3 editor picks in East End / Second Ward, Houston.
3 tex mex spots in East End / Second Ward, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of East End / Second Ward's food · All tex mex in Houston.
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation in Houston is Ninfa Laurenzo's 1973 Tex-Mex room, the birthplace of the restaurant fajita, still serving skirt steak tacos.
OrderFajitas (tacos al carbon) for two, a Ninfarita on the rocks, queso and chips.
TipBack patio under the strings of lights beats the front room. The bar opens 90 minutes before the dining room.
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation in Houston is Ninfa Laurenzo's 1973 Tex-Mex room, the birthplace of the restaurant fajita, still serving skirt steak tacos.
OrderThe fajitas (tacos al carbon) for two. A Ninfarita on the rocks first.
TipSit on the back patio under the strings of lights. The front room is loud and the bar takes 90 minutes to clear at 7pm.
El Tiempo Cantina on Navigation in Houston is Roland Laurenzo's Tex-Mex room (son of Ninfa Laurenzo) next to the Original Ninfa's, with fajitas.
OrderFajitas, the beef rib parrillada, a stacked margarita.
TipThe Navigation flagship is the original; other locations exist citywide. Patio in cool weather.
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