Tex Chick

I have tried numerous time to give this place a chance. And its just not it. The place is a hole in the wall. The menu shows no prices and anytime i ask what something cost its always different each visit.Most recently i wanted a side order of tostones. I asked the cook. She told me $3. When i was ready to pay i was charged $6 for literally 6 slices... its a joke. The tostones was burnt and not fresh. The beans were cold and tasted old.If you want an alternative hit up Dominican Grocery on Richmond.. its night and day from this place.

In the month of July 2023, I headed out of work to get a chance to get to this recommended "Puerto Rican " restaurant. My first time there it was more conversational with the male gender... even though the food was in that tasteful, and the attitude of the lady there that cooks is horrific not to mention that she never wears gloves, or puts anything on her hair to protect the food. She literally touches everything with bare hands, which is very anti-hygienic . But anyways we Puerto Ricans like to give chances because I thought to myself maybe it was a bad day. Not to mention that they are very pricey.Today, August 30th 2023 ( Wednesday at 11am)after I bragged a little bit to my family ( my wife and kids and mother-in-law, who happened to be authentic cooks, and chefs and Puerto Rican at that)... about restaurant it was the fact that , we were was more excited that it was a Puerto Rican restaurant, and we want to show our support, but it is hard to show support when the food is old ( re-heated)... the female cook, never wears gloves and she was touching the mass to make the MOFONGO... with her bare hands.. she ( female cook) has no personality whatsoever but as a matter of fact, she was mean mugging at me, my wife and mother-in-law. This is not Puerto Rican culture, and they didn't even offer a cup of coffee, which is typical of us Puerto Ricans to do so. Hospitality sucks., food sucks. ( tasteless) , attitude sucks... Puerto Ricans are very conversational and that place is a poor representation of what Puerto Rican culture is. Not to mention that the parking is horrible because there is none. I will never go there again and I recommend to whoever goes to watch to cook and unless you like tasteless food with a stamped and label. "Puerto Rican" that has NO FLAVOR then this is your place... Tasteless.. Yuk ! Fire the female cook and let the male cook preferably... Dr. Eliyahu Shmuel Ben YahInstagram @ navi_of_yahwehwww.facebook.com/ESBYAH www.amazon.com/author/eliyahushmuel PWA: https://directory.pwai.us/katy/holistic-health-providers/eliyahu-shmuel-ben-yahESBYAH Music: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/esbyah/bless-mewww.facebook.com/ESBYAH

Great food from my Native island of Puerto Rico. Fast and friendly service. Alcapurrias are delicious

Great local restaurant! I enjoyed the mom and pop atmosphere. It was cozy and made me feel like I was at a family friends house eating dinner. The food was yummy and authentic/healthy. I look forward to coming back. :)

The only Puerto Rican restaurant in Houston. As a native NYers it didn't hit all the flavor I was looking for but it did the job I needed done to fulfill my craving.

I finally made a return visit to Tex Chick after 18 years! The food is delicious and the flavor is definitely Puerto Rican. More than 18 years I visited this iconic place in Montrose area to eat some "carne frita" with rice and beans and tostones cooked by an old couple who prepared the food as you ordered it. After a while I heard that the administration changed and the style of the food in a somewhat negative way.I decided to give it a try now that Angelo is running the restaurant and I can enjoy the old style way to eat in Tex Chick. Angelo cooked there in an open kitchen and you can smell the latin condiments (authentic Puerto Rican... because I'm from Puerto Rico!). The place is really small (with about five tables). Parking is a problem if you want it to Park close the restaurant (but you can always park around and walk). I went during the week at midday and Angelo was kind to tell me where to park.Food can be a bit pricey but certainly not disappointing. We enjoyed a tasty and delicious mofongo with breaded chicken breast (very tender and nicely fried), a mofongo with carne frita, and two alcapurrias with meat (good size). Oh and a Malta India and Kola Champagne from Puerto Rico. If you're from Puerto Rico you should definitely go there and enjoy the flavors from home.Thank you Angelo for the excellent service!

Great service and the BEST homemade Puerto Rican cuisine!! This restaurant is at the top of my comfort foods list and never fails to hit the spot!!

This was our first stop when we got to Houston. It did NOT disappoint! Angel was so friendly and accommodating. I am vegan so I ordered my usual rice, beans, and tostones while my husband got carne frita and a shrimp empanada. We were both incredibly satisfied. Then to top it off, Angel did a special order for me and made me vegan mofongo. It was incredible! Definitely recommend this spot!

Amazing authentic and delicious. Great service & family cooking - the mofongo is perfect def ask for garlic oil on the side for additional flavor

The Resturant was modest, sort of like your poor Auntie's place, but weve experienced those small mom and pop hidden gems before that totally surprised us, but this place was not like that. There's no prices on the menu, small portions that tasted okay. There were no printed breakdown of the prices. The staffer calculated the bill on his cell phone and verbally told us how much we owed, Which was a lot higher than expected. I definitely would not recommend this place.