was very cozy, definitely supportive of the local community. Very family oriented

The mexican food at Chile Bandera is spot on Tex-Mex. The chile sauce on cheese enchiladas is the best I've found in town. Tacos are always crisp (they even make a little foil stand to keep em out of the sauce). Beans are refried in bacon grease, always a plus for me. The rice has a good flavor, but I wish it had a little more. The Tortillas!!! Fluffy,hot deliciousness. Not only do they make their own, they sell them to local stores. This place is always super busy from when they open at 4 am till they lock the door promptly at 2, literally. Family run and tremendous supporter of the local youth sport teams.

This is probably my favorite place to eat when I come back home! It really is great food, quick, good service, reliable, and their tortillas are amassing!!! I have friends from up north that request these for gifts!

The food is good and the service is fast! All the staff are friendly and fast. We go often we know all the waitresses by name.

Great food, made to order and quick. The prices are easy on the wallet. I have never eaten inside, I'm sure it's great too, we drive thru here weekly. A large portion of the staff are still here for years now and know you by name and order! $0.89 Bean and cheese!!!!!!!!!

Food is always spot on and delicious, service is always phenomenal and the atmosphere is great! Drive thru is speedy and never have an issue! Give it a try!